Chennai, India, October 31, 2026: Bengaluru’s Chiranth Vishwanath produced a stunning ride to beat pole-sitter and Petronas TVS Racing team-mate Sarthak Chavan in the premier Super Sport 301-400cc Open class at the third round of the MRF Indian National Racing Challenge 2W 2026 at the Madras International Circuit on Saturday.

The 19-year-old Chiranth, who started eighth on the grid following a penalty, made an impressive charge through the field to move into second position by Turn 4 on the opening lap. He then overtook race leader Sarthak midway through the six-lap contest before increasing his pace to secure a commanding victory.

Chiranth also set a new lap record of 1 minute 47.198 seconds on his way to the chequered flag. Sarthak, who celebrated his 20th birthday on Friday, settled for second place after realising he could not match his team-mate’s pace. Eighteen-year-old Rakshith Dave completed a clean podium sweep for Petronas TVS Racing.

Savion Sabu wins shortened Pro-Stock 200cc race

Bengaluru’s Savion Sabu of MadRabbit Racing secured victory in the Pro-Stock 200cc Open class in a race shortened to three laps following two red-flag stoppages caused by on-track incidents.

The 19-year-old registered his second victory in five starts this season, adding another strong result to his campaign.

Chennai’s KK Anandhu of Veedol C2 Racing enjoyed an excellent day, securing a double victory. He first won the Stock 301-400cc race despite starting seventh on the grid before returning to top the Super Stock 165cc Intermediate category.

Anandhu benefited from an early retirement by pole-sitter Ann Jennifer, whose exit in the opening lap brought her unbeaten run across the first two rounds to an end.

Rockers Racing pair end Kabilesh Rajini Krishnan’s winning streak

In the Super Stock 301-400cc Open race, Kabilesh Rajini Krishnan of RACR Castrol Power1 saw his sequence of three consecutive victories come to an end.

He finished third behind the experienced Rockers Racing duo of Senthil Kumar and Mathana Kumar, who secured the top two positions.

Surya Reddy of Siddipet delivered another impressive performance in the Stock 165cc Novice category, holding off a strong challenge from Visakhapatnam’s Yashwant Varma of Motul Sparks Racing to take the win.

The race was also affected by on-track incidents, resulting in the scheduled six laps being reduced to four.

Poojitha Anil Kumar scores third consecutive win in TVS One-Make Championship

In the PETRONAS TVS One-Make Championship, Coimbatore’s Hari Haran R secured a narrow victory in the Expert category, beating championship points leader Rajender Beedani of Hyderabad to register his maiden win of the season.

Bengaluru’s Poojitha Anil Kumar continued her impressive form in the Women’s category, securing her third consecutive victory to strengthen her position at the top of the leaderboard.

The Rookie category witnessed a closely fought contest, with Vijayawada’s Jangam Akarsh emerging victorious after holding off Bengaluru’s Dev Agastya Reddy and Coimbatore’s Godwin Clarence C.

The three podium finishers were separated by less than a second, underlining the competitive nature of the contest.

The results (Provisional – all 6 laps unless mentioned):

Super Sport 301-400cc Open (Race-1): 1. Chiranth Vishwanath (Bengaluru, Petronas TVS Racing) (10min, 55.474sec); 2. Sarthak Chavan (Pune, Petronas TVS Racing) (10:55.989); 3. Rakshith Dave (Chennai, Petronas TVS Racing) (10:57.703).

Pro-Stock 200cc Open Race-1 (3 laps): 1. Savion Sabu (Bengaluru, MadRabbit Racing) (06:08.259); 2. Senthil Kumar (Coimbatore, Team Rockers Racing) (06:08.611); 3. Amarnath Menon K (Kozhikode, MadRabbit Racing) (06:09.103).

Super Stock 301-400cc Open (Race-1): 1. Senthil Kumar (Coimbatore, Team Rockers Racing) (11:26.600); 2. Mathana Kumar S (Chennai, Team Rockers Racing) (11:26.761); 3. Kabilesh Rajini Krishnan (RACR Castrol Power 1) (11:29.135).

Super Stock 165cc Intermediate (Race-1): 1. Anandhu KK (Chennai, Veedol C2 Racing) (12:48.674); 2. D Annish Samson (Bengaluru, Motul Sparks Racing) (12:53.960); 3. Faruk Ali Sohtun (East Kashi, Motul Sparks Racing) (12:58.202).

Stock 301-400cc Novice (Race-1): 1. Anandhu KK (Chennai, Veedol C2 Racing) (12:15.654); 2. Venugopalan S (Chennai, Motul Sparks Racing) (12:15.713); 3. Divy Parmer (Mumbai, Ipone Yakuza Racing India) (12:16.338).

Stock 165cc Novice Race-1 (4 laps): 1. Surya Reddy (Siddipet, RACR Castrol Power 1) (08:49.529); 2. Yashwant Varma (Visakhapatnam, Motul Sparks Racing) (08:49.923); 3. Saranjith KM (Thrissur, Veedol C2 Racing) (08:50.023).

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Expert (Apache RR 310) Race-1: 1. Hari Haran R (Coimbatore) (11:33.103); 2. Rajender Beedani (Hyderabad) (11:33.771); 3. Kamal Navas (Chennai) (11:43.181).

Rookie (Apache RTR 200) Race-1: 1. Jangam Akarsh (Vijayawada) (13:12.423); 2. Dev Agastya (Bengaluru) (13:12.650); 3. Godwin Clarance C (Coimbatore) (13:12.862).

Women (Apache RTR 200) Race-1 (5 laps): 1. Poojitha Anil Kumar (Bengaluru) (11:15.136); 2. Drishya Nair (Pune) (11:27.312); 3. Hannah Akkineni Joshitha (Hyderabad) (11:31.698).