Twenty-two-year-old Bengaluru boy Tijil Rao from Dark Don Racing capped a brilliant run to his entire season as he sealed the drivers’ championship in the LGB Formula 4 category in the 27th edition of the JK Tyre FMSCI National Racing Championship on Sunday at the Kari Motor Speedway.
“This has been a brilliant season for me and I am happy with the way it went about. I wish to thank my team and also JK Tyre for putting up such a great show,” said Tijil. As runner-up in the 2023 season, Tijil had gone back home and worked hard and to a plan.
“The main thing was working on my fitness and it has made a huge difference. But then, I am very happy with my overall season performance, after putting in seven years in racing,” added Tijil. His parents were to cheer him on as well.
Race Results:
JK LGB Formula 4: Race 2 (15 laps)
Saran Vikram Mars (Momentum Motorsports): 21:24.312
Mehul Agarwal (Dark Don Racing): 21:25.349
Tijil Rao (Dark Don Racing): 21:25.545
JK LGB Formula 4: Race 3 (20 laps)
Saran Vikram Mars (Momentum Motorsports): 28:12.441
Dhruvh Goswami (MSPORT): 28:15.943
Bala Prasath (Dark Don Racing): 28:17.392
Royal Enfield Continental GT Cup presented by JK Tyre (Race 3) – 10 laps
Professionals:
Navaneeth Kumar S (Pondicherry) – 13:01.601
Anish Shetty (Bengaluru)- 13:02.411
Manvith Reddy K (Bengaluru)- 13:02.503
Amateurs
Yogesh P (Bengaluru) – 13:24.465
Johring Warisa (Umrangso)- 12:37.658
Johnson Saldanha (Mangalore) – 13:42.437
