- Sai Sanjay has become the National Champion in the MRF Formula 2000 class of the Indian National Car Racing Championship-2023. Sai Sanjay, 20, has won his maiden national title in his debut season in the premier open-wheel formula category.
- He took three race wins and showed mature driving skills and consistent performances throughout the season, earning him eight podium places.
- He amassed 201 points from the 12-race, four-round Nationals and won the race, beating second-place Ryan Mohammed (165) by 36 points.
- The 21-year-old Sohil, who missed two of the four rounds, finished fourth in the championship behind Sai Sanjay, Ryan Mohamed (Chennai), and Divy Nandan (Gurugram).
- Also sealing the titles in their respective categories were Viswas Vijayraj (Nellore, DTS Racing) in the Formula LGB 1300; Ritesh Rai (Chennai, Performance Racing) in Super Stock; Akkineni Anand Prasad (Chennai, Performance Racing) in Indian Junior Touring Cars; Justin Singh (Gurugram) in the MRF Saloon Cars (Toyota Etios) and Pratik Sonawane (Mumbai) in the Volkswagen Polo Cup, the Madras Motor Sports Club informed in a release on Sunday.
- Meanwhile, the popular Indian Touring Cars category witnessed as many as three disqualifications for technical infringements. Arjun Balu (Race Concepts) and Arjun Narendran (Arka Motorsports), both from Coimbatore, were disqualified from Saturday’s Race-1.
- Narendran suffered the same fate in Race 2 on Sunday but later won Race 3. However, the revised results fetched Balu the National title ahead of Narendran in the provisional championship standings.
Sai Sanjay has become the National Champion in the MRF Formula 2000 class of the Indian National Car Racing Championship-2023
