2018 VW Ameo Cup, Round 1: Mohite wins Race 2

Mohite tops the standings after taking two back-to-back race victories in Round 1 of the 2018 Volkswagen Ameo Cup.

Published On Jun 25, 2018 09:57:00 AM

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2018 VW Ameo Cup, Round 1: Mohite wins Race 2

Dhruv Mohite topped off a successful opening round of the 2018 Volkswagen Ameo Cup by clinching victory yet again in the second race of the weekend. Mohite walks away from Round 1 of the one-make series with the maximum possible points, having won the first race too.

With the top eight having to start in reverse grid for Race 2, it was Shivani Pruthvi - one of two women on the 2018 grid - who started on pole, followed by Akshay Bhivshet and Shubhomoy Ball. Mohite, meanwhile, had to start the race from eighth. However, he made quick work of the cars ahead and acquired the lead position after just four laps.

Affan Sadat Safwan Islam climbed his way up to second on the first lap after starting from fourth on the grid, but was under constant pressure from Saurav Bandyopadhyay for the position. But Islam managed to hold on to second place, while Bandyopadhyay secured the final podium spot.

The race saw its fare share of action and was red flagged on lap six after Manoj Yanamdala suffered a major accident. Soon after the re-start, the safety car was deployed after Ayush Tainwala went into the gravel halfway into turn 1.

The second and third round of Volkswagen Ameo Cup 2018 will be held at the Madras Motor Race Track in July and August respectively, followed by the fourth round at Buddh International Circuit, Greater Noida in October.

Volkswagen Ameo Cup 2018 Round 1 Race 2: Results:

Sr.No.	Car Number	Name	Total Time	City
1	19	Dhruv Mohite	16:05:547	Kolhapur
5	3	Affan Sadat Safwan Islam	16:10:334	Chittagong
3	14	Saurav Bandyopadhyay	16:10:930	Thane
4	11	Akshay P Bhivshet	16:19:654	Goa
5	7	Pratik Pandurang Sonawane	16:20:230	Pune
6	17	Shubhomoy Ball	16:22:720	Bangalore
7	1	H.M Tuhid Anwar	16:23:179	Chennai
8	6	Anmol Singh Sahil	16:24:326	Gaziabad
9	10	Shivani Pruthvi	16:28:196	Davangere
10	9	Siddharth Mehdiratta	16:28:749	Lucknow
11	18	Arefeen Raafi Ahmed	16:30:699	Dhaka
12	5	Jeet Jhabakh	16:33:177	Hyderabad
13	15	Renuka G	16:37:992	Bangalore
14	12	Siddesh Mashelkar	16:41:494	Goa
15	2	Anuranjan Velmurugan	16:42:102	Chennai
16	16	Jay Sandeep Sangharjka	16:43:350	Mumbai
17	8	Ayush Ramesh Tainwala	DNF	Mumbai
18	4	Manoj Yanamdala	DNF	Rajamundary