Inaugural Racing League | Akhil Rabindra Bags Driver Championship Title

In the inaugural Indian Racing League, which finished on Sunday at the Hyderabad Street Circuit, Akhil Rabindra took home the Drivers' Championship title. After Godspeed Kochi, Hyderabad Blackbirds came in second place in the league.

In Round 2 of the league at the Madras Motor Race Circuit, Akhil and Neel Jani each won three races. In Round 3 at the same track, Akhil won the feature race. It aided Akhil's ascent to the top of the drivers table.

Kochi won the competition with a final score of 445.5 points, followed by Hyderabad in second place with 367 points. Chennai placed fourth with 227 points, while Goa Aces scored 294 points. The racing circuit had cold weather and a wet track with a light drizzle. That did not, however, prevent the Godspeed Kochi drivers from winning the overall championship by capping off three straight victories on the last day. 

With 143 overall points, Akhil, the only Indian and the first Asian to be chosen by the Aston Martin Racing Driver Academy, completed a stellar championship race. Yoong, the fastest adolescent from Malaysia, finished in third place with 132 points, while Jani, the Swiss racer who represented Hyderabad, finished first with 137 points.

Nikhil Bohra and Ruhaan Alva, drivers from Kochi, displayed talent and panache while navigating tight turns and accelerating down straightaways to claim pole and second place, respectively.

The twist occurred in the main event when Chennai's Jon Lancaster and Sandeep Kumar were given time penalties, which ultimately caused the yellow team to fall three positions.

Kevin Mirocha and Gabriela Jilkova of Goa Aces drove with control and executed fast overtakes as Goa benefited on the penalty to Chennai with sheer consistency all through the race to finish on the podium.

The failure of Akhil's car midway through the race ended Hyderabad's chances of winning the championship. Even though the Bangalore-born driver drove with sheer resolve and speed as his ally, Kochi took the chequered flag to complete the season finale on a high as the lead significantly shrunk.

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