The top three in Super Sport 301-400cc race – Rakshith Dave (centre, winner), Rahil Pillarisetty (left, second) and Mohd Mikail (third) as the first round of the MRF Indian National Racing Challenge 2W-2026 concluded at the Madras International Circuit, Chennai, on Sunday, August 16, 2026.
Rakshith Dave, 18, inherited victory in the premier Super Sport 301-400cc class following a 30-second penalty to Chiranth Vishwanath, who took the chequered flag first, as the first round of the MRF Indian National Racing Challenge 2W-2026 concluded at the Madras International Circuit here on Sunday.
Earlier, 16-year-old Kabilesh Rajini Krishnan, son of 11-time National champion Rajini Krishnan, scripted his maiden win in domestic competition by topping the Super Stock 301-400cc race.
Equally impressive was Ann Jennifer (Motul Sparks Racing), a former National woman champion, who won the Super Stock 165cc race. She thus completed a grand double, having won Race-1 on Saturday.
Chennai’s 16-year-old Kabilesh Rajini Krishnan (67), winner of the Super Stock 301-400cc race
The results: Super Sport 301-400cc Open (Race-2): 1. Rakshith Dave (Petronas TVS Racing) (11mins, 04.384secs); 2. Rahil Pillarisetty (RACR Castrol Power1) (11:05.051); 3. Mohamed Mikail (MadRabbit Racing) (11:05.592).
Pro-Stock 200cc Open (Race-2): 1. R.S. Abdul Basim (Chandra LGE Racing) (11:56.275); 2. Amarnath K. Menon (MadRabbit Racing) (11:56.365); 3. P.M. Soorya (Chandra LGE Racing) (11:56.876).
Super Stock 301-400cc Open (Race-2): 1. Kabilesh Rajni Krishnan (RACR Castrol Power1) (11:42.885); 2. Allwin Xavier (RACR Castrol Power1) (11:43.025); 3. Seshadri (Motul Gusto Racing) (11:43.254).
Super Stock 165cc Intermediate (Race-2): 1. A.S. Ann Jennifer (Motul Sparks Racing) (12:51.378); 2. S. Anand Kumar (Ipone Yakuza Racing India) (12:52.927); 3. K.K. Anandhu (Veedol C2 Racing) (12:56.928).
Stock 301-400cc (Novice) Race-2: 1. R. Ashwin (12:22.013); 2. V. Lokesh (Speed Up Racing) (12:22.085); 3. S. Venugopalan (12:23.011).
Stock 165cc (Novice) Race-2: 1. R. Hari Haran (RACR Castrol Power1) (13:11.607); 2. Yashwant Varma (Motul Sparks Racing) (13:11.885); 3. Dev Agastya (Pvt.) (13:12.151).
Petronas TVS Racing One-Make Championship: Open (RR 310) Race-2: 1. Kamal Navas (11:45.349); 2. Rajender Beedani (11:45.565); 3. R. Hari Haran (11:48.211).
Rookie (RTR 200) Race-2 (4 laps): 1. Dev Agastya (08:52.667); 2. Rehbar Islam Baktoo (08:52.794); 3. Pothu Vignesh (08:52.921).
Electric RTE (4 laps): 1. Mohamed Mikail (07:27.506); 2. Rakshith Dave (07:31.753); 3. Savion Sabu (07:40.792).
Published – August 16, 2026 06:00 pm IST
