Rahil Noorani clinched the 2013 Volkswagen Polo R Cup India title after a podium finish in the third and final race of the season finale.
Having missed out the title by a few points in the last two seasons, it proved to be third time lucky for the Mumbai lad, who wins a seat for the 2014 season in JK Tyre FB 02 in addition to a guest drive at the 2014 Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup.
Noorani commented, "Today happens to be my birthday and this is the best gift I could have given to myself. It was a very emotional moment for me.
"This is my third attempt and previous two times I missed out by couple of points so this is very special and I can say I am third time lucky. The engineers, mechanics and entire Volkswagen team are responsible for this so a big ‘thank you’ to all of them."
Yatin Magu clinched the Junior title and won a fully-paid drive for the 2014 Volkswagen Polo-R Cup season.
“I am extremely glad to win this title. I was leading before this round and despite no podiums I have been able to finish all three races this weekend", said Magu.
"This season has been very successful for me and I look forward to more racing in the future.”
Sourth African driver Jeffrey Kruger was announced the Star of Volkswagen Polo R Cup 2013 and has been offered a Guest drive at the Volkswagen Golf R Cup 2014 in Europe.
“It was another great day of racing for me. The car has been perfect all weekend so I would like to thank the entire Volkswagen team for giving me this opportunity.
"As I said earlier I love driving on this track and today the crowd played a big role as there were so many people cheering us on. I have had a very good experience driving in India and will take back only positives from here.” said Kruger.
Results, Volkswagen Polo-R Cup, Round 4
Buddh International Circuit
Race one:
Pos. | Car No. | Driver Name (City) | Best Lap | Total Time | Gap |
1 | 8 | Jeffrey Kruger (Johannesburg) | 2:27.710 | 19:53.359 | 8 laps |
2 | 25 | Robyn Kruger (Johannesburg) | 2:29.750 | 20.05.626 | 12.267 |
3 | 1 | Rahil Noorani (Mumbai) | 2:29.776 | 20:08.662 | 15.303 |
Race two:
Pos. | Car No. | Driver Name (City) | Best Lap | Total Time | Gap |
1 | 20 | Gaurav Mehta (Pune) | 2:30.545 | 12:06.831 | 4 laps |
2 | 8 | Jeffrey Kruger (Johannesburg) | 2:29.562 | 12:08.605 | 1.774 |
3 | 6 | Lee Keshav Gupta (New Delhi) | 2:31.140 | 12:11.745 | 4.914 |
Race three:
Pos. | Car No. | Driver Name (City) | Best Lap | Total Time | Gap |
1 | 8 | Jeffrey Kruger (Johannesburg) | 2:28.059 | 19:49.381 | 8 laps |
2 | 1 | Rahil Noorani (Mumbai) | 2:28.770 | 19:59.032 | 9.651 |
3 | 4 | Kartik Tharani (Chennai) | 2:28.454 | 20:01.403 | 12.022 |