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 |
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