Indian racing star, Jehan Daruvala has picked up another win in his debut season of the Toyota Racing Series in New Zealand. The 17 year Indian lad has won race 2 of Round 4 at the Taupo International Circuit from 4th on the grid. Thats not all. He also broke the circuit record with the fastest laptime in race 2 which is a big achievement.
In qualifying Jehan, was unable to string along a perfect lap and hence qualified 5th on the grid for race 1. Jehan finished where he started taking the fifth slot while Lando Norris & Pedro Piquet finished first & second.
The grid for Race 2 was based on the top eight of race 1 being reversed. Jehan therefore started 4th on the grid and made a good start, overtaking two cars to move into second. Italy based Ferrari Academy racer, Guanyu Zhou of China soon managed to overtake Jehan relegating him to third. A brief safety car period followed and the restart was dramatic, as Jehan made an excellent start and was one of four cars, entering corner 1 side by side. Jehan bravely decided to stick to the inside and his move paid off as he out braked the others to grab the lead. Jehan managed to pull away from championship leader Lando Norris.
Jehan won the race after it ended 2 laps early, due to another on track incident. Lando who was 1.3 seconds behind Jehan finished second ahead of Ferrari Academy racer Zhou. Jehan’s blistering pace broke the record at the Taupo International Circuit with a lap time, 2 tenths of a second quicker than the next fastest time.
Race 3 did not go as well for Jehan. He started 6th and held the position for a few laps. A couple of safety car periods saw Jehan lose a place at each restart. Unable to make up ground again, he eventually finished in eighth.
The final round of the Toyota Racing Series will be held at the Manfeild Autocourse in Feilding, New Zealand. Jehan now running 4th in the series will be hoping to finish on a high.
In qualifying Jehan, was unable to string along a perfect lap and hence qualified 5th on the grid for race 1. Jehan finished where he started taking the fifth slot while Lando Norris & Pedro Piquet finished first & second.
The grid for Race 2 was based on the top eight of race 1 being reversed. Jehan therefore started 4th on the grid and made a good start, overtaking two cars to move into second. Italy based Ferrari Academy racer, Guanyu Zhou of China soon managed to overtake Jehan relegating him to third. A brief safety car period followed and the restart was dramatic, as Jehan made an excellent start and was one of four cars, entering corner 1 side by side. Jehan bravely decided to stick to the inside and his move paid off as he out braked the others to grab the lead. Jehan managed to pull away from championship leader Lando Norris.
Jehan won the race after it ended 2 laps early, due to another on track incident. Lando who was 1.3 seconds behind Jehan finished second ahead of Ferrari Academy racer Zhou. Jehan’s blistering pace broke the record at the Taupo International Circuit with a lap time, 2 tenths of a second quicker than the next fastest time.
Race 3 did not go as well for Jehan. He started 6th and held the position for a few laps. A couple of safety car periods saw Jehan lose a place at each restart. Unable to make up ground again, he eventually finished in eighth.
The final round of the Toyota Racing Series will be held at the Manfeild Autocourse in Feilding, New Zealand. Jehan now running 4th in the series will be hoping to finish on a high.
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