Jagat Singh and Nagarjuna A wins the Truck Race, at T1 Prima Truck Racing

The Tata T1 Prima Truck Racing Championship, entering its 3rd season was held on March 23 2016 at the Buddh International Circuit. Indian drivers, Jagat Singh and Nagarjuna A won their first ever T1 Prima Truck Racing Championship in the Super Class category, organized for Indian truck drivers, in its third edition. These drivers were selected through one of the most comprehensive training and selection programs, for Indian drivers, from Tata Motors fleet customers' operations across the country.

       
We witnessed high speed action as the powerful Tata Prima T1 Prima Trucks roared at the Buddh International Circuit. Season 3 of the T1 Prima racing witnessed over 50,000 audiences who cheered on the speeding Prima trucks. Trained by some of the best race instructors in India over a period of three months, the winners took home Rs 10 lakh a piece.

In the Pro Class which had international truck racing drivers, David Jenkins of Team Tata Technologies won the race followed by Rick Collett and Graham Powell, both driving for Team Tata Motors in an action packed race.

T1 Prima Truck Racing Championship 2016 results:

SUPER CLASS (Indian Drivers)
Race 1
Jagat Singh                                          
Malkeet Singh                                   
Rajkumar Mahato                            

Race 2
Nagarjuna A                                       
Bhag Chand                                        
Anand                                                   

PRO CLASS (International Drivers)
Race 1
Mat Summerfield                            
Graham Powell                                 
Rick Collett                                          

Race 2
David Jenkins                                     
Rick Collett                                          
Graham Powell         


               

Tata Motors kicks-off India’s first Indian Truck Driver Race training program

Tata Motors today announced Season III of the T1 PRIMA Truck Racing Championship 2016, scheduled on March 20, 2016, at India’s globally renowned F1 race track – the Buddh International Circuit (BIC), Greater Noida. Season III of T1 Prima Truck Racing Championship will also feature an Indian truck driver’s race for the first time. 

Tata Motors has introduced a new Indian Truck Driver Race selection and training program based on the company’s strategic objective of making the profession of truck driving aspirational. These Indian Truck Drivers will be selected from a pool of truck drivers who are employed with Tata Motors key customers all over the country. In all, Tata Motors will have 12 Indian truck drivers selected to race this year. 
  
The T1 PRIMA Truck Racing Championship is organized by MMSC (Madras Motor Sports Club) and is inscribed on the calendars of FIA (Federation Internationale de l’Automobile) and FMSCI (the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India) making the event truly global.

On race day, there will be two race categories –

• SUPERCLASS –Comprising of Indian race truck drivers
• PROCLASS –Comprising of internationally acclaimed drivers, with proven expertise in the field of Truck Racing, like the British Truck Racing and European Truck Racing championships