Sarthak Chavan wins Super Sport race at MRF National Racing Challenge

In the second round of the MRF Indian National Racing Challenge 2W, 2026, held at the Madras International Circuit, several riders secured notable victories.

Sarthak Chavan, a 19-year-old from Pune, won the premier Super Sport 301-400cc Open race despite arriving in Chennai from Spain only on Saturday morning. Starting from the last row of the grid, Chavan secured a podium sweep for the Petronas TVS Racing team, with Rakshith Dave finishing second and Chiranth Vishwanath taking third.

In the Super Stock 301-400cc Open race, 16-year-old Kabilesh Rajini Krishnan achieved a dominant win. Additionally, former National women’s champion Ann Jennifer won the Super Stock 165cc Intermediate race after starting from the last position on the grid following a crash during qualifying.

Other winners included Mohamed Mikail in the Pro-Stock 200cc Open, Anandhu KK in the Stock 301-400cc Novice class, Yashwant Verma in the Stock 165cc Novice class, and Rajender Beedani in the Expert (RR 310) class.