Last-Lap Drama, Thrilling Battles Bring Round 2 Of FMSCI Indian National Car Racing Championship 2026 To A Close

The final day of Round 2 of the CTR-JK Tyre FMSCI Indian National Car Racing Championship 2026 produced close finishes, late overtakes and dominant victories at the Kari Motor Speedway on Sunday. Dhruvh Goswami emerged as the standout performer with two LGB Formula 4 wins, including a thrilling 0.175-second victory over Arya Singh, while Anirudha Arvind edged teammate Deepak Ravikumar in the Indian Junior Touring Cars. Kabir Sahoch and Pratik Sonawane also extended their winning streaks.

LGB Formula 4:

Meco Racing's Dhruvh Goswami completed a Sunday double, beginning with a thrilling 0.175-second victory over Dark Don Racing's Arya Singh after a last-lap overtake. Singh led from pole before Goswami moved ahead on lap two, while a collision between Mehul Agarwal and Aditya Patnaik ended both drivers' races and brought out the safety car. Singh regained the lead in the closing stages, but Goswami struck back on the final lap, with teammate Raghul Rangasamy third. Singh set the fastest lap of 1:16.470, while Ashwin Kumar KP topped the Rookie class ahead of Ashok Lal and Yogi Krishnan.

In the 25-minute-plus-one-lap finale, Goswami charged from fifth on the grid to win the 19-lap race by 1.956 seconds over Singh. Sandeep Kumar led initially before Goswami moved to the front, while contact between Kumar and Balaprasath saw both drivers retire. A separate incident involving Aashvit Aggarwal preceded a safety-car intervention. Goswami maintained his lead as Singh climbed to second and Aditya Patnaik finished third. Goswami also set the fastest lap of 1:16.692.

Royal Enfield Continental GT Cup:

Vadodara's Kabir Sahoch completed his fifth consecutive Amateur victory, recovering from an early challenge by Saurav Sanjay Dey to win by 2.278 seconds. Dey took the lead on the opening lap, but Sahoch reclaimed first by lap three and pulled clear, setting the fastest lap of 1:18.687, with Dey finishing second and Varun Ravindran third. In the Pro class, Anish Shetty overcame a fierce opening battle with Senthil Kumar and Navaneeth Kumar, with the lead changing hands repeatedly in the opening laps, before pulling clear to win by 2.598 seconds. Senthil finished second, just 0.177 seconds ahead of Allwin Xavier, who recovered from a near-fall to take third and set the fastest lap of 1:15.848. With this round, the 2026 season of the Royal Enfield Continental GT Cup comes to a close, with Kabir Sahoch crowned the 2026 season champion in the Amateur category and Senthil Kumar in the Professional category.

JK Tyre Levitas Cup:

Mumbai's Pratik Sonawane completed a clean sweep of Round 2 in the Gentleman class, converting pole position into victory with a 9.586-second advantage over Rookie winner Kaveen Rajapaksa, who finished second overall. Sonawane resisted an early inside challenge from Kaveen Rajapaksa before pulling clear. Behind them, Chetan Korada, Ashwin Pugalagiri and Balaji Raju fought for positions, with Korada losing ground after exceeding track limits. Pugalagiri and Raju eventually completed the Gentleman podium. In the Rookie class, Rajapaksa also completed a weekend sweep, finishing ahead of Aadam Junaid and Ajay Sankar. Sonawane set the fastest lap of 1:23.713.

Super Saloon categories:

Arka Motorsports' Arjun Narendran completed an Indian Super Touring Cars double, winning the opening race by 7.009 seconds over Arjun Balu, with Biren Pithawalla third. In the second, Narendran dominated again to win by 48.623 seconds, while contact between Balu and Pithawalla ended in Balu's retirement. Pithawalla finished second ahead of Anant Pithawalla. Narendran set the fastest laps in both races, clocking 1:13.342 and 1:13.208, respectively.

In the Indian Touring Cars, Aman Nagdev won the first race ahead of Vidyaprakash Damodaran and Yug Jagdishkumar Italiya, while Balaprasath A won the second ahead of Italiya and Damodaran after Nagdev retired early. In the Indian Junior Touring Cars, Team Performance Racing's Anirudha Arvind beat teammate Deepak Ravikumar by 0.307 seconds after reclaiming the lead with a late inside overtake, with Srinivas Teja third. Ravikumar set the fastest lap of 1:18.928. In Super Stock, DTS Racing's Diljith T S completed a Round 2 sweep ahead of Deepa S John and Ezhil Edinburgh Komagan.

F1300 Novice Cup:

Meco Racing's Shatveer Shetty won a closely contested race after exchanging the lead with DTS Racing's Augustine Boby. Boby led from pole before Shetty moved ahead, while a collision between Momentum Motorsports teammates Aadam Junaid and Kaveen Rajapaksa brought out the safety car. Boby briefly reclaimed the lead with an inside move, but Shetty fought back at the Mickey Mouse section to win by 3.863 seconds. Boby finished second and set the fastest lap of 1:16.862, while DTS Racing's Kek Qian Jun secured third after recovering the position from Ruthvik Reddy on lap nine.

The championship resumes with Round 3 from December 11 to 13 at the Kari Motor Speedway in Coimbatore.

Day 1 Recap

The opening day of Round 2 of the CTR-JK Tyre FMSCI Indian National Car Racing Championship 2026 produced thrilling finishes and dramatic comebacks at the Kari Motor Speedway on Saturday. Augustine Boby edged Shatveer Shetty by just 0.032 seconds in the F1300 Novice Cup, while Mehul Agarwal and Deepak Ravikumar pulled off late overtakes to claim victories in LGB Formula 4 and Indian Junior Touring Cars, respectively. Multiple restarts and a last-lap collision also marked an eventful Royal Enfield Continental GT Cup Amateur race.

LGB Formula 4:

Dark Don Racing's Mehul Agarwal snatched victory from teammate Arya Singh by just 0.237 seconds with a late overtake in a closely fought 15-lap race. Singh had taken the lead from pole- sitter Agarwal on the opening lap, while Meco Racing's Dhruvh Goswami moved into second soon after. A collision involving two Ahura Racing cars brought out the safety car, wiping out Singh's early advantage. After the restart, Singh held off Goswami and rebuilt his lead before Agarwal fought his way back into second. The battle for third intensified as Dark Don rookie Aditya Patnaik passed Goswami and kept him behind for several laps, helping teammates Singh and Agarwal pull clear. Agarwal eventually overtook Singh with two laps remaining, while Goswami recovered third ahead of Raghul Rangasamy. Patnaik finished fifth overall and first among the Rookies, ahead of Ashok Lal and Vikram Moodigere. Agarwal also set the fastest lap of 1:16.944.

Royal Enfield Continental GT Cup:

Vadodara's Kabir Sahoch continued his winning run in the Amateur class, surviving two red-flag interruptions and a six-lap restart to finish 0.979 seconds ahead of Saurav Sanjay Dey. Sahoch briefly lost the lead to Dey before reclaiming it with an inside overtake, while a last- lap collision between Paramjeet Singh and Pushpendra Kumar Markandey allowed Brandon Dsouza to take third from ninth on the grid. Dey set the fastest lap of 1:19.396. In the Pro class, Bengaluru's Anish Shetty completed a comfortable pole-to-flag win by 3.089 seconds over Senthil Kumar, with Navaneeth Kumar third. Allwin Xavier climbed from ninth to fourth, while Shetty recorded the fastest lap of 1:16.372.

JK Tyre Levitas Cup:

Mumbai's Pratik Sonawane completed a double in the Gentleman class with two pole-to-flag victories. In the opening race, Sonawane built an early lead as Rookie rivals Kaveen Rajapaksa and Aadam Junaid fought for second overall. Junaid crashed into the barriers while attempting an overtake on lap seven, bringing out the safety car. Sonawane won ahead of Chetan Korada and Ashwin Pugalagiri in Gentleman, while Rajapaksa took the Rookie win ahead of Shreyans Mittal and Ajay Sankar. Sonawane set the fastest lap of 1:24.059.

In the second race, Sonawane again dominated from pole, winning by 1.418 seconds over Rajapaksa, who completed a Rookie double. Pugalagiri and Korada finished second and third in Gentleman, while Junaid recovered from his earlier crash to take second in Rookie ahead of Mittal. Sonawane clocked the fastest lap of 1:24.529.

Super Saloon categories:

Arka Motorsports' Arjun Narendran won the Indian Super Touring Cars race by 7.288 seconds after holding off an early challenge from Arjun Balu, while Team N1 Intervalve's Biren Pithawalla snatched second from Balu in the closing moments. Narendran also set the fastest lap of 1:13.485. In the Indian Touring Cars, Team Performance Racing's Balaprasath A won ahead of Ramcharan Chandran and Vidyaprakash Damodaran.

In the Indian Junior Touring Cars, Team Performance Racing's Srinivas Teja won the first race by 2.727 seconds after regaining the lead from teammate Anirudha Arvind following an early mistake, with Deepak Ravikumar recovering from 15th after a stall at the start to finish third. The teammates then fought a thrilling second race, with Ravikumar leading for much of it before Teja passed him on lap nine. Ravikumar struck back on the final lap after slight contact to win by 0.308 seconds, with Arvind third.

In Super Stock, DTS Racing's Diljith T S completed a double, winning the opening race ahead of Deepa S John and Krishanu Dutta Bhuyan, and the second ahead of Lal Kattikulam Bharathan and John.

F1300 Novice Cup:

DTS Racing's Augustine Boby edged Meco Racing's Shatveer Shetty by just 0.032 seconds after a late safety-car restart set up a frantic finish. Pranav Ramasamy grabbed the early lead, but Boby worked his way to the front from fifth on the grid. Shetty, who had slipped down the order from pole, recovered before passing Ramasamy on the inside in the closing stages to take second. Ramasamy finished third, while Boby set the fastest lap of 1:16.953.

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