Volkswagen Ameo Class 2019: Jeet Jhabakh Wins The First Race

Volkswagen Motorsport India concluded the first race of its National Championship Ameo Class 2019 at the Kari Motor Speedway in Coimbatore. The day started off with the Qualifying session, where Jeet Jhabakh from Hyderabad took the pole position with the fastest lap time of 1:09:571, followed by Pratik Sonawane from Pune who joined him on the first row, Saurav Bandyopadhyay and Anmol Singh took a third and fourth position on the second row.

The first race of the 2019 season started off action-packed even before the corner as Jeet and Pratik battled for the lead. Jeet got a better start taking the lead. Anmol came charging in from the fourth position early in the race while Pratik went backward to the fourth position. Thereafter, Anmol and Saurav maintained their respective positions and Jeet registered his first win of the season.

Commenting on the race, Mr. Sirish Vissa, Head of Volkswagen Motorsport India said, “The grid for the first race was one of the closest we have had with just 2.5 seconds separating 17 drivers. They also showed maturity keeping the cars on track in extremely challenging conditions with some rain. MRF have made minor changes to the tires for this season to achieve even better performance from the car. The team has been hard at work in the off-season with the development of the 2019 race car and results are evident. The drivers are happy with the way the cars have performed and mechanically the cars have been brilliant from the get-go.”