Sarthak Chavan Achieves Record Lap for Pole Position at MRF Racing Challenge

Pune's Sarthak Chavan celebrated his 20th birthday by achieving pole position with a record lap in the Super Sport 301-400cc Open class at the MRF Indian National Racing Challenge 2W 2026, held at the Madras International Circuit in Chennai on October 30, 2026.

In addition to Chavan, Chennai's Ann Jennifer qualified for pole in the Super Stock 165cc Intermediate class, while veteran racer Mathana Kumar secured the top spot in the Super Stock 301-400cc Open category. Kavicholaiarasan from Trichy led the Stock 301-400cc (Novice) class, and Akarsh Jangam from Vijayawada topped the Stock 165cc (Novice) category.

Rajender Beedani from Hyderabad will start from pole in the Pro-Stock 200cc race on Saturday. In the Petronas TVS One-Make Championship, Beedani also took pole in the Expert class, while Poojitha Anil Kumar from Bengaluru was the fastest in the Women's category.