Archive · 12 Sep 2026
Rahil Pillarisetty Takes 301-400cc Pole at Chennai Round
The second round of a national motorcycle racing competition began in Chennai.
Rahil Pillarisetty from Hyderabad was the fastest rider in the main 301-400cc class.
He completed his fastest lap in 1 minute and 48.806 seconds.
Rakshith Dave finished second, while Savion Sabu finished third in qualifying.
Two expected competitors, Sarthak Chavan and Chiranth Vishwanath, missed qualifying.
They are expected to race but will begin at the back.
Other riders also earned the fastest starting position in their classes.
Poojita Anil Kumar took pole in the Women class after winning the previous round.
Hyderabad’s Rahil Pillarisetty secured pole in the Super Sport 301-400cc Open class with a lap of 1:48.806.
Chennai’s Rakshith Dave and Bengaluru’s Savion Sabu qualified second and third, respectively.
Sarthak Chavan and Chiranth Vishwanath missed practice and qualifying and are expected to start from the back.
KK Anandhu, R. Hari Haran and Venkatesan Iyyappan took pole in their respective classes.
Kamal Navas and Poojita Anil Kumar claimed pole in the Expert and Women classes, respectively.
- Who
- Rahil Pillarisetty, along with riders competing in the Indian National Racing Challenge 2W – 2026.
- What
- Pillarisetty qualified first in the Super Sport 301-400cc Open class, while other riders took pole in several additional classes.
- When
- The second round commenced on Friday; the absent riders were expected to arrive on Saturday for the race.
- Where
- Madras International Circuit in Chennai.
- Why
- Riders competed in practice and qualifying to determine their starting positions for the races.
- Event
- Second round of the Indian National Racing Challenge 2W – 2026
- Venue
- Madras International Circuit, Chennai
- Main pole winner
- Rahil Pillarisetty of Hyderabad
- Fastest lap
- 1 minute, 48.806 seconds
- Main-class runner-up
- Rakshith Dave of Chennai
- Main-class third place
- Savion Sabu of Bengaluru
- Women’s class pole
- Poojita Anil Kumar of Bengaluru