Chennai: Avdumber Hede from Goa set the fastest lap in a wet qualifying session on Saturday at the final race weekend of the JK-Volkswagen Polo Cup India at the MMSC Race Track, Irungattukottai in Chennai.
Championship contenders Vishnu Prasad and Rahil Noorani will be starting from 2nd and 4th position respectively with just 5 points separating the two. Oshan Kothadiya from Pune will start third on the grid. Rahil Noorani crashed his car at the end of qualifying and will face a race against time to get his car fixed for Sunday's race.
Earlier on Saturday it was announced that the race will take place over the short circuit due to the weather conditions. Weather proved to be the biggest challenge as the session was red-flagged after 8 minutes due to torrential rains. There are five drivers still in with a realistic chance of winning the title.
Speaking on winning the Pole Position, Goa lad Avdumber said, “Today’s conditions were probably the hardest I have ever driven in but am happy that I was able to put the car on pole position. I know I still have an outside chance of winning the championship but my main goal is to win the race tomorrow and see what happens from there. Hopefully I can get a great start and try to control the race from there.”
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