2016 JK Racing Championship: Anindith Reddy leads Euro16 title hunt

A Euro JK16 car in action at Round 3 of the 2016 JK Racing Championship

After a thrilling first day of racing, which saw Anindith Reddy claim two wins of two JK Euro16 Races, things got even better on the second day of Round 3 of the JK Racing Championship. The racer from Hyderabad managed to take a further win and finished second in the other race, which helped him leap from third in the championship standings to the head of the table. He is currently tied for points with title rival Ananth Shanmugham.

From left: Karthik Tharani, Anindith Reddy and Ananth Shanmugham on the podium for the JK Euro16 race

It was a clean sweep in the LGB Formula 4 class for Vishnu Prasad. The Chennai-based racer won all the races held during the weekend, thus cementing his lead in the championship, ahead of the finale at the BIC.

Full grid - JK Euro16, LGB Formula 4 and Indian Touring Car drivers with their machines in the background at Round 3 of the 2016 JK Racing Championship

Meanwhile, in the JK Touring Car Championship, Ashish Ramaswamy won both races, also ensuring that his championship lead is strong before the season finale.

Ashish Ramaswamy flanked by Radha Selvarajan (left) and Deepak Chinnappa (right) celebrate their podium positions in the second JK Touring Car race of Round 3 at the Kari Motor Speedway

Results (Day one)
Euro JK 16
Race One:
1. Anindith Reddy (15:47.319)
2. Ananth Shanmugam (15:49.236)
3. Mohammed Nalwalla (15:53.799)

Race Two: 1. Anindith Reddy (17:20.512)
2. Ananth Shanmugam (17:22.979)
3. Mohammed Nalwalla (17:23.637)

LGB Formula 4
Race One:
1. Vishnu Prasad (19:58.283)
2. Raghul Rangasamy (19:58.303)
3. Rohit Khanna (20:08.290)

JK Touring Cars:
Race One:
1. Asish Ramaswamy (14:16.606)
2. Deepak Chinnappa (14:24.043)
3. Vijay Kumar B (14:25.395)

Results (Day two)
Euro JK 16 (15 laps)
Race one:
1. Karthik Tharani (19:02.151)
2. Anindith Reddy (19:02:590)
3. Ananth Shanmugam (19:04.590)

Race two:
1. Anindith Reddy (17:20.512)
2. Ananth Shanmugam (17:22.979)
3. Mohammed Nalwalla (17:23.637)

LGB Formula 4 (15 laps)
Race one:
1. Vishnu Prasad (19:58.255)
2. Rohit Khanna (20:04.138)
3. Raghul Rangasamy (20:04:153)

Race two:
1. Vishnu Prasad (19:57.081)
2. Raghul Rangasamy (19:57:104)
3. Rohit Khanna (20:00.104)

JK Touring Cars:
Race one (10 laps):
1. Asish Ramaswamy (12:43.557)
2. Radha Selvarajan (12:44.581)
3. Deepak Chinnappa (12:46.306)