2017 Ameo Cup: Guest driver Devin Robertson dominates Race 1

Rahul Richard Published: July 22, 2017, 08:37 PM IST

In the second round of the 2017 Ameo Cup, guest driver, Devin Robertson from South Africa dominated the practice sessions, qualifying and Race 1.

Guest driver, Devin Robertson, from South Africa, en route victory at Race 1 of Round 2 of the Volkswagen Ameo CupGuest driver, Devin Robertson, from South Africa, en route victory at Race 1 of Round 2 of the Volkswagen Cup

Robertson, a Polo R Cup champion, was around 2 seconds quicker than Karminder Singh (second fastest) during practice. He even managed to take pole position with a time of 1min 54.150sec, while A Sandeep Kumar (1min 55.252sec) and Karminder Singh (1min 55.268sec) took P2 and P3.

(L-R) Sirish Vissa, head of VW Motorsport India with drivers Karminder Pal Singh, Devin Robertson and Sandeep Kumar(L-R) Sirish Vissa, head of VW Motorsport India with drivers Karminder Pal Singh, Devin Robertson and Sandeep Kumar

In Race 1, Robertson managed to pull a significant lead, finishing almost 11 seconds ahead of Singh, who finished second. Kumar finished around six seconds later to take third.

Devin leads the pack, chased by Karminder and Sandeep in Race 1Devin leads the pack, chased by Karminder and Sandeep in Race 1

Price (Ex-Delhi)
Starts Rs 5.96 Lakhs
Displacement
1498cc
Transmission
Manual
Max Power(ps)
76
Max Torque(Nm)
250
Mileage
21.66 Kmpl