Mahindra clinches the Italian Championship

Mahindra Racing Team and Riccardo Moretti got an amazing result at the Mugello Circuit by taking the victory in the Season opening race at the 125GP Italian Championship held in Delhi. It was also a good race for the Sarath Kumar, who unfortunately was forced to an early retirement due to a technical issue.

Moretti started the race from the pole thanks to the outstanding performance displayed in the two qualifying sessions, while Kumar got off from the 8th row and the 22nd spot on the grid. He got a fantastic start of the race and maintained and quickly extended his leadership on the opponents. As the race went into its second half Moretti's advantage on the runner-up grew to an amazing ten seconds, while Kumar kept pushing hard before pulling to an early and unlucky retirement - due to a technical problem he experienced with three laps to go, after a good battle with Luca Marini.

Riccardo Moretti saie that we started this season in the best way possible. My start from the grid was a good one and since i was in the lead so tried to push at my best to get the best margin possible.

Team Mahindra Racing Principal Muffadal Choonia sait that it is ecstatic winning the first race of the Italian championship, which is one of the toughest national motor racing championships in the world. A victory in our debut race is a shot in the arm. We are now in the right frame of mind to vie for the championship title.