Volkswagen announces 12 new drivers for the Vento Cup 2016 season

  • Mar 17, 2016
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The 12 new finalists, along with 8 drivers from the previous season, will be seen competing in Volkswagen’s one-make Vento Cup touring car racing series

2016 Volkswagen Vento Cup Driver Selection

Volkswagen Motorsport India has announced the names of 12 new drivers who will take part in the upcoming season of the Vento Cup touring car racing series. The driver selection programme which was conducted for 45 days had over 560 entries from across the nation. Out of them 62 drivers were shortlisted for the final selection stage which was later held in Pune at Indi Karting Track. In the end, 12 finalists were selected on the basis of various conditions such as fitness, driving skills, grasping and learning ability and discipline.

The Volkswagen one-make Vento Cup series comprises a grid of 20 cars. Apart from the 12 new racers, the remaining eight slots will be occupied by drivers from the previous season of Vento Cup and Polo Cup. All drivers who hail from 11 different cities will undergo a challenging fitness camp and also a pre-season testing stage.

Speaking on the announcement, Sirish Vissa, Head of Volkswagen Motorsport India, commented “Every year we receive a number of entries from aspiring racers showing their willingness to participate in the Vento Cup. It has been Volkswagen Motorsport India’s goal to develop and nurture young talent since its inception in 2009 and we are happy that we are able to coach so many drivers every year and provide them with a strong and robust platform like the Vento Cup.”

2016 Volkswagen Vento Cup Driver Selection

“This year too we witnessed some very talented individuals who are willing to learn the skills of racing and make their mark in Motorsport. We have selected 12 new drivers this year who will join eight drivers from our previous seasons and battle for championship honours. Interestingly 17 drivers are up to the age of 26 years, which is good because they are the young ones whom we really want to groom.” he further added.

The one-make Vento Cup touring car series by Volkswagen Motorsport India will officially be a part of the 2016 MMSC FMSCI Indian Racing Championship which was declared previously. The 2016 season will start in June and will comprise total of 4 rounds. These rounds will be conducted across three race tracks in the country namely- Kari Motor Speedway, Coimbatore; Madras Motor Race Track, Chennai and Buddh International Circuit, Greater Noida.

 The final list of 20 racers who will compete in the Volkswagen Vento Cup 2016:

Sr. No.

Name

Age

City

1

Aditya Mhatre

22

Mumbai

2

Amit Mete

27

Aurangabad 

3

Arfath Mohammed

19

Chennai

4

Arunshowry Vallabhaneni

21

New Delhi

5

Eswar Bolisetti

20

Visakhapatanam

6

Gowdham Murugan

26

Coimbatore 

7

Harjee Wadia

17

New Delhi

8

Harshavardhan Saravanan

19

Chennai

9

Hatim Shabbir

20

Chennai

10

Ishaan Dodhiwala

25

Hyderabad

11

Ishan Bhardwaj

24

New Delhi

12

Keith Desouza

22

Goa

13

Mohamed Jamil

24

Pudukkottai

14

Nachappa Sivanesan

29

Chennai

15

Neha Dabas

25

New Delhi

16

Niranjan Todkari

22

Pune

17

Pradeep Rao

26

Mumbai

18

Rashad Khan

19

Pune

19

Sailesh Bolisetti

27

Visakhapatanam

20

Venkatraj Ellendula

20

Secunderabad

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