Race 2 of the opening round at the 2025 IDEMITSU FIM Asia Road Racing Championship at Chang International Circuit, Buriram, Thailand, saw Sarthak Chavan and Chiranth Vishwanath become the pride of India after securing the top two spots on the podium in the TVS ASIA One Make Championship.
The race began with young rider Hunter Corney from Australia rocketing into the lead, closely trailed by Hiroki Ono from Japan and Sarthak.
Chiranth refused to stay deep within the group and sped up to join the front group. He even set a fastest lap time of 1’50:737s with a top speed of 207.3 km/h.
After swapping leads for several laps, the chequered flag came down in Sarthak’s favour. The Indian rider clocked his first-ever victory in the TVS ASIA One Make Championship with a time of 14’56:976s, 0.130s ahead of Chiranth Vishwanath from India. Hiroki rounded out the winning trifecta in third place with a time of 14’57:216s.
Hunter, in final lap, made contact with another bike, which caused him to lose control and drop back from the front group, ultimately losing his position in the battle for the podium.
Sarthak said, “Yesterday was not so good. I could’ve qualified for P1, but it didn’t go well. I had a big contact at Turn 3, and my rear suspension got locked in the mud guard. Yesterday, I was just thinking about what to do on the next day, and today I did it. The last lap was really intense; my bike felt like it was dropping a bit of power, but it was still a great race. I managed to do a good lap time and finish in P1. After about 10 years of being here, my national anthem is finally played in ARRC. I’m happy. Of course, some will say their bike is slow, but that’s not possible because everyone here has the same bike. It was a wonderful opportunity and race.”
TOP 5 FASTEST – RACE 2
- Sarthak Chavan – India (14’56:976s)
- Chiranth Vishwanath – India (14’57:106s)
- Hiroki Ono – Japan (14’57:216s)
- Atih Kanghair – Thailand (14’57:624s)
- Md Ramdan Rosli – Malaysia (14’58:133s)