"I am very happy to clinch the championship here. We were under tremendous pressure but we managed to drive safely and clock steady tim...
"I am very happy to clinch the championship here. We were under tremendous pressure but we managed to drive safely and clock steady times,'' said the Kolkata rallyist, whose father Arindam Ghosh won the K-1000 in 1981.
Rahul Kantharaj (co-driver Vivek Bhat), who were third overnight, finished second - pushing Prithvi Dominic (co-driver Pruthivi Ithal) to the final spot on the podium.
It was a Volkswagen clean sweep in the 1600cc class, with standings' leader Arjun Rao (co-driver Satish Rajagopal) winning the category, with Phalguna Urs (co-driver Anoop Kumar) second. Sirish Chandran (co-driver Nikhil Pai) finished third – all three drivers piloting Polo cars.
In the Junior INRC class, Suhem MK and navigator Jeevarathinam came first followed by Aroor Viram Rao and co-driver Somayya AG. Rohan Pawar and Arjun Mehta finished third while Championship leader Asad Khan and co-driver Zayne Asrar could manage only a sixth place.
Results K-1000 day 2 (provisional):
INRC Overall / 2000cc:
| Veh | Crew | Vehicle | Total Time |
| 1 | Amittrajit Ghosh / Ashwin Naik | Cedia | 1:34:46.6s |
| 2 | Rahul Kanthraj / Vivek Bhatt | Cedia | 1:36:39.2s |
| 3 | Arjun Rao / Satish Rajagopal | VW Polo | 01:37:36.0s |
INRC / 2000cc:
| Veh | Crew | Vehicle | Total Time |
| 1 | Amittrajit Ghosh / Ashwin Naik | Cedia | 1:34:46.6s |
| 2 | Rahul Kanthraj / Vivek Bhatt | Cedia | 1:36:39.2s |
| 3 | Pruthvi Dominic / Pruthivi S Aithal | Cedia | 1:45:45.1s |
INRC 1600cc:
| Veh | Crew | Vehicle | Total Time |
| 1 | Arjun Rao / Satish Rajagopal | VW Polo | 01:37:36.0s |
| 2 | Phalguna V Urs / Anoop Kumar DS | VW Polo | 01:37:37.4s |
| 3 | Sirish Chandran / Nikhil Pai | VW Polo Slideways Industries | 01:37:45.1s |
JINRC:
| Veh | Crew | Total Time |
| 1 | Suhem MK / J Jeevarathinam | 1:40:49.7 |
| 2 | Aroor Vikram Rao / Somayya AG | 1:42:45.6 |
| 3 | Rohan Pawar / Arjun Mehta | 1:44:54.4 |
SUV NRC:
| Veh | Crew | Team | Total Time |
| 1 | Gaurav Gill / Musa Sherif | Mahindra Adventure Rally | 1:30:56.3s |
| 2 | Lohitt Urs / Bonnie Thomas | Mahindra Adventure Rally | 01:35:24.5s |
IRC
| Veh | Crew | Team | Total Time |
| 1 | Karamjit Singh / Jagdev Singh | VW Polo R2 Slideways Industries | 1:31:50.4s |
| 2 | Sumit Panjabi / Prakhyath Shirole | Cedia | 1:53:36.51s |
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