S. Sarath Kumar

S. Sarath Kumar

S Sarath Kumar
Nationality Indian
Born December 15, 1991 (1991-12-15) (age 20)
Chennai, India
Current team WTR-Ten10 Racing Team
Bike number 69
Motorcycle racing career statistics
125cc World Championship
Active years 2011
Manufacturers Aprilia
Championships 0
2011 Championship position NC (0 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
1 0 0 0 0 0

Sarath Kumar (born 15 December 1991 in Chennai, India) is a professional motorcycle road racer and a national champion in the 125cc class. Sarath began his already stellar career in 2008 with the Ten10 Racing Team now the WTR-Ten10 Racing team and will compete in the 125cc class in the 2011 MotoGP.

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Education

Sarath completed his secondary schooling from the Tamil Nadu Open university in 2008 and is currently pursuing a bachelors degree in Business Management (BBM) through the Madras Open University.

Career

Sarath started racing as a privateer for the first time on a TVS Apache 150 – 4 stroke in the “TVS Race a bike scheme class” during the JK Junior Championship – summer cup 2008 and finished second in both races. He then joined TVS Racing (TVS factory team) in its debut year and bagged the National Champion title for the year 2008 in the “up to 130 cc 4-stroke” novice class.

Through a two-year journey of mostly ups, he is now all set to compete in the 125cc class in the 2011 MotoGP.

Achievements

In 2009 Sarath joined Ten10 Racing India Pvt Ltd during the 3rd round and competed in the “Up to 165 cc 4-stroke Open class”. He finished fourth overall.

In September 2009 Sarath entered the FIM UAM Indian round of the Asia GP championship as a wildcard entry in the “Honda Stunner” class and finished seventh and eighth amidst International riders.

In January 2010 Sarath won the Indian 4-stroke “up to 165cc Open class” during the MECO Endurance Race, which lasted for 90 minutes non-stop, and was adjudged as the best rider of the day.

During the MRF International Challenge 2010, Kumar finished first overall in the “Yamaha 135cc one-make underbone class” and second overall in the “Group D – 4-stroke Up to 165cc Open class” in the MRF International Challenge 2010.

He also attended the “California Superbike School” by Keith Code at the MMSC Track, Chennai, India in February 2010 due to the Madras Motor Sports Club offering a free seat for the 4-day training program as an effort to coach young talent.

In August 2010 Kumar participated in the FIM UAM Asia GP Indian Championship round as a wild card entry in the “Honda Stunner” class and finished fourth and fifth even with International riders in the mix.

Based on his performance during the FIM UAM Asia GP (Indian round), the “Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI) offered Kumar a sponsored entry for the Japan round of the UAM championship - a very rare occurrence at such an early stage in a moto racer's career. He finished seventh and eighth overall during both the races amidst International riders and also set the second fastest laptime at the circuit for the class – 1:54.3.

He currently leads the championship in the “Indian experts – 130 to 165cc 4-stroke – fully modified Group B class”. Sarath set the fastest laptime to have been clocked by any Indian motorcycle during all rounds - his inclination to set records once again brought to the forefront.

Below is a table of Sarath's laptimes at the FIM UAM Asia GP:

Round Laptime
1 2:01.7
2 2:00.5
3 1:59.2
4 1:58.5

Adjudged as the fastest rider in the Indian class and also the first rider to break the 2-minute barrier on an Indian bike at the circuit.

Sarath is on his way to a promising career in the MotoGP and motorcycle racing in general.

Career statistics

By season

Season Class Motorcycle Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd
2011 125cc Aprilia 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0

By class

Class Seasons 1st GP 1st Pod 1st Win Race Win Podiums Pole FLap Pts WChmp
125 cc 2011 2011 Qatar 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Races by year

(key)

Yr Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Final Pos Pts
2011 125cc Aprilia QAT
DNQ		 SPA
DNQ		 POR
24		 FRA CAT GBR NED ITA GER CZE IND RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL NC 0

References

[1] [2]

  1. ^ Times of India, "Sarath Kumar the first Indian rider in the World Championship.", Times of India, 24 November 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
  2. ^ "Sarath Kumar First Indian In Motogp", http://burnyourfuel.com, 27 November 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2010.