The 2025 MRF MMSC Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship (INMRC) kicked off, with Round 1 held at Madras International Circuit. The round saw the introduction of the new Pro-Stock 165-200cc category, running race-prepped TVS Apache GP200R bikes (based on the Apache RTR 200 4V). 11-time national champion Rajini Krishnan also returns for a full season in the INMRC.
RACR Castrol Power1’s Rahil Pillarisetty, Petronas TVS Racing’s Sarthak Chavan and Mad Rabbit Racing’s Savion Babu emerged as the big winners at Round 1. However, several races were cancelled on the final day as a thunderstorm caused considerable damage to the facility.
Pro-Stock 301-400cc
It was a near-photo finish for Race 1. Reigning Pro-Stock 301-400cc champion Chavan passed polesitter Pillarisetty on the very last lap after trailing him throughout the race. Just two-hundreths of a second separated the two as they crossed the finish line. Alwin Sundar finished third in his debut race for TVS.
Pillarisetty bounced back the next day, overcoming a strong challenge from Chavan to score his first race win in four years. Chiranth Vishwanath completed the podium in third place.
Pro-Stock 301-400cc Race 1 results
1. Sarthak Chavan (Petronal TVS Racing) – 11mins 00.349sec
2. Rahil Pillarisetty (RACR Castrol Power1) – 11mins 00.421sec
3. Alwin Sundar (Petronas TVS Racing) – 11mins 06.699sec
Pro-Stock 301-400cc Race 2 results
1. Rahil Pillarishetty (RACR Castrol Power 1) – 11mins, 03.229sec
2. Sarthak Chavan (Petronas TVS Racing) – 11mins 03.501sec
3. Chiranth Vishwanath (Petronas TVS Racing) – 11mins 03.543sec
Pro-Stock 165-200cc
The new Pro-Stock 165-200cc category has been introduced to make it easier and more affordable for independent racers to compete in the INMRC. It’s a spec category, with TVS supplying race-ready versions of its Apache RTR 2004V.
The race-spec bike is claimed to deliver a 40 percent power boost over the stock engine and weighs just 105 kg. Other key changes over the road-going bike include adjustable front and rear suspension, lighter racing wheels, an aluminium sub-frame, and an aero kit.
17-year-old Savion Sabu emerged as the first race winner in the category with a dominant lights-to-flag victory ahead of Soorya PM and Mohan Babu.
Pro-Stock 165-200cc Race 1 results
1. Savion Sabu (Mad Rabbit Racing) – 11mins 55.770secs
2. Soorya PM (Chandra LGE Racing) – 11mins 56.185secs
3. Mohan Babu (Rockers Racing) – 11mins 56.393secs
Stock 301-400cc (Novice)
Varun Patil converted a P3 start into victory in Race 1. He won Race 2 on road as well, but was penalised after post-race checks. As a result, Kamal Navas inherited victory for Race 2.
Stock 301-400cc (Novice) Race 1 results
1. Varun Patil (Mad Rabbit Racing) – 12mins 17.892secs
2. Jagadeesh Nagaraj (Motul Sparks Racing) – 12mins 18.263secs
3. Kamal Navas (Chennai, Team Rockers Racing) (12:18.287
Stock 301-400cc (Novice) Race 2 results
1. Kamal Navas (Rockers Racing) – 12mins 22.412sec
2. Jagadeesh Nagaraj – 12mins 23.382sec
3. Romaro John (Rockers Racing) – 12mins 23.591sec
Stock 165cc (Novice)
Starting the first race from P2 on the grid, Rajender Beedani opted to stay just behind the front-runners, playing the waiting game. Polesitter Lal Nansunga dropped out of the lead after his engine switched off mid-race. Beedani then passed Kedarnath on the very last lap to win the race.
The situation reversed the next day, with Kedarnath defeating Beedani to win Race 2.
Stock 165cc (Novice) Race 1 results
1. Rajender Beedani (MAI Racing) – 13mins 12.791sec
2. Kedarnath (Motul KTM Gusto Racing) – 13mins 13.267sec
3. Yashwant Varma (Motul Sparks Racing) – 13mins 15.620sec
Stock 165cc (Novice) Race 2 results
1. Kedarnath (Motul KTM Gusto Racing) – 13mins 09.435sec
2. Rajender Beedani (MAI Racing) – 13mins 15.456sec
3. Yashwant Varma (Motul Sparks Racing) – 13mins 25.449sec
Girls Stock 165cc
Ann Jennifer is seeking her third national title, after last winning it in 2020. She’s made a strong start to her 2025 title bid, winning both races in the opening round.
“I feel good considering where I was last year when I suffered a head injury from a crash in Round 3. The doctors advised me to quit racing, but the sport is in my blood, and I just couldn’t stop myself from getting on a race bike,” said Jennifer. “Despite the two wins this weekend, I feel there is scope for improvement, and I hope I can be a bit quicker in the next round.”
Girls Stock 165cc Race 1 results
1. Ann Jennifer AS (Motul Sparks Racing) – 10mins 59.353sec
2. Jagathishree Kumaresan (One Racing) – 11mins 05.706sec
3. Rakshitha Dave (RACR Castrol Power1) – 11mins 06.519sec
Girls Stock 165cc Race 2 results
1. Ann Jennifer AS (Motul Sparks Racing) – 10mins 55.279sec
2. Jagathishree Kumaresan (One Racing) – 10mins 57.190sec
3. Rakshitha Dave (RACR Castrol Power 1) – 10mins 58.280sec
Petronas TVS One-Make Championship
Chennai riders dominated in the Expert (Apache RR310) category, with G Balaji winning the race ahead of Mohan Babu and Kaushik Subbiah Ganesan. Akarsh Jangam and Hari Haran R picked up a win each in the Rookie (Apache RTR 200) category, while Elakiya Ravi took top honours in the Girls (Apache RTR 200) category.
Chavan followed up his Stock 301-400cc win with another victory, this time in the electric RTE category.
Expert (Apache RR310) Race 1 results
1. G Balaji – 7mins 54.458sec
2. Mohan Babu – 7mins 54.669sec
3. Kaushik Subbiah Ganesan – 7mins 54.841sec
Rookie (Apache RTR 200) Race 1 results
1. Akarsh Jangam – 13mins 37.775sec
2. Poojita Anil Kumar – 13mins 37.776sec
3. Hari Haran R – 13mins 38.543sec
Rookie (Apache RTR 200) Race 2 results
1. Hari Haran R – 9mins 11.487sec
2. Poojitha Anil Kumar – 9mins 19.950sec
3. Hesali Nehansa Peiris – 9mins 20.010sec
Girls (Apache RTR 200) Race 1 results
1. Elakiya Ravi – 13mins 31.160sec
2. Jagathishree Kumaresan – 13mins 33.820sec
3. Sarah Khan – 13:mins 48.364sec
Electric RTE Race 1 results
1. Sarthak Chavan (Petronas TVS Racing) – 7mins 21.348sec
2. Chiranth Vishwanath (Petronas TVS Racing) – 7mins 27.075sec
3. Senthilkumar C (Petronas TVS Racing) – 7mins 35.232sec
Honda India Talent Cup
After using the older Moto3-spec NSF250R bikes for the last few years, the Honda India Talent Cup has now switched to the CB300F bike. Solomon R dominated here, with two commanding wins in the opening round.
Honda CB300F Race 1 results
1. Solomon R – 12mins 50.322sec
2. Ann Jennifer – 13mins 06.226sec
3. Alshin Thomas – 13mins 10.090sec
Honda CB300F Race 2 results
1. Solomon R – 17mins 03.481sec
2. Deepak Kumar – 17mins 13.576sec
3. Swaroop Krishna – 17mins 24.441sec
Also see:
2025 TVS Apache RTR 200 4V launched at Rs 1.54 lakh
INMRC Round 5: TVS’ Sarthak Chavan, Jagan Kumar crowned Pro-Stock champions
The 2025 MRF MMSC Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship (INMRC) kicked off, with Round 1 held at Madras International Circuit. The round saw the introduction of the new Pro-Stock 165-200cc category, running race-prepped TVS Apache GP200R bikes (based on the Apache RTR 200 4V). 11-time national champion Rajini Krishnan also returns for a full season in the INMRC.
RACR Castrol Power1’s Rahil Pillarisetty, Petronas TVS Racing’s Sarthak Chavan and Mad Rabbit Racing’s Savion Babu emerged as the big winners at Round 1. However, several races were cancelled on the final day as a thunderstorm caused considerable damage to the facility.
Pro-Stock 301-400cc
It was a near-photo finish for Race 1. Reigning Pro-Stock 301-400cc champion Chavan passed polesitter Pillarisetty on the very last lap after trailing him throughout the race. Just two-hundreths of a second separated the two as they crossed the finish line. Alwin Sundar finished third in his debut race for TVS.
Pillarisetty bounced back the next day, overcoming a strong challenge from Chavan to score his first race win in four years. Chiranth Vishwanath completed the podium in third place.
Pro-Stock 301-400cc Race 1 results
1. Sarthak Chavan (Petronal TVS Racing) – 11mins 00.349sec
2. Rahil Pillarisetty (RACR Castrol Power1) – 11mins 00.421sec
3. Alwin Sundar (Petronas TVS Racing) – 11mins 06.699sec
Pro-Stock 301-400cc Race 2 results
1. Rahil Pillarishetty (RACR Castrol Power 1) – 11mins, 03.229sec
2. Sarthak Chavan (Petronas TVS Racing) – 11mins 03.501sec
3. Chiranth Vishwanath (Petronas TVS Racing) – 11mins 03.543sec
Pro-Stock 165-200cc
The new Pro-Stock 165-200cc category has been introduced to make it easier and more affordable for independent racers to compete in the INMRC. It’s a spec category, with TVS supplying race-ready versions of its Apache RTR 2004V.
The race-spec bike is claimed to deliver a 40 percent power boost over the stock engine and weighs just 105 kg. Other key changes over the road-going bike include adjustable front and rear suspension, lighter racing wheels, an aluminium sub-frame, and an aero kit.
17-year-old Savion Sabu emerged as the first race winner in the category with a dominant lights-to-flag victory ahead of Soorya PM and Mohan Babu.
Pro-Stock 165-200cc Race 1 results
1. Savion Sabu (Mad Rabbit Racing) – 11mins 55.770secs
2. Soorya PM (Chandra LGE Racing) – 11mins 56.185secs
3. Mohan Babu (Rockers Racing) – 11mins 56.393secs
Stock 301-400cc (Novice)
Varun Patil converted a P3 start into victory in Race 1. He won Race 2 on road as well, but was penalised after post-race checks. As a result, Kamal Navas inherited victory for Race 2.
Stock 301-400cc (Novice) Race 1 results
1. Varun Patil (Mad Rabbit Racing) – 12mins 17.892secs
2. Jagadeesh Nagaraj (Motul Sparks Racing) – 12mins 18.263secs
3. Kamal Navas (Chennai, Team Rockers Racing) (12:18.287
Stock 301-400cc (Novice) Race 2 results
1. Kamal Navas (Rockers Racing) – 12mins 22.412sec
2. Jagadeesh Nagaraj – 12mins 23.382sec
3. Romaro John (Rockers Racing) – 12mins 23.591sec
Stock 165cc (Novice)
Starting the first race from P2 on the grid, Rajender Beedani opted to stay just behind the front-runners, playing the waiting game. Polesitter Lal Nansunga dropped out of the lead after his engine switched off mid-race. Beedani then passed Kedarnath on the very last lap to win the race.
The situation reversed the next day, with Kedarnath defeating Beedani to win Race 2.
Stock 165cc (Novice) Race 1 results
1. Rajender Beedani (MAI Racing) – 13mins 12.791sec
2. Kedarnath (Motul KTM Gusto Racing) – 13mins 13.267sec
3. Yashwant Varma (Motul Sparks Racing) – 13mins 15.620sec
Stock 165cc (Novice) Race 2 results
1. Kedarnath (Motul KTM Gusto Racing) – 13mins 09.435sec
2. Rajender Beedani (MAI Racing) – 13mins 15.456sec
3. Yashwant Varma (Motul Sparks Racing) – 13mins 25.449sec
Girls Stock 165cc
Ann Jennifer is seeking her third national title, after last winning it in 2020. She’s made a strong start to her 2025 title bid, winning both races in the opening round.
“I feel good considering where I was last year when I suffered a head injury from a crash in Round 3. The doctors advised me to quit racing, but the sport is in my blood, and I just couldn’t stop myself from getting on a race bike,” said Jennifer. “Despite the two wins this weekend, I feel there is scope for improvement, and I hope I can be a bit quicker in the next round.”
Girls Stock 165cc Race 1 results
1. Ann Jennifer AS (Motul Sparks Racing) – 10mins 59.353sec
2. Jagathishree Kumaresan (One Racing) – 11mins 05.706sec
3. Rakshitha Dave (RACR Castrol Power1) – 11mins 06.519sec
Girls Stock 165cc Race 2 results
1. Ann Jennifer AS (Motul Sparks Racing) – 10mins 55.279sec
2. Jagathishree Kumaresan (One Racing) – 10mins 57.190sec
3. Rakshitha Dave (RACR Castrol Power 1) – 10mins 58.280sec
Petronas TVS One-Make Championship
Chennai riders dominated in the Expert (Apache RR310) category, with G Balaji winning the race ahead of Mohan Babu and Kaushik Subbiah Ganesan. Akarsh Jangam and Hari Haran R picked up a win each in the Rookie (Apache RTR 200) category, while Elakiya Ravi took top honours in the Girls (Apache RTR 200) category.
Chavan followed up his Stock 301-400cc win with another victory, this time in the electric RTE category.
Expert (Apache RR310) Race 1 results
1. G Balaji – 7mins 54.458sec
2. Mohan Babu – 7mins 54.669sec
3. Kaushik Subbiah Ganesan – 7mins 54.841sec
Rookie (Apache RTR 200) Race 1 results
1. Akarsh Jangam – 13mins 37.775sec
2. Poojita Anil Kumar – 13mins 37.776sec
3. Hari Haran R – 13mins 38.543sec
Rookie (Apache RTR 200) Race 2 results
1. Hari Haran R – 9mins 11.487sec
2. Poojitha Anil Kumar – 9mins 19.950sec
3. Hesali Nehansa Peiris – 9mins 20.010sec
Girls (Apache RTR 200) Race 1 results
1. Elakiya Ravi – 13mins 31.160sec
2. Jagathishree Kumaresan – 13mins 33.820sec
3. Sarah Khan – 13:mins 48.364sec
Electric RTE Race 1 results
1. Sarthak Chavan (Petronas TVS Racing) – 7mins 21.348sec
2. Chiranth Vishwanath (Petronas TVS Racing) – 7mins 27.075sec
3. Senthilkumar C (Petronas TVS Racing) – 7mins 35.232sec
Honda India Talent Cup
After using the older Moto3-spec NSF250R bikes for the last few years, the Honda India Talent Cup has now switched to the CB300F bike. Solomon R dominated here, with two commanding wins in the opening round.
Honda CB300F Race 1 results
1. Solomon R – 12mins 50.322sec
2. Ann Jennifer – 13mins 06.226sec
3. Alshin Thomas – 13mins 10.090sec
Honda CB300F Race 2 results
1. Solomon R – 17mins 03.481sec
2. Deepak Kumar – 17mins 13.576sec
3. Swaroop Krishna – 17mins 24.441sec
Also see:
2025 TVS Apache RTR 200 4V launched at Rs 1.54 lakh
INMRC Round 5: TVS’ Sarthak Chavan, Jagan Kumar crowned Pro-Stock champions
Autocar India – Race Reports
