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New Delhi: <\/strong>India\u2019s Akhil Khushlani was a little disappointed at not being able to reach the goal he set for himself in the JK Racing Asia Series, being run as a support race to the inaugural Indian Formula One Grand Prix at the Buddh International Circuit on Sunday.<\/p>\n

A total of 20 drivers from around the world are part of the JK Racing Asia Series, formerly known as Formula BMW Pacific, held over the weekend. Khushlani, along with six other Indian nationals took part as guest drivers in the series and at least two of them stood out with great performance.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was pretty decent. I had good racing this weekend but we were looking forward to a podium actually. But at the end, the experience is more important and I would say it went well overall,\u201d said Khushlani, who finished ninth. \u201cThe competition is quite tough, but we could have done a lot better. It was just bad luck,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Round 14 of the JK Racing Asia Series was eventually won by Austrian Lucas Auer, taking his second consecutive race uncontested from pole here in India over the weekend. Auer led the charge all the way from the start, pulling a gap and setting the fastest lap of the day.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a very good race. I had a good pace today. Immediately at the first lap, I could push, held it and managed to make good times and could hold it till the end,\u201d the Austrian said.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor me it was just a perfect race because I could drive consistent quick laps,\u201d said Auer during the post race press conference.<\/p>\n

After a great start, taking second from Lorenzo Camplese, Malaysian Afiq Ikhwan pushed ahead trying to catch up with Auer. Despite all his efforts, the Meritus.GP driver was unable to do so and finished second place.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor me it was not a really good weekend. I had a crash in the first race (on Saturday) and it was unlucky,\u201d Ikhwan said. \u201cThen this race, the car was not really on pace. I couldn\u2019t get a feel for the car yesterday so today I just kept defending my line and kept my time consistent. The race is still on for the next round,\u201d concluded Ikhwan.<\/p>\n

Malaysian Nabil Jeffri and Italian Lorenzo Camplese were battling for third for most part of the race and had a last turn incident where Jeffri got too close to Camplese as they made a dash for the finish line. They touched, allowing fifth placed runner, Irfan Ilyas to sneak past them for third.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a really tough race for me. On the first lap, I dropped down to sixth or seventh then eventually I overtook one by one. I see that Nabil and Lorenzo has pulled a gap from me,\u201d Ilyas said.<\/p>\n

\u201cTowards the end, my team told me \u2018Irfan, you are on pace, don\u2019t give up\u2019 and then on the last three laps my team said \u2018Irfan keep on pushing, you can get podium\u2019. That\u2019s why I kept on pushing and on the last turn when Nabil and Lorenzo had a fight, I managed to sneak in through,\u201d Ilyas said with a smile.<\/p>\n

India\u2019s Vishnu Prasad put in a stellar performance during the race, but was unable to reach his goal of a top seven. His tenth position was good enough to make his Meco\u2019s Ministry of Speed team happy and Prasad was grateful for the experience.<\/p>\n

\u201cTiring race. My main aim was to finish in the top eight but I couldn\u2019t achieve that, I think I finished tenth,\u201d Prasad said. \u201cDefinitely the pace was there, I could find another two seconds but I was one second off the leader\u2019s pace, but a personal best for me.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hope I can do the November round as well and to be there in the top five,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Series driver, Raj Bharath of India, did not have a good outing and was a little disappointed with the outcome. He was confident that he will be able to do better in the next four rounds, as he will have better knowledge of the circuit then.<\/p>\n

Sarosh Hataria, Rahil Noorani, Sandeep Kumar, Mohit Ahuja and Shashank Ravishankar completed the finishers for the day in sixteenth to twentieth respectively.<\/p>\n

The JK Racing Asia Series will return to India next month for the final four races to be held from November 25 to 27.<\/p>\n

JK Tyre & Industries, the leading tyre manufacturer in India, is the title partner for the JK Racing Asia Series. The Series is also supported by AirAsia, Asia\u2019s leading low-cost carrier.<\/p>\n

The JK Racing Asia Series is currently the only Junior Formula that provides a unique opportunity where the drivers are given a platform to compete in front of the Formula One fraternity. On three occasions the JK Racing Asia Series will support Formula One Grand Prix, in Malaysia, Singapore and the newly built circuit in India.<\/p>\n

Results:
Race 14 (10 laps, 50.99 km): 1. Lucas Auer (Austria, Eurointernational), 20:10.176; 2. Afiq Ikhwan Yazid (Malaysia, Meritus GP) 20:19.426;\u00a0 3. Irfan Ilyas (Malaysia, Petronas Mofaz Racing) 20:29.120; 4. Lorenzo Camplese (Italy, Eurointernational) 20:29.216; 5. Nabil Jeffri (Malaysia, Petronas Mofaz Racing) 20:29.469; 6. Duvashen Padayachee (Australia, Eurasia Motorsport) 20:32.984.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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