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Gaurav Gill Wins Third Asia Pacific Rally Championship Title
Gaurav Gill won his third APRC title.
India's Gaurav Gill continued his winning streak by winning the 2017 Asia Pacific Rally Championship title, his third since 2013. The final leg held in Chikmagalur saw Gill led 1-2 finish for Team MRF in the Coffee Day India Rally 2017.
Gill's teammate, Ole Christian Veiby from Norway, was 17min 38.4sec off the title winner. The Coffee Day India Rally 2017 was organized by Motor Sports Club of Chikmagalur, which hosted the fifth and final round of the 2017 APRC.
Gill and co-driver Stephane Prevot of Belgium led Veiby (Stig Rune Skjarmoen) by six points, with both needing a win to take the title. When the 21-year old Norwegian lost time as he suffered mechanical problems yesterday, Gill coasted to another win.
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While the Gill won three of the five rounds, Veiby won the other two as MRF Tyres clinched the team championship while Skoda took the manufacturer's trophy.
"Obviously,
I
am
extremely
pleased
to
win
such
a
hard-fought
championship.
My
satisfaction
lies
in
the
fact
that
I
beat
my
team-mate
OC
(Veiby)
who
is
a
World
Championship
driver
and
even
won
the
round
in
Poland,"
Gill
said
after
the
win.
"More importantly, this victory is for Indian motorsport, and it showed that India is capable of competing with the best talent in the world," he added.
Provisional results:
- Gaurav Gill / Stephane Prevot (Team MRF, Skoda Fabia R5) (03:20:19.8);
- Ole Christian Veiby / Stig Rune Skjarmoen (Team MRF, Skoda Fabia R5) (03:37:58.2);
- Shafraz Junaid / Akhry (Volkswagen Polo) (04:10:17.4)
DriveSpark Thinks!
Team MRF and Gaurav Gill have found an excellent combination of winning this year's APRC. Most importantly, Gill winning his third title, the Indian ace has put India on the global map that the country has the potential to compete with the best in the world.
