Breaking news
Asia Road Racing Championship Buriram
Buriram ARRC: Sethu, Shetty off to a difficult start
Rajiv Sethu and Anish Shetty returned empty handed from the opening round of Asia Road Racing Championship in Buriram, Thailand.
Rachit Thukral
Edited: Mar 4, 2018, 8:11 AM
Copy link
Share on Viber
The two Ten10 Honda Racing India riders qualified 19th and 20th respectively for the first race in the Asia Production 250cc class, which sits between Underbone 150cc and Supersport 600cc categories.
Sethu rose as high as 16th from his starting position, before eventually crossing the chequered flag in 18th place. Shetty, by contrast, had a fraught ARRC debut, retiring from the race after completing just three laps.
Promising qualifying, disappointing race
The second race of the weekend should have been better for the duo following a strong qualifying performance at the MotoGP venue.
Sethu lined up 12th on the grid, while Shetty started the race a position behind in 13th - an impressive feat given it was only his maiden weekend in the continental championship.
However, hopes of a points finish were dashed on the opening lap when they both made poor starts, dropping back to 18th and 24th respectively.
Sethu recovered to 16th on the following tour, but slipped back into 18th position to end the weekend on a sour note.
Shetty’s comeback ride saw him recover from 24th to 20th, but not enough to bag a points finish.
The two Indian riders will get a chance to open their points account at the next round of the championship at the Bend Motorsport Park, Australia, which takes place from April 19-22.
We want your opinion!
What would you like to see on Motorsport.com?
Take our 5 minute survey.
- The Motorsport.com Team
Read and post comments
Read also :
Share Or Save This Story
Copy link
Share on Viber
Previous article Adelaide 500: Van Gisbergen wins as title rivals struggle
Next article Winterbottom on Adelaide penalty: 'I'm p***ed off'
Top Comments
There are no comments at the moment. Would you like to write one?
View More & Comment
More from
Rachit Thukral
Who is racing in MotoGP's Qatar GP and who is absent?
MotoGP
MotoGP
Qatar GP
3 h
Who is racing in MotoGP's Qatar GP and who is absent?
Signatech exploring options to remain in Hypercar after Alpine/Geely deal falls through
WEC
WEC
Monza
20 h
Signatech exploring options to remain in Hypercar after Alpine/Geely deal falls through
More from
Rajiv Sethu
China ARRC: Sethu scores top 10 finish for Honda India
Asia Road Racing Championship
Asia Road Racing Championship
Zhuhai
China ARRC: Sethu scores top 10 finish for Honda India
China ARRC: Honda India's Sethu survives clash to score points
Asia Road Racing Championship
Asia Road Racing Championship
Zhuhai
China ARRC: Honda India's Sethu survives clash to score points
Japan ARRC: Honda's Sethu overcomes fogged visor to score points
Asia Road Racing Championship
Asia Road Racing Championship
Suzuka
Japan ARRC: Honda's Sethu overcomes fogged visor to score points
Latest news
"FIA Rating pushes drivers like me into retirement" - Sebastien Bourdais
WEC
WEC WEC
Bahrain
31 min
"FIA Rating pushes drivers like me into retirement" - Sebastien Bourdais
Nico Rosberg compares Ferrari’s clashes to his own Mercedes F1 rivalry: “The instructions are not clear enough”
Formula 1
F1 Formula 1
Mexican GP
51 min
Nico Rosberg compares Ferrari’s clashes to his own Mercedes F1 rivalry: “The instructions are not clear enough”
Carlos Sainz recalls Charles Leclerc battles: “We always managed to find a solution”
Formula 1
F1 Formula 1
Sao Paulo GP
1 h
Carlos Sainz recalls Charles Leclerc battles: “We always managed to find a solution”
New WRC constructor offers update on 2027 car development
WRC
WRC WRC
Rally Saudi Arabia
2 h
New WRC constructor offers update on 2027 car development
Subscribe and access Motorsport.com with your ad-blocker.
From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker.
You have 2 options:
- Become a subscriber.
- Disable your adblocker.
Subscribe now Already subscribed? Sign in here
Already disabled your adblocker?
Reload page
Manage Alerts
Subscribe