Armaan Ebrahim and his team mate Dilantha Malagamuwa from Sri Lanka took their second consecutive podium finish in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Series at the Sentul International Circuit as the duo finished 3rd in the first two races.
JK Tyre Brand Ambassador Armaan and Dilantha, finished third in the previous round at the Sepang circuit in Malaysia as well. The duo put in a fine performance in the first race of the weekend for a podium spot after starting 10th on the grid.
Heading into round 4 of the series, the Indian Sri Lankan duo were placed 2nd in the championship leaderboard and showed promise to take back the lead.
But in the first practice session, Dilantha suffered a bad crash in the opening laps. This led Ebrahim to miss out on both the practice sessions and most of qualifying due to the damage on the car. The duo started from 10th on the grid in Race 1. Ebrahim took the first stint to climb up the order to 2nd place and handed over to Dilantha. Dilantha couldn’t manage to hold on to the position due to problems with the gearbox but dropped down only 1 place to finish 3rd.
Race 2, Armaan took the start again from 5th on the grid and climbed up to 2nd again then handed over to Dilantha. During Dilatha’s stint, disaster struck when the rear right tyre blew forcing dilantha to drop down the order.
Reflecting on the weekend Armaan said: “Coming away with a third placed Podium was definitely a consolation after a disastrous start to the race weekend.
“It was unfortunate that Dilantha lost traction in the first practice session and suffered a big crash which damaged the car badly. Missing out on both the practice sessions and most of Qualifying meant that I had to go into the race blind.
“Nevertheless, it was a good race as I had a very good race pace and we were able to come away with a podium position.
“Race 2 was extremely disappointing as we had done all the hard work and were comfortably placed in second position before Dilantha took over. With just two laps to go for the chequered flag, the rear tyre deflated and Dilantha lost track position to finish 11th.”
“We now look forward to the next race in Shanghai in October and hopefully Lady Luck will smile on us and we can take back the Championship lead.”
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