Jagan Kumar (born 21 September 1988) is an Indian professional motorcycle racer who won ten Indian National motorcycle racing championships in the 165cc class.[1] He races for Petronas TVS Racing team.[2][3][4] in the fmsci Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championships. In February 2022, he won after taking the third place[5] in the 8th of the 9-race, five round 2021 Championship which was extended to 2022 due to COVID-19.[6]
Jagan Kumar | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Indian |
| Years active | 2008-present |
| Organization | TVS Racing |
| Known for | Motorcycle racing |
Early life
editJagan Kumar hails from a simple Tamil Muslim family in Triplicane, Chennai. His father used to drive an auto-rickshaw for a living.[7] Jagan used to work as a newspaper boy distributing newspapers house to house and as a courier boy to help meet the family needs[8] and support his B.Com. studies. He first went to Madras Motor Sports Club track in 2006 as a fan.[7] Next year he took up racing and participated in his first race in 2007 and showed enough talent to be picked up by TVS Racing in 2009. He also spotted and mentored KY Ahamad, a fellow rider from Triplicane, in 2012. Ahamad will be the second Indian to race in MotoGP. He got a wild card for Moto3 to take part in the Indian Grand Prix.
Career
editHe was the first Indian to win in Asia Road Racing (Suzuki Asian Challenge).[9] He won second place in the Asian Challenge in the year 2015 and 2016.[10][11]
He was the Indian National champion in the 165cc class from 2012 to 2021.[1]
He currently competes in Indian National motorcycle racing championship and Asian Road Racing Championship.
References
edit- ^ a b Bikes, Team Fast (7 February 2022). "Jagan Kumar and Rajini Krishnan claim their 10th INMRC titles | 2021 INMRC Round 5 rundown". Evo India. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ M, Surendhar (21 December 2018). "TVS Racing's Jagan Kumar Wins INMRC Title For 7th Time; Creates History". Gaadiwaadi.com - Car News, Bike News, Reviews. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- ^ Chokhani, Darshan (21 January 2017). "TVS Racing's Jagan Kumar clinched the Indian National Motorcycle Championship title, after winning Race 1 in the final round of the 2016 season at Madras Motor Race Track". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ "Jagan Kumar signs off in style". The Hindu. 21 February 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ Correspondent, Special (4 February 2022). "Jagan Kumar wins his 10th National crown". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Sportstar, Team (5 February 2022). "TVS Racing factory rider Jagan Kumar wins 10th Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship". Sportstar. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Jagan Kumar defies odds to hit a 'six'". The Times of India. 6 October 2017. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ Bodapati, David (4 February 2022). "Jagan Kumar of TVS wins historic 10th Indian National title: Bike racing". INDIA in F1. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ "Jagan Kumar becomes first Indian rider to win at the Asia Road Racing Championship". Overdrive. 6 June 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ "Jagan Kumar placed second in Asia Road Racing Championship Indonesia". Road Racing. Motoxindia. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ "AARC 2016: Jagan Kumar takes podium finish in Suzuki Asian Challenge at Sentul". Overdrive. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2017.