Copparam Shreyas Hareesh (26 July 2010 – 5 August 2023) was an Indian racing rider. He won[1] the inaugural MiniGP India series in September 2022.[2][3] Shreyas made his National debut in 2021 and got a podium and a victory in his very first year.[4] At the Uttar Pradesh Global Investors Summit 2023 in Lucknow, he was felicitated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 10 February 2023.[5]
Early life
editShreyas Hareesh was born in Bengaluru to Copparam Parandaman Hareesh and Sandhya Jayanthi S. He was studying Class 7 in Kensri School in Bengaluru.[6]
Motorsports career
editShreyas started his professional motorsports career in 2021 after dabbling with Supercross in 2019. In his first appearance, he won a private event at Adichunchanagiri Mutt in Hassan when he was nine.[7] Shreyas made his National debut in the MRF MMSC fmsci Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship in 2021. After a DNF in the first race, Shreyas went on to win two races and bagged third place[8] five times to finish second in the Championship behind Jinendra Kiran Sangave, the winner. In six of the 10 races, he clocked the fastest lap.[9] In 2022, he also entered the MMSC fmsci Indian National Motorcycle Drag Racing Championship and won a race. In September 2022, he became the first FIM MiniGP India Champion beating the early leader Jinendra Sangave.[10] Both of them represented India in the FIM MiniGP World Finals at Valencia from 2 to 3 November.[11] In 2023, he won the first four races in the TVS one-make Rookie class.[12] He was scheduled to take part in the Malaysian Superbikes Championship at Sepang in August 2023 for team CRA Motorsports in the 250cc category.[13]
Death
editShreyas Hareesh died on 5 August 2023 after a crash in the third round of the MRF MMSC fmsci Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship in the Rookie category of the TVS one-make championship race at the Madras International Circuit.[14][15][16][17] He was cremated at the Hebbal Crematorium in Bengaluru on 7 August 2023 after a ceremony at his residence in Sahakaranagar[18] where family and friends paid their last respects.
References
edit- ^ "Shreyas Hareesh, Jinendra Kiran Sangave Qualify for FIM MiniGP World Series Finals". News18. 5 September 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ "Bike racer Shreyas Hareesh passes away in INMRC crash". Autocar India. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Young rider Shreyas Hareesh dies in racing incident". The Hindu. 5 August 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ Bodapati, David (11 September 2021). "Third win for Rajini Krishnan, Jagan Kumar". INDIA in F1. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Prime Minister Felicitated Young Motorbike Racer Shreyas Hareesh". Drishti IAS. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ Thyagarajan, Roshan. "Shreyas laid to rest as racing fraternity pays its last respects". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ "Racing towards a dream: Bengaluru's 11-year-old biker Shreyas Hareesh". The New Indian Express. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ DC, Correspondent (12 September 2021). [deccanchronicle.com "Rajani, Jagan on a roll"]. Deccan Chronicle. pp. sports page 2.
{{cite news}}:|first=has generic name (help); Check|url=value (help) - ^ Akhil (17 August 2022). "12 year old Shreyas, a racing super star in the making". IAMABIKER - Everything Motorcycle!. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "Hareesh, Sangave to represent India in FIM MiniGP world finals". Autocar India. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "Shreyas Hareesh, Jinendra Kiran Sangave qualify for Finals". The Times of India. 6 September 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "13-year-old bike racer Shreyas Hareesh dies in racing accident in Chennai". India Today. 6 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "13-Year-Old Racing Prodigy Shreyas Hareesh Dies In Crash At Chennai Circuit". TimesNow. 6 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ Gautam, Mitali (6 August 2023). "Who was Shreyas Hareesh? Rising star of Indian bike racing dies". The Statesman. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "All about 13-year-old racing prodigy Shreyas Hareesh who died in a crash". The Economic Times. 6 August 2023. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Who Was Shreyas Hareesh? Teen Prodigy Who Died In A Crash At Chennai Racing Circuit". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "'He was born to race': Bengaluru racing fraternity mourns death of 13-year-old rider Shreyas Hareesh on Chennai track". The Indian Express. 6 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ Thyagarajan,DHNS, Roshan. "One small step for biker boy, one giant leap for a family". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 10 August 2023.