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The INRC Heads for Kodagu as Robusta Rally Returns
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Motorsport · INRC · Rally Preview

The INRC Heads for Kodagu as Robusta Rally Returns

The Blueband Sports FMSCI Indian National Rally Championship is due in Kodagu from 20 to 22 November for Round 3, the Robusta Rally. The calendar gives the season a fresh setting after the gravel roads of Coimbatore, with teams now waiting on the event bulletin for the detail that turns a date into a route.

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Dean and Gagan Win Rally of Coimbatore as 52 Crews Reach the Classification
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Motorsport · INRC · Rally of Coimbatore 2026

Dean and Gagan Win Rally of Coimbatore as 52 Crews Reach the Classification

Dean Mascarenhas and Gagan Karumbaiah won Round 2 in Coimbatore, ahead of Karna Kadur, Jason Saldanha and Naveen Puligilla, in a rally shaped by speed, new cars and determined recovery drives.

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Dean and Gagan Win Rally of Coimbatore as 52 Crews Reach the Classification
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INRC · Final results

Dean and Gagan Win Rally of Coimbatore as 52 Crews Reach the Classification

20 September 2026
INRC 3T at Coimbatore: Anushriya Gulati Leads a New Turbocharged Story
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INRC · INRC 3T class report

INRC 3T at Coimbatore: Anushriya Gulati Leads a New Turbocharged Story

20 September 2026
Masters at Coimbatore: Pradeep Ravi Heads a Five-Crew Polo Story
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INRC · Masters class report

Masters at Coimbatore: Pradeep Ravi Heads a Five-Crew Polo Story

20 September 2026
Gypsy Challenge at Coimbatore: Chethan Chengappa Leads the Six-Car Fight
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ViPeople season desk · INRC 2026

India’s rally season, round by round.

Follow the championship from the opening stage to the final flag, with every round gathered in one clear view.

SEASON CALENDAR
Round focus · R2Coimbatore

Rally of Coimbatore

18–20 September 2026

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Round 3 · Robusta Rally, Kodagu

20–22 November
INRC · KodaguRobusta Rally · Round 320 to 22 November 2026
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Round 2 · official timing service

Top ten and class leaders

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PosCrewVehicleClassTotal
1Dean Mascarenhas / Gagan KarumbaiahPoloINRC 101:36:19.777
2Karna Kadur / Musa SherifPoloINRC 101:36:43.259
3Jason Saldanha / Srinivas Murthy P VPeugeot 208INRC 101:37:50.400
4Naveen Puligilla / Santhosh ThomasFord FiestaINRC 101:38:09.237
5Aditya Thakur / Virender KashyapPoloINRC 201:38:27.655
6Philippos Matthai / Harish K NPoloINRC 201:39:02.896
7Harkrishan Wadia / Kunal KashyapPoloINRC 101:39:17.719
8Anushriya Gulati / Karan AuktaCitroen C3INRC 3T01:39:23.810
9Ritesh Rai / Phalguna RaghavendraPoloINRC 101:39:35.690
10Ritesh M. Guttedar / Suraj MPoloINRC 201:40:05.152
INRC 17 classified
PosCrewVehicleTotal
1Dean Mascarenhas / Gagan KarumbaiahPolo01:36:19.777
2Karna Kadur / Musa SherifPolo01:36:43.259
3Jason Saldanha / Srinivas Murthy P VPeugeot 20801:37:50.400
4Naveen Puligilla / Santhosh ThomasFord Fiesta01:38:09.237
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Championship standings

Points table · R1
PosCrewTeamResult
1Karna Kadur / Kumar RamaswamyArka Motorsports01:59:55.5
2Ritesh Guttedar / M. SurajAART Motorsports02:04:27.4
3Arvind Dheerendra / Shahid SalmanDuran Racing02:04:29.2

Round 2 is complete. Dean Mascarenhas / Gagan Karumbaiah won Rally of Coimbatore in 01:36:19.777. The official timing service carries the full classification; the season points table remains separate from the event result.

Round 1 · 49th South India Rally

Kadur opens the season with a hard-earned win

Karna Kadur and Kumar Ramaswamy won the INRC Overall classification at the 49th South India Rally after a turbo problem and a late mechanical retirement for Gaurav Gill reshaped the weekend.

INRC OverallKarna Kadur / Kumar RamaswamyArka Motorsports
INRC 2Ritesh Guttedar / M. SurajAART Motorsports
INRC 3Arvind Dheerendra / Shahid SalmanDuran Racing
INRC 3TVishakh Balachandran / Chiranth JainDuran Racing
LadiesTarushi Vikram / Athreya KousgiChettinad Sporting
Junior INRCTarushi Vikram / Athreya KousgiChettinad Sporting
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Official 2026–27 listing

The season calendar

6 rounds · 1 reserve
R1Completed

49th South India Rally

Chennai

17–19 April 2026Chennai · season opener
R2Completed

Rally of Coimbatore

Coimbatore

18–20 September 2026Dean Mascarenhas / Gagan Karumbaiah · overall winners
R3Upcoming

Robusta Rally, Kodagu

Coorg

20–22 November 2026Kodagu · Coorg
R4Upcoming

50th K1000 Rally

Bangalore

18–20 December 2026Karnataka 1000
R5Upcoming

Rally of the Highlands

Indore

29–31 January 2027Central India
R6Upcoming

Jagdalpur, Bastar

Chhattisgarh

26–28 February 2027Bastar · Chhattisgarh
ReserveReserve

Reserve date

Season reserve weekend

26–28 March 2027Held if required
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The INRC Heads for Kodagu as Robusta Rally Returns
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INRC · Robusta Rally

The INRC Heads for Kodagu as Robusta Rally Returns

26 October 2026
Dean and Gagan Win Rally of Coimbatore as 52 Crews Reach the Classification
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INRC · Final results

Dean and Gagan Win Rally of Coimbatore as 52 Crews Reach the Classification

20 September 2026
INRC 3T at Coimbatore: Anushriya Gulati Leads a New Turbocharged Story
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INRC · INRC 3T class report

INRC 3T at Coimbatore: Anushriya Gulati Leads a New Turbocharged Story

20 September 2026
Masters at Coimbatore: Pradeep Ravi Heads a Five-Crew Polo Story
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INRC · Gypsy Challenge report

Gypsy Challenge at Coimbatore: Chethan Chengappa Leads the Six-Car Fight

20 September 2026
Coimbatore Day Two: Dean and Gagan Finish What They Started
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INRC · Day 2 report

Coimbatore Day Two: Dean and Gagan Finish What They Started

20 September 2026
INRC 2 at Coimbatore: Aditya Thakur and Virender Kashyap Win, Philippos Matthai Second and Ritesh Guttedar Third
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INRC · INRC 2 class report

INRC 2 at Coimbatore: Aditya Thakur and Virender Kashyap Win, Philippos Matthai Second and Ritesh Guttedar Third

20 September 2026
Harkrishan Wadia / Kunal Kashyap
Polo
01:39:17.719
9Ritesh Rai / Phalguna RaghavendraPolo01:39:35.690
51Monish L / Manjunath G MPolo02:12:41.186
INRC 29 classified
PosCrewVehicleTotal
5Aditya Thakur / Virender KashyapPolo01:38:27.655
6Philippos Matthai / Harish K NPolo01:39:02.896
10Ritesh M. Guttedar / Suraj MPolo01:40:05.152
11Pragathi Gowda / Trisha AlonkarPolo01:40:11.116
21Arjun Mavaji / Jeevarathinam JFronx01:43:09.812
24Rakshit Iyer / Chandu ShekarPolo01:44:29.130
34Ramcharan C / Vignesh MahalingamFronx01:52:01.599
48Daraius Shroff / Arjun DheerendraPolo02:04:08.220
49Jeet Jhabakh / A G Somayyai2002:08:40.051
INRC 3T8 classified
PosCrewVehicleTotal
8Anushriya Gulati / Karan AuktaCitroen C301:39:23.810
12Arjun Rajeev / Chandra MouliBaleno RS01:40:34.297
14Adith KC / Avinash C ABaleno RS01:40:39.640
20Maninder Singh / Prince Rohit GowdaPolo01:42:39.293
30Darshan Kokkengada / Kushalappa MadapandaPolo01:50:16.047
33Baljinder Singh Dhillon / Goutham C.PPolo01:51:43.324
38Thejas S Reddy / Arjun SSBi2001:53:18.920
47Vishakh B / Chiranth JainFronx02:00:02.224
INRC 317 classified
PosCrewVehicleTotal
13Venunath V / Sanath GPolo01:40:36.798
15Jenu Johnson / Lenin JosephPolo01:41:21.733
16Abishek Gowda T C / Mahesh NandiPolo01:41:27.404
17Tarushi Vikram / Athreya KousgiPolo01:42:25.254
18Shivani Pruthvi / Vinay ManjunathPolo01:42:25.461
19Chandan Manche Gowda / Suraj Keshava PrasadPolo01:42:35.951
22Pradeep Ravi / Thimmanna UppapandaPolo01:44:06.373
23Phoebe Dale / Shahid SalmanPolo01:44:11.590
25Abhimanyu Sajeevan / Vijay AnandPolo01:45:19.840
27Arvind Dheerendra / Naushad K MPolo01:46:39.801
28Ramprasanth S / Sagar MPolo01:48:29.870
29Hoshmand Elavia / Venu Rameshkumar VPolo01:48:38.118
40Abdul Salam / Sushmith PanchajanyamPolo01:54:15.843
41Athira Murali / Arun ChakkalayakalPolo01:54:32.182
44MJ Amjadh / Marimanavalan A PPolo02:06:36.660
46PS Nagendra / Akshay RaoPolo02:08:04.398
50Vihaan Bhatt / Vivek BhattPolo02:12:26.384
Masters4 classified
PosCrewVehicleTotal
26Dinesh Kumar T / Lohith J MPolo01:46:08.305
35Balakrishna J / Bopanna NelammakkadaPolo01:52:37.839
43Ashok P John / Arun VPolo02:00:58.102
45Sangeeth Samuel / Vybhav Mukund RaoPolo02:08:00.968
Classic1 classified
PosCrewVehicleTotal
31Lavan Poonacha M.P / Ruthwick B.HCity01:50:36.097
Gypsy6 classified
PosCrewVehicleTotal
32Kariappa Mekerira / Abhinav GanapathyGypsy01:51:38.540
36Avin Nanjappa / Abhilash SudhindraGypsy01:53:02.849
37Chethan Chengappa / Sujith ChengappaGypsy01:53:13.310
39Sanjay Agarwal / Dinky VargheseGypsy01:53:29.782
42Vinod Singh / Shailendra SinghGypsy01:55:19.402
52Kavan Kariappa K G / Gaurav AiyappaGypsy02:19:39.775
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INRC · Masters class report

Masters at Coimbatore: Pradeep Ravi Heads a Five-Crew Polo Story

20 September 2026
Gypsy Challenge at Coimbatore: Chethan Chengappa Leads the Six-Car Fight
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INRC · Gypsy Challenge report

Gypsy Challenge at Coimbatore: Chethan Chengappa Leads the Six-Car Fight

20 September 2026
Coimbatore Day Two: Dean and Gagan Finish What They Started
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INRC · Day 2 report

Coimbatore Day Two: Dean and Gagan Finish What They Started

20 September 2026
INRC 2 at Coimbatore: Aditya Thakur and Virender Kashyap Win, Philippos Matthai Second and Ritesh Guttedar Third
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INRC · INRC 2 class report

INRC 2 at Coimbatore: Aditya Thakur and Virender Kashyap Win, Philippos Matthai Second and Ritesh Guttedar Third

20 September 2026
Ritesh M. Guttedar Keeps the AART Motorsports Polo in the INRC 2 Fight
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INRC · Ritesh Guttedar

Ritesh M. Guttedar Keeps the AART Motorsports Polo in the INRC 2 Fight

20 September 2026
Venu Holds the Line: Venunath V Wins INRC 3 at Coimbatore
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INRC · INRC 3 winner

Venu Holds the Line: Venunath V Wins INRC 3 at Coimbatore

20 September 2026
INRC 3 at Coimbatore: Venunath V Wins, Jenu Johnson Second and Abishek Gowda Third
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INRC · INRC 3 class report

INRC 3 at Coimbatore: Venunath V Wins, Jenu Johnson Second and Abishek Gowda Third

20 September 2026
Tarushi Vikram Sets the INRC 3 SS08 Benchmark at Coimbatore
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INRC · Stage pace

Tarushi Vikram Sets the INRC 3 SS08 Benchmark at Coimbatore

20 September 2026
Dean and Gagan Bring a WRC Lesson Home to Coimbatore
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INRC · Dean and Gagan

Dean and Gagan Bring a WRC Lesson Home to Coimbatore

20 September 2026
Coimbatore Day One: Dean and Gagan Give the Rally Its First Shape
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INRC · Day 1 report

Coimbatore Day One: Dean and Gagan Give the Rally Its First Shape

19 September 2026
Behind the Scenes: Preparing for the Coimbatore Rally
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INRC Testing

Behind the Scenes: Preparing for the Coimbatore Rally

30 August 2026
Rally of Coimbatore 2026: Route, Entry List and Final Result
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INRC · Coimbatore archive

Rally of Coimbatore 2026: Route, Entry List and Final Result

24 August 2026
Beyond the Timing Sheets: Inside the Crew
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Inside the Crew

Beyond the Timing Sheets: Inside the Crew

24 August 2026
Six Rounds, Seven Dates: The Official 2026 to 27 INRC Calendar
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Calendar

Six Rounds, Seven Dates: The Official 2026 to 27 INRC Calendar

21 August 2026
Fabid Ahmer and Milen George Set the Pace at ARCH Rally’s Debut
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ARCH Rally

Fabid Ahmer and Milen George Set the Pace at ARCH Rally’s Debut

11 August 2026
Three FMSCI Weekends to Watch This August
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FMSCI Calendar

Three FMSCI Weekends to Watch This August

11 August 2026
Dean Mascarenhas and Gagan Karumbaiah: A Championship Built One Rally at a Time
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Road to WRC

Dean Mascarenhas and Gagan Karumbaiah: A Championship Built One Rally at a Time

11 August 2026
Dheerendra and Salman Give Duran Racing a Debut Class Win
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INRC 3

Dheerendra and Salman Give Duran Racing a Debut Class Win

20 April 2026
Tarushi Vikram Takes a Double in Chennai
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Ladies & Junior

Tarushi Vikram Takes a Double in Chennai

20 April 2026
Karna Kadur Wins the 49th South India Rally After a Masterful Drive
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INRC

Karna Kadur Wins the 49th South India Rally After a Masterful Drive

19 April 2026