ssp wrote:Been meaning to post the achievements of Gaurav Gill for a while.
He won last year's Asia Pacific rally Championship and has started this year's campaign with a win in NZ.
http://fiaaprc.com/
The championship is a fight between teammates Gaurav and Jan Kopecky.
Gaurav Gill career:-
Started go-karting with JK tyres in 97', 98' Won regional and north Indian championships.
1999 – Rode bike rally and motorcross for Team Factory TVS Suzuki.
2000 – Drove for Team Jk Tyre, Won the south India rally, became the youngest ever rally winner in India @ 18yrs.
2003 – 2nd runners up in Formula Maruti in chennai.
2004 – Racing National Champion. Formula Maruti.
2005 – Overall 2nd in Auto Gymkhana in Taiwan.
2006 – Racing National Champion, Formula Chevrolet Rolon, Runners up in INRC with team JK Tyre.
2007 – National Rally Champion, Motorsport MAn of the Year Award by Overdrive and ICICI bank automotive awards. Participated in the APRC with a 4th overall finish in Rally Indonesia.
2008 – Winner Rally Indonesia APRC, runners up in INRC, participated in World Championship round in Wales Rally GB.
2009 – First Indian to achieve points in WRC-Rally Portugal, Winner INRC. One of the first person across the world to drive the new Mitsubishi EVO X rally car.
2010-Winner Rally Australia APRC. Runners up in APRC. 2nd place finish in International Formula Challenge F-1600.
2012-Won the Indian National Rally Championship.
2013-Gaurav Gill made history by becoming the first Indian driver to win the FIA Asia-Pacific Rally Championship.
Last win 2014 New Zealand