L. MathekaAakif Virani named motorsport personality of the year 2021
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The gala night also awarded the 2021 champions in various motorsport disciplines as well as meritorious achievements.
Skoda Fabia-R5 driver Aakif Virani, was on Saturday 15 January named Motorsport personality of the year in a gala awards ceremony held at Kenya Motorsport offices at Kasarani Stadium.
Aakif sealed the Kenya National Rally Championship (KNRC) Division one Championship with two legs to go and also bagged his maiden career victory in Nanyuki following the disqualification of Carl Tundo, Baldev Charger and Jasmeet Chana.
Aakif Virani has been named Kenya Motorsports Personality Of The Year.#seanknows pic.twitter.com/LEjln7iNwG
— Sean Cardovillis (@sean_cardo) January 15, 2022
In the season-opening leg Nakuru rally, won by Baldev and the second leg of the nine-leg series, the Equator Rally in Nanyuki, Aakif did not finish and this missed out on points.
He, however, picked points in five consecutive events beginning with the Safari Rally which was making a return to the World Rally Championship (WRC), through to his win in Nanyuki. He was disqualified in Thika Rally and did not finish in the last leg of the series, the Guru Nanak Rally.
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— Sean Cardovillis (@sean_cardo) November 24, 2021
Aakif Virani declared the winner of the 2021 @KCBGroup Nanyuki Rally following the disqualification of Carl Tundo.
It's his maiden Kenya National Rally Championship victory.#seanknows pic.twitter.com/NX1t1OS4a9
Linet Ayuko was voted the KNRC Navigator of the year after a series of top ten positions. She navigated Maxine Wahome in Division Two and Hussein Malik in Division One racked up unassailable points in the Division Two navigators championship.
Division One driver Mcrae Kimathi was awarded the FIA ARC Junior Championship for Drivers as well as the FIA ARC 3 title. His navigator Mwangi Kioni savoured his as the FIA ARC 3 Championship for Co-Drivers .
KENYA MOTORSPORT FEDERATION CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS 2021
KENYA NATIONAL TARMAC CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS 20214WD Class- Umang Soni
KENYA NATIONAL KARTING CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS 2021
Rookie of the Year- Shane Chandaria
Rotax Junior Max Class- Walt Alobo
Cadet Comer Class- Kris Bhanderi
KENYA NATIONAL RALLY RAID CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS 2021
Overall Champion Driver -Ross Field
Overall Champion Co - Driver- Quentin Savage
Motorcar Class - Prototype Driver -Ross Field
Motorcar Class - Prototype Co - Driver: Quentin Savage
Motorcar Class - Modified Driver: Ian Duncan
Motorcar Class - Modified Co - Driver:Jaspal Matharu
KENYA NATIONAL 4 x 4 CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS 2021
Beginner Driver:Munene Gitau Jr
Co - Driver: Gitau Munene
Intermediate Driver: Ben Waiyaki
Co - Driver: Orina Eliud Nyakorai
Expert Driver: Gurashish Singh
Co - Driver : Kunal Patel
KENYA NATIONAL AUTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS 2021
Class 1 - 2wd Non-Turbo Buggy: Zameer Verjee
Class 2 - 2wd Non-Turbo Car :Rajveer Thethy
Class 3 - 2wd Turbo Buggy :Lovejyot Singh
Class 6 - 4wd Turbo: Lovejyot Singh
Class 7 - Open: Hamza Anwar
Class 8 - Quad: Gurraj Singh
Class 9 - Bambino: Yuvraj Rajput
Class 10 - Junior 2wd Non-Turbo: Brandon Ng'anga
Class 11 - Peewee: Kiana Rajput
KENYA NATIONAL RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS 2021
Navigator of the year : Linet Ayuko
Group N Driver : Jasmeet Chana
Co - Driver : Ravi Chana
Division 2 Driver : Daren Miranda
Division 1 Driver: Aakif Virani
Co - Driver: Azhar Bhatti
KNRC Driver Carl Tundo
KNRC Navigator: Tim Jessop
FIA TROPHIES
FIA ARC Junior Championship for Drivers champion Mcrae Kimathi
FIA ARC 3 Championship for Drivers champion Mcrae Kimathi
FIA ARC 3 Championship for Co-Drivers champion Mwangi Kioni
FIA Founding Member's Club Heritage Cup Robert Dewar
MOTORSPORT PERSONALITY OF YEAR 2021 Aakif Virani
