Sarath Kumar is a professional motorcycle

Motorcycle

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 road racer

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 and a national champion in the 125cc class. Sarath began his already stellar career in with the Ten10 Racing Team now the WTR-Ten10 Racing

WTR-Ten10 Racing

WTR-Ten10 refers to the team partnership between the WTR and Ten10 Racing teams, which is structured on a three-year basis. It is the first team from India to participate in the MotoGP. The team will feature in the new Moto3 class in 2012 and also has intentions to compete in the Moto2 category...

 team and will compete in the 125cc class in the 2011 MotoGP.

Education

Sarath completed his secondary schooling from the Tamil Nadu Open university in 2008 and is currently pursuing a bachelors degree in Business Management (BBM) through the Madras Open University.

Career

Sarath started racing as a privateer for the first time on a TVS Apache 150 – 4 stroke in the “TVS Race a bike scheme class” during the JK Junior Championship – summer cup 2008 and finished second in both races. He then joined TVS Racing (TVS factory team) in its debut year and bagged the National Champion title for the year 2008 in the “up to 130 cc 4-stroke” novice class.

Through a two-year journey of mostly ups, he is now all set to compete in the 125cc class in the 2011 MotoGP.

Achievements

In 2009 Sarath joined Ten10 Racing India Pvt Ltd during the 3rd round and competed in the “Up to 165 cc 4-stroke Open class”. He finished fourth overall.

In September 2009 Sarath entered the FIM UAM Indian round of the Asia GP championship as a wildcard entry in the “Honda Stunner” class and finished seventh and eighth amidst International riders.

In January 2010 Sarath won the Indian 4-stroke “up to 165cc Open class” during the MECO Endurance Race, which lasted for 90 minutes non-stop, and was adjudged as the best rider of the day.

During the MRF International Challenge 2010, Kumar finished first overall in the “Yamaha 135cc one-make underbone class” and second overall in the “Group D – 4-stroke Up to 165cc Open class” in the MRF International Challenge 2010.

He also attended the “California Superbike School” by Keith Code at the MMSC Track, Chennai, India in February 2010 due to the Madras Motor Sports Club offering a free seat for the 4-day training program as an effort to coach young talent.

In August 2010 Kumar participated in the FIM UAM Asia GP Indian Championship round as a wild card entry in the “Honda Stunner” class and finished fourth and fifth even with International riders in the mix.

Based on his performance during the FIM UAM Asia GP (Indian round), the “Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI) offered Kumar a sponsored entry for the Japan round of the UAM championship - a very rare occurrence at such an early stage in a moto racer's career. He finished seventh and eighth overall during both the races amidst International riders and also set the second fastest laptime at the circuit for the class – 1:54.3.

He currently leads the championship in the “Indian experts – 130 to 165cc 4-stroke – fully modified Group B class”. Sarath set the fastest laptime to have been clocked by any Indian motorcycle during all rounds - his inclination to set records once again brought to the forefront.


Below is a table of Sarath's laptimes at the FIM UAM Asia GP:

Round	Laptime
1	2:01.7
2	2:00.5
3	1:59.2
4	1:58.5

Adjudged as the fastest rider in the Indian class and also the first rider to break the 2-minute barrier on an Indian bike at the circuit.



Sarath is on his way to a promising career in the MotoGP and motorcycle racing in general.

By season

Season	Class	Motorcycle	Race	Win	Podium	Pole	FLap	Pts	Plcd
	125cc	Aprilia Aprilia Aprilia is an Italian motorcycle company, one of the seven marques owned by Piaggio, the world's fourth largest motorcycle manufacturer.Aprilia started as a scooter manufacturer, but has more recently come to be known for its race-winning sportbikes...	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
Total			1	0	0	0	0	0

By class

Class	Seasons	1st GP	1st Pod	1st Win	Race	Win	Podiums	Pole Pole position The term "pole position", as used in motorsports, comes from the horse racing term where the number one starter starts on the inside next to the inside pole. The term made its way, along with several other customs, to auto racing. In circuit motorsports, a driver has pole position when he or she...	FLap	Pts	WChmp
125 cc	2011	2011 Qatar 2011 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix The 2011 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix was the opening round of the 2011 MotoGP championship. It took place on the weekend of March 17–20, 2011 at the Losail International Circuit located in Doha, Qatar....			1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Races by year

(key)

Yr	Class	Bike	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final Pos	Pts
2011 2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season The 2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 63rd F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season. The 2011 season was also the final season for 125cc machinery, as a new four-stroke Moto3 class will be introduced in 2012....	125cc	Aprilia Aprilia Aprilia is an Italian motorcycle company, one of the seven marques owned by Piaggio, the world's fourth largest motorcycle manufacturer.Aprilia started as a scooter manufacturer, but has more recently come to be known for its race-winning sportbikes...	QAT 2011 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix The 2011 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix was the opening round of the 2011 MotoGP championship. It took place on the weekend of March 17–20, 2011 at the Losail International Circuit located in Doha, Qatar.... DNQ	SPA 2011 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix The 2011 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix was the second round of the 2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of April 1–3, 2011 at the Circuito de Jerez located in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain.-MotoGP classification:... DNQ	POR 2011 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix The 2011 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix was the third round of the 2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of April 29–May 1, 2011 at the Autódromo do Estoril located in Estoril, Portugal.-MotoGP classification:... 24	FRA 2011 French motorcycle Grand Prix The 2011 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the fourth round of the 2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of May 13–15, 2011 at the Bugatti Circuit in Le Mans, France.-MotoGP classification:-Moto2 classification:...	CAT 2011 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix The 2011 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of June 3–5, 2011 at the Circuit de Catalunya...	GBR 2011 British motorcycle Grand Prix The 2011 British motorcycle Grand Prix was the sixth round of the 2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 10–12 June 2011 at Silverstone.-MotoGP classification:-Moto2 classification:-125cc classification:...	NED 2011 Dutch TT The 2011 Dutch TT was the seventh round of the 2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of June 23–25, 2011 at the TT Circuit Assen.-MotoGP classification:-Moto2 classification:-125cc classification:...	ITA 2011 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix The 2011 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix was the eighth round of the 2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of July 1–3, 2011 at the Mugello Circuit.-MotoGP classification:-Moto2 classification:...	GER 2011 German motorcycle Grand Prix The 2011 German motorcycle Grand Prix was the ninth round of the 2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of July 15–17, 2011 at the Sachsenring, located in Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Germany. The 125cc race was notable for producing a dead heat for first place...	CZE 2011 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix The 2011 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix was the eleventh round of the 2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of August 12–14, 2011 at the Masaryk Circuit located in Brno.-MotoGP classification:...	IND 2011 Indianapolis motorcycle Grand Prix The 2011 Indianapolis Grand Prix was the twelfth round of the 2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of August 26–28, 2011 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.The race was won by Casey Stoner.-MotoGP classification:...	RSM 2011 San Marino and Rimini's Coast motorcycle Grand Prix The 2011 San Marino and Rimini's Coast motorcycle Grand Prix was the thirteenth round of the 2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of September 2–4, 2011 at the Misano World Circuit.-MotoGP classification:...	ARA 2011 Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix The 2011 Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix was the fourteenth round of the 2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of September 16–18, 2011 at the Motorland Aragón circuit.-MotoGP classification:-Moto2 classification:...	JPN 2011 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix The 2011 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifteenth round of the 2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of September 29–October 2, 2011 at the Twin Ring Motegi, located in Motegi, Japan...	AUS 2011 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix The 2011 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix was the sixteenth round of the 2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 14–16 October 2011 at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit.-MotoGP classification:...	MAL 2011 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix The 2011 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix was the seventeenth round of the 2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of October 21–23, 2011 at the Sepang International Circuit, but the Moto GP race was red flagged and subsequently cancelled after two laps due to a...	VAL 2011 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix The 2011 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix was the last round of the 2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of November 4–6, 2011 at the Circuito Ricardo Tormo. It was the first race since the death of Marco Simoncelli in Sepang...	NC	0