MRF Challenge: Chadwick moves into narrow lead

CHENNAI: One of the only two female drivers on the grid, Jamie Chadwick scored a fine win to move into the championship lead, just one point ahead of rival Max Defourny, in the third and final round of the MRF Challenge at the MMRT here on Saturday.

With three more races to be run on Sunday, Britain’s Chadwick, who has won four races in 12 starts, has 218 points to Belgian Defourny’s 217.

Chadwick, 20, starting Race 2 second on the reverse grid, had a brilliant start as she moved past pole sitter Dylan Young of Australia and over the 20 laps, built up a sizeable lead for a deserving win. Young finished second, almost a second behind Chadwick, while German Andreas Estner finished third.