New Delhi [India], January 13 (ANI): Indian GT Racer and tech entrepreneur Akshay Gupta is ready to grow to be the second Indian driver to take part within the Dubai 24 Hours race. Gupta follows the path blazed by famend Indian actor Ajith Kumar, who beforehand made the headlines returning to skilled racing at Dubai 24 Hours. The 2025 version of the race will see a complete of 65 vehicles with 6 totally different lessons. This occasion will mark the twentieth staging of 24H Dubai to be held at Dubai Autodrome. Gupta will likely be racing with the German racing crew asBest Racing behind the wheel of a Seat Cupra Leon TCR automobile within the TCE Class the place the competitors is scarce. There are 3 whole entries within the class and Gupta’s automobile will likely be beginning on pole place. The 32-year-old will likely be joined by the Japanese Junichi Umemoto, German Lutz Obermann, Swedish Henrik Sandell and Nadir Zuhour from UAE in automobile 102. The race will go on continuous for twenty-four hours the place the drivers will maintain taking turns in a relay format. Commenting on his participation, Akshay Gupta, Pro RacerEntrepreneur mentioned as quoted by a from the racer’s crew, “I wanted to do this race back in 2016. I got a call from asBest on Monday to know if I was available and I jumped on the opportunity. The TCR car is an upgrade from the production cars I race in the Nurburgring Endurance Championship. They have more power, weigh less and have a lot more downforce. Additionally, I have not yet done a full 24-hour race, so, there are a lot of firsts for me and it will warm me up for the 2025 NLS championship scheduled for March end!”Akshay Gupta is a trailblazing Indian racing driver and tech entrepreneur who has defied obstacles to realize success in each realms. Born with clubfoot, Akshay has overcome bodily challenges to excel in motorsports. His racing profession started in 2010, with notable milestones together with: – Vice Champion in VT2-F Class in Nurburgring Langstrecken-Serie in 2024 with the Hyundai i30N (2 race wins and 4 podiums)- Runner-up on the 2013 National Championship season finale at Buddh International Circuit for Toyota- Selected by Nissan for his or her Asian GT Academy Finale within the UK, beating 10,000 Indian drivers Akshay’s entrepreneurial spirit led him to discovered Scouto, a related automobile know-how startup acquired by Spinny in 2021. Returning to his racing roots, Akshay now competes within the Nurburgring Langstrecken-Serie, inspiring a brand new technology of Indian drivers. His dedication, resilience, and fervour for racing make him a shining star in Indian motorsports.
About 24H Series The 24H Series is a sports activities automobile racing and touring automobile racing sequence developed by Creventic and with approval from the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA). It options GT3-spec vehicles, GT4-spec vehicles, sports activities vehicles, touring vehicles and 24H-Specials, like silhouette vehicles. The calendar consists solely of 24-hour and 12-hour races. (ANI)