Akhil Rabindra, the only Indian driver on the grid, will commence his racing season with the 2021 European GT4 Championship on Saturday, April 17 at the famous Monza circuit in Italy. Rabindra, who is associated with the Aston Martin Racing (AMR) Driver Academy since 2019, will be driving an Aston Martin.
A press release informing the same said, "This weekend of April 16-18, 2021, will see Akhil racing for AGS Events Racing Team in Round 1 of the 2021 European GT4 Championship.
"The 24-year-old racer who also is the only Indian driver in the European GT4 Championship this season will be driving an Aston Martin Racing V8 Vantage GT4. Rabindra would be racing in the silver category and will be joined by his French teammate Hugo Conde for the 2021 season in the silver category," the release added.
This will be Rabindra's second outing at the Monza circuit after 2019 where he finished 7th and 8th respectively in the Silver Category for Pro Sport Performance.
Rabindra was excited and looked forward to the race. "This will be my second time at the Monza circuit and I am looking forward to the race for my team AGS Events Racing Team. Monza is a really fast track and is equally challenging and I hope to better my performance here this time around," said Rabindra ahead of the race weekend.
The opening race of the event will have one of the largest grids with 48 cars vying for the podium. "The grid would include 18 cars in the silver category while 19 cars would represent the pro-am category. Further a total of 11 cars would be racing in the amateur category," the release added.
The race will be streamed LIVE on European GT4 Championships YouTube Page on 17th & 18th April 2021.
LIVE Streaming Time –
17th April 2021: GT4 European (Qualifying Race) – 15:10 Hrs (IST) Onwards
17th April 2021: GT4 European (Race 1) – 20:55 Hrs (IST) Onwards
18th April 2021: GT4 European (Race 2) – 16:40 Hrs (IST) Onwards
