<p>In a late development on Saturday night, Ghosh gained 20 precious seconds following his successful plea for grace time in view of being held up by a slower car through much of Special Stage-8. <br /><br />The Stewards’ decision dislodged Rao from his provisional standing to second place, 14 seconds behind leader Ghosh.<br /><br />On Sunday morning when the final two Stages were run, Ghosh lost 19 seconds to Rao on SS-9, but the Red Rooster driver made 18 seconds on the MRF competitor to regain his overnight lead. The pair clocked identical timing in the concluding Spectator Special Stage.<br /><br />However, Team MRF intended to protest the 20-second grace time to Ghosh and if the Stewards uphold the protest, then it is likely that Rao might yet be declared champion.<br /><br />Finishing third was Delhi’s Sandeep Sharma (co-driver Arjun Chopra) in a Maruti Gypsy.<br /><br />Results (provisional): Overall: Amittrajit Ghosh/ Ashwin Naik (Red Rooster Racing, Cedia N+) 2:10:45, 1; Arjun Aroor Rao/ Satish Rajagopal (Team MRF, Cedia N+) 2:10:58, 2; Sandeep Sharma/ Arjun Chopra (Team Thunderbolt, Maruti Gypsy) 2:16:12, 3.<br /><br />2000cc Class (Cedia N+): Ghosh/ Naik 1; Rao/ Rajagopal 1; Arjun Balu/Sujith Kumar (Team MRF) 2:18:08, 3.<br /><br />1600cc (Maruti Baleno): Vishal GA/ Robinson Rajkumar 2:21:58, 1; Sujay S/ Varun S 2:22:42, 2; Rahul Kantharaj/ Vivek Bhatt 2:26:48, 3.<br /><br />1400cc (MPFI Esteem): Babu/ Thomas, 1; Amith Anand/ Prakash Rodrigues 2:20:23, 2; Francis Jose/ Manoj M (DDL Sports) 2:22:08, 3.<br /><br />Rally Star Cup (Carbureted Esteem): Kadur/ Ghosh, 1; Venkatapathy/ Santosh Kumar S, 2; CG Balaram/ CG Raghuram 2:18:17, 3.<br /><br />Maruti Gypsy: Sharma/ Chopra, 1; Khushwant Randhawa/ Harminder S Kaler 2:22:04, 2; Vijay Jose/ Pradeep Nagabhushan 2:36:16, 3.</p>
<p>In a late development on Saturday night, Ghosh gained 20 precious seconds following his successful plea for grace time in view of being held up by a slower car through much of Special Stage-8. <br /><br />The Stewards’ decision dislodged Rao from his provisional standing to second place, 14 seconds behind leader Ghosh.<br /><br />On Sunday morning when the final two Stages were run, Ghosh lost 19 seconds to Rao on SS-9, but the Red Rooster driver made 18 seconds on the MRF competitor to regain his overnight lead. The pair clocked identical timing in the concluding Spectator Special Stage.<br /><br />However, Team MRF intended to protest the 20-second grace time to Ghosh and if the Stewards uphold the protest, then it is likely that Rao might yet be declared champion.<br /><br />Finishing third was Delhi’s Sandeep Sharma (co-driver Arjun Chopra) in a Maruti Gypsy.<br /><br />Results (provisional): Overall: Amittrajit Ghosh/ Ashwin Naik (Red Rooster Racing, Cedia N+) 2:10:45, 1; Arjun Aroor Rao/ Satish Rajagopal (Team MRF, Cedia N+) 2:10:58, 2; Sandeep Sharma/ Arjun Chopra (Team Thunderbolt, Maruti Gypsy) 2:16:12, 3.<br /><br />2000cc Class (Cedia N+): Ghosh/ Naik 1; Rao/ Rajagopal 1; Arjun Balu/Sujith Kumar (Team MRF) 2:18:08, 3.<br /><br />1600cc (Maruti Baleno): Vishal GA/ Robinson Rajkumar 2:21:58, 1; Sujay S/ Varun S 2:22:42, 2; Rahul Kantharaj/ Vivek Bhatt 2:26:48, 3.<br /><br />1400cc (MPFI Esteem): Babu/ Thomas, 1; Amith Anand/ Prakash Rodrigues 2:20:23, 2; Francis Jose/ Manoj M (DDL Sports) 2:22:08, 3.<br /><br />Rally Star Cup (Carbureted Esteem): Kadur/ Ghosh, 1; Venkatapathy/ Santosh Kumar S, 2; CG Balaram/ CG Raghuram 2:18:17, 3.<br /><br />Maruti Gypsy: Sharma/ Chopra, 1; Khushwant Randhawa/ Harminder S Kaler 2:22:04, 2; Vijay Jose/ Pradeep Nagabhushan 2:36:16, 3.</p>