Copparam Shreyas Hareesh (26 July 2010 – 5 August 2023) was an Indian racing rider. He won[1] the inaugural MiniGP India series in September 2022.[2][3] Shreyas made his National debut in 2021 and got a podium and a victory in his very first year.[4] At the Uttar Pradesh Global Investors Summit 2023 in Lucknow, he was felicitated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 10 February 2023.[5]

Early life

Shreyas Hareesh was born in Bengaluru to Copparam Parandaman Hareesh and Sandhya Jayanthi S. He was studying Class 7 in Kensri School in Bengaluru.[6]

Motorsports career

Shreyas started his professional motorsports career in 2021 after dabbling with Supercross in 2019. In his first appearance, he won a private event at Adichunchanagiri Mutt in Hassan when he was nine.[7] Shreyas made his National debut in the MRF MMSC fmsci Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship in 2021. After a DNF in the first race, Shreyas went on to win two races and bagged third place[8] five times to finish second in the Championship behind Jinendra Kiran Sangave, the winner. In six of the 10 races, he clocked the fastest lap.[9] In 2022, he also entered the MMSC fmsci Indian National Motorcycle Drag Racing Championship and won a race. In September 2022, he became the first FIM MiniGP India Champion beating the early leader Jinendra Sangave.[10] Both of them represented India in the FIM MiniGP World Finals at Valencia from 2 to 3 November.[11] In 2023, he won the first four races in the TVS one-make Rookie class.[12] He was scheduled to take part in the Malaysian Superbikes Championship at Sepang in August 2023 for team CRA Motorsports in the 250cc category.[13]

Death

Shreyas Hareesh died on 5 August 2023 after a crash in the third round of the MRF MMSC fmsci Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship in the Rookie category of the TVS one-make championship race at the Madras International Circuit.[14][15][16][17] He was cremated at the Hebbal Crematorium in Bengaluru on 7 August 2023 after a ceremony at his residence in Sahakaranagar[18] where family and friends paid their last respects.

References

  1. "Shreyas Hareesh, Jinendra Kiran Sangave Qualify for FIM MiniGP World Series Finals". News18. 5 September 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  2. "Bike racer Shreyas Hareesh passes away in INMRC crash". Autocar India. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  3. "Young rider Shreyas Hareesh dies in racing incident". The Hindu. 5 August 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  4. Bodapati, David (11 September 2021). "Third win for Rajini Krishnan, Jagan Kumar". INDIA in F1. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  5. "Prime Minister Felicitated Young Motorbike Racer Shreyas Hareesh". Drishti IAS. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  6. Thyagarajan, Roshan. "Shreyas laid to rest as racing fraternity pays its last respects". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  7. "Racing towards a dream: Bengaluru's 11-year-old biker Shreyas Hareesh". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  8. DC, Correspondent (12 September 2021). [deccanchronicle.com "Rajani, Jagan on a roll"]. Deccan Chronicle. pp. sports page 2. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help)
  9. Akhil (17 August 2022). "12 year old Shreyas, a racing super star in the making". IAMABIKER - Everything Motorcycle!. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  10. "Hareesh, Sangave to represent India in FIM MiniGP world finals". Autocar India. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  11. "Shreyas Hareesh, Jinendra Kiran Sangave qualify for Finals". The Times of India. 6 September 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  12. "13-year-old bike racer Shreyas Hareesh dies in racing accident in Chennai". India Today. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  13. "13-Year-Old Racing Prodigy Shreyas Hareesh Dies In Crash At Chennai Circuit". TimesNow. 6 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  14. Gautam, Mitali (6 August 2023). "Who was Shreyas Hareesh? Rising star of Indian bike racing dies". The Statesman. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  15. "All about 13-year-old racing prodigy Shreyas Hareesh who died in a crash". The Economic Times. 6 August 2023. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  16. "Who Was Shreyas Hareesh? Teen Prodigy Who Died In A Crash At Chennai Racing Circuit". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  17. "'He was born to race': Bengaluru racing fraternity mourns death of 13-year-old rider Shreyas Hareesh on Chennai track". The Indian Express. 6 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  18. Thyagarajan,DHNS, Roshan. "One small step for biker boy, one giant leap for a family". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
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