Avik Anwar
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H.M. Tauhid Anwar Avik (Bengali: এইচ এম তৌহিদ আনোয়ার অভীক)[1][2], better known as Avik Anwar,[3] is a Bangladeshi motorsport racer, Youtuber, internet personality,[4] automotive businessman and journalist.[5] He's Bangladesh's first and as of September 2022, only international motorsport champion from the country.[6][7][8][9] Anwar is considered as one of the pioneers of automobile racing in Bangladesh.[10][11] He was inducted in the list of The outstanding achievements of Bangladeshis in 2021 by The Daily Star.[12]
Career
Car racing
In 2006, Anwar moved to Canada for track driving practice. He returned to Bangladesh after a few years and began his professional racing career by participating and winning the group C of the Rallycross Championship held in Bangladesh, three years in a row from 2014-2016.[13] Anwer received his Formula One track driving license in 2016, which was issued from Canada.[14][15] In 2019 he won in the Volkswagen Amio Cup, an international racing tournament held in India.[16] Anwar raced in the 2019 Malaysia Championship series, which held in the Sepang International Circuit, and won a bronze medal by coming 3rd in the fourth round, making himself the first Bangladeshi to win an international trophy from a racing event which was held in a Formula One track. [17][18] According to The Business Standard, Anwar is Bangladesh's first-ever professional endurance racer,[19] He did a 9-hour long endurance race in the 2019 Malaysian Sepang 1000 km race.[20]
In 2021, Anwar became the first ever Bangladeshi to both have raced and won an international racing event which is approved by the FIA, by winning the UAE Pro Championship GT86 Class.[21][22][23][24]
In March 2022, Anwar became the first Bangladeshi to win an international motorsport racing tournament, by winning the NGK Pro Car Championship in Dubai, UAE. He finished the tournament accumulating 310 points, which was 119 points ahead of the second-placed Scott Dimeler.[8]
In July 2022, Anwar won back back-to-back podiums the third round of the Malaysia Championship Series.[25][26]
Automotive business
Anwar owns and directs Car House Ltd., an international car dealership operating in Bangladesh.[27][28]
Automotive journalism
Anwar is the host and co-creator of Driven TV, a popular Bangladeshi web-based motor show.[29]
References
- ↑ "মোটরকার রেসিংয়ে শিরোপা জয়ী প্রথম বাংলাদেশি | কালের কণ্ঠ". Kalerkantho (in Bengali). 2022-01-04. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
- ↑ "দুবাইতে রেসিং জিতে তামিমকে উৎসর্গ বাংলাদেশের কার রেসারের!". Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). Retrieved 2022-09-07.
- ↑ "The best of Bangladesh in 2021 and what lies ahead in 2022". The Business Standard. 2022-01-01. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
- ↑ "First Bangladeshi winner on a Formula1 track: Racer Avik Anwar makes history". unb.com.bd. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
- ↑ Bhadra, Akaash. "Ritesh Rai wins Race 2 of Round 2 VW Polo Championship". Evo India. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
- ↑ Desk, Toggle (2022-03-13). "Avik Anwar becomes 1st international motorsport champion from Bangladesh". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
- ↑ "Avik becomes 1st Int'l motorsport champion from Bangladesh". New Age | The Most Popular Outspoken English Daily in Bangladesh. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Avik Anwar creates history, becomes the first-ever international championship winner from Bangladesh". The Business Standard. 2022-03-12. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
- ↑ "The fast and the fabulous: Avik Anwar, Bangladesh's first int'l racing winner". Dhaka Tribune. 2021-02-02. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
- ↑ sun, daily. "Racing needs both luck and talent: Avik | Daily Sun". daily sun. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
- ↑ "Meet Avik Anwar: First Bangladeshi to win on a Formula One Circuit". unb.com.bd. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
- ↑ Amber, Fariha (2021-12-28). "The outstanding achievements of Bangladeshis in 2021". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
- ↑ sun, daily. "Avik Anwar becomes first Bangladeshi to win int'l motor sports event | Daily Sun". daily sun. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
- ↑ "অভিক আনোয়ার: আন্তর্জাতিক ফর্মুলা ওয়ান ট্র্যাক জয়ী প্রথম বাংলাদেশি". unb.com.bd (in Bengali). Retrieved 2022-09-07.
- ↑ "First Bangladeshi to win a motorsport event in foreign land - Sports - observerbd.com". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
- ↑ Developer), Md Ashequl Morsalin Ibne Kamal(Team Leader)| Niloy Saha(Sr Web Developer)| Shohana Afroz(Web Developer)| Jobayer Hossain(Web. "Meet Avik Anwar: First Bangladeshi to win on a Formula One Circuit". unb.com.bd. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
- ↑ "Avik Anwar becomes first runner-up in the 2nd round of Indian Car Racing Championship". The Business Standard. 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
- ↑ "প্রথম বাংলাদেশি হিসেবে ফর্মুলা ওয়ান ট্র্যাকে শিরোপা জিতলেন অভিক আনোয়ার". Dhaka Tribune Bangla. 2019-08-25. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
- ↑ "Avik Anwar wins first round of UAE ProCar Championship GT86 class". The Business Standard. 2021-11-15. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
- ↑ "'Toughest race podium of my life': Avik Anwar finishes P2 in second round of Malaysian Championship Series, dedicates to the Sylhet flood victims". The Business Standard. 2022-06-19. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
- ↑ "Meet Avik Anwar: First Bangladeshi to win on a Formula One Circuit". unb.com.bd. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
- ↑ Khundkar, T. Aumia (2021-09-22). "UNFOLD YOUR WORLD". ICE Today. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
- ↑ "Avik Anwar to participate in VW Polo Cup in India". New Age | The Most Popular Outspoken English Daily in Bangladesh. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
- ↑ "Avik Anwar: Racing hero from a country that has no race track". The Business Standard. 2021-02-15. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
- ↑ "Avik Anwar secures back back-to-back podiums in Malaysia Championship Series". The Business Standard. 2022-07-25. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
- ↑ Reporter, Sports (2022-07-23). "Avik secures podium in Malaysian Championship Series". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
- ↑ Xpress, Press (2022-07-15). "Avik Anwar: Racing Champion, Passionate Driver, Patriotic Soul". PressXpress. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
- ↑ Reaz, Shaer (2017-07-19). "Bangladeshis represent in international motorsport". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
- ↑ "Top six car channels to follow on YouTube". www.dhakatribune.com. 2022-02-06. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
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