Georgian police officer leads European Touring Car Cup

A Georgian police officer is making a name for himself in motorsport.

Officer Davit Kajaia, who is the member of the Interior Ministry Force Sport Club, has retained his lead  in European Touring Car Cup (ETCC) Championship, based on his results of the first four rounds of six that make up the championship.

After four races Kajaia has 92 points while his nearest rival from Turkey has 58 points.

Kajaia won first place in the TC2T category during the fourth stage, which took place on September 5-6 in the Czech Republic. 

The Georgian man was welcomed home at Tbilisi International Airport by officials of the Service Agency, Interior Ministry, other sportsmen and fans.

Davit Kajaia arrived to Georgia. Photo by Ministry of Internal Affairs. 

This was the first time any Georgian sportsman has participated in the ETCC.

The Ministry, and Kajaia’s earlier racing results, showed that the Georgian driver was a confident leader among other racers. 

The ETCC Championship is held in six stages; the first four have already been held. Races are hosted in motordromes in Hungary, Slovakia, France, the Czech, Belgium and Italy.

Looking ahead racers will line up in Belgium and Italy for the remaining two competition stages. The race in Italy is scheduled for September 10-11, while the Belgium race will take place on September 19-20.