MotorSport

Daniel Abt drove a dominant race to secure victory in the BMW i Berlin E-Prix in front of his home fans ahead of Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler team-mate Lucas di Grassi at Tempelhof Airport.

Mahindra Racing, one of the 10 founding teams of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship, is the first team felicitated at the Lorenzo Bandini Trophy event, in Brisighella, Italy. This is the first time that a Formula E ...

Sam Bird of DS Virgin Racing held his nerve in the closing laps of the CBMM Niobium Rome E-Prix presented by Mercedes EQ and fended off multiple attacks from both Lucas di Grassi of Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler and Mit...

The arid desert of Jaisalmer is proving to be relentless, with the participants battling it out in a cut-throat competition. The stages covering the majestic dunes of Asu Tar and Turkon ki Basti brought a whole new ...

Upholding the legacy and showcasing its commitment to fuel excitement for motorsports in the country, Harley-Davidson India debuted its very first Flat Track experience in India for motorcycle enthusiasts. Led by...

Covering a total distance of 217 km, the first leg of Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm 2018 culminated in Bikaner. Braving the scorching heat of the Thar Desert, the participants battled it out to grab the lead in their r...

Hyderabad’s speed sensation Anindith Reddy was crowned ‘FMSCI National MotorSports Person of the Year 2017’ at a glittering function in Chennai March 11, 2018. The 26-year-old, who has been scorching the domestic ci...

For the first time Honda is promoting Indian riders in an Indian team in international motorsports arena. The IDEMITSU Honda Racing India team by T Pro Ten10 will see two promising Indian riders - second-timer Rajiv...

Triumph Motorcycles India further strengthened its association with the California Superbike School (CSS) for the fourth year in a row. With the aim to make world-class motorsports skills accessible to talented enth...

Techeetah driver Jean-Eric Vergne fended off his team-mate Andre Lotterer in a tense fight around the streets of Santiago to claim his second victory in the ABB FIA Formula E Championship and the first one two in th...

Let us not just hail the winners in each of the categories of the 40th edition of Dakar Rally in 2018, whether it is Matthias Walkner of Red Bull KTM Factory Team in the bike section, or Ignacio Casale of Casale Rac...

The eleventh stage of the Dakar 2018, from Belén to Fiambala, spanned across 485 kilometers with a ‘special’ of 280 kilometers. Sherco TVS Factory Rally Team’s Joan Pedrero finished the stage at 8th position and now...

After six gruelling days of riding and driving through Peru’s vast sand dunes and having entered the beautiful landscape of Bolivia, the Dakar Rally 2018 is left with 110 bikes, 41 quads, 71 cars and SxS, and 30 tru...

Aravind Prabhakar (KP) of Sherco TVS Rally Team crashed out of the gruelling Dakar Rally 2018. No official statement has been released by the company or the organisers but highly placed sources confirmed to Motown I...

After a short appetiser on Saturday, the competitors faced the full might of the dunes of Ica near Pisco on Sunday January 7, 2018. The second stage in Peru was 90% off the track. The 267 km challenge required some ...

The most gruelling race on the planet, the Dakar Rally, flagged off its 40th edition in Lima, the capital city of Peru on January 6, 2018. This edition of Dakar Rally marks the 2nd year of participation for India’s ...

Hero MotoSports Team Rally showcased their new RR 450 rally bike for the first time in the country. The motorsport division of Hero also announced its team for the Dakar Rally 2018 which will comprise of Joaquim Rod...

The prestigious Italian brand Alfa Romeo owned by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) has signed a multi-year technical and commercial partnership agreement with Swiss Sauber F1 Team for participation in the Formula 1 w...

The Sherco TVS Factory Rally team announced its three-rider squad for Dakar 2018. The squad comprises of Joan Pedrero of Spain, Adrien Metge of France and Aravind KP from India. Of the three riders, 39-year-old Joan...

Finally, after a race that saw some very tough maneuvering, Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes secured his fourth Formula One win as he came in 9th in the Mexican Grand Prix. The race winner was Red Bull’s young Max Verstap...

It was an incredibly pleasant evening in the city of Kochi when the Mahindra Adventure Club Challenge was flagged off on October 14, 2017. I was invited to the dreamy city in the southern state of Kerala to witness ...

The FIA Formula E Championship will once again make history in the upcoming season - bringing circuit racing back to Switzerland for the first time in over 60 years, with the inaugural Zurich E-Prix set to take plac...

The top four teams on the Force Gurkha RFC India 2017 leader board have got a free entry the RFC Global Series 2017 Grand Finale, to be held in Malaysia later this year. Previously, this coveted award was given only...

Lucas di Grassi became the new FIA Formula E champion despite taking a seventh place in the Hydro-Quebec Montreal ePrix on July 30, 2017. He brought his ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport car home safely for the six points t...

Mercedes-Benz which has been dominating the Formula 1 space this season, has announced plans to enter the FIA Formula E Championship for the 2019/20 season – extending the original option agreement to join the elect...

It was two wins in a row for Sam Bird of DS Virgin Racing on July 15 and 16, 2017 at the FIA Formula E Qualcomm New York City ePrix. But for India’s Mahindra Racing, it was a very eventful Sunday when it recorded a ...

Rally Poland was an event full of drama and incredible action, with insane speeds on wet and slippery roads, and lots of unexpected twists involving every one of the leading contenders. In the end, Thierry Neuville ...

Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo was the surprise winner in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on June 25, 2017 as chaos dominated a large part of the race. But amidst the chaos, rookie Lance Stroll of Williams took his maiden po...

The 2017/18 FIA Formula E Championship calendar has been revealed following the FIA World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) meeting in Geneva. The calendar features a more compact schedule, including three double-headers a...

It was an unfortunate second race for Mahindra Racing as winner of the first race in Berlin eprix Felix Rosenqvist had to be content with just the second place (a result of a pit stop confusion), while another Mahin...

Sebastien Ogier claimed his 5th Vodafone Rally de Portugal win on May 21, 2017. With this, he increased his FIA World Rally Championship lead with his second victory of the season by 15.6sec from Thierry Neuville wh...

India’s Gaurav Gill of Team MRF Tyres made the most of the misfortune to overnight leader and team-mate Ole Christian Veiby and turned back a 33-second deficit to win the International Rally of Whangarei, the first ...

Former Indian National Rally Champion Amanpreet Ahulawalia emerged the winner of the three-day JK Tyre Arunachal Festival of Speed at the Dirang Valley in Arunachal Pradesh. The Noida-based veteran rallyist and his...

Hyundai Motorsport has registered its maiden victory of the 2017 FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) with Neuville and co-driver Nicolas Gilsoul securing victory in Tour de Corse in the #5 Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC. The ...

The second edition of the India Baja—an international motorsports event promoted by Northern Motorsports India—will be held from April 7-9, 2017, in the Golden City of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The event this year will ...

Indian racer Armaan Ebrahim has taken a giant step towards his dream of FIA World Endurance Championship by signing up to race in the ultra competitive Pro Class of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia Championship f...

Tata Motors will be showcasing its latest powerful truck, the 1000 bhp Prima Race Truck during the T1 Prima Truck Racing Championship to be held on March 18-19, 2017 at the Buddh International Circuit (BIC). The pea...

Sebastien Buemi of Renault e.dams has made Formula E history by becoming the first driver to win three races in a row. It was also his ninth win in the all-electric street racing series, and the 12th for the team. T...

Toyota celebrated victory just two rallies into its comeback following a 17-year absence from the FIA World Rally Championship with Jari-Matti Latvala winning in Sweden. It was the Finn’s 17th career victory, but on...

Suresh Rana and Ashwin Naik have emerged winners of the 15th Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm that concluded on February 4, 2017 in The Blue city of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. Driving in their Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara, the du...

The 4th leg of the 15th edition of Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm culminated with Suresh Rana and Ashwin Naik retaining their lead from the previous day as they raced past their competitors.

Traversing 350kms of Jaisalmer’s undulating and gruelling terrain in the scorching heat, the participants reached the end of leg 3 of the 15th edition of Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm. The rallyists completed 200km, th...

The second leg of the 15th edition of Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm witnessed the participants overcoming tough sandy terrains in the blazing heat through 3 stages. The rallyists covered a total distance of around 500k...

Leading passenger vehicle maker, Maruti Suzuki flagged off the Desert Storm from GIP Mall on January 29, 2017. In its 15th edition, the rally will cover a total of 2000 kms over a span of 6 days.

Sebastien Ogier began the defence of his FIA World Rally Championship crown with a fourth consecutive win in the Monte-Carlo rally on January 22, 2017. He eased through the final leg in the mountains above Monaco to...

Rajiv Sethu of Honda Ten10 Racing clinched the title in the Pro Stock 165cc category after scoring a grand double over the weekend in the fifth and final round of the MRF MMSC FMSCI Indian National Motorcycle Racing...

The 6th and final round of the Maruti Suzuki National Super League Championship concluded with the much awaited ‘Rally of Himachal’ in Shimla. Braving the biting cold and steep winding roads covered with snow, Karth...

Sam Sunderland of KTM took his first Dakar win in Buenos Aires after two failed attempts in previous years, ensuring the trophy stays with the official KTM team. Stéphane Peterhansel defended his crown at the wheel ...

Racing resumed on Thursday January 12, 2017 at Dakar Rally 2017 with a 449-kilometre stage from Chilecito to San Juan in Argentina.

Winners of stage 8 Rally Dakar 2017 included Joan Barreda of Monster Energy Honda Team (bike category), Sebastien Loeb of Peugeot (car cateogry), Ignacio Casale of Yamaha (Quad category) and Martin van den Brink of ...

The Rally Dakar 2017 Stage 7 left La Paz (Bolivia), the highest capital city in the world and headed towards another world renowned venue, the Salar d’Uyuni salt flats. On the road to Uyuni, Ricky Brabec of Monster...

Joan "Bang Bang" Barreda, one of the youngest and most promising motorcycle athletes to fill the Dakar Rally, left rivals far in the distance to conquer stage 3 and take overall lead in the Rally Dakar 2017.

For the first time in its history, the world’s toughest off road racing championship Dakar is visiting Paraguay and is all set to launch its 2017 edition from its capital Asuncion for a sole and single stage with a ...

Edition 39 of the Dakar (2 – 14 January 2017) will be contested in three countries. A lot of important participants will grace this event.

The 5th leg of Maruti Suzuki National Super League TSD Rally Championship 2016(MS-NStrdRC) – Rally of Arunachal concluded in Dambuk with Jagmeet Gill and Chandan Sen emerging as champions. The duo was driving a Maru...

It was just the other day in Abu Dhabi that Nico Rosberg was crowned the FIA Formula One champion for the year 2016, his maiden title after more than 200 races in F1. But then in an emotional address prior to the 20...

With the end of its best season to date fast approaching, Mahindra Racing has embarked on an ambitious new project alongside four-time 250cc World Champion and double WorldSBK Champion Max Biaggi. Having achieved tr...

Even though Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda) may have won the Moto GP 2016 championship, the win by Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda) in Australian GP held on the race track of Phillip Island on October 23, 2016 proved that ther...

The Jakkur Aerodrome on the outskirts of Bengaluru came alive to the sound of drag racing at the JK Tyre Vroom 2016 quarter mile drag fest over the weekend on October 16, 2016.

The much awaited 18thMaruti Suzuki Raid de Himalaya which saw a tragic turn of events with the death of Subhomoy Paul, ace rallyist from Kolkata, finally concluded in Manali, with Suresh Rana and his co-driver Ashwi...

The 18th edition of Maruti Suzuki Raid-de-Himalaya was off to a roaring start as over 250 participants set out to battle the extremes in the week-long challenge.

Jaguar Land Rover, luxury car maker owned by Tata Motors and Britain’s largest R&D investor will be participating in the 2016-17 season of FIA Formula E beginning in Hong Kong on October 9, 2016 wherein it will supp...

Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) won an exciting race at MotorLand Aragon in the Spanish MotoGP to extend his championship lead. Movistar Yamaha MotoGP racers Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi fought hard to come in...

Hero MotoSports Team Rally, the motor-sport division of two-wheeler manufacturer, Hero MotoCorp Ltd. (HMCL), has showed a glimpse of their off-roading prowess at the Hero Centre of Innovation and Technology (CIT), J...

Air India has felicitated a team of 30 students of KJ Somaiya College of Engineering, Mumbai, for their participation in Formula Student Germany 2016, an international designing competition of formula cars made by s...

On a rain-hit Sunday (August 21, 2016), championship favourite Ricky Donison suffered a double blow that saw him surrender his leadership position after the fourth and penultimate round of the 13th JK Tyre FMSCI Nat...

Sunday August 21, 2016 proved to be a high adrenaline conclusion to the Round 2 of National Championship which took place at the Madras Motor Race Track, Chennai over the weekend.

TVS Motor Company announced the names of the 10 women riders shortlisted to participate and ride in Himalayan Highs Season 2. The selected riders will accompany Anam Hashim to the highest motorable road- Khardung-La...

The Formula E car will sport a bold new look for the 2016/17 FIA Formula E Championship, thanks to the introduction of a stunning new front wing. The new two-tier wing makes the fully-electric single-seater look mor...

The 13th edition of Royal Enfield’s Himalayan Odyssey was flagged off from Delhi’s India Gate. The Himalayan Odyssey this year, embarks on a new journey with the debut of Himalayan Odyssey- Women (HO-W), a women’s o...

On July 2, 2016, Mahindra Racing had yet another reason to celebrate as their driver Bruno Senna came in second in the Formula E race in London. While Nico Prost of Renault e.dams scored his second FIA Formula E Cha...

Team Ten10 Racing were the early pace setters in the CBR 250R Open category as its riders Mathana Kumar (Kerala) and Rajiv S clinched the first 2 spots in the Race 1 of the category. The excitement filled race was k...

Puja Dabhi of Pune romped home to an impressive victory as the Round One of the Honda All Ladies Race at Honda One Make Race got underway at the Kari Motor Speedway, here on June 25, 2016.

Under the bright blues skies in Azerbaijan's beautiful capital city of Baku, round 8 of the 2016 Formula 1 Grand Prix of Europe was won by Nico Rosberg of Mercedes. The other podium winners were Sebastian Vettel of ...

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton fought back to defeat the Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel to win for the fifth time in Montreal in the Canadian Grand Prix. Valtteri Bottas took a well deserved third place to give Wil...

TVS Racing announced that its champion rider Aravind KP will be competing for the ‘Sherco-TVS Rally Factory’ team at Dakar Rally 2017. Aravind has been a part of the TVS Racing team for the past ten years and this w...

Continuing the momentum following Andretti Autosport’s 1 – 2 finish at the epic 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500, the team’s partnership portfolio continues to grow with the addition of Magneti Marelli, a globa...

Finally after several days of gruelling ride across the Moroccan desert, the Afriquia Merzouga Rally saw Kevin Benavides (Honda) winning the rally followed by Stefan Svitko (KTM), second and Adrien Van Beveren (Yama...

Kris Meeke, the Northern Irishman won the Vodafone Rally De Portugal , the four-day rough road event by 29.7sec in his Citroën’s DS 3 on Sunday (May 22, 2016). Meeke was back in the championship after missing the pr...

Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Ajo) beat Di Giannantonio and Bagnaia with a perfect last lap on Sunday (May 22, 2016) at the Gran Premio d’Italia Moto3 World Championship race.

First the scrutineering, then kicking off the proceedings is a prologue on Sunday (May 22, 2016) evening … the Afriquia Merzouga Rally is back in the game. The Afriquia Merzouga Rally has been revamped, renamed and ...

Sebastien Buemi has won the BMW i Berlin ePrix, thereby reducing Lucas di Grassi’s lead in the FIA Formula E Championship to just a single point. This is Buemi’s first win since Punta del Este in December. Earlier i...

The JK Tyre IndiKarting National Series, powered by Tata Motors, brought kart racing back to Gujarat after a span of 13 years! Searing hot temperatures could not deter the 108 participants who came to race from all ...

Karthick Maruthi and his co-driver S Sankar Anand, in their Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza zoomed past their rivals to reach the finishing line as they took first place in the Deccan Rally, the second round of the Nati...

Lucas di Grassi, the Abt Schaeffler driver has extended his lead in the FIA Formula E Championship with a flawless drive in the Visa Paris ePrix held on April 23, 2016. Grassi took the lead the moment the race star...

Mahindra Racing and Pininfarina have released three concept designs for a future Formula E racing car. These images are the product of a collaborative and creative project that offers fans a glimpse of the potential...

Nico Rosberg of Mercedes is on a roll after he clinched his sixth consecutive victory at the 2016 Formula Pirelli Chinese Grand Prix. As in the recent races, the Chinese F1 race was also not without its share of int...

Meco Motorsports who have been at the forefront of promoting racing at the grass-root levels in India announced the launch of Formula Junior Racing Series which will provide an affordable platform for young, rookie ...

The 14th edition of Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm rally ended in the Blue City of Jodhpur with Team Maruti Suresh Rana and his navigator Ashwin Naik garnering the first position followed by Amanpreet Ahluwalia and Vire...

Day 3 of the Maruti Suzuki Dessert Storm rally started from Bikaner and travelled to the ‘Golden City’ of India, Jaisalmer. The gruelling distance covered on the third day was approximately 350 Kms. It was rally tha...

Day 2 of the Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm 2016 saw vehicles rallying into the city of Bikaner. Located in the heart of the Thar Desert, Bikaner is surrounded by golden sand dunes, majestic forts, stunning palaces, tra...

India’s leading passenger vehicle manufacturer, Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL) flagged off the 14th edition of its popular Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm rally amidst much fanfare from Great India Place Mall, Noida ...

Redemption came to Lucas di Grassi in the shape of a perfectly judged win in the FIA Formula E Faraday Future Long Beach ePrix on April 2, 2016. The Abt Schaeffler Audi Sport driver had sprayed the victory champagne...

Lucas di Grassi who was announced winner of the Mexican FormulaE race was excluded from the result of the Mexico City ePrix. The victory was handed over to Jerome D’Ambrosio. Di Grassi’s Abt Schaeffler car that h...

Bhutan culminated to a thrilling finish after an intense five-day rally. The first three editions of Himalayan Drive-- held in March 2013, January 2014 and January 2015-- witnessed tremendous success and this editio...

Seventeen Indian truck drivers will compete against each other in the final round – Level 4, of the T1 Racer programme (TRP), organised by Tata Motors, for the very first time. The final round of the TRP, will deter...

Red Bull Racing Formula One team continues to accelerate its performance with industry-leading engineering simulation software. Through an extended agreement, Red Bull Racing Formula One will leverage Ansys’ cutting...

Yet another chapter was added to Chennai’s motorsport legacy when city’s riders Sarath Shankar Kumar, Aravind B and Rihana Reya clinched the respective championships to bring curtains on the 2015 Honda One Make Race...

McLaren-Honda unveiled its new challenger, the McLaren Honda MP4-31, prior to its winter testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, for the upcoming 2016 FIA Formula One (F1) World Championship. The Honda RA616...

Reigning world champion Sebastien Ogier drove his Volkswagen Polo R to a 29.8sec success in the Karlstad-based snow and ice rally to add to his 2013 and 2015 triumphs. He was crowded champion of Rally Sweden, the se...