MotorSport

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...

Mahindra Racing, the only Indian team to compete in the ABB FIA Formula E Championship, has announced the formation of a strategic partnership with Pininfarina (a Mahindra Group owned company) and Tech Mahindra. Thi...

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...

Narsee Monjee, Vile Parle in Mumbai witnessed the national finals of the inaugural edition of Red Bull Desert Wings University Challenge, a thrilling competition for students who are motorsport enthusiasts. At this...

After their incredible performance at the Force Gurkha RFC India 2017, veteran rallyist Jagat Nanjappa and co-driver Chetan Changappa are all set to compete on the Malaysian soil at the 21st edition of the Rainfores...

After a week-long nail biting competition, Gurmeet Virdi and co-driver Kirpal Singh Tung of Gerrari Offroaders Chandigarh have emerged as the Force Gurkha RFC India 2017 Overall Champions with a total score of 2019 ...

Force Gurkha RFC India is back in Goa after a year, for what is expected to be an extremely tough and adrenaline-filled fourth season. Starting from July 22, 2017, RFC India 2017 will be held at various locations wi...

Vadodara’s young racer Mira Erda will become the first Indian female driver to compete in one of the highest classes of Formula Racing in the country after signing up for the Euro JK series in the upcoming JK Tyre-F...

Fifteen women racers were finally selected from 30 aspiring candidates for the TVS Racing - Training Academy for Women in association with the Rajini Academy of Competitive Racing. Thirty women riders attended the d...

Participating in his first rally on Indian soil, Hero MotoSports Team Rally’s Joaquim Rodrigues won the India Baja 2017. Popularly called JRod, he blazed through the second leg of the India Baja rally to finish in f...

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 ...

While Tata Motors unveiled the country’s fastest race truck -- the 1000 bhp T1 Prima race truck-- at the Buddh International Circuit (BIC) in Greater Noida during the T1 Prima Truck Racing Championship Season 4, it ...

Twenty-nine-year-old UP based truck driver Pitambar won the his first professional truck race, in the Super Class Category of the T1 Prima Truck Racing Championship, Season 4. Shivnihal Singh (40 years) also of UP ...

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...

The first edition of the JK Tyre Xtreme 4Play, an off road event, was held at Chandigarh's Ropar district in 1800 acres of private forest reserve from February 17 to 19, 2017. This was the biggest off-roading event ...

The muscular and mean looking IronScorpion HMV driven by an American driver is among the record 40 entries that have come its way for the fourt edition of the Force Gurkha Rainforest Challenge (RFC) India to be held...

Joan Barreda of Monster Energy Honda Team picked up his 4th stage victory but will not be able to prevent Sam Sunderland of KTM from winning his first title on the Dakar by the end of Saturday January 14, 2017.

Stage 5 of Rally Dakar 2017 saw its share of terrible weather, miscalculations and surprises as KTM Factory Team rider Sam Sunderland (bike category) and Peugeot driver Sébastien Loeb (car category) won the race.

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

Karna Kadur and Nikhil Pai jumped to the lead of the MRF FMSCI Indian National Rally Championship (INRC) standings with victory in the prestigious Coffee Day India Rally at the end of three days of hard-fought actio...

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...

Polaris India Pvt. Ltd., leader in off-road and all-terrain vehicles is all set to participate in the third edition of Ultimate Desert Offroad 2016.

Finally after 21 races in the 2016 Formula One season and a neck and neck fight with teammate Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes Benz driver Nico Rosberg won the 2016 F1 championship title, despite coming in second in the fin...

After creating history in July at Force Gurkha RFC India 2016 by becoming the first Indian duo to win the country’s toughest off-road motorsport event, Gerrari Offroaders Chandigarh’s Gurmeet Virdi and Kirpal Singh ...

Cheers erupted as Anindith Reddy crossed the finish line at the Buddh International Circuit on Sunday Nov 20, 2016. Reddy had been remarkable the entire day and sealed the deal by finishing first in the Euro JK 16 c...

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 curtain came down on the 13th JK Tyre-FMSCI National Rotax Max Karting at the Mohite Racing Academy in Kolhapur, Maharashtra on Sunday September 25, 2016 with favourites Ricky Donison, Manav Sharma and Shahan A...

After a year long wait, the time has finally arrived for some incredible off-road motorsport action in Goa. Force Gurkha RFC India, the country’s toughest off-road motorsport event, is back for what is expected to b...

Pune-based commercial vehicle manufacturer Force Motors announced that Kabir Waraich, a seasoned off-roader has now joined forces with Team Gurkha for the Force Gurkha RFC India 2016. Kabir along with his navigator ...

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.

The list of the 25 Indian teams that will compete in Season 3 of Force Gurkha RFC India has been announced. While some of the competitors who have participated in the first two editions of RFC India are back for an...

Tata Motors will support IIT Bombay Racing Team as the official automotive partner, in rolling out Orca – the fastest Indian electric race car, developed by IIT Bombay Racing Team. Faster than many other Internation...

India’s ace rally rider CS Santosh who was placed 16th place in the Merzouga Rally in Morocco (Africa), which forms part of the Dakar Series, will now be spending the next three months in Europe to train for the nex...

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...

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...

The first day of Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm rally saw Abhishek Mishra driving his Grand Vitara taking lead in extreme category. Legs 1 & 2 of the extreme category had two competitive stages of 57 Kms and 24 Kms leng...

Like the way Vicky Chandhok described, the journey from the “highway to the speedway” finally culminated with Jagat Singh and Nagarjuna A winning the first ever Indian truck race. For the first time in the last thre...

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...

Suzuki Motorcycle India Private Limited (SMIPL) kicked off the year’s off-road action on a high note, taking top spot in the Moto and third overall on the Quad at the inaugural India Baja 2016. Baja is one of the mo...

Mahindra Racing demonstrated the incredible power and performance of its new M2Electro Formula E electric racing car, and new MGP30 racing motorcycle at the Buddh International Circuit on February 12, 2016.

The second season of the FIA Formula E Championship could not have started on a better note for Mahindra Racing as its team driver Nick Heidfeld (he replaced Karun Chandhok from first season) scored their first ever...

The third edition of Toyota Etios Motor Racing (EMR) Trophy 2015 ended at the Buddh International Circuit with Hisham E.K.P winning the race and claiming this year’s trophy. The young racer made a brilliant start en...

As the second season of the Rainforest Challenge India drew to a close, Ashish Gupta, Founder of Cougar Motorsport confirmed that RFC India will return in 2016. At the prize distribution ceremony, Gupta announced...

o begin with, 23 heavily modified 4x4s, 46 drivers and co drivers commenced on a journey that saw them through 27 daunting and intimidating Special Stages (SSs) through harsh wet terrain in the Goan rainforest sprea...

Amongst 2200 students from 110 teams who competed in the 4th edition of Maruti Suzuki SUPRA SAEINDIA, the team from Krishna Institute of Engineering and Technology (KIET), Ghaziabad came out victorious.

Leading car manufacturer Maruti Suzuki and Society of Automotive Engineers India (SAEINDIA) have announced the finale of Supra SAEIndia 2015. Supra 2015 is a platform that encourages engineering students across the ...

Nissan has announced the commencement of the GT Academy National Finals for India. The event, hosted over two days at Chennai’s legendary MMSC Racetrack, saw the top 20 qualifiers from online and live qualification ...

In 2014, Goa rocked with the sound and fury of the Force Gurkha Rainforest Challenge (RFC) India. It is now back in its mean and terrible form. The 2015 edition of the off-road motorsport extravaganza is set to take...

While the forecast showed that rain was approaching the city of Le Mans, no sign of any drizzle was seen as the three Porsche 919 Hybrids qualified on the top three spots of the grid for 83rd edition of the Le Mans ...

First they would have to compete and show their prowess in the virtual world. Nissan and PlayStation will once again be searching the virtual world of Gran Turismo 6, for a real world racing driver. The revolutionar...

Honda has announced that three riders from India will compete in the Honda Asia Dream Cup 2015 season. The India contingent from Chennai consists of Sarath Kumar, Hari Krishnan Rajagopalan and Sethu Rajiv. The Hond...

Aston Martin CEO Dr. Andy Palmer will be strapping himself into an Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 N430 racing car to race alongside three other fellow drivers to race at Silverstone Circuit for the Britcar 24-hour race...

With two victories of the FIA World Rally Championship season in the bag for Ogier/Ingrassia, Rally of Mexico was the third win for the duo in their 2015 Volkswagen Polo R WRC car. Teammate Mikkelsen /Floene finish ...

Max Chilton and Alex Buncombe have been confirmed to race for Nissan in the LMP1 category with the new Nissan GT-R LM NISMO LMP1 car for the 2015 World Endurance Championship (WEC) season thus completing the 9 drive...

Team Nemesis Racing from College of Engineering, Pune bagged the first prize in the 8th edition of the Baja SAEINDIA 2015 with the lightest weighing vehicle of only 160kgs. Team Predators from D.Y Patil College of E...

Tata Motors announced the opening of the T1 Prima Truck Racing Championship – Season 2 on January 20, 2015. The championship will be taking place at the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida on March 15, 2015...

The MINI brand has reasons to celebrate big time, It has achieved further success at the Dakar Rally. After covering more than 9,000 kilometres spanning Argentina, Chile and Bolivia, MINI won the world’s toughest ra...

Volkswagen Motorsport India has announced the Vento Cup which will be a part of the 18th JK Tyre Racing Championship from 2015. Similar to the Polo R Cup, a premium one-make touring car racing series, 2015 will s...

Devendra Thakur from Hero Action Team has won the gruelling cyclothon race at the 2nd Decathlon Sports Carnival in Mohali in North India by covering the 36km race in less than 50 minutes. His teammate Shiven Sharma ...

Vishnu Prasad has won the JK Racing Formula BMW 02 held at the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida, UP. Prasad won both the FB 02 and the Formula LGB F4 races, but only managed to take home one title as Dil...

French car maker Peugeot, which once had a presence in India through the Premier group, is competing in the 2015 Dakar Rally hoping to write a new chapter in a remarkable history at the event. Peugeot had entered th...

Chennai based TVS Motor Company is now getting aggressive on the motorsport front. TVS Racing, the racing division of TVS Motor Company and Sherco Motorcycles, a French motorcycle manufacturer, specialising in off-r...

Delhi-based Gagan Sethi and navigator Dhiraj Arora emerged champions among the professionals while local challengers Vizosielie Rupero and Zakiezotuo Lhoungu topped in the amateur category in the JK Tyre Hornbill Mo...

As Jules Bianchi continues to fight for his life, the FIA had released a provisional list teams for the 2015 season. The list mentioned 11 two-car teams with Marussia F1 Team renamed as Manor F1 Team. But it has com...

It is very likely that only 18 drivers with only 9 teams will take to the grid in Austin, Texas on the 2nd of November for the United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas as Marussia and Caterham look un...

After a successful debut event in August, 2014, the Force Gurkha Rainforest Challenge (RFC) India is ready with its second edition. Like the last time, the motorsport extravaganza will be held in Goa from July 24-31...

Mohali man Amartej Buwal, driving a Maruti Gypsy, finally won the 16th Maruti Suzuki Raid De Himalaya. The Raid raced to a finish at Manali on October 10, 2014 after covering 2,200 kilometers approximately over six ...

Jules Bianchi of Marussia-Ferrari who was rushed to Mie General Hospital in Japan after a serious crash in Sunday's 2014 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix in Suzuka on October 5, 2014 is undergoing surgery after he suff...

Jules Bianchi of Marussia-Ferrari was taken to a hospital after a serious crash in Sunday's 2014 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix in Suzuka on October 5, 2014. According to reports based on Formula1.com, Bianchi is und...

In the high-risk, high-speed Xtreme category of the Raid, which takes off on October 5, 2014 women rallyists are driving four out of the total 41 vehicles

Bollywood stars have been endorsing vehicles a lot in the past in fancy advertisements. Very few take out time to participate in a motorsport rally. Things have finally changed with Bollywood producer-director-actor...

With the inaugural race of the FIA Formula E Championship all set to take place in Beijing in September 2014, the Mahindra Racing Formula E team completed one final pre-season test recently. Mahindra Racing is one o...

With the inaugural race of the FIA Formula E Championship all set to take place in Beijing in September 2014, the Mahindra Racing Formula E team completed one final pre-season test recently. Mahindra Racing is one o...

With the inaugural race of the FIA Formula E Championship all set to take place in Beijing in September 2014, the Mahindra Racing Formula E team completed one final pre-season test recently. Mahindra Racing is one o...

The maiden edition of the Force Gurkha Rainforest Challenge (RFC) India witnessed the 2-day Prologue stage that started on August 9, 2014 near the International Centre Goa in Dona Paula. While heavily modified vehic...

Even though Karthik Tharani Singh had won Race 1 of Round 2 of the JK Tyre VW Polo R Cup 2014, the Race 2 on July 13, 2014 in Coimbatore was won by Bonnie Thomas. The latter registered his second victory of the seas...

The students of K.J. Somaiya College of Engineering have built ORI -2014, a car that is a prototype for Formula Student Germany, an international design competition. The lightweight car comes with a custom built dri...

At the Formula E launch in London, Mahindra Racing Formula E driver Karun Chandhok had the honour of doing doughnuts on the Westminster Bridge in front of the iconic Big Ben. A host of celebrities, VIPs, MPs, teams...

Nissan has announced the names of six gamers who have won the Nissan and PlayStation GT Academy India challenge. These six will now travel to Silverstone in the United Kingdom to represent India at the International...

Yokohama India, the 100pc subsidiary of the Yokohama Rubber Co is introducing for the first time Team Yokohama for the Indian Rally Championship (IRC). The rally will be held at Nashik from June 13 to 15, 2014 and w...

Yokohama India, the 100pc subsidiary of the Yokohama Rubber Co is introducing for the first time Team Yokohama for the Indian Rally Championship (IRC). The rally will be held at Nashik from June 13 to 15, 2014 and w...

Formula One champion from Australia Mark Webber who left the F1 circuit after the 2013 season, goes by the name AussieGrit on the popular social media site Twitter. Daniel Ricciardo, the man from Australia who repla...

Mahindra Racing has announced Karun Chandhok and Bruno Senna as drivers for the team’s entry of the FIA Formula E Championship for the inaugural season. The duo will represent Mahindra when they line-up on the grid ...

If all goes well, 2014 could go down in history as THE YEAR for Dr. Vijay Mallya. After four races in the current season, his team Sahara Force India-Mercedes is performing relatively well and in the Constructors Ti...

It was an exciting and great comeback for reigning APRC Champion and Team MRF Skoda driver Gaurav Gill of India as he went on to beat overnight leader and team-mate Jan Kopecký to win the VINZ International Rally of...

Six Indian youngsters, who have the best set of skills playing on PlayStation GT6 racing simulators in the country, will see their driving skills further tested and honed on the Formula One Silverstone motor racing ...

Who could have ever imagined that trucking could get such a great sex appeal? With dowdy, badly maintained over loaded trucks with over worked drivers on Indian roads, one could never have imagined that Indian truck...

After a gruelling and exciting journey of around 2200 km across sandy Rajasthan, the 12th Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm came to an end in Jaipur, the capital city of the State. The annual six-day marathon motorsport ev...

Ten days ahead of International Women’s Day, a group of feisty women at the Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm are redefining woman power by taking on the big boys at what is still primarily a male sport – rallying. The 12t...

India’s longest motorsport extravaganza – The 12th Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm 2014, zooms off from New Delhi on February 22, 2014. APRC champion Gaurav Gill will take on home grown hero Suresh Rana at the Desert Sto...

In our fast-moving world, many people seek time-out in a natural environment. As a result, leisure activities in the open air are experiencing a major boom and an increasing number of sport enthusiasts feel attracte...

Students from the Faculty of Engineering & Technology (FET) of Manav Rachna International University (MRIU) have invented a Formula 1 Racing Car- MRV3, a first of its kind eco-firendly vehicle with a mileage of 123k...