Tag: Indian
Chandhok excited about return to iconic Le Mans
Le Mans (France), 18 June 2013:, Indian racing driver Karun Chandhok will return to the historic Le Mans 24 hours race this weekend at the La Sarthe circuit in the North of France. Chandhok will drive the iconic Le Mans 24 hours race in the LMP2 Nissan V8-powered Oreca 03 with Murphy Prototypes. The Le [...]
Gaurav Gill, Sanjay Takale set Indian record in APRC
New Caledonia, 16 June 2013: Celebrated Indian speedmaster Gaurav Gill was totally dominating at Rally New Caledonia delivering an impressive 19-minute win for his MRF Tyres Rally Team. The victory in the second round of the FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship (APRC) helped Gill take the overall lead in the championship as he pushed his teammate [...]
Mahindra riders finish 5th and 6th: MotoGP 3
Circuit de Catalunya, 16 June 2013: The Mahindra pair Efrén Vázquez and Miguel Oliveira finished fifth and sixth in today’s Catalunyan Grand Prix. The double top six is the only Indian international motorcycle racing team’s best result so far, earning valuable points to improve the all-new MGP3O machine’s strong standing in the championships, a press release said. The [...]
Mahindras’ Oliveira claims front row: Moto GP
Circuit de Catalunya, 15 June 2013: Mahindra rider Miguel Oliveira claimed his second front-row start of the year for Sunday’s Catalunyan GP. Team-mate Efren Vazquez will start directly behind him, qualifying a best-yet sixth to put international motorcycle racing’s only Indian team in a strong position for tomorrow’s race. Rising teenage Portuguese star Oliveira is fresh [...]
Vettel wins Canadian GP
Montreal, 9 June 2013 (IST 1.22 am Monday): Reigning World Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel of Germany drove from lights to flag to notch up his 29th victory to put Team Red Bull Racing on top in the Canadian Grand Prix here on Sunday to extend his Drivers’ Championship lead as well as the Constructors’ [...]
Di Resta quickest in first practice in Canada
Montreal, 7 June 2013: Late flying lap puts Sahara Force India driver Paul Di Resta at the top of the timesheet in rain-hit session on Friday at the Circuit Filles Villeneuve here. Force India’s Paul di Resta popped at the top of the leaderboard in the last few seconds of a rain-affected Free Practice (FP1). [...]
Force India will carry forward its form: Mallya
Montreal, 3 June 2013: Team Principal of Sahara Force India, Vijay Mallya, hopes the team can carry its form into the Canadian Grand Prix. “The emotions of Monaco are still fresh in our memory as our attention turns to Montreal for the Canadian Grand Prix. Both our drivers and the team performed superbly on the [...]
Mahindra Racing’s hard work pays off
Mugello, 2 June 2013: Mahindra rider Miguel Oliveira claimed the only Indian motorcycle grand prix team’s best yet finish at Mugello on Sunday with a hard-fought fourth place, and added a new lap record to the books. But the Portuguese star was “a little disappointed”: after leading at the mid-point of the race he missed the [...]
Raj Bharath wins at Shanghai Circuit: Formula Masters
· Posts first win of the season under mixed conditions. · Rounds off the weekend with a solid haul of points with a fourth place in race one, second place in race two and finally a win in race three.Shanghai (China), 26 May 2013 : After getting on the podium with a second place yesterday, Indian youngster Raj Bharath went one [...]
Raj Bharath finishes 2nd in Formula Masters at Shanghai circuit
Shanghai (China), 25 May 2013: After completing a solid debut weekend at Zhuhai, Indian youngster Raj Bharath continued his charge in the Formula Masters championship as he clinched second place at round two of the series at Shanghai International Circuit. Backed by Bangalore-based real estate developer Embassy Group and driving for Meco Motorsport, Raj had qualified [...]
