Sherco TVS Rally factory team’s Lorenzo Santolino wins India Baja 2018
Jaisalmer, Aug 19 (IANS) Factory racing team of TVS Motor Company – TVS Racing – finished their India Baja 2018 campaign on a high note as they secured a win in both Group A and…
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Raghul, Arjun battle to victories in racing nationals
Chennai, Aug 18 (IANS) Seasoned racer Raghul Rangasamy converted his pole position into a commanding victory to head the MRF F1600 class leaderboard in the fourth round of the national championship at the Madras Motor…
National Racing Championship to enter crucial phase with Round 4
Chennai, Aug 16 (IANS) The Indian National Racing Championship will enter a crucial phase when the fourth round starts at the Madras Motor Race Track (MMRT) here on Friday. The chase for titles in various…
Alonso to retire at season end
London, Aug 14 (IANS) Formula One star Fernando Alonso has announced that he will retire from the sport at the end of this season. “After 17 wonderful years in this amazing sport, it’s time for…
Champs Ishaan, Shahan, Debarun to represent India at LeMans finals
Bengaluru, Aug 13 (IANS) Bengaluru’s Ishaan Madhesh, Agra’s Shahan Ali Mohsin and Delhi’s Debarun Banerjee bagged the top honours in their respective classes as the curtains came down on the MSport X30 Karting Challenge 2018…
Spain’s Lorenzo beats leader Marquez to win Austrian GP
Spielberg (Austria), Aug 12 (IANS) Spanish MotoGP rider Jorge Lorenzo of Ducati on Sunday won the Austrian Grand Prix beating his compatriot Marc Marquez of Repsol Honda in the last round of the race. Lorenzo…
Marquez earns pole position for Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix
Spielberg (Austria), Aug 11 (IANS) Spain’s Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda) on Saturday won the pole position for the Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix, for the second year in a row. Marquez was the first to set…
Jaisalmer to host India Baja 2018
Jaipur, Aug 7 (IANS) India Baja 2018, the Indian edition of the greatest challenge of all extreme motorsport competitions in the world, will be organised from August 17-19 among the dunes of Jaisalmer. In its…
F1 great Niki Lauda recovering well after lung transplant, doctors say
Vienna, Aug 6 (IANS) Three-time world Formula One champion Niki Lauda is recovering well after undergoing a lung transplant, the Vienna General Hospital said on Monday. The medical team said the 69-year-old had been making…
Gaurav Gill wins INRC Round 2
Coimbatore, Aug 5 (IANS) Gaurav Gill and Amittrajit Ghosh gave Team Mahindra Adventure a grand 1-2 finish in the MRF Rally of Coimbatore, Round 2 of the MRF FMSCI Indian National Rally Championship (INRC) here…
West triumphs at Asia Road Racing Championship
Chennai, Aug 5 (IANS) Anthony West scored his second win of the weekend while destroying the premier SuperSport 600cc field to stamp his class and authority on the fourth round of the FIM Asia Road…
Gill, Amittrajit take lead in Indian National Rally Championship
Coimbatore, Aug 4 (IANS) Five-time winner Gaurav Gill cruised into a comfortable lead after Day 1 in the Rally of Coimbatore, Round 2 of the MRF FMSCI Indian National Rally Championship here on Saturday. The…
Gaurav, Amittrajit favourites at INRC Round 2
Coimbatore, Aug 3 (IANS) Indias top rallyists Gaurav Gill and Amittrajit Ghosh will hope to extend their lead in the MRF Rally of Coimbatore, Round 2 of the MRF FMSCI Indian National Rally Championship 2018,…
Ricciardo bids farewell to Red Bull
Madrid, Aug 3 (IANS) Australian Formula One driver Daniel Ricciardo will leave the Red Bull racing team at the end of the 2018 season to join Renault, the two teams announced on Friday. Ricciardo, presently…
MMRT all set for weekend’s Asia Road Racing Championship
Chennai, Aug 1 (IANS) The refurbished Madras Motor Race Track (MMRT) is all set to witness the cream of two-wheeler racing talent when it hosts the fourth round of FIM Asia Road Racing Championship commencing…
Spanish rider Pedrosa loves Czech GP track
Madrid, July 31 (IANS) Spanish MotoGP rider Dani Pedrosa (Honda) said on Tuesday that he has a lot of love for the track at the upcoming Czech Republic Grand Prix, held on the Masaryk Circuit…
India’s Takale finishes 14th in Finland motorsport event
Jyvaskyla (Finland), July 30 (IANS) Seasoned driver Sanjay Takale added another feather to his cap by becoming the first registered driver from India to finish a round of the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC). Pune-based…
Hamilton wins 6th Hungarian Formula 1 GP
Budapest, July 29 (IANS) Reigning Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton of Britain (Mercedes) on Sunday won the Hungarian Grand Prix for the sixth time of his career, increasing his lead in the 2018 driver standings…
Takale 13th at WRC 3 after second leg
Jyv?skyl? (Finland), July 29 (IANS) A determined Sanjay Takale, making his debut in the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC), battled his way to the 13th position in the WRC 3 category at the end of…
Hamilton nabs pole position for Hungarian F1 GP amid heavy rain
Budapest, July 28 (IANS) Britain’s Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes on Saturday won the pole position for the Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix amid heavy rain, winning his 77th career pole. The reigning world champion and…