MotorSport

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

Marc Marquez of Repsol Honda RC213V secured his second consecutive Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) MotoGP World Championship riders title at the season-ending Valencia Grand Prix (Spain). This gave ...

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 ...

Hero Cycles Pvt. Ltd, the world’s largest bicycle manufacturer, has announced its new IPL partnership as the Principal Sponsor of Kings XI Punjab, the home team of the company which is headquartered in Ludhiana.

Five time National Rally Champion Gaurav Gill was decorated with the prestigious 'Motorsports Person of the Year Award’ at an FMSCI function held in Hyderabad. The function was attended by the entire galaxy of racin...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

Twenty-two year old Chennai lad Vikash Anand won a double to clinch the title in the MRF Formula 1600 category and a ticket for the Mazda Road to Indy shootout as the fifth and final round of the MRF MMSC FMSCI Indi...

In a fascinating turn of events at the Force Gurkha RFC 2016, Gurmeet Virdi and co-driver Kirpal Singh Tung of Gerrari Ofroaders managed to maintain their top spot despite stiff competition on Day 3 as well. Virdi c...

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...

Mahindra Racing has announced a partnership with Magneti Marelli to develop powertrain components for Mahindra Racing’s season three Formula E car, the M3Electro. Mahindra Racing and Magneti Marelli will also begin ...

The 3rd JK Tyre Arunachal Festival of Speed concluded with Philippos Matthai of Delhi winning the overall title after stringing together consistent performances in the Auto Cross, Hill Climb and Rally Sprint events....

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...

Yamaha Motor India Sales Pvt. Ltd. etched yet another chapter in the history of motorsports in India by bringing the current and three times World MotoGP Champion Jorge Lorenzo for the second time in India. This vis...

The governing body of motorsports around the world, the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) has launched a programme which will enable children around the world to receive proper structured training thro...

Suzuki Motorcycle India Private Limited (SMIPL) has launched the Gixxer Cup, marking its entry in the Indian racing arena. Suzuki has a long and successful history of motorcycle racing and the time is ripe to bring ...

Castrol Vecton RX Fuel Saver 10W-40 diesel engine oil co-engineered by Castrol India Limited and Tata Motors Limited, was launched on March 14, 2015 on the sidelines of the first day of the T1 Prima Truck racing Cha...

While the T1 Prima Truck Racing Championship may finally see Indian truck drivers racing at the Buddh International Circuit (BIC) in Greater Noida in 2016, a similar truck racing championship could also be held in S...

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...

Colin Chapman, an engineer, inventor and businessman is considered one of the greatest all time in motorsport and in the automotive world as a whole. Chapman who died on December 16, 1982 was a genius and his ideas...

Double MotoGP World Champion Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda RC213V) scored his 13th victory of 2014 at Valencia to become the most successful rider over the course of Moto GP – the world’s most premier championship of r...

Timmy Hansen won his first race at the World Rallycross Championship in Italy for Peugeot Hansen team as Richard Göransson finished in second place in his WRX supercar debut with Ford Olsberg MSE while Petter Solber...

Tata Communications has become the first company to deliver a live 4K feed from a Formula 1 event. In a press release, the company said that this landmark was achieved during practice session at the 2014 Formula 1 S...

Sixteen-year-old Indian racer Tarun Reddy achieved his best racing weekend internationally with a double podium finish in the UK Formula Renault Championship. The youngster finished 2nd, 3rd and 4th at Snetterton in...

Torger Christian "Toto" Wolff and Paddy Lowe, Executive Directors of Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team met up with race drivers Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton a couple of days after the race in the boardroom...

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...

The Force Gurkha RFC India 2014 got off to a spectacular start with title sponsor Force Motors revealing its three massive souped up Gurkha vehicles. “It is not a standard off the line vehicle. It has been refined. ...

For motorsports enthusiasts in India there are a lot of exciting events and races in store in 2014. It’s a known fact that the Superbike 1000cc class will be run from Round 2 of the JK Racing India series 2014. This...

Dorna Sports, promoter and organiser of the MotoGP World Championship, which is sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM), has announced that Michelin will be the sole supplier of tyres to te...

Marco Mattiacci, current President and CEO of Ferrari North America, is the new Director of Ferrari Formula One team. He comes in place of Stefano Domenicali who has quit his position as Director of the Gestione Spo...

So what if F1 is not coming soon at the Buddh International Circuit? The action continues, with or without the F1 car. On March 23, 2014, the circuit will come alive with the sound of trucks. Yes, trucks! The sound...

MYSORE: In continuation of its tradition of promoting technical education and training, ‘Eicher Truc