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There is nothing like a very tough rally that pushes the limits of man and machine to the extreme. The Dakar Rally held in South America is one of them, the other being the Afriquia Merzouga Rally held in Morocco. T...

Kevin Benavides riding a Honda motorcycle won the 4th stage of the Afriquia Merzouga Rally 2018. In the evening of the stage, held on April 19, 2018 in Morocco in Africa, the Race Direction rectified the results fol...

Stage 3 of the 9th edition of the Afriquia Merzouga Rally, touted to be the highlight stage of the Rally, saw the racers battle dunes of Rissani erg, Chebbi erg along with sand in the Fezou region and Ouzina erg bef...

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...

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...

Both the two riders of Hero MotoSports Rally Team -- Oriol Mena and CS Santosh--and the sole rider of Sherco TVS Rally Factory Juan Pedrero Garcia have sailed past the 10th stage of the 2018 Dakar Rally being held...

Now that a very tough Stage 8 is over, rookie Oriol Mena of Hero MotoSports came in a respectable 14th. He now has an overall standing of 18 after 8 stages. Across the cam, at TVS Sherco Rally Factory, their sole ri...

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 the 4th stage of the tough Dakar Rally 2018, riders representing Indian motorcycle companies have done relatively well with Juan Pedrero Garcia of Sherco TVS Rally factory coming in 17th overall. His teammate ...

With the third stage of the Dakar Rally moving from Pisco to a very windy and dusty San Juan De Marcona, Spanish debutant rider Oriol Mena of Hero MotoSports Team Rally overcame tough navigation to clock-in a fast t...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

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 a good day for Ferrari with both their drivers Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen taking up top spots on the podium at the Hungaroring. Vettel led team mate Raikkonen for a one-two win while Lewis Hamilton o...

While it was a Lewis Hamilton win in the Formula 1 Gran Premio de Espana Pirelli 2017 on May 14, 2017, it was a great show for Force India drivers Sergio Perez and Esteban Ocon who finished fourth and fifth respecti...

In the fourth race of the FIA Formula 3 European Championship season held in Monza, Italy, British driver Lando Norris of Carlin team defeated teammate Jehan Daruvala from India, who had started from pole position.

It was now the turn of Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari to come in first in the third Formula 1 race of the season, having done the same thing in the first race. With this win, Vettel has a clear lead in the drivers’ cha...

Lewis Hamilton did not take long to get back to his winning form as he clinched the first position on the final day of the Formula 1 race in China. With two races over for the 2017 season, both he and Sebasitan Vett...

Harrison Newey was crowned the MRF Challenge 2016 Champion after beating Mick Schumacher and Joey Mawson in the final race of the season. Newey and Mawson tied on 277 points after the finish but the British driver t...

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.

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.

Mick Schumacher took another commanding win at Round 3 of the MRF Challenge 2016 held at the Buddh International Circuit on January 29, 2017 ahead of Joey Mawson and Harrison Newey

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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.

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.

Australian Toby Price won the second stage of the Rally Dakar 2017 in the motorcycle category with a lead of more than 3 minutes over his team-mate Matthias Walkner and almost four minutes over Paulo Goncalves. Xavi...

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.

Team Aspar Mahindra rider Francesco “Pecco” Bagnaia fought to a brilliant second place finish in a hold-your-breath Moto3 battle at Silverstone on September4, 2016, finishing less than two tenths of a second away fr...

The first and second positions by Peugeot MC Saxoprint rider John McPhee and Jorge Martin (Pull & Bear Aspar Mahindra) at the HJC Helmets Grand Prix Moto3 race in Automotodrom Brno, Czech Republic came as sweet vict...

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 ...

After having spent a night in the High Atlas, the competitors took an early start for the 4th stage of the Afriquia Merzouga Rally in Morocco. This was the fastest one of this rally on off road tracks crossing all k...

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.

Nico Rosberg of Mercedes won the Russian Grand Prix while his team mate Lewis Hamilton recovered to second in a race dominated by the former. The race in Sochi saw Hamilton fighting his way from 10th on the grid to ...

The three biggest names of MotoGP—Valentino Rossi, Jorge Lorenzo and Marc Marquez—raced like there was no tomorrow and then finally Rossi romped home victorious at the Gran Premio Red Bull de España. The MotoGP Span...

For someone who started last, this was a victory that was well-deserved as Brad Binder of Red Bull KTM Ajo blasted through the pack of motorcycles to win the Moto3 World Championship in Spain. This was the fourth ro...

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...

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 ...

The 2016 Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix saw the all too familiar Mercedes winning formula in play as the team came in first and second with Nico Rosberg and his team mate Lewis Hamilton winning the race in M...

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...

Lucas di Grassi OF ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport claimed his second FIA Formula E Championship win in a race at Putrajaya in Malaysia that was packed with incident from start to finish. Sam Bird of DS Virgin Racing Form...

After qualifying on pole and locking the front row yet again for Mercedes with team mate Lewis Hamilton next to him, Nico Rosberg took victory of the first Mexican Grand Prix in 23 years at the Autodromo Hermanos Ro...

The 4th round of the MRF Mogrip FMSCI National Supercross Championship 2015 was held in Hyderabad on September 6, 2015. The Supercross event witnessed over 90 entries from riders across the whole nation. This Champi...

Lewis Hamilton has won the Italian Grand Prix for Mercedes ahead of Sebastian Vettel who chased the Brit down to finish 2nd. Kimi Raikkonen, after a brilliant qualifying in his Ferrari, which put the Finn on the fro...

The pre-season testing rounds at Donington Park concluded with Nico Prost coming in the fastest and ensuring that he gets his Renault e.dams team to the top. But he was a tad lucky too as the Frenchman set his best ...

Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes AMG Petronas got his 80th podium at the legendary Spa-Francorchamps circuit for round 11 of the championship, the 2015 Formula 1 Shell Belgian Grand Prix. Lewis’s win draws him level with...

As Sebastien Buemi of Renault e.dams broke the Formula E lap record at Donington Park as he once again set the fastest time in pre-season testing, Mahindra Racing’s new driver Nick Heidfeld came in fourth, thus indi...

Mahindra Racing has officially announced that Nick Heidfeld will team up with their existing driver Bruno Senna for the second season for the Formula E Championship. The duo incidentally came in 6th and 7th on the f...

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...

The FIA WMSC, which met ON July 10, 2015 in Mexico City, has approved the calendar for the second season of the FIA Formula E Championship. It is made up of 11 races, hosted in 10 cities, with London exceptionally h...

Lewis Hamilton has won the 70th British Grand Prix for Mercedes AMG Petronas followed by his teammate Nico Rosberg in 2nd and Sebastian Vettel in 3rd for Scuderia Ferrari in the midst of a surprise on the weather fr...

Nico Rosberg won the 71-lap long Austrian Grand Prix at the Redbull Ring for Mercedes as his team-mate Lewis Hamilton finished 2nd despite the 5 second penalty that was added to his overall time. As the lights we...

Just a day after taking his fourth pole in Montreal - and 44th overall - Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes, driver of car number 44, took his fourth victory at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve and fourth victory of the year. ...

"Woohoo, yes!!" screamed Nico Rosberg of Mercedes AMG Petronas as he won the 78 lap Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco 2015 held on May 24th 2015. He's only the fourth man in history to win three straight races in the P...

Mapfre Team Mahindra rider Francesco “Pecco” Bagnaia claimed his best finish of the year so far, after fighting hard from the sixth row of the grid to squeeze his way to the seventh place in the Spanish GP. He narro...

The first Formula E race to be held in the USA saw Nicolas Prost of e.dams-Renault winning the race after a stiff fight with rivals before a 20,000-strong crowd. The streets of Miami were packed and people stood in ...

Eighteen years old Toby Sowery was crowned MRF Challenge 2014 Champion after finishing on the podium in Race 3 at the finale at the MMRT in Chennai. Sowery is the third Champion of the MRF Challenge and at 18 years...

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...

The prestigious and tough Dakar Rally 2015 from January 3 to January 17, 2015 will, for the first time see an Indian participating. Daredevil, adrenaline junkie, star sportsman – words fall short while describing In...

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...

Gautam Hari Singhania, Chairman and Managing Director, Raymond Limited secured a historic podium finish and became the first Indian racing at the world’s biggest Ferrari event – Finali Mondiali at Abu Dhabi’s Yas Ma...

Gautam Hari Singhania, Chairman and Managing Director, Raymond Limited is the first Indian racing at the world’s biggest Ferrari event – Finali Mondiali at Abu Dhabi’s Yas Marina Circuit. Singhania qualified 4th in ...

The world F1 title for 2014 went without any hesitation to Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes AMG Petronas after he won a brilliant race at the Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi on November 23, 2014. With this win, Hamilton c...

There was no stopping the boys Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg of Mercedes AMG Petronas as they continued their winning streak in the 2014 Formula One US Grand Prix in Austin, Texas. With this win, Lewis Hamilton ha...

The only celebrity in the 16th Maruti Suzuki Raid De Himalaya, superstar Salman Khan ’s brother Sohail Khan is in the 13th position at the end of the third day of the rally. He is competing in the Raid Adventure c...

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...

On the 4th day of Maruti Suzuki Dakshin Dare 2014 contestants made their way to the outskirts of Hospet to meet their next challenge. The day’s contest spanned over three stages across two different locations. The f...

Exactly six years since Lewis Hamilton first claimed his first British Grand Prix victory, he won his second Formula One race on July 6, 2014 for Mercedes AMG Petronas at Silverstone. Valtteri Bottas finished 2nd fo...

Mercedes is doing it in Formula One and now it’s the turn of Volkswagen to do in the FIA World Rally Championship. Before you wonder what it’s all about, we are talking about the one-two victory. In Formula One, off...

Jeffrey Kruger had a great 2013 season in Polo R Cup in India. Now he takes the challenge of Volkswagen Castrol Cup 2014 in Poland. The South African driver has qualified 6th and finished Race 1 in 4th while Race 2...

The Formula One teams are in for a juggle in 2015 with the Formula One racing governing body FIA confirming that it has accepted an application from Gene Haas to enter a new team in the F1 world championship. This w...

The F1 race on Sunday April 6, 2014 in Bahrain saw Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes AMG Petronas winning by a whisker for the first place on the podium. He beat his teammate Nico Rosberg. For Lewis it was his 24th Formula...

As the world celebrated the 54th birthday of one of the best Formula One drivers of the world, Ayrton Senna, on the March 21, 2014, Google decided to pay tribute to the Brazilian driver. The world’s best and most po...

The 21 Gun Salute international Vintage Car Rally was held at the Red Fort In New Delhi recently where Delhites with a taste for antique cars had their fill admiring and seeing around 135 gleaming vintage cars and b...