Maldonado tops second practice at wet Hockenheim
July 20th, 2012 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
Hockenheim (Germany), July 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Williams' Pastor Maldonado was Friday fastest in a wet second practice for the Formula One German Grand Prix which ended early when seven-time world ... Read more...
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Ur tops Indian National Autocross Championship
April 29th, 2012 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, April 29 (IANS) Seasoned rally driver Lohitt Urs from Mysore topped the time charts and annexed the trophy in the showpiece 3,000cc Open class in the first round of ... Read more...
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MRF cars quickest in shakedown at Asia Pacific Rally
March 30th, 2012 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
Whangarei (New Zealand), March 30 (IANS) Team MRF drivers Chris Atkinson and Gaurav Gill warmed up for this weekend's Rally of Whangarei by topping the time charts at the official ... Read more...
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Gaurav Gill in command in Rally de Bengal
December 17th, 2011 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
Durgapur, Dec 17 (IANS) With the championship sealed, Gaurav Gill (co-driver Musa Sherif) of Team MRF pulled no punches as he opened a seemingly winning lead of one minute, 40 ... Read more...
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Gaurav Gill poised to win Rally of Coimbatore
July 24th, 2011 - 1:00 am ICT by IANS
Coimbatore, July 23 (IANS) Favourite Gaurav Gill (co-driver Musa Sheriff) of Team MRF looked set to clinch the overall title in the Rally of Coimbatore with a 28.6 seconds lead ... Read more...
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Gill set to take top honours in Maharashtra Rally
June 4th, 2011 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
Nashik, June 4 (IANS) Team MRF was poised for a 1-2 finish in the Rally of Maharashtra, the first round of the Speed Indian National Rally Championship, as the country's ... Read more...
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Team MRF dominate Day 1 of Nashik Rally
June 3rd, 2011 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
Nashik, June 3 (IANS) Team MRF, led by Gaurav Gill (co-driver Musa Sherif), topped the overall time charts in the Super Special Stage with colleagues Arjun Balu (Sujith Kumar) and ... Read more...
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Narain ninth quickest in Barcelona test
February 19th, 2011 - 12:56 pm ICT by IANS
Barcelona, Feb 19 (IANS) India's Narain Karthikeyan put in 116 laps, clocking a best of one minute, 28.393 seconds at the Circuit de Catalunya here Friday, the first day of the Formule ... Read more...
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New Force India car takes to track
February 11th, 2011 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
Jerez, Feb 11 (IANS) Force India's brand new 2011 model, the VJM04, completed its first-ever laps Thursday with Adrian Sutil behind the wheel at the Jerez de la Frontera circuit in southern ... Read more...
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Force India second fastest in Valencia
February 4th, 2011 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
Valencia, Feb 4 (IANS) Force India's Adrian Sutil clocked the second fastest time while Narain Karthikeyan in the Hispania Racing car dropped nearly two seconds off his Wednesday's pace as the first ... Read more...
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Team Red Rooster leads Kerala Rally
December 17th, 2010 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Kottayam, Dec 17 (IANS) Amittrajit Ghosh (co-driver Ashwin Naik) of Team Red Rooster Racing hung on grimly to a slender lead to finish ahead of national champion Gaurav Gill (Musa Sherif) of ... Read more...
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Gill finishes seventh in Asia Pacific Rally
July 4th, 2010 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Whangarei (New Zealand), July 4 (IANS) Overnight leader and Indian champion Gaurav Gill (Team MRF Tyres, co-driver Glen Macneall) suffered gearbox problems and eventually had to be content with seventh place among ... Read more...
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Gill cruises to victory
June 27th, 2010 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
Nashik, June 27 (IANS) National champion Gaurav Gill (co-driver Musa Sherif) of Team MRF Tyres finally broke the Rally of Maharashtra jinx as he clinched the title in the first round of ... Read more...
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Formula Rolon misfires in National Racing Championship
June 19th, 2010 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 19 (IANS) The 13th JK Tyre National Racing Championship started off on the wrong tyre, as it were, with the new-look Formula Rolon races being postponed due to a "major ... Read more...
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Force India sixth quickest
February 26th, 2010 - 2:27 pm ICT by IANS
Barcelona, Feb 26 (IANS) Force India's Vitantonio Liuzzi clocked the sixth fastest time of one minute and 24.064 seconds around the 4.655 Kms long Circuit de Catalunya on the first day of ... Read more...
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Sutil steps up pace in Formula One testing
February 20th, 2010 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANS
Jerez (Spain), Feb 20 (IANS) In warm and dry weather for a change, Adrian Sutil of Force India put in 69 laps and posted the seventh quickest time of 1 minute, 21.939 ... Read more...
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Force India rookie driver eighth in tests
February 18th, 2010 - 1:54 pm ICT by IANS
Jerez (Spain), Feb 18 (IANS) Force India Formula One team's rookie test driver Paul di Resta had his first outing here and returned the eighth best timing, just behind team mate Adrian ... Read more...
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Jones, Bolisetti dominate MRF Challenger races
February 13th, 2010 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 13 (IANS) Young David Jones yet again destroyed the Superbikes (600cc) field to clinch the championship in his class at the MRF Challenge races here Saturday.
Astride a Triumph, the 20-year ... Read more...
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Force India goes quicker in pre-season test
February 12th, 2010 - 2:43 pm ICT by IANS
Jerez (Spain), Feb 12 (IANS) As lap times tumbled on a sunny and warm day, Force India's Vitantonio Liuzzi delivered one in 1 minute 20.754 seconds to occupy fifth slot on the ... Read more...
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Force India seventh fastest in pre-season tests
February 11th, 2010 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
Jerez (Spain), Feb 11 (IANS) Force India's Vitantonio Liuzzi clocked the seventh fastest time in the spanking new VJM03 on the first day of the four-day official pre-season Formula One test session ... Read more...
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Top racers for Endurance Festival of Speed
January 16th, 2010 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
Coimbatore, Jan 16 (IANS) A unique venture, the first of its kind in India, got off to a flier here as some of country's top racers warmed up for the 2010 season ... Read more...
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Force India fourth quickest in Jerez testing
December 3rd, 2009 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
Jerez (Spain), Dec 3 (IANS) Paul di Resta of Force India returned the fourth quickest time in the Formula One test session for rookie drivers at the Circuit de Jerez here.
Di Resta, ... Read more...
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Gill in lead in first leg of Coffee Day rally
November 21st, 2009 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
Chikmagalur (Karnataka), Nov 21 (IANS) The 2009 Speed-Indian National Rally Championship leader Gaurav Gill (co-driver Musa Sherif) of Team MRF topped the time charts at the end of the rain-affected first Leg ... Read more...
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Indian riders left in the shade in Petronas Asia Road Racing
September 5th, 2009 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
By Anand Philar
Chennai, Sep 5 (IANS) Indian motorcyclists were given riding lessons as Thailand's Decha Kraisat (SuperSports 600cc) and Indonesia's Hokky Krisdianto (Underbone 115cc) took pole positions in their respective classes in ... Read more...
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Team MRF poised for clean sweep
August 21st, 2009 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
By Anand Philar
Bangalore, Aug 21 (IANS) Team MRF were poised for a 1-2-3 finish in the Karnataka-1000, the second round of the Speed-Indian National Rally Championship at the end of Leg1, here ... Read more...
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Motorsports: Good run by Fisichella with new Force India engine
March 12th, 2009 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
Barcelona, March 12 (IANS) Veteran Giancarlo Fisichella of Force India gave the new VJM02 a good run with a 97-lap programme on the penultimate day of the four-day Formula One test session ... Read more...
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Force India enjoy extended run
March 10th, 2009 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
Barcelona, March 10 (IANS) Force India got into their stride with Adrian Sutil managing 129 laps at the 4.655 km Circuit de Catalunya with an eighth best time of one minute, 22.452 ... Read more...
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Armaan wins first round in Asian motorsports championship
May 17th, 2008 - 7:57 pm ICT by admin
Kuala Lumpur, May 17 (IANS) Armaan Ebrahim gave himself a birthday gift by winning the first round of the Formula Renault V6 Asia Championship at the Sepang circuit here Saturday. Armaan, who ... Read more...
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Motor racing: Aditya Patel fourth among rookies
March 21st, 2008 - 4:54 pm ICT by admin
By Anand Philar
Sepang (Malaysia), March 21 (IANS) India's Aditya Patel struggled with his car in his international formula racing debut and could only return fourth best time of two minutes, 15.798 seconds ... Read more...
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Chennai trio to scorch racing track
March 20th, 2008 - 5:10 pm ICT by admin
By Anand Philar
Sepang (Malaysia), March 20 (IANS) Chennai is known to be the hub of motor sports in India. Besides boasting of an international-standard racing track at Sriperumbudur, the city will create ... Read more...
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Formula One: Fisichella fastest among Force India drivers
February 15th, 2008 - 3:23 pm ICT by admin
Jerez (Spain), Feb 15 (IANS) Force India's lead driver Giancarlo Fisichella got up to competitive pace even as the times dropped sharply on the concluding day of the penultimate Formula One winter ... Read more...
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