Mahindra Racing is a motor racing team based in Banbury, United Kingdom, competing with an Indian racing licence.
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15 Facts About Mahindra Racing
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Mahindra Racing later refocused on being a bike and engine supplier, until ultimately pulling out of the sport in 2017.
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Mahindra Racing developed the new M3Electro car, which proved to be a competitive package, powering the team to its maiden win at the hands of Rosenqvist at the 2017 Berlin ePrix.
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In 2011, Mahindra Racing made its motor racing debut in the 125cc class of the MotoGP championship, which was then in its last year.
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In 2012, Mahindra Racing participated in the newly formed Moto3 class which replaced the 125cc class.
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Mahindra Racing made history in the 2013 Malaysian Grand Prix taking the first-ever podium for an Indian constructor in the MotoGP World Championship Series.
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The MGP3O recorded six Top-4 finishes in the entire season, as Mahindra Racing finished third overall in the Moto3 Constructors' rankings at the end of the 2014 season.
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In 2015, Mahindra Racing became a full-scale independent constructor, supporting four customer teams in the Moto3 series, including a three-bike line up from 4 times World Champion Jorge Martinez's experienced Mapfre Aspar Team.
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The Aspar Team's Mahindra Racing MGP3Os were piloted by the 2014 Red Bull Rookies Champion, Spaniard Jorge Martin; Italian Francesco Bagnaia, a graduate of the VR 46 academy, who switched from the Sky VR46 team; and Juanfran Guevara, contesting his third Moto3 World Championship.
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In 2017 Mahindra Racing competed in its last season as a constructor in the Moto3 class of MotoGP and remains the only Indian constructor in the series.
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Mahindra Racing supplied the Mahindra MGP3O single-cylinder, 4-stroke, 250cc motorcycle to the factory Aspar Mahindra Team and other customer teams.
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In early December 2012, Mahindra Racing announced its entry into the 125cc class of the Italian National Motorcycle Racing Championship with Indian rider S Sarath Kumar and Italian phenomenon Riccardo Moretti.
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Mahindra Racing left professional racing for personal reasons after round six.
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Mahindra Racing would go on to win the CIV Constructors' Championship in 2013, and again in 2015.
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