Mahindra Racing Formula E Team
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| 2014 name | Mahindra Racing |
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| Base | Rome, Italy |
| Tyres | Dunlop |
| Riders' Championships | 0 |
Mahindra Racing is an Indian motorsport team owned by Indian automobile manufacturer Mahindra & Mahindra. It's the first Indian constructor to participate in the FIM MotoGP World Championship in 2011, the CIV – Italian National Motorcycle Racing Championship in 2012 and the FIM CEV International Championship in 2013. In 2014 Mahindra Racing also became one of the founding ten – and the only Indian team – to compete in the FIA Formula E Championship.
In 2011 the Mahindra Racing factory team entered the FIM MotoGP World Motorcycle Racing Championship Series in the 125cc two-stroke class. In 2012, they raced in the newly formed Moto3 (250cc four-stroke) class which replaced the 125cc class.
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. In the same season, the MGP3O recorded top-five finishes in 10 of the 17 rounds, a pole position, three circuit lap records, and third position in the Constructors’ Championship.
The 2014 season saw a further three podium finishes, including second place at the German Grand Prix.
From 2015 onwards, they no longer ran their own team and concentrated instead on strengthening their development program of the successful Mahindra MGP3O racing motorcycle. The decision to focus on machine development as a full-scale constructor and open a new development centre in Besozzo, Italy only strengthens Mahindra's commitment to top-level two-wheeler racing.
Mahindra Racing put up a fierce fight at the front of the pack throughout the 2015 Moto3 World Championship season, and recorded a podium finish at the French Grand Prix.
2016 got off to a strong start with Aspar Mahindra Moto3 Team rider Francesco (Pecco) Bagnaia securing a third-place podium finish at the opening round in Qatar. The Italian teen picked up podiums in Jerez (Spain) and Mugello (Italy) before making his historic first win in Assen (Netherlands) – Mahindra and India's maiden victory in the World Championship. It proved the high-level performance capabilities of the Mahindra MGP3O racing motorcycle. Two more victories followed with John Mcphee dominating the field in a wet Czech Grand Prix and Pecco taking a wonderful seven-second win in the Malaysian Grand Prix. At the Czech Grand Prix, the Indian manufacturer also scored their first-ever double podium with John Mcphee and Jorge Martin.
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