The MRF MMSC FMSCI Nationwide four-wheeler and two-wheeler champions with MRF vice-chairman and Managing Director Arun Mammen, seventh from left.
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The Madras Motor Sports activities Membership (MMSC) will host India’s first-ever worldwide karting competitors, the FIA-CIK Arrive and Drive, on the Madras Worldwide Karting Enviornment (MIKA) in September.
Making the announcement on the MMSC annual awards operate that honoured the 2025 Nationwide Racing Championship winners right here on Thursday, MMSC vice-president Vicky Chandhok stated, “The meet on the MIKA circuit shall be one of many three rounds, and we are going to see karters from throughout the globe competing in it. It’s the first of its sort in India.”
It was additionally introduced that the winner of the 2025 MRF Method 2000 championship shall be awarded an all-expenses paid check drive with the Double R Method 3 crew, run by former F1 champion Kimi Raikkonen and Steve Robertson. “It is a massive step up for the MRF F2000 champion when it comes to expertise and publicity,” Chandhok stated.
Arun Mammen, vice-chairman and Managing Director, MRF Ltd., outlined his firm’s involvement in motorsports. He reiterated that MRF would proceed to assist motorsports in India throughout disciplines. “We are going to proceed to make motorsports extra in style in India. We see encouraging indicators that the federal government is taking to host world-class occasions in India,” Mammen, the chief visitor of the operate, stated.
“We possess the aptitude to check and develop tyres within the quickest potential method as we now have our personal specialised tyre testing facility with a number of tracks — the one facility of its sort in India,” added Mammen.
The 2025 Nationwide Racing Championship winners:
MRF MMSC FMSCI Indian Nationwide Bike Racing Championship: Professional-Inventory 301-400cc: Rider champion: Rahil Pillarisetty (RACR Castrol Power1); Crew champion: Petronas TVS Racing
Professional-Inventory 165-200cc: Rider: P.M. Soorya (Chandra LGE Racing); Crew: Chandra LGE Racing.
Tremendous Inventory Intermediate (165cc): Rider: Raj Kumar (Motul Sparks Racing); Crew: Motul Sparks Racing.
Inventory 301-400cc (Novice): Rider: Varun Patil (Mad Rabbit Racing); Crew: Mad Rabbit Racing.
Inventory 165cc (Novice): Rider: Rajender Beedani (MAI Racing); Crew: MAI Racing.
Women (Inventory 165cc): Rider: Jagathishree Kumaresan (One Racing); Crew: One Racing.
One-Make Championships: Idemitsu Honda India Expertise Cup (CB 300F): Rider: R. Solomon (Chennai); Petronas TVS-Open (Apache RR 310): Rider: Mohan Babu (Chennai); Petronas TVS Rookie (Apache RTR 200): Rider: Hari Haran (Coimbatore); Petronas TVS Women (Apache RTR 200): Rider: Jagathishree Kumaresan (Chennai); Petronas TVS Electrical RTE: Rider: Sarthak Chavan (Pune); Petronas TVS Media: Rider: Saran Kumar E (Chennai, Rev Nitro).
MRF MMSC FMSCI Indian Nationwide Automobile Racing Championship: MRF Method 2000: Driver: Ishaan Madesh (Bengaluru); MRF Method 1600: Driver: Sai Shiva Makesh Sankaran (Pune).
Indian Touring Vehicles: Driver: Biren Pithawalla (Crew N1 Racing); Crew: Buzzing Hornet.
Indian Touring Vehicles 1625: Driver: Vidyaprakash Damodaran (Crew Efficiency Racing); Crew: Crew Efficiency Racing.
Indian Junior Touring Vehicles: Driver: Viswas Vijayaraj (Crew Efficiency Racing); Crew: Crew Efficiency Racing.
Tremendous Inventory: Driver: T.S. Diljith (DTS Racing); Crew: DTS Racing.
Method LGB 1300 (Open): Driver: Vinith Kumar (DTS Racing); Crew: DTS Racing.
Method LGB 1300 (Junior): Driver: Vinith Kumar (DTS Racing); Crew: DTS Racing.
MRF Saloons: Driver: Akshay Muralidharan (Coimbatore). Volkswagen Polo Cup: Driver: Aman Nagdev (Noida).
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