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Karthik Tharani came on top in a thrilling three-way scrap for the 2018 JK Tyre National Racing Championship, but the title could have easily landed in Nayan Chatterjee or Ashwin Datta’s hands.

Jamie Chadwick scored a double win on the final day of MRF Challenge’s Bahrain round to cut down the deficit to championship leader Max Defourny.

Jamie Chadwick scored her first ever MRF Challenge victory as the second round of the winter series began in earnest at the Bahrain International Circuit on Friday.

Nayan Chatterjee says he was happy to be “crowned champion in people’s eyes” after losing out the 2018 JK Tyre National Racing title through little fault of his own.

Karthik Tharani says his “heart sank” when he saw title rival Nayan Chatterjee being eliminated in a crash in the JK Tyre National Racing Championship finale at the Buddh International Circuit.

Raghul Rangasamy defeated pre-race favourite Vishnu Prasad to clinch the Formula LGB title in the final round of the JK Tyre National Racing Championship.

Karthik Tharani claimed the 2018 JK Tyre National Racing Championship title after chief rival Nayan Chatterjee was wiped out by Manav Sharma in a dramatic finale at the Buddh International Circuit.

Nayan Chatterjee took a dominant win in the penultimate race of the JK Tyre National Racing Championship to draw level on points with Karthik Tharani at the top of the Euro JK standings.

Max Defourny leads the 2018/19 MRF Challenge standings after the opening round of the season in Dubai.

Max Defourny and Danial Frost claimed wins in the opening two races of the 2018/19 MRF Challenge season at the Dubai Autodrome on Friday.

India’s domestic motorsport calendar isn’t the most packed in the world. Far from it. Yet we somehow still manage to have date clashes between major races and rallies.

Karthik Tharani beat Nayan Chatterjee in a thrilling duel to score his second consecutive win in the third round of the JK Tyre National Racing Championship.

Nirmal Uma Shankar notched up his first win of 2018 as the third round of JK Tyre National Racing Championship concluded at the Kari Motor Speedway on Sunday.

Ashwin Datta inherited victory in the first race of the third round of JK Tyre National Racing Championship after early race leaders Karthik Tharani and Nayan Chatterjee came to blows on lap 5.

Karthik Tharani notched up his third victory of the 2018 JK Tyre National Racing Championship season in Coimbatore on Saturday.

Raghul Rangasamy got the better of Goutham Parekh to win the 2018 MRF F1600 championship. Here’s how the title battle unfolded between the pair.

Yash Aradhya won the penultimate race of the 2018 MRF F1600 season in Chennai after holding off championship contenders Goutham Parekh and Raghul Rangasamy in a nail biting finish.

Nayan Chatterjee romped to victory in the opening race of the MRF F1600 title decider in Chennai.

15-year-old Tijil Rao’s victory in the opening round of JK Tyre Novice Cup was the perfect illustration of what a human body is capable of, if there is a will to drag it beyond conceived limits.

Sri Lankan driver Bryan Perera ended the second round of JK Tyre National Racing Championship in Coimbatore with a fine victory on Sunday.

Nayan Chatterjee claimed a lights-to-flag victory in the Euro JK category as the second round of the JK Tyre National Racing Championship began in Coimbatore on Saturday.

Nayan Chatterjee made it two victories out of two in the second round of JK Tyre National Racing Championship after a mid-race collision between early race leaders elevated him into the lead.

Yash Aradhya became an MRF F1600 race winner as the third round of the championship came to a conclusion at the Madras Motor Race Track on Sunday.

Goutham Parekh emerged victorious in the second MRF F1600 race in Chennai, which was red-flagged after a series of accidents.

Sandeep Kumar drew first blood as the second round of MRF F1600 championship got underway at Chennai’s Madras Motor Race Track on Saturday.

Sri Lankan driver Bryan Perera scored his second straight win in JK Tyre Racing Championship with victory in the third Euro JK race of the Coimbatore season opener.

Karthik Tharani took advantage of a contact between Yash Aradhya and Ashwin Datta to end the season-opening round of JK Tyre Racing Championship with a win.

Ashwin Datta scored his second straight win in the opening round of MRF F1600 series at Coimbatore’s Kari Motor Speedway on Sunday.

Ashwin Datta scored a dominant win as the MRF F1600 season began in earnest at Coimbatore’s Kari Motor Speedway on Saturday.

MRF Challenge 2017/18 champion Felipe Drugovich claimed a dominant victory in the penultimate race of the season in Chennai.

Indonesia’s Presley Martono steered clear of early chaos to win the second MRF Challenge race of the Chennai weekend.

Felipe Drugovich clinched the 2017/18 MRF Challenge title after finishing third behind Rinus van Kalmthout and Presley Martono in the opening race in Chennai.

Felipe Drugovich completed a clean sweep in the Abu Dhabi MRF Challenge round after taking a lights-to-flag win in Race 4.

Felipe Drugovich annihilated the field in the third MRF Challenge race at Abu Dhabi, taking full advantage of title rival Presley Martono’s troubles to build a sizeable lead in the championship standings.

Felipe Drugovich made it back-to-back wins in the Abu Dhabi round of MRF Challenge after pole-sitter Danial Frost was involved in an early incident in Race 2.

Anindith Reddy won his second successive title in the JK Tyre National Racing Championship, overhauling early points leader Vishnu Prasad in a thrilling four-round season.

Indonesia’s Presley Martono scored his first MRF Challenge win in the final Dubai race on Saturday.

Felipe Drugovich built up a sizeable lead in the 2017/18 MRF Challenge standings after winning the penultimate Dubai race on Saturday.

Rinus van Kalmthout took an authoritative win in the second MRF Challenge race of the weekend in Dubai after dispatching pole-sitter Louis Gachot early on.

Felipe Drugovich cruised to victory in the first MRF Challenge race of the Dubai round to extend his lead at the top of the standings.

Anindith Reddy’s rise to prominence in the domestic motorsport circle has been nothing short of exceptional, especially when one considers how late his racing career began.

Newly-crowned JK Tyre Racing Champion Anindith Reddy signed off the 2017 season with a convincing lights-to-flag win in the final race in Greater Noida.

GP3 driver Julien Falchero nailed two safety car restarts to claim victory in the fourth race of the MRF Challenge season opener at the Bahrain International Circuit.

Anindith Reddy fended off an early charge from title rival Vishnu Prasad to win the first race of the JK Tyre Racing Championship finale at the Buddh International Circuit.

Felipe Drugovich scored back-to-back MRF Challenge victories in Bahrain after passing early leader Manuel Maldonado on the final lap of the second race of the season opener.

The entry list for the 2017-18 edition of the MRF Challenge series has been revealed, including German F4 and USF2000 runner-ups Felipe Drugovich and Rinus Van Kalmthout.

Chennai's Sandeep Kumar had to stave off a stiff challenge from Arya Singh before winning Race 3 in the MRF F1600 category.

Sandeep Kumar won Race 2 of the MRF F1600, but he had to hold off a charging Anindith Reddy.