| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Indian |
| Born | 2004 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Education | BA in Archaeology, 2024 |
| Occupation | Professional motorcycle racer |
| Years active | 2021āpresent |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Motorcycle racing |
| Team | One Racing Team |
Jagathishree Kumaresan (born 2004) is a professional motorcycle racer from Tamil Nadu. She competes in Indian National championships organised by the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs in India specialising in drag and road racing disciplines. She is a three time Indian national champion.[1]
Early life and education[edit | edit source]
Kumaresan is from Chennai, Tamil Nadu.[2] She completed her Bachelor of Arts in archaeology at Madras Christian College in 2024.[3]
Career[edit | edit source]
Kumaresan started racing bikes and made her debut in the Indian National Motorcycle Championship in 2021. She won the Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship 2024 in the Girls (Stock 165cc) category[4][5] and later, won the Indian National Drag Racing Championship for the year 2024, in the ladies class. Both the Nationals were promoted and organised by Madras Motor Sports Club at the Madras International Circuit in Irungattukottai, near Chennai. In the drag Nationals, she won both the first and second rounds to lead the table in the ladies class in 2024.[6][7] Later, she won the third round and clinched the title in the fourth and final round.[8][9] She first took part and won the first round of the FMSCI drag national in 2023.[10]
In August 2025, she won both the races, representing One Racing team, in the second round at the Kari Motor Speedway, Coimbatore, in the Girls (Stock 165cc) category and also took first place in the Petronas TVS India One-Make Championship.[11][2] In September 2025, she won both the races in the third round to lead the championship table in the Girls Stock 165cc class and also added one more race victory to top the Petronas TVS RTR 200 women's race at the Madras International Circuit.[12][13]
International[edit | edit source]
Kumaaresan was selected by the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India to represent India in the FIM Asia Womenās Cup of Circuit Racing (ACCR) in Thailand from 12 to 14 September 2025.[14]
References[edit | edit source]
- ā Kakde, Aashlesha (12 January 2026). "Results of the MRF MMSC FMSCI Racing Championship 2025". Pune Mirror. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- ā 2.0 2.1 "Sarthak Chavan scores fighting win; Jagathisree tops in three races". www.dtnext.in. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- ā https://www.linkedin.com/in/jagathishree-kumaresan-43bb6324a/
- ā "Sarthak scores fighting win, Jagathishree scores a grand triple". The Hindu. 2 August 2025. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ā India, The Hans (3 October 2024). "Fifth and final round of National Motorcycle Racing Championship to begin on Friday". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ā Sportstar, Team (30 June 2024). "National 2W Drag Racing Championship: Triple delight for Hemanth Muddappa; Jagathishree notches second win". Sportstar. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ā Vashisth, Mohit (7 October 2024). "TVS Racing dominates the final round of INMRC 2024, Jagan Kumar bids adieu with 11th national title". www.evoindia.com. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ā Track, Auto (30 December 2024). "Hemanth Muddappa wins three more National titles". Auto Track. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ā "Triple delight for Hemanth Muddappa in Motorcycle Drag Racing Championship". Afternoonnews. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ā "National 2W Drag Racing: Double for Bengaluru's Abdul Shaikh; Jagathishree tops among girls". www.daijiworld.com. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ā Service, Express News (2 August 2025). "Sarthak scores fighting win; Jagathisree tops in three races". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ā "Classy Rahil Pillarisetty tops Pro-Stock 301-400cc Open race". www.dtnext.in. 6 September 2025. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ā Express News Service (6 September 2025). "Classy Rahil Pillarisetty tops Pro-Stock 301-400cc Open race". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ā "Triple National Champion Jagathishree Kumaresan To Make India Debut At FIM Asia Women's Cup". News18. Retrieved 8 September 2025.