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Mumbai Falcons is an Indian motorsports team established by Ameet Harjinder Gadhoke, Navjeet Singh Gadhoke[1] and Teja Ranade Gadhoke in November 2019.[2] Moid Tungekar is the CEO of Mumbai Falcons.
History[edit | edit source]
The team was founded in November 2019 by Gadhoke Group. They made their debut in November 2019 in the X1RL league with their 5 drivers Kush Maini, Mikkel Jensen, Pippa Mann, Karthik Tharani and Sohil Shah. They entered F3 Asian championship in 2021.[3] The team became the first Indian team to compete[4] and finish in the top 3[5][6][7] in F3 Asian Championship with the drivers Kush Maini and Jehan Daruvala.[8][9] The team had Armaan Ebrahim as team principal. It is also mentored by Kapil Dev.[10] The team's cars were operated by Prema Powerteam.
On 20 February 2022, Mumbai Falcons secured a historic double victory in the Formula Regional Asian Championship held at UAE winning both the Driver and Teams Championship.[11] Greater success came in 2023, winning both titles in the inaugural Formula Regional Middle East Championship with Andrea Kimi Antonelli,[12] and the F4 UAE Championship with James Wharton.[13]
Current series results[edit | edit source]
Formula Regional Middle East Championship[edit | edit source]
| Year | Car | Driver | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Points | D.C. | T.C. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Tatuus F3 T-318 |  Andrea Kimi Antonelli
|
15 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 192 | 1st | 1st |
 Rafael Câmara
|
15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 3rd | |||
 Lorenzo Fluxá
|
15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 4th | |||
 Dino Beganovic
|
6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 11th | |||
| Template:Country data whiteTemplate:Preview warning Kirill Smal | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 15th | |||
| 2024 | Tatuus F3 T-318 | Rafael Câmara
|
15 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 128 | 3rd | 3rd |
 James Wharton
|
15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 6th | |||
 Ugo Ugochukwu
|
15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 7th | |||
| United Kingdom Arvid Lindblad | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 13th | |||
| 2025 | Tatuus F3 T-318 | United Kingdom Freddie Slater | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 228 | 2nd | 1st |
 Rashid Al Dhaheri
|
15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 6th | |||
| Jack Beeton
|
15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 13th | |||
| United Kingdom Reza Seewooruthun | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 17th | |||
 Doriane Pin
|
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29th | |||
| 2026 | Tatuus T-326 | United Kingdom Kean Nakamura-Berta | 11 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 151 | 1st | 1st |
| Sebastian Wheldon
|
11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 71 | 5th | |||
 Salim Hanna
|
11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 10th |
Formula Trophy UAE[edit | edit source]
| Year | Car | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Points | D.C. | T.C. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Tatuus F4-T421 | Rashid Al Dhaheri
|
5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 96 | 2nd | 1st |
 Zhenrui Chi
|
7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 5th | |||
| Salim Hanna
|
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 7th | |||
| Sebastian Wheldon
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 9th | |||
| 2025 | Tatuus F4-T421 |  Alp Aksoy
|
7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 105 | 1st | 1st |
 Oleksandr Bondarev
|
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 50 | 8th | |||
| Payton Westcott
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 10th | |||
| Bernardo Bernoldi
|
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23th |
F4 Middle East Championship[edit | edit source]
| Year | Car | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Points | D.C. | T.C. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tatuus F4-T421 | United Kingdom Kean Nakamura-Berta | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 273 | 3rd | 2nd |
 Tomass Štolcermanis
|
15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 212 | 4th | |||
| Salim Hanna
|
15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 6th | |||
 Arjun Chheda
|
15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16th |
UAE4 Series[edit | edit source]
| Year | Car | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Points | D.C. | T.C. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Tatuus F4-T421 | Oleksandr Bondarev
|
9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 157 | 1st* | 2nd* |
| Niccolò Maccagnani
|
9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 5th* | |||
| Alp Aksoy
|
9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 8th* | |||
| Kingsley Zheng
|
9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 15th* |
* Season still in progress.
Former series results[edit | edit source]
X1 Racing League[edit | edit source]
| Year | Car | Drivers | Races | Podiums |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Mygale FB02 | Sohil Shah Kush Maini United Kingdom Pippa Mann  Mikkel Jensen Karthik Tharani
|
8 | 6 |
F3 Asian Championship/Formula Regional Asian Championship[edit | edit source]
| Year | Car | Driver | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Points | D.C. | T.C. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Tatuus F3 T-318 | Jehan Daruvala
|
15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 192 | 3rd | 3rd |
| Kush Maini
|
15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 11th | |||
| 2022 | Tatuus F3 T-318 | Template:Country data MONTemplate:Preview warning Arthur Leclerc | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 218 | 1st | 1st |
| Dino Beganovic
|
15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 130 | 5th | |||
| Sebastián Montoya
|
9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 92 | 7th | |||
| United Kingdom Oliver Bearman | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 15th |
Formula 4 UAE Championship[edit | edit source]
| Year | Car | Driver | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Points | D.C. | T.C. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Tatuus F4-T421 | Sohil Shah
|
16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24th | N/A[lower-alpha 1] |
| Yash Aradhya
|
8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35th | |||
| Kyle Kumaran
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38th | |||
| Ruhaan Alva
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40th | |||
| 2023 | Tatuus F4-T421 | James Wharton
|
15 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 232 | 1st | 1st |
 Tuukka Taponen
|
15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 212 | 2nd | |||
| Muhammad Ibrahim
|
9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 26th | |||
| Rishon Rajeev
|
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35th | |||
| 2024 | Tatuus F4-T421 | United Kingdom Freddie Slater | 15 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 172 | 1st | 1st |
| United Kingdom Kean Nakamura-Berta | 15 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 168 | 2nd | |||
| Alex Powell
|
14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 105 | 6th | |||
| United Kingdom Dion Gowda | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 11th |
Timeline[edit | edit source]
| Current series | |
|---|---|
| Formula Regional Middle East Trophy | 2023–present |
| Formula Trophy UAE | 2024–present |
| F4 Middle East Championship | 2025–present |
| Former Series | |
| X1 Racing League | 2019 |
| Formula Regional Asian Championship | 2021–2022 |
| Formula 4 UAE Championship | 2022–2024 |
Notes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Mumbai Falcons by Xcel wasn't classified in the Teams' Championship. Instead the scored points were counted towards Xcel Motorsport.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Mumbai Falcons To Become First All-Indian Team To Compete In Asian Formula 3 Championship". carandbike. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ↑ "MUMBAI FALCONS RACING LIMITED HAVING U92490PN2019PLC187885 IS 1 YEARS, 8 MONTHS & 1 DAYS OLD PUBLIC COMPANY at Falcon Ebiz". www.falconebiz.com. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ↑ "With big dreams in mind, teen motorsport athlete races ahead". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ↑ "Mumbai Falcons becomes the first-Indian team to compete in Asian F3 championship". CarWale. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ↑ "Mumbai Falcons create history, clinch third place in F3 Asian Championship | Racing News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ↑ "Mumbai Falcons create history, clinch 3rd place in Formula 3 Asian Championship". India Today. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ↑ "2021 F3 Asian Championship: Mumbai Falcons & Jehan Daruvala finish third overall". autoX. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ↑ "Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited confirm driver lineup for Asian Formula 3". Evo India. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ↑ "TEAMS & DRIVERS / Mumbai Falcons - F3 Asian Championship Certified by FIA". www.f3asia.com. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ↑ India, Team Evo. "Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited confirm driver lineup for Asian Formula 3". Evo India. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ↑ Wood, Ida. "Leclerc crowned FRAC champion with victory at Yas Marina". Formula Scout.
- ↑ Wood, Ida. "Antonelli takes FRegional Middle East title despite penalty". Formula Scout.
- ↑ Wood, Ida. "Wharton becomes F4 UAE champion after crash with title rival Taponen". Formula Scout.