Indian driver Armaan Ebrahim was awarded with the FMSCI Motorsports Man of the Year at a gala award ceremony organised by The Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI). Mr B.I. Chandhok received the lifetime achievement award for his immense contribution to the field of motorsports in the country and 99 other drivers were felicitated across eight different Championships.
Armaan walked away with the glittering ‘Raymond Gautam Singhania Rolling Trophy’ and a cash prize of INR 2,00,000, with the trophy being presented by Mr. Vikrampati Singhania, Joint Managing Director, JK Tyre & Industries Ltd.
On receiving the award an ecstatic Armaan said, “I am delighted to be recognised for this award by FMSCI and would like to take opportunity to thank my family and supporters for their constant encouragement”
The Lifetime Achievement award was given to Mr. B.I. Chandhok. An avid racer and a founder of FMSCI, Mr. Chandhok has served the motorsports fraternity in various roles and the gathering saluted the man for his lifelong achievements. He was awarded the trophy by Dr. Vijay Mallya - Chairman FMSCI, amidst rousing applause. Dr. Mallya hailed Mr. Chandhok’s passion for motorsports and called him the father of motorsports in India.
In his address to the gathering, “I am extremely privileged to be associated with the FMSCI, being a motor sport enthusiast, I feel honoured to see the progression of motor sports in India. I would like to congratulate all recipients of the awards tonight and wish them all the best for the coming year.” Talking about the need for more sponsors in the sport, he further added, “I would like to invite sponsors to come forward and extend their support towards motor sports in the country. It is with their support alone that we can unleash our true potential.”
Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Zayn Khan – President FMSCI said, “I would like to congratulate Armaan on his tremendous achievement and wish him luck for his future endeavours. We at FMSCI are very glad at the culmination of a very successful 2015 and hope that the present year is more rewarding for motorsports in the country.’
LIST OF WINNERS
MMSC FMSCI Indian National Racing Championship (4W)
Arjun Narendran | Coimbatore | Red Rooster Racing | National Champion Driver | Indian Touring Car |
Red Rooster Racing |
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| Championship Winning Team | Indian Touring Car |
B. Sidharth | Coimbatore | Red Rooster Racing | National Champion Driver | Indian Junior Touring Car |
Red Rooster Racing |
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| Championship Winning Team | Indian Junior Touring Car |
Karthik Tharani | Chennai |
| National Champion Driver | MRF FF 1600 |
Abhinay Bikkani | Bengaluru | Race Concepts | National Champion Driver | Super Stock |
Race Concepts |
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| Championship Winning Team | Super Stock |
Mohit Aryan | Chennai | Anish Racing | National Champion Driver | Formula LGB 1300 |
Wallace Sports & Research Foundation |
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| Championship Winning Team | Formula LGB 1300 |
FMSCI Indian Rally Championship (4W)
Lohitt V Urs | Mysore |
| National Champion Driver | IRC Overall |
Srikanth Gowda | Bengaluru |
| National Champion Co-Driver | IRC Overall |
Mahindra Adventure |
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| Championship Winning Team | IRC Overall |
Rahul Kanthraj | Bengaluru | Yokohama India | National Champion Driver | IRC 2000 cc |
Vivek Y Bhatt | Bengaluru | Yokohama India | National Champion Co-Driver | IRC 2000 cc |
Yokohama India |
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| Championship Winning Team | IRC 2000 cc |
Karna Kadur | Bengaluru | Yokohama India | National Champion Driver | IRC 1600 cc |
Vivek Ponnuswamy | Erode | Yokohama India | National Champion Co-Driver | IRC 1600 cc |
Yokohama India |
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| Championship Winning Team | IRC 1600 cc |
Druva Chandrasekhar | Bengaluru |
| Winner Driver | FMSCI Cup |
J. Jeevarathinam | Bengaluru |
| Winner Co-Driver | FMSCI Cup |
Amittrajit Ghosh | Kolkata | Mahindra Adventure | 1st runner up Driver | IRC Overall |
Ashwin Naik | Mangalore | Mahindra Adventure | 1st runner up Co-Driver | IRC Overall |
Sumit Panjabi | Hyderabad | Snap Racing | 1st runner up Driver | IRC 2000 cc |
Ninad Mirajgaonkar | Dombivili |
| 1st runner up Co-Driver | IRC 2000 cc |
Dr. Bikku Babu | Kerala |
| 1st runner up Driver | IRC 1600 cc |
Somayya A.G. | Bengaluru |
| 1st runner up Co-Driver | IRC 1600 cc |
Adith K.C. | Palakkad |
| 1st runner up Driver | FMSCI Cup |
Harish K.N. | Bengaluru |
| 1st runner up Co-Driver | FMSCI Cup |
Gaurav Gill | New Delhi | Mahindra Adventure | 2nd runner up Driver | IRC Overall |
Musa Sherif | Mangalore | Mahindra Adventure | 2nd runner up Co-Driver | IRC Overall |
Hrishikesh Thackersey | Mumbai |
| 2nd runner up Driver | IRC 2000 cc |
Dean Mascarenhas | Mangalore |
| 2nd runner up Driver | IRC 1600 cc |
Milen George | Kottayam |
| 2nd runner up Co-Driver | IRC 1600 cc |
Ashwin Reddy | Bengaluru |
| 2nd runner up Driver | FMSCI Cup |
Suraj M | Bengaluru |
| 2nd runner up Co-Driver | FMSCI Cup |
FMSCI Indian National TSD Rally Championsip (4W)
Sk Ajgar Ali | Kolkata |
| National Champion Driver | INTSDRC Overall |
M.K. Mohammed Musthafa | Erode |
| National Champion Navigator | INTSDRC Overall |
Sk Ajgar Ali | Kolkata |
| National Champion Driver | INTSDRC Pro Expert |
M.K. Mohammed Musthafa | Erode |
| National Champion Navigator | INTSDRC Pro Expert |
TATA Motors |
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| Championship Winning Team | INTSDRC Pro Expert |
Saurav Chatterjee | Kolkata |
| National Champion Driver | INTSDRC Pro Stock |
Ashoke Kumar Basu | Kolkata |
| National Champion Navigator | INTSDRC Pro Stock |
TATA Motors |
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| Championship Winning Team | INTSDRC Pro Stock |
Subir Roy | Kolkata |
| 1st runner up Driver | INTSDRC Overall |
Nirav Mehta | Kolkata |
| 1st runner up Navigator | INTSDRC Overall |
Subir Roy | Kolkata |
| 1st runner up Driver | INTSDRC Pro Expert |
Nirav Mehta | Kolkata |
| 1st runner up Navigator | INTSDRC Pro Expert |
Amarnath G.J. | Bengaluru |
| 1st runner up Driver | INTSDRC Pro Stock |
Natarajan G | Erode |
| 1st runner up Navigator | INTSDRC Pro Stock |
Sandip Mukherjee | Kolkata |
| 2nd runner up Driver | INTSDRC Overall |
Suvrajit Dutta | Kolkata |
| 2nd runner up Navigator | INTSDRC Overall |
Sandip Mukherjee | Kolkata |
| 2nd runner up Driver | INTSDRC Pro Expert |
Prakash M | Erode |
| 2nd runner up Navigator | INTSDRC Pro Expert |
Sekar V | Erode |
| 2nd runner up Driver | INTSDRC Pro Stock |
Mokthiyar Ahmed M.K. | Erode |
| 2nd runner up Navigator | INTSDRC Pro Stock |
JK Tyre Racing Championship (4W)
Vishnu Prasad | Chennai | Meco Racing | National Champion Driver | JK FB02 |
Anindith Reddy Konda | Hyderabad |
| National Champion Driver | JK VW Vento Cup |
Ajay Kini | Chennai | Dark Don Racing | National Champion Driver | LGB Formula 4 |
Dark Don Racing |
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| Championship Winning Team | LGB Formula 4 |
MRF MOGRIP FMSCI NATIONAL SUPERCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP (2W)
Aravind K.P. | Udupi | Team TVS Racing | National Champion Rider | SX1 Group A (250 cc 2 Stroke, 500 cc 4 Stroke) |
Amal Verghese | Ernakulam |
| National Champion Rider | Novice Class Group C 2/4 Stroke upto 260 cc |
Aravind K.P. | Udupi | Team TVS Racing | National Champion Rider | Indian Expert : Group B 2/4 Stroke Upto 260 cc |
Abdul W Tanveer | Mysore | Team TVS Racing | National Champion Rider | Indian Expert : Group C 2/4 Stroke Upto 260 cc |
Suhail Ahmed | Bengaluru |
| National Champion Rider | Exper Class : Group C 2/4 Stroke upto 260 cc |
Jignesh Patel | Nagpur |
| National Champion Rider | SX2 Group A (250 cc 2 Stroke, 500 cc 4 Stroke) |
Rugved Barguje | Pune | Team TVS Racing | National Champion Rider | Junior SX Group A/B/C/D upto 250 cc 2/4 Stroke |
MRF MOGRIP FMSCI INDIAN NATIONAL RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP (2W)
Aravind K.P. | Udupi | Team TVS Racing | National Champion Rider | 2W INRC Overall |
Aravind K.P. | Udupi | Team TVS Racing | National Champion Rider | Group A upto 600 cc |
Rohit Gowda | Bengaluru |
| National Champion Rider | Group B upto 130 cc 4 Stroke |
Suhail Ahmed | Bengaluru |
| National Champion Rider | Group B 131 cc upto 165 cc 4 Stroke |
Yuva Kumar | Bengaluru | Team TVS Racing | National Champion Rider | Group B 166 cc upto 260 cc 4 Stroke |
Syed Asif Ali | Bhopal | Team TVS Racing | National Champion Rider | Group B scooter upto 160 cc |
Vishwas S. D | Bengaluru |
| National Champion Rider | Group B 261 cc upto 500 cc 4 Stroke |
Nataraj R | Bengaluru | Team TVS Racing | 1st runner up Rider | 2W INRC Overall |
Nataraj R | Bengaluru | Team TVS Racing | 1st runner up Rider | Group A upto 600 cc |
Saravanakumar | Coimbatore |
| 1st runner up Rider | Group B upto 130 cc 4 Stroke |
Venu Ramesh Kumar | Coimbatore |
| 1st runner up Rider | Group B 131 cc upto 165 cc 4 Stroke |
Abdul W Tanveer | Mysore | Team TVS Racing | 1st runner up Rider | Group B 166 cc upto 260 cc 4 Stroke |
Shamim Khan | Nashik |
| 1st runner up Rider | Group B scooter upto 160 cc |
Samarth | Bengaluru |
| 1st runner up Rider | Group B 261 cc upto 500 cc 4 Stroke |
Abdul W Tanveer | Mysore | Team TVS Racing | 2nd runner up Rider | 2W INRC Overall |
Raghvendra Phalguna | Bengaluru | Team TVS Racing | 2nd runner up Rider | Group A upto 600 cc |
Shivakumar | Bengaluru |
| 2nd runner up Rider | Group B upto 130 cc 4 Stroke |
Rajendra R.E. | Shimoga |
| 2nd runner up Rider | Group B 131 cc upto 165 cc 4 Stroke |
Naresh V.S. | Bengaluru |
| 2nd runner up Rider | Group B 166 cc upto 260 cc 4 Stroke |
Amit Belgaonkar | Nashik |
| 2nd runner up Rider | Group B scooter upto 160 cc |
Yashraj Rathod | Indore |
| 2nd runner up Rider | Group B 261 cc upto 500 cc 4 Stroke |
MMSC FMSCI Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship
Jagan Kumar | Chennai | TVS Racing | National Champion Rider | Group B 165 cc Open |
TVS Racing |
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| Championship Winning Team | Group B 165 cc Open |
TVS |
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| National Champion Manufacturer | Group B 165 cc Open |
Mathanakumar S | Trichy | Ten10 Racing | National Champion Rider | Group C 4 Stroke 165 cc Open |
Ten 10 Racing |
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| Championship Winning Team | Group C 4 Stroke 165 cc Open |
Honda |
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| National Champion Manufacturer | Group C 4 Stroke 165 cc Open |
Vishwadev Muraleedharan | Coimbatore | Sparks Racing | National Champion Rider | Group D 165 cc Novice |
Sparks Racing |
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| Championship Winning Team | Group D 165 cc Novice |
Yamaha |
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| National Champion Manufacturer | Group D 165 cc Novice |
JK Tyre FMSCI National Rotax Max Karting Championship
Shahan Ali Mohsin | Agra | Meco Racing | National Champion Driver | Micro Max Kart |
Akash Gowda | Bengaluru | Meco Racing | National Champion Driver | Junior Max Kart |
Ricky Donison | Bengaluru | BPC Racing | National Champion Driver | Senior Max Kart |