Mumbai Falcons

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Flag of India.svg Mumbai Falcons
Founded2019
Base Pune, Maharashtra, India
Team principal(s) Armaan Ebrahim, Arianna Gadhoke
Current series Formula Regional Middle East Championship
2025 F4 Middle East Championship
Former series F3 Asian Championship
Formula Regional Asian Championship
X1 Racing League
Formula 4 UAE Championship
Current driversFormula Regional Middle East Championship
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 8. Reza Seewooruthun
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 14. Rashid Al Dhaheri
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 27. Freddie Slater
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 45. Jack Beeton
F4 Middle East Championship
Flag of India.svg 7. Arjun Chheda
Flag of Latvia.svg 33. Tomass Štolcermanis
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 51. Kean Nakamura-Berta
Flag of Colombia.svg 88. Salim Hanna
Teams'
Championships
Formula Regional Asian Championship :
2022
Formula Regional Middle East Championship :
2023
Formula 4 UAE Championship :
2023, 2024
Drivers'
Championships
Formula Regional Asian Championship :
2022: Arthur Leclerc
Formula Regional Middle East Championship :
2023: Andrea Kimi Antonelli
Formula 4 UAE Championship :
2023: James Wharton
2024: Freddie Slater
Website https://www.mumbaifalcons.net/
Jehan Daruvala in F3 Asian Championship PodiumJehan3.jpg
Jehan Daruvala in F3 Asian Championship

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.

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History

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

Formula Regional Middle East Championship

YearCarDriverRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPointsD.C.T.C.
2023 Tatuus F3 T-318 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Kimi Antonelli 153351921st1st
Flag of Brazil.svg Rafael Câmara 150001313rd
Flag of Spain.svg Lorenzo Fluxá 150001224th
Flag of Sweden.svg Dino Beganovic 62016211th
White flag of surrender.svg Kirill Smal 90003215th
2024 Tatuus F3 T-318 Flag of Brazil.svg Rafael Câmara 152121283rd3rd
Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Wharton 150001116th
Flag of the United States.svg Ugo Ugochukwu 150001057th
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Arvid Lindblad 91003313th
2025 Tatuus F3 T-318 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Freddie Slater 154442282nd1st
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Rashid Al Dhaheri 150001446th
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Beeton 151006513th
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Reza Seewooruthun 90002817th
Flag of France.svg Doriane Pin 6000029th

Formula Trophy UAE

YearCarDriversRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPointsD.C.T.C.
2024 Tatuus F4-T421 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Rashid Al Dhaheri 5244962nd1st
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhenrui Chi7010545th
Flag of Colombia.svg Salim Hanna7000407th
Flag of the United States.svg Sebastian Wheldon 2111379th

F4 Middle East Championship

YearCarDriversRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPointsD.C.T.C.
2025 Tatuus F4-T421 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kean Nakamura-Berta 151022733rd2nd
Flag of Latvia.svg Tomass Štolcermanis151012124th
Flag of Colombia.svg Salim Hanna150001126th
Flag of India.svg Arjun Chheda15000716th

Former series results

X1 Racing League

YearCarDriversRacesPodiums
2019 Mygale FB02 Flag of India.svg Sohil Shah
Flag of India.svg Kush Maini
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Pippa Mann
Flag of Denmark.svg Mikkel Jensen
Flag of India.svg Karthik Tharani
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F3 Asian Championship/Formula Regional Asian Championship

YearCarDriverRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPointsD.C.T.C.
2021 Tatuus F3 T-318 Flag of India.svg Jehan Daruvala 153331923rd3rd
Flag of India.svg Kush Maini 150025511th
2022 Tatuus F3 T-318 Flag of Monaco.svg Arthur Leclerc 154112181st1st
Flag of Sweden.svg Dino Beganovic 151021305th
Flag of Colombia.svg Sebastián Montoya 9232927th
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Bearman 60002915th

Formula 4 UAE Championship

YearCarDriverRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPointsD.C.T.C.
2022 Tatuus F4-T421 Flag of India.svg Sohil Shah16000324thN/A [a]
Flag of India.svg Yash Aradhya8000035th
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Kyle Kumaran 4000038th
Flag of India.svg Ruhaan Alva4000040th
2023 Tatuus F4-T421 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Wharton 154452321st1st
Flag of Finland.svg Tuukka Taponen 154222122nd
Flag of India.svg Muhammad Ibrahim9000426th
Flag of India.svg Rishon Rajeev6000035th
2024 Tatuus F4-T421 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Freddie Slater 152041721st1st
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kean Nakamura-Berta 152231682nd
Flag of the United States.svg Alex Powell 141111056th
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dion Gowda 150006511th

Timeline

Current series
Formula Regional Middle East Championship 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

  1. Mumbai Falcons by Xcel wasn't classified in the Teams' Championship. Instead the scored points were counted towards Xcel Motorsport.

References

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  9. "TEAMS & DRIVERS / Mumbai Falcons - F3 Asian Championship Certified by FIA". www.f3asia.com. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  10. India, Team Evo. "Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited confirm driver lineup for Asian Formula 3". Evo India. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  11. Wood, Ida. "Leclerc crowned FRAC champion with victory at Yas Marina". Formula Scout.
  12. Wood, Ida. "Antonelli takes FRegional Middle East title despite penalty". Formula Scout.
  13. Wood, Ida. "Wharton becomes F4 UAE champion after crash with title rival Taponen". Formula Scout.