Mumbai Falcons

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Flag of India.svg Mumbai Falcons
Mumbai Falcons logo.jpg
Founded2019
Base Pune, Maharashtra, India
Team principal(s) Armaan Ebrahim, Arianna Gadhoke
Current series Formula Regional Middle East Championship
Formula 4 UAE Championship
Former series F3 Asian Championship
Formula Regional Asian Championship
X1 Racing League
Current driversFormula Regional Middle East Championship
Flag of Spain.svg 7. Lorenzo Fluxá
Flag of Brazil.svg 8. Rafael Câmara
Flag of Sweden.svg 10. Dino Beganovic
Flag of Italy.svg 12. Andrea Kimi Antonelli
White flag of surrender.svg 28. Kirill Smal
Formula 4 UAE Championship
Flag of Finland.svg 8. Tuukka Taponen
Flag of India.svg 10. Muhammad Ibrahim
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 13. James Wharton
Flag of India.svg 28. Rishon Rajeev
Teams'
Championships
Formula Regional Asian Championship :
2022
Formula Regional Middle East Championship :
2023
Formula 4 UAE Championship :
2023
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
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

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 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

Formula 4 UAE Championship

YearCarDriverRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPointsD.C.T.C.
2022 Tatuus F4-T421 Flag of India.svg Sohil Shah16000324thN/A [lower-alpha 1]
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 Slater152041721st1st
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kean Nakamura-Berta152231682nd
Flag of the United States.svg Alex Powell141111056th
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dion Gowda150006511th

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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Timeline

Current series
Formula 4 UAE Championship 2022–present
Formula Regional Middle East Championship 2023–present
Former Series
X1 Racing League 2019
Formula Regional Asian Championship 2021–2022

Notes

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

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