Mumbai Falcons

Mumbai Falcons
Founded	2019
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 drivers	Formula Regional Middle East Championship; 7. Lorenzo Fluxá; 8. Rafael Câmara; 10. Dino Beganovic; 12. Andrea Kimi Antonelli; 28. Kirill Smal; Formula 4 UAE Championship; 8. Tuukka Taponen; 10. Muhammad Ibrahim; 13. James Wharton; 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/

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

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

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
2021	Tatuus F3 T-318	Kush Maini	15	0	0	2	55	11th	3rd
2022	Tatuus F3 T-318	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
		Oliver Bearman	6	0	0	0	29	15th

Formula Regional Middle East Championship

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
		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
		Arvid Lindblad	9	1	0	0	33	13th

Formula 4 UAE Championship

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^[a]
		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	Freddie Slater	15	2	0	4	172	1st	1st
		Kean Nakamura-Berta	15	2	2	3	168	2nd
		Alex Powell	14	1	1	1	105	6th
		Dion Gowda	15	0	0	0	65	11th

Formula Trophy UAE

Year	Car	Drivers
2024	Tatuus F4-T421	Rashid Al Dhaheri
		Zhenrui Chi
		Salim Hanna

Former series results

X1 Racing League

Year	Car	Drivers	Races	Podiums
2019	Mygale FB02	Sohil Shah Kush Maini Pippa Mann Mikkel Jensen Karthik Tharani	8	6

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

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

References

^ "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.

External links

Official website

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

[1] "Mumbai Falcons To Become First All-Indian Team To Compete In Asian Formula 3 Championship". carandbike. Retrieved 20 July 2021.

[2] "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.

[3] "With big dreams in mind, teen motorsport athlete races ahead". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 20 July 2021.

[4] "Mumbai Falcons becomes the first-Indian team to compete in Asian F3 championship". CarWale. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.

[5] "Mumbai Falcons create history, clinch third place in F3 Asian Championship | Racing News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 July 2021.

[6] "Mumbai Falcons create history, clinch 3rd place in Formula 3 Asian Championship". India Today. Retrieved 20 July 2021.

[7] "2021 F3 Asian Championship: Mumbai Falcons & Jehan Daruvala finish third overall". autoX. Retrieved 20 July 2021.

[8] "Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited confirm driver lineup for Asian Formula 3". Evo India. Retrieved 20 July 2021.

[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.

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