In 2008, Mahindra & Mahindra acquired Italy’s Engines Engineering, who had been constructing race bikes and providing specialised components and technical support for teams in MotoGP since 2003.
Last January, Mahindra Racing was unveiled and with it a new set of dreams unfolded as an Indian team featured in Moto3 for the first time and this year they featured in 2012 ITALIAN 125GP CHAMPIONSHIP
The Italian Championship is the leading national track competition in Italy and a launch pad for Italy’s best young motorcyclists as they head towards the international arena. It is staged on the country’s best racetracks from March to October over six weekends and has 8 rounds. The event is organised by FMI
The Italian Championship has been a launch pad for many well known names in MotoGP. Valentino Rossi -The Legend of MotoGP is one of them .
Mahindra Racing Team's road to victory .
Italian rider Ricardo Moretti earned a remarkable victory for Mahindra Racing Team in the season-opening race of the 125GP Italian Championship at the Mugello Circuit on Sunday. Sarath Kumar was unfortunately forced into an early retirement due to a technical issue. It was Sarath Kumar's first weekend on the Italian track
Moretti started the race from the pole, thanks to the outstanding performance displayed in the two qualifying sessions. He consolidated his position up front with a swift starton Sunday and quickly extended his lead. Such was his dominance that Moretti opened up a 10-second gap over the second-placed racer , while Kumar got off from the 8th row - the 22nd spot on the grid.
Moretti got a good start in the race as he maintained the lead which he quickly extended. Kumar, on the other hand, didn't get the best of the starts but was able to settle into a good rhythm and overtook several riders.
As the race went into its second half, Moretti's advantage on the runner-up grew to an amazing ten seconds , while Kumar kept pushing hard before being forced to pull up with an early retirement due to a technical problem and wasn't able to complete the race with just 3 laps to go , it was an unfortunate incident for the young Indian rider .
The race ended with an overpowering victory for Moretti, who crossed the finish line with a big margin over the rest of the field.
Riccardo Moretti credited his performance to the pre-season testing done by Mahindra .
"We started this season in the best way possible. My start from the grid was a good one and since I was in the lead I tried to push at my best to get the best margin possible," Riccardo Moretti said .
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