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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| Founded | 2019 |
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| 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 SmalFormula 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/ |
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 |
| Kush Maini | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 11th | |||
| 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 |
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 | |
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| 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 |