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AISHWARYA PISSAY, ARSHI GUPTA Lead FMSCI Awards as F1 Plans Take Shape

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June 19, 2026

GRRL! SUMMARY:

  • AISHWARYA PISSAY honored for historic FIM Women’s Circuit Racing World Championship round win in Portugal, marking India’s first female world-level victory in circuit racing.
  • Nine-year-old ARSHI GUPTA becomes youngest national champion, earning FIA president’s medal for karting alongside recognition of emerging talent in junior categories.
  • JAGATHISHREE KUMARESAN, MUSKAAN JUBAL, and TARUSHI VIKRAM recognized for Asia-level achievements as FMSCI pushes grassroots development ahead of ambitious F1 2030 return plans.

UPCOMING:

  • Formula 1 targeted return to India by 2030
  • MotoGP and WRC rounds planned for India by 2028

LINKS TO RACER'S PROFILE PAGES:

AISHWARYA PISSAY ARSHI GUPTA

fia world rally championship, fim women’s circuit racing world championship, junior wrc

GRRL! summary based upon reporting by Telangana Today originally appearing on telanganatoday.com