Mahindra

Mahindra Racing was the works team of Mahindra Group. Initially starting a MotoGP program in the Moto3 class from 2011, they were a success scoring eventual wins and later shifted into Formula E in 2015. The team had its most succesful season in Formula E in 2017, but later started to decline and began to experience financial problems. They raced for a last time in 2020, the only time they raced under the new regulations. After finishing 11th, Mahindra announced the sale of the team as they could not continue running it. The assets were purchased by Renault, who created the Alpine team.

Origins and Formula E History
Mahindra Racing was the motorsport venture of the Mahindra Group, one of India's biggest car manufacturers. Mahindra initially started making their own Moto3 bikes for their works team in 2011 and scored their first pole position in 2012 with Danny Webb and their first win in 2016 with Francesco Bagnaia who ran for the Aspar team. Mahindra supplied several teams from 2014 to 2017, but due to poor results in 2017, they pulled out of the sport.

In 2015, Mahindra raced for the first time in single seaters in the inaugural season of Formula E. In 2016, they scored their first podium and the next season they scored their first ever wins and finished 3rd in the standings. 2018 saw them finishing 4th, but from 2019, despite scoring a win, the team started to decline and experience financial difficulties.

2020: Last year in the sport
With the new regulations coming, Mahindra signed two new drivers, Tanjiro Kamado and Josephi Krakowski. The stricken team struggled throughout the year, but Kamado impressed and finished in a solid 16th. Krakowski on the other hand struggled for points and scored only 2. This would turn out to be Mahindra's last year in the sport, as they announced they would shut down the team and sell it. The assets were purchased by Renault, who created their feeder team Alpine. The French team raced from 2021 onwards and saw moderate success, but later overspending saw them in financial trouble and Renault decided to sell it in the end of the 2032 year. After a bidding war, Toyota bought the team and created the Lexus team as a means of returning to single seaters. Success was moderate as well, as the team scored a few podiums, but in 2036, Toyota moved to Formula Earth and announced they would shut down Lexus in the end of 2036, with the team running as a feeder for 2036. The assets, after another bidding war, were purchased by Italian aviation giants Romagnoli Aviazione, who created their eponymous team and had the most succesful debut season of any Formula International team.

Notable Drivers

 * Tanjiro Kamado (2020)
 * Josephi Krakowski (2020)