Akbar Ebrahim

Akbar Ebrahim (born 14 December 1963) is an accomplished Indian motorsports driver.[1] He is the first Indian to take part in an international race when he participated in the Formula 2 Britain. He is currently the President of the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India[2] from September 2020. Ebrahim is also the head oif the international Karting Commission,[3] the CIK of FIA.

In 1988, Karivardhan, considered as one of the stalwarts of Indian Motorsports, built the first Indian Formula car, with a Maruti 800cc engine. And the inaugural race was won by Akbar Ebrahim. Later, the championship was name as FISSME, Formula India Single Seater Maruti Engine. The first FISSME race was held at Sholavaram and the next year in 1989, the legendary Jackie Stewart laid the foundation for the racing track at Irungattukottai, which is presently known as Madras International Circuit.

Ebrahim was also credited with teaching basics to India's first Formula One driver Narain Karthikeyan.[4]

Career

After his schooling in Don Bosco Matriculation in Chennai, Ebrahim finished his Commerce graduation from the Loyola College, Chennai. He is a professional cricket player and represented in the Ranji Trophy.[5] He is also a car racer who took part in open-wheel Formula racing.

Ebrahim was the first Indian to take part in the British F2[4] races. He took part in 1994 in Britain and also participated in the Formula 3[4] Britain races in 1996. In a Dallara F398 (Mugen Honda) he took part in the MRF Madras Formula 3 Grand Prix and got a podium. He went on to drive a SMR AF2000 (Ford Ztech) shod on Michelin tyres in Formula 2000 Asia championship in 2000 for FRD team. In 2004, Formula LGB Swift Championship, he took part as part of the Super Speeds team, the famous outfit of Karivardhan, in a Maruti Esteem. He was also a popular rally driver and made a comeback taking part in the 2018 Indian National Rally Championship at Coimbatore after 25 years.[6]

Akbar Ebrahim was first elected as the President of the FMSCI in 2016. Ebrahim was elected as the President at the 43rd Annual General Meeting of the club, when he replaced Zayn Khan, who has been leading FMSCI since September 2015, after the death of Bharat Raj, the then president.[7]

References
  1. "Akbar Ebrahim | Racing career profile | Driver Database". legacy.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  2. "Akbar Ebrahim re-elected FMSCI president". The Hindu. 2022-09-29. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
  3. "Akbar Ebrahim - President of the CIK-FIA | Kart News". www.vroomkart.com. 2022-05-10. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  4. Ebrahim, Akbar (2005-03-12). "Drive devil". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
  5. Radhakrishnan, Bhanu Pande & Sruthi (2011-10-22). "Akbar Ebrahim: The Indian Formula One trainer". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
  6. "Akbar Ebrahim to make comeback after 25 years at Coimbatore rally this weekend | Covaipost". Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  7. Spears, Sharon (13 December 2016). "AKBAR EBRAHIM ELECTED PRESIDENT FMSCI 2017-18" (PDF). fmsci.co.in. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
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