Leading Indian tyre manufacturer MRF is participating in the full season European Rally Championship (ERC) which will be a new venture for MRF racing and its international motorsport campaign. MRF will be competing in all the six rounds of the 2020 ERC.
MRF racing has now entered into a new journey. They will be racing in the European Rally Championship and will be competing throughout the season. The team will be racing with the car prepared by the Italian DRC racing team- the Hyundai i20 R5 rally car.
The team includes Craig Breen who is the driver and Paul Nagle who is the Co-driver. Breen is reigning Irish Tarmac Rally Champion. He has acquired podium finishes in the WRC and is a five time ERC winner. His Co-driver Nagle, has won five WRC events as a navigator. Breen and Nagle will be participating throughout the 2020 ERC season.
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MRF Racing is also entering a team into the ERC1 category . Emil Lindholm and Mikael Korhonen is taking part in the series that is in the ERC1 category. The Finnish Duo will be driving a Skoda Fabia R5 evo 2 popular for acquiring podium finishes. Lindholm currently has two wins and a podium finish under his belt until now in the 2020 Finnish Rally Championship season. However, it was mentioned that the team will be competing in select rounds in the ERC1 season.
About MRF racing:
MRF Racing holds nine Asia Pacific rally championship titles along with the participation of India's first motorsport athlete and Arjuna Awardee- Gaurav Gill in the World Rally Championship 2 category in 2018. The campaign will mark the first time the Indian Tyre manufacturer- MRF competing in a full rally championship season in Europe. MRF racing has many victories and has been one of the first racing group in India to take it to the next level of car and bike racing in the country.
