Young Indian racer Parth Ghorpade today confirmed his participation in the Formula Renault 2.0 ALPS Championship. The 19 year-old Parth will be the first Indian to drive in this series and will drive for BVM Racing where he will partner Italian driver Dario Capitanio. Parth, who won the 2012 Formula Pilota Asian Championship, will compete amongst some of the most talented youngsters in motorsport, in a grid featuring 30 cars.

The Formula Renault 2.0 ALPS, is one of the most competitive feeder series for the Formula Renault 3.5 championship. The Formula Renault 2.0 ALPS, powered by the Clio III Renault Sport engine, has a paddle-operated 7-speed sequential gearbox, with 250bhp and push rod suspension.

Indian racing driver Karun Chandhok today confirmed his participation to drive in the FIA GT Series in a last minute deal for Seyffarth Racing. The former Formula One driver, who is supported by JK Tyre and Tag Heuer, will be joined in the car by Jan Seyffarth who has been competing in the German GT series for his family run team.

The newly reformed FIA GT Series is promoted by the Stephane Ratel Organisation and will include six rounds, with the first race taking place in Nogaro, France on April 1, 2013. Chandhok will join Ricardo Zonta as the only two former F1 driver's on the grid, alongside nine-time rally champion Sebastien Loeb.

Indian 2-wheeler sensation Sarath Kumar has been confirmed to race for Monlau Competicion in the 2013 Spanish Moto 3 Championship. This was announced today at the glitzy launch of sports management firm SK-Sarath69, which is promoted by renowned South Indian actor and politician, R. Sarath Kumar. SK-Sarath69 Sports Pvt. Ltd has been launched with the aim of helping and promoting young sportspersons in India.

Young rider Sarath Kumar, who is the only Indian to have competed at the pinnacle of two wheeler racing events, MotoGP, will race in an international series for the third consecutive year. While he made his MotoGP 125cc class debut in 2011, he participated in the Italian Championship 125GP Class in 2012 with a podium finish at the historic Monza circuit. The Spanish Moto 3 Championship has been the stepping stone for many current MotoGP riders, including Jorge Lorenzo, Dani Pedrosa, Casey Stoner and Marc Marquez.

Romain Grosjean has been crowned the 2012 Champion of the Race of Champions after an emphatic performance in Bangkok.

Sebastian Vettel and Michael Schumacher both failed to halt Romain’s march through the heats as he progressed through to the final against eight-time Le Mans winner Tom Kristensen in the event which pitches champions from the world of motorsport head-to-head against each other in a variety of machinery.