Mavericks Racing / History

Ten years. One story.

From a group of engineering students in 2016 to an electric race car on the Formula Bharat grid. Every season, the results, the build and the paddock.

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The road so far

How we got here

2016
Founded

The first Mavericks

Engineering students at TCET start the team, building for Formula Imperial and SAE Baja.

2019
Formula Imperial · AIR 6

On the national map

6th overall, 3rd in the Business Plan and 6th in the Design Report.

2020
Formula Imperial · AIR 2 · team best

Second in India

Our best result: 2nd overall, 2nd in Innovation, 3rd in Design, 4th in Cost and 5th in Business.

2021
Formula Green · AIR 4 · Formula Imperial · AIR 8

Two events, two top tens

2nd runner-up in the Design Report at ISNEE Formula Green, and Best Tech Savvy for Vipul Awatade.

2023
Formula Bharat · AIR 18

Formula Bharat, in the EV class

Our first Formula Bharat result, in the electric class: 15th in the Cost Report and 17th in the Business Plan.

2024
Formula Bharat · AIR 19

Back on the grid

18th in the Cost Report and 20th in the Business Plan.

2025
Formula Bharat · AIR 24

Top-six pitch

6th in the Business Plan, 20th in the Cost Report.

2026
Formula Bharat · AIR 17 of 40

E40

Our 84 V, 300-cell car. 6th in the Business Plan Presentation and 19th in the Design Event.

2027
Formula Bharat 2027 · in progress

The next car

The build is underway, with Index System India as our Title partner. Your name could be on it too.

Since 2019

Seasons of receipts

Eight national results, from Formula Imperial to the Formula Bharat grid. Keep scrolling.

2026Electric · E40

Formula Bharat

17AIR · of 40 teams
  • 6th Business Plan Presentation
  • 19th Design Event
2025Electric

Formula Bharat

24AIR
  • 6th Business Plan
  • 20th Cost Report
2024Electric

Formula Bharat

19AIR
  • 18th Cost Report
  • 20th Business Plan
2023Electric

Formula Bharat

18AIR
  • 15th Cost Report
  • 17th Business Plan
2021National

ISNEE Formula Green

4AIR
  • 2nd Runner-up, Design Report
  • Best Tech Savvy: Vipul Awatade
2021ISIE India

Formula Imperial

8AIR
  • 6th B-Plan & Cost
  • 7th Design
  • 8th Innovation
Team best
2020ISIE India

Formula Imperial

2AIR
  • 2nd Innovation Round
  • 3rd Design Round
  • 4th Cost Round
  • 5th Business Round
2019ISIE India

Formula Imperial

6AIR
  • 3rd Business Plan
  • 6th Design Report
The bare steel frame with the dampers going on, in the workshop The finished E40 on the grid at Formula Bharat 2026
The build · one weld at a time

From raw.To real.

Bare steel tube becomes a running race car in one season. Keep scrolling.

  1. 01CAD & structureThe frame is modelled in CAD and checked in FEA before it is cut.
  2. 02FabricationA jig of 3D-printed nodes on an MDF base, then the frame is welded.
  3. 03Pack & electronics300 cells assembled into the pack, with the BMS and the safety circuits.
  4. 04TestingShakedown, scrutineering, then the events at Formula Bharat.
Last season

Formula Bharat 2026, on film

E40 on the grid at Formula Bharat 2026 with team members
Formula Bharat 2026 · Kari Motor Speedway, Coimbatore

17th of 40 teams.
Built by students.

Overall · Formula Bharat 2026AIR 17of 40
Business plan6th

Static event

Design event19th

Static event

The paddock, frame by frame

Pit lane, the grid and everything in between. Scroll or drag.

Formula Bharat '26
Off the track

Between the races

The season doesn't start at the track. It starts with new recruits, design work and people who come to see the car.

New members at the team orientation
RecruitmentOrientation
Members working on CAD in the lab
Design phaseDesigning
The 2026 squad in team jackets
Team kitThe 2026 squad
Visitors in uniform looking at the car
ShowcaseCar display
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