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MP Motorsport has signed Nikhil Bohra for Formula Regional’s European and Middle Eastern championships.
The United Arab Emirates-based FRME season comes first, running through January and February, then the European campaign begins in May.
Bohra already has experience of both championships from last year. He drove for R-ace GP in FRME, and won a race en route to ninth in the standings, then in FREC he was part of Trident’s line-up and came 12th in the points table with a single podium. He has also spent the last two years competing in the Indian Racing League.
“It’s great news that I will be an MP Motorsport driver in my second season in FREC,” said Bohra.
“I want to prove myself in this highly competitive series that is the premier stepping stone to FIA Formula 3 and Formula 2, and MP have a winning record in every single-seater championship in which they compete. In testing, I gelled well with the team, resulting in a strong pace that I intend to translate into a consistent points-scoring run once the season gets underway. I can’t wait to get started.”
MP’s team principal Sander Dorsman commented: “I’m extremely pleased to welcome Nikhil into our FREC squad. He’s shown well in his debut season, ending up on the podium on his very first weekend at Imola, and then in testing with us proved that he’s the real deal by consistently showing up at the top of the timesheets and helping the team forward with powerful feedback. He will form a solid partnership with Valerio [Rinicella] and our soon to be announced third driver. We are going to have a great FREC season with them.”