Yuva Kumar is an Indian Motorcycle Rally Racer/Pilot. He was born in Chittor, Andhra Pradesh and raised in Bengaluru, Karnataka. He did his schooling and college education in Bangalore and Mysore.
Career Between 2005 and 2011, he was participating in stunt competitions, Hill Climb races and drag races. He used to be hired as a stunt rider for action sequences in several Kannada movies, short films and Kannada music videos.
During his races, he rode well showing promising skills, and was soon noticed by TVS Racing in 2012 and soon signed up with them under the Novice Category for Supercross and Dirt track racing. With convincing performances as a Rookie, he even started challenging expert riders for the top spot. TVS soon promoted him to the Indian Experts Category 2013 and in 2015, he was selected to participate in Indian National Rally Championship and Indian Cross Country Rallies.
In 2017 his contract at TVS Racing ended. Between 2017 and 2020, he raced as a privateer with some partial sponsors. In 2021 Hero MotorSports took note of his achievements and officially signed him up as a fully supported and sponsored Factory Rider in their National Team, where he races to this day.
Notable achievements +Notable achievements in Yuva Kumar's careerYearEventPosition2021Ultimate Desert ChallengeOverall 1st2020Sjoba RallyOverall 2nd2020INRSC (Indian National Rally Sprint Championship) 1st Runner up2020INRC (Indian National Rally Championship) 2nd Runner up2019Red Bull Ace of Dirt Champion2019Indian National Rally Sprint Championship (INRSC) Championship Winner (165CC)2019Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm1st in Category & 6th in Overall2018CEAT Sprint Rally 1st Overall and Fastest Rider2018Maruti Suzuki Dakshin Dare1st in Category & Overall 3rd (260CC)2018Maruti Suzuki Desert-Storm1st in Category & 5th Overall 2017National Drag ChampionshipSuperbike Wheelie Challenge- First Place2017Amby Valley Drag Racing ChampionshipFastest Timing in Indian Open Class2016Indian National Rally ChampionshipRunner-Up (260CC)2015MRF Supercross ChampionshipGroup C Runner-Up2015Maruti Suzuki Raid De Himalayas3rd in Category & 6th Overall2015Indian National Rally ChampionshipWinner (260CC)2014Pirelli K1000 RallyRunner-Up in Group B2013MRF Supercross ChampionshipGroup C (260CC) 2nd Runner-Up
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Yuva Kumar wins East Zone leg Motorsports Yuva Kumar wins Redbull Ace of dirt Yuva Kumar- Instagram Team CEAT’s Yuva Kumar Grabs Podium at Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm Rally 2017 Rally Sprint 2018 : Yuva Kumar emerged as the Fastest Rider Yuva Kumar Lead Day 1 Of Maruti Suzuki Dakshin Dare 2018