MotoAmrita, the Motorcycle Engineering Team from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, has achieved a historic milestone by winning the Best Rookie Team Award in the E-Fuel category at the MotoStudent International Competition 2025, held at MotorLand Aragón, Spain, from 15–19 October 2025. The Best Rookie Team Award was presented by Mr. Daniel Urquizu Sancho, Managing Director, Fundación Moto Engineering Foundation (MEF), during the official prize distribution ceremony at MotorLand Aragón.
Now in its eighth edition, the MotoStudent International Competition stands as one of the world’s most prestigious university-level engineering challenges. Organized by the Moto Engineering Foundation (MEF) and MotorLand Aragón, the 2025 event brought together over 1,000 students from 86 teams representing 20 countries, competing in two categories Electric and E-Fuel (100% renewable fuel). The competition challenges students to design, develop, and race prototype motorcycles, integrating engineering, innovation, and motorsport while promoting sustainability and real-world technical learning.
Best rookie award recognizes the best first-time participating team based on combined performance across both competition phases MS1 (Engineering Design) and MS2 (Track Performance). It celebrates innovation, design quality, and racing excellence achieved through effective utilization of limited resources. Winning this honour also promotes the team to the major team category in future editions of MotoStudent.
By securing this award, MotoAmrita created history as the first Indian team and the first Asian team to win a trophy at the MotoStudent International Competition. The team also earned an impressive World Ranking of 14 in the MS1 (Engineering Design) phase. The MS1 Phase of the MotoStudent International Competition focused on the engineering design, innovation, and management aspects of the prototype motorcycle. In the MS1 category, teams were evaluated in seven stages such as Team Plan, Product Definition, Innovation, Prototype (CAD and Drawings), Economical Plan, Pitch Presentation, and the Final Event Presentation.
The MotoAmrita team comprised a total of 15 members, guided by Mr. M. Sivanesan, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham. A group of six student members and faculty advisor represented the university at the final event held at MotorLand Aragón, Spain. The remaining members contributed to the design, analysis, and fabrication activities during the development phase in India.
MotoAmrita’s achievement marks a proud moment for Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham and for India, showcasing the university’s commitment to excellence in engineering, research, and global innovation. The entire Amrita community extends heartfelt congratulations to Team MotoAmrita for this outstanding accomplishment and wishes them continued success in their future endeavours.
