Aishwarya Pissay is an Indian professional motorcycle racer who competes in road racing, dirt track racing and rallycross. In 2019, she became the first Indian racing athlete to win a motorsport world championship when she finished first in the women’s category at the FIM Bajas World Cup in Valpallotta, Hungary.
Wiki/Biography
Aishwarya Pissay was born on Monday, August 14, 1995, in Bangalore, Karnataka, India (27 years old; as of 2022). Her zodiac sign is Leo. She studied at Mahila Seva Samaja High School in Bangalore. Aishwarya first realized her passion for cycling when she was 18 years old. She was kicked out of the house by her father for failing her Class XII, after which she started traveling on bicycles with her friends. Talking about the same in an interview, she said,
I did not do well in Class 12 and was kicked out of the house by my father. I went to live with my mother. It gave me time to do some part-time work and study; it was also around this time that I started cycling. Soon, I started going on weekend bike rides with friends. “
She pursued her BA in Psychology from Surana College, Bangalore. In 2015, she started training at Apex Racing Academy in Coimbatore and decided to pursue professional racing and cycling. Initially, her family was not supportive of her decision to become a motorcycle racer. Recalling her family’s initial reaction to her career choice, she said:
Coming from a conservative family with no racing background, it wasn’t the easiest career choice. My grandfather wanted me to have a regular job, and so did my father, who said I wouldn’t achieve anything. It was my mother who allowed me to discover myself and follow my passion. “
In 2017, she trained at the California Superbike School in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
appearance
Height: 5’9”
Hair Color: Dark Brown (with Blonde Highlights)
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
Aishwarya’s parents separated when she was nine. Her mother’s name is Deepika Rao. She has a younger brother.
Aishwarya Pisai and her mother
Aishwarya Pissay’s childhood photos with her parents
husband and children
As of 2022, she is not married yet.
Race
Although Aishwarya was born and raised in Bangalore, her roots are in Maharashtra.
Profession
motorsport
In 2017, TVS Racing signed Aishwarya Pissay as its factory racer. In the same year, she participated in a series of competitions including the Indian National Rally Championship (INRC), Raid De Himalaya, Dakshin Dare, TVS Apache Ladies One Make Championship. In 2018, she became the first woman to compete in the Indian National Rally Championship at the Baja Aragon Rally Raid in the Spanish city of Teruel. The event also marked her international rally debut. At the rally she was part of a foursome consisting of brothers Adrien and Michael Metge from France and Spanish Lorenzo Santolino A member of a group of people. Aishwarya’s rally ended prematurely as she fell and suffered a ruptured pancreas in the process. In 2018, she was the only female rider competing in the “Xtreme” competition category. In 2019, she made history in Indian motorsport by winning the FIM World Cup. Between August 9 and 11, Pisay won the first round in Dubai, finished third in Portugal, fifth in Spain and fourth in Baja, Hungary. She finished with 65 points, just four points ahead of Portugal. Rita Vieira reaches the Women’s Finals final. Aishwarya won the women’s World Cup title based on the total points from all four rounds. She also finished second in the junior men’s and women’s competition with 46 points, behind Chile’s Tomas de Gabaldo (60 points). In 2022, at the fourth round of the FIM Bajas World Cup in Baja Aragon, Pissay was part of the Sherco TVS Rally Factory team, which consisted of four riders: Lorenzo Santolino, Rui Gonçalves, Harith Noah and Pissay.
television
Aishwarya first appeared on television in 2014 when she participated in MTV’s “Chasing the Monsoon” – an 8,000-km road ride from Rann of Kutch, Gujarat to Cherrapunji, Meghalaya in 24 days. In 2022, she appeared as a contestant in Colors Kannada’s reality game show Bigg Boss Kannada Season 9. She was the first contestant on the show to be kicked out of her home.
Aishwarya Pissay in Bigg Boss Kannada Season 9
Awards
Rank 1
- Indian National Rally Championship (2021)
- Rally de Hampi (2021) (First round of the 2021 MRF Indian National Rally Championship)
- Himalayan Rally (2021)
- FIM Bajas World Cup (2019) Women’s Category
Aishwarya Pissay on the FIM Bajas World Cup podium (2019)
- Indian National Rally Championship (2018)
- Indian National Rally Championship (2017)
- Indian National Motorcycle Championship (2017)
Aishwarya Pissay takes first place on podium at MRF MMSC FMSCI Indian National Motorcycle Championship (2017)
- TVS One Make Championship(2017)
- Honda One Make Championship(2016)
Rank 2
- FIM Bajas World Cup (2019) Youth Category
- Dakshin Dare Rally(2017) Group B
- Asian Road Racing Championship (2016)
Others
- FMSCI Outstanding Women in Motorsport Awards (2016, 2018, 2019, 2020)
Aishwarya Pissay receives the FMSCI Outstanding Women in Motorsport Award (2019) from Kiren Rijiju, Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports (Independent Charge)
- TiE Annual Youth Achievement Award (2016)
- Sportswoman of the Year Award from Autotruck Magazine (2017)
- Karnataka Women Achievers Award (2019)
Aishwarya Pissay poses with Karnataka Women Achievement Awards (2019)
Favorites
- Racing Driver: CS Santosh
Facts/Trivia
- In the FIM Bajas World Cup (2019), she is sponsored by TVS Racing, Mountain Dew, Big Rock Dirtpark (Bengaluru) and Scott Motorsports India.
- In 2020, IOS Sports signed her.
- She suffered two major accidents, one of which was a collarbone injury in 2017 and a ruptured pancreas in 2018. In 2017, doctors inserted a steel plate and seven screws to fix Aishwarya’s collarbone. She has since been asked not to compete for three to four weeks. However, she entered the competition in just five days. Not only did she participate in the competition, she also won the championship.
- She calls herself “Miss Pisay” on social media.
- She worked as a model while in college and appeared on the covers of several magazines. Talking about the same in an interview, she said,
I had modeled in college, but when I started training as an athlete, it kind of trained me as a person and gave me a way to live my life. All of this being on magazine covers was because of my success as a racing athlete. “
Aishwarya Pissay (centre) walks the ramp as a model
- She speaks Kannada, Marathi, English and Hindi.
- She has a tattoo on her left wrist.
Aishwarya Pisai tattoo
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education