Gautam Singhania
Chairman and managing director, Raymond
The year 2015 saw Gautam Singhania finish an emphatic second in the 2015 Coppa Shell Championship.
Driving for Kessel Racing in his first Ferrari Challenge, Singhania earned 10 podium positions, including an impressive second place finish in the Budapest leg.
Singhania was the only Indian to compete in the Challenge.
Driving for Kessel Racing in his first Ferrari Challenge, Singhania earned 10 podium positions, including an impressive second place finish in the Budapest leg.
Singhania was the only Indian to compete in the Challenge.
His coach, Andrea Montermini, a former F1 driver and current GT driver, likes to describe Singhania as a "racing enthusiast who likes to push the boundaries."
Adventure, in a lot of ways, is ingrained deep in the DNA of Singhania.
Image: Speed, he says, is an intrinsic part of life. Photograph, courtesy: Gautam Singhania/Twitter
In 2005, his father became the first man to fly in a hot air balloon to a height of 68,986 ft above sea level, shattering the previous world record of 64,997 feet.
He found a mention in the Guinness Book of Records for his effort.
Singhania spends his weekends driving his swanky fleet of cars at his farmhouse in Alibaug.
Speed, he says, is an intrinsic part of life. And, he hasn't limited himself to just cars.
The 50-year-old also owns a Bombardier Challenger 604 business jet and three helicopters.
He has a penchant for sailing too. He owns four speedboats named after the James Bond movies Octopussy, Goldfinger, Thunderball and Golden Eye.
Image: Naveen Jindal's sporting journey started at the age of six. Photograph, courtesy: Naveen Jindal/Facebook
Naveen Jindal
Chairman, Jindal steel & Power
Chairman, Jindal steel & Power
Naveen Jindal's sporting journey started at the age of six when his father gifted him a horse on his birthday.
Jindal started taking riding lessons soon after, later founding the Jindal Steel & Power polo team that became one of the pillars of the Indian polo circuit.
Under him, the team has won several tournaments, with Jindal's dazzling performances leading the way.
His passion for the sport is evident from his sprawling 30-acre farm, where 40 select ponies and horses are trained by professionals and kept in peak condition.
His other major sporting passion is shooting, another sport that he picked up from his father. The sport, which entails quick reflexes and decision making, soon became second nature to him.
Image: Naveen Jindal is a former national record holder in skeet shooting. Photograph, courtesy: Naveen Jindal’s website
The 45-year-old is a former national record holder in skeet shooting.
He led the Indian team to a silver medal in the South Asian Federation Games in Pakistan in 2004. He also holds the distinction of representing India at the Busan Asian Games in 2002.
Currently, he is helping nurture young shooting talents as president of the Chhattisgarh Pradesh Rifle Association.
He says that he wants to pass on his passion to other youngsters, and help India unearth several more world-class shooters.
Image: Anil Ambani with other participants in the Mumbai Marathon.
Photograph: Sherwin Crasto/Reuters.
Photograph: Sherwin Crasto/Reuters.
Anil Ambani
Chairman, Reliance Group
Chairman, Reliance Group
Mickey Mehta, trainer and holistic fitness guru, describes Ambani as the fittest business magnate in the world.
Ambani, who only little over a decade ago was appallingly overweight, can now easily run a marathon.
In fact, in the last few years, he has been a constant feature at all major long-distance running events in the country.
Despite his busy schedule, it is remarkable how Ambani has transformed himself into a runner who can easily thwart long distances.
At 5 am every morning, even as most of Mumbai is asleep, Ambani is out on the streets, putting himself through the paces.
He runs an astounding 18 km every day - that is more than what some seasoned marathoners put in on a daily basis.
Mehta says that he has never seen somebody with the zeal and commitment of Ambani.
"He wants to get to the top in the shortest time possible. Never have I seen someone so hard-working, and enthusiastic about fitness," he says. Ambani's inspiration is former US president George W Bush, who made it a point to run whenever he found the time.
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