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| birth_place = [[Bangalore]], Karnataka, India
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'''Aishwarya Pissay''' (born 14 August 1995) is an Indian circuit and off-road motorcycle racer. She has become the first-ever Indian athlete to win a world title in motorsport on motorcycles. The TVS talent participated at the FIM Bajas World Cup and secured the 1st place in the women's category and 2nd in the junior's category. She is the first Indian woman to win 6 National titles in Circuit Racing and Rally Championship combined. She found her passion in racing as she turned 18, while taking small road trips around her home town of [[Bengaluru]], consequently learning how to master the art of riding a bike. This hobby grew into a profession as she won 4 National titles in Road Racing and Rally Championship in 2016 and 2017 and competed in the National Rally Championship in 2018, winning it as well.<ref name="indiatimes.com">{{cite web|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/aishwarya-pissay-is-back-to-winning-track/articleshow/66466417.cms|title=Aishwarya Pissay is back to winning track|publisher=}}</ref> She also became the first Indian woman to compete in the [[Baja Aragon]] World Rally in Spain held in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://auto.ndtv.com/news/aishwarya-pissay-to-become-first-indian-woman-to-participate-in-baja-aragon-rally-1882363|title=Aishwarya Pissay To Become First Indian Woman To Participate In Baja Aragon Rally - NDTV CarAndBike|publisher=}}</ref>

== Career ==
=== 2016 ===
Aishwarya graduated from Apex Racing Academy and won the [[Honda]] One Make Championship. She secured 5th position in the Dakshin Dare and 2nd place in the Asia Road Racing cup. She also went on to win the 2016 [[Indian National Rally Championship]].

=== 2017 ===
Aishwarya won the [[CEAT Limited|CEAT]] Sprint Rally and she also graduated from the Apex Racing Academy in 2016 and California Superbike School in 2017. She won the Indian National Road Racing Championship and the [[Indian National Rally Championship]] in the same year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fmsci.co.in/bengalurus-aishwarya-pissay-crowned-national-champion-in-the-girls-stock-upto-165cc-class-in-round-4/|title=Bengaluru’s Aishwarya Pissay crowned National Champion in the Girls Stock upto 165cc class in Round 4 – FMSCI|website=www.fmsci.co.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/motorsport/aishwarya-clinches-title-with-a-round-to-spare/article19652325.ece|title=Aishwarya clinches title with a round to spare|first=Sports|last=Reporter|date=9 September 2017|publisher=|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> Aishwarya secured 3rd place in Dakshin Dare Group - B and finished 4th in the [[Raid De Himalaya]] and was the only female rider to complete the course in the “Xtreme” category.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/aishwarya-fourth-in-raid-de-himalaya/article19857632.ece|title=Aishwarya fourth in Raid de Himalaya|date=14 October 2017|publisher=|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> Aishwarya also won the TVS one-make Road Racing championship in 2017, making this her 4th national championship overall.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://overdrive.in/news-cars-auto/aishwarya-pissay-to-be-part-of-sherco-tvs-rally-factory-squad-at-2018-baja-aragon/|title=Aishwarya Pissay to be part of Sherco TVS Rally Factory squad at 2018 Baja Aragon - Overdrive|website=Overdrive}}</ref> [[TVS Motor Company|TVS]] Racing signed Aishwarya Pissay on board as a factory racer in the same year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fastbikesindia.com/tvs-racing-diaries-tvs-star-riders/|title=TVS Racing Diaries|website=fastbikesindia.com}}</ref>

=== 2018 ===
In 2018, she won the [[Indian National Rally Championship]]<ref name="indiatimes.com"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/motorsports/r-nataraj-wins-at-the-mrf-two-wheeler-rally-of-nashik|title=TVS racings' R Nataraj wins the MRF rally of Nashik, Aishwarya wins the National Championship.|date=28 May 2018|publisher=}}</ref> and competed in the [[Baja Aragon]] rally, where she crashed on the final day of the event forcing her to retire from the event.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsport.com/in/ccr/news/pissay-undergoes-surgery-after-baja-aragon-crash-1063030/3146383/?filters%5Bdriver%5D%5B0%5D=441831|title=Pissay undergoes surgery after Baja Aragon crash - Cross-Country Rally News|publisher=}}</ref>

== Awards ==
Aishwarya received the [[TiE]] Young Achiever of the Year award in 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/news/story/8th-tie-aspire-young-achievers-awards-2016-357977-2016-12-16|title=TiE-Aspire Young Achievers Awards 2016 honours three brave women|website=India Today}}</ref> and also received the Outstanding Women in Motorsports Award by [[FMSCI]] in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.autocarindia.com/motor-sports-news/fmsci-announces-2016-motorsport-awards-404118|title=FMSCI announces 2016 motorsport awards - Autocar India|website=www.autocarindia.com}}</ref> She received the Outstanding Women in Motorsports Award by [[FMSCI]] for the 2nd consecutive year in 2017 and also the Sports Women of the Year Award by ''Autotruck'' Magazine.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thecitizen.in/index.php/en/NewsDetail/index/11/13268/Top-Honours-for-Anindith-Reddy-in-FMSCI-Awards|title=Top Honours for Anindith Reddy in FMSCI Awards|first=darshan|last=chokhani|publisher=}}</ref>

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