Quick Facts
Biography
Bani Yadav (Born 7 September 1971)is an Indian woman car rallyist, India’s fastest women driver, Motorsports promoter and social rights supporter.The only women In India to win all major Rally Titles in a year in India.
Early life and Career
She was born into a Mathur Family and brought up in Delhi. She did her schooling in Delhi itself and holds a degree in Geography honors from the university of Delhi and a diploma in advertising and public relation She had her very first experience of speed racing at the tender age of 13 and in spite of several pull downs in life she never gave up on her dreams. At Jaipur Speed Sprint in 2013 she finally started off with her racing career and ended at 2nd place in the rally. The first win in her first race itself got her thrilled. And she knew this is what she had been waiting for.
Bani got into Motorsport racing in the year 2013 and is the winner of multiple track events and cross country rallies. She has been doing various formats of rallies including circuits races, Cross Country extreme races, TSD events and IRC rallies. She was judged as the fastest woman driver in IRC Asia cup in the year 2015. Bani is an active participant in women empowerment events, she is an active endorser of equal rights and gender equality. She is associated with multiple NGOs focusing on cruelty against animals and women and is actively working for the cause. She helps to foster animals at her home till they can be adopted by willing families.
The toughest time of her life was when she got spine injury in October 2013. she went through two back surgeries. Minor surgery was in October, and then major one was in December. It took her 6 months to get back to her feet. As soon as she recovered she got back on the track.
Family Background
She is married to her school friend Suresh yadav and has two sons, who have also grown up to be speed-racers.
Career Results
| Year | Date | Races | Position | Category | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2nd oct - 10th oct | Maruti Suzuki 16th Raid De Himalayas | 1st | Women | |
| 2014 | 14th nov - 16th nov | Maruti Suzuki Autocross 2014 | 1st | Women | Chandigarh |
| Pro mode Dsl Maruti | 1st | Men & Women | |||
| pro stock 4x4 | 2nd | Men & Women | |||
| Pro Mode Dsl open | 3rd | Men & Women | |||
| The Solo challenge | 1st | Women | |||
| 2014 | 28th - 30th nov | The Ultimate Desert Challenge | 29th among 41 vehicles | Men & Women | Bikaner, Rajasthan |
| 2014 | 13th- 14th Dec | 10th Speed Sprint | Men & Women | Manesar, Gurgaon | |
| Modified 4x4 over 2000 CC | 1st | ||||
| Unmodified 4x4 over 2000 CC | 1st | ||||
| Unmodified upto 2000 CC | 1st | ||||
| Unmodified Over 2000 CC | 1st | ||||
| Unmodified Diesel Open | 2nd | ||||
| Modified Diesel Open | 3rd | ||||
| Modified Diesel any CC | 1st | ||||
| Unmodified Diesel any CC | 1st | ||||
| 2014 | 20th - 21st Dec | 6th OYA Autocars & Motocross Cum OFF Roading Challenge | Men & Women | Chandigarh | |
| SUV Open Category | 2nd | ||||
| Diesel Open Category | 2nd | ||||
| fastest timing in ladies | 1st | ||||
| 2015 | 9th - 11 jan | Royal Rajasthan Rally 2015 organized by Thar Motorsport | 1st | Women | Jaipur |
| 2015 | 22nd feb - 1st march | Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm Rally | 1st | Women | |
| 16th | Men & Women | ||||
| 2015 | 15 June | Maruti Suzuki Dakshin Dare Rally | 1st | Ladies | Uttarakhand |
| Rally Cross Jaipur held in August 2015 | 1st | Men & Women | |||
| Diesel category | 1st | Men & Women | |||
| Amateur Category | 3rd | Men & Women | |||
| 2015 | 15 Nov | XIV speed Sprint | 1st | Women | Faridabad |
| 2015 | 18th - 20th Dec | 2015 Auto Cross | 1st | Women | |
| 2016 | Dakshin Dare Rally 2016 | 2nd | Men & Women | ||
| Uttrakhand Rally 2016 | 3rd | Men & Women | Uttarakhand | ||
| Rally De North - Indian Rally Championship Round in 2016 | 2nd | Men & Women |
Achievements
IRC Asia Cup
Raid De Himalaya
Desert Storm
Dakshin Dare
Royal Rajasthan Rally
Ultimate Desert Challenge
Rally Cross
Speed Sprints
Auto Cross Delhi
Solo Challenge