Dina Patel
| Dina Patel | |
|---|---|
 Dina Patel in 2025 | |
| Nationality |  Pakistani |
| Born | 12 November 2003[1] Karachi, Pakistan |
| Championship titles | |
| 18 Rally Podiums and Fastest Time Of The Day Cholistan Desert Rally (2022 - 2025) | |
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Dina Rohinton Patel[2] is a Pakistani rally racing driver and recognized as Pakistan’s first female drifter.[3] She has participated in multiple national rally and local drift events.[4]
Early life
Patel was born in Karachi, Pakistan on the 12th of November 2003. Her parents, Ronnie Patel and Tushna Patel[5], have been involved in car racing since 1979.[1]
From a young age, Patel was exposed to racing through her parents, accompanying them to race events and being around racing teams.[6] She is often introduced as a racing prodigy by news channels such as ARY News.[7]
Racing career
Early achievements
Dina Patel, who turned 18 four days before the sixth Thal Jeep Rally in 2021, competed as the youngest racer in the event. She stated that the challenging track required full focus and that the rally further strengthened her belief that women are fully capable of competing on complex racing courses. She was among the youngest participants, along with one of the few females of 109 male participants and finished third in the Women's category.[6] As of early 2022, when she was about 18 years old, she won first position in the Women's Stock Race at the Thar Desert Rally.[1]
In the same series of events, the Desert Jeep Rally 2022 in Thar saw increased female participation, with women from Karachi competing alongside men. Her mother took part in the Prepared category and finished ahead of Mahum Shiraz Qureshi, highlighting the growing presence of women in what has traditionally been a male-dominated motorsport.[8]
Hub Rally Cross 2023
Dina Patel, Pakistan’s youngest off-road racer, qualified for the final contest of the 2023 Thar Flood Relief Jeep Rally after completing the three-kilometre sandy track. The rally, held from January 5–8, 2023, in Mithi, Tharparkar, was organized to raise funds for flood victims in Pakistan.[9]
One of her more prominent victories was in the 10th Hub Rally Cross (March 2023), held in Balochistan. She won the women's category of that event.[10] Her time was 27 minutes and 33 seconds, covering the course, which was 30km long.[11]
Around 80 motorists participated in the event, which took place in Balochistan. Dina Patel, the 20-year-old daughter of veteran racing champions Roni and Tushna Patel, won the women’s category, while Taimur Khawaja secured first place in the prepared category.[10]
2024- 2025 Achievements
In the Lahore Ravi Cross Rally (May 2024), she placed second in her category among the women prepared/stock categories.[12] The Nation In the Cholistan Desert Jeep Rally 2025, she competed in the Women-Prepared category.[13]
At the 12th Hub Rally 2025 held at Gaddani Beach, Dina Patel of Rebel Racing secured first place in her category. The event also recorded a total of 13 podium finishes across participating teams.[14]
Drifting career
In October 2025, Dina Rohinton Patel participated in the drifting category at Race Wars Pakistan, a three-day motorsports festival held at Shakarparian Parade Ground in Islamabad.[15] Following the event, she was referred to as Pakistan's first female drifter in coverage by Pakwheels[16] and Dawn, although Dawn noted that the event took place "at a makeshift circuit as part of a small festival, in a country with no dedicated racetracks," and characterized her participation as a recent foray into drifting.[17] She also made her debut in the Pakistan Drift Series.
However, earlier media coverage by Social Diary Pakistan, featured another Internet personality, Laiba Khan Lodhi's involvement in drifting in March 2024 describing her as a "model, actress and drifting queen".[18] In Early 2026, over three months after Race Wars Pakistan, The Pakistan Observer and Sunday described her as "Pakistan's first female drifter", citing her professional drift training in Dubai and competitive drifting in Saudi Arabia.[19]
Commercial partnerships
Dina Rohinton Patel has been supported by multiple corporate partners throughout her motorsport career, as an ambassador and sponsored athlete for both lifestyle and performance brands. She was appointed Brand Ambassador of DHA City Karachi, featuring prominently in promotional content and events highlighting her racing achievements and community engagement with the development.
Patel’s profile in motorsport has also attracted backing from energy company Pakistan State Oil (PSO), including promotional collaborations with PSO Careint Motor Oil that showcase her racing involvement.
She has partnered with JAC Ghandhara Automobiles Limited Pakistan as part of their motorsport engagement, representing the brand in rally and off-road campaigns, which makes her the first athlete in the history of rally racing in Pakistan to Officially Race for an Automobile Company [20]
Patel’s racing programme has also been supported by Habib Bank Limited (HBL), which has recognized her achievements as part of its brand initiatives, and by Gobi’s Paints owned by Allied paint industries limited, having entered into a memorandum of support to support her progression on the national and international stage.[21]
Motorsport results
| Year | Event | Category / Class | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Thal Jeep Rally | Women's category | 3rd[6] |
| 2022 | Thar Desert Rally | Women's Stock | 1st |
| 2023 | Hub Rally Cross | Women's | 1st[10] |
| 2024 | Hub Rally Cross | Women's Prepared | 1st |
| 2025 | Hub Rally Cross | Women's Prepared | 1st |
| 2025 | International Cholistan Desert Jeep Rally | Women-Prepared | 1st and Fastest Time Of The Day[13] |
| 2025 | Jhal Magsi Desert Challenge | Women-Prepared | 1st [22] |
Beyond Racing
Dina Patel’s presence and achievements in off-road racing highlight a growing shift in Pakistan’s motorsports: increasing participation of women in a traditionally male-dominated sport. Through her career and public statements she contributes to challenging gender norms within the national rally community.[23]
Additionally, according to recent reporting, she has diversified her motorsport involvement beyond rallying: in 2025 she competed in the Race Wars Pakistan drifting event.[24]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mehboob, Muzzammil (2022-01-30). "Dina Patel: Youngest racer in town". BOL News. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
- ↑ Akber, Ali (12 April 2026). "Motorsports: Learning to drift". Eos. Dawn. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
- ↑ Ali, Ayesha (24 October 2025). "Dina Rohinton Titled as First Female Drifter at Race Wars Pakistan". PakWheels Blog. PakWheels. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
- ↑ "Dina Patel Youngest Female Racer Of Thal Jeep Rally - UrduPoint". UrduPoint. Archived from the original on 2022-01-17. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
- ↑ "From rally tracks to drift circles: Dina Patel makes history". Daily Times. 12 January 2026. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "A colourful festival | Footloose | thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
- ↑ https://arynews.tv/karachi-women-race-across-windy-desert
- ↑ "Karachi women race across windy desert tracks alongside men". arynews.tv. 2022-02-14. Retrieved 2025-12-01.
- ↑ Dharani, Imtiaz (2023-01-07). "Thar Flood Relief Jeep Rally". Dawn. Retrieved 2025-12-01.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Daughter Of Pakistani Racing Couple Wins Jeep Rally. 2023-03-24. Retrieved 2025-10-13 – via www.rferl.org.
- ↑ "Taimur Khawaja wins 10th Hub Rally Cross". www.geosuper.tv. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
- ↑ "Lahore Ravi Cross Rally concludes". The Nation. 2024-05-06. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 TV, SAMAA (2025-10-13). "Zain Mehmood wins Cholistan Desert Rally 2025 – Full results". SAMAA TV. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
- ↑ "12th Hub Rally 2025 at Gaddani Beach". Gobi's Paints. 2025-08-21. Retrieved 2025-12-01.
- ↑ "Passion meets horsepower as Pakistan's motorsports gain traction at Race Wars 2025". Arab News. Retrieved 2026-04-25.
- ↑ Ali, Ayesha (2025-10-24). "Dina Rohinton Patel Makes History as Pakistan's First Female Drifter". PakWheels Blog. Retrieved 2025-11-10.
- ↑ Akber, Ali (2026-04-12). "Motorsports: Learning to Drift". Dawn. Retrieved 2026-04-14.
- ↑ Shahid, Maham (13 March 2024). "Laiba Khan Lodhi takes on the drift world with style and skill!". Social Diary Pakistan. Archived from the original on 10 September 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2026. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Meet the Fearless Woman Breaking Stereotypes as Pakistan's First Female Drifter". Pakistan Observer. Retrieved 2026-04-14.
- ↑ "Dina Rohinton Patel – LinkedIn profile".
- ↑ "Gobi's Paints MOU with Dina Patel".
- ↑ Jhal Magsi 2025
- ↑ Mehboob, Muzzammil (2022-01-30). "Dina Patel: Youngest racer in town". BOL News. Retrieved 2025-12-01.
- ↑ Ali, Ayesha (2025-10-24). "Dina Rohinton Patel Makes History as Pakistan's First Female Drifter". PakWheels Blog. Retrieved 2025-11-10.
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