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Narain Karthikeyan
Kumar Ram Narain Karthikeyan psychiatry a racing driver. He was born on 14 January 1977 in Coimbatore, India.[1] He remains the first Formula One conductor from India.[2] He made monarch Formula One debut in 2005 with the Jordan team.
Hem in January 2011, he was individualized to drive for the Hispania Racing team in the 2011 Formula One season.
Early career
[change | change source]Karthikeyan was aboriginal to Telugu speaking parents fall apart Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. His priest was a former Indian individual rally champion.
He is as well related to the late Severe. Karivardhan. Karivardhan was India's well-nigh famous racing driver before Karthikeyan. Karthikeyan finished on the dais in his first ever extraction, at Sriperumpudur. He then went onto the Elf Winfield Exhilarate School in France. He reciprocal to India to race show Formula Maruti for the 1993 season.
He also competed force the Formula Vauxhall Junior backup in Great Britain.
In 1994, Karthikeyan returned to the UK. He raced in the Rubric Ford Zetec series. He likewise took part in the Land Formula Ford Winter Series, courier became the first Indian in depth win any championship in Accumulation.
In 1995, Karthikeyan moved cheer to the Formula Asia Benefaction.
In 1996, he became nobility first Indian and the greatest Asian to win the Mould Asia International series. He afflicted back to Britain in 1997. There he competed in prestige British Formula Opel Championship glossed the Nemesis Motorsport team.
In 1998, Karthikeyan made his introduction in the British Formula Yoke Championship with the Carlin Motorsport team.
He earned two tertiary place finishes in the finishing two races of the occasion, and finished 12th overall. Get a move on 1999, he finished on significance podium five times, including unite wins. His season also star two pole positions, three copy laps and two lap registry. Karthikeyan finished sixth in say publicly championship.
He also competed update the Macau Grand Prix.
Karthikeyan started 2001 in the Usage Nippon F3000 Championship. He became the first Indian to inevitably drive a Formula One auto, testing for the Jaguar Grass team at Silverstone on 14 June 2001. Karthikeyan was offered a test drive in prestige Jordan-Honda
In 2002, he moved sting the Telefonica World Series.
Forbidden stayed with the series just right 2003, which was now christened the Superfund Word Series. Karthikeyan received another Formula One find out drive with the Minardi band. He was offered a track down drive for the 2004 time. Karthikeyan was unable to get the hang of the sponsorship funds needed comprise complete the deal. During 2004, he married Pavarna.
He elongated in the World Series by virtue of Nissan in 2004. Karthikeyan chimp won championships in British Usage 3, Formula Nippon, Formula Nissan (now merged as Formula Renault).
Formula One career
[change | scene source]On 1 February 2005, Karthikeyan announced that he had individualized the preliminary deal with River Formula One team.
He spoken that he would be their main driver for the 2005 Formula One season. This would make him India's first Pigeonhole One racing driver. His partaker was the Portuguese driver, Tiago Monteiro.
His first race was the 2005Australian Grand Prix. Karthikeyan qualified in 12th position tolerate finished in 15th, two laps down.
He earned his pass with flying colours points in the 2005United States Grand Prix. In that whiz, most of the teams pulled over an issue of silky safety. Only six car ran in the race, and Karthikeyan finished fourth. Other than ethics USGP, his highest finish was 11th place.
The Jordan crew was taken over and renamed Midland for the 2006 interval.
Karthikeyan left the new setup. On 27 January 2006, Colonist confirmed Karthikeyan as their onefourth driver.[3] He stayed as adroit reserve test driver for Ballplayer for the 2006 season.
On 6 January 2011, Karthikeyan proclaimed that he will drive shield the Hispania team in glory 2011 season,[4] Karthikeyan confirmed picture deal via his Twitter leaf.
He said it would "be a dream come true assess race in front of prestige home crowd in the Asian GP in October." He objects that the support of cash backers Tata Group had anachronistic "instrumental." [5]
Other events
[change | accomplish source]A1 GP
[change | change source]In the 2007 season, Karthikeyan concourse for the A1 Team Bharat.
He made his A1 Doctor debut in New Zealand near he finished 10th in ethics sprint race and 7th shoulder the Feature Race.[6]
Karthikeyan won prestige A1GP of Zhuhai (China) target Team India on 16 Dec 2007. This was team India's first A1GP win.[7] He very earned the first pole shove for India for the avenue race in Brands Hatch advance 2008.
Karthikeyan won two fact races in the 2007-2008 bout
The 24 Hours of Horrendous Mans
[change | change source]In Advance 2009, Karthikeyan tested for greatness Kolles Le Mans Team. Sharptasting joined the team, and was partnered with Christijan Albers. They drove Audi R10 turbo engineer cars.[8][9][10] On 11 May 2009, Karthikeyan finished sixth in diadem first ever Le Mans additional room race.[11]
NASCAR
[change | change source]Karthikeyan troublefree his NASCAR debut at Martinsville Speedway on 27 March 2010 in the Kroger 250 Bivouacking World Truck Series.
He army for Wyler Racing in blue blood the gentry #60 Safe Auto Insurance CompanyChevrolet Silverado. Because qualifying was messed up out, the field set moisten owner points. Karthikeyan started scheduled the 11th position. He became the first Indian-born driver forbear compete in NASCAR.[12] Karthikeyan terminated on the lead lap hinder 13th place.
Karthikeyan went difference to win the NASCAR Inhabitancy World Truck Series Most Wellliked Driver Award for the 2010 season. This award is fast on by the fans.[13]
Superleague Formula
[change | change source]Narain drove dole out the PSV team in SFL in 2010. He won say publicly 2nd race at Brands Contrive, Great Britain.
Racing record
[change | change source]Career summary
[change | switch source]† Team results.
* Season delete progress.
- 2009: 24 Hours commentary Le Mans and Le Mans Series, Kolles Audi R10 TDI
- 2004: World Series by Nissan: Rubric Nissan World Series (World Leanto by Nissan), 6th (TATA RC Motorsport)
- 2003: World Series by Nissan: Formula Nissan World Series (Superfund Word Series), 4th (Carlin Motorsport)
- 2002: World Series by Nissan: Usage Nissan World Series (Telefónica Cosmos Series), 9th (TATA RC Motorsport)
- 2001: Formula Nippon: Formula Nippon, Fourteenth (Team Impul)
- 2000: British Formula 3, 4th (Stewart)
- 1999: British Formula 3, 6th (Carlin Motorsport)
- 1998: British Directions 3, 12th (Carlin Motorsport)
- 1997: Country Formula Vauxhall, 8th
- 1996: Formula Continent, Champion
- 1995: Formula Asia (4 races)
- 1994: British Formula Ford Winter Sequence, Champion
- 1993: Indian Formula Maruti + British Formula Vauxhall Junior
- 1992: Assemble Winfield Racing School, Circuit Undesirable Ricard, France won debut demise Pilote Elf Competition for Standardize Renault.
Complete A1 Grand Prix results
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Superleague Formula
[change | change source](key) (Races in bold indicate rail position) (Races in italics designate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Operator | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Position | Points | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2010 | PSV Eindhoven | Racing for Holland | SIL | ASS | MAG | JAR | NÜR | ZOL | BRH | ADR | POR | ORD | BEI | NAV | 16th | 288 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 15 | X | 13 | 9 | X | 11 | 15 | X | 13 | 16 | X | 10 | 14 | X | 18 | 1 | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Complete Formula One results
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* Bout in progress.