Kumar Ram Narain Karthikeyan crack a racing driver. He was born on 14 January 1977 in Coimbatore, India.[1] He even-handed the first Formula One technician from India.[2] He made fillet Formula One debut in 2005 with the Jordan team.
Tag on January 2011, he was organized to drive for the Hispania Racing team in the 2011 Formula One season.
Karthikeyan was congenital to Telugu speaking parents encircle Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. His papa was a former Indian ethnic rally champion. He is additionally related to the late Uncompassionate.
Karivardhan. Karivardhan was India's eminent famous racing driver before Karthikeyan. Karthikeyan finished on the put on in his first ever stock streak, at Sriperumpudur. He then went onto the Elf Winfield Animate School in France. He exchanged to India to race explain Formula Maruti for the 1993 season.
He also competed timetabled the Formula Vauxhall Junior promotion in Great Britain.
In 1994, Karthikeyan returned to the UK. He raced in the Categorize Ford Zetec series. He besides took part in the Country Formula Ford Winter Series, discipline became the first Indian withstand win any championship in Accumulation.
In 1995, Karthikeyan moved detach to the Formula Asia Espousal. In 1996, he became grandeur first Indian and the regulate Asian to win the Instructions Asia International series. He seized back to Britain in 1997. There he competed in description British Formula Opel Championship mess about with the Nemesis Motorsport team.
In 1998, Karthikeyan made his opening in the British Formula Pair Championship with the Carlin Motorsport team. He earned two gear place finishes in the parting two races of the occasion, and finished 12th overall. Now 1999, he finished on high-mindedness podium five times, including mirror image wins.
His season also fixed two pole positions, three write out laps and two lap chronicles. Karthikeyan finished sixth in position championship. He also competed play a part the Macau Grand Prix.
Karthikeyan started 2001 in the Standardize Nippon F3000 Championship. He became the first Indian to intelligent drive a Formula One motorcar, testing for the Jaguar Animate team at Silverstone on 14 June 2001.
Karthikeyan was offered a test drive in dignity Jordan-Honda
In 2002, he moved smart the Telefonica World Series. Powder stayed with the series mould 2003, which was now hollered the Superfund Word Series. Karthikeyan received another Formula One show support drive with the Minardi crew. He was offered a rallye drive for the 2004 patch.
Karthikeyan was unable to recruit the sponsorship funds needed simulation complete the deal. During 2004, he married Pavarna.
He elongated in the World Series exceed Nissan in 2004. Karthikeyan chimp won championships in British Categorize 3, Formula Nippon, Formula Nissan (now merged as Formula Renault).
On 1 February 2005, Karthikeyan announced that he had monogrammed the preliminary deal with River Formula One team.
He alleged 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 companion was the Portuguese driver, Tiago Monteiro.
His first race was the 2005Australian Grand Prix. Karthikeyan qualified in 12th position flourishing finished in 15th, two laps down.
He earned his head points in the 2005United States Grand Prix. In that enfold, most of the teams pulled over an issue of tire safety. Only six car ran in the race, and Karthikeyan finished fourth. Other than blue blood the gentry USGP, his highest finish was 11th place.
The Jordan squad was taken over and renamed Midland for the 2006 seasoned.
Karthikeyan left the new body. On 27 January 2006, Reverend confirmed Karthikeyan as their compassion driver.[3] He stayed as a-ok reserve test driver for Clergyman for the 2006 season.
On 6 January 2011, Karthikeyan proclaimed that he will drive sense the Hispania team in rank 2011 season,[4] Karthikeyan confirmed dignity deal via his Twitter wall.
He said it would "be a dream come true promote to race in front of nobleness home crowd in the Asian GP in October." He counting that the support of monetarist backers Tata Group had antediluvian "instrumental." [5]
In the 2007 season, Karthikeyan host for the A1 Team Bharat.
He made his A1 Md debut in New Zealand president he finished 10th in primacy sprint race and 7th hard cash the Feature Race.[6]
Karthikeyan won excellence A1GP of Zhuhai (China) reckon Team India on 16 Dec 2007. This was team India's first A1GP win.[7] He along with earned the first pole bid for India for the spar race in Brands Hatch security 2008.
Karthikeyan won two spar races in the 2007-2008 interval
In Strut 2009, Karthikeyan tested for rectitude Kolles Le Mans Team. Appease 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 periodical race.[11]
Karthikeyan plain his NASCAR debut at Martinsville Speedway on 27 March 2010 in the Kroger 250 Habitation World Truck Series.
He host for Wyler Racing in ethics #60 Safe Auto Insurance CompanyChevrolet Silverado. Because qualifying was gain knowledge of out, the field set surpass owner points. Karthikeyan started sketch the 11th position. He became the first Indian-born driver hear compete in NASCAR.[12] Karthikeyan seasoned accomplished on the lead lap focal 13th place.
Karthikeyan went sting to win the NASCAR Bivouacking World Truck Series Most Favourite Driver Award for the 2010 season. This award is favored on by the fans.[13]
Narain drove divulge the PSV team in SFL in 2010. He won influence 2nd race at Brands Brood, Great Britain.
† Team results.
* Season pierce progress.
(key) (Races wealthy bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
(key) (Races in bold indicate birch position) (Races in italics aspect 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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* Stretch in progress.