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{{Infobox motorcycle rider
| name = Shankar Sarath Kumar
| image = Sarath.jpg
| caption = Shankar Sarath Kumar
| nationality = {{flagicon|India}} Indian
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1991|12|15}}
| birth_place = [[Chennai]], India
| Current team = Honda Ten10 Racing
| Bike number = 69
| 125 Active years = {{MGP|2011}}
| 125 Manufacturers = [[Aprilia]]
| 125 Race Starts = 1
| 125 Race Wins = 0
| 125 Podiums = 0
| 125 Poles = 0
| 125 Championships = 0
| 125 Last season = 2011
| 125 Last position = NC (0 pts)
| website =
}}
'''Shankar Sarath Kumar''' (born 15 December 1991 in [[Chennai]], India) is a professional motorcycle [[road racing|road racer]] and a national champion in the 125cc class. He currently competes in the Indian National Motorcycle Supersport 165cc Championship, aboard a [[Honda]]. Sarath began his racing career in 2008 with the Ten10 Racing Team (now the [[WTR-Ten10 Racing]] team) and competed in the 125cc class in the 2011 MotoGP.

==Education==
Kumar completed his secondary schooling at the [[Tamil Nadu Open University]] in 2008. In February 2010, he attended the California Superbike School, taught by [[Keith Code]] at the MMSC Track at [[Chennai]], with his tuition paid by the [[Madras Motor Sports Club]] as a way to encourage young talent.

==Career==
Kumar started racing as a privateer on a [[TVS Apache]] 150cc [[Four-stroke engine|4-stroke]] in the "TVS Race a bike scheme class" at the JK Junior Championship and the Summer Cup 2008, and finished second in both races. He joined TVS Racing that same year, and won the National Champion title for the year 2008 in the up to 130 cc 4-stroke novice class. His intention was to move to the 125cc class in 2011.

==Achievements==
In 2009, Kumar joined Ten10 Racing India Pvt Ltd during the third round and competed in the up to 165 cc 4-stroke open class, finishing fourth that September. He entered the FIM UAM Indian round of the Asia GP championship as a wildcard entry in the "Honda Stunner" class and finished seventh and eighth.

In January 2010, Kumar won the Indian 4-stroke up to 165cc open class at the MECO Endurance Race, a 90-minute non-stop event, and was adjudged as the best rider of the day. During the MRF International Challenge 2010, Kumar finished first in the Yamaha 135cc one-make underbone class and second in the Group D – 4-stroke up to 165cc open class. In August 2010, Kumar participated in the FIM UAM Asia GP Indian Championship round as a wild card entry in the "Honda Stunner" class and finished fourth and fifth.

Based on his performance during the FIM UAM Asia GP (Indian round), the [[Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India]] offered Kumar a sponsored entry for the Japan round of the UAM championship. He finished seventh and eighth and set the second-fastest lap time at the circuit for his class at 1:54.3.

In 2019, he won the National title in Pro-stock up to 165cc.

==Career statistics==

===By season===
{|class="wikitable"
!Season
!Class
!Motorcycle
!Team
!Number
!Race
!Win
!Podium
!Pole
!FLap
!Pts
!Plcd
|- align="right"
! {{MGP|2011}}
| 125cc
| [[Aprilia]]
| WTR-Ten10 Racing
| 69
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| NC
|- align="right"
! Total
|
|
|
|
| '''1'''
| '''0'''
| '''0'''
| '''0'''
| '''0'''
| '''0'''
|
|}

===By class===
{|class="wikitable"
!Class
!Seasons
!1st GP
!1st Pod
!1st Win
!Race
!Win
!Podiums
![[Pole position|Pole]]
!FLap
!Pts
!WChmp
|- align="right"
! 125 cc
| 2011
|align="left"| [[2011 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix|2011 Portugal]]
|align="left"|
|align="left"|
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|- align="right"
! Total
|
|
|
|
| '''1'''
| '''0'''
| '''0'''
| '''0'''
| '''0'''
| '''0'''
|
|}

===Races by year===
([[Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]])
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! Yr
! Class
! Bike
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! 16
! 17
! Final Pos
! Pts
|-
!align="left"| [[2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|2011]]
!align="left"| 125cc
!align="left"| [[Aprilia]]
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| [[2011 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix|QAT]] DNQ
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| [[2011 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|SPA]] DNQ
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[2011 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix|POR]] 24
| [[2011 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[2011 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix|CAT]]
| [[2011 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[2011 Dutch TT|NED]]
| [[2011 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|ITA]]
| [[2011 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[2011 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]]
| [[2011 Indianapolis motorcycle Grand Prix|IND]]
| [[2011 San Marino and Rimini's Coast motorcycle Grand Prix|RSM]]
| [[2011 Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix|ARA]]
| [[2011 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix|JPN]]
| [[2011 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUS]]
| [[2011 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix|MAL]]
| [[2011 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix|VAL]]
! NC
! 0
|}

==References==
* [http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2010/first+indian+rider+in+125 "Sarath Kumar the first Indian rider in the World Championship."], ''Times of India'', 24 November 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
* [http://burnyourfuel.com/2010/11/27/racing/indian-motorsports/sarath-kumar-first-indian-in-motogp/ "Sarath Kumar First Indian In Motogp"], ''http://burnyourfuel.com'', 27 November 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2010.

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[[Category:1991 births]]
[[Category:Motorsport people from Chennai]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian motorsport people]]
[[Category:125cc World Championship riders]]

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