Template:Infobox F1 nationality As of 2026[update], there have been two Formula One drivers from India.[1][2] Indian Formula One drivers have had a race entry to 59 Grands Prix. Across these Grands Prix, Indian Formula One drivers have accumulated 5 points between them. No Indian driver has taken a race win, podium, fastest lap or pole position.[3][4]
Narain Karthikeyan made his debut in Template:F1 driving for Jordan. He would score 5 points at that year's Template:F1 GP. Karthikeyan would go on to race for HRT for two years from Template:F1; his Formula One career ended when HRT folded at the end of Template:F1. India's second driver, Karun Chandhok, made his debut in Template:F1 for HRT and would go on to drive for Lotus in 2011.
Former drivers[edit | edit source]
India's first Formula One driver was Narain Karthikeyan.[5] Karthikeyan made his debut in Template:F1 driving for Jordan.[6][7] He ended the season with 5 points, having come 4th at the United States Grand Prix. Besides this, Karthikeyan's best result was eleventh.[6][8] Karthikeyan was dropped after Jordan was sold to Midland. He was given the role as 4th driver for the Williams team for the Template:F1 season, and was promoted to third driver after Mark Webber left the team in Template:F1.[9] Karthikeyan took a race seat with HRT for the Template:F1 season. He was replaced after 7 rounds by Daniel Ricciardo. He later made a one-off return at the 2011 Indian Grand Prix, replacing Vitantonio Liuzzi.[7][10] He drove for HRT again in the Template:F1 season, this time partnering with Pedro de la Rosa.[6][7][11] Kartikeyan struggled against his teammate, failing to beat him throughout the season's races. He lost his race seat after HRT folded at the end of the year.[9][12]
India's second Formula One driver was Karun Chandhok.[13] Chandhok was signed by HRT for the Template:F1 season. He would participate in 10 of the 19 rounds before Sakon Yamamoto took his car.[14][15] Chandhok was then signed to Lotus as a test driver for Template:F1 and participated in the 2011 German Grand Prix where he replaced Jarno Trulli.[15][16] Chandhok left Formula One at the end of 2011.[17]
Statistics[edit | edit source]
| Drivers | Active Years | Entries | Wins | Podiums | Career Points | Poles | Fastest Laps | Championships |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narain Karthikeyan | Template:F1, Template:F1–Template:F1 | 48 (46 starts) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Karun Chandhok | Template:F1–Template:F1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Source:[18][19] | ||||||||
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Baldwin, Alan (6 May 2011). "India gets two F1 drivers on track together for first time". Reuters. Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ↑ "India – Drivers". StatsF1.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ↑ "Narain KARTHIKEYAN – Involvement". www.statsf1.com. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ↑ "India". www.statsf1.com. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ↑ "India – Grands Prix started – 2005". www.statsf1.com. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Narain KARTHIKEYAN – Grands Prix started". StatsF1.com. Archived from the original on 1 March 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Narain KARTHIKEYAN – Seasons". StatsF1.com. Archived from the original on 1 March 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ↑ "USA 2005 – Result". StatsF1.com. Archived from the original on 1 March 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Narain KARTHIKEYAN". StatsF1.com (in French). Archived from the original on 1 March 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "HRT – Grands Prix started 2011". www.statsf1.com. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ↑ "HRT – Grands Prix started". StatsF1.com. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
- ↑ Lewin, Andrew (24 July 2013). "Karthikeyan, Senna look to the US for next moves". Crash. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ↑ "India – Grands Prix started – 2010". www.statsf1.com. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ↑ "HRT – Grands Prix started 2010". www.statsf1.com. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Karun CHANDHOK – Involvement". StatsF1.com. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
- ↑ "Lotus – Grands Prix started". StatsF1.com. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
- ↑ "Karun says he won't race in 2012, Narain undecided". The Hindu. PTI. 3 January 2012. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ↑ "India – Grands Prix started". www.statsf1.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ↑ "India - Drivers • STATS F1".
External links[edit | edit source]
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