Karun Chandhok

Quick Facts

Full Name	Karun Chandhok
Occupation	Racing Driver
Date Of Birth	Jan 19, 1984(1984-01-19)
Age	40
Birthplace	Chennai
Country	India
Horoscope	Capricorn

Karun Chandhok Biography

Karun Chandhok is one of the most popular and richest Racing Driver who was born on January 19, 1984 in Chennai, India. Karun Chandhok (born 19 January 1984) is an Indian racing driver and TV presenter who competed last with Mahindra Racing in Formula E for Mahindra Racing. In the past, Chandhok has competed for Hispania Racing in Formula One in the year 2010. Prior to that, he raced for the GP2 Series for three years and won two races. The year 2013, Chandhok raced with Seyffarth Motorsport in the FIA GT Series for Seyffarth Motorsport.

He immediately became an elite qualifier in the top 5 and a finalist when he was paired with his fellow national Narain Karthikeyan of RC Motorsport in the World Series by Nissan for the last two rounds of the 2004 season.

In 2006 he became champion of the first ever Formula Asia V6 by Renault Championship, taking seven race wins and nine pole positions from 12 races.

Chandhok moved to the GP2 Series in 2007, driving for Durango. Chandhok’s first win in GP2 came in the sprint race at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Belgium. Chandhok also led the sprint race in Turkey after starting from pole, only for the second place Kazuki Nakajima of DAMS to collide with him. The collision resulted in retirement for Chandhok while Nakajima was given a drive-through penalty.

Chandhok is a native of Chennai, Tamil Nadu and is the son of Vicky Chandhok, multiple Indian rallying champion and the president of the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India since 2003.

Karun Chandhok Net Worth

Karun Chandhok is one of the richest Racing Driver from India. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Karun Chandhok 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The year 2000 was the time that Chandhok became the 2000 Indian National Racing Champion winning seven of 10 races of the Formula Maruti series. He was awarded the pole position and fastest lap throughout every race. As of 2001 Chandhok became one of the Formula 2000 Asia champion, and became the youngest Asian Formula Champion, driving for Team India Racing.

Chandhok was a test driver for the British Formula 3 champion team Carlin Motorsport in 2001. He competed within the National class in 2002 while driving for T-Sport and finishing sixth in the class. He remained with T-Sport for the National Class for 2003, and was third in the final standings of the class which was behind the champion Ernesto Viso and runner-up Steven Kane. In 2004, Chandhok moved up into the primary British Formula 3 class with T-Sport and came fourteenth overall.

With Karthikeyan moving on to Formula One in 2005, Chandhok raced part-season in the revised Formula Renault 3.5 Series with RC Motorsport. He was the first driver to represent A1 Team India in A1 Grand Prix at the beginning of the 2005–06 season, before handing over to Armaan Ebrahim for the remainder of the season.

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Who is Karun Chandhok Dating?

According to our records, Karun Chandhok married to Akshara Kothari. As of December 1, 2023, Karun Chandhok’s is not dating anyone.

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Chandhok began the 2010 season driving for Hispania Racing alongside former GP2 teammate Bruno Senna, becoming the second Indian driver to compete in Formula One after Narain Karthikeyan in 2005.

Facts & Trivia

Karun Ranked on the list of most popular Racing Driver. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in India. Karun Chandhok celebrates birthday on January 19 of every year.

On 22 March 2011, Chandhok was confirmed as a reserve driver at Team Lotus for the 2011 season. He drove the car in free practice for the Australian Grand Prix, crashing out on the installation lap. He reprised his co-commentary role for BBC Radio 5 Live at the Spanish Grand Prix. After driving in a further three free practice sessions he replaced Jarno Trulli for the German Grand Prix. He finished 20th and last, two laps behind teammate Heikki Kovalainen and a lap behind 19th placed Daniel Ricciardo. He was also 4 laps behind race winner Lewis Hamilton.

Why did Karun Chandhok leave F1?

I was in an environment where I didn’t feel I was wanted : ‘Forget the politics of F1, I’m done with it. ‘ It was a very unhappy time.” After all his trials and tribulations, Chandhok did eventually see light at the end of the tunnel though.

Who did Karun Chandhok drive for?

Karun Chandhok is part of a very exclusive club of only two Indian Formula 1 drivers. A multiple race winner and podium finisher in GP2, Karun was a test driver for the Red Bull Racing Formula 1 team in 2007 and 2008, before going on to race in Formula 1 for Hispania Racing and Team Lotus in 2010 and 2011 respectively.

What car does Karun Chandhok have?

I had a Fiat Punto, a Renault Clio, a Nissan Micra and a Nissan Almera. When I got my contract to be a Red Bull test driver and to race in F1, I went to the British Grand Prix in my second-hand VW Passat.

Who iS the Indian guy in F1?

Narain Karthikeyan
Born| Kumar Ram Narain Karthikeyan 14 January 1977 Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Years active| 1992 – present
Awards

Who came 3rd in Abu Dhabi?

2020. The 2020 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was scheduled for 29 November but the race was moved to 13 December to allow the Bahrain Grand Prix to run after their race was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The race was won by Max Verstappen, with Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton finishing second and third respectively.