Karun Chandhok
Karun Chandhok ( born January 19, 1984 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu ) is an Indian racing driver. In 2010 he made his debut in Formula 1 in 2011 and took part in a race. In 2012 he takes in the FIA World Endurance Championship ( WEC).
- 3.1 Career stations
- 3.2 Statistics in Formula 1 3.2.1 Individual Results
Career
Beginnings in motorsport
Chandhok began his motorsport career in 2000 in the Formula Maruti Indian. He won seven races, finished every race on the podium and won the championship. In 2001 he moved to the Asian Formula 2000 and won again straight away the championship. In 2002 he moved to Europe and entered for T-Sport in the national class of the British Formula 3 Championship. The Indians finished some races on the podium and finished the season in sixth place overall. In 2003 he stayed with T-Sport in the national class of the British Formula 3 and improved with seven wins to third place in the overall standings. 2004 Chandhok increased with T-Sport on in the regular championship of the British Formula 3 and scored some points. Three races left in the season, he left the British Formula 3, and finally finished 14th place in the championship. He then competed in the last race weekend of the World Series by Nissan, finishing in 16th place overall in this series. 2005 Chandhok started only five races in the now renamed World Series by Renault championship. To have brought no points, he finished 29th overall.
After Chandhok was taken up in the subsequent winter in the 2005/2006 season of the A1 Grand Prix for the Indian team in three races, he returned to Asia and joined the team e -Rain in the newly established Asian Formula Renault V6. The Indians dominated the season, decided seven out of twelve races for themselves and won the championship.
GP2 Series
2007 moved Chandhok returned to Europe and went for the Italian racing team Durango in the GP2 Series, which was held as part of the Formula 1 at the start. While his teammate Borja García was indeed placed at the end of the season in tenth place overall before lying in 15th place Chandhok, he succeeded in the sprint race at Spa- Francorchamps, his first GP2 victory. With this victory, he became the first Indian to win a race in the GP2 series. In November, Chandhok made in two days of testing for Red Bull Racing his first experience in a Formula 1 racing car.
In the first season of the GP2 Asia Series Chandhok joined for iSport International, the GP2 championship winning team of 2007 and was team-mate Bruno Senna, nephew of the late Ayrton Senna. With a third place as best result, he finished the season 13th overall. In the European GP2 season he stayed together with Senna at iSport. While Senna was fighting for the championship, Chandhok could draw attention to themselves in some races and won the sprint race at the Hockenheimring. With further two podium finishes and 31 points, he finished tenth in the standings.
Chandhok moved to the 2009 GP2 Series season as the new team Ocean Racing Technology, which belonged to the former Formula 1 driver Tiago Monteiro. His team-mate Álvaro Parente was the Portuguese. For his new team Chandhok also contested the final race weekend of the GP2 Asia Series season 2008/2009, where he remained without points. In the regular GP2 Series succeeded the Indians not to build on previous achievements and he finished the season 18th overall.
Formula 1
On March 4, Chandhok was the new Formula 1 team HRT, presented as a driver alongside Bruno Senna, whose team-mate, he was already at iSport International. His former iSport team principal Paul Jackson praised the team for this driver choice, since the two pilots had engaged in their joint GP2 season collegially for the team. In his first race weekend in Bahrain the Indians could go a few rounds. First, he had to completely skip the workout and made in qualifying his first experiences with the HRT cars. In the race, he retired after a spin out already after one round. In the second race in Australia he came with five laps down in 14th place for the first time to the finish. It was also the best season of placement for him. While Chandhok were given against his team-mate Senna before the season started little chance succeeded the Indians keep up with his team-mate and keep it a few times behind. After the tenth race Chandhok HRT was replaced by Sakon Yamamoto. Although he stayed with HRT to other races came, though not present. At the end of the season, he finished 22nd in the championship.
2011 Chandhok was one of four test drivers of the Team Lotus. In this capacity, he participated in several Friday practice. In addition Chandhok went as a replacement for Jarno Trulli at the Grand Prix of Germany as a race driver at the start. During the season, another race was considered at his home Grand Prix in India, but he did not play, as the team sat in the fight in the constructors' championship to the experienced race drivers. At the end of the season, he finished 28th overall.
FIA World Endurance Championship
2012 Chandhok will participate for JRM Racing in the FIA World Endurance Championship ( WEC). He will compete in a HPD ARX - 03a in the LMP1 class.
Personal
Karun Chandhok Chandhoks father Vicky is president of the Indian Motor Sports Federation.
Statistics
Career stations
- 2000: Formula Maruti (Master)
- 2001: Formula 2000 Asia ( Master )
- 2002: British Formula 3 National class ( 6th place)
- 2003: British Formula 3 National class ( 3rd place)
- 2004: British Formula 3 ( 14th)
- 2004: World Series by Nissan
- 2005: World Series by Renault ( 29th place )
- 2006: A1 Grand Prix
- 2006: Asian Formula Renault V6 ( Master )
- 2007: GP2 Series (No. 15)
- 2008: GP2 Asia Series (No. 13)
- 2008: GP2 Series (No. 10)
- 2009: GP2 Asia Series (No. 26)
- 2009: GP2 Series (No. 18)
- 2010: Formula 1 ( 22nd place)
- 2011: Formula 1 ( 28th place )
Statistics in Formula 1
As of end of 2011 season