The Most Famous
RACING DRIVERS from India
This page contains a list of the greatest Indian Racing Drivers. The pantheon dataset contains 1,080 Racing Drivers, 4 of which were born in India. This makes India the birth place of the 32nd most number of Racing Drivers behind Estonia, and Poland.
Top 5
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Indian Racing Drivers of all time. This list of famous Indian Racing Drivers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
1. Narain Karthikeyan (b. 1977)
With an HPI of 50.43, Narain Karthikeyan is the most famous Indian Racing Driver. His biography has been translated into 43 different languages on wikipedia.
Kumar Ram Narain Karthikeyan (Tamil: நரேன் கார்த்திகேயன்; born 14 January 1977) is an Indian former racing driver, who competed in Formula One between 2005 and 2012.
2. Monisha Kaltenborn (b. 1971)
With an HPI of 47.17, Monisha Kaltenborn is the 2nd most famous Indian Racing Driver. Her biography has been translated into 19 different languages.
Monisha Kaltenborn-Narang (née Narang; born 10 May 1971) is the Austrian former team principal of the Sauber Formula One team. She held a 33.3% stake in the outfit, until it was taken over by Longbow Finance S.A. in July 2016. She was the team's chief executive officer from January 2010 until 22 June 2017. She was the first female team principal in Formula One.
3. Karun Chandhok (b. 1984)
With an HPI of 43.85, Karun Chandhok is the 3rd most famous Indian Racing Driver. His biography has been translated into 36 different languages.
Karun Chandhok (born 19 January 1984) is an Indian former racing driver and broadcaster, who competed in Formula One at 11 Grands Prix from 2010 to 2011. Chandhok also competed in Formula E for Mahindra Racing. Previously, Chandhok has competed for Hispania Racing in Formula One in 2010. Before this, he drove in the GP2 Series for three years, winning two races. In 2013, Chandhok competed in the FIA GT Series for Seyffarth Motorsport. Prior to his time in GP2, Chandhok won the Formula Asia championship in 2001 and was the inaugural Formula Asia V6 by Renault champion in 2006. Since leaving F1, Chandhok has served as an analyst, co-commentator and pit-lane reporter for a variety of British broadcasters. Since 2019, he has been a member of the Sky Sports F1 live coverage team. Chandhok has contributed to several motorsport governing bodies. Since 2021, he has served on the Board of Directors of Motorsport UK, where he has also been a member of the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee. He is also a member of the FIA Driver's Commission.
4. Jehan Daruvala (b. 1998)
With an HPI of 31.72, Jehan Daruvala is the 4th most famous Indian Racing Driver. His biography has been translated into 14 different languages.
Jehan Daruvala (Marathi pronunciation: [d͡ʒeˈɦɑn daːruːvaːlaː]; born 1 October 1998) is an Indian racing driver who last raced in the Formula E for Maserati MSG Racing. He was a protégé of the Force India F1 team, after being one of three winners of a 'One in a Billion hunt' organized by the team in 2011. He is also a former member of the Red Bull Junior Team.
5. Armaan Ebrahim (b. 1989)
With an HPI of 20.84, Armaan Ebrahim is the 5th most famous Indian Racing Driver. His biography has been translated into 14 different languages.
Armaan Ebrahim (born 17 May 1989) is an Indian car racer from Chennai. He is the vice-president of MECO Motorsports.
People
Pantheon has 5 people classified as Indian racing drivers born between 1971 and 1998. Of these 5, 5 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Indian racing drivers include Narain Karthikeyan, Monisha Kaltenborn, and Karun Chandhok. As of April 2024, 2 new Indian racing drivers have been added to Pantheon including Jehan Daruvala, and Armaan Ebrahim.
Living Indian Racing Drivers
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Narain Karthikeyan
1977 - Present
HPI: 50.43
Monisha Kaltenborn
1971 - Present
HPI: 47.17
Karun Chandhok
1984 - Present
HPI: 43.85
Jehan Daruvala
1998 - Present
HPI: 31.72
Armaan Ebrahim
1989 - Present
HPI: 20.84
