RACING DRIVERS from India

Top 3

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 41.75, 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: நாராயண் 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 39.11, Monisha Kaltenborn is the 2nd most famous Indian Racing Driver.  Her biography has been translated into 19 different languages.

Monisha Kaltenborn (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 34.40, Karun Chandhok is the 3rd most famous Indian Racing Driver.  His biography has been translated into 36 different languages.

Karun Chandhok (Tamil: கருண் சந்தோக்; 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.