Karthikeyan, Kumar Ram Narain (IND)
b 14/01/1977
Son of G.R.Karthikeyan, former Indian National Rally Champion.
1992 - Went to Elf Winfield Racing School in France.
1993 - British F.Vauxhall Junior. Indian F.Maruti.
1994 - British F.Ford (Vector TF94): 13th, 21 pts. British F.Ford Winter
Series: 1st.
1995 - F.Asia: 2nd at Shah Alam
1996 - F.Asia: Champion.
1997 - British F.Vauxhall (Nemesis Racing): 8th, 43 pts
1998 - British F3 (Intersport/Carlin Motorsport Dallara-Mugen Honda
F397/8): 12th, 44 pts
Mar 22 Donington Park 9th, 30m22.977
Mar 29 Thruxton 9th, 22m41.848
Apr 5 Silverstone ret/10 laps/accident damage
May 4 Oulton Park ret/3 laps/accident
Aug 16 Pembrey 6th, 20m36.021
Aug 16 Pembrey 4th, 13m04.191
Aug 30 Donington Park Nat. ret/0 laps/accident
Sep 13 Thruxton ret/7 laps/spin
Sep 27 Spa-Francorchamps 3rd, 32m23.702
Oct 4 Silverstone 3rd, 30m58.034
Macau F3 GP (Carlin Motorsport Dallara-Mugen Honda F398): 11th,
1h14m04.132
1999 - British F3 (Carlin Motorsport Dallara-Mugen Honda F399): 6th, 104 pts
Mar 21 Donington Park 4th, 30m07.566
Mar 28 Silverstone ret/2 laps
Apr 11 Thruxton ret/0 laps/accident
Apr 25 Brands Hatch 2nd, 18m18.667
Apr 25 Brands Hatch 1st, 18m00.604
May 3 Oulton Park 13th, 28m04.860
Jun 6 Croft 3rd, 34m10.663
Jun 20 Brands Hatch 1st, 29m00.707
Jul 11 Silverstone 5th, 26m39.942
Jul 25 Snetterton 7th, 24m37.583
Aug 15 Pembrey 12th, 17m44.495
Sep 5 Donington Park ret/11 laps/suspension
Sep 26 Spa-Francorchamps 12th, 38m09.838
Oct 10 Silverstone 6th, 28m33.863
Oct 17 Thruxton ret/5 laps/overheating
MRF Madras F3 Grand Prix (Dallara-Mugen Honda F398): won races 1 & 2.
Macau F3 Grand Prix (Stewart Racing Dallara-Mugen Honda F398): retired.
Korea F3 Grand Prix (Stewart Racing Dallara-Mugen Honda F398): ret/6
laps/accident
2000 - British F3 (Stewart Racing Dallara-Mugen Honda F300): 4th, 100 pts.
Mar 26 Thruxton 3rd, 30m56.419
Apr 9 Croft ret/14 laps/spin
May 1 Oulton Park 5th, 31m33.498
May 6 Donington Park 2nd, 30m55.011
May 7 Donington Park 8th, 30m34.010
May 21 Silverstone National 6th, 26m03.326
Jun 4 Brands Hatch 3rd, 30m55.402
Jul 1 Donington Park GP 4th, 30m19.648
Jul 2 Donington Park GP 10th, 30m39.744
Jul 23 Croft 10th, 31m50.855
Aug 20 Silverstone 5th, 31m21.165
Sep 3 Snetterton 5th, 30m20.862
Sep 24 Spa-Francorchamps 3rd, 30m07.944
Oct 8 Silverstone GP ret/2 laps/accident
Zandvoort Marlboro Masters of F3 (Stewart Racing Dallara-Mugen Honda
F300): 19th, 33m54.387. Macau F3 GP (Carlin Motorsport Dallara-Mugen
Honda F300): ret/15 laps/accident. Korean F3 Super Prix (Carlin
Motorsport Dallara-Mugen Honda F300): 1st, 30m05.899
2001 - Tested for Jaguar F1. Tested for Jordan F1. F.Nippon (Team Impul
Reynard-Mugen 99L): 2 pts
Mar 25 Suzuka 6th, 1h17m01.643
Apr 22 Motegi 7th, 1h15m38.378
May 20 Mine 9th, 1h20m50.844
Jun 3 Fuji ret/33 laps
Jul 1 Suzuka East >10th
Jul 29 Sugo >10th
Sep 2 Fuji 9th, 1h07m34.296
Sep 23 Mine ret/18 laps
Oct 21 Motegi 14th, -1 lap
Nov 18 Suzuka 6th, 1h04m24.123
2002 - Macau F3 GP (Carlin Motorsport Dallara-Mugen Honda F302): retired.
Dallara Nissan World Series (RC Motorsport): 9th, 51 pts
May 12 Valencia 10th, 27m46.803
May 12 Valencia >10th
Jun 9 Jarama 9th
Jun 9 Jarama 3rd
Jun 23 Albacete ret/0 laps/accident
Jun 23 Albacete >10th
Jul 7 Monza >10th
Jul 7 Monza ret/1 lap/accident
Sep 1 Magny-Cours 9th
Sep 1 Magny-Cours >10th
Sep 29 Barcelona >10th
Sep 29 Barcelona >10th
Oct 20 Valencia 5th
Oct 20 Valencia >10th
Dec 1 Curitiba 4th
Dec 1 Curitiba 9th
Dec 8 Interlagos 7th
Dec 8 Interlagos 4th
2003 - Dallara Nissan World Series (Carlin Motorsport): 4th, 121 pts
Mar 30 Jarama ret/5 laps/spin
Mar 30 Jarama 5th, 45m27.258
Apr 27 Zolder 4th, 27m18.717
Apr 27 Zolder 3rd, 37m22.923
May 18 Magny-Cours ret/2 laps/accident
May 18 Magny-Cours 4th, 42m50.770
Jun 22 Monza 3rd, 25m21.642
Jun 22 Monza 3rd, 38m01.549
Jul 20 Lausitzring 6th, 27m00.28
Jul 20 Lausitzring 4th, 40m16.22
Sep 21 A1-Ring ret/9 laps
Sep 21 A1-Ring 4th, 36m53.007
Oct 5 Barcelona 4th, 27m18.247
Oct 5 Barcelona 2nd, 38m45.617
Oct 18 Valencia ret/11 laps
Oct 18 Valencia 9th, 38m30.664
Oct 19 Valencia 7th, 32m46.570
Oct 19 Valencia DNS
2004 - Dallara Nissan World Series (RC Motorsport): 6th, 100 pts
Mar 28 Jarama 5th, 35m43.245
Mar 28 Jarama ret/5 laps/spin
Apr 25 Zolder 3rd, 25m25.288
Apr 25 Zolder 4th, 37m25.287
May 23 Magny-Cours 1st, 25m43.521
May 23 Magny-Cours 4th, 38m38.099
Jun 20 Valencia 11th, -1 lap
Jun 20 Valencia ret/12 laps/throttle
Aug 8 Lausitzring 10th, 29m39.802
Aug 8 Lausitzring 6th, 39m58.728
Sep 19 Estoril ret/8 laps/spin
Sep 19 Estoril ret/19 laps/puncture
Oct 3 Barcelona 5th, 26m37.067
Oct 3 Barcelona 4th, 39m44.022
Oct 17 Valencia 1st, 25m26.267
Oct 17 Valencia 2nd, 37m44.098
Nov 7 Jerez 5th, 27m30.962
Nov 7 Jerez 11th, 40m11.538
2005 - F1 (Jordan-Toyota EJ15): 18th, 5 pts
Date Q R Venue Time/Reason
6/3 12 15 Australia -2 laps
20/3 17 11 Malaysia -2 laps
3/4 17 - Bahrain ret/2 laps/electrics
24/4 16 12 San Marino -1 lap
8/5 13 13 Spain -3 laps
22/5 18 - Monaco ret/hydraulics
29/5 19 16 Europe -1 lap
12/6 17 - Canada ret/24 laps/accident
19/6 19 4 America -1 lap
3/7 17 15 France -4 laps
10/7 17 - Britain ret/10 laps/electrics
24/7 19 16 Germany -3 laps
31/7 18 12 Hungary -3 laps
21/8 18 14 Turkey -3 laps
4/9 19 20 Italy -3 laps
11/9 20 11 Belgium -1 lap
25/9 15 15 Brazil -3 laps
9/10 11 15 Japan -2 laps
16/10 15 - China ret/28 laps/accident
2007 A1GP (Team India)
Jan 21 Taupo 10th, 20m18.720
Jan 21 Taupo 7th, 1h04m08.859
Feb 25 Durban 15th, 20m41.155
Feb 25 Durban 9th/45 laps/driveshaft
Mar 25 Mexico City 11th, 18m01.454
Mar 25 Mexico City 18th, -1 lap
Apr 15 Shanghai 7th, 16m16.651
Apr 15 Shanghai 17th, 1h09m08.084
Sep 30 Zandvoort 10th, 18m19.185
Sep 30 Zandvoort ret/13 laps/handling
Oct 14 Brno 21st, 19m49.425
Oct 14 Brno 9th, 1h11m13.085
Nov 25 Sepang 11th, 18m46.114
Nov 25 Sepang 6th, 1h08m31.053
2008 A1GP (Team India)
Jan 20 Taupo 10th, 19m48.376
Jan 20 Taupo ret/1 lap/accident
Feb 24 Durban DNS driver injury
Mar 16 Mexico City 12th, 21m14.321
Mar 16 Mexico City 9th, 1h08m14.362
Apr 13 Shanghai 5th, 16m12.680
Apr 13 Shanghai 7th, 1h03m01.173
May 4 Brands Hatch 5th, 19m23.610
May 4 Brands Hatch 1st, 1h07m24.691
2009 A1 GP (Team India)
Nov 9 Chengdu 10th, 23m30.738
Nov 9 Chengdu 10th, 1h11m41.938
Nov 23 Sepang ret/0 laps/accident
Nov 23 Sepang ret/0 laps/accident
Jan 24 Taupo 9th, 20m01.244
Jan 24 Taupo 7th, 1h06m39.789
Feb 22 Kyalami 6th 21m53.579
Feb 22 Kyalami 12th, 1h03m33.767
Apr 12 Algarve 6th, 19m46.097
Apr 12 Algarve ret/39 laps/wheel bearing
May 3 Brands Hatch 2nd, 22m39.934
May 3 Brands Hatch ret/0 laps/accident
Le Mans Series (Kolles Audi R10 TDI): 11th, 11 pts, with
A.Meyrick & C.Zwolsman
May 10 Spa-Francorchamps 6th, 141 laps
Aug 2 Algarve NC/149 laps
Aug 23 Nurburgring 4th, 193 laps
Sep 13 Silverstone 6th, 193 laps
Le Mans 24 Hrs (Kolles Audi R10 TDI): 7th, with C.Zwolsman, A.Lotterer,
although didnt drive due to dislocated shoulder.
2010 NASCAR Trucks (Starbeast Motorsports): 30th, 963 pts
Mar 27 Martinsville 13th, 250 laps
May 2 Kansas Speedway 36th, 7 laps/accident
May 21 Charlotte 17th, 134 laps
Jun 4 Texas MS 11th, 168 laps
Jul 23 OReilly Raceway Park 20th, 196 laps
Aug 7 Nashville Superspeedway 17th, 148 laps
Aug 27 Chicagoland Speedway 14th, 154 laps
Sep 25 Las Vegas MS 27th, 108 laps/accident
Oct 30 Talladega 13th, 95 laps
Superleague Formula (PSV Eindhoven (Atech Reid)):
Apr 4 Silverstone GP 12th, 42m00.976
Apr 4 Silverstone GP 15th, 23 laps/brakes
May 16 Assen 13th, 24 laps/clutch
May 16 Assen 9th, 45m55.446
Jun 20 Jarama 11th, 46m52.458
Jun 20 Jarama 15th, 19 laps/throttle
Jun 27 Nurburgring 13th, 47m56.037
Jun 27 Nurburgring 16th, -3 laps
Jul 18 Zolder 10th, 47m07.006
Jul 18 Zolder 14th, 3 laps/accident
Aug 1 Brands Hatch GP ret/5 laps/accident
Aug 1 Brands Hatch GP 1st, 36m47.240
Sep 5 Adria DNS flights to circuit cancelled!
2011 - F1 (HRT-Cosworth F111): 26th, 0 pts
Date Q R Venue Time/Reason
27/03 DNQ - Australia
9/04 24 - Malaysia ret/14 laps/overheating
16/04 24 23 China -2 laps
8/05 23 21 Turkey -3 laps
22/05 22 21 Spain -5 laps
29/05 23 17 Monaco -4 laps
12/06 23 17 Canada -1 lap
26/06 24 24 Valencia -3 laps
30/10 24 17 India -3 laps
2012 - F1 (HRT-Cosworth F112): 24th, 0 pts
Date Q R Race Time
18/3 DNQ - Australia DNQ
25/3 23 22 Malaysia -2 laps
15/4 24 22 China -2 laps
22/4 24 21 Bahrain -2 laps
13/5 23 - Spain ret/22 laps/lost wheel
27/5 22 15 Monaco -2 laps
10/6 24 - Canada ret/22 laps/brakes
24/6 22 18 Europe -1 lap
8/7 22 21 Britain -2 laps
22/7 24 23 Germany -3 laps
29/7 24 - Hungary ret/60 laps/suspension
2/9 24 - Belgium ret/29 laps/accident
9/9 21 19 Italy -1 lap
23/9 23 - Singapore ret/30 laps/accident
7/10 24 - Japan ret/32 laps/tea tray
14/10 23 20 Korea -2 laps
28/10 23 21 India -2 laps
4/11 23 - Abu Dhabi ret/7 laps/accident
18/11 24 22 United States -2 laps
25/11 23 18 Brazil -2 laps
2013 AutoGP (Zele Racing): 4th, 195 pts
Mar 24 Monza 5th, 23m59.811
Mar 24 Monza ret/1 lap/brakes
Apr 7 Marrakech 6th, 29m20.989
Apr 7 Marrakech ret/0 laps
May 5 Hungaroring 8th, 31m27.809
May 5 Hungaroring 4th, 31m24.831
(Super Nova)
Jun 1 Silverstone 1st, 25m47.408
Jun 2 Silverstone 12th, 24m27.335
Jul 13 Mugello 3rd, 30m10.056
Jul 14 Mugello 1st, 26m24.747
Aug 17 Nurburgring 1st, 31m21.515
Aug 18 Nurburgring 5th, 32m00.603
Aug 31 Donington Park 2nd, 28m06.561
Sep 1 Donington Park 1st, 28m00.985
Oct 5 Brno 1st, 28m44.800
Oct 6 Brno DSQ ignored black and orange flags (was 2nd)
2014 - MRF Challenge: 3rd R1 & 1st R4 in one-off appearance at Irungattukottai.
Japanese Super Formula (Dallara-Toyota): 13th, 5 pts
Apr 13 Suzuka ret/14 laps/spin
May 18 Fuji 7th, 36m04.107
May 18 Fuji 6th, 51m17.633
Jul 13 Fuji 7th, 1h27m14.733
Aug 24 Motegi ret/22 laps
Sep 14 Autopolis 17th, -5 laps
Sep 28 Sugo 11th, 1h25m48.372
Nov 9 Suzuka 10th, 40m06.182
Nov 9 Suzuka 8th, 55m16.498
2015 Japanese Super Formula (DoCoMo Dandelion Dallara-Honda): 11th, 6 pts
Apr 19 Suzuka 3rd, 1h14m29.077
May 24 TI Aida 10th, 1h30m32.827
Jul 19 Fuji ret/0 laps/accident
Aug 23 Motegi 9th, 1h24m38.300
Sep 13 Autopolis 14th, 1h24m02.437
Oct 18 Sugo 13th, 1h18m49.315
Nov 8 Suzuka 12th, 43m05.423
Nov 8 Suzuka 14th, 53m41.144
2016 Japanese Super Formula (Sunoco Team Lemans Dallara-Toyota SF14): 14th, 5 pts
Apr 24 Suzuka ret/23 laps
May 29 Okayama 16th, 22m27.543
Jul 17 Fuji 7th, 1h25m56.261
Aug 21 Motegi ret/33 laps
Sep 10 Okayama 3rd, 36m38.422
Sep 11 Okayama ret/29 laps
Sep 25 Sugo 12th, 1h23m05.304
Oct 30 Suzuka 15th, 32m42.110
Oct 30 Suzuka 14th, 1h09m39.733
2017 Japanese Super Formula (Dallara-Honda):
Apr 23 Suzuka 13th, 1h03m42.131
May 27 Okayama 17th, 38m44.453
May 28 Okayama 13th, 1h09m22.545
Jul 9 Fuji 14th, 1h21m23.551
Aug 20 Motegi ret/42 laps
Sep 10 Autopolis ret/1 lap/accident
Sep 24 Sugo 13th, 1h19m45.039
2018 Japanese Super Formula (TCS Nakajima Racing Dallara-Honda): 15th, 4 pts
Apr 22 Suzuka 17th, -3 laps
May 27 Sugo 5th, 1h26m44.968
Jul 8 Fuji 16th, -1 lap
Aug 19 Motegi 11th, 1h25m28.648
Sep 9 Okayama 14th, 2h08m38.358
Oct 28 Suzuka 17th, 1h16m14.683
2019 Japanese Super GT (Modulo Nakajima Racing): 12th, 23.5 pts, with T.Makino
Apr 14 Okayama 10th, 1h53m49.119
May 4 Fuji 10th, -1 lap
May 26 Suzuka 11th, 1h47m42.756
Jun 30 Buriram 10th, 1h45m38.729
Aug 4 Fuji 10th, -3 laps
Sep 8 Autopolis 7th, 2h19m50.354
Sep 22 Sugo 2nd, 2h08m01.371
Nov 3 Motegi 12th, -1 lap
Super GT DTM Dream Race (Modulo Nakajima Racing Honda NSX):
Nov 24 Fuji 1st, 57m38.362
2021 Asian Le Mans Series (Racing Team India ORECA-Gibson 07): 6th, 42 pts, with A.Maini, N.Rao
Feb 13 Dubai Autodrome 5th, -3 laps
Feb 14 Dubai Autodrome 4th, -1 lap
Feb 19 Yas Marina 5th, -3 laps
Feb 20 Yas Marina 5th, -1 lap