Formula One drivers from India
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As of 2024[update], there have been two Formula One drivers from India.[1][2] Indian Formula One drivers have had a race entry to 59 Grands Prix. Across these Grands Prix, Indian Formula One drivers have accumulated 5 points between them. No Indian driver has taken a race win, podium, fastest lap or pole position.[3][4]
Drivers | 2 |
---|---|
Grands Prix | 59 |
Entries | 59 |
Starts | 57 |
Best season finish | 18th (2005) |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Pole positions | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Points | 5 |
First entry | 2005 Australian Grand Prix |
Latest entry | 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix |
2024 drivers | None |
Narain Karthikeyan made his debut in 2005 driving for Jordan. He would score 5 points at that year's United States Grand Prix. Karthikeyan would go on to race for HRT for two years from 2011; his Formula One career ended when HRT folded at the end of 2012. India's second driver, Karun Chandhok, made his debut in 2010 for HRT and would go on to drive for Lotus in 2011.