Karun Chandhok
Karun Chandhok | |
---|---|
Lotus | |
Entries | 11 (11 starts) |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Career points | 0 |
Pole positions | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
First entry | 2010 Bahrain Grand Prix |
Last entry | 2011 German Grand Prix |
24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
Years | 2012–2015, 2017 |
Teams | JRM, Murphy Prototypes |
Best finish | 6th (2012) |
Class wins | 0 |
Karun Chandhok (born 19 January 1984) is an Indian racing driver and television presenter who last competed in
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.[1]
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.[2] He is also a member of the FIA Driver's Commission.[3]
Early career
Chandhok was born in Madras (present-day Chennai), Tamil Nadu and is the son of Vicky Chandhok, multiple Indian rallying champion and president of the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India since 2003. His younger brother Suhail Chandhok is a commentator for Star Sports India.
In 2000, Chandhok was Indian National Racing Champion winning seven out of ten races in the Formula Maruti series. He scored pole position and fastest lap in all ten races. In 2001, Chandhok was the Formula 2000 Asia champion, becoming the youngest ever Asian Formula Champion, driving for Team India Racing.
Chandhok tested with
He was instantly a top 5 qualifier and finisher when he partnered his compatriot
With Karthikeyan moving on to Formula One in 2005, Chandhok raced part-season in the revised
In 2006 he became champion of the first ever
GP2 Series
Chandhok moved to the
Chandok got his biggest career break in November with a call up from the
Chandhok remained in GP2 for 2008, switching to the
In November, Chandhok became the first Indian driver to be invited to join the British Racing Drivers' Club. India's membership of the Commonwealth entitles him to be a member.[6]
Chandhok signed to drive for the
Formula One
Force India links
Chandhok was linked with the
Chandhok said in Autosport, on 11 June 2010, that he was targeting a move to Force India for 2011. Chandhok believed that the commercial benefits for the team running an Indian driver made him an obvious choice.[9]
HRT (2010)
Chandhok began the
At Chandhok's first race, the 2010 Bahrain Grand Prix, he was unable to complete a lap in any of the free practice sessions as his car was still being completed and then suffered hydraulic problems. He was, however, able to use the qualifying session to run his F110 for the first time. He qualified last on the grid, 1.7 seconds behind Senna, who had completed laps earlier in the meeting,[11] and crashed out of the race after just one lap due to a large bump in the tarmac which sent him crashing into the wall. Chandhok recorded the team's first classified finish when he ended up fourteenth in Australia. In Malaysia he finished 15th, and finished 17th in China. Chandhok retired in the next three races with suspension failure in Spain, an accident with Jarno Trulli in Monaco and more technical problems in Turkey. He finished 18th in Canada and Valencia, and 19th at Silverstone, but was dropped for the German Grand Prix onwards, in favour of Sakon Yamamoto. For all the following races he was a co-commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live's coverage of the sport.
Lotus (2011)
On 22 March 2011, Chandhok was confirmed as a reserve driver at
Chandhok was let go by Team Lotus after the Japanese Grand Prix, meaning he could not take part in his home Grand Prix 3 weeks later in India. Tony Fernandes and Chandhok came to a financial settlement, but it was not completed until April 2013.[15]
Endurance Racing: 2012
For 2012, Chandhok drove in the FIA World Endurance Championship for JRM Racing in a Honda Performance Development ARX-03a with co-drivers David Brabham and Peter Dumbreck. At the Le Mans 24 Hours, Chandhok's team finished sixth overall out of the 56 starters.
FIA GT Series: 2013
Chandhok drove in the
Formula E: 2014–2015
In 2014–2015, Chandhok drove the inaugural season of
Media career
Chandhok has worked for a variety of British broadcasters as part of their coverage of Formula One including the BBC and Channel 4. As of 2021, he works for Sky Sports as an analyst as well as occasional co-commentator and pit-lane reporter. He also appeared on the Channel 5 programme Fifth Gear as a presenter and reporter.
Racing record
Career summary
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2000 | Formula Maruti | ? | 10 | 7 | 10 | ? | 10 | ? | 1st |
2001 | Formula 2000 Asia | SMR Team India | 14 | 8 | ? | ? | 13 | 246 | 1st |
2002 | British Formula 3 Championship - National Class
|
T-Sport | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 156 | 6th |
2003 | British Formula 3 Championship - National Class
|
T-Sport | 24 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 314.5 | 3rd |
2004 | British Formula 3 Championship
|
T-Sport | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 14th |
World Series by Nissan
|
Tata RC Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 16th | |
2005 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series
|
RC Motorsport | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29th |
2005–06 | A1 Grand Prix | A1 Team India | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 15th |
2006 | Formula V6 Asia by Renault
|
Team E-Rain | 12 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 131 | 1st |
2007 | GP2 Series
|
Durango | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 15th |
2008 | GP2 Series
|
iSport International | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 10th |
GP2 Asia Series
|
10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 13th | ||
2008–09 | GP2 Asia Series
|
Ocean Racing Technology | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26th |
2009 | GP2 Series
|
Ocean Racing Technology | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 18th |
2010 | Formula One
|
Hispania Racing F1 Team | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22nd |
2011 | Formula One
|
Team Lotus
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28th |
2012 | FIA World Endurance Championship | JRM | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.5 | 10th |
2013 | FIA GT Series
|
Seyffarth Motorsport | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 13th |
Vita4one Racing Team | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | Murphy Prototypes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 6th | |
2014 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2
|
Murphy Prototypes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 24th |
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | ||
2014–15 | Formula E
|
Mahindra Racing | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17th |
2015 | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | Murphy Prototypes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 6th |
2016 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | Murphy Prototypes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 31st |
2017 | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | Tockwith Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 9th |
British LMP3 Cup | T-Sport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 10th |
Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results
(key)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Pos | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005
|
RC Motorsport | ZOL 1 13 |
ZOL 1 11 |
MON 1 Ret |
VAL 1 16 |
VAL 2 Ret |
LMS 1 DNS |
LMS 2 DNS |
BIL 1 |
BIL 2 |
OSC 1 |
OSC 2 |
DON 1 |
DON 2 |
EST
1 |
EST
2 |
MNZ
1 |
MNZ
2 |
29th | 0 |
Complete A1 Grand Prix results
(key)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005–06 | India | GBR SPR 15 |
GBR FEA DNS |
GER SPR 16 |
GER FEA Ret |
POR SPR |
POR FEA |
AUS SPR |
AUS FEA |
MYS SPR |
MYS FEA |
UAE SPR |
UAE FEA |
RSA SPR |
RSA FEA |
IDN SPR |
IDN FEA |
MEX SPR |
MEX FEA |
USA SPR |
USA FEA |
CHN SPR |
CHN FEA |
24th | 0 |
Complete GP2 Series results
(key) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2007
|
Durango | BHR FEA 9 |
BHR SPR Ret |
CAT FEA Ret |
CAT SPR 15 |
MON FEA Ret |
MAG FEA Ret |
MAG SPR 16 |
SIL FEA 12 |
SIL SPR 13 |
NÜR FEA Ret |
NÜR SPR 16 |
HUN FEA 14 |
HUN SPR 15† |
IST FEA 8 |
IST SPR Ret |
MNZ FEA 5 |
MNZ SPR 6 |
SPA FEA 7 |
SPA SPR 1 |
VAL FEA 17 |
VAL SPR Ret |
15th | 16 |
2008
|
iSport International | CAT FEA 9 |
CAT SPR Ret |
IST FEA 4 |
IST SPR 12 |
MON FEA 3 |
MON SPR Ret |
MAG FEA 7 |
MAG SPR Ret |
SIL FEA 3 |
SIL SPR Ret |
HOC FEA 8 |
HOC SPR 1 |
HUN FEA 4 |
HUN SPR DNS |
VAL FEA 15† |
VAL SPR Ret |
SPA FEA 10 |
SPA SPR 7 |
MNZ FEA 11 |
MNZ SPR Ret |
10th | 31 | |
2009
|
Ocean Racing Technology | CAT FEA Ret |
CAT SPR Ret |
MON FEA 7 |
MON SPR Ret |
IST FEA 13 |
IST SPR 14 |
SIL FEA 6 |
SIL SPR 3 |
NÜR FEA 11 |
NÜR SPR Ret |
HUN FEA 17† |
HUN SPR 10 |
VAL FEA Ret |
VAL SPR 6 |
SPA FEA Ret |
SPA SPR 7 |
MNZ FEA 19† |
MNZ SPR 12 |
ALG FEA Ret |
ALG SPR 13 |
18th | 10 |
Complete GP2 Asia Series results
(key)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2008
|
iSport International | DUB1 FEA 7 |
DUB1 SPR 3 |
SEN FEA Ret |
SEN SPR 13 |
SEP FEA Ret |
SEP SPR 7 |
BHR FEA 8 |
BHR SPR Ret |
DUB2 FEA Ret |
DUB2 SPR Ret |
13th | 7 | ||
2008–09
|
Ocean Racing Technology | SHI FEA |
SHI SPR |
DUB FEA |
DUB SPR |
BHR1 FEA |
BHR1 SPR |
LSL
FEA |
LSL
SPR |
SEP FEA |
SEP SPR |
BHR2 FEA 9 |
BHR2 SPR Ret |
26th | 0 |
Complete Formula One results
(key)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | WDC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | Hispania Racing F1 Team | Hispania F110 | Cosworth CA2010 2.4 V8 | BHR Ret |
AUS 14 |
MAL 15 |
CHN 17 |
ESP Ret |
MON 14† |
TUR 20† |
CAN 18 |
EUR 18 |
GBR 19 |
GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | SIN | JPN | KOR | BRA | ABU | 22nd | 0 |
2011 | Team Lotus
|
Lotus T128 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | AUS TD |
MAL | CHN | TUR TD |
ESP | MON | CAN | EUR TD |
GBR TD |
GER 20 |
HUN | BEL TD |
ITA TD |
SIN | JPN TD |
KOR TD |
IND TD |
ABU | BRA | 28th | 0 |
† Driver did not finish the Grand Prix, but was classified as they had completed over 90% of the race distance.
24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2012 | JRM | David Brabham Peter Dumbreck |
HPD ARX-03a | LMP1 | 357 | 6th | 6th |
2013 | Murphy Prototypes | Mark Patterson
|
Oreca 03-Nissan | LMP2 | 319 | 12th | 6th |
2014 | Murphy Prototypes | Nathanaël Berthon Rodolfo González |
Oreca 03R-Nissan | LMP2 | 73 | DNF | DNF |
2015 | Murphy Prototypes | Mark Patterson
|
Oreca 03R-Nissan | LMP2 | 347 | 13th | 5th |
2017 | Tockwith Motorsports | Phil Hanson Nigel Moore |
Ligier JS P217-Gibson | LMP2 | 351 | 11th | 9th |
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Rank | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2012
|
JRM | LMP1 | HPD ARX-03 | Honda LM-V8 3.4 L V8 | SEB 12 |
SPA 9 |
LMS 5 |
SIL 7 |
SAO 7 |
BHR Ret |
FUJ 5 |
SHA 5 |
10th | 50.5 |
Complete FIA GT Series results
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos. | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2013
|
Seyffarth Motorsport | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG | Pro | NOG QR 6 |
NOG CR 10 |
ZOL QR 10 |
ZOL CR DNS |
ZAN QR 8 |
ZAN CR 4 |
SVK QR Ret |
SVK CR 10 |
13th | 32 | ||||
Vita4one Racing Team | BMW Z4 GT3 | NAV QR 12 |
NAV CR Ret |
BAK QR |
BAK CR |
Complete Formula E results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Chassis | Powertrain | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014–15
|
Mahindra Racing | Spark SRT01-e | SRT01-e | BEI 5 |
PUT 6 |
PDE 13 |
BUE Ret |
MIA 14 |
LBH 12 |
MCO 13 |
BER 18 |
MSC 12 |
LDN 12 |
LDN 13 |
17th | 18 |
Complete European Le Mans Series results
Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014
|
Murphy Prototypes | LMP2 | Oreca 03 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
|
SIL 8 |
IMO Ret |
RBR | LEC | EST
|
25th | 4 | |
2016 | Murphy Prototypes | LMP2 | Oreca 03R | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | SIL | IMO
|
RBR 8 |
LEC | SPA | EST
|
31st | 4 |
References
- ^ "Karun Chandhok returns to Sky Sports F1 team in 2019". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ^ "Karun Chandhok joins Motorsport UK Board". Motorsport UK. 16 June 2021. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Sporting Commissions Composition". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- Haymarket Publications. 19 December 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2007.
- ^ "Chandhok wins Best Driving Style award". Motorsport.com. 16 September 2008. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
- ^ "Chandhok receives BRDC invite". crash.net. 26 November 2008. Retrieved 27 November 2008.
- ^ "ORT sign Chandhok for main series". autosport.com. 3 February 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
- ^ "Nunes leads a Piquet GP 1–2 podium finish as Kobayashi takes title". AutomobilSport. MaP. 25 April 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
- Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
- Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 4 March 2010.
- Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
- ^ "Karun Chandhok named as Team Lotus reserve". BBC Sport. BBC. 22 March 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
- ^ Benson, Andrew (21 July 2011). "Karun Chandhok replaces Jarno Trulli for German GP". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
- ^ Bear, Matt (24 July 2011). "Lewis Hamilton wins thrilling German Grand Prix". Autosport. Haymarket. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
- ^ James Elson (12 August 2021). "Karun Chandhok on his nightmare year at Lotus: 'I fell out of love with F1'". Motorsport Magazine.
- ^ "Chandhok confirmed for GT1 World Series". The Hindu. 25 March 2013.
- ^ "Nogaro FIA GT Series Entry List 2013". Automobilsport.com. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ^ Prasad, Vishnu (29 November 2013). "Karun Sparks on Mahindra Radar". The New Indian Express. Express Publications (Madurai) Limited. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
External links
- Official website
- Karun Chandhok career summary at DriverDB.com