V. R. Naren Kumar

V. R. Naren Kumar
Personal information
NationalityIndia Indian
Born (1974-07-29) 29 July 1974 (age 50)
World Rally Championship record
Active years1994–2010
TeamsTeam MRF (INRC), Team JK (INRC), Team India Rally (APRC), Team Sidvin India (PWRC), Team Red Rooster Racing (INRC)
Ralliesn/a
ChampionshipsNational INRC: 7(1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006,2010); Asia Zone : 1 (2001)
Rally winsn/a
Podiumsn/a
Stage winsn/a
Total pointsn/a
First rally1994 Cotton City Challenge, Coimbatore, India
First win1995
Last win2010 Jodhpur Rally
Last rally2010 Jodhpur Rally

Velappan Rajendran Naren Kumar is a seven-time Indian National Rally Championship Champion and two-time runner-up and Asia Zone Champion from Coimbatore, India.

Kumar started his career as a privateer in 1993 and was quickly picked up by Team MRF, operated by another Rally driver N. Leelakrishnan. Naren Kumar is also the first Indian from India to compete in the WRC championship (in Group N Category) driving a factory-supported works Subaru Impreza World Rally Car for Team Sidvin India (supported by Four time WRC Rally Champion Tommi Makinen. After a 4-year gap he entered the 2010 INRC championship in its second season and winning his last title. He announced his retirement from Rallying in 2011.