Narain Karthikeyan

Narain Karthikeyan
Narain Karthikeyan
	Karthikeyan at the 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix
Nationality	Indian
Born	Kumar Ram Narain Karthikeyan; 14 January 1977 (age 47); Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Years active	1992 – present
Awards
	2010 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Most Popular Driver
Active years
Formula One World Championship career
Active years	2005, 2011–2012
Teams	Jordan, HRT
Entries	48 (46 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	5
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First entry	2005 Australian Grand Prix
Last entry	2012 Brazilian Grand Prix
2010 position
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
	9 races run over 1 year
2010 position	30th
First race	2010 Kroger 250 (Martinsville)
Last race	2010 Mountain Dew 250 (Talladega)
Years
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years	2009
Teams	Kolles
Best finish	7th in LMP1 (2009)
Class wins	0

Kumar Ram Narain Karthikeyan (born 14 January 1977)^[1] is an Indian racing driver from Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. He was the first Indian driver to compete in Formula One.^[2]

^ "Narain Karthikeyan biography, Hispania Racing". HispaniaF1Team.com. 10 April 2011. Archived from the original on 6 September 2012.
^ Pande, Vinayak (16 March 2011). "Didn't want to spend my life thinking what if: Narain Karthikeyan". Hindustan Times. New Delhi: HT Media Limited. Archived from the original on 20 March 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2011.

[1] "Narain Karthikeyan biography, Hispania Racing". HispaniaF1Team.com. 10 April 2011. Archived from the original on 6 September 2012.

[2] Pande, Vinayak (16 March 2011). "Didn't want to spend my life thinking what if: Narain Karthikeyan". Hindustan Times. New Delhi: HT Media Limited. Archived from the original on 20 March 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2011.

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