Akshay Bohra

Akshay Bohra
Bohra in 2024
Nationality	American Indian
Born	(2007-02-22) 22 February 2007 (age 18) New York City, United States
Related to	Nikhil Bohra (brother)
Italian F4 Championship career
Debut season	2022
Current team	US Racing
Car number	31
Starts	45 (45 entries)
Wins	1
Podiums	10
Poles	4
Fastest laps	2
Best finish	4th in 2024
Previous series
2023–2024 2023 2023 2023–2024 2023 2022–2024 2022	Euro 4 Championship F4 Spanish Championship F4 Indian Championship Formula Winter Series Formula 4 UAE Italian F4 Championship Ginetta Junior Championship
Championship titles
2024	Euro 4 Championship

Akshay Arjun Bohra (born 22 February 2007) is an American-Indian racing driver who is set to race in the 2025 Formula Regional European Championship with R-ace GP. He last competed in the 2024 Italian F4 Championship with US Racing, placing fourth overall. He is also the 2024 Euro 4 champion.

Bohra is a protege of Jordan King. He is the younger brother Nikhil Bohra, who is also a racing driver.

Career

Karting

Bohra had a respectable karting career, most notably clinching the title during the 2021 German Junior Kart Championship in the OKJ category. ^[1]

Formula 4

2022

Bohra raced in the 2022 Ginetta Junior Championship, finishing 30th in the standings, lowest of all drivers. ^[2] That year, Bohra made his Formula 4 debut in the Italian F4 Championship with US Racing during the final round in Mugello. ^[3]

2023

Bohra driving at the Mugello Circuit during the 2023 Italian F4 Championship

Bohra joined PHM Racing to race in the 2023 Formula 4 UAE Championship. ^[4] Scoring three points finishes that season, with the highest being a seventh place, he was ranked 21st in the standings with 11 points.

His main campaign lied in the Italian F4 Championship with US Racing. ^[5] Scoring consistently through the first half of the season, his first podium came during the final race in Monza. ^[6] Scoring another third-placed podium in Mugello, Bohra eventually placed eighth in the standings with 113 points. ^[7] In the Euro 4 Championship, Bohra scored a double podium in Mugello, but had his big break by winning his first F4 race in Barcelona after original winner James Wharton was penalised. ^[8] This allowed him to finish third in the overall standings.

Bohra also took part in the F4 Indian Championship that year, placing third in the standings. ^[9] He also made a cameo appearance in the F4 Spanish Championship with MP Motorsport, driving for them during the season finale in Barcelona. ^[10]

2024

Bohra driving at the Mugello Circuit during the 2024 Italian F4 Championship

During pre-season, Bohra took part in the Formula Winter Series, finishing 11th in the overall standings. ^[11]

His main campaign again lied in the Italian F4 Championship where he continued to drive for US Racing. ^[12] He had a stronger start to the season, scoring three podiums in the opening two rounds, before a first pole came for the first race in Mugello. ^[13] His first and only win came in the first race in Paul Ricard, leading a lights-to-flag victory. ^[14] Scoring two more third-place podiums after that, Bohra finished fourth in the standings, having amassed one win and eight total podiums.

Bohra driving at the Red Bull Ring during the 2024 Euro 4 Championship

In the Euro 4 Championship, Bohra began the campaign with a double victory in Mugello. ^[15] A difficult qualifying came at the Red Bull Ring where he was forced to make comebacks, rewarded with two fourth place finishes. ^[16] Despite two runner-up finishes during the last round in Monza, standings leader Freddie Slater experienced a troubling weekend, allowing Bohra to overhaul him and clinch the Euro 4 title. ^[17]

Formula Regional

Bohra is set to compete in the Formula Regional Middle East Championship with R-ace GP. For his main campaign, Bohra remained with R-ace GP to compete in the Formula Regional European Championship. ^[18]

Personal life

Bohra's older brother, Nikhil is also a racing driver who last competed in the Formula Regional European Championship with MP Motorsport. ^[19]

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season	Series	Team	Position
2017	ROK Cup International Final — Mini ROK	Gamoto ASD	22nd
	Trofeo Delle Industrie — 60 Mini		9th
	WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini		26th
2018	South Garda Winter Cup — Mini ROK	Parolin Racing Kart	23rd
	WSK Champions Cup — 60 Mini		11th
	WSK Master Series — 60 Mini		18th
	ROK Cup International Final — Mini ROK		3rd
	WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini		25th
2019	South Garda Winter Cup — Mini ROK	KR Motorsport	9th
	WSK Open Cup - OKJ		36th
	WSK Champions Cup — 60 Mini		12th
	WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini		5th
	WSK Euro Series — OKJ		13th
	CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ
	IAME International Final — X30 Junior
	IAME Asia Final — Junior	I.S Racing	3rd
	Trofeo Delle Industrie — OKJ	23rd
2020	South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ	TB Racing Team	5th
	WSK Super Master Series — OKJ		30th
	IAME Asia Cup — Junior	I.S Racing	1st
2021	WSK Champions Cup — OKJ	KR Motorsport	21st
	WSK Super Master Series — OKJ		5th
	WSK Euro Series — OKJ		22nd
	WSK Open Cup — OKJ		19th
	CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ		7th
	WSK Final Cup — OK		21st
	German Junior Kart Championship — OKJ	TB Racing Team	1st
	Champions of the Future — OKJ		12th
2022	CIK-FIA European Championship — OK	KR Motorsport	45th
Source: [20]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2022	Ginetta Junior Championship	R Racing	13	0	0	0	0	-12	30th
	Italian F4 Championship	US Racing	3	0	0	0	0	0	36th
2023	Formula 4 UAE Championship	PHM Racing	15	0	0	0	0	11	21st
	Formula Winter Series	US Racing	2	0	0	0	1	28	9th
	Italian F4 Championship		21	0	0	0	2	113	8th
	Euro 4 Championship		9	1	2	1	4	145	3rd
	F4 Indian Championship	Godspeed Kochi	15	1	3	3	11	211	3rd
	F4 Spanish Championship	MP Motorsport	3	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
2024	Formula Winter Series	US Racing	11	0	0	0	0	49	11th
	Italian F4 Championship		21	1	4	2	8	217	4th
	Euro 4 Championship		9	2	3	1	4	124	1st
2025	Formula Regional Middle East Championship	R-ace GP	15	1	0	1	1	48	14th
	Formula Regional European Championship		0	0	0	0	0	0	TBD

Complete Ginetta Junior Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	DC	Points
2022	R Racing	DON 1 18	DON 2 12	DON 3 Ret	BHI 1 13	BHI 2 18	THR1 1 11	THR1 2 17	CRO 1 9	CRO 2 10	KNO 1	KNO 2	KNO 3	SNE 1	SNE 2	SNE 3	THR2 1 13	THR2 2 14	THR2 3 14	SIL 1 WD	SIL 2 WD	SIL 3 WD	BHGP 1	BHGP 2	BHGP 3	30th	88

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	18	19	20	21	22	DC	Points
2022	US Racing	IMO 1	IMO 2	IMO 3	MIS 1	MIS 2	MIS 3	SPA 1	SPA 2	SPA 3	VLL 1	VLL 2	VLL 3	RBR 1	RBR 2	RBR 3	RBR 4	MNZ 1	MNZ 2	MNZ 3	MUG 1 13	MUG 2 Ret	MUG 3 13	36th	0
2023	US Racing	IMO 1 4	IMO 2 19	IMO 3	IMO 4 7	MIS 1 Ret	MIS 2 7	MIS 3 10	SPA 1 8	SPA 2 4	SPA 3 6	MNZ 1 7	MNZ 2 26†	MNZ 3 3	LEC 1 Ret	LEC 2 6	LEC 3 12	MUG 1 6	MUG 2 3	MUG 3 4	VLL 1 Ret	VLL 2 Ret	VLL 3 7	8th	113
2024	US Racing	MIS 1 4	MIS 2 3	MIS 3 16	IMO 1 2	IMO 2 2	IMO 3 5	VLL 1 7	VLL 2 7	VLL 3 6	MUG 1 3	MUG 2 2	MUG 3 6	LEC 1 1	LEC 2 3	LEC 3 25	CAT 1 Ret	CAT 2 3	CAT 3 Ret	MNZ 1 4	MNZ 2 4	MNZ 3 5		4th	217

Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	DC	Points
2023	PHM Racing	DUB1 1 12	DUB1 2 13	DUB1 3 22	KMT1 1 31	KMT1 2 12	KMT1 3 14	KMT2 1 12	KMT2 2 35†	KMT2 3 10	DUB2 1 28	DUB2 2 18	DUB2 3 7	YMC 1 15	YMC 2 8	YMC 3 12	21st	11

Complete Formula Winter Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	DC	Points
2023	US Racing	JER 1	JER 2	CRT 1	CRT 2	NAV 1	NAV 2	CAT 2 5	CAT 2 2					9th	28
2024	US Racing	JER 1 5	JER 2 7	JER 3 10	CRT 1 5	CRT 2 5	CRT 3 4	ARA 1 32	ARA 2 32	CAT 1 C	CAT 2 19	CAT 3 13	11th	49

Complete Euro 4 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	DC	Points
2023	US Racing	MUG 1 3	MUG 2 2	MUG 3 6	MNZ 1 5	MNZ 2 5	MNZ 3 3	CAT 1 1	CAT 2 6	CAT 3 8	3rd	145
2024	US Racing	MUG 1 1	MUG 2 8	MUG 3 1	RBR 1 4	RBR 2 12	RBR 3 4	MNZ 1 2	MNZ 2 2	MNZ 3 5	1st	124

Complete F4 Indian Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Pos	Points
2023	Godspeed Kochi	MIC1 1 1	MIC1 2 2	MIC1 3 7	MIC2 1 3	MIC2 2 4	MIC2 3 2	MIC3 1 3	MIC3 2 3	MIC3 3 2	MIC3 4 3	MIC3 5 3	MIC4 1 2	MIC4 2 Ret	MIC4 3 2	MIC4 4 4	3rd	211

Complete F4 Spanish Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	DC	Points
2023	MP Motorsport	SPA 1	SPA 2	SPA 3	ARA 1	ARA 2	ARA 3	NAV 1	NAV 2	NAV 3	JER 1	JER 2	JER 3	EST 1	EST 2	EST 3	CRT 1	CRT 2	CRT 3	CAT 1 21	CAT 2 15	CAT 3 12	NC†	0

^† As Bohra was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	DC	Points
2025	R-ace GP	YMC1 1 15	YMC1 2 Ret	YMC1 3 Ret	YMC2 1 16	YMC2 2 14	YMC2 3 10	DUB 1 11	DUB 2 6	DUB 3 18	YMC3 1 10	YMC3 2 1	YMC3 3 22	LUS 1 13	LUS 2 14	LUS 3 17	14th	48

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	DC	Points
2025	R-ace GP	MIS 1	MIS 2	SPA 1	SPA 2	ZAN 1	ZAN 2	HUN 1	HUN 2	LEC 1	LEC 2	IMO 1	IMO 2	RBR 1	RBR 2	CAT 1	CAT 2	HOC 1	HOC 2	MNZ 1	MNZ 2	TBD	TBD

References

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External links

• Akshay Bohra career summary at DriverDB.com