Kyle Kumaran

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Kyle Aditya Kumaran is a racing driver of Indian Origin from the state of Tamil Nadu based in Dubai, UAE. He is the Vice World Champion (DD2 Category) in Rotax Grand Final at Bahrain held on 18 Dec 2021. He is currently the only Indian to have won a trophy at a world karting event. He won the Senior Max title in the Meco FMSCI National Karting Chamship Rotax Max class 2021 at the Meco Kartopia Track in November. Kumaran also won the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Nations Cup in DD2 class. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Contents

Career

Karting career summary

SeasonSeriesPosition
2018SWS World Finals – Junior?
IAME International – Senior?
2019British Grand Prix – Senior?
Rotax International Trophy – DD2?
Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals – DD2?
2021MENA Karting Championship – DD21st
Indian Karting Championships – Rotax Max Senior1st
RMC Grand Finals – DD22nd [6]
2022RMCIT4th

UAE Championships

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2022 Formula 4 UAE Championship Mumbai Falcons by Xcel40000038th
2022-23 MRF Formula 2000 MRF Racing 20000211th
2023 Indian Racing League Bangalore Speedsters3000178‡4th‡
2024 Indian Racing League Bangalore Speedsters5000046‡9th‡

‡ Team standings

Indian Racing League results

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

YearFranchise12345678910Pos.Pts
2023‡Bangalore Speedsters IRU1
1
5		 IRU1
2
IRU2
1
3		 IRU2
2
IRU3
1
IRU3
2
5		4th78
2024‡Bangalore Speedsters IRU1
1
Ret		 IRU1
2 		IGR
1
Ret		 IGR
2 		IRU2
1 		IRU2
2
Ret		 KAR1
1
Ret		 KAR1
2
KAR2
1
7		 KAR2
2
9th55

‡ Standings based on entry points, not individual drivers.

* Season in progress.

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References

  1. ↑ "Kyle Kumaran wins Sr National Rotax Karting title, Peregrine Racing claim overall honours". The Times of India. PTI. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  2. ↑ Dutta, Debopam; Kundu, Poulomi (31 December 2021). "Kyle Kumaran- the 'speed junky' making India proud on international racing circuit".
  3. ↑ "Kyle Kumaran wins the senior title in National Karting Championship Rotax Max". thebridge.in. 29 November 2021.
  4. ↑ Datla, Anand (15 July 2022). "The F1 dream: motorsport is seeing revived interest in India, but funds and facilities are hard to come by". The Hindu– via www.thehindu.com.
  5. ↑ "Wade and Hannam excel at UAE Rotax Max Challenge 7th round". www.gulftoday.ae.
  6. ↑ "Red-hot Kyle Kumaran reigns supreme in Novice Cup". 19 September 2022.
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