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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]
Season | Series | Position |
---|---|---|
2018 | SWS World Finals – Junior | ? |
IAME International – Senior | ? | |
2019 | British Grand Prix – Senior | ? |
Rotax International Trophy – DD2 | ? | |
Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals – DD2 | ? | |
2021 | MENA Karting Championship – DD2 | 1st |
Indian Karting Championships – Rotax Max Senior | 1st | |
RMC Grand Finals – DD2 | 2nd [6] | |
2022 | RMCIT | 4th |
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2022 | Formula 4 UAE Championship | Mumbai Falcons by Xcel | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38th |
2022-23 | MRF Formula 2000 | MRF Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11th |
2023 | Indian Racing League | Bangalore Speedsters | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 78‡ | 4th‡ |
‡ Team standings
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