Lee Keshav

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Lee Keshav
Lee Keshav Photo.jpg
Keshav at MRF Challenge Race
NationalityFlag of India.svg  Indian
Born (1992-12-27) 27 December 1992 (age 31)
Car number42
Starts48
Wins3
Poles1
Fastest laps1

Lee Keshav (born 27 December 1992) is an Indian Racing Driver [1] .

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Racing career


JK Tyre Indian National Championship

Keshav made his national level debut in the JK Tyre Volkswagen Motorsport Polo R Cup championship. He finished 6th overall out of 20 drivers and 2nd in the Junior category.

In 2014 Keshav returned for a second year in the VW Polo R Cup Championship, scoring multiple wins [2] and podiums.

MRF National Racing Championship

After one year of national level racing Keshav entered the MRF Formula Ford 1600 championship. At the final round of the championship Keshav also scored his first win [3] at the Buddh International Circuit. He finished 3rd overall in the championship.

MRF Challenge

In 2014 he raced in the MRF Challenge winter championship. [4]

Lee Keshav at the MRF Challenge Race in Qatar with Freddie Hunt, Mathias Lauda and Nikita Mazepin MRF Challenge.jpg
Lee Keshav at the MRF Challenge Race in Qatar with Freddie Hunt, Mathias Lauda and Nikita Mazepin

National Racing Championship

Keshav's participated in a limited number of races in 2016-2017 in the National Racing Championship. [5]

Lee Keshav testing a Formula Renault car in Spain in 2021 Lee Keshav FR 2.0.jpg
Lee Keshav testing a Formula Renault car in Spain in 2021

Formula 2 Testing

Keshav became one of the very few Indian drivers to drive a Formula 2 car (formerly known as GP2). [6]

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References

  1. "Meet Lee Keshav, Motorhead Who Made a Racing Career After Founding Own Firm at 16".
  2. "Lee Keshav owns day one". Autocar India. 10 November 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  3. "Maiden win for Lee Keshav". The Hindu. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  4. "MRF Challenge 2014 to kickoff with night race in Qatar". Motoroids. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  5. "Chennai II MRF F1600: Anand snatches race four win from Parekh".
  6. "How an Indian driver is pursuing Formula 1 at the age of 30".