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Sandeep Kumar Ambalavanan | |
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Born | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
Occupation | Racing driver & instructor |
Years active | 2007 - present |
Sandeep Kumar Ambalavanan is an Indian racing driver and attorney by profession. [1]
Sandeep has been racing from the age of 14, starting from karting and climbing the ladder into the formula and saloon car racing categories like Volkswagen India Polo R Cup, MRF F1600, JK Formula India, JK LGB F4, Formula Fissme, Formula Swift and Rotax Max Karting Championships. His win in the 2012 National Volkswagen Polo R Cup India Championship earned him a scholarship to race in the 2013 European Scirocco R Cup Championship. In 2020 he became the champion of JK Tyre LGB Formula 4 National Championship, held in Kari Motor Speedway (Chettipalayam), Coimbatore.
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2010 | JK Tyre National Racing Championship - Formula LGB Swift | TVS Girling | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11th |
2011 | JK Tyre National Racing Championship - Formula LGB Swift | 10 | 0 | ? | 0 | 4 | 98 | 6th | |
JK Racing Asia Series | Meco's Ministry of Speed | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
2012 | JK Racing Asia Series | Atlantic Racing Team | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
JK Tyre Volkswagen Polo R Cup | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 382 | 2nd | ||
2013 | Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup Germany | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 17th | |
2015-16 | MRF Formula 1600 Championship | MRF Racing | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 102 | 5th |
2017 | JK Tyre National Racing Championship - LGB Formula 4 | Dark Don Racing | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 71 | 2nd |
2022 | Indian Racing League | Chennai Turbo Riders | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 19th |
2023 | MRF Formula 2000 | MRF Racing | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 154 | 1st |
Indian Racing League | Speed Demons Delhi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28‡ | 10th‡ |
† As Kumar was guest driver, he was ineligigble to score points.
‡ Team standings.
Season | Series | Position |
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2020 | JK Tyre LGB F4 National Championship | Champion [2] |
2017 | MRF Formula 1600 National Championship | Vice Champion |
JK Tyre LGB F4 National Championship | Vice Champion | |
VW Ameo Cup & Scholarship Awardee | Vice Champion | |
2015 | JK Formula India Series | - |
JK Tyre LGB F4 National Championship | - | |
2012 | VW Polo R Pro Cup India | Champion |
European Scirocco R Cup Scholarship | Awardee [3] | |
2011 | Formula BMW Asia - Indian GP Support Race | Participant |
Rotax Max Challenge India | 8th | |
JKNRC Formula Swift | 3rd | |
2010 | MMS Rookie Cup Rotax Max Karts | Champion |
JKNRC Formula Swift | 6th | |
2009 | MMSC Cup Formula Fissme | Vice Champion |
2008 | Indian Rotax Max Challenge (Novice) | 2nd Overall |
2007 | Amaron Karting Challenge, Chennai | 3rd |
Season | Series | Position |
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2013 | VW Scirocco R Cup Europe | 8th (Novice) |
2012 | VW Polo Cup Colombo Night Race, Sri Lanka | 2nd |
2011 | JKRAS Formula BMW - Indian GP Support Race | - |
2009 | Rotax Max Asia Challenge in Indonesia and Malaysia | - |
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