Sneha Sharma

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Sneha Sharma
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Nationality Flag of India.svg Indian
Born (1990-08-01) 1 August 1990 (age 32)
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
(formula 3 ) career

Sneha Sharma (born 1 August 1990) is an Indian racing driver who competes in Formula 4 National Racing Championship, she is also professionally a Pilot with Vistara Airlines (since 2022). Sneha was born in Kolkata however, since childhood she has been raised in Mumbai, she did her education from the Canossa Convent School in Andheri, Mumbai and flying training from San Francisco, Miami in USA and Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia.

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Racing career

She has been racing since the age of 16. At the age of 17 she raced in the MRF National karting championship while pursuing her high school and flying studies. In 2010 she graduated to cars from karts and has also competed in the JK Tyre National racing Championship. Sneha secured a second position in her 4-stroke category at the JK Tyre National Karting Championship 2009 and was also the only girl to qualify for the final round of the KCT of the MAI National Karting Championship. She was shortlisted for the 2015 Volkswagen Vento Cup and The Toyota Etios Cup in India. Sneha Sharma was given the title of India's fastest female Racer after securing top 5 position in the Mercedes young star driver program. Because of not having a sponsor or a strong economic background, the teachers who taught her about basics of braking and cornering were simple mechanics and Sneha has performed various jobs at the race track to subsidise her racing fee. As of today Sneha receives sponsorship for her racing career from JK Tyre and Indigo airlines. Currently, in various categories, Sneha has won over all, 6 race victories and 14 runner up positions

In 2019, Sharma attempted to qualify for a W Series, but failed to progress beyond the evaluation day. [1]

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2019 F4 South East Asia Championship Meritus.GP 3600009110th

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References

  1. "W Series name 28 drivers through to the next stage". W Series. Retrieved 28 January 2019.