JEHAN DARUVALA Born on 1st October, 1998 in Mumbai, Jehan is an Indian Formula Racing driver. At 18, Jehan is now being looked on as ‘the next big thing’ in the world of motorsports. Career Highlights – 2015 onwards Podiums 28 Wins 7 Pole Positions 9 Fastest Laps 8 Teams Carlin Josef Kauffmann Racing M2 Competition Fortec Motorsport Karting Achievements 2014 DKM German 2014 CIK FIA World 2013 CIK FIA Championship - KF Championship - KF International Super Cup 2013 MSA S1 British 2012 CIK FIA Asia Pacific 2011 ASK Championship, 2010 JK Tyre FMSCI Championship – KF3 Championship – KF3 Malaysia – Yamaha (J) National Championship On 12.02.2017 Jehan made history by being the first (and only) Indian to have ever won a Grand Prix - the New Zealand Grand Prix at the Chris Amon Circuit in Manfeild. Recent Success Jehan created history once again by becoming the first Indian to win at the FIA European F3 Championship in Norisring, Germany. Graduated from the FORMULA RENAULT 2.0 Lewis Hamilton, Felipe Massa, Daniel Ricciardo, Romain Grosjean, Valtteri Bottas. What is the one thing common between all these drivers apart from the very obvious F1? All these drivers have been discovered while their stint in the Formula Renault 2.0. In fact, Kimi Raikkonen, one of the all- time greats of the sport, fast-tracked his career by directly progressing to F1 after participating in Formula Renault. “To make it into the battle of F1, the Renault Sport Series is a good place to start.” – Eurosport Australia INDUCTED IN THE BRDC The British Racing Drivers’ Club, considered to be the most exclusive club in motor racing and home to the most successful drivers in Great Britain and the Commonwealth have inducted Jehan into their Rising Stars programme. The BRDC is extremely selective when it comes to it’s members and has a proven track record of selecting only the best of individuals. Lewis Hamilton MBE and Alex Lloyd are the two particular success stories from the Rising Stars scheme’s history. In addition to maintaining and operating the Silverstone circuit, the only circuit currently licensed to run a Grand Prix in Britain, the BRDC has for many years fostered young driving talent. Jehan is now one of the very few Indian drivers to be invited to join such a prestigious club. This is a massive step in his career. MAJOR MILESTONES The only Indian The only Indian to have won the to have ever won MSA Super1 a Grand Prix – British Karting the New Zealand Championship in GP in Feb, 2017. 2013. The only Indian to have ever got on a The only Indian podium in any FIA to get a race win World Championship at the FIA F3 event – 3rd in the CIK- European FIA World KF Championship – Championship in July, 2017. 2014. JEHAN IN THE NEWS JEHAN IN THE NEWS COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS Moving ahead, we’ve compared Jehan’s career timeline with that of the Indian drivers who’ve raced in the F1 and also with the international benchmarks to give a clearer perspective and a better understanding of where Jehan stands right now. Indian Benchmarks Age Jehan Daruvala Narain Karthikeyan Karun Chandhok At the age of 16 and 17, while Jehan started competing on the Raced at the Formula Stood 5th in his debut Indian National European tracks and bagging Maruti in India and year of Formula Racing Champion in podiums (4 in his first year) in 16 Formula Vauxhall racing at the FR 2.0 the Formula Maruti the highly competitive Formula Junior Championship NEC series Renault Series, Narain was in the UK participating in much less competitive championships that 2nd at the Toyota Raced in the Formula did not even carry super licence Racing Series in NZ Ford Zetec Series and Won the Formula 17 points (required to be eligible to and 4th in the FR 2.0 the British Formula Asia Championship drive in the F1) and Karun was NEC Ford Winter Series still participating in Indian and Asian championships. Narain managed to get a European 26 Made his F1 debut podium only at the age of 25 and Karun at the age of 23. This is basically showing how far ahead 28 Made his F1 debut Jehan is at this age than where Narain and Karun were at the same age. International Benchmarks Age Jehan Daruvala Lewis Hamilton The point to be noted here is that last year, Jehan was Stood 5th in his debut 5th in the FR 2000 UK exactly where Hamilton was 16 year of Formula racing Winter Series at the age of 16. Even this at the FR 2.0 NEC year, Jehan is exactly where Hamilton was at that point in 2nd at the Toyota 3rd in the FR 2000 UK his career. Lewis Hamilton 17 Racing Series in NZ and and 5th in the FR 2000 (31) is racing in the F1 till 4th in the FR 2.0 NEC Eurocup date. This also shows how crucial the Formula Renault series is in shaping a world- Won the FR 2.0 UK and participated in the FR class driver’s career and 18 giving him the required 2000 Masters and experience to climb and Germany sustain at the top most level Made his F1 debut and 22 of the sport. stood 2nd International Benchmarks Age Jehan Daruvala Daniel Ricciardo Participated in the Stood 5th in his debut Western Australia 16 year of Formula racing In his first year of racing, Formula Ford at the FR 2.0 NEC Jehan was one step ahead of Championship Ricciardo. It must be noted Stood 3rd in the here that Formula Ford and 2nd at the Toyota Formula BMW Asia and BMW are much less 17 Racing Series in NZ and also participated in the competitive as compared to 4th in the FR 2.0 NEC Formula BMW UK and Formula Renault and Daniel World Final Ricciardo (26), who made his debut at the age of 22 is Won the Formula Renault 2.0 WEC and racing in the F1 till date. 18 stood 2nd in the Eurocup FR 2.0 22 Made his F1 debut International Benchmarks Age Jehan Daruvala Esteban Ocon Stood 5th in his debut 14th in the Eurocup FR 16 year of Formula racing 2.0 and 7th in the FR at the FR 2.0 NEC 2.0 Alps The first 2 years of Jehan and 2nd at the Toyota Esteban’s racing careers look 12th in the FR 2.0 NEC Racing Series in NZ very similar as well. Esteban 17 AND 3rd in the and 4th in the FR 2.0 later went on to win the FIA Eurocup FR 2.0 European F3 and GP3 series NEC before making his debut at the age of 20 i.e. this year. Won the FIA European 18 F3 20 Made his F1 debut EUROPEAN PODIUMS Europe is the undisputed hub of motorsports. The pan-Europe motor sports series are way more competitive than any other in the world. Therefore to know the true potential of a driver on a global level, it is imperative to to check how he has performed on the European racing tracks. EUROPEAN PODIUMS Jehan has already bagged 13 European podiums since he started racing in cars in 2015 being the only Indian to have achieved such a feat. EUROPEAN PODIUMS Comparing the number of pan-European podiums got in the first 2 years of racing in cars with the Indian benchmarks. Narain Karun Chandhok Jehan Daruvala Karthikeyan Year 1 0 0 4 Year 2 0 0 6 Year 7 0 1 Year 10 1 EUROPEAN PODIUMS Comparing the pan-European podiums with his current Arjun Tarun Kush Jehan Indian competitor as of today. Maini Reddy Maini Daruvala Year 1 0 0 0 4 Year 2 0 0 6 Year 3 0 0 3 Year 4 1 0 Total 1 0 0 13 These numbers prove that Jehan is far ahead than the second best driver and India’s best bet for the F1. EUROPEAN PODIUMS Comparing the pan-European podiums with his current Asian competitors as of today. Sandy Nirei Guanyu Jehan Stuvik Fukuzumi Zhou Daruvala (Thailand) (Japan) (China) (India) Year 1 0 0 0 4 Year 2 0 0 2 6 Year 3 0 2 3 Year 4 10 Year 5 12 Total 22 2 2 13 THE ROAD AHEAD Formula Formula Formula 3 F2 Renault 2.0 One F3 is the no. 2 feeder series to the F1 churning out the likes of Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel, Nico Rosberg, etc. Jehan has been signed up by Carlin Racing in his debut year who is currently leading the team championship ranking. Current series : FIA FORMULA 3 : No.2 FEEDER SERIES TO F1 The FIA Formula 3 European Championship has established itself as one of the leading junior categories in international single-seater racing and is considered to be the most important rung on the ladder to F1. For decades now, Formula 3 has prepared drivers to move to F1. Currently, 18 of the 22 drivers on the grid of the 2016 FIA Formula One World Championship have gained experience in Formula 3. Six of those drivers – Daniil Kvyat, Felipe Nasr, Carlos Sainz, Max Verstappen, Pascal Wehrlein and Esteban Ocon – have graduated to F1 via the FIA Formula 3 European Championship in just the last five years. FIA FORMULA 3 : PREPARING THE DRIVERS FOR F1 On Track Experience Formula One Venues Each event has the drivers competing The venues are chosen with the in 3 races of 33 minutes each plus 1 aim of preparing the drivers as lap.