Mahaveer Raghunathan
Mahaveer Raghunathan driving for PS Racing in the BOSS GP series
NationalityIndia Indian
Born (1998-11-17) 17 November 1998
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India[1]
Italian GT Championship career
Debut season2023
Current teamImperiale Racing
Previous series
2019
2016–17
2016
2016
2015
2014–15
2014		FIA Formula 2 Championship
BOSS GP
GP3
Auto GP
European Formula 3 Championship
MRF Formula 2000
Italian Formula 4 Championship

Mahaveer Raghunathan (born 17 November 1998) is an Indian racing driver. He currently competes in the Italian GT Championship with Imperiale Racing and has previously competed in the 2019 FIA Formula 2 Championship with MP Motorsport.

Career

Lower formula

Raghunathan started his racing career in karting in 2012, where he remained active until 2013. He also made his Formula racing debut in 2012, in four races of the JK Racing Asia Series for the Meco Racing team.[2]

In 2013, Raghunathan competed in the MRF Challenge Formula 1600, finishing sixth.[3] He also took part in the final race weekend of the Formula Masters China series at the Shanghai International Circuit for the Cebu Pacific Air by KCMG team[4]

In 2014, Raghunathan moved to the new Italian F4 Championship, debuting on the second race weekend for the F & M team. He finished 12th in the championship[5]

European F3 Championship & GP3 Series

At the beginning of 2015, Raghunathan took part in the final race weekend of the MRF Challenge Formula 2000 series at the Madras Motor Race Track. He then returned to Europe to take part in the European Formula 3 Championship for the Motopark team.[6] He failed to get any points, finishing 39th in the championship [7] Raghunathan took part in the official GP3 post season test with the Campos and Trident teams, in preparation for the 2016 GP3 Series, but he only raced in the first round of the championship for Koiranen GP. He also tested with the Coloni Motorsport team in Auto GP.[6]

Auto GP & BOSS GP Series

In 2016, Raghunathan raced in the Auto GP championship with Italian team PS Racing, finishing second in the championship. In the same year, he also raced in the BOSS GP series in the Formula Class and secured two podiums in his class.[1]

In 2017, Raghunathan continued racing in BOSS GP's Formula Class Championship with PS Racing. He made 13 podiums out of 14 races in his class, and ending the season as the champion of the Formula Class. He is the first and only Indian to win the BOSS GP Championship.[1]

FIA Formula 2 Championship

In 2019, Raghunathan raced in the FIA Formula 2 Championship alongside Jordan King for MP Motorsport.[8] He was subsequently suspended for the Austrian round after accumulating 12 penalty points on his license during the season. He returned to the seat for the Silverstone round, continuing to run around at the back of the field. Both Raghunathan and team-mate King were reprimanded for failing to slow for yellow flags in qualifying at Spa-Francorchamps. A reduced field at the following round in Italy led to his only point of the season, but he was once again penalised in Sochi for not following track-limit procedures. He finished the season 20th in the standings, scoring only a single point, and being the last placed driver among all drivers to have scored points.[9]

Formula One tests

In August 2021, nearly two years after Raghunathan's last appearance behind the wheel of a race car, the Indian tested the Alfa Romeo Racing C38 alongside Théo Pourchaire at the Hungaroring where he set a time 1.9 seconds slower than the Frenchman.[10][11]

In July 2023, nearly two years after his last F1 test, Raghunathan tested a McLaren MCL35 at Portimao, completing a distance of 750 km.[12]

World Endurance Championship

In November 2022, Raghunathan took part in the FIA World Endurance Championship rookie test at the Bahrain International Circuit, driving for Algarve Pro Racing.[13]

Campionato Italiano Gran Turismo

In 2023, Raghunathan is competing in the Campionato Italiano Gran Turismo in the Pro-Am class for Imperiale Racing in a Lamborghini Huracán GT3 number 16 alongside teammates Jack Bartholomew and Miguel Garcia.[14] Raghunathan achieved his first professional career podium by coming in third at Round 3.[15]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2012 JK Racing Asia Series Meco Racing 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2013 MRF Challenge Formula 1600 Championship MRF Racing  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?  ? 6th
Formula Masters China Cebu Pacific Air by KCMG 3 0 0 0 0 0 21st
2014 Italian F4 Championship F & M 18 0 0 0 0 45 12th
2014–15 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship MRF Racing 3 0 0 0 0 5 21st
2015 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Motopark 26 0 0 0 0 0 39th
Masters of Formula 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 17th
Euroformula Open Championship Motul Team West-Tec F3 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series Cram Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2016 Auto GP Formula Open Championship PS Racing 10 0 0 0 2 151 2nd
BOSS GP Series - Formula Class 8 0 0 0 2 118 5th
GP3 Series Koiranen GP 2 0 0 0 0 0 27th
2017 BOSS GP Series - Formula Class PS Racing 14 3 4 1 13 263 1st
2018 Le Mans Cup - LMP3 United Autosports 1 0 0 0 0 0.5 46th
2019 FIA Formula 2 Championship MP Motorsport 20 0 0 0 0 1 20th
2023 Italian GT Endurance Championship - GT3 Pro-Am Imperiale Racing 3 0 0 0 1 32 6th

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 DC Points
2014 F & M ADR
1		 ADR
2		 ADR
3		 IMO1
1
14		 IMO1
2
17		 IMO1
3
8		 MUG
1
19		 MUG
2
13		 MUG
3
8		 MAG
1
20		 MAG
2
18		 MAG
3
19		 VLL
1
14		 VLL
2
12		 VLL
3
15		 MNZ
1
11		 MNZ
2
6		 MNZ
3
12		 IMO2
1
6		 IMO2
2
6		 IMO2
3
6		 12th 45

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 DC Points
2015 Motopark Volkswagen SIL
1
26		 SIL
2
25		 SIL
3
29		 HOC
1
24		 HOC
2
31		 HOC
3
30		 PAU
1
DNQ		 PAU
2
DNQ		 PAU
3
DNQ		 MNZ
1
Ret		 MNZ
2
24		 MNZ
3
25		 SPA
1
29		 SPA
2
27		 SPA
3
24		 NOR
1
25		 NOR
2
20		 NOR
3
25		 ZAN
1
27		 ZAN
2
30		 ZAN
3
28		 RBR
1
31		 RBR
2
25		 RBR
3
29		 ALG
1
30		 ALG
2
23		 ALG
3
DNS		 NÜR
1
30		 NÜR
2
26		 NÜR
3
22		 HOC
1		 HOC
2		 HOC
3		 39th 0

Complete Masters of Formula 3 results

Year Team Car Qualifying Quali Race Main race
2015 Germany Motopark Dallara F315 17th 17th 17th

Complete Auto GP Formula Open Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos Pts
2016 PS Racing ADR
1
2		 ADR
2
3		 MNZ
1
15		 MNZ
2
6		 ASS
1
7		 ASS
2
5		 BRN
1
8		 BRN
2
4		 IMO
1
4		 IMO
2
Ret		 2nd 151

Complete GP3 Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos Pts
2016 Koiranen GP CAT
FEA
23		 CAT
SPR
24		 RBR
FEA		 RBR
SPR		 SIL
FEA		 SIL
SPR		 HUN
FEA		 HUN
SPR		 HOC
FEA		 HOC
SPR		 SPA
FEA		 SPA
SPR		 MNZ
FEA		 MNZ
SPR		 SEP
FEA		 SEP
SPR		 YMC
FEA		 YMC
SPR		 27th 0

Complete BOSS GP Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos Pts
2016 PS Racing HOC
1		 HOC
2		 RBR
1		 RBR
2		 MNZ
1
15		 MNZ
2
6		 ASS
1
7		 ASS
2
5		 BRN
1
8		 BRN
2
4		 IMO
1
4		 IMO
2
Ret		 5th 118
2017 PS Racing HOC
1
5		 HOC
2
6		 ZAN
1
3		 ZAN
2
2		 LEC
1
5		 LEC
2
6		 ZOL
1
1		 ZOL
2
3		 ASS
1
2		 ASS
2
4		 BRN
1
5		 BRN
2
11		 IMO
1
3		 IMO
2
2		 1st 263

Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 DC Points
2019 MP Motorsport BHR
FEA
18		 BHR
SPR
19		 BAK
FEA
11		 BAK
SPR
13		 CAT
FEA
16		 CAT
SPR
19		 MON
FEA
15		 MON
SPR
Ret		 LEC
FEA
12		 LEC
SPR
18		 RBR
FEA
EX		 RBR
SPR
EX		 SIL
FEA
15		 SIL
SPR
18		 HUN
FEA
17		 HUN
SPR
19		 SPA
FEA
C		 SPA
SPR
C		 MNZ
FEA
10		 MNZ
SPR
13		 SOC
FEA
17		 SOC
SPR
17		 YMC
FEA
Ret		 YMC
SPR
15		 20th 1

Complete Italian GT Championship results

Italian GT Endurance Championship

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 DC Points
2023 Imperiale Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Pro-Am PER
6		 MUG MNZ
4		 VLL
6		 6th 32

* Season still in progress.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "How Raghunathan is carving his own path in motorsport". Red Bull. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "JK Racing Asia Series 2012 standings | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "MRF Challenge - Formula 1600 2013 standings | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  4. ↑ "Formula Masters China Series 2013 standings | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  5. ↑ "Italian Formula 4 Championship 2014 standings | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  6. 1 2 "Mahaveer Raghunathan joins Koiranen GP's GP3 line-up". The Checkered Flag. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  7. ↑ "FIA Formula 3 European Championship 2015 standings | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  8. ↑ Gillard, Aaron (22 March 2019). "Jordan King And Mahaveer Raghunathan Completes MP Motorsport F2 Roster". The Checkered Flag. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  9. ↑ "Driver Standings for the FIA Formula 2 2019 Championship". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  10. ↑ "Photo: Raghunathan & Pourchaire complete first F1 test with Alfa Romeo". FormulaRapida.net. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  11. ↑ Coates, Freddie (5 August 2021). "Mahaveer Raghunathan Has Been Given The Opportunity To Test An F1 Car". WTF1. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  12. ↑ @feeder_series (7 July 2023). "Mahaveer Raghunathan tested a McLaren F1 car at Portimao" (Tweet). Retrieved 8 July 2023 – via Twitter.
  13. ↑ "Bahrain Rookie Test Line-up Announced". www.fiawec.com. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  14. ↑ "Mahaveer Raghunathan completes Imperiale Racing's lineup for the Italian Endurance Championship". imperialeracing.it. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  15. ↑ "A PRO-AM podium for Imperiale Racing in Monza's round of the Italian GT Endurance Championship". Imperiale Racing. 20 September 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
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