Karun Chandhok is an Indian racing driver and television presenter who most recently competed for Mahindra Racing in Formula E. Chandhok previously raced in Formula One for Hispania Racing in 2010. He also previously competed in the GP2 Series for three years, winning two races. Chandhok raced for Seyffarth Motorsport in the FIA GT Series in 2013. Chandhok won the Formula Asia championship in 2001 and the inaugural Formula Asia V6 by Renault championship in 2006. Chandhok has worked as an analyst, co-commentator, and pit-lane reporter for a number of British broadcasters since leaving F1. He has been a member of Sky Sports F1’s live coverage team since 2019.
Chandhok has made contributions to a number of motorsport governing bodies. He has been a member of Motorsport UK’s Board of Directors since 2021, where he also serves on the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee. He also serves on the FIA Drivers Commission.
Vicky Chandhok, multiple Indian rallying champion and president of the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India since 2003, is Chandhok’s father. Suhail Chandhok, his younger brother, is a Star Sports India commentator. Chandhok was the Indian National Racing Champion in 2000, winning seven of ten Formula Maruti races. In all ten races, he won the pole position and set the fastest lap time. Chandhok won the Formula 2000 Asia championship in 2001, becoming the youngest Asian Formula Champion. He drove for Team India Racing.
Who is Akshara Kothari?
Akshara Kothari, the Director of Strategy and a member of the PwC network, is Karun Chandhok’s wife. Karun and Akshara married in December 2014, four years after their first meeting. As of 2022, they have been married for eight years. The couple has two lovely children. They now live in the United Kingdom with their children. In 2010, Karun met his wife, Akshara. According to the Deccan Chronicle, Karan met a fellow racer during the Canadian F1 in Montreal. The couple stayed in touch and began dating after their first meeting.
Karun Chandhok parents
Vicky Bharat Chandhok is a racing driver and motorsport administrator from India. From 2003 to 2005, and again from 2010 to 2013, he was president of the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI). Chandhok married Chitra in 1982 and has two sons, Karun Chandhok and Suhail Chandhok. While his grandfather Lala Indersain Chandhok was a keen enthusiast who planted the seeds of motorsports in the family, it was his father Bharat Indu Chandhok, Indersain’s second son, who not only participated in Sholavaram races but was also an active member in the founding of FMSCI and MMSC.
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