Life after Formula 1 - Five drivers who are doing well in other forms of racing

Narain Karthikeyan

Karthikeyan with his trophy, Silverstone

Our very own Narain Karthikeyan who started it all for Indian motorsports back in 2005 has been a big name in Indian motorsports for the last decade.

He became the first Indian to compete in Formula 1 and has since then competed in various racing leagues around the world to make Indians proud.

His stint in Formula 1 wasn’t anything to cheer about except for the fact that we had an Indian up there among the legends of the sport. He had only one point-scoring finish in the controversial 2005 US Grand Prix.

After Jordan, he was associated with Williams as a test driver and later returned to racing with the HRT team for two seasons. After F1, Karthikeyan has competed in A1 Grand Prix, Le Mans, NASCAR and is currently competing in the Auto GP World Series. His stint in A1 earned him 2 wins.

His most successful performance came in this year’s Auto GP series where he has taken two wins and another podium after switching to the Super-Nova team. With three rounds remaining, Karthikeyan is currently placed 4th in the Championship 30 points behind 3rd place Ghirelli.

Narain Karthikeyan will always remain as the first Indian to compete in F1 and has set the trend for Indians in motorsport. What Narain started a decade back has proved that Indians can do well in motorsport if they have the right financial backing.