🇮🇳 Arjun Maini

Arjun Maini is a Gold-graded professional racing driver competing primarily in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters for Mercedes-AMG Team HRT, where he has completed 64 starts since 2021. He races in the single-class DTM championship alongside GT World Challenge Europe and endurance competition in shared-car machinery, combining sprint racing with multiclass and single-class sportscar series. His FIA Gold classification places him among the professional grades reserved for established drivers in GT and endurance racing.[1]

Maini's career spans twelve seasons across multiple series. He competed in single-seaters from 2014 through 2019, beginning with 23 starts in GB3 where he took four wins and nine podiums, then progressing through FIA Formula 3 European, GP3 Series, and Formula 2 before a solitary World Endurance Championship appearance in 2019. Since 2021 his racing has centred on touring cars and sportscar endurance; his four podiums in DTM form the bulk of his results in his primary championship, while endurance racing in ADAC GT Masters, the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie and the Nürburgring 24 Hours has yielded additional podium finishes. His five wins came early in his career: four in GB3 and one in GP3 Series.[2]

In his single-seater years he raced against drivers of generational standard. George Russell, a three-time champion and Formula 1 regular, was a frequent opponent in Formula 3 and Formula 2; Maini finished ahead of him in 19 meetings, though Russell typically held the upper hand. Lando Norris, later a Formula 1 world champion, he beat on three occasions across the same formulae. Against Jack Aitken, an established professional who raced Formula 2 extensively, Maini's record was closely matched. His performance against that calibre of opposition yielded a rating of 4,714, placing him at professional level; his move into touring cars and endurance racing reflects a shift toward championships where his speed has found steadier expression over a full season.