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🇮🇳 Narain Karthikeyan

Racing driver from India. Asian Le Mans Series, Team Virage.
Driver facts
Full name
Narain Karthikeyan
Born
14 January 1977(b. 1977)
Nationality
India
Current team
Team Virage
Series
Asian Le Mans Series
Status
Active
Career wins
0
Career podiums
2
Career starts
70
Career DNFs
17
Racer Rating
4,150
Narain Karthikeyan
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
4,150
Rank 2948 of 39,251 indexed, -660 this season
FIA Categorisation
Gold
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Narain Karthikeyan is a racing driver from India who competes in Asian Le Mans Series for Team Virage. Karthikeyan has recorded 0 wins and 2 podiums from 70 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 4,150 ranks Karthikeyan 2948th of 39,251 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2025 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
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Recent results
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2026-06-12LE MANS LMP3Road to Le MansP12−33
2026-05-02PAUL RICARD LMP3Le Mans CupP14−102
2026-04-11BARCELONA-CATALUNYA LMP3Le Mans CupP17−112
2026-02-064 Hours of Abu DhabiAsian Le Mans SeriesDNF−130
2026-02-064 Hours of Abu DhabiAsian Le Mans SeriesDNF−129
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+165Sugo 2019Super GTP2
+151Indianapolis Motor Speedway 2005Formula 1P4
+110Macau 2002Formula 3 MacauP3
+61Autopolis 2019Super GTP7
+58Macau 1999Formula 3 MacauP6
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2026▸Asian Le Mans SeriesTeam Virage600400P17−7444,150
▸Le Mans CupAjith Redant Racing200000—−214
▸Road to Le MansAjith Redant Racing100000—−33
2019▸Super GTModulo Nakajima Racing801000P13+855,141
2012▸Formula 1HRT1900700P19−3905,056
2011▸Formula 1HRT800100P20−2345,446
2005▸Formula 1Jordan1900505P17↑1,386−5205,680
2004▸FIA GT ChampionshipScuderia Veregra100000P35−524,814
2002▸Formula 3 MacauCarlin Motorsport101000—+1104,866
2000▸Formula 3 MacauCarlin Motorsport100000—−154,756
1999▸Formula 3 MacauStewart Racing100000—+584,771
1998▸Formula 3 MacauCarlin Motorsport300000—+3,3624,712
Recent coverage
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Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Karthikeyan finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇯🇵 Jenson ButtonFIA Platinum5,65353124123%
🇪🇸 Fernando AlonsoFIA Platinum6,648464429%
🇦🇺 Mark Webber6,5374683817%
🇩🇪 Michael Schumacher6,33146113524%
🇧🇷 Felipe MassaFIA Platinum5,2364673915%
🇫🇮 Kimi RäikkönenFIA Platinum6,427383358%
🇫🇮 Heikki KovalainenFIA Platinum5,6433672919%
🇬🇧 Paul Di RestaFIA Platinum5,1763352815%
🇬🇧 Lewis HamiltonFIA Platinum8,6382762122%
🇩🇪 Nico RosbergFIA Platinum7,9002732411%
🇩🇪 Sebastian VettelFIA Platinum, 4× champion6,884272257%
🇲🇽 Sergio PérezFIA Platinum6,8082662023%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 39,251 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
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2,940🇺🇸 Damon LuskNASCAR Xfinity4,151
2,941🇺🇸 Geoff BodineNASCAR Xfinity4,151
2,942🇪🇸 Ivan ParerasGT World Challenge Europe4,151
2,943🇫🇷 James KellGT World Challenge Europe4,151
2,944🇮🇹 Marco SpinelliFIA GT Championship4,151
2,945🇫🇷 Nicolas de GastinesFIA GT Championship4,151
2,946🇺🇸 Ron BouchardNASCAR Xfinity4,151
2,947🇬🇧 Warren HughesBritish GT Championship4,151
2,948🇮🇳 Narain KarthikeyanAsian Le Mans Series4,150
2,949🇨🇦 Adam AliGT World Challenge Europe4,149
2,950🇺🇸 Dave KudraveIndyCar4,149
2,951🇮🇹 Gabriele SabatiniFIA GT Championship4,149
2,952🇫🇷 Jean-Philippe DayrautEuropean Le Mans Series4,149
2,953🇯🇵 Keiko IharaWEC4,149
2,954🇺🇸 David DonohueNASCAR Xfinity4,148
2,955🇨🇦 Gianmarco RaimondoGP2 Series4,148
2,956🇬🇧 James BaldwinGT World Challenge Europe4,148
2,957🇬🇧 Nathan KinchFIA GT Championship4,148
2,958🇫🇷 Ange BardeFerrari Challenge4,147
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Narain Karthikeyan is a racing driver from India who competes in Asian Le Mans Series for Team Virage. Karthikeyan has recorded 0 wins and 2 podiums from 70 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 4,150 ranks Karthikeyan 2948th of 39,251 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
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