| Jehan Daruvala | ||
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| File:Jehan Daruvala.png | ||
| Driver Details | ||
| Nationality |  Indian
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| Date of Birth | 1 October 1998 | |
| Experience | FIA Formula 2 Championship | |
| Formula E Career | ||
| Début | 2022-23 | |
| Teams | Mahindra Racing
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| Current Season | ||
| Team |  Maserati MSG Racing
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| Role | Driver | |
Jehan Daruvala (born 1 October 1998 in Mumbai, India) is an Indian racing driver, who serves as the test and reserve driver for Mahindra Racing during the 2022/23 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship.[1] A veteran of the FIA Formula 2 Championship, in which he will compete alongside his FE reserve role in 2022/23, Daruvala has won races in F2, F3 and the Toyota Racing Series, and is a former member of the Red Bull Junior Team.[2]
Background[]
Daruvala began karting at the fairly late age of thirteen in 2011, but would quickly emerge as a front runner in the categories he raced in.[3] In 2015 the Indian racer would fully commit to racing in Europe, taking part in the Formula Renault 2.0 NEC, Alps and Eurocup Championships.[3] His maiden season saw him focus primarily on the NEC, finishing fifth with 194.5 points.[3]
F3 Foundation: 2016 - 2019[]
Daruvala would open his 2016 campaign with a run to second in the Toyota Racing Series, before taking on the same FR 2.0 programmes that he had in 2015.[3] Finishing fourth in the NEC, Daruvala move into the FIA Formula 3 European Championship for 2017, although he again ran in the TRS, claiming fifth.[3] Sixth at the end of the 2017 F3 Europe Championship earned Daruvala another season in the Championship for 2018.[3]
2018 saw Daruvala secure a second F3 win en-route to tenth in the Championship, while also getting a chance to run in the GP3 Series at the season finale.[3] The Indian racer duly signed up for the GP3 Series in 2019 as it transformed in the FIA Formula 3 Championship, and would go on to finish third in the inaugural F3 Championship.[3] That earned him the attention of the Red Bull, who signed the Indian racer up to the Red Bull Junior Team in February 2020.[2]
F2 Focus: 2020 - Present[]
Daruvala progressed to the FIA Formula 2 Championship in 2020, joining Carlin in what would be a two season spell that ended with three race victories and seventh in the Championship in 2021.[3] For 2022 Daruvala moved to defending Champions Prema and would collect a further race victory as he again finished seventh in the Championship, a result which saw him secure a fourth F2 campaign with MP Motorsport, but also saw the Indian pilot lose his RBJT support.[3]
Formula E History[]
Daruvala was signed by Mahindra Racing ahead of the 2022/23 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, after the Indian registered squad pushed to sign an Indian born driver for their team.[1] Daruvala was hence signed as a test/reserve driver, primarily serving as a simulator pilot to support Lucas di Grassi and Oliver Rowland, with Daruvala later confirming that a full-time race seat in FE was his goal.[1]
Full Formula E Record[]
Shown below are a series of tables outlining Jehan Daruvala's career in Formula E in statistical form:
| Jehan Daruvala's Formula E Test Record | ||||
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| Year | Entrant | No. | Car | Role |
| 2022/23 | Mahindra Racing[1]
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0 | Mahindra M9Electro | Test/Reserve Driver |
See Also[]
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References[]
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References:
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Rachit Thukral, 'Mahindra Racing signs F2 race winner Daruvala as reserve driver', motorsport.com, (Motorsport Network, 30/11/2022), https://www.motorsport.com/formula-e/news/mahindra-racing-signs-f2-race-winner-daruvala-as-reserve-driver/10406434/, (Accessed 03/12/2022)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 'The Red Bull Junior Team welcomes Jehan Daruvala', juniorteam.redbull.com, (Red Bull GmbH, 2020), https://juniorteam.redbull.com/article/red-bull-junior-team-welcomes-jehan-daruvala, (Accessed 12/03/2020)
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 'Jehan Daruvala', driverdb.com, (Driver Database, 2020), Jehan Daruvala, (Accessed 12/03/2020)