Karun Chandhok

Karun Chandhok
கருண் சந்தோக்
Chandhok in 2019
Born	(1984-01-19) 19 January 1984 (age 40) Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
Spouse	Akshara Kothari ​ (m. 2014)​
Children	2
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	Indian
Active years	2010–2011
Teams	HRT, Team Lotus
Entries	11 (11 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First entry	2010 Bahrain Grand Prix
Last entry	2011 German Grand Prix
Formula E career
Racing licence	FIA Gold
Years active	2014–15
Teams	Mahindra
Car number	5
Starts	11
Championships	0
Wins	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	17th in 2014–15
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years	2012–2015, 2017
Teams	JRM, Murphy, Ligier
Best finish	6th (2012)
Class wins	0

Karun Chandhok (Tamil: கருண் சந்தோக்; born 19 January 1984) is an Indian former racing driver and broadcaster, who competed in Formula One at 11 Grands Prix from 2010 to 2011.

Chandhok also competed in Formula E for Mahindra Racing. Previously, Chandhok has competed for Hispania Racing in Formula One in 2010. Before this, he drove in the GP2 Series for three years, winning two races. In 2013, Chandhok competed in the FIA GT Series for Seyffarth Motorsport.

Prior to his time in GP2, Chandhok won the Formula Asia championship in 2001 and was the inaugural Formula Asia V6 by Renault champion in 2006. Since leaving F1, Chandhok has served as an analyst, co-commentator and pit-lane reporter for a variety of British broadcasters. Since 2019, he has been a member of the Sky Sports F1 live coverage team.

Chandhok has contributed to several motorsport governing bodies. Since 2021, he has served on the Board of Directors of Motorsport UK, where he has also been a member of the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee.^[1] He is also a member of the FIA Driver's Commission.^[2]