| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Indian |
| Born | 29 July 1974 |
| World Rally Championship record | |
| Active years | 1994–2010 |
| Teams | Team MRF (INRC), Team JK (INRC), Team India Rally (APRC), Team Sidvin India (PWRC), Team Red Rooster Racing (INRC) |
| Rallies | n/a |
| Championships | National INRC: 7(1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006,2010); Asia Zone : 1 (2001) |
| Rally wins | n/a |
| Podiums | n/a |
| Stage wins | n/a |
| Total points | n/a |
| First rally | 1994 Cotton City Challenge, Coimbatore, India |
| First win | 1995 |
| Last win | 2010 Jodhpur Rally |
| Last rally | 2010 Jodhpur Rally |
Velappan Rajendran Naren Kumar is a seven-time Indian National Rally Championship Champion and two-time runner-up and Asia Zone Champion from Coimbatore, India.
Kumar started his career as a privateer in 1993 and was quickly picked up by Team MRF, operated by another Rally driver N. Leelakrishnan. Naren Kumar is also the first Indian from India to compete in the WRC championship (in Group N Category) driving a factory-supported works Subaru Impreza World Rally Car for Team Sidvin India (supported by Four time WRC Rally Champion Tommi Makinen. After a 4-year gap he entered the 2010 INRC championship in its second season and winning his last title. He announced his retirement from Rallying in 2011.