Jehan Daruvala
Introduction
Jehan Daruvala (born 1 October 1998) is an Indian racing driver, currently competing in the European Formula 3 Championship with Carlin. He is a protégé of the Force India F1 team, after being one of three winners of a 'One in a Billion hunt' organized by the team in 2011.
Career
Karting
Born in Mumbai, Daruvala started karting at the age of thirteen in 2011, winning titles as champion and vice champion across Asia and Europe.
Formula Renault 2.0
In 2015, Daruvala stepped up to single-seaters with Fortec Motorsport in the Formula Renault 2.0 championships. He claimed fifth place in the Northern European Cup and partook as a guest driver in the Eurocup and Alps series.
The following year, Daruvala switched to reigning series champions Josef Kaufmann Racing and took his first pole position and win in the Northern European Cup to finish fourth overall. In Eurocup, he finished ninth.
European Formula 3
In November 2016, Daruvala stated his intention to switch to the European Formula 3 Championship for the 2017 season. He signed to race with Carlin the following month.
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | Fortec Motorsport | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 194.5 | 5th |
| Formula Renault 2.0 Alps | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | NC† | ||
| Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | ||
| 2016 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | Josef Kaufmann Racing | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 9th |
| Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 223 | 4th | ||
| Toyota Racing Series | M2 Competition | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 789 | 2nd | |
| 2017 | European Formula 3 Championship | Carlin | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 7th* |
| Toyota Racing Series | M2 Competition | 15 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 781 | 5th |
† As Daruvala was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
* Season still in progress.
Complete FIA European Formula 3 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Carlin | Volkswagen | SIL 1 10 |
SIL 2 8 |
SIL 3 6 |
MNZ 1 2 |
MNZ 2 8 |
MNZ 3 9 |
PAU 1 |
PAU 2 |
PAU 3 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
HUN 3 |
NOR 1 |
NOR 2 |
NOR 3 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
SPA 3 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
ZAN 3 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
NÜR 3 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
RBR 3 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
HOC 3 |
7th* | 37* |
* Season still in progress.