Kyle Kumaran

Kyle Aditya Kumaran is a racing driver of Indian Origin from the state of Tamil Nadu based in Dubai, UAE. He is the Vice World Champion (DD2 Category) in Rotax Grand Final at Bahrain held on 18 Dec 2021. He is currently the only Indian to have won a trophy at a world karting event. He won the Senior Max title in the Meco FMSCI National Karting Chamship Rotax Max class 2021 at the Meco Kartopia Track in November. Kumaran also won the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Nations Cup in DD2 class.[1][2][3][4][5]

Career

Karting career summary

SeasonSeriesPosition
2018SWS World Finals – Junior?
IAME International – Senior?
2019British Grand Prix – Senior?
Rotax International Trophy – DD2?
Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals – DD2?
2021MENA Karting Championship – DD21st
Indian Karting Championships – Rotax Max Senior1st
RMC Grand Finals – DD22nd[6]
2022RMCIT4th

UAE Championships

  • Champion – Junior, Sodi World Series (SWS) 2017
  • Champion – MAX (Senior), RMC 2017-18
  • Champion ( x2 )
  • DD2, RMC 2019-20 & 2021-22
  • Champion ( x2 ) – Senior, SWS 2020 & 2021
  • Champion ( x2 ) – Endurance, SWS 2020 & 2021
  • Champion – Senior, IAME Summer Series 2021
  • Champion – DD2, Dubai O Plate 2022
  • Vice Champion – Junior, IAME X30 2017-18
  • Vice Champion – DD2 RMC 2018-19
  • 3rd – Senior, IAME X30 2018-19
  • 3rd – Senior, IAME X30 2021-22
  • 3rd – Senior, IAME X30 Middle East Cup 2021
  • 4th – Senior, IAME X30 2019-20
  • 5th - 2018 (Junior) & 2019 (Senior), Dubai O Plate

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2022Formula 4 UAE ChampionshipMumbai Falcons by Xcel40000038th
2022-23MRF Formula 2000MRF Racing20000211th
2023Indian Racing LeagueBangalore Speedsters3000178‡4th‡

‡ Team standings

References