Sandeep Kumar (racing driver)
Sandeep Kumar Ambalavanan | |
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Born |
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
Occupation | Racing driver & instructor |
Years active | 2007 - present |
Sandeep Kumar Ambalavanan is an Indian racing driver and attorney by profession.
Sandeep has been racing from the age of 14, starting from karting and climbing the ladder into the formula and saloon car racing categories like Volkswagen India Polo R Cup, MRF F1600, JK Formula India, JK LGB F4, Formula Fissme, Formula Swift and Rotax Max Karting Championships. His win in the 2012 National Volkswagen Polo R Cup India Championship earned him a scholarship to race in the 2013 European Scirocco R Cup Championship. In 2020 he became the champion of JK Tyre LGB Formula 4 National Championship, held in Kari Motor Speedway (Chettipalayam), Coimbatore.
Racing record
Career summary
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2010 | JK Tyre National Racing Championship - Formula LGB Swift | TVS Girling | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11th |
2011 | JK Tyre National Racing Championship - Formula LGB Swift | 10 | 0 | ? | 0 | 4 | 98 | 6th | |
JK Racing Asia Series | Meco's Ministry of Speed | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
2012 | JK Racing Asia Series | Atlantic Racing Team | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
JK Tyre Volkswagen Polo R Cup | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 382 | 2nd | ||
2013 | Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup Germany | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 17th | |
2015-16 | MRF Formula 1600 Championship | MRF Racing | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 102 | 5th |
2017 | JK Tyre National Racing Championship - LGB Formula 4 | Dark Don Racing | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 71 | 2nd |
2022 | Indian Racing League | Chennai Turbo Riders | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 19th |
2023 | MRF Formula 2000 | MRF Racing | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 150 | 2nd |
Indian Racing League | Speed Demons Delhi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28‡ | 10th‡ |
† As Kumar was guest driver, he was ineligigble to score points.
‡ Team standings.
National
Season | Series | Position |
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2020 | JK Tyre LGB F4 National Championship | Champion |
2017 | MRF Formula 1600 National Championship | Vice Champion |
JK Tyre LGB F4 National Championship | Vice Champion | |
VW Ameo Cup & Scholarship Awardee | Vice Champion | |
2015 | JK Formula India Series | - |
JK Tyre LGB F4 National Championship | - | |
2012 | VW Polo R Pro Cup India | Champion |
European Scirocco R Cup Scholarship | Awardee | |
2011 | Formula BMW Asia - Indian GP Support Race | Participant |
Rotax Max Challenge India | 8th | |
JKNRC Formula Swift | 3rd | |
2010 | MMS Rookie Cup Rotax Max Karts | Champion |
JKNRC Formula Swift | 6th | |
2009 | MMSC Cup Formula Fissme | Vice Champion |
2008 | Indian Rotax Max Challenge (Novice) | 2nd Overall |
2007 | Amaron Karting Challenge, Chennai | 3rd |
International
Season | Series | Position |
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2013 | VW Scirocco R Cup Europe | 8th (Novice) |
2012 | VW Polo Cup Colombo Night Race, Sri Lanka | 2nd |
2011 | JKRAS Formula BMW - Indian GP Support Race | - |
2009 | Rotax Max Asia Challenge in Indonesia and Malaysia | - |