Parthiva Sureshwaren (born 21 February 1980) is an Indian race car driver born in
Chennai
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.
Career
A1 Grand Prix
Sureshwaren drove in the
2006-07 A1 Grand Prix season for
A1 Team India
A1 Team India was the Indian team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series.
Management
The seatholder for Team India was former Formula One driver Narain Karthikeyan.
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at the
Australian round, replacing
Narain Karthikeyan
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He has previously competed in A1GP, and the Le Mans Series. He has won multiple races in A1GP, British F ...
. He did so again for the
2007–08 season, replacing the injured Karthikeyan at
Durban
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. He competed in
Formula V6 Asia
Formula Asia V6 Renault, renamed Formula V6 Asia in 2007 by Motorsport Asia, was launched in 2006 and regulated by Motorsport Asia. It was a Formula Renault 3.5 that include also World Series by Renault and the former Formula Renault V6 Eurocup. ...
for the remainder of 2007 and got 2 podium finishes at the Sepang International circuit. He then hoped to move to the
IndyCar Series
The IndyCar Series, currently known as the NTT IndyCar Series under sponsorship, is the highest class of regional North American open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars in the United States, which has been conducted under the auspices o ...
in 2009.
Formula Two
In
2010, Sureshwaren began competing in the
FIA Formula Two Championship
The FIA Formula 2 Championship is a second-tier single-seater championship organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). Held on road racing, racing circuits, the championship was introduced in 2017, following the rebrandi ...
, taking part in the first six rounds and scoring points in Monza, Italy. In
2011 he elected to continue in the series.
In 2012 Parthiva Sureshwaren started his 3rd season in the FIA Formula two championship and took part in 4 rounds at Silverstone, Algarve, Nurburgring and Spa Francorchamps.
Racing record
Complete motorsports results
American Open-Wheel racing results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in ''italics'' indicate fastest race lap)
Barber Dodge Pro Series
Complete A1 Grand Prix results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete FIA Formula Two Championship results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
References
External links
Career statistics from Driver Database*
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1980 births
Living people
Motorsport people from Chennai
Indian racing drivers
British Formula Three Championship drivers
Formula V6 Asia drivers
A1 Team India drivers
FIA Formula Two Championship drivers
Barber Pro Series drivers
MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship drivers
A1 Grand Prix drivers
Eurasia Motorsport drivers
Arena Motorsport drivers