Akhil Rabindra

Akhil Rabindra
Akhil Rabindra
Nationality	Indian
Born	May 22, 1996 (age 28); Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Formula 4 career
Debut season	2010
Current team	Black Bull Garage 59
Car number	59
Former teams	Lanan Racing
Championships	4
Best finish	1st in 2014 & 2015
Previous series
	2011; RED BULL Kart fight ; JK Tyre MMS Rotax Max Rookie Championship ; Amaron Karting Challenge ; 2012; JK Tyre Racing Championship ; JK Tyre Asia Racing Series; 2013; Toyota Vios Cup Thailand; Toyota Etios Motor Racing (EMR); Toyota Etios Colombo night Race; 2014; Formula Masters China Series; JK Tyre Racing Championship; 2015; BRDC Formula-4 Championship; JK Tyre Racing Championship; 2016; BRDC Formula-3 Championship; JK Tyre Racing Championship
Championship titles
2013&2014; 2014	JK Tyres Racing Championship 2014; Toyota Etios Motor Racing 2013 ; Totota Ethios Colombo Night Race2013

Akhil Rabindra is an Indian racing driver, studying in University of Edinburgh, Scotland and currently selected by the McLaren GT Driver Academy^[1]^[2] to race in the British GT Championship ^[3]^[4] with team Black Bull Garage 59.^[5]^[6] Akhil has earlier raced in some of the premium single seater championships such as the 2016 BRDC British Formula-3 Championship with team Lanan Racing, the BRDC Formula 4 Championship 2015 in the United Kingdom. Akhil Rabindra has achieved many accolades in his career by being crowned the Winner of FIA Institute Young Driver Excellence Award 2014,^[7]^[8] Vice Champion in JK Tyre National Racing Championship 2014,^[9]^[10]^[11] Winner Toyota Etios Colombo Night Race 2013,^[12]^[13] and the Vice Champion in Toyota Etios Motor Racing (EMR) 2013.^[14]

Akhil started his motorsports career by racing in National Go Karting Championship and Formula LGB Swift in India.

Career

Akhil started his career by winning the JK Tyres MMS Rotax Max National Rookie Championship 2011, in the same year he also was crowned the Vice Championship of Amaron National Karting Challenge ^[15]^[16] along with Red Bull Kart Fight as Champion.^[17] Akhil made his Racing debut in 2012 with JK Tyre National Racing Championship in the LGB Formula-Swift, the entry level single seater series. In the same year Akhil also made two guest appearances in the JK Racing Asia Series finishing a creditable 7th in 3 of the races.

In 2012 Akhil switched to touring cars driving in the Toyota Ethios Racing Series, Akhil was the youngest finalist in the saloon car category in the championship and managed a podium finish at the Exhibition Race in Chennai and a strong finish in the race of Champions in Delhi ensuring his place at the Columbia Night Race 2013 ^[18] He was titled Vice Champion in the Toyota Etios Motor Racing 2013.^[19] Akhil did not disappoint and won the event from Pole position and was crowned Columbo Night Race Champion.

Staying with Toyota in 2013 in the Toyota Etios EMR Championship Akhil built on his success from 2012 securing 5 podiums and finishing runner up in the series.

In 2014 Akhil was nominated by the FMSCI to represent India for the FIA Institute Young Drivers Excellence Academy, where he won his place for the Asia-Pacific region.^[20]^[21]^[22]^[23]^[24]

2014 saw a switch back to single seaters competing in the JK Tyre National Racing Championship ^[25] driving the ex Formula BMW cars previously raced by the likes of Sebastian Vettal, Nico Rosberg, Daniel Riccardo, Sebastien Buemi and many more. Akhil secured 9 podiums in the 4 rounds and emerged as the Vice Champion. Akhil also raced in a limited programme in the Formula Masters China Series driving the more powerful Tatuus FA010 chassis with a 2.0 Formula engine providing 180 HP with a best finish of 4th.^[26]

In 2015, Akhil competed in BRDC Formula 4 Championship in the United Kingdom with Wayne Douglas Motorsport, an extremely competitive series for young drivers from all over the world driving the new MSV F4-013, 2 litre Ford Durance engine and paddle shift gearbox. Having to learn a new car and new tracks Akhil scored an impressive 203 points finishing 14th overall. Along with his main programme in BRDC F4 Akhil also raced in the JK Tyre National Racing Championship

2016 saw a step up to 2016 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship with the Championship winning team Lanan racing driving the all new Tatuus chassis with adjustable aerodynamics, F1 style splitters and powered by a 2-liter 230 bhp spec Cos worth engine, again Akhil competed against some of the best young drivers in the world on world famous F1 circuits such as Spa Francorchamps and Silverstone. Akhil scored an excellent 124 points finishing the series in 18th overall.

References

External links

Official website
Akhil Rabindra career summary at DriverDB.com

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