Английская Википедия:Formula One drivers from India

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Good article Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Infobox F1 nationality Шаблон:As of, there have been two Formula One drivers from India. Indian Formula One drivers have had a race entry to 59 Grands Prix. Across these Grands Prix, Indian Formula One drivers have accumulated 5 points between them. No Indian driver has taken a race win, podium, fastest lap or pole position.

Narain Karthikeyan made his debut in Шаблон:F1 driving for Jordan. He would score 5 points at that year's Шаблон:F1 GP. Karthikeyan would go on to race for HRT for two years from Шаблон:F1; his Formula One career ended when HRT folded at the end of Шаблон:F1. India's second driver, Karun Chandhok, made his debut in Шаблон:F1 for HRT and would go on to drive for Lotus in 2011.

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Karthikeyan driving for HRT at the 2011 Spanish Grand Prix

India's first Formula One driver was Narain Karthikeyan. Karthikeyan made his debut in Шаблон:F1 driving for Jordan. He ended the season with 5 points, having come 4th at the United States Grand Prix. Besides this, Karthikeyan's best result was eleventh. Karthikeyan was dropped after Jordan was sold to Midland. He was given the role as 4th driver for the Williams team for the Шаблон:F1 season, and was promoted to third driver after Mark Webber left the team in Шаблон:F1. Karthikeyan took a race seat with HRT for the Шаблон:F1 season. He was replaced after 7 rounds by Daniel Ricciardo. He later made a one-off return at the 2011 Indian Grand Prix, replacing Vitantonio Liuzzi. He drove for HRT again in the Шаблон:F1 season, this time partnering with Pedro de la Rosa. Kartikeyan struggled against his teammate, failing to beat him throughout the season's races. He lost his race seat after HRT folded at the end of the year.

India's second Formula One driver was Karun Chandhok. Chandhok was signed by HRT for the Шаблон:F1 season. He would participate in 10 of the 19 rounds before Sakon Yamamoto took his car. Chandhok was then signed to Lotus as a test driver for Шаблон:F1 and participated in the 2011 German Grand Prix where he replaced Jarno Trulli. Chandhok left Formula One at the end of 2011.

Timeline

Drivers	Active Years	Entries	Wins	Podiums	Career Points	Poles	Fastest Laps	Championships
Шаблон:Sortname	Шаблон:F1, Шаблон:F1–Шаблон:F1	48 (46 starts)	0	0	5	0	0	-
Шаблон:Sortname	Шаблон:F1–Шаблон:F1	11	0	0	0	0	0	-
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See also

• List of Formula One drivers