Mahaveer Raghunathan
Mahaveer Raghunathan | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 17, 1998 India |
| Occupation | Racing driver |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Known for | Competing in FIA Formula 2 Championship, Italian GT Championship |
Mahaveer Raghunathan (born 17 November 1998) is an Indian motorsport competitor, most recently active in the Italian GT Championship representing Lazarus Corse.
Early racing categories
Raghunathan initiated his karting career in 2012 and made his formula racing debut within the same year by entering four events in the JK Racing Asia Series with Meco Racing.
The following year, 2013, he took part in the MRF Challenge Formula 1600 series, concluding the season in sixth place. Additionally, he appeared in the final round of the Formula Masters China championship, driving for Cebu Pacific Air by KCMG.
In 2014, he progressed to compete in the inaugural season of the Italian F4 Championship, joining F&M team starting from the second race weekend and ultimately securing 12th position in the overall standings.
Formula 3
At the start of 2015, Raghunathan participated in the concluding rounds of the MRF Challenge Formula 2000 held at Madras Motor Race Track. Subsequently, he entered the European Formula 3 Championship with Motopark, finishing the season 39th without scoring points. He took part in post-season GP3 tests with Campos and Trident teams but only raced in the first round of the 2016 GP3 Series for Koiranen GP. Additionally, he conducted testing sessions with Coloni Motorsport in Auto GP.
Auto GP and BOSS GP
During 2016, Raghunathan competed in Auto GP with PS Racing and achieved second place overall. He also raced in the BOSS GP Formula Class category, earning two podium finishes. Continuing in BOSS GP Formula Class throughout 2017, he clinched the championship title, marking a historic first for an Indian driver.
World Endurance Championship
In 2017, Raghunathan participated in the FIA WEC rookie test driving an Oreca 07 for G-Drive Racing. Later, in November 2022, he took part in the Bahrain rookie test representing Algarve Pro Racing.
FIA Formula 2 Championship
Following a brief appearance in the 2018 Le Mans Cup, Raghunathan stepped up to compete in FIA Formula 2 during 2019 with MP Motorsport alongside teammate Jordan King. He was suspended for the Austrian round after accumulating twelve penalty points but returned at Silverstone, though he remained positioned towards the back of the grid. After receiving further penalties and a ban at Paul Ricard, former Formula One race winner Johnny Herbert publicly questioned his track awareness. Both Raghunathan and King were reprimanded for disregarding yellow flags during Spa-Francorchamps events. He earned his sole point at Monza amid a reduced competitor field but faced additional penalties at Sochi. Ultimately, he finished 20th overall, ranking last among drivers who scored points.
Formula One
In August 2021, nearly two years since his last competitive outing, Raghunathan became only the third Indian driver to pilot a Formula One car by testing the Alfa Romeo Racing C38 alongside Théo Pourchaire at the Hungaroring. His lap time was approximately 1.9 seconds slower than Pourchaire’s. In July 2023, he completed a test session driving a McLaren MCL35 at Portimão, covering 750 kilometers over two days. Following this test, McLaren initiated legal action against Raghunathan over unpaid fees; in February 2025, the London Court of International Arbitration ruled in favor of McLaren.
Italian GT
In 2023, Raghunathan competed within the Italian GT Endurance Championship, piloting a Lamborghini Huracán GT3 for Imperiale Racing in the Pro-Am division alongside teammates Jack Bartholomew and Miguel Garcia. He achieved his first professional podium by finishing third during Round 3. Returning for the 2024 season as part of Aston Martin’s AMR Driver Academy program, he signed with Lazarus Corse to contest endurance events alongside William Alatalo and three-time MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo.
Summary of Racing Career
| Season | Championship | Team | Starts | Victories | Pole Positions | Fastest Laps | Podium Finishes | Points Accumulated | Final Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | JK Racing Asia Series | Meco Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
| 2013 | MRF Challenge Formula 1600 Championship | MRF Racing | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 6th |
| Formula Masters China | Cebu Pacific Air by KCMG | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21st | |
| 2014 | Italian F4 Championship | F & M | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 12th |
| 2014–15 | MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship | MRF Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 21st |
| 2015 | FIA Formula 3 European Championship | Motopark | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39th |
| Masters of Formula 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17th | ||
| 2015 Euroformula Open Championship | Motul Team West-Tec F3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
| 2015 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series | Cram Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
| 2016 | 2016 Auto GP Formula Open Championship | PS Racing | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 151 | 2nd |
| 2016 BOSS GP Series - Formula Class | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 118 | 5th | ||
| 2016 GP3 Series | Koiranen GP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27th | |
| 2017 | 2017 BOSS GP Series - Formula Class | PS Racing | 14 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 263 | 1st |
| 2018 | 2018 Le Mans Cup - LMP3 | United Autosports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 46th |
| 2019 | 2019 FIA Formula 2 Championship | MP Motorsport | 20 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 01 | 20th | |
2023
Italian GT Endurance Championship - GT3 Pro-Am Imperiale Racing 3 00 01 32 6th | |||||||||
2024
Italian GT Endurance Championship - GT3 Pro-Am Team Lazarus (Lazarus Corse) 2 00 14 NC |
Full JK Racing Asia Series Results
(Template:Motorsport driver results legend#key) (Entries in bold denote pole positions; entries in italics represent fastest laps.)
| Year | Team | 1 !2 !3 !4 !5 !6 !7 !8 !9 !10 !11 !12 !13 !14 !15 !16 ! DC ! Points | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| \- 2012 JK Racing Asia Series | Meco Racing | \- SEP 1 |
\- SEP 2 |
\- SEP 3 |
\- SEP 4 |
\- LEC 1 |
\- LEC 2 |
\- SPA 1 |
\- SPA 2 |
\- SIL 1 |
\- SIL 2 |
\- IND1 1 |
\- IND1 2 |
\- IND2 1 Retired |
\- IND2 2 Retired |
\- IND2 3 (12) |
\- IND2 4 (10) |
NC | - |
Full Formula Masters China Results
(key) (Races shown in bold represent pole positions; races in italics denote fastest laps.)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Cebu Pacific Air by KCMG | ZHU 1 |
ZHU 2 |
ZHU 3 |
SHI 1 |
SHI 2 |
SHI 3 |
ORD 1 |
ORD 2 |
INJ 1 |
INJ 2 |
INJ 3 |
INJ 4 |
SEP 1 |
SEP 2 |
SEP 3 |
SHI 1 14 |
SHI 2 15 |
SHI 3 12 |
21st | 0 |
Full Italian F4 Championship Results
(key) (Pole positions are shown in bold; fastest laps are indicated by italics.)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | F & M | ADR 1 |
ADR 2 |
ADR 3 |
IMO1 1 14 |
IMO1 2 17 |
IMO1 3 8 |
MUG 1 19 |
MUG 2 13 |
MUG 3 8 |
getMAG 1 20 |
getMAG < br >2 < br > 18 | getMAG < br >3 < br > 19 | getVLL < br >1 < br > 14 | getVLL < br >2 < br > 12 | getVLL < br >3 < br > 15 | getMNZ < br >1 < br > 11 | getMNZ < br >2 < br > 6 | getMNZ < br >3 < br > 12 | getIMO2 < br >1 < br > 6 | getIMO2 < br >2 < br > 6 | getIMO2 < br >3 < br > 6 | 12th | 45 |
Full MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship Standings
(key) (Races shown in bold denote pole position; races in italics represent fastest lap.)
| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final Position | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | LOS 1 |
LOS 2 |
LOS 3 |
LOS 4 |
BHR 1 |
BHR 2 |
BHR 3 |
BHR 4 |
MMR 1 8 |
MMR 2 11 |
MMR 3 DNS |
MMR 4 10 |
21st | 5 |
Full FIA Formula 3 European Championship Results
(key) (Entries in bold indicate pole position; entries in italics signify fastest lap.)
| Year | Team | Engine Manufacturer | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | Final Standing | Points Accumulated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Motopark | Volkswagen | SIL 1 26 |
SIL 2 25 |
SIL 3 29 |
HOC 1 24 |
HOC 2 31 |
HOC 3 30 |
PAU 1 DNQ |
PAU 2 DNQ |
PAU 3 DNQ |
MNZ 1 Ret |
MNZ 2 24 |
MNZ 3 25 |
SPA 1 29 |
SPA 2 27 |
SPA 3 24 |
39th | 0 |
Full Masters of Formula 3 Results
| Year | Team | Car | Qualifying | Quali Race | Main race |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Germany Motopark | Dallara F315 | 17th | 17th | 17th |
Full Auto GP Formula Open Championship results
(key) (Races shown in bold represent pole positions; races in italics denote fastest laps.)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | PS Racing | ADR 1 2 |
ADR 2 3 |
MNZ 1 15 |
MNZ 2 6 |
ASS 1 7 |
ASS 2 5 |
BRN 1 8 |
BRN 2 4 |
IMO 1 4 |
IMO 2 Ret |
2nd | 151 |
Full GP3 Series results
(key) (Pole positions are indicated in bold; fastest laps are shown in italics.)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final Position | Points Earned |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Koiranen GP | CAT FEA 23 |
CAT SPR 24 |
RBR FEA |
RBR SPR |
SIL FEA |
SIL SPR |
HUN FEA |
HUN SPR |
HOC FEA |
HOC SPR |
SPA FEA |
SPA SPR |
MNZ FEA |
MNZ SPR |
SEP FEA |
SEP SPR |
YMC FEA |
YMC SPR |
27th | 0 |
Full BOSS GP Series results
(key) (Pole positions are marked in bold; fastest laps appear in italics.)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final Position | Points Scored |
|---|
|- | 2016
!nowrap | PS Racing | | | | | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | MNZ 1
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | MNZ 2
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | ASS 1
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | ASS 2
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | BRN 1
| style="background:#DFDFDF;" | BRN 2
| style="background:#FFDF9F;" | IMO 1
| style="background:#EFCFFF;" | IMO 2
! colspan=2 | !5th !118
|} |- |2017
!nowrap | PS Racing | style="background:#FFDF9F;" | HOC 1
| style="background:#FFDF9F;" | HOC 2
| style="background:#DFDFDF;" | ZAN 1
| style="background:#DFDFDF;" | ZAN 2
| style="background:#FFDF9F;" | LEC 1
| style="background:#FFDF9F;" | LEC 2
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" | ZOL 1
| style="background:#DFDFDF;" | ZOL 2
| style="background:#DFDFDF;" | ASS 1
| style="background:#FFDF9F;" | ASS 2
| style="background:#FFDF9F;" | BRN 1
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | BRN 2
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" | IMO 1
! colspan=2 | !1st !263
|}
Full FIA Formula 2 Championship results
(legend) (Races shown in bold denote pole position; races in italics signify fastest lap points awarded to top ten finishers)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | Final Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:F2 | MP Motorsport | BHR FEA 18 |
BHR SPR 19 |
BAK FEA 11 |
BAK SPR 13 |
CAT FEA 16 |
CAT SPR 19 |
MON FEA 15 |
MON SPR Ret |
LEC FEA 12 |
LEC SPR 18 |
RBR FEA EX |
RBR SPR EX |
SIL FEA 15 |
SIL SPR 18 |
HUN FEA 17 |
HUN SPR 19 |
SPA FEA C |
SPA SPR C |
MNZ FEA 10 |
MNZ SPR 13 |
SOC FEA 17 |
SOC SPR 17 |
YMC FEA Ret |
YMC SPR 15 |
20th | 1 |
Italian GT Endurance Championship
(Template:Motorsport driver results legend#key) (Bold font identifies pole positions; italics highlight fastest laps)
| Year | Team | Vehicle | Category | 1st Round | 2nd Round | 3rd Round | 4th Round | Final Standing | Points Scored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Italian GT Championship | Imperiale Racing | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | Pro-Am | Autodromo di Pergusa 6 |
Mugello Circuit | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 4 |
ACI Vallelunga Circuit 6 |
6th | 32 |
| 2024 Italian GT Championship | Lazarus Corse | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo | Pro | Vallelunga Circuit 14 |
Mugello Circuit 11 |
Imola Circuit | Monza Circuit | NC [lower-alpha 1] | 0 |
External links
- Profile on Driver Database
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