Raj Bharath

Raj Bharath
Raj Bharath
Nationality	Indian
Born	20 November 1994 (age 29)
MRF Challenge career
Car number	20
Former teams	Meco Motorsport
Starts	70
Wins	6
Podiums	12
Poles	2
Fastest laps	2
Best finish	1st in 2013, 2014
Previous series
	2013 Formula Masters China; 2012 Formula Pilota China; 2011 Formula BMW Asia Pacific

Raj Bharath Swaminathan (born 20 November 1994) is an Indian professional race car driver who raced in the Formula 2000 MRF Challenge 2014.

Career

Raj started his motorsport career with karting in 2008, winning the ‘Most promising rookie of the year’ trophy in his debut year, in the National Karting Championship. After winning the Rotax Max Karting National Champion title in 2010, he progressed to the JK Racing Asia Series in 2011, followed by the Formula Pilota China in 2012 and the Formula Masters China in 2013, where he achieved a single win.^[1] He won the Young Star Driver program from Mercedes-Benz India in 2014.^[2] In 2012, Bharath became a part of the Aston Martin Racing Driver Academy. In the 2014–15 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship Raj achieved four podiums including one win and finished third overall.^[3]

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2010	JK Tyre National Racing Championship - Formula Rolon	Meco Racing	2	0	?	?	0	1	12th
2011	JK Racing Asia Series	www.Meritus.GP	18	0	0	0	0	22	13th
2012	JK Racing Asia Series	Atlantic Racing Team	4	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
	JK Racing Asia Series	Meco Racing	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
	Formula Pilota China	Meco Motorsport	18	0	0	0	4	104	6th
2013	Formula Masters China	Meco Motorsports	18	1	1	2	6	120	6th
2013-14	MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship	MRF Racing	11	0	0	0	0	10	13th
2014-15	MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship	MRF Racing	12	1	1	1	4	148	3rd

† As Bharath was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship results

Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Pos	Points
2014-15	LOS 9	LOS 7	LOS 1	LOS 2	BHR 2	BHR 4	BHR 4	BHR 3	MMR 5	MMR 6	MMR 4	MMR 7	3rd	148

Formula Masters China results

Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Points
2013	CHN 3	CHN 6	CHN 3	CHN 4	CHN 2	CHN 1	CHN 3	CHN 6	KOR 3	KOR 12	KOR Ret	KOR 4	MAL Ret	MAL 5	MAL 5	CHN 12	CHN 9	CHN 9	120

Formula Pilota China results

Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Points
2012	CHN 8	CHN Ret	CHN 4	CHN 5	CHN 5	CHN 8	CHN 4	CHN 7	CHN 5	CHN Ret	CHN 3	CHN 6	MAL 2	MAL 2	MAL 6	MAL 2	MAL Ret	MAL Ret	104

JK Racing Asia Series results

Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Points
2011	MAL 16	MAL 12	MAL 12	MAL 9	MAL 12	MAL Ret	IDN 9	IDN 11	IDN 8	IDN Ret	SIN Ret	SIN 7	IND 12	IND 15	MAL 11	MAL 11	MAL 11	MAL 10	22

References

^ "Raj Bharath wins Formula Masters race at the Shanghai International Circuit". 29 May 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
^ Juneja, Akshit (8 August 2014). "Raj Bharath wins Mercedes-Benz 'Young Star Driver Programme' Season II". Retrieved 19 August 2022.
^ "Raj Bharath makes it two successive wins for Indians". 20 October 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.

External links

Official website
Raj Bharath career summary at DriverDB.com

[1] "Raj Bharath wins Formula Masters race at the Shanghai International Circuit". 29 May 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2014.

[2] Juneja, Akshit (8 August 2014). "Raj Bharath wins Mercedes-Benz 'Young Star Driver Programme' Season II". Retrieved 19 August 2022.

[3] "Raj Bharath makes it two successive wins for Indians". 20 October 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.

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