Red Bull sign Jehan to junior program

IN A huge boost to Indian motorsport, Red Bull Racing Formula One Team signed Jehan Daruvala to their Red Bull Junior Program in the FIA Formula 2 Championship. Jehan will race for Carlin, alongside fellow Red Bull Junior Yuki Tsunoda, in his maiden F2 season. Jehan started the 2019 season with victories and podiums that saw him briefly lead the F3 championship around the half way mark, but finished the championship at 3rd place after dropping crucial points in the final race.

Jehan began karting in 2009, and soon went on to win the Micro Max Rookie Cup & National Title in 2010, followed by the Malaysian Junior Yamaha title in 2011. Same year, Jehan was selected as a member of the Sahara Force India Junior Program, and went on to become the first Indian to win the 2012 CIK FIA Asia Pacific KF3 Championship. He was also the first Indian to win the British Super One KF3 Champion. In 2014, Jehan became the first and only Indian to step on the podium when he finished 3rd in the CIK FIA World Karting Championship.

Jehan stepped up to Formula Racing in 2015, earning multiple podiums in his maiden season in Formula Renault. In 2016 he was runner-up behind Lando Norris in the Toyota Racing Series. Jehan became the first Indian to win an official Grand Prix, when he won the 2017 New Zealand Grand Prix. He moved to the FIA F3 Eurpoean Championship in 2017 & 2018 earning 8 podium.