Kush Maini | |
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![]() Maini driving the Dallara F2 2024 during the 2024 Spielberg Formula 2 round. | |
Nationality | ![]() |
Born | Bangalore, India | 22 September 2000
Related to | Arjun Maini (brother) Chetan Maini (uncle) |
FIA Formula 2 Championship career | |
Debut season | 2023 |
Current team | Invicta Racing |
Racing licence | ![]() |
Car number | 9 |
Former teams | Campos Racing |
Starts | 38 (38 entries) |
Wins | 1 |
Podiums | 6 |
Poles | 1 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | 11th in 2023 |
Previous series | |
2022 2021 2021 2018, 2020 2019 2017 2016–2017 | FIA Formula 3 Championship FIA World Endurance Championship F3 Asian Championship BRDC British F3 Championship Formula Renault Eurocup ADAC Formula 4 Italian F4 Championship |
Kush Maini (Kannada pronunciation: [kuʃ ˈmai.ni]; born 22 September 2000) is an Indian racing driver who is currently competing in the 2024 FIA Formula 2 Championship with Invicta Racing, having previously driven for Campos Racing in 2023. He has previously competed in Formula 4, the Formula Renault Eurocup, the FIA World Endurance Championship, the BRDC British Formula 3 Championship, and FIA Formula 3. He is a member of the Alpine Academy and the reserve driver for Mahindra Racing in Formula E.
He is the younger brother of Arjun Maini, also a racing driver who competed in GP3 and Formula 2, and the nephew of Indian business magnate Chetan Maini. Maini is also mentored by two-time Formula One champion Mika Häkkinen.[1]
Career
[edit]Lower formula
[edit]2016
[edit]Maini started his single-seater career in 2016, competing for BVM Racing in the Italian F4 Championship.[2] His campaign started in a strong fashion, scoring points in the first six races of the year. After a difficult middle part of the year, the Indian scored his first podium in car racing, taking third place at the final race in Vallelunga. He finished the season 16th in the standings and ended up fifth in the rookies' championship.[3]
2017
[edit]For 2017 Maini moved to Jenzer Motorsport, once again racing in Italian F4, partnering Giorgio Carrara, Federico Malvestiti, Giacomo Bianchi and Job van Uitert.[4] Maini's sophomore year would prove to be more successful, with two podiums at Imola and Monza, as well as a slew of top five finishes helping him finish eighth in the end results.[5]
Progression in single-seaters
[edit]2018
[edit]In 2018 the Indian driver stepped up to the British Formula 3 Championship with Lanan Racing.[6] The season ended up being a breakthrough year, winning the reversed-grid race at Rockingham,[7] and scoring seven further podiums, which meant that Maini would end up third in the standings.[8]
2019
[edit]The following year, Maini switched to the Formula Renault Eurocup with M2 Competition.[9] He hit the ground running with a podium in his first race at Monza, but was unable to replicate such result again throughout the season.[10] He was a consistent points scorer though, and came sixth in the standings with 102 points, as the second highest placed rookie.[11]
2020
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Kush_Maini%27s_Tatuus-Cosworth_MSV_016.jpg/220px-Kush_Maini%27s_Tatuus-Cosworth_MSV_016.jpg)
Initially intending to remain in the Eurocup in 2020 with 3-time champions R-ace GP,[12] the Indian changed his plans following the COVID-19 pandemic and returned to the British F3 series, teaming up with Hitech Grand Prix.[13] Maini was sustained in a title fight with rival Kaylen Frederick, winning three races that season in Brands Hatch, Donington Park and Snetterton.[14][15][16] It allowed to place second in the standings.[17]
2021
[edit]Maini began 2021 competing for new Indian outfit Mumbai Falcons in the F3 Asian Championship during the winter, partnering Formula 2 driver Jehan Daruvala.[18][19] He endured a tough start to the season, but a run of seven points finishes in the last nine races, including a podium at the last round in Abu Dhabi, moved him up to 11th place in the standings.[20]
He was unable to find a full-time drive for the main season, his sole other race of the year coming at the 6 Hours of Bahrain of the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship, as a one-off replacement in ARC Bratislava's LMP2 squad.[21]
FIA Formula 3 Championship
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/FIA_F3_Austria_2022_Nr._12_Maini.jpg/220px-FIA_F3_Austria_2022_Nr._12_Maini.jpg)
Maini progressed to the FIA Formula 3 Championship in 2022, driving alongside Caio Collet and Alexander Smolyar at MP Motorsport.[22] Maini was quoted as saying that he was "excited to join MP Motorsport for [his] first year in FIA F3", and that the team's results the previous year showed "their ability to coach rookie drivers on their way to immediately performing well in the series".[23] He started his season off by qualifying in third place in Bahrain, however Maini would be forced to start from the back of the grid for both races due to him missing the weighbridge during the session.[24][25] At the next round in Imola, Maini scored his first points of the season with a fifth-placed finish.[26] More points followed at Silverstone, where Maini lost out on the podium to Reece Ushijima in the sprint race.[27] Qualifying sixth in Hungary, Maini would experience his best weekend of the season.[28] He finished third on Saturday, after a mistake from Isack Hadjar ahead, thus scoring his only podium of the year.[29] He followed it up with seventh in the feature race.[30] However, this would end up being his final points finish of the year, as Maini ended up 14th in the drivers' standings with 31 points.[31]
FIA Formula 2 Championship
[edit]2023
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/FIA_F2_Austria_2023_Nr._24_Maini_%281%29.jpg/220px-FIA_F2_Austria_2023_Nr._24_Maini_%281%29.jpg)
In November 2022, Maini was confirmed to drive for Campos Racing in the 2023 F2 season,[32] also taking part in the 2022 Formula 2 post-season test at the Yas Marina Circuit.[33] He qualified sixth in the Bahrain season opener[34] He made a storming start in the feature race to second, but was later overtaken by teammate Ralph Boschung and late in the race by Zane Maloney, finishing fourth in the end.[35] Fifth place in the Jeddah sprint race boosting him as the highest rookie in the standings,[36] before securing his first and only podium in the Melbourne sprint race after scrapping with Arthur Leclerc.[37][38] He finished ninth in the feature race.[39] Baku was relatively superb, scoring a huge haul of points with a fourth and fifth place, lifting him to fifth in the standings early on.[40] The next round in Monaco started on a wrong note, being spun on the opening lap in the sprint. Nonetheless, a timely red flag salvaged his weekend, and was able to finish the feature race in sixth place, having not yet changed his tyres prior.[41]
However, Maini endured his first non-scoring round in Barcelona.[42] He too was also unable to in the following two rounds due to incidents and Campos' declining race pace, despite achieving top-4 in both qualifying sessions.[43][44] He returned to the points with sixth in the Budapest sprint race, despite starting on reverse pole.[45] In a chaotic Spa-Francorchamps feature race, Maini advanced to the points, with eighth place.[46] He returned to his qualifying form in Monza, securing sixth.[47] Finishing fifth in the sprint race, he was set for more in the feature race but retired after a collision with Jak Crawford, which broke the Indian driver's front wing.[48] Maini qualified third for the Yas Marina season finale.[49] After accruing a penalty for spinning out Juan Manuel Correa in the sprint,[50] he endured a scruffy feature race saw Maini slip down to ninth place as the chequered flag fell.[51]
Maini ended the season 11th in the drivers' standings, scoring 62 points and one podium, even finishing ahead of countryman and F2 veteran Jehan Daruvala.[52]
2024
[edit]For his second season in the category, Maini switched to Invicta Racing in 2024 alongside reigning Formula 3 champion and McLaren junior Gabriel Bortoleto.[53] Maini started the season in Bahrain with the fastest lap time in qualifying,[54][55] but was disqualified due to a technical infringement.[56] After finishing thirteenth in the sprint,[57] Maini starred in an impressive recovery drive in the feature race, making up fourteen places for seventh place.[58]
At the next round in Jeddah, Maini qualified second next to Oliver Bearman, but was later promoted to pole position after Bearman skipped the round to participate in the Formula One Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
Formula One
[edit]In October 2023, Maini was announced to be joining the Alpine Academy.[59] Maini experienced his maiden F1 test at the Red Bull Ring, getting behind the wheel of the Alpine A522, describing it as "a dream come true".[60]
Formula E
[edit]In November 2023, Maini was confirmed to be the reserve driver for Mahindra Racing for the 2023–24 Formula E season.[61] He took part in the Berlin rookie test with the team later that year[62]
Karting record
[edit]Karting career summary
[edit]Season | Series | Team | Position |
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2011 | Asian Karting Open Championship - Mini ROK | 4th | |
JK Tyre National Karting Championship - Rotax Micromax | Maini Racing | 1st | |
All Stars Karting Championship Malaysia - Yamaha Cadet | SRV Motorsports | ||
2012 | 23° Trofeo Andrea Margutti - 60 Mini | Baby Race | 5th |
41° Trofeo delle Industrie - 60 Mini | 3rd | ||
WSK Super Master Series - Mini | 8th | ||
WSK Euro Series - 60 Mini | 14th | ||
ROK Cup International Final - Mini ROK | 7th | ||
2013 | WSK Super Master Series - Mini | 3rd | |
24° Trofeo Andrea Margutti - 60 Mini | 28th | ||
WSK Euro Series - 60 Mini | Babyrace Srl | 2nd | |
42° Trofeo delle Industrie - KF3 | 15th | ||
2014 | WSK Champions Cup - KF Junior | 38th | |
CIK-FIA European Championship - KF Junior | Babyrace Srl | 31st | |
25° Trofeo Andrea Margutti - KF Junior | Baby Race | 16th | |
CIK-FIA World Championship - KF Junior | RB Kart Technology SA | 4th | |
Italian ACI Karting Championship - KF3 | 13th | ||
2015 | WSK Champions Cup - KF Junior | 4th | |
20° South Garda Winter Cup - KF Junior | Forza Racing | 33rd | |
WSK Night Edition - KF Junior | 11th | ||
26° Trofeo Andrea Margutti - KF Junior | 1st | ||
WSK Super Master Series - KF Junior | 7th | ||
CIK-FIA European Championship - KF Junior | 10th |
Racing record
[edit]Racing career summary
[edit]Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2016 | Italian F4 Championship | BVM Racing | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 16th |
2017 | Italian F4 Championship | Jenzer Motorsport | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 114 | 8th |
ADAC Formula 4 Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | ||
2018 | BRDC British Formula 3 Championship | Lanan Racing | 23 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 366 | 3rd |
2019 | Formula Renault Eurocup | M2 Competition | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 102 | 6th |
2020 | BRDC British Formula 3 Championship | Hitech Grand Prix | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 448 | 2nd |
2021 | F3 Asian Championship | Mumbai Falcons India Racing Ltd. | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 55 | 11th |
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 | ARC Bratislava | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30th | |
2022 | FIA Formula 3 Championship | MP Motorsport | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 14th |
2023 | FIA Formula 2 Championship | Campos Racing | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 11th |
2023–24 | Formula E | Mahindra Racing | Reserve driver | ||||||
2024 | FIA Formula 2 Championship | Invicta Racing | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 58* | 9th* |
* Season still in progress.
† As Maini was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
Complete Italian F4 Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
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 | Pos | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | BVM Racing | MIS 1 8 |
MIS 2 |
MIS 3 10 |
MIS 4 8 |
ADR 1 |
ADR 2 7 |
ADR 3 6 |
ADR 4 10 |
IMO1 1 15 |
IMO1 2 12 |
IMO1 3 13 |
MUG 1 18 |
MUG 2 Ret |
MUG 3 16 |
VLL 1 26 |
VLL 2 8 |
VLL 3 3 |
IMO2 1 6 |
IMO2 2 Ret |
IMO2 3 13 |
MNZ 1 Ret |
MNZ 2 7 |
MNZ 3 21 |
16th | 53 |
2017 | Jenzer Motorsport | MIS 1 Ret |
MIS 2 11 |
MIS 3 24 |
ADR 1 4 |
ADR 2 8 |
ADR 3 7 |
VLL 1 7 |
VLL 2 9 |
VLL 3 15 |
MUG1 1 5 |
MUG1 2 18 |
MUG1 3 Ret |
IMO 1 4 |
IMO 2 3 |
IMO 3 9 |
MUG2 1 9 |
MUG2 2 4 |
MUG2 3 18 |
MNZ 1 6 |
MNZ 2 7 |
MNZ 3 3 |
8th | 114 |
Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Pos | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | Jenzer Motorsport | OSC1 1 |
OSC1 2 |
OSC1 3 |
LAU 1 |
LAU 2 |
LAU 3 |
RBR 1 9 |
RBR 2 20 |
RBR 3 Ret |
OSC2 1 |
OSC2 2 |
OSC2 3 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
NÜR 3 |
SAC 1 |
SAC 2 |
SAC 3 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
HOC 3 |
NC† | 0 |
† As Maini was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
Complete BRDC British Formula 3 Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
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 | Pos | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | Lanan Racing | OUL 1 9 |
OUL 2 53 |
OUL 3 3 |
ROC 1 7 |
ROC 2 14 |
ROC 3 3 |
SNE 1 2 |
SNE 2 142 |
SNE 3 3 |
SIL 1 2 |
SIL 2 142 |
SIL 3 3 |
SPA 1 7 |
SPA 2 107 |
SPA 3 11 |
BRH 1 6 |
BRH 2 37 |
BRH 3 6 |
DON 1 5 |
DON 2 Ret |
DON 3 15 |
SIL 1 11 |
SIL 2 6 |
SIL 3 C |
3rd | 366 |
2020 | Hitech Grand Prix | OUL 1 14 |
OUL 2 2 |
OUL 3 10 |
OUL 4 2 |
DON1 1 3 |
DON1 2 610 |
DON1 3 3 |
BRH 1 2 |
BRH 2 112 |
BRH 3 3 |
BRH 4 1 |
DON2 1 3 |
DON2 2 104 |
DON2 3 1 |
SNE 1 11 |
SNE 2 12 |
SNE 3 15 |
SNE 4 7 |
DON3 1 9 |
DON3 2 49 |
DON3 3 3 |
SIL 1 3 |
SIL 2 17 |
SIL 3 6 |
2nd | 448 |
Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | M2 Competition | MNZ 1 3 |
MNZ 2 5 |
SIL 1 18 |
SIL 2 6 |
MON 1 10 |
MON 2 11 |
LEC 1 6 |
LEC 2 21 |
SPA 1 5 |
SPA 2 9 |
NÜR 1 7 |
NÜR 2 8 |
HUN 1 15 |
HUN 2 5 |
CAT 1 Ret |
CAT 2 12 |
HOC 1 7 |
HOC 2 4 |
YMC 1 6 |
YMC 2 Ret |
6th | 102 |
Complete F3 Asian Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | Mumbai Falcons India Racing Ltd. | DUB 1 21 |
DUB 2 DNS |
DUB 3 20 |
ABU 1 12 |
ABU 2 11 |
ABU 3 17 |
ABU 1 8 |
ABU 2 7 |
ABU 3 8 |
DUB 1 NC |
DUB 2 Ret |
DUB 3 5 |
ABU 1 3 |
ABU 2 4 |
ABU 3 8 |
11th | 55 |
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | ARC Bratislava | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SPA | ALG | MNZ | LMS | BHR 10 |
BHR | 30th | 1 |
Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2022 | MP Motorsport | BHR SPR 15 |
BHR FEA 16 |
IMO SPR 20 |
IMO FEA 5 |
CAT SPR 17 |
CAT FEA 25 |
SIL SPR 4 |
SIL FEA 22 |
RBR SPR 19 |
RBR FEA 25† |
HUN SPR 3 |
HUN FEA 7 |
SPA SPR 13 |
SPA FEA Ret |
ZAN SPR 18 |
ZAN FEA 11 |
MNZ SPR 11 |
MNZ FEA 13 |
14th | 31 |
Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
Year | Entrant | 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 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | Campos Racing | BHR SPR 7 |
BHR FEA 4 |
JED SPR 5 |
JED FEA 12 |
MEL SPR 3 |
MEL FEA 9 |
BAK SPR 4 |
BAK FEA 5 |
MCO SPR 13 |
MCO FEA 6 |
CAT SPR 18 |
CAT FEA 17 |
RBR SPR 16 |
RBR FEA Ret |
SIL SPR 13 |
SIL FEA Ret |
HUN SPR 6 |
HUN FEA 20 |
SPA SPR 18 |
SPA FEA 8 |
ZAN SPR Ret |
ZAN FEA 18 |
MNZ SPR 5 |
MNZ FEA Ret |
YMC SPR 13 |
YMC FEA 9 |
11th | 62 | ||
2024 | Invicta Racing | BHR SPR 13 |
BHR FEA 7 |
JED SPR 8 |
JED FEA 2 |
MEL SPR 3 |
MEL FEA 12 |
IMO SPR 8 |
IMO FEA 14 |
MON SPR Ret |
MON FEA 17 |
CAT SPR 2 |
CAT FEA 6 |
RBR SPR 7 |
RBR FEA 17 |
SIL SPR 3 |
SIL FEA 19 |
HUN SPR 1 |
HUN FEA 7 |
SPA SPR 13 |
SPA FEA 15 |
MNZ SPR |
MNZ FEA |
BAK SPR |
BAK FEA |
LSL SPR |
LSL FEA |
YMC SPR |
YMC FEA |
9th* | 74* |
* Season still in progress.
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- ^ "Invicta Virtuosi Racing announce Gabriel Bortoleto and Kush Maini for 2024 season". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ^ "QUALIFYING: Maini leads Invicta Racing one-two in Sakhir". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "Invicta's Bortoleto and Maini: 'We'll keep our feet on the floor' after strong qualifying". Feeder Series. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "Invicta Racing's Maini disqualified from Sakhir Qualifying". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "2024 FIA Formula 2 Bahrain Sprint Race Report". Invicta Racing. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "Maini aiming for Jeddah rebound after bittersweet Sakhir experience". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. 2 March 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "Kush Maini joins the Alpine Academy programme". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. 24 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "Maini describes F1 test with Alpine as 'a dream come true'". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ "Mahindra Racing signs Indian talent Kush Maini as Reserve Driver". Mahindra Racing. 15 November 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ "Berlin Rookie Test: Here's Every Teams Line-Up So Far". The Official Home of Formula E. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Kush Maini career summary at DriverDB.com