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Kush Maini

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Kush Maini

Kush Maini (pronounced [kuʃ ˈmai ]; born 22 September 2000) is an Indian racing driver who competes in the FIA Formula 2 Championship for ART Grand Prix as part of the Alpine Academy, and serves as a reserve driver in Formula One for Alpine and in Formula E for Mahindra. Maini 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. Born to a prominent Punjabi business family settled in Bengaluru, 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. He is also the grandson of Sudarshan Maini, founder of Maini Group of industries. Maini is mentored by two-time Formula One champion Mika Häkkinen.

Infobox

Born
(2000-09-22) 22 September 2000 Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Relatives
Arjun Maini (brother) Chetan Maini (uncle)
Nationality
Indian
Debut season
2023
Current team
ART Grand Prix
Racing licence
FIA Silver
Car number
16
Former teams
Campos, Invicta, DAMS
Starts
83
Wins
2
Podiums
7
Poles
1
Fastest laps
3
Best finish
11th in 2023
2022 2021 2021 2018, 2020 2019 2017 2016–2017
FIA Formula 3 FIA WEC F3 Asian BRDC British F3 Formula Renault Eurocup ADAC F4 Italian F4

Tables

· Karting record › Karting career summary
2011
2011
Season
2011
Series
Asian Karting Open Championship - Mini ROK
Position
4th
JK Tyre National Karting Championship - Rotax Micromax
JK Tyre National Karting Championship - Rotax Micromax
Season
JK Tyre National Karting Championship - Rotax Micromax
Series
Maini Racing
Team
1st
All Stars Karting Championship Malaysia - Yamaha Cadet
All Stars Karting Championship Malaysia - Yamaha Cadet
Season
All Stars Karting Championship Malaysia - Yamaha Cadet
Series
SRV Motorsports
2012
2012
Season
2012
Series
Andrea Margutti Trophy - 60 Mini
Team
Baby Race
Position
5th
41° Trofeo delle Industrie - 60 Mini
41° Trofeo delle Industrie - 60 Mini
Season
41° Trofeo delle Industrie - 60 Mini
Series
3rd
WSK Super Master Series - Mini
WSK Super Master Series - Mini
Season
WSK Super Master Series - Mini
Team
8th
WSK Euro Series - 60 Mini
WSK Euro Series - 60 Mini
Season
WSK Euro Series - 60 Mini
Team
14th
ROK Cup International Final - Mini ROK
ROK Cup International Final - Mini ROK
Season
ROK Cup International Final - Mini ROK
Team
7th
2013
2013
Season
2013
Series
WSK Super Master Series - Mini
Position
3rd
Andrea Margutti Trophy - 60 Mini
Andrea Margutti Trophy - 60 Mini
Season
Andrea Margutti Trophy - 60 Mini
Team
28th
WSK Euro Series - 60 Mini
WSK Euro Series - 60 Mini
Season
WSK Euro Series - 60 Mini
Series
Babyrace Srl
Team
2nd
42° Trofeo delle Industrie - KF3
42° Trofeo delle Industrie - KF3
Season
42° Trofeo delle Industrie - KF3
Team
15th
2014
2014
Season
2014
Series
WSK Champions Cup - KF Junior
Position
38th
CIK-FIA European Championship - KF Junior
CIK-FIA European Championship - KF Junior
Season
CIK-FIA European Championship - KF Junior
Series
Babyrace Srl
Team
31st
Andrea Margutti Trophy - KF Junior
Andrea Margutti Trophy - KF Junior
Season
Andrea Margutti Trophy - KF Junior
Series
Baby Race
Team
16th
CIK-FIA World Championship - KF Junior
CIK-FIA World Championship - KF Junior
Season
CIK-FIA World Championship - KF Junior
Series
RB Kart Technology SA
Team
4th
Italian ACI Karting Championship - KF3
Italian ACI Karting Championship - KF3
Season
Italian ACI Karting Championship - KF3
Team
13th
2015
2015
Season
2015
Series
WSK Champions Cup - KF Junior
Position
4th
20° South Garda Winter Cup - KF Junior
20° South Garda Winter Cup - KF Junior
Season
20° South Garda Winter Cup - KF Junior
Series
Forza Racing
Team
33rd
WSK Night Edition - KF Junior
WSK Night Edition - KF Junior
Season
WSK Night Edition - KF Junior
Series
11th
Andrea Margutti Trophy - KF Junior
Andrea Margutti Trophy - KF Junior
Season
Andrea Margutti Trophy - KF Junior
Series
1st
WSK Super Master Series - KF Junior
WSK Super Master Series - KF Junior
Season
WSK Super Master Series - KF Junior
Team
7th
CIK-FIA European Championship - KF Junior
CIK-FIA European Championship - KF Junior
Season
CIK-FIA European Championship - KF Junior
Team
10th
Season
Series
Team
Position
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
Andrea Margutti Trophy - 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
Andrea Margutti Trophy - 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
Andrea Margutti Trophy - 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
Andrea Margutti Trophy - KF Junior
1st
WSK Super Master Series - KF Junior
7th
CIK-FIA European Championship - KF Junior
10th
· Racing record › Racing career summary
2016
2016
Season
2016
Series
Italian F4 Championship
Team
BVM Racing
Races
21
Wins
0
Poles
0
F/Laps
0
Podiums
1
Points
53
Position
16th
2017
2017
Season
2017
Series
Italian F4 Championship
Team
Jenzer Motorsport
Races
21
Wins
0
Poles
0
F/Laps
0
Podiums
2
Points
114
Position
8th
ADAC Formula 4 Championship
ADAC Formula 4 Championship
Season
ADAC Formula 4 Championship
Series
3
Team
0
Races
0
Wins
0
Poles
0
F/Laps
0
Podiums
NC†
2018
2018
Season
2018
Series
BRDC British Formula 3 Championship
Team
Lanan Racing
Races
23
Wins
1
Poles
2
F/Laps
4
Podiums
8
Points
366
Position
3rd
2019
2019
Season
2019
Series
Formula Renault Eurocup
Team
M2 Competition
Races
20
Wins
0
Poles
0
F/Laps
0
Podiums
1
Points
102
Position
6th
2020
2020
Season
2020
Series
BRDC British Formula 3 Championship
Team
Hitech Grand Prix
Races
24
Wins
3
Poles
2
F/Laps
1
Podiums
12
Points
448
Position
2nd
2021
2021
Season
2021
Series
F3 Asian Championship
Team
Mumbai Falcons India Racing Ltd.
Races
14
Wins
0
Poles
0
F/Laps
2
Podiums
1
Points
55
Position
11th
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2
Season
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2
Series
ARC Bratislava
Team
1
Races
0
Wins
0
Poles
0
F/Laps
0
Podiums
1
Points
30th
2022
2022
Season
2022
Series
FIA Formula 3 Championship
Team
MP Motorsport
Races
18
Wins
0
Poles
0
F/Laps
0
Podiums
1
Points
31
Position
14th
2023
2023
Season
2023
Series
FIA Formula 2 Championship
Team
Campos Racing
Races
26
Wins
0
Poles
0
F/Laps
0
Podiums
1
Points
62
Position
11th
2023–24
2023–24
Season
2023–24
Series
Formula E
Team
Mahindra Racing
Races
Reserve driver
2024
2024
Season
2024
Series
FIA Formula 2 Championship
Team
Invicta Racing
Races
28
Wins
1
Poles
1
F/Laps
1
Podiums
5
Points
74
Position
13th
2024–25
2024–25
Season
2024–25
Series
Formula E
Team
Mahindra Racing
Races
Reserve driver
2025
2025
Season
2025
Series
FIA Formula 2 Championship
Team
DAMS Lucas Oil
Races
27
Wins
1
Poles
0
F/Laps
2
Podiums
1
Points
32
Position
16th
Formula One
Formula One
Season
Formula One
Series
BWT Alpine F1 Team
Team
Test & reserve driver
2025–26
2025–26
Season
2025–26
Series
Formula E
Team
Mahindra Racing
Races
Reserve driver
2026
2026
Season
2026
Series
FIA Formula 2 Championship
Team
ART Grand Prix
Races
2
Wins
0
Poles
0
F/Laps
0
Podiums
0
Points
0
Position
17th*
Formula One
Formula One
Season
Formula One
Series
BWT Alpine F1 Team
Team
Test & reserve driver
Season
Series
Team
Races
Wins
Poles
F/Laps
Podiums
Points
Position
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
28
1
1
1
5
74
13th
2024–25
Formula E
Mahindra Racing
Reserve driver
2025
FIA Formula 2 Championship
DAMS Lucas Oil
27
1
0
2
1
32
16th
Formula One
BWT Alpine F1 Team
Test & reserve driver
2025–26
Formula E
Mahindra Racing
Reserve driver
2026
FIA Formula 2 Championship
ART Grand Prix
2
0
0
0
0
0
17th*
Formula One
BWT Alpine F1 Team
Test & reserve driver
· Racing record › Complete Italian F4 Championship results
2016
2016
Year
2016
Team
BVM Racing
1
MIS 1 8
2
MIS 2
3
MIS 3 10
4
MIS 4 8
5
ADR 1
6
ADR 2 7
7
ADR 3 6
8
ADR 4 10
9
IMO1 1 15
10
IMO1 2 12
2017
2017
Year
2017
Team
Jenzer Motorsport
1
MIS 1 Ret
2
MIS 2 11
3
MIS 3 24
4
ADR 1 4
5
ADR 2 8
6
ADR 3 7
7
VLL 1 7
8
VLL 2 9
9
VLL 3 15
10
MUG1 1 5
Year
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
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
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
· Racing record › Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results
2017
2017
Year
2017
Team
Jenzer Motorsport
1
OSC1 1
2
OSC1 2
3
OSC1 3
4
LAU 1
5
LAU 2
6
LAU 3
7
RBR 1 9
8
RBR 2 20
9
RBR 3 Ret
10
OSC2 1
Year
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
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
· Racing record › Complete BRDC British Formula 3 Championship results
2018
2018
Year
2018
Team
Lanan Racing
1
OUL 1 9
2
OUL 2 53
3
OUL 3 3
4
ROC 1 7
5
ROC 2 14
6
ROC 3 3
7
SNE 1 2
8
SNE 2 142
9
SNE 3 3
10
SIL 1 2
2020
2020
Year
2020
Team
Hitech Grand Prix
1
OUL 1 14
2
OUL 2 2
3
OUL 3 10
4
OUL 4 2
5
DON1 1 3
6
DON1 2 610
7
DON1 3 3
8
BRH 1 2
9
BRH 2 112
10
BRH 3 3
Year
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
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
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

References

  1. Motorsport
    https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-champion-mika-hakkinen-to-manage-rising-indian-f2-star-maini/10531415/
  2. Times of India
    https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/s-k-maini-of-maini-group-promoter-of-indias-first-electric/articleshow/79992982.cms
  3. Red Bull
    https://www.redbull.com/in-en/kush-maini-racing-legacy
  4. DriverDB
    https://www.driverdb.com/championships/italian-formula-4-championship/2016
  5. FMSCI
    https://web.archive.org/web/20231210114130/https://www.fmsci.co.in/the-maini-brothers-to-race-with-jenzer-motorsport/
  6. DriverDB
    https://www.driverdb.com/championships/italian-formula-4-championship/2017
  7. Scroll
    https://scroll.in/field/864716/kush-maini-to-race-with-with-lanan-racing-for-the-british-f3-2018-season
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    https://formulascout.com/lundqvist-reclaims-british-f3-lead-with-victory-at-rockingham/42500
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    https://www.driverdb.com/championships/formula-3-britain/2018
  10. Formula Scout
    https://formulascout.com/kush-maini-joins-m2-competition-for-formula-renault-eurocup/47210
  11. Formula Scout
    https://formulascout.com/ugo-de-wilde-win-debut-formula-renault-eurocup-race-at-monza/49651
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    https://www.driverdb.com/championships/formula-renault-20-eurocup/2019
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    https://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2020/02/kush-maini-switches-to-r-ace-gp-for-sophomore-eurocup-campaign/
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    https://web.archive.org/web/20210930204129/https://drivetribe.com/p/kush-maini-returns-to-british-f3-bkJuV_DyTLe8R_y2D-8N1w?iid=N5AkZtceSc-Ug9wBxKsxAQ
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  16. Formula Scout
    https://formulascout.com/maini-extends-british-f3-lead-at-donington-with-his-second-2020-win/68385
  17. Formula Scout
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    https://www.evoindia.com/motorsport/motorsport-news/mumbai-falcons-all-set-for-f3-asian-championship
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