Kyle Aditya Kumaran is a racing driver of Indian Origin from the state of Tamil Nadu based in Dubai, UAE. He is the Vice World Champion (DD2 Category) in Rotax Grand Final at Bahrain held on 18 Dec 2021. He is currently the only Indian to have won a trophy at a world karting event. He won the Senior Max title in the Meco FMSCI National Karting Chamship Rotax Max class 2021 at the Meco Kartopia Track in November. Kumaran also won the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Nations Cup in DD2 class.
Career
Karting career summary SeasonSeriesPosition2018 SWS World Finals – Junior? IAME International – Senior?2019 British Grand Prix – Senior ? Rotax International Trophy – DD2 ? Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals – DD2?2021 MENA Karting Championship – DD2 1st Indian Karting Championships – Rotax Max Senior 1st RMC Grand Finals – DD2 2nd2022 RMCIT 4th UAE Championships Champion – Junior, Sodi World Series (SWS) 2017 Champion – MAX (Senior), RMC 2017-18 Champion ( x2 ) DD2, RMC 2019-20 & 2021-22 Champion ( x2 ) – Senior, SWS 2020 & 2021 Champion ( x2 ) – Endurance, SWS 2020 & 2021 Champion – Senior, IAME Summer Series 2021 Champion – DD2, Dubai O Plate 2022 Vice Champion – Junior, IAME X30 2017-18 Vice Champion – DD2 RMC 2018-19 3rd – Senior, IAME X30 2018-19 3rd – Senior, IAME X30 2021-22 3rd – Senior, IAME X30 Middle East Cup 2021 4th – Senior, IAME X30 2019-20 5th - 2018 (Junior) & 2019 (Senior), Dubai O Plate
Racing record Racing career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition 2022 Formula 4 UAE Championship Mumbai Falcons by Xcel40000038th 2022-23 MRF Formula 2000 MRF Racing20000211th 2023 Indian Racing League Bangalore Speedsters3000178‡4th‡ 2024 Indian Racing League Bangalore Speedsters 5 0 0 0 0 46‡ 9th‡2025Indian Racing LeagueKichcha's Kings Bengaluru ‡ Team standings
Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results (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 DC Points 2022 Mumbai Falcons by XcelYAS11YAS12YAS13YAS14DUB11DUB12DUB13DUB14DUB21DUB22DUB23DUB24DUB31DUB32DUB33DUB34YAS21YAS22YAS23YAS24 38th 0
Complete Indian Racing League results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Franchise 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Pts 2023‡ Bangalore Speedsters IRU11 IRU12 IRU21 IRU22 IRU31 IRU32 4th 78 2024‡ Bangalore Speedsters IRU11 IRU12 IGR1 IGR2 IRU21 IRU22 KAR11 KAR12 KAR21 KAR22 9th 46
‡ Standings based on entry points, not individual drivers.
* Season in progress.
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