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Maini, Glock latest drivers to join DTM for 2021 season
Arjun Maini and Timo Glock are the latest drivers – who will be driving a Mercedes and BMW – to join the 2021 DTM grid. Sportscar driver, Maini, will make his DTM debut in 2021 after signing up with GetSpeed Performance, to drive the outfit’s sole Mercedes-AMG GT3 machine, in the championship. It is also…
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Karthikeyan, Maini part of Racing Team India to race in ’21 Asian Le Mans
Former F1 driver Narain Karthikeyan and youngsters Arjun Maini are part of new Racing Team India, which will compete in 2021 Asian Le Mans series. Having competed in Super Formula and Super GT in the last few seasons, Karthikeyan moves to sportscar racing, as he will lead Racing Team India in the 2021 Asian Le…
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Maini to continue as Gelael & Boschung return for Hungary F2 weekend
Arjun Maini will continue in FIA Formula 2 (F2) Championship at Hungaroring, while Sean Gelael and Ralph Boschung are to make their return. Maini signed on with Campos Racing alongside Jack Aitken for the two rounds at Red Bull Ring and Silverstone, but the European Le Mans Series racer will continue with the Spanish outfit…
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Arjun Maini tests the new Toyota FT-60 in Italy ahead of 2020 debut
Sportscar racer Arjun Maini drove the new Toyota FT-60 car for the first time in Italy ahead of its debut in 2020 Toyota Racing Series (TRS) New Zealand. One of the premier winter single-seater competitions, the Toyota Racing Series New Zealand, will see a brand new car from the 2020 season onward, which is an…
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Raghunathan back on F2 grid at Silverstone after one-event suspension
Mahaveer Raghunathan returns to FIA Formula 2 (F2) Championship fold with MP Motorsport at Silverstone, this weekend. Raghunathan has served his one-event suspension at Red Bull Ring from the FIA after accumulating 12 penalty points on his superlicense at the Paul Ricard event for a triple Virtual Safety Car (VSC) infringement. He was replaced by…
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Maini returns to F2 with Campos for next two rounds
Arjun Maini will make his FIA Formula 2 (F2) Championship return with Campos Racing in the next two race weekends, it has been announced. Maini will race for Spanish outfit Campos as a replacement for Dorian Boccolacci alongside Renault junior Jack Aitken. The Indian will race this weekend at Red Bull Ring and will also…
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Maini moves to sportscar with full-time ELMS seat and Le Mans outing
Ex-F2 racer Arjun Maini has switched to sportscar racing for the 2019 season with a full-time seat in the European Le Mans Series which includes Le Mans 24 Hours race. Having raced in the single-seater competitions thus far in his career, Maini makes a move to sportscar and endurance racing, joining RLR MSport team to…
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Ferrucci set for Haas F1 exit after IndyCar deal for 2019
Santino Ferrucci is more or less out of the Haas F1 Team role following his IndyCar deal with Dale Coyne Racing as per Guenther Steiner. Haas signed Pietro Fittipaldi in a reserve role for the 2019 F1 season where the Brazilian will not only get to drive the new car in selected tests but also…
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Lorandi replaces Ferrucci for rest of F2 season
Trident has announced Alessio Lorandi as the replacement for the ousted Santino Ferrucci for the rest of the 2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship season. The Italian thus graduates from the GP3 Series where he races for the same team currently and has scored 42 points in the four rounds – with a podium in Red…
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Ferrucci apologises for multiple violations, clarifies missed stewards call
Banned FIA Formula 2 racer Santino Ferrucci has spoken out for the first time since last weekend’s actions against him at Silverstone. The American driver has apologised for his antics against Trident and Haas F1 teammate Arjun Maini when he bumped onto the rear of the Indian’s car on the slow down lap after two…
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Ferrucci banned for two F2 rounds after deliberately hitting Maini
The FIA Formula 2 Championship has come hard on Trident’s Santino Ferrucci following his antics during the Silverstone weekend against teammate Arjun Maini. The American driver already had a penalty for his collision with Maini in the Saturday’s feature race for blocking him when the Indian tried a move around the outside. He was handed…
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Russell comes back after an astonishing victory in the second race.
George Russell consolidates himself at the second race of the FIA Formula 2 at the Baku urban circuit (Azerbaijan) starting from the 12th place. Sergio Sette Camara have finished in second place after leading part of the race and Nick De Vries has been third. Several drivers had problems at the start. One of the…
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Lando Norris and Carlin hit first on F2 Qualifying 1
Intense is the word to describe this first qualifying of the season. Shot gaps between some drivers and anything was decided until the last minutes. Many drivers were in the top list to get pole,, but there was a man above the rest: Lando Norris On the other hand, Campos and Charouz were the worst…
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Arjun Maini sets fastest lap time in practice session
2018 FIA Formula 2 season has officially started this morning with practice session taking action at Sakhir International circuit (Bahrain), where the series already drove during pre-season testing. A new season, with new teams, drivers and with a new car concept which incorporates the halo. All this information and much more you can read in…
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Santino Ferrucci and Arjun Maini form Trident Formula 2 lineup for 2018
Despite there isn’t an oficial press release, it’s known who will drive for the italian based team Trident on 2018 season of the Formula 2 championship. Yesterday it was leaked trhough the indonesian website The Citizen that Arjun Maini and Santino Ferrucci will be the choosen drivers. So this season, both test and development drivers…
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Maini quickest on day two of testing
Arjun Maini is the quickest man on day two of post-season testing at the Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi. The Indian took the lead in the evening session, less than a tenth ahead of Louis Deletraz and Alexander Albon. The morning session saw Louis Deletraz top the timesheet yet again, he clocked in a 1:49.134…
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Niko Kari flies to maiden GP3 win
Niko Kari (Arden) wins his first GP3 race at the Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi. He is followed by GP3 champion George Russell (ART Grand Prix) and Arjun Maini (Jenzer) completes the podium. It was a good start for Niko Kari who went straight into the lead, followed by George Russell and Luca Pulcini (Arden).…
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Unbeatable Russell gets pole position in Spa
George Russell got pole position at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit for ART GP. Nirei Fukuzumi and Arjun Maini completed the top 3. Russell set the early pace in qualifying with an advantage of 6 tenths over Aitken. Fukuzumi followed his teammates on 3rd ahead of Boccolacci, Schothorst, Lorandi, Alesi, Hubert, Kari and Maini. After pitting for…
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Maini flies to victory in Race 2 in Barcelona
Arjun Maini won a wonderful race at the Barcelona-Catalunya Circuit after defending first place since lap 1. Boccolacci and Lorandi completed the podium. Hyman didn’t have a good start from pole and was overtaken by Maini and Boccolacci. When the DRS was activated, Maini defended aggressively from Boccolacci‘s attacks during a few laps, to the…
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Arjun returns with Jenzer Motorsport
We are pleased to announce that Arjun Maini will be back in the 2017 GP3 Series with Jenzer Motorsport after his strong 10th place finish in the driver’s championship in 2016. Arjun Maini had a very promising debut season in the GP3; despite missing the first 4 races he was the youngest driver to finish…
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Fukuzumi fastest on day 1 of test in Yas Marina
Honda protégé Nirei Fukuzumi posted the quickest time in both the morning and afternoon session on day one of post-season testing at the Yas Marina Circuit. The ART Grand Prix driver’s best time was set in the afternoon with a 1:55.479. Jack Aitken (testing for French squad ART GP) was second quickest in both sessions.…
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Ilott leads final practice in FIA F3 World Cup
Eighteen year old British driver Callum Ilott (Van Amersfoort ) became the first of a flying field of drivers to break into the near-lap-record 2min10sec lap times at the Macau Grand Prix in the second day of practice for Sunday’s FIA F3 World Cup. Ilott used the last moments of a red flag shortened practice…
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Penalty for Janosz
Artur Janosz (Trident), has been penalised following the incident with Arjun Maini (Jenzer) during the qualifying session for the first race of GP3 Series at Monza. While Janosz was warming tyres, he ignored Maini who tried to overtake him. Therefore, Maini had to run over Janosz’s back. The stewards decided that Janosz did not pay…
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Hughes and Maini penalised
Following GP3 Series short race at Spa-Francorchamps, two drivers have been handed penalties. Jake Hughes (DAMS) has been found guilty of causing a collision with Matthew Parry (Koiranen GP). As the pair of them retired following this incident, Hughes will serve a three-place grid penalty for the first race at Monza. Arjun Maini (Jenzer Motorsport)…
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Albon takes win and championship lead
Alexander Albon took the lead at the start and kept it to the chequered flag of the second race at Budapest ahead of Arjun Maini and Charles Leclerc. Arjun Maini started on pole position ahead of Alexander Albon and Charles Leclerc. Little alert for Nirei Fukuzumi quite slow on the gate away but eventually found…
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Maini replaces Tunjo at Jenzer
Indian driver Arjun Maini will make his GP3 debuts at Silverstone with Jenzer Motorsports. The 18-year-old Indian driver, Arjun Maini, has been named to replace Oscar Tunjo for the third round of the 2016 GP3 Series championship at Silverstone. It is not excluded that he might become titular for the rest of the season. Currently…
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Arjun Maini switches to T-Sport in F3
Maini, who spent his Formula 3 rookie season with Van Amersfoort Racing, will continue in the series with T-Sport racing. The Indian driver had already raced with the team for the Macau Grand Prix that which he finished in 10th place for his first participation. He comments: “The team is filled with individuals who are…
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Arjun Maini joins Van Amersfoort Racing
Arjun Maini (17) has been signed by the Dutch team Van Amersfoort Racing for the upcoming FIA Formula 3 European Championship. The team who famously ran Max Verstappen who at 17 is all set to become the youngest Formula One driver in history, has been quite impressed with Arjun’s test times and also his performances at the Toyota Racing Series…
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Maisano wins and waits for the title vs. Stroll
The French driver, Brandon Maisan won his fifth race of the season in the Toyota Racing Series in the last round of the championship at Manfeild circuit. Maisano and Maini are the only ones with Stroll, who can win the championship. 63 points of distance between them and each race are 75 points, with the…
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Maini wins a chaotic race and cuts points with Stroll
Arjun Maini has won the first race of round three in the 2015 Toyota Racing Series, fighting off a determined challenge from British driver Sam MacLeod. The win cuts Canadian driver Lance Stroll’s championship points lead to just 13 points, with Stroll starting off the rear of the next race tomorrow morning. In a race…