Armaan Ebrahim
Armaan Ebrahim (born May 17, 1989) is a car racer from Chennai, India. He is the son of the ex-Indian F3 champion Akbar Ebrahim.
| Armaan Ebrahim | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  |
| Born | May 17, 1989 Madras, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Blancpain Sprint Series season career | |
| Debut season | 2009 |
| Current team | Fortec Motorsport |
| Car number | 6 |
| Former teams | A1 Team India, David Price Racing, MotorSport Vision, Fan Force United, BMW Auto Service Team India |
| Starts | 41 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 10th in 2010 |
| Previous series | |
| 2005 2005 2005-07 2006 2007–08 2008 2009, 2010 & 2011 2012 | Formula BMW Asia Formula BMW World Final A1 Grand Prix Formula Renault UK Formula V6 Asia GP2 Asia Series FIA Formula Two Championship Firestone Indy Lights |
Career
Ebrahim started his career in karting and became Formula LGB Champion in 2004. He later moved to Formula BMW Asia for the 2005 season. During the same year he represented A1 Team India in the A1 Grand Prix Championship, driving in 6 races, before the team was disbanded due to lack of funds. He again drove for A1 Team India Part Season in the 2006–07 A1 Grand Prix season. In 2007 he also drove in Formula V6 Asia where he captured five race wins and finished second in points.
He drove for the David Price Racing team in the 2008 GP2 Asia Series where he finished 26th in points with a best finish of 9th position.
On December 12, 2008 Ebrahim was announced as the first (and ultimately, only) Asian driver to sign up for the rebirth of FIA Formula Two in 2009, driving car number six.[1] He finished seventeenth in points, with two sixth-place finishes at Brno being his best results. The Formula Two website rated Armaan as the "Driver with the Best Race Form". On an average Armaan overtook 8 cars per race in Formula 2. The second best driver was Edoardo Piscopo who managed an average of 5.[2] Ebrahim returned to FIA Formula Two in 2010 driving for MotorSport Vision. He captured his first F2 podium finish at Circuit de Valencia and improved to tenth in points. He returned to the series and team in 2011 but left the series after twelve of the sixteen races. He had a best finish of sixth and finished 15th in points.
In 2012 Ebrahim signed to race in the American Firestone Indy Lights series for the new Fan Force United team owned by former IndyCar Series driver Tyce Carlson.[3] Ebrahim and the team mutually parted ways after five races.[4] He had a best finish of 8th in the season opener and ultimately wound up 13th in the championship.
Ebrahim is popular in the Indian media and featured on a special programme on national television with former F1 superstar David Coulthard, during the latter's visit to India in October, 2009.[5]
Ebrahim has competed for BMW Auto Service Team India in the FIA GT Series, which began on April 1, 2013.[6]
Ebrahim competed in 2014 Blancpain Sprint Series season with Team Fortec Motorsport where he secured seven podiums in the silver cup.[7]
X1 Racing
In 2019, with fellow Indian driver, Aditya Patel, Ebrahim created the X1 Racing, the world's first professional franchise-based motorsport league.[8][9]
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Formula BMW Asia | Team E-Rain | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 129 | 5th |
| Formula BMW World Final | Team E-Rain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | RET | |
| 2005-06 | A1 Grand Prix | A1 Team India | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23rd |
| 2006 | Formula Renault 2.0 UK | Position 1 Racing | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 24th |
| 2006-07 | A1 Grand Prix | A1 Team India | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 16th |
| 2007 | Formula Renault V6 Asia | Team TARADTM | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 116 | 2nd |
| 2008 | Formula V6 Asia | Black Tara | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 59 | 7th |
| GP2 Asia | David Price Racing | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26th | |
| 2009 | FIA Formula Two Championship | MotorSport Vision | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17th |
| 2010 | FIA Formula Two Championship | MotorSport Vision | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 10th |
| 2011 | FIA Formula Two Championship | MotorSport Vision | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15th |
| 2012 | Firestone Indy Lights | Fan Force United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 12th |
† As Ebrahim was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points
Complete A1 Grand Prix results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–06 | India | GBR SPR |
GBR FEA |
GER SPR |
GER FEA |
POR SPR 17 |
POR FEA 13 |
AUS SPR 17 |
AUS FEA 13 |
MYS SPR 11 |
MYS FEA EX |
UAE SPR 20 |
UAE FEA 14 |
RSA SPR 14 |
RSA FEA Ret |
IDN SPR 18 |
IDN FEA 15 |
MEX SPR |
MEX FEA |
USA SPR |
USA FEA |
CHN SPR |
CHN FEA |
24th | 0 |
| 2006–07 | NED SPR Ret |
NED FEA Ret |
CZE SPR 17 |
CZE FEA 18 |
CHN SPR 18 |
CHN FEA 11 |
MYS SPR 16 |
MYS FEA 19 |
IDN SPR 18 |
IDN FEA Ret |
NZL SPR |
NZL FEA |
AUS SPR |
AUS FEA |
RSA SPR |
RSA FEA |
MEX SPR |
MEX FEA |
CHN SPR |
CHN FEA |
GBR SPR |
GBR SPR |
16th | 13 | |
Complete GP2 Asia Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | David Price Racing | UAE FEA 21 |
UAE SPR Ret |
IND FEA Ret |
IND SPR 9 |
MAL FEA Ret |
MAL SPR 19 |
BHR FEA 13 |
BHR SPR 16 |
UAE FEA 19 |
UAE SPR Ret |
26th | 0 |
Complete FIA Formula Two Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | VAL 1 15 |
VAL 2 16 |
BRN 1 6 |
BRN 2 6 |
SPA 1 DNS |
SPA 2 Ret |
BRH 1 Ret |
BRH 2 10 |
DON 1 8 |
DON 2 Ret |
OSC 1 9 |
OSC 2 13 |
IMO 1 Ret |
IMO 2 Ret |
CAT 1 12 |
CAT 2 10 |
17th | 7 | ||
| 2010 | SIL 1 8 |
SIL 2 9 |
MAR 1 6 |
MAR 2 6 |
MNZ 1 Ret |
MNZ 2 5 |
ZOL 1 5 |
ZOL 2 Ret |
ALG 1 7 |
ALG 2 Ret |
BRH 1 9 |
BRH 2 7 |
BRN 1 Ret |
BRN 2 13 |
OSC 1 11 |
OSC 2 10 |
VAL 1 3 |
VAL 1 7 |
10th | 78 |
| 2011 | SIL 1 11 |
SIL 2 7 |
MAG 1 12 |
MAG 2 Ret |
SPA 1 13 |
SPA 2 20 |
NÜR 1 15 |
NÜR 2 13 |
BRH 1 9 |
BRH 2 6 |
RBR 1 14 |
RBR 2 Ret |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
15th | 16 |
American open–wheel racing results
(key)
Indy Lights
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Fan Force United | STP 8 |
ALA 12 |
LBH 12 |
INDY 13 |
DET 10 |
MIL | IOW | TOR | EDM | TRO | BAL | FON | 13th | 97 |
References
- "Armaan Ebrahim signs up for F2". FIA Formula Two Championship. 2008-12-12. Retrieved 2015-02-16.
- "The season so far - 2009 statistics". FIA Formula Two Championship. 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2015-02-16.
- Fan Force United Enters Series with Ebrahim Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, eFormulaCarNews, January 3, 2012, Retrieved 2012-01-12
- Armaan leaves Fan Force United! Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, Auto India Sports, June 6, 2012, Retrieved 2012-06-06
- "On pole with David Coulthard". NDTV. 2009-10-31. Retrieved 2015-02-16.
- "Armaan to drive in FIA GT Series". The Hindu. 2013-03-18.
- "Blancpain Sprint Series 2014 Standings". Blancpain GT Series Official Website. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- "X1 league will help change India's motorsport profile:Ebrahim". October 29, 2019 – via Business Standard.
- "'X1 is extreme, it's extraordinary': Armaan Ebrahim talks about X1, the new franchise based motor racing league - The Economic Times". m-economictimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org.