Parthiva Sureshwaren (born 21 February 1980) is an Indian race car driver born in Chennai.
Career
A1 Grand Prix
Sureshwaren drove in the 2006-07 A1 Grand Prix season for A1 Team India at the Australian round, replacing Narain Karthikeyan. He did so again for the 2007–08 season, replacing the injured Karthikeyan at Durban. He competed in Formula V6 Asia for the remainder of 2007 and got 2 podium finishes at the Sepang International circuit. He then hoped to move to the IndyCar Series in 2009.
Formula Two
In 2010, Sureshwaren began competing in the FIA Formula Two Championship, taking part in the first six rounds and scoring points in Monza, Italy. In 2011 he elected to continue in the series. In 2012 Parthiva Sureshwaren started his 3rd season in the FIA Formula two championship and took part in 4 rounds at Silverstone, Algarve, Nurburgring and Spa Francorchamps.
FORMULA V6 ASIA
In 2007 Parthiva raced for half the season in the Formula V6 Asian championship. He achieved 2 podiums in Sepang, Malaysia.
Racing record
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Complete motorsports results
American Open-Wheel racing results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest race lap)
Barber Dodge Pro Series
Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Rank | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2002 | SEB | LRP | LAG 20 |
POR 13 |
TOR 14 |
CLE | VAN | MDO | ROA | MTL | 26th | 5 |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2006–07 | India | NED SPR |
NED FEA |
CZE SPR |
CZE FEA |
CHN SPR |
CHN FEA |
MYS SPR |
MYS FEA |
IDN SPR PO |
IDN FEA PO |
NZL SPR |
NZL FEA |
AUS SPR 18 |
AUS FEA 16 |
RSA SPR |
RSA FEA |
MEX SPR |
MEX FEA |
CHN SPR |
CHN FEA |
GBR SPR |
GBR SPR |
16th | 13 |
2007–08 | NED SPR |
NED FEA |
CZE SPR PO |
CZE FEA PO |
MYS SPR PO |
MYS FEA PO |
CHN SPR PO |
CHN FEA PO |
NZL SPR PO |
NZL FEA PO |
AUS SPR |
AUS FEA |
RSA SPR 17 |
RSA FEA Ret |
MEX SPR PO |
MEX FEA PO |
CHN SPR PO |
CHN FEA PO |
GBR SPR PO |
GBR SPR PO |
10th | 61 | |||
2008–09 | NED SPR |
NED FEA |
CHN SPR |
CHN FEA |
MYS SPR |
MYS FEA |
NZL SPR PO |
NZL FEA PO |
RSA SPR PO |
RSA FEA PO |
POR SPR PO |
POR FEA PO |
GBR SPR PO |
GBR SPR PO |
12th | 19 |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | SIL 1 16 |
SIL 2 16 |
MAR 1 11 |
MAR 2 Ret |
MNZ 1 15 |
MNZ 2 10 |
ZOL 1 12 |
ZOL 2 Ret |
ALG 1 14 |
ALG 2 11 |
BRH 1 18 |
BRH 2 14 |
BRN 1 |
BRN 2 |
OSC 1 |
OSC 2 |
VAL 1 |
VAL 2 |
21st | 1 |
2011 | SIL 1 18 |
SIL 2 Ret |
MAG 1 |
MAG 2 |
SPA 1 21 |
SPA 2 19 |
NÜR 1 DNS |
NÜR 2 Ret |
BRH 1 11 |
BRH 2 14 |
RBR 1 Ret |
RBR 2 17 |
MNZ 1 15 |
MNZ 2 14 |
CAT 1 17 |
CAT 2 14 |
25th | 0 | ||
2012 | SIL 1 12 |
SIL 2 11 |
ALG 1 16 |
ALG 2 14 |
NÜR 1 12 |
NÜR 2 12 |
SPA 1 11 |
SPA 2 11 |
BRH 1 |
BRH 2 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
21st | 0 |
References
- "Sureshwaren to take American IndyCar plunge next year". The Hindu. 12 April 2008.
- "Parthiva Sureshwaren signs up for 2010 F2 season". FIA Formula Two Championship. MotorSport Vision. 18 March 2010. Archived from the original on 22 March 2010. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
- "Parthiva Sureshwaren returns for 2011 assault". FIA Formula Two Championship. MotorSport Vision. 10 March 2011. Archived from the original on 25 March 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
External links
- Parthiva Sureshwaren career summary at DriverDB.com
- Parthiva Sureshwaren on Twitter
- 1980 births
- Living people
- Motorsport people from Chennai
- Indian racing drivers
- British Formula Three Championship drivers
- Formula V6 Asia drivers
- A1 Team India drivers
- FIA Formula Two Championship drivers
- Barber Pro Series drivers
- MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship drivers
- A1 Grand Prix drivers
- Eurasia Motorsport drivers
- Arena Motorsport drivers