Jehan Daruvala ( Marathi pronunciation : [d͡ʒeˈɦɑn daːruːvaːlaː]; born 1 October 1998) is an Indian racing driver currently driving for Maserati MSG Racing in Formula E in 2024.
2011
He was a protégé of the Force India F1 team, after being one of three winners of a 'One in a Billion hunt' organized by the team in 2011.
He is also a former member of the Red Bull Junior Team.
Daruvala was born in Mumbai to Khurshed and Kainaz Daruvala, a Parsi family.
He studied at Bombay Scottish School, Mahim.
His father Khurshed is the current MD of Sterling & Wilson, an associate company of Shapoorji Pallonji.
Daruvala started karting at the age of thirteen in 2011, participating in many events across his karting career.
2012
He won the 2012 Asia-Pacific Championship and 2013 Super 1 National Championship titles as champion and many other series as vice champion across Asia and Europe.
He finished two places lower than the previous year in 12th, having started 17th.
Daruvala joined MP Motorsport in the Yas Marina GP3 finale, taking Niko Kari's seat.
2014
Daruvala placed third in the 2014 Karting World Championship.
He was coached by Rayomand Banajee who recognised his talent early on and was instrumental in laying the foundations for his future success.
2015
In 2015, Daruvala stepped up to single-seaters with Fortec Motorsport in the Formula Renault 2.0 championships.
Three podiums, including consistent points scoring helped him rank fifth in the Northern European Cup.
He partook as a guest driver in the Eurocup and Alps series.
The following year, Daruvala switched to reigning series champions Josef Kaufmann Racing partnering Lando Norris and Robert Shwartzman.
He took an opening pole position at Monza, and in the second race, he took a podium.
In Hungary, he took his first Northern European Cup win.
Three more third places saw Daruvala rank fourth in the North European Cup.
In the Eurocup, Daruvala took an opening podium but was unable to replicate the result again.
He eventually finished ninth in the Eurocup standings.
2016
Before the start of Daruvala's 2016 season, he took part in the Toyota Racing Series.
Three wins and three more podiums helped Daruvala become vice-champion to Lando Norris.
In November 2016, Daruvala stated his intention to switch to the European Formula 3 Championship for the 2017 season.
He signed to race with Carlin the following month.
At the first Monza race, Daruvala took his first pole position in the series and would convert it into a second place, having led the majority of the race.
He scored another podium at the Hungaroring before finally taking his maiden win at the Norisring, passing polesitter Maximilian Günther on the first lap from second.
Daruvala finished sixth in the championship.
2017
Daruvala returned to the Toyota Racing Series for the 2017 season.
He claimed the most pole positions of any driver and claimed two wins, one of which was the New Zealand Grand Prix.
Despite that, he only ranked fifth in the championship, as the championship fight was more competitive.
He also participated in the 2017 Macau Grand Prix, finishing tenth in the race after starting 16th.
2018
Daruvala remained with Carlin for the 2018 season.
He achieved a third place in the opening weekend at Pau, during the third race.
Daruvala scored his only win of the year in the first race of the Spa-Francorchamps round, taking pole position and the fastest lap.
Overall, he claimed a total of five podiums, including one win and a pole position.
Despite that, Daruvala only ranked tenth in the standings, due to his inconsistent points scoring.
Daruvala once again participated in the 2018 Macau Grand Prix.
2019
He finished both races in 19th and 13th.
In 2019, Daruvala competed in the inaugural Formula 3 season for the Prema Powerteam, alongside Robert Shwartzman and Marcus Armstrong.
