Karting Jehan Daruvala was born on 1 October 1998 in
Mumbai,
Maharashtra,
India. He started karting in 2011 at the age of thirteen, competing in various championships across Asia and Europe. He won the Asia-Pacific Championship in 2012 and the Super 1 National Championship in 2013, while also finishing runner-up in multiple series. He further established his credentials by finishing third in the Karting World Championship in 2014. During his early career, Daruvala was coached by Rayomand Banajee, who played an instrumental role in developing his foundational skills.
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 2015 Daruvala stepped up to single-seaters in 2015, joining
Fortec Motorsport in the
Formula Renault 2.0 championships. He achieved three podiums and consistent points-scoring results to place fifth in the Northern European Cup standings. In addition, he made appearances as a
guest driver in both the Eurocup and Alps series.
2016 For
2016, Daruvala switched to reigning champions
Josef Kaufmann Racing, partnering
Lando Norris and
Robert Shwartzman. He secured
pole position at the opening round in
Monza, and managed a podium in the second race. He claimed his maiden Formula Renault win at the
Hungaroring, going on to finish fourth in the Northern European Cup standings after collecting three more podiums. In the
Eurocup, Daruvala scored an early podium in
Aragón but was unable to replicate that result consistently, ultimately finishing ninth in the standings.
Toyota Racing Series Prior to his
2016 European campaign, Daruvala competed in the
Toyota Racing Series. He claimed three victories and a further three podiums to finish runner-up in the championship behind
Lando Norris. He returned to the series in
2017, securing two wins–including the prestigious
New Zealand Grand Prix–and recording the highest number of pole positions that season. Despite his strong qualifying form, a more competitive championship left him fifth in the overall championship.
Formula 3 (2017–2019) 2017 in 2017 In November 2016, Daruvala announced his switch to the
FIA Formula 3 European Championship for the
2017, joining
Carlin the following month. He made an immediate impact in
Monza, taking his maiden pole position and converting it into second place after leading much of the race. He added another podium at the
Hungaroring before claiming his first victory at the
Norisring, passing polesitter
Maximilian Günther at the start. Daruvala finished sixth in the championship and also competed in the
Macau Grand Prix, finishing tenth after starting 16th.
2018 Daruvala remained with
Carlin for the
2018 season. He opened his campaign with a third place at
Pau and later secured his sole win of the year in
Spa-Francorchamps, where he took pole position and fastest lap. Despite recording five podiums across the season, inconsistent results hindered his overall standing, and he finished tenth in the championship. He returned to the
Macau Grand Prix, finishing twelfth from seventeenth. Daruvala also made a one-off appearance in the
Yas Marina GP3 finale, with
MP Motorsport in place of
Niko Kari, finishing ninteenth and thirteenth in the races.
2019 . In 2019, Daruvala continued in
Formula 3 for a third consecutive year, competing in the
inaugural FIA Formula 3 season with
Prema Racing, partnering
Robert Shwartzman and
Marcus Armstrong. He enjoyed a strong start to the season, taking his maiden win in the
Barcelona sprint race after overtaking
Niko Kari at the start. He followed this with a second consecutive win in
Paul Ricard, recovering from a slow launch from the front row to pass
Jake Hughes for the lead. A third-place finish in the
reverse-grid race capped off a run of three podiums in four races. Daruvala remained competitive in the subsequent rounds, finishing fourth in the
Red Bull Ring feature race, before inheriting second in the
sprint race after his teammates collided ahead. In
Silverstone, he secured another podium with second place in the
feature race, though his momentum was interrupted in the reverse-grid race after a collision with
Pedro Piquet eliminated both drivers. A difficult qualifying session in Daruvala had his worst qualifying of the year in
Hungary left him outside the points for the first time that season. He regrouped in
Spa-Francorchamps by claiming his maiden pole position. converting it into third place in the feature race, followed by fifth in the sprint. In
Monza, despite grid penalties for impeding, he recovered to finish third in the feature race. At the
Sochi finale, Daruvala qualified on the front row but lost positions at the start, ultimately finishing fifth following a post-race penalty for another driver. He stalled on the
formation lap of the sprint race and recovered to fourteenth. Daruvala concluded the season third in the championship, scoring seven podiums including two wins, along with one pole position and two fastest laps. Daruvala was scheduled to compete in the
Macau Grand Prix but withdrew due to injury, with
Frederik Vesti replacing him.
FIA Formula 2 Championship 2020 In February 2020, Daruvala rejoined
Carlin for the
FIA Formula 2 Championship, partnering
Red Bull Junior Yuki Tsunoda. He was simultaneously inducted into the Red Bull Junior Team, with aspirations of progressing to
Formula One in . Following a delayed start to the season, Daruvala made his debut at the
Red Bull Ring, qualifying sixth. However, a poor start and a collision with Tsunoda dropped him out of contention in the
feature race, and he finished thirteenth, before placing sixteenth in the
sprint. Daruvala's hope of points were over following a poor start, before being tipped into a spin by Tsunoda. A similarly challenging round at the same circuit saw him qualify seventh but slip to twelfth in the feature race, while he narrowly missed out on points in the sprint. Daruvala's breakthrough came in
Hungaroring, where he qualified sixteenth but executed an alternate strategy in the feature race, climbing through the field to finish sixth and score his maiden Formula 2 points. He followed this with another sixth place finish in the sprint race, marking his first double points finish. In
Silverstone, he continued to qualify consistently inside the top ten, though race starts hindered his results; he recovered to fifth in the sprint race after
pitting under the
safety car. A more difficult
second Silverstone round and a non-scoring weekend in
Barcelona stalled his momentum. A string of challenging rounds followed. In
Spa-Francorchamps, early contact in the feature forced him into an unscheduled pit stop, resulting in a nineteenth-place finish. He returned to the points in
Monza, utilising an alternate strategy to finish tenth in the feature race, before placing sixth in the sprint. In
Mugello, another slow start compromised his feature race, though he again salvaged points with sixth in the sprint. Daruvala achieved his strongest qualifying performance of the season in
Sochi, lining up second alongside Tsunoda on the front row. He then finished fifth in the feature race but dropped out of the points in the sprint following a time penalty. In
Bahrain, he converted a strong start into contention and, after an effective
undercut strategy, secured his maiden podium with third place in the feature race. However, his sprint race ended prematurely following contact with
Callum Ilott. During the
second Bahrain round, Daruvala qualified third and finished seventh in the feature race. In the sprint, Daruvala overtook
Dan Ticktum late on to secure his maiden Formula 2 victory. He concluded the season twelfth in the drivers' standings with 72 points, significantly behind Tsunoda, who finished third and was promoted to Formula One.
2021 during the
2021 Silverstone Formula 2 round Prior to his main campaign, Daruvala competed in the
F3 Asian Championship with
Mumbai Falcons, where he secured three victories and eight podiums to finish third in the championship behind
Pierre-Louis Chovet and champion
Guanyu Zhou. Daruvala continued in the
FIA Formula 2 Championship for 2021 with
Carlin alongside
Dan Ticktum. He began the season strongly in
Bahrain, finishing second in the opening after passing
David Beckmann and capitalising on
Théo Pourchaire's retirement, though he was unable to challenge race winner
Liam Lawson. He added a fourth place in the second sprint and sixth in the feature race. A difficult weekend followed in
Monaco. Daruvala narrowly missed out on
reverse pole for the second sprint after being overtaken on the final lap of the opening race, and despite being promoted into the points in the second sprint following a disqualification ahead, he retired from the feature race after contact with
Gianluca Petecof. In
Baku, Daruvala returned to form with a podium in the second sprint race, overtaking
Bent Viscaal after a safety car restart to finish third, having finished fourth in the earlier sprint. He added further points in the feature race. However, his momentum stalled at
Silverstone, where contact with Viscaal in the second sprint resulted in a time penalty, and he could only manage tenth in the feature race. Daruvala delivered a breakthrough performance in
Monza, qualifying on the front row. After placing outside the points in the opening sprint, he started second in the
reverse-grid race and took the lead at the start, controlling the race to secure his first victory of the season. He followed this with a fifth place finish in the feature race, despite a poor start. In
Sochi, he again qualified second. After a spin in the sprint race dropped him out of the points, he recovered to finish third in the feature race. In
Jeddah, Daruvala qualified outside the top ten and endured a difficult weekend, where penalties in both sprint races dropping him out of contention and leaving him without points. This included a penalty in the second sprint for an off-track pass on
Oscar Piastri, which demoted him from second place. He rebounded at the
Yas Marina finale, starting from reverse pole in the opening sprint and converting it into his second victory of the season after holding off sustained pressure from
Felipe Drugovich. He added a further fifth place finish in the second sprint, while he failed to score points in the feature race. Daruvala finished seventh in the standings championship with 113 points, scoring two victories, five podiums and a fastest lap, though he was outscored by teammate Ticktum.
2022 during the
2022 Spielberg Formula 2 round. In January 2022, Daruvala reunited with reigning champions
Prema Powerteam for the
2022 season, partnering fellow
Red Bull Junior Team member and
2021 FIA Formula 3 champion
Dennis Hauger. Although initially expected to be his final season in the category, Daruvala would ultimately remain for
another year. Daruvala qualified seventh at the season-opening
Bahrain round and finished second in the sprint race after passing
Ralph Boschung in the closing stages. His feature race was compromised by contact and a front wing change, dropping him to fourteenth. In
Jeddah, he recovered from a lowly qualifying position to finish seventh in the sprint following post-race penalties, while an early pit stop allowed him to gain track position and secure third in the feature race. He qualified eighth in
Imola and finished second in the sprint race behind
Marcus Armstrong, but an alternate strategy in the feature proved ineffective due to an early safety car, which left him ninth. In
Barcelona, he qualified fourth and finished in the same position after a late overtake on
Jake Hughes. In the feature race, he retired with an electrical issue while again attempting a strategy offset. In
Monaco, Daruvala secured second in the sprint behind Hauger, completing a 1-2 finish for Prema, while he finished eighth in an uneventful feature race. In
Baku, he led the majority of the race after passing
Frederik Vesti at the start, but a lock-up after the second safety car restart dropped him to second place behind Vesti; he added a fourth place in a chaotic feature race. feature race before being penalised Daruvala's mid-season form proved inconsistent. After qualifying on reverse pole at
Silverstone, he dropped to eighth in the sprint due to tyre degradation but recovered to sixth in the feature race on an alternate strategy. In
Austria, he initially finished second on a drying track after starting on slick tyres, but a post-race track drying penalty dropped him out of the points; the result cost him a potential victory after race winner
Richard Verschoor was later disqualified. In
France, Daruvala claimed another sprint race podium after leading early before being passed by
Liam Lawson, and finished seventh in the feature. However, a difficult run followed across the next rounds, which included a non-scoring weekend in
Hungary and a
did not start (DNS) in the
Spa-Francorchamps sprint due to a technical issue; he was due to start from second from the latter. A crash in
Zandvoort limited Daruvala to seventeenth in qualifying, though he broke his points drought with a tenth place in the feature race, following a post-race penalty for
David Beckmann ahead. His breakthrough came in
Monza, where he qualified sixth and finished third in the sprint. In the feature race, despite minor contact with
Jack Doohan and
Logan Sargeant on the opening lap, a well-timed safety car allowed Daruvala to benefit and inherit the lead, which he converted into his maiden Formula 2 feature race victory. Despite the breakthrough, Daruvala ended the season on a subdued note. In
Abu Dhabi, he qualified twelfth and retired from the sprint race following a collision with
Enzo Fittipaldi; he finished thirteenth in the feature. Daruvala concluded the season seventh in the championship with 126 points, recording one victory and seven additional podiums.
2023 during the
2023 Silverstone Formula 2 round In , Daruvala switched to reigning champions
MP Motorsport for his fourth season in
Formula 2, continuing alongside
Dennis Hauger. Ahead of the campaign, Daruvala indicated that his long-term future lay in
Formula E. Daruvala qualified eleventh in the
Bahrain season opener and finished sixth in the sprint race after a strong start, but tyre degradation compromised his feature race, leaving him sixteenth. In
Jeddah, he converted a strong fifth-place qualifying result into a pair of podiums, finishing third in both races. He added sixth in a disrupted
Melbourne feature race, though a disappointing weekend in
Baku followed; he retired from fifth in the sprint after collecting
Victor Martins' car and later fell out of the points in the feature due to a penalty for rejoining unsafely. In
Monaco, Daruvala secured second in the sprint race after inheriting the position when
Isack Hadjar encountered mechanical issues, but he finished outside the points in the feature. A non-scoring weekend in
Barcelona followed, before he returned to the points with tenth and sixth-places in the
Austria and
Silverstone feature races respectively. In
Hungary, he added a fifth place in the sprint. His inconsistent form persisted into the latter stages of the season. In
Spa-Francorchamps, Daruvala started from reverse pole in the sprint but retired early due to a loose headrest, before a second retirement in the feature marked his first double DNF weekend in Formula 2. In
Zandvoort, he qualified sixteenth and finished outside the points in both races, while he recovered to seventh place in the
Monza feature race on an alternate strategy. Daruvala did not contest the season finale in
Abu Dhabi after signing with
Maserati MSG Racing in the
FIA Formula E World Championship; he was replaced by
Franco Colapinto. He finished twelfth in the standings with three podiums and 59 points, marking his first full Formula 2 season without a race victory. == Formula One ==