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Formula Maruti is a single-seater, open wheel class in motorsport

Motorsport

Motorsport or motorsports is the group of sports which primarily involve the use of motorized vehicles, whether for racing or non-racing competition...

made and raced in India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. Many of the top teams in Indian motorsports have run in the series, including Team Lakshmi Mills Superspeeds, Team JK, Team MRF, Gabriel Racing, WSRF Racing, McDowell Racing, and Team Valvoline. Top Indian drivers have started their career racing in Formula Maruti, most notably Narain Karthikeyan

Narain Karthikeyan

Kumar Ram Narain Karthikeyan , is the first Formula One motor racing driver from India. He has previously competed in A1GP, and the Le Mans Series. He made his Formula One debut in with the Jordan team, and was a WilliamsF1 test driver in and...

, Karun Chandhok and other drivers who have had quite a successful outing in this form are Vikash Anand, Ajay Kini, Saran Vikram, Sudarshan Rao, Kartik Shankar.

Design

The car was a brainchild of S. Karivardhan

S. Karivardhan

Sundaram Karivardhan or short Kari was a legendary figure of Indian motorsports. Apart from being a successful formula car racer, was also a designer and constructor of several formula cars, his most famous design being the Formula Maruti open wheeled race car...

who wanted an affordable single seater that can highly economical to run/own, as well as being a stepping stone to several new drivers. It made its debut in 1988 at the Sholavaram

Sholavaram

Sholavaram, a quiet town 24 km north of Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It is primarily known for its Lake and the motor racing track.Sholavaram lake is one of the many water bodies that are used as water sources for Chennai....

races in Chennai

Chennai

Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...

. Young drivers in India often begin their competitive careers in Formula Maruti, or after a few years in Karting. Formula Maruti provides drivers with their first insights of a racecar, their first racecar experience, and this is where they cut their teeth in racecar set-up.

Engine

The engine and gearbox are from Maruti 800

Maruti 800

Maruti 800 is a city car manufactured by Maruti Suzuki in India. It is a rebadged version of an old model of the Suzuki Alto. Over 2.5 million Maruti 800s have been sold since its launch in 1983...

car,which is a 800cc 3cyl engine.This series is a regular in the Indian motorsport scene ever since its launch in 1988. The Chassis is a spaceframe monocoque with FRP body panels.

Champions

Season	Champion
unknown, 1992-99
2000	Karun Chandhok
unknown, 2001-03
2004	Gaurav Gill Gaurav Gill Gaurav Gill is an Indian race car driver who started his motorsport career by rallying on 2 wheels in the Indian National Rally Championship. He is based out of Delhi.Heis India’s leading rally driver...
2005	Raymond Banajee
2006	Saran Vikram
2007 summer	Naren Shankar
2007 december	Goutham Parekh
2008	Gokul Krishna
2009	G.Vikash Anand

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Design

Engine

Champions

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