Kush Maini
Kush Maini | |
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ಕುಶ್ ಮೈನಿ | |
Maini driving the Dallara F2 2024 during the 2024 Spielberg Formula 2 round | |
| Born | 22 September 2000 Bangalore, Karnataka, India |
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| Nationality | Indian |
| FIA Formula 2 Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2023 |
| Current team | DAMS |
| Racing licence | FIA Silver |
| Car number | 12 |
| Former teams | Campos, Invicta |
| Starts | 65 (66 entries) |
| Wins | 2 |
| Podiums | 7 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| Best finish | 11th in 2023 |
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Kush Maini (Kannada: ಕುಶ್ ಮೈನಿ, pronounced [kuʃ ˈmai.ni]; born 22 September 2000) is an Indian racing driver, who competes in the FIA Formula 2 Championship for DAMS as part of the Alpine Academy, and serves as a reserve driver in Formula One for Alpine and in Formula E for Mahindra.
Maini has previously competed in Formula 4, the Formula Renault Eurocup, the FIA World Endurance Championship, the BRDC British Formula 3 Championship, and FIA Formula 3. Maini is an Alpine Academy member.
He is the younger brother of Arjun Maini, also a racing driver who competed in GP3 and Formula 2, and the nephew of Indian business magnate Chetan Maini. He is also the grandson of Sudarshan Maini, founder of Maini Group of industries. Maini is mentored by two-time Formula One champion Mika Häkkinen.