Draft:Shane Chandaria
| Shane Chandaria Bhagesh | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Kenyan |
| Born | 23 December 2009 |
| F4 Indian Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2026 |
| Current team | FFSA Academy |
| Starts | 0 (0 entries) |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
Shane Chandaria Bhagesh (born 23 December 2009) is a Kenyan racing driver who is set to compete in the 2026 French F4 Championship. He is the winner of the 2025 F4 Indian Championship.
Career
Karting
He started club karting at the Great Rift Valley Circuit, which was close to Nairobi. Chandaria was successful in Kenyan karting due to the small competitor pool and he took the national title in 2022.[1] In 2024 and 2025, he began competing in the British Kart Championship and came thirty-seventh in his rookie year. He only contested the first three rounds of the championship in his sophomore year and ended the season fourtieth in the standings.[2]
Formula 4
2025
Chandaria made his Formula 4 debut in the 2025 F4 Indian Championship for Chennai Turbo Riders after missing out on a seat in the Indian F4 Global Shootout Program.[3][4] He finished on the podium in the first race of the season at Kari Motor Speedway.[5] In the second round at Madras International Circuit, he retired from the first race and claimed his maiden pole position and win in the third race.[6][7]
He collected two more pole positions in the first and third race of the third round also held at the Kari Motor Speedway.[8] His pole position in the first race was inherited to Itsuki Sato, after the Kenyan got a five-second penalty but still kept the two points. Chandaria won the second race and came third in the fourth race.[9][10] The fourth round was held at Kari Motor Speedway, for the third consecutive time in the series. Chandaria claimed both pole positions and converted them to a third place and a win in the first and third races, respectively.[11][12]
In the fifth and final round of the series at Madras International Circuit, he got one final pole in the first race which he converted to a second place, and a third place in the last race.[13] He won the title with three wins, five pole positions, five fastest laps, eight podiums and 187 points. Chandaria became the first Kenyan to win a FIA-sanctioned single-seater series.[14][15]
2026
He will be competing in the 2026 French F4 Championship, becoming the first Kenyan to compete in the series.
Karting record
Karting career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | The Great Rift Valley Circuit – Cadet | 1st | |
| 2021 | Kenya National Karting Championship – Cadet | ||
| 2022 | Kenya National Karting Championship – Cadet | 1st | |
| 2023 | CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy | Chandaria Bhagesh Anilkumar | 44th |
| 2024 | British Kart Championship – Junior Rotax | Protrain | 37th |
| 2025 | British Kart Championship – Junior Rotax | 40th | |
| Source:[16] | |||
Racing record
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | F4 Indian Championship | Chennai Turbo Riders | 15 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 187 | 1st |
| 2026 | French F4 Championship | FFSA Academy |
Complete F4 Indian Championship 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 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Chennai Turbo Riders | KAR1 1 2 |
KAR1 2 5 |
MAD1 1 Ret |
MAD1 2 7 |
MAD1 3 1 |
MAD1 4 4 |
KAR2 1 6 |
KAR2 2 1 |
KAR2 3 5 |
KAR2 4 3 |
KAR3 1 3 |
KAR3 2 5 |
KAR3 3 1 |
MAD2 1 2 |
MAD2 2 3 |
1st | 187 |
References
- ^ "Year-In-Review: WRC Safari attracted unprecedented global attention". citizen.digital. 31 December 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
- ^ "How Indian F4 champion Chandaria helped put Kenya on the single-seater map". feederseries.net. 22 March 2026. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
- ^ "How birthday party gave birth to Formula 1 dream for Shane Chandaria". capitalfm.co.ke. 27 September 2025. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
- ^ "Indian F4: 2025 season guide". feederseries.net. 15 August 2025. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
- ^ "Vasilis Apostolidis starts Indian F4's third season on top at Kari". formulascout.com. 17 August 2025. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
- ^ "Shane Chandaria and Sachel Rotge Shine in Chennai as Round 2 Wraps Up in Style". businessminutes.in. 26 August 2025. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
- ^ "Shane Chandaria Seals Dominant Lights-to-Flag Victory for Chennai Turbo Riders". chennaiglitz.com. 24 August 2025. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
- ^ "Itsuki Sato wins twice at Kari on Indian F4 debut, Mumbai to host finale". formulascout.com. 10 October 2025. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
- ^ "Itsuki Sato wins twice at Kari on Indian F4 debut, Mumbai to host finale". formulascout.com. 10 October 2025. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
- ^ "Kenyan Teen Shane Chandaria Dominates Indian F4, Eyes Prestigious French Series". streamline feed.co.ke. 29 October 2025. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
- ^ "New champions emerge as JK Tyre National Racing Championship concludes". auto.hindustantimes.com. 17 November 2025. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
- ^ "Chandaria stars in Indian F4 at Kari as finale moves to Chennai". formulascout.com. 17 November 2025. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
- ^ "Teen talent Shane Chandaria clinches Formula 4 Indian Championship title". sportstar.thehindu.com. 14 December 2025. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
- ^ "Shane Chandaria: Kenyan racing prodigy on winning Indian F4 and chasing the F1 dream". sportafrica.net. 16 December 2025. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
- ^ "Teen Prodigy Shane Chandaria clinches Formula 4 Indian Championship title". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 15 December 2025. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
- ^ Kartcom. "Chandaria Shane Bhagesh". Retrieved 26 August 2025.
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