Draft:Rishab Jain (racing driver)

Rishab Jain
NationalitySingapore Singaporean
Full nameRishab Anandraj Jain
Born (2001-10-17) 17 October 2001 (age 22)
Bangalore, India
Italian F4 Championship career
Debut season2022
Current teamBWR Motorsports
Car number29
Starts17 (18 entries)
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish45th in 2022
Previous series
2021Radical Cup Korea

Rishab Jain (Rishab Anandraj Jain, born 17 October 2001) is a Singaporean racing driver who is currently driving for BWR Motorsports in the Italian F4 Championship.[1]

Career edit

Karting edit

Jain began karting professionally in 2019 after a successful karting session in Spain.[2] He returned to Singapore and started practicing at the CIK-FIA Homologated KF1 Karting Circuit, before participating in the 2019 Karting Championship Singapore.

The Singaporean subsequently went on a one-year hiatus from racing during the initial period of COVID-19 as all racing events were temporarily suspended. At the same time, he was enlisted into the Singapore Armed Forces Commando Formation to serve a mandatory period of National Service.

Radical Cup Korea edit

Rishab made his international motor racing debut, immediately when COVID-19 travel restrictions were lifted, at the 5th round of the 2021 Radical Cup Korea. Starting on the grid with the least experience, Rishab qualified 9th and managed to finish 3rd, clinching a podium placing on debut.[3]

Lower formulae edit

In 2022, Rishab made his single-seater debut at the Italian F4 Championship with BWR Motorsports.[4]

Personal life edit

Education edit

Rishab is currently an undergraduate student at the National University of Singapore[5] where he is pursuing a Bachelor of Business Administration. He had previously graduated from Global Indian International School with an International Baccalaureate Diploma.

National Service edit

Rishab was enlisted into National Service in Singapore on 3rd July, 2019, where he completed his Basic Military Training (BMTC) at Basic Military Training Centre (BMTC), located at Pulau Tekong. He was then posted to Specialist Cadet School before graduating as a Third Sergeant. He was then appointed as the Company Quartermaster Sergeant at the Singapore Armed Forces Commando Formation. Rishab officially completed his National Service on 2nd May, 2022.

Racing Record edit

Career summary edit

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2021 Radical Cup Korea URO Motorsports 1 0 0 0 1 0 NC†
2022 ADAC Formula 4 Championship BWR Motorsports 0 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Italian F4 Championship 17 0 0 0 0 0 45th
2023 F4 Indian Championship Chennai Turbo Riders 12 0 0 0 0 74 7th
2024 GB3 Championship Chris Dittmann Racing 3 0 0 0 0 4* 21st*

As Jain was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

* Season still in progress.

Complete Italian F4 Championship results edit

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 DC Points
2022 BWR Motorsports IMO
1

21
IMO
2

26
IMO
3

24
MIS
1

21
MIS
2

30
MIS
3

20
SPA
1

29
SPA
2

27
SPA
3

29
VLL
1

27
VLL
2

Ret
VLL
3

21
RBR
1
RBR
2

20
RBR
3

Ret
RBR
4

DNQ
MNZ
1

28
MNZ
2

29
MNZ
3

C
MUG
1
MUG
2
MUG
3
45th 0

*Season still in progress.

Complete F4 Indian Championship results edit

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pos Points
2023 Chennai Turbo Riders MIC1
1

5
MIC1
2

5
MIC1
3

8
MIC2
1

WD
MIC2
2

WD
MIC2
3

WD
MIC3
1

7
MIC3
2

9†
MIC3
3

7
MIC3
4

7
MIC3
5

9
MIC4
1

5
MIC4
2

8
MIC4
3

7
MIC4
4

6
7th 74

Complete GB3 Championship results edit

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 DC Points
2024 Chris Dittmann Racing OUL
1

20
OUL
2

Ret
OUL
3

173
SIL1
1

SIL1
2

SIL1
3

SPA
1

SPA
2

SPA
3

HUN
1

HUN
2

HUN
3

ZAN
1

ZAN
2

ZAN
3

SIL2
1

SIL2
2

SIL2
3

DON
1

DON
2

DON
3

BHR
1

BHR
2

BHR
3

21st* 4*

* Season still in progress.

References edit

  1. ^ eroudman (2022-05-03). "Your season guide to the 2022 Italian F4 Championship". F1 Feeder Series. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
  2. ^ Kwek, Kimberly (2022-06-27). "Motorsports: Singapore drivers make the step up to F4 racing | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
  3. ^ [국제스포츠프로토타입컵] 하이라이트, retrieved 2022-08-22
  4. ^ "Formula4 Italian Championship - Certified by FIA WSK Promotion Official Site- Driver RISHAB". www.f4championship.com. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
  5. ^ "National University of Singapore (NUS)". Top Universities. Retrieved 2022-08-22.

External links edit