Jehan Daruvala Height, Age, Girlfriend, Family, Biography & More

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Hometown: Mumbai

Age: 26 Years

Girlfriend: Maia Shroff

Bio/Wiki
Profession	Car Racer
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 175 cm in meters- 1.75 m in feet & inches- 5’ 9”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 70 kg in pounds- 154 lbs
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Racing
Category	Car
Debut	• Karting: In 2012, at Asia-Pacific Championship • Formula 3: In 2017, at European Formula 3 Championship • Formula 2: In 2020, at FIA Formula 2 Championship
Team	MP Motorsport
Car Number	2
Racing Records	Karting • 2011: Achieved 1st position in All-Stars Karting Championship Malaysia- Yamaha Junior • 2012: Achieved 1st position in Asia-Pacific Championship- KF3 • 2013: Achieved 1st position in Super 1 National Championship- KFJ • 2013: Achieved 2nd position in CIK-FIA International Super Cup- KFJ • 2014: Achieved 2nd position in the German Karting Championship- Senior • 2014: Achieved 3rd position in CIK-FIA World Championship- KFJ Formula • 2016: Achieved 2nd position in Toyota Racing Series • 2019: Achieved 3rd position in FIA Formula 3 Championship • 2021: Achieved 3rd position in the F3 Asian Championship • 2022: Achieved 3rd position in FIA Formula 2 Championship
Personal Life
Date of Birth	1 October 1998 (Thursday)
Age (as of 2024)	26 Years
Birthplace	Mumbai
Zodiac sign	Libra
Signature
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Mumbai
School	• Bombay Scottish School, Mahim West, Mumbai • NIOS (The National Institute of Open Schooling), Mumbai
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Affairs/Girlfriends	Maia Shroff (2014) (entrepreneur)
Family
Wife/Spouse	N/A
Parents	Father- Khurshed Daruvala (MD of Sterling & Wilson) Mother- Kainaz Daruvala
Siblings	Brother- None Sister- Delna Daruvala (elder)
Favourites
Car Driver(s)	Kimi Raikkonen, Fernando Alonso
Car	Lamborghini Aventador
Cuisine	Parsi
Style Quotient
Car Collection	Mercedes CLA 45 AMG

Some Lesser Known Facts About Jehan Daruvala

Jehan Daruvala is an Indian motorsports racing driver, who is a reserve driver of the Formula E team for Mahindra Racing. He is a Formula 2 driver for MP Motorsports.

He became interested in car racing at a very young age.
A childhood image of Jehan Daruvala

When he was 9 years old, he began karting with his father as a recreational activity and later, realised that he wanted to be a car racer.
A childhood image of Jehan Daruvala while karting

At the age of 13, he began his driving journey with karting in 2011. He had participated in many karting competitions.

Rayomand Banajee, Go-karting champion and owner of Rayo Racing, saw Jehan while karting and realised Jehan’s potential and talent for racing. Later, Rayomand began to coach him for a strong foundation in racing.

In 2011, he participated in the ‘One in a Billion’ hunt organised by the Force India F1 team and became an apprentice of the team after he was selected in the top three of the hunt.

In 2013, he won the title of champion at the Super 1 National Championship. Later, he secured vice-champion positions at multiple racing competitions held across Asia and Europe.
Jehan driving in the German Karting Championship in 2014 and secured 2nd position

In 2015, he lifted up to single-seaters in the Formula Renault 2.0 NEC and Formula Renault 2.0 Alps championships with Fortec Motorsport. After he took three podiums and scored consistent points, he was ranked fifth in the Northern European Cup. In the same year, he participated as a guest driver in the Eurocup and Alps series.
Jehan secured position 3 in qualifying but 5th position overall in the 2015 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC

In 2016, he achieved an opening pole position at Monza Circuit in Italy and took the podium in the second race.

In 2016, he participated in Toyota Racing Series, where he won three times and took three podiums, which made him vice-champion to Lando Norris, who is a Belgian-British racing driver. He finished 2nd in the Toyota Racing Series.
Jehan Daruvala (extreme left) achieved 2nd position in Toyota Racing Series in 2016

In the 2017 season of the Toyota Racing Series, he took the most pole positions and won two times, including one in the New Zealand Grand Prix.

In 2016, he signed to race with the Carlin Motorsport team.

In 2017, he was ranked 6th in the European Formula 3 Championship. In the same year, he achieved the 10th position Macau Grand Prix.
Jehan secured 1st position in race 3 at Norisring in 2017

In 2017, he became the first Indian to win New Zealand International Grand Prix, an annual motor racing event that takes place held in New Zealand. He won the race with a Tatuus FT-50 Toyota.

In the 2018 season of the European Formula 3 Championship, he finished third in the third race at Pau Grand Prix’s opening weekend.

In 2018, he took the pole position and fastest lap in the first race of the Spa-Francorchamps round, which turned out to be his only win of the year.

He secured 12th position in the 2018 Macau Grand Prix.
Jehan in his car after completing the race in the 2018 Macau Grand Prix

In 2018, he signed with the MP Motorsport team during the Yas Marina GP3 finale. He secured the 26th position in the race.
Jehan before his race in Yas Marina Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in 2018

In 2019, he signed with Prema Powerteam for racing in the Formula 3 Championship’s inaugural season. He participated in 16 races; however, he won only two. He stood 3rd in the championship.
Jehan in 3rd position in FIA Formula 3 in 2019

In February 2020, he signed again with the Carlin Motorsport team before participating in the 2020 FIA Formula 2 Championship. He was given the title of Red Bull Junior during the championship. He stood 12th in the championship after winning only one race.
Jehan prepared for the race on Bahrain International Circuit in 2020

In 2021, he won three races at the F3 Asian Championship held in Abu Dhabi from the team Mumbai Falcons India Racing Ltd. He stood 3rd in the championship because of his overall performance and scoring 192 points in the championship.
Jehan after securing P3 in teams’ championship in F3 Asian Championship in 2021

In 2021, he again participated in FIA Formula 2 Championship and was ranked 7th after winning 2 races out of 23.
Jehan receiving trophy after securing 3rd position in the feature race in FIA Formula 2 championship in 2021

In January 2022, he signed again with the Prema Racing team before participating in the FIA Formula 2 Championship. He did not win any race in the championship; however, he scored 3rd rank because of the podiums he took and the points he gained.
Jehan (extreme right) after winning the trophy for 3rd position in the 2022 FIA Formula 2 championship

After the 2022 Canadian Grand Prix, he was given an opportunity to take the Formula 1 car McLaren MCL35M for a test drive at the Silverstone Circuit in England. In July 2022, he took the car for the second test drive at the Algarve International Circuit in Portugal. In September 2022, he took the car for the third test drive and drove the car at the Circuit Paul Ricard in France.

In an interview, when he was asked about how he felt when he won a chance for taking the 2021 Formula 1 winner car, Mclaren MCL35 for a test drive, he said,

I have never driven a Formula 1 car before. This test is for me to learn about the car and its characteristics and find its limits. My aim is to win the F2 Championships and hopefully, I do enough and my name is out there (to be noticed).”
In November 2022, it was announced that he would participate as a test and reserve driver for Mahindra Racing in Formula E season 2022-2023.

In 2023, he switched back to the MP Motorsport team in the fourth season of the FIA Formula 2 Championship. He finished 3rd in FIA Formula 2 Championship Saudi Arabia round. He finished 17th position in FIA Formula 2 round in Melbourne.
Jehan Daruvala finished 3rd in FIA Formula 2 in 2023 in Saudi Arabia