Question: Which Indian racer recently won the inaugural round of FIA Formula 3 Championship in Barcelona?
(a) Jehan Daruwala
(b) Narayan Kartikeyan
(c) Vinod Jhakad
(d) Pramod Dubey
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
- Young Indian racer Jehan Daruwala, driving for Prema Racing, won the inaugural round of the FIA Formula 3 Championship in Barcelona on 12th May, 2019.
- FIA Formula 3 Championship is one of the support events to Formula One.
- The all-new FIA F3 Championship was created by merging the erstwhile GP3 Championship and FIA F3 European Championship, resulting in an ultra-competitive 30 car grid.
- Jehan is the only Indian to win a Grand Prix when he won the New Zealand Grand Prix and later went on to become the only Indian to win a race in the erstwhile FIA F3 European Championship, which used slower cars.