Having been unable to secure a ride in the 2012 Formula 1 World Championship, Indian race car driver Karun Chandhok decided to switch to endurance racing for 2012.
Chandhok, who acted as Team Lotus's reserve driver in F1 during the 2011 season, will join the newly-launched World Endurance Championship, which includes the Le Mans 24 Hours and the Sebring 12 Hours.
The Indian will drive for British team JRM Racing, the team that won the 2011 FIA GT1 World Championship with Nissan.
This season, Chandhok will drive a Honda Performance Development ARX-03a in the LMP1 class alongside teammates David Brabham and Peter Dumbreck.
"At the moment, it is not possible to race in F1 this year. The only option is to test. At the end of the day, what I really enjoy is racing. And outside F1 it is the best and biggest championship and I am looking forward to it," Chandhok told India's Zeenews.com.
Chandhok, who acted as Team Lotus's reserve driver in F1 during the 2011 season, will join the newly-launched World Endurance Championship, which includes the Le Mans 24 Hours and the Sebring 12 Hours.
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| Honda ARX-03a (Photo Honda) |
The Indian will drive for British team JRM Racing, the team that won the 2011 FIA GT1 World Championship with Nissan.
This season, Chandhok will drive a Honda Performance Development ARX-03a in the LMP1 class alongside teammates David Brabham and Peter Dumbreck.
"At the moment, it is not possible to race in F1 this year. The only option is to test. At the end of the day, what I really enjoy is racing. And outside F1 it is the best and biggest championship and I am looking forward to it," Chandhok told India's Zeenews.com.