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Rivaan Dev Preetham (born 18 April 2013)[1] is an Indian kart racing driver from Chennai.[2] He is a four-time National Karting champion. He was selected the Champions of the Future Academy Programme and and took part in races across Europe and UAE, in the 2025 season.[1]
Early life
[edit]Preetham is born in Chennai on 18 April 2013.[3] He is the son of Ashrita Keshav[4] and Preetham Dev Moses, a 7-time Indian National bike racing champion. He is a student of Lady Andal House of Children in Chennai.[1]
Career
[edit]Preetham made his debut in 2022, at the age of nine years, in the Rotax Max Indian National Karting championship with Meco Motorsports team and finished sixth in his class. In 2023, he won his first Indian national title in the Micro Max representing team MSport, and retained it in 2024.[5] He also clinched the championship in Micro class in the Meritus Cup in 2023 and 2024.[6] He moved up to Mini Max in 2025 and won his third Indian National title.[7][8][9]
In December 2025, he represented India at the Rotax World Finals, and finished 6th in the pre-final and 9th in the final race in a field of 72 drivers at Bahrain.[10][11][12]
In 2024, he became the first Indian to win a race in the FIA Motorsports Games at the Aspar Circuit in Valencia, Spain in the Mini class in his debut international season.[13] He won a race and a heat, finishing Oveall 8th among participants from 40 countries.[6][1]
In 2025, as part of the Future Academy programme, he took part in six rounds at Portugal, Spain, Italy, Hungary, Qatar and Abu Dhabi (UAE) from March to November.[1]
In 2026, he was signed by Minardi Management, the Italian driver agency founded by the family behind former Formula One team Minardi.[14][15][10]
On 13 September 2026, he finished fourth in the Junior class at the FIA Karting Arrive and Drive Asia Pacific Championship 2026 held at Circuit of Macau Coloane in Macau.[16][17]
On 18 October 2026, he became the National champion in the Junior Max class at the 2026 Meco FMSCI Indian National Karting Championship at Meco Kartopia in Bengaluru. It is his fourth national title. Thus he earned a ticket to the World Rotax Max Grand Finals to tbe held at the Kartodromo Internacional do Algarve circuit in Portugal from 7 to 14 November 2026.[18] Racing for team MSport, Rivaan also won the Best Rookie of the Championship award.[19][20][21]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 "Rivaan Dev Preetham to race full season in Champs of Future Academy series". AutoTrack. 24 February 2025. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
- ↑ Venugopal, Ashok (12 May 2026). "The secret to Rivaan's success". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
- ↑ "Rivaan Dev Preetham". DAG Management (in Italian). Retrieved 8 September 2026.
- ↑ "Rivaan Dev Preetham: India's 12-year-old karting star making waves globally | The Shillong Times". 20 April 2025. Retrieved 8 September 2026.
- ↑ "Ishaan emerges champion". The Times of India. 29 October 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
- 1 2 "'F1 is the dream': Indian national karting champion Rivaan". Sikkim Express. 24 April 2025. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
- ↑ Ragav, S. Dipak (28 June 2026). "Indian National karting championship". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
- ↑ "Karting: Madesh wins Senior Max title; Arshi scripts history". The Hindu. 9 November 2025. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
- ↑ "Unbeaten Ishaan Madesh clinches Senior Max crown || 9-year-old Arshi Gupta scripts history, wins Micro Max crown || Titles for Eshanth Vengatesan, Rivaan Dev Preetham". MOTORSPORTINGLY. 9 November 2025. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
- 1 2 Kumar, C Santhosh (29 June 2026). "13-Year-Old Rivaan Is India's Next Big Prospect in Motorsport". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
- ↑ "Rivaan Dev Preetham impresses with two top 10 finishes in Bahrain". Nagaland Tribune. 7 December 2025. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
- ↑ "Chennai's Rivaan Dev impresses with two top-10 finishes". DT Next. 7 December 2025. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
- ↑ "Chennai's Rivaan Dev Preetham excels in academy karting series in Spain". The Print. 15 April 2025. Archived from the original on 25 July 2025. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
- ↑ "Former F1 team Minardi Management signs Indian karting ace Rivaan Dev Preetham". The Tribune. 13 February 2026. Retrieved 8 September 2026.
- ↑ "Press Trust Of India". PTI News. Retrieved 8 September 2026.
- ↑ "Rivaan Dev Preetham finishes impressive 4th in Asia-Pacific Karting". Central Chronicle. 15 September 2026. Retrieved 16 September 2026.
- ↑ "Rivaan Dev Preetham Finishes Fourth at FIA Karting Asia Pacific Championship 2026 – bhpmania.com". Retrieved 16 September 2026.
- ↑ "Krish Gupta, Rivaan Dev Preetham, Arshi Gupta and Ayansh Patil Crowned National Karting Champions". Sports Now. 18 October 2026. Retrieved 19 October 2026.
- ↑ "Chennai's Rivaan Dev Preetham emerges as Junior Max champ". DT Next. 18 October 2026. Retrieved 19 October 2026.
- ↑ "Krish, Rivaan, Arshi and Ayansh win FMSCI Indian National Karting Championship". The Hindu. 18 October 2026. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 October 2026.
- ↑ "Krish Gupta and Rivaan Dev Preetham crowned national Karting champions". Afternoon News. 21 October 2026. Retrieved 21 October 2026.