| Arjun Maini | ||
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| File:Arjun Maini.png | ||
| Driver Details | ||
| Nationality |  Indian
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| P.o.B. | Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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| D.o.B. | 10 December 1997 | |
| Début |  2021 Monza Race 1
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| DTM Career | ||
| Entries | 0 (0 Starts) | |
| Wins | 0 | |
| Poles | 0 | |
| F.L.s | 0 | |
| Points | 0 | |
| Current Season | ||
| Team |  Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed
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| Car | Mercedes-AMG GT3-Evo | |
| Number | Standings | Points |
| 36 | 14th | 17 |
Arjun Maini (born 10 December 1997 in Bangalore, Karnataka, India) is an Indian racing driver, who competes in the 2021 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship with Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed.[1] The first Indian born driver to compete in the DTM, Maini boasted a CV that contained entries in the FIA Formula 2 Championship and European Le Mans Series prior to making his DTM debut.[1]
Background[]
Maini's career began in karting in 2007, with the youngster setting new records in his native India for largely for his success at a young age.[2] 2014 would see Maini make his debut in a racing car, fighting with teammate George Russell for the crown in the BRDC Formula 4 championship, ultimately missing out by three points.[2] For 2015 Maini would move to the Toyota Racing Series in New Zealand, while also securing a seat in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship.[2]
European Dreams: 2016 - 2020[]
Maini impressed in the Toyota Racing Series, ending that campaign fourth, although he would struggle in F3, only taking a handful of points finishes.[2] Regardless, Maini secured a second season in F3 for 2016, only to quit mid-season to join the GP3 Series with Jenzer Motorsport.[2] A strong maiden campaign, despite missing two races, saw Maini get a second season in GP3 for 2017, with the Indian racer claiming his first win in GP3 en-route to ninth at the end of the season.[2]
That performance earned Maini a place in the Haas Development Programme, alongside Santino Ferrucci, as well as a seat in the w:c:f2:FIA Formula 2 Championship for the 2018 season.[3] A turbulent 2018 season would follow for Maini, with the Indian youth claiming sixteenth in the Championship, although that was overshadowed by a post-race spat with teammate Ferrucci after the Silverstone meeting that cost Ferrucci his F2 seat.[2] Overlooked for a full time F2 seat in 2019, Maini would be recalled to series for a six race spell midway through the season, having already signed up to race in the European Le Mans Series.[2]
The ELMS would remain Maini's main programme in the heavily disrupted 2020 season, with travel restrictions preventing him from completing a full season, with the Indian racer also competing in the Asian Le Mans Series over the winters of 2019/20 and 2020/21.[2]
DTM History[]
Maini would make history as the first Indian driver to compete in the DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship when Team GetSpeed signed him to drive their Mercedes-AMG GT3-Evo for the 2021 season.[1] After a strong showing in pre-season testing, Maini would initially lack the pace of his fellow Mercedes drivers at the season opening race in Monza, finishing fourteenth behind a delayed Lucas Auer.[4] The second race would not see any improvement from Maini, with the Indian drivers' race ending prematurely with a mechanical issue while fighting outside of the points.[5]
Full DTM Record[]
Arjun Maini's full results from his 0 starts in the DTM are outlined in a series of tables below.
DTM Entries[]
The list below includes all of the teams and cars, as well as overall finishing positions for Arjun Maini during their DTM career:
| Arjun Maini's Overall DTM Record | ||||||
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| Year | Entrant | No. | Car | Pos. | Pts. | Livery |
| 2021 | Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed[1]
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36 | Mercedes-AMG GT3-Evo | 
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Career Results[]
Below is a table showing Arjun Maini's full DTM record:
| Arjun Maini's DTM Championship Record | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Rounds | Pos. | Pts. | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |||
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14th | 17 | ||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |||
| 13th | Ret | Ret | 12th | Ret | DNS | 10th | 13th | 6th1 | 7th | Ret | 13th | |||||||
| Results Key | ||||
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| Symbol | Meaning | Symbol | Meaning | |
| 1st | Winner | Ret | Retired | |
| 2nd | Second | DSQ | Disqualified | |
| 3rd | Third | DNS | Did Not Start | |
| 7th | Points Scorer | NC | Not Classified | |
| Italics | Fastest Lap | CAN | Race Cancelled | |
| 16th | Non-points finish | † | Non-Championship Race | |
| Bold | Pole Position | 3 | Points for Qualifying | |
References[]
Images and Videos:
References:
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Daniel Lloyd, 'GetSpeed Enters with Mercedes-AMG for Maini', sportscar365.com, (Sportscar365, 26/03/2021), https://sportscar365.com/other-series/dtm/getspeed-enters-with-mercedes-amg-for-maini/, (Accessed 27/05/2021)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 'Arjun Maini', driverdb.com, (Driver Database, 2021), https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/arjun-maini/, (Accessed 20/03/2021)
- ↑ 'Haas sign Indian racer Arjun Maini', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 11/05/2017), https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/headlines/2017/5/haas-sign-indian-racer-arjun-maini.html, (Accessed 03/09/2018)
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| 2021 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship |
|---|
| Manufacturers |
| Audi • BMW • Ferrari • Lamborghini • McLaren • Mercedes-AMG • Porsche |
| Car/engine |
| Audi R8 LMS Evo • BMW M6 GT3 • Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 • Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo • McLaren 720S GT3 • Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo • Porsche 911 GT3 R |
| Teams |
| ABT Sportsline • AlphaTauri AF Corse • JP Motorsport • Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed • Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing • Mercedes-AMG Team HRT • Mercedes-AMG Team Mücke Motorsport • Mercedes-AMG Team TokSport WRT • Mercedes-AMG Team Winward • Red Bull AF Corse • ROWE Racing • SSR Performance • T3 Motorsport • Team Rosberg • Walkenhorst Motorsport |
| Drivers |
| 3 Kelvin van der Linde • 4 Maximilian Götz • 5 Vincent Abril • 8 Daniel Juncadella • 10 Esteban Muth • 11 Marco Wittmann • 12 Dev Gore/Christopher Haase • 16 Timo Glock • 18 Maximiliam Buhk/Marvin Dienst • 22 Lucas Auer • 23 Alexander Albon/Nick Cassidy • 26 Esmee Hawkey • 30 Liam Lawson • 31 Sheldon van der Linde • 36 Arjun Maini • 51 Nico Müller • 57 Philip Ellis • 99 Sophia Flörsch/Markus Winkelhock |
| Guest Drivers |
| 6 Hubert Haupt • 7 Luca Stolz • 15 Christian Klien • 37 Lucas di Grassi • 63 Mirko Bortolotti • 71 Maximilian Paul • 92 Michael Ammermüller |
| Races |
| Monza 1 • Monza 2 • Lausitzring 1 • Lausitzring 2 • Zolder 1 • Zolder 2 • Nürburgring 1 • Nürburgring 2 • Spielberg 1 • Spielberg 2 • Assen 1 • Assen 2 • Hockenheim 1 • Hockenheim 2 • Norisring 1 • Norisring 2 |
| Cancelled/Postponed Rounds |
| DTM Saint Petersburg |
| Tests |
| 2021 Hockenheim Test • 2021 Lausitzring Test |
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