Sakon Yamamoto
India's second Formula One driver was Karun Chandhok. Chandhok was signed by HRT for the season. He would participate in 10 of the 19 rounds before Sakon Yamamoto took his car. Chandhok was then signed to Lotus as a test driver for and participated in the 2011 German Grand Prix where he replaced Jarno Trulli. Chandhok left Formula One at the end of 2011.