Racer Akshay Gupta Aims for Overall Championship in Nurburgring Langstrecken-Serie 2024

Ahmedabad-based racer and tech founder Akshay Gupta has set his sights on winning the overall championship in the Nurburgring Langstrecken-Serie 2024. Despite a rib injury causing him to crash out in the first lap, Akshay remains determined to achieve his goal.

Akshay’s Journey and Goals

Akshay represented India as the sole driver for Mertens Motorsport in the prestigious race series. He performed impressively at the NLS3 race, overcoming significant challenges. Akshay stated, “The goal is to win the overall championship. I don’t even want to win the class championship because in our championship there are different classes of cars.”

He explained that the overall championship winner is selected from any class, based on consistent performance and points. Akshay believes he has the pace to achieve this next year.

Support and Early Career

Akshay highlighted the support he has received from his family and university throughout his career. He began racing at 18 and won the Toyota National Championship. His university sponsored him, and his sister provided funding in the early stages.

Akshay’s career took off in 2010, and he finished as a runner-up at the Buddh International Circuit in 2013. He was also selected by Nissan to compete in the Asian GT Academy Finale in the UK, which became a feature film on Netflix called Gran Turismo.

Entrepreneurial Success

Parallel to his racing career, Akshay founded a connected car start-up called Scouto, which was acquired by Spinny in December 2021. This success in entrepreneurship has allowed him to return to racing with renewed focus.

Akshay concluded, “The support from the family has been great. My sister has been funding a bit of my career in the initial days. Gradually, it has just come to a point where the scale at which I compete is really large.”