| Rahul Raj Mayer | |
| Birth Date: | 20 July 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| First Year: | 2008 |
| Current Team: | HiRev Dreamchaser |
| Car Number: | 100 |
| Best Finish: | 1st |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Teams: | HiRev Dreamchaser |
| Co-Driver: | Fitra Eri |
| Last Series: | Malaysian Championship Series |
Rahul Raj Mayer, (born 20 July 1996 in Kuala Lumpur) is a Malaysian racing driver.
Mayer was born in Selangor, Malaysia. In 2007 at the age of eleven he began his karting career. Starting his official racing career in 2008 he came in 3rd in the Yamaha SL Cup (Junior) series. [1]
In 2009 he came in 2nd in the Asian Karting Open Championship (Formula 125 Junior Open). In 2010 he came in 2nd for the Yamaha SL Cup (Senior) and 3rd for the Rotax Max Challenge Malaysia (Junior) series.[2]
In 2011 he raced in Japan in the Iame X30 Championship where he came in 8th. In 2012 he competed in the All Stars Karting Invitational (KF2) and Rotax Invitational Race (Rotax Senior) and came in 3rd and 2nd respectively.[3]
In 2012 he competed in single seater racing, starting his career in the Formula Gulf 1000 (FG1000) Championship where after two wins, ten podiums, a Pole Position and three fastest laps he ended the year 2nd place in the Championship.[4]
In 2013 Mayer travelled to the UK to compete in the BRDC Formula 4 Series with team Hillspeed Racing. He completed the year in 17th place.[5]
In 2014, again with Hillspeed[6] and with more experience, he competed in BRDC Formula 4 and ended the year in 12th place..[7] [8]
In 2015 Mayer was signed to Mark Burdett Motorsport[9] and raced in the NEC Formula Renault Monza.[10]
In late 2015 Mayer, after a 6 month hiatus Mayer participated in the official FIA GP3 test with Campos Racing.[11]
This marked the end of a professional motorsport campaign for Mayer as he faced a lack of funding.[12] Through his hiatus from motorsport he then spent the next 8 years pursuing higher education as well as co-founding 2 separate businesses.
In 2022, Mayer reignited his motorsports career by competing in the Sepang 1000KM event in the SP2 category with HiRev Dreamchaser which saw him end with a "DNF" due to technical difficulties.
In 2023, Mayer began his campaign with an entry into the 6th season of the Toyota Gazoo Championship. "With his long experience in motorsport, Rahul is in the Super Sporting Class for elite and professional drivers[13] " which will see him compete against 14 other drivers. In addition to this, Mayer has also confirmed that he is now racing in the Malaysian Championship Series partnering Mitchell Cheah in the Malaysian Touring Car category.