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Meet The Crew

Raftar Formula Racing, the Formula Student Team of IIT Madras, is a group of 40+ students from different disciplines of IIT Madras with a shared passion of automotive engineering and innovation. 

From a small group of motorsport enthusiasts in 2012, our team has grown to become one of the most successful Indian teams in the IC engine category.

 

Keeping in line with the global call for sustainability, and to tap into the vast potential of the EV sector, Raftar Formula Racing is now going Electric. Scroll down to take a look at the brilliant minds behind this monumentous shift.

Team Leads

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Madhav Rajadurai

Captain

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Ragavendiran N

Deputy Captain

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Harish R

Sponsorship Lead

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Joel Sathiaraj

Chassis Lead

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R Sai Ashwin

Design Lead

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Aniruddha S

Powertrain Lead

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Jayanth B

Accumulator Lead

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Mukilan

Drivetrain Lead

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Devavrath R

Drivetrain Lead

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Aayush Rath

Aerodynamics Lead

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Yavkreet Swami

Cooling Lead

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Jai Saravana V

Frame & Composites Lead

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CHASSIS

Vehicle Dynamics

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Aryan Varma

Junior Engineer

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Ishang Dharod

Junior Engineer

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Kanish Thiagarajan

Junior Engineer

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Sushen Paidipaty

Junior Engineer

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Aerodynamics & Cooling

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Ankith Suresh

Junior Engineer

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Dev Dhumale

Junior Engineer

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Drivetrain

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Anirud N

Junior Engineer

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Md Hamza Ziya

Junior Engineer

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Frame & Composites

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Chaitanya V

Junior Engineer

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Tarun A

Junior Engineer

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Vignesh Kumar G

Junior Engineer

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Powertrain

Accumulator

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Prajwal M

Junior Engineer

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Tripan Dham

Junior Engineer

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Tapas Garg

Sub-Junior Engineer

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High Voltage Systems

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Gaurika Bindal

Junior Engineer

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Navin Sriram

Junior Engineer

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Low Voltage Systems

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Logesh K T

Junior Engineer

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Sumeeth C M

Junior Engineer

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ADDRESS:

Sudha and Shankar Innovation Hub

Indian Institute Of Technology Madras,

Chennai,

Tamil Nadu - 600036

CONTACT:
 

Team: raftar@smail.iitm.ac.in
Advisor: satya@iitm.ac.in

Phone: +91 97911 82631

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