Shonal started holding the steering wheel while sitting on his father's lap at the age of two itself. He had an innate liking for cars, trucks, bike and heavy vehicles toys.
Shonal first stepped into his 2 stroke kart at just 5 years old at the Muscat Speedway track, with his dad and his mechanic Mr. Sonny Ericson Lozano watching he set of like a rocket and even overtaking some of slower Bambino drivers who are aged between 8 and 10 years old. From that point on we knew he was born to race!
At The Age Of 5 Itself Shonal Kunimal Started His Journey Towards His Dream of F1, By Being On Podium For All The Races He Participated & Became The Overall Champion In the year 2017-2018 season In The Region He Participated, which is UAE ROTAX MAX CHALLENGE & IAME X30 CHALLENGE.
Shonal's father is the fundraiser who need to support his child for the upcoming international races through the season sep-2018 to Apr-2019, every month of the season have 2 races which will help this Indian boy to go next level and aiming for the world championships. He is the only Indian boy in his category.