Srinagar, Oct 14: Kashmir-born Yousuf Nabi has taken an unconventional route from the Valley to the international racing circuit, building a profile as a professional Ferrari race car driver and entrepreneur.
The Kashmiri-American, who was crowned the 2025 Maranello Cup champion, combines his passion for motorsports with business leadership as the founder and CEO of Gotham IP Inc. and owner-driver of Gotham Motorsports
His professional background, as per a statement, spans motorsports, military service, law enforcement, and corporate franchising.
Nabi gained attention in international GT racing through his participation in the International GT Series and his reported success as the 2025 Maranello Cup champion.
Alongside his motorsports career, he leads Gotham IP, a company whose official website is available at Gotham IP.
Yousuf Nabi was born on 5 October 1981 in Kashmir. He is described in published biographical material as Kashmiri-American. Publicly available information about his childhood, family, and formal education is limited.
Before establishing his profile in business and competitive motorsports, Nabi pursued professional activities across several fields, including military service, law enforcement, and corporate franchising.
These experiences form part of his broader professional background.
Further independently verified information about his early life and educational qualifications may be added when reliable sources become available.
Business career
Yousuf Nabi is the founder, owner, and CEO of Gotham IP, Inc. The company is associated with his entrepreneurial career and professional leadership. Its official website provides a primary source for information about its services, business activities, and corporate background. GothamIP also has a presence in the Kashmir Valley, under the Gotham Outsourcing umbrella.
Nabi’s professional experience extends beyond motorsports into business management and corporate franchising. His career reflects an interest in combining entrepreneurship with competitive racing.
Additional details about Gotham IP’s founding date, headquarters, services, corporate structure, and business milestones should be included when supported by reliable published sources.
Motorsports Career
Yousuf Nabi competes in professional racing and is associated with Ferrari racing and the Racing America’s InternationalGT Series and SRO’s GTAmerica Series. He has also raced in IMSA’s Ferrari Challenge, TramsAM and SCCA Pro series’s. Nabi is also the team owner of Gotham Motorsports www.gotham-motorsports.com
His participation in GT racing represents a significant part of his public professional profile. Through Gotham Motorsports, Nabi combines his responsibilities as a competitor with those of a team owner.
GT racing features high-performance grand touring cars competing in circuit-based motorsports events. Drivers compete in organized championships governed by series-specific sporting and technical regulations.
International GT Series
In August 2025, a press release distributed through PR Newswire announced that Yousuf Nabi had joined the International GT Series for the remainder of the 2025 season. The announcement also described him as leading the Maranello Cup championship at that time.
The announcement documented his participation in the series and his championship position during the season. His subsequent results and championship standing should be evaluated using official series records and independently published race reports.
2025 Maranello Cup championship
Yousuf Nabi was reported as the 2025 Maranello Cup champion in a press release published by The National Law Review. The report highlighted his achievement in the International GT racing environment.
The championship recognition represents a notable milestone in Nabi’s motorsports career. For a complete historical account, the achievement can be supplemented with official championship standings, race results, event dates, and details of the series in which he competed.
