Shankar Sarath Kumar (born 15 December 1991 in Chennai, India) is a professional motorcycle road racer and a multiple Indian national champion.

He became the first Indian to take part in the FIM Motorcycle World Championship[1] competing in the 125cc class in the 2011 MotoGP at the Portugal Grand Prix .

As a wildcard entry, he entered the FIM UAM Indian round of the Asia GP championship in the 'Honda Stunner' class and finished seventh and eighth.

In January 2010, Kumar won the Indian 4-stroke up to 165cc open class at the MECO Endurance Race, a 90-minute non-stop event.

In August 2010, Kumar participated in the FIM UAM Asia GP Indian Championship round as a wild card entry in the 'Honda Stunner' class and finished fourth and fifth in the two races respectively.

T-Riding for Pro Yuzy NTS Honda Racing team, he also took part in the round at Buddh International Circuit on 1 and 2 October 2016.