The 2023 F4 Indian Championship was the inaugural season of the F4 Indian Championship. It was a motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations. Initially, the series was planned to launch in 2022, before being postponed multiple times and then finally rescheduled to 2023. [1] [2] [3] [4] The season commenced on 4 November at the Madras International Circuit and concluded on 17 December at the same circuit. [5] [6]
All cars were run by MP Motorsport. [7]
Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
---|---|---|---|
Chennai Turbo Riders | 5 | ![]() | 2 |
17 | ![]() | All | |
37 | ![]() | All | |
Hyderabad Blackbirds | 11 | ![]() | All |
12 | ![]() | All | |
Goa Aces | 23 | ![]() | 1–2, 4 |
50 | ![]() | All | |
Speed Demons Delhi | 25 | ![]() | All |
92 | ![]() | 3 | |
97 | ![]() | 4 | |
Bangalore Speedsters | 27 | ![]() | All |
28 | ![]() | 1–2 | |
Godspeed Kochi | 28 | ![]() | 3–4 |
31 | ![]() | All | |
97 | ![]() | 1 | |
![]() | 2 | ||
Source: [8] |
All rounds took place in India. Initially, the schedule consisted of 15 races over 5 rounds. [10] The revised version without any round at Buddh International Circuit was published on 26 October. [11] In order to comply with the election code of conduct, the first round was moved from Hyderabad Street Circuit to Madras International Circuit. [12] Further revision was published on 22 November. [6] In the aftermath of Cyclone Michaung, the round 3 scheduled on 5–6 December at Madras International Circuit was cancelled and the round planned to be held on 9–10 December at the street track Chennai Formula Racing Circuit was postponed and eventually cancelled. Instead, Madras International Circuit once again hosted a round on the same date. [13] [14] [15]
Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | |
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1 | R1 | Madras International Circuit, Chennai (Full Circuit) | 4 November | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Godspeed Kochi |
R2 | 5 November | ![]() | ![]() | Chennai Turbo Riders | |||
R3 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Chennai Turbo Riders | |||
2 | R1 | Madras International Circuit, Chennai (Full Circuit) | 1 December | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Chennai Turbo Riders |
R2 | ![]() | ![]() | Hyderabad Blackbirds | ||||
R3 | 2 December | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Chennai Turbo Riders | ||
– | Madras International Circuit, Chennai | 5–6 December | round cancelled due to Cyclone Michaung | ||||
3 | R1 | Madras International Circuit, Chennai (Short Circuit) | 9 December | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Chennai Turbo Riders |
R2 | ![]() | ![]() | Hyderabad Blackbirds | ||||
R3 | 10 December | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Chennai Turbo Riders | ||
R4 | ![]() | ![]() | Hyderabad Blackbirds | ||||
R5 | ![]() | ![]() | Chennai Turbo Riders | ||||
4 | R1 | Madras International Circuit, Chennai (Full Circuit) | 16 December | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Chennai Turbo Riders |
R2 | 17 December | ![]() | ![]() | Speed Demons Delhi | |||
R3 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Chennai Turbo Riders | |||
R4 | ![]() | ![]() | Hyderabad Blackbirds |
Points were awarded as follows:
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
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