2024 F4 Indian Championship

2024 F4 Indian Championship

Drivers' Champion:
Aqil Alibhai

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Indian Racing League

The 2024 F4 Indian Championship was the second 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. The season commenced on 24 August at Madras International Circuit and concluded on 17 November.

Drivers

All cars were run by MP Motorsport. ^[1]

Team No. Driver Class Rounds Chennai Turbo Riders 4 Chetan Korada [2] 2 6 Chetan Surineni 5 24 Hady-Noah Mimassi 4–5 36 Isaac Demellweek [3] R 1–4 43 Jayden Hamilton [4] 1 Mira Erda [5] 1 54 Dillon Zachariah [6] 3 Bangalore Speedsters 5 Jaden Pariat [7] 1–4 45 Abhay Mohan [8] All Hyderabad Blackbirds 7 Shriya Lohia [9] All 47 Aqil Alibhai [10] All Ahmedabad Apex Racers 9 Dhruvh Goswami 5 44 Veer Sheth [11] 1–4 55 Divy Nandan [12] All Rarh Bengal Tigers 10 Tarun Muthiaiah [13] 1–2 23 Arjun Chheda 4 27 Ruhaan Alva [14] All 64 Raiden Samervel [6] R 5 65 Esmee Kosterman [15] 3 Speed Demons Delhi 12 Alba Hurup Larsen [16] R 1–2 22 Zakariya Mohammed [17] R All 33 Saishiva Sankaran 4–5 64 Raiden Samervel [6] R 3 Goa Aces JA Racing 14 Aiva Anagnostiadis [18] R All 18 Mira Erda [19] 2 34 Giancarlo Artho [20] R 1 72 Tristan Rajakoski [21] 3–5 Godspeed Kochi 21 Akhil Agarwal [6] 3, 5 34 Giancarlo Artho [22] R 2–5 64 Raiden Samervel [6] R 4 68 Hugh Barter [23] 1–2 73 Aditya Patnaik [24] 1

Icon Legend R Rookie

Indian F4 Global Shootout Program

Racing Promotions Private Limited announced in May 2024 the F4 Global Shootout Program offering scholarships towards the participation in the championship. The estimated cost of the full season of the series is €120,000 and the winner of the shootout would get a fully paid seat in the upcoming season. The runner-up and the third placed driver would get 30% and 20% respectively of the winner's scholarship while each of other finalists would be awarded €15,000. ^[25] The program was held on 9–11 July at Circuit du Var, France, in the partnership with the driving school AGS Formule 1. ^[26] The following drivers were selected:

• Deko Abiakel
• Aiva Anagnostiadis
• Giancarlo Artho
• Yashwanth Babu
• Granit Demiri
• Jayden Hamilton
• Zakariya Mohammed
• Georgia Morgan
• Thornton Thomas
• Vishal Venkatraman

Giancarlo Artho was declared the winner of the shootout, followed by Deko Abiakel and Zakariya Mohammed.

Calendar

All events were held in India and run in tandem with the Indian Racing League. The provisional dates were announced on 26 April. ^{[27] [28]}

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team	Rookie Winner
1	R1	Madras International Circuit, Chennai (Full Circuit)	24 August	Hugh Barter	Hugh Barter [a]	Jaden Pariat	Bangalore Speedsters	Isaac Demellweek
	R2		25 August		Hugh Barter	Hugh Barter	Godspeed Kochi	Isaac Demellweek
	R3			Hugh Barter	Hugh Barter	Hugh Barter	Godspeed Kochi	Isaac Demellweek
2	R1	Chennai Formula Racing Circuit, Chennai	1 September	Hugh Barter	Hugh Barter	Hugh Barter	Godspeed Kochi	Isaac Demellweek
	R2				Hugh Barter	Aqil Alibhai	Hyderabad Blackbirds	Alba Hurup Larsen
3	R1	Madras International Circuit, Chennai	14 September	Jaden Pariat	Jaden Pariat	Jaden Pariat	Bangalore Speedsters	Isaac Demellweek
	R2		15 September		Ruhaan Alva	Ruhaan Alva	Rarh Bengal Tigers	Isaac Demellweek
	R3			Jaden Pariat	Jaden Pariat	Veer Sheth	Ahmedabad Apex Racers	Isaac Demellweek
	R4				Aqil Alibhai	Aqil Alibhai	Hyderabad Blackbirds	Isaac Demellweek
4	R1	Kari Motor Speedway, Coimbatore	19 October	Ruhaan Alva	Aqil Alibhai	Aqil Alibhai	Hyderabad Blackbirds	Zakariya Mohammed
	R2		20 October		Aqil Alibhai	Aqil Alibhai	Hyderabad Blackbirds	Isaac Demellweek
	R3			Aqil Alibhai	Aqil Alibhai	Aqil Alibhai	Hyderabad Blackbirds	Raiden Samervel
5	R1	Kari Motor Speedway, Coimbatore	16 November	Ruhaan Alva	Hady-Noah Mimassi	Aqil Alibhai	Hyderabad Blackbirds	Raiden Samervel
	R2		17 November		Ruhaan Alva	Ruhaan Alva	Rarh Bengal Tigers	Raiden Samervel
	R3			Saishiva Sankaran	Ruhaan Alva	Ruhaan Alva	Rarh Bengal Tigers	Raiden Samervel

Championship standings

Points were awarded as follows: ^[29]

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	Pole	FL
Points	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1	2	1

Drivers' Championship

Pos Driver MAD1 CHE MAD2 KAR1 KAR2 Pts R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 1 Aqil Alibhai 2 6 2 DNS 1 2 2 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 282 2 Ruhaan Alva 3 5 3 2 4 5 1 2 3 2 3 2 2 1 1 264 3 Jaden Pariat 1 7 4 Ret 3 1 3 8 4 3 2 3 168 4 Divy Nandan 4 3 5 8 2 7 6 5 2 6 5 6 5 3 12 154 5 Hugh Barter Ret 1 1 1 5 95 6 Isaac Demellweek 6 2 7 5 DSQ 4 4 6 5 11 6 Ret 92 7 Veer Sheth 5 4 Ret 4 7 Ret 9 1 Ret 7 9 4 87 8 Abhay Mohan DNS 8 6 3 6 3 7 3 13 4 10 11 DNS WD WD 84 9 Hady-Noah Mimassi 10 14 5 3 8 2 49 10 Aiva Anagnostiadis 7 9 12 10 9 6 5 14 Ret Ret Ret Ret 9 6 6 47 11 Raiden Samervel Ret Ret 13 9 Ret 8 7 7 4 5 40 12 Saishiva Sankaran 8 Ret 9 4 5 10 31 13 Zakariya Mohammed 12 Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret 12 12 12 5 7 8 13 7 11 26 14 Dhurvh Goswami 6 10 4 21 15 Giancarlo Artho 11 Ret Ret 7 10 Ret 11 Ret 7 9 12 10 8 Ret Ret 20 16 Akhil Agarwal 8 8 9 8 12 12 9 16 17 Dillon Zachariah Ret Ret 7 6 14 18 Alba Hurup Larsen 13 11 10 6 8 13 19 Arjun Chheda 13 4 Ret 12 20 Chetan Surineni 10 9 7 9 21 Tarun Muthiaiah 9 Ret 8 9 Ret 8 22 Shriya Lohia 8 10 9 12 12 Ret Ret Ret 10 14 13 12 14 Ret Ret 8 23 Tristan Rajakoski Ret 13 10 Ret 12 11 Ret 11 11 8 5 24 Esmee Kosterman 9 10 11 11 3 25 Mira Erda 10 Ret 11 13 Ret 1 26 Chetan Korada 11 Ret 0 27 Aditya Patnaik 14 Ret DNS 0 – Jayden Hamilton WD WD WD – Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts MAD1 CHE MAD2 KAR1 KAR2

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap † — Did not finish, but classified Rookie

Notes

1. Hugh Barter set the fastest lap but according to the official broadcast he was ineligible to score the point for it since he retired from the race. Aqil Alibhai scored the point for setting the fastest lap among those classified as finishers in the race.

References

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External links

• Official website