2024 Indian Racing League

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The 2024 Indian Racing League is a single seater motor racing championship held across India. [1] 2024 is the third season of the championship. It started on August 24 at Madras International Circuit and will run over five race weekends. [2] [3]

Teams and drivers

All drivers compete with single-seater Wolf GB08 Thunder cars, fitted with a 215 bhp (160 kW) Aprilia engine. [4]

TeamNo.DriverRounds
Rarh Bengal Tigers2 Flag of India.svg Nikhil Bohra [5] 1–2
Flag of India.svg Jaden Pariat [6] 3
Flag of Malaysia.svg Alister Yoong [5] 1–3
5 Flag of India.svg Ruhaan Alva [5] 1–3
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Fabienne Wohlwend [5] 1–3
Speed Demons Delhi6 Flag of India.svg Akash Gowda [7] 1–3
Flag of Portugal.svg Álvaro Parente [7] 1–2
Flag of Malaysia.svg Adam Khalid [6] 3
33 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Angelique Detavernier [7] 1–3
Flag of India.svg Sai Sanjay [7] 1–3
Hyderabad Blackbirds7 Flag of Spain.svg Laura Camps Torras [8] 1–3
Flag of India.svg Anindith Reddy [8] 1–3
9 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Neel Jani [8] 1
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Canning [9] 2–3
Flag of India.svg Akhil Rabindra [8] 1–3
Goa Aces JA Racing [10] 11 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Gabriela Jílková [10] 1–3
Flag of India.svg Shahan Ali Mohsin [10] 1–3
24 Flag of South Africa.svg Raoul Hyman [10] 1–3
Flag of India.svg Sohil Shah [10] 1–3
Chennai Turbo Riders [11] 18 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Emily Duggan [12] 1–2
Flag of India.svg Mira Erda [6] 3
Flag of India.svg Sandeep Kumar [12] 1–3
23 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jon Lancaster [12] 1–3
Flag of India.svg Mohamed Ryan [12] 1–3
Bangalore Speedsters25 Flag of India.svg Rishon Rajeev [13] 1–3
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Caitlin Wood [13] 1–3
95 Flag of Denmark.svg Julius Dinesen [13] 1–3
Flag of India.svg Kyle Kumaran [13] 1–3

Team changes

A new team joined the grid to replace 2022 teams' champions Godspeed Kochi. First announced under the guise of Kolkata Royal Tigers, it was later confirmed to be named Rarh Bengal Tigers. [14] [5] Indian actor and producer John Abraham acquired ownership of the Goa Aces team, renaming it to Goa Aces JA Racing. [15]

Driver changes

The Bangalore Speedsters only retained a single driver in Kyle Kumaran as Ashwin Datta, Oliver Webb and Sarah Moore left the series. They were replaced by 2022 Danish F4 champion Julius Dinesen, Porsche Sprint Challenge GB driver Caitlin Wood and series returnee Rishon Rajeev, who had already competed for the team in 2022. [13]

Amir Sayed left the Goa Aces team and was replaced by Shahan Ali Mohsin, who returned to the series after last competing in 2022 with the Speed Demons Delhi team. [10]

The Chennai Turbo Riders replaced the departing Nicole Havrda and Delhi-bound Sai Sanjay with ex-Delhi driver Sandeep Kumar and Emily Duggan, who last competed in 2019 in the Australian Toyota 86 Racing and Super3 series. [12]

Speed Demons Delhi welcomed three new drivers to their team as Sandeep Kumar moved to the Chennai Turbo Riders and Mitchell Gilbert and Chloe Chong left the championship. They were replaced by Álvaro Parente, who had entered the opening event in 2023 with the Hyderabad Blackbirds, Sai Sanjay, who swapped teams with Kumar, and Belgian GT4 driver Angelique Detavernier, who made her series debut. [7]

New entry Rarh Bengal Tigers took on all four drivers of Godspeed Kochi, the team it replaced. [5]

Mid-season

GT driver Tom Canning returned to the championship to sub for Neel Jani, who was absent from rounds 2 and 3 because of his clashing WEC comittments. [9]

Three more driver changes happened for round three: Jaden Pariat subbed for Nikhil Bohra, who prioritized his FRECA campaign, Mira Erda replaced Emily Duggan at Chennai Turbo Riders and Adam Khalid replaced Álvaro Parente at Speed Demons Delhi. [6]

Race calendar

The provisional calendar was announced in late February of 2024, albeit without any confirmed venues. [2] The venue of the first three rounds were later confirmed to be the Madras International Circuit in Irungattukottai, the new Chennai Formula Racing Circuit in Chennai and Kari Motor Speedway in Coimbatore. [3] [16] [17] The second round was then relocated to be also held at Madras, with the round at Kari now round 4. [18] All events will be held in India and will be run in tandem with the F4 Indian Championship. The event format is unchanged from the 2023 season. [19]

No.CircuitDateMap of circuit locations
1R1 Madras International Circuit, Irungattukottai 24 August
R225 August
2R1 Chennai Formula Racing Circuit, Chennai 1 September
R2
3R1 Madras International Circuit, Irungattukottai 13–15 September
R2
4R1 Kari Motor Speedway, Chettipalayam 19–20 October
R2
5R1TBA16–17 November
R2

Race results

No.CircuitPole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning team
1R1 Madras International Circuit Flag of India.svg Ruhaan Alva Flag of India.svg Ruhaan Alva Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jon Lancaster Chennai Turbo Riders
R2 Flag of Malaysia.svg Alister Yoong Flag of India.svg Sohil Shah Flag of Malaysia.svg Alister YoongRarh Bengal Tigers
2R1 Chennai Formula Racing Circuit Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Gabriela Jílková Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jon Lancaster Flag of South Africa.svg Raoul Hyman Goa Aces JA Racing
R2 Flag of Portugal.svg Álvaro Parente Flag of Portugal.svg Álvaro Parente Flag of Portugal.svg Álvaro Parente Speed Demons Delhi
3R1 Madras International Circuit Flag of India.svg Ruhaan Alva Flag of India.svg Ruhaan Alva Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jon Lancaster Chennai Turbo Riders
R2
4R1 Kari Motor Speedway
R2
5R1TBA
R2

Championship standings

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers as follows:

Race Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th PoleFL
Points25181512108642111

Drivers sharing a car add the points they earn in their respective races to a shared total.

Entrant championship

PosEntrantDrivers MIC1 CHE MIC2 KAR TBAPts
R1R2R1 1 R2R1R2R1R2R1R2
1No. 5 Rarh Bengal Tigers Flag of India.svg Ruhaan Alva33373
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Fabienne Wohlwend 44
2No. 23 Chennai Turbo Riders Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jon Lancaster 1Ret165
Flag of India.svg Mohamed Ryan67
3No. 2 Rarh Bengal Tigers Flag of India.svg Nikhil Bohra 5DNS63
Flag of India.svg Jaden Pariat
Flag of Malaysia.svg Alister Yoong134
4No. 11 Goa Aces JA Racing Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Gabriela Jílková32256
Flag of India.svg Shahan Ali Mohsin 8Ret
5No. 24 Goa Aces JA Racing Flag of South Africa.svg Raoul Hyman Ret1552
Flag of India.svg Sohil Shah84
6No. 6 Speed Demons Delhi Flag of India.svg Akash GowdaRetRet751
Flag of Portugal.svg Álvaro Parente 21
Flag of Malaysia.svg Adam Khalid
7No. 25 Bangalore Speedsters Flag of India.svg Rishon Rajeev6240
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Caitlin Wood Ret58
8No. 33 Speed Demons Delhi Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Angelique Detavernier7DSQ1128
Flag of India.svg Sai Sanjay45
9No. 9 Hyderabad Blackbirds Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom CanningDNS1027
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Neel Jani Ret
Flag of India.svg Akhil Rabindra 26
10No. 95 Bangalore Speedsters Flag of Denmark.svg Julius Dinesen58622
Flag of India.svg Kyle Kumaran RetRet
11No. 7 Hyderabad Blackbirds Flag of Spain.svg Laura Camps Torras76DNS16
Flag of India.svg Anindith Reddy 9Ret
12No. 18 Chennai Turbo Riders Flag of Australia (converted).svg Emily Duggan 1095
Flag of India.svg Mira Erda9
Flag of India.svg Sandeep Kumar RetRet
PosEntrantDriversR1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2Pts
MIC1 CHE MIC2 KAR TBA
  • ^1 – Full race results are not publicly available.
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole

Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams' championship

PosTeam MIC1 CHE MIC2 KAR TBAPts
R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2
1Rarh Bengal Tigers31333136
544DNS4
2Goa Aces JA Racing83142108
Ret82Ret5
3Speed Demons Delhi27Ret1779
4RetRet511
4Chennai Turbo Riders16Ret7170
Ret10Ret99
5Bangalore Speedsters6552662
RetRetRet88
6Hyderabad Blackbirds72661043
Ret9DNSRetDNS
PosTeamR1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2Pts
MIC1 CHE MIC2 KAR TBA

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