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

Teams and drivers

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

Team No. Driver Rounds
Rarh Bengal Tigers 2 India Nikhil Bohra[5] 1–2
Malaysia Alister Yoong[5] 1–2
5 India Ruhaan Alva[5] 1–2
Liechtenstein Fabienne Wohlwend[5] 1–2
Speed Demons Delhi 6 India Akash Gowda[6] 1–2
Portugal Álvaro Parente[6] 1–2
33 Belgium Angelique Detavernier[6] 1–2
India Sai Sanjay[6] 1–2
Hyderabad Blackbirds 7 Spain Laura Camps Torras[7] 1–2
India Anindith Reddy[7] 1–2
9 Switzerland Neel Jani[7] 1
United Kingdom Tom Canning[8] 2
India Akhil Rabindra[7] 1–2
Goa Aces JA Racing[9] 11 India Shahan Ali Mohsin[9] 1–2
Czech Republic Gabriela Jílková[9] 1–2
24 South Africa Raoul Hyman[9] 1–2
India Sohil Shah[9] 1–2
Chennai Turbo Riders[10] 18 Australia Emily Duggan[11] 1–2
India Sandeep Kumar[11] 1–2
23 United Kingdom Jon Lancaster[11] 1–2
India Mohamed Ryan[11] 1–2
Bangalore Speedsters 25 India Rishon Rajeev[12] 1–2
Australia Caitlin Wood[12] 1–2
95 Denmark Julius Dinesen[12] 1–2
India Kyle Kumaran[12] 1–2

Team changes

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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.[13][5] Indian actor and producer John Abraham acquired ownership of the Goa Aces team, renaming it to Goa Aces JA Racing.[14]

Driver changes

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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.[12]

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.[9]

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.[11]

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.[6]

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

Mid-season

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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.[8]

Race calendar

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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][15][16] 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.[17]

No. Circuit Date Map of circuit locations
1 R1 Madras International Circuit, Irungattukottai 24 August
R2 25 August
2 R1 Chennai Formula Racing Circuit, Chennai 1 September
R2
3 R1 Kari Motor Speedway, Chettipalayam 13–15 September
R2
4 R1 TBA 19–20 October
R2
5 R1 TBA 16–17 November
R2

Race results

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No. Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1 Madras International Circuit India Ruhaan Alva India Ruhaan Alva United Kingdom Jon Lancaster Chennai Turbo Riders
R2 Malaysia Alister Yoong India Sohil Shah Malaysia Alister Yoong Rarh Bengal Tigers
2 R1 Chennai Formula Racing Circuit Czech Republic Gabriela Jílková South Africa Raoul Hyman Goa Aces JA Racing
R2 Portugal Álvaro Parente Portugal Álvaro Parente Portugal Álvaro Parente Speed Demons Delhi
3 R1 Kari Motor Speedway
R2
4 R1 TBA
R2
5 R1 TBA
R2

Championship standings

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Scoring system

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Points will be awarded to the top ten classified finishers as follows:

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

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

Entrant championship

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Pos Entrant Drivers MIC CHE KAR TBA TBA Pts
R1 R2 R11 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
1 No. 6 Speed Demons Delhi India Akash Gowda Ret 45
Portugal Álvaro Parente 2 1
2 No. 5 Rarh Bengal Tigers India Ruhaan Alva 3 3 44
Liechtenstein Fabienne Wohlwend 4
3 No. 23 Chennai Turbo Riders United Kingdom Jon Lancaster 1 39
India Mohamed Ryan 6 7
4 No. 2 Rarh Bengal Tigers India Nikhil Bohra 5 DNS 36
Malaysia Alister Yoong 1
5 No. 33 Speed Demons Delhi Belgium Angelique Detavernier 7 28
India Sai Sanjay 4 5
=6 No. 9 Hyderabad Blackbirds United Kingdom Tom Canning 26
Switzerland Neel Jani Ret
India Akhil Rabindra 2 6
=6 No. 25 Bangalore Speedsters India Rishon Rajeev 6 2 26
Australia Caitlin Wood Ret
8 No. 11 Goa Aces JA Racing India Shahan Ali Mohsin 8 Ret 20
Czech Republic Gabriela Jílková 3 P
9 No. 24 Goa Aces JA Racing South Africa Raoul Hyman Ret 17
India Sohil Shah 8 4
10 No. 95 Bangalore Speedsters Denmark Julius Dinesen 5 8 14
India Kyle Kumaran Ret
11 No. 7 Hyderabad Blackbirds Spain Laura Camps Torras 7 8
India Anindith Reddy 9 Ret
12 No. 18 Chennai Turbo Riders Australia Emily Duggan 10 9 3
India Sandeep Kumar Ret
Pos Entrant Drivers R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 Pts
MIC CHE KAR TBA TBA
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

  • ^1 – Full race results are not available.

Teams' championship

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Pos Team MIC CHE KAR TBA TBA Pts
R1 R2 R11 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
1 Rarh Bengal Tigers 3 1 3 80
5 4 DNS
2 Speed Demons Delhi 2 7 1 73
4 Ret 5
3 Chennai Turbo Riders 1 6 7 42
Ret 10 9
4 Bangalore Speedsters 6 5 2 40
Ret Ret 8
5 Goa Aces JA Racing 8 3 4 37
Ret 8 P Ret
6 Hyderabad Blackbirds 7 2 6 34
Ret 9 Ret
Pos Team R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 Pts
MIC CHE KAR TBA TBA
  • ^1 – Full race results are not available.

References

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  3. ^ a b "Indian Racing League on Instagram: "Only 70 days left until the season kicks off in Chennai!"". Instagram. 16 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  4. ^ Bhadra, Akaash. "Formula Regional Indian and Formula 4 are the first FIA-sanctioned championships in India to qualify for Formula 1 super license points". Evo India. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
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  6. ^ a b c d e "It's time to unleash fury with #SpeedDemonsDelhi". Indian Racing League on Instagram. 20 August 2024.
  7. ^ a b c d "An electrifying season begins with electrifying announcements!". Indian Racing League on Instagram. 16 August 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Tom Canning on Instagram: "It's race week! I'll be stepping in for @neeljani_official in the @hyderabadblackbirds car alongside @akhilrabindra for rounds 2 & 3 of the 2024 @indianracingleagueofficial"". Instagram. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  9. ^ a b c d e f "Indian Racing League Official on X: "Meet the dynamic lineup of drivers - Sohil, Shahan, Raoul, Gabi - representing the Goa Aces JA Racing team in the #IndianRacingLeague 2024!"". X. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Indian Racing League 2024: Teams, drivers, line-up and all you need to know". The Sports News India. 18 August 2024.
  11. ^ a b c d e "A powerhouse lineup of Chennai Turbo Riders for the 2024 Indian Racing League". Indian Racing League on Instagram. 21 August 2024.
  12. ^ a b c d e "Bangalore, brace yourselves for a thrilling season ahead!". Indian Racing League on Instagram. 19 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Indian Racing League Official on X: "Kolkata, start your engines! Catch a new powerhouse burning rubber in Season 3 of the Indian Racing Festival in 2024."". X. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  14. ^ "John Abraham becomes owner of Goa Aces in Indian Racing Festival 2024". The Economic Times. 2 August 2024. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  15. ^ Sengupta, Jayantho (20 July 2024). "F4 night street race to see light of the day in Chennai on August 31". www.dtnext.in. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
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