2025–26 Indian Racing League

The 2025–26 Indian Racing League is a single seater motor racing championship held across India.[1] 2025–26 is the fourth season of the championship. It started on 15 August 2025 at Kari Motor Speedway and will run over five race weekends until February of 2026.[2]

Teams and drivers

All teams are Indian-registered. Drivers were selected via a draft held on 15 July 2025.[3] For the first three rounds, all drivers competed with single-seater Wolf GB08 Thunder cars, fitted with a 215 bhp (160 kW) Aprilia engine.[4] Round four and five saw the series switch to the Alpine-powered Mygale M21-F4 cars used in the F4 Indian Championship.

Team No. Driver Rounds
Goa Aces JA Racing 5 Raoul Hyman NC, 1–3
Fabienne Wohlwend NC, 1–3
6 Akash Gowda NC, 1–3
Chetan Surineni NC, 1–3
Speed Demons Delhi 11 Shahan Ali Mohsin NC, 1–3
Sai Sanjay NC, 1–2
Ishaan Madesh 3
22 Caitlin Wood NC, 1–3
Alister Yoong NC, 1–3
Chennai Turbo Riders 14 Aqil Alibhai NC, 1–3
Tijil Rao NC, 1–3
25 Laura Camps Torras NC, 1–3
Shibin Yousaf NC, 1
Viswas Vijayraj 2–3
Kolkata Royal Tigers 18 Alexandra Hervé NC, 1–2
Jemma Moore 3
Sandeep Kumar NC, 1–3
24 Tom Canning NC, 1, 3
Julius Dinesen 2
Sohil Shah NC, 1–3
Hyderabad Blackbirds 23 Jon Lancaster NC, 1–3
Mohamed Ryan NC, 1–3
31 Akshay Bohra NC, 1
Akhil Rabindra 2
Divy Nandan 3
Gabriela Jílková NC, 1–3
Kichcha's Kings Bengaluru 27 Ruhaan Alva NC, 2–3
Neel Jani NC, 2
Dani Clos 1
Akhil Rabindra 1
Sachel Rotgé 3
70 Jem Hepworth NC, 1–3
Kyle Kumaran NC, 1–3
Sources: [5][6][7][8][9]

Team changes

A new team joined the grid in Kichcha's Kings Bengaluru, led by actor Kiccha Sudeepa.[10] In turn, the Bangalore Speedsters left the championship after entering every season since 2022.[11] The Rarh Bengal Tigers meanwhile changed their name to Kolkata Royal Tigers, thereby returning to the guise under which the team was officially launched in 2024.[12]

Driver changes

The reigning champions, Goa Aces JA Racing, saw Gabriela Jílková join the Hyderabad Blackbirds, while Shahan Ali Mohsin moved over to the Speed Demons Delhi and Sohil Shah was drafted by the Kolkata Royal Tigers. To replace them, the team took on Akash Gowda, who leaves the Delhi-branded team after three seasons, as well as Fabienne Wohlwend, who previously competed for the departing Rarh Bengal Tigers, and Indian F4 graduate Chetan Surineni.

The renamed Kolkata Royal Tigers entered the 2025 season with an all-new lineup after Nikhil Bohra left the championship, Alister Yoong moved to the Speed Demons Delhi, Ruhaan Alva joined the new Kichcha's Kings Bengaluru outfit and Fabienne Wohlwend was signed by the Goa Aces. The team drafted in reining champion Sohil Shah, Chennai Turbo Riders driver Sandeep Kumar, Hyderabad's 2024 substitute driver Tom Canning and debutant Alexandra Hervé, who last competed in the TTE Formula Renault series in 2022.

The Chennai Turbo Riders also have four new drivers after neither Mira Erda nor Emily Duggan returned to the series, Sandeep Kumar moved to the Kolkata Royal Tigers and both Jon Lancaster and Mohamed Ryan joined the Hyderabad Blackbirds. Ex-Hyderabad driver Laura Camps Torras will be the team's only entrant with previous championship experience, as it took on three debutants: reigning Indian Formula 4 champion Aqil Alibhai, radical driver Shibin Yousaf and Formula LGB competitor Tijil Rao.

Two of the departing Bangalore Speedsters' drivers found new berths: Caitlin Wood joined the Speed Demons Delhi and Kyle Kumaran moved to Kichcha's Kings Bengaluru. Both Rishon Rajeev and Julius Dinesen did not return to the championship.

The Speed Demons Delhi drafted three returning drivers to its team after both Álvaro Parente and Angélique Detavernier left the series and Akash Gowda joined the Goa Aces. Alister Yoong moved over from the Kolkata Royal Tigers, Shahan Ali Mohsin left the Goa Aces to join Delhi and Caitlin Wood joined from the departing Bangalore Speedsters.

The Hyderabad Blackbirds also renewed their whole roster as series mainstays Anindith Reddy and Akhil Rabindra both left after entering every season since 2022, Neel Jani joined Bengaluru and Laura Camps Torras moved to the Chennai Turbo Riders. The team took on a debutant in Formula Regional driver Akshay Bohra, as well as three returnees: Jon Lancaster and Mohamed Ryan moved over from the Chennai Turbo Riders, while Gabriela Jílková left the Goa Aces to join the team.

Debuting team Kichcha's Kings Bengaluru also drafted in three returning drivers and a debutant: Neel Jani, Ruhaan Alva and Kyle Kumaran joined the team after previously competing for the Hyderabad Blackbirds, the Kolkata Royal Tigers and the Bangalore Speedsters, respectively, while sportscar driver Jem Hepworth completed the team's lineup.

Mid-season

Kichcha's Kings Bengaluru changed both drivers of their No. 27 entry after the non-championship opener, with Jani and Alva being replaced by former Formula One test driver Dani Clos and 2022 drivers' champion Akhil Rabindra.[6][7]

Alva and Jani returned for round two, and Rabindra moved over to the Hyderabad Blackbirds, where he replaced Akshay Bohra. The Chennai Turbo Riders meanwhile replaced Shibin Yousaf with series debutant Viswas Vijayraj, and at the Kolkata Royal Tigers, Tom Canning was absent and replaced by series returnee Julius Dinesen.[8]

Round three saw several driver changes after its postponement by multiple months. Sai Sanjay was replaced by reigning MRF F2000 champion Ishaan Madesh at the Speed Demons Delhi, while Kolkata Royal Tigers' Alexandra Hervé and Julius Dinesen were replaced by GT driver Jemma Moore and returnee Tom Canning. GB3 driver Divy Nandan replaced Akhil Rabindra at the Hyderabad Blackbirds, while Neel Jani's seat at the Kichcha's Kings Bengaluru was filled by Indian F4 runner-up Sachel Rotgé.[9]

Race calendar

The provisional calendar was announced in July of 2025, with the venues of the final two rounds yet to be confirmed.[2] In February 2025, the series confirmed it would host a street race in the state of Goa as part of the 2025 season – this was later added as the third round of the series.[13][14][15] In September 2025, the championship announced that another new venue, the Mumbai Street Circuit, would host the season finale in December.[16] The final two rounds were pushed back multiple times, with the penultimate round now scheduled to be held in February of 2026.[17][18][19] That penultimate round also saw a change in the weekend format compared to the previous rounds: a third, longer race was held featuring a driver swap in the middle.[20]

No. Circuit Date Map of circuit locations
2025
NC R1 Kari Motor Speedway, Chettipalayam 16 August
R2 17 August
1 R1 Madras International Circuit, Irungattukottai 23 August
R2 24 August
2 R1 Kari Motor Speedway, Chettipalayam 4 October
R2 5 October
2026
3 R1 Goa Street Circuit, Mopa 14 February
R2
R3 15 February
4 R1 Mumbai Street Circuit, Mumbai TBD
R2

Race results

No. Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
NC R1 Kari Motor Speedway Kyle Kumaran Raoul Hyman Raoul Hyman Goa Aces JA Racing
R2 Akshay Bohra Sai Sanjay Sai Sanjay Speed Demons Delhi
1 R1 Madras International Circuit Shahan Ali Mohsin Shahan Ali Mohsin Shahan Ali Mohsin Speed Demons Delhi
R2 Sohil Shah Sohil Shah Sohil Shah Kolkata Royal Tigers
2 R1 Kari Motor Speedway Kyle Kumaran Kyle Kumaran Kyle Kumaran Kichcha's Kings Bengaluru
R2 Raoul Hyman Raoul Hyman Raoul Hyman Goa Aces JA Racing
3 R1 Goa Street Circuit Aqil Alibhai Raoul Hyman Raoul Hyman Goa Aces JA Racing
R2 Gabriela Jílková Sohil Shah Alister Yoong Speed Demons Delhi
R3 No. 24 Kolkata Royal Tigers Raoul Hyman No. 5 Goa Aces JA Racing Goa Aces JA Racing
Tom Canning
Sohil Shah 		Raoul Hyman
Fabienne Wohlwend
4 R1 Mumbai Street Circuit
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  Pole FL
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 1 1

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

Entrant championship

Pos Entrant Drivers KAR1 CHE KAR2 GOA MUM Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2
1 No. 5 Goa Aces JA Racing Raoul Hyman 1 4 1 1 1 107
Fabienne Wohlwend 2 7 Ret 5
2 No. 22 Speed Demons Delhi Caitlin Wood Ret 6 5 5 3 87
Alister Yoong Ret 3 8 1
3 No. 24 Kolkata Royal Tigers Tom Canning Ret 4 4 Ret 81
Sohil Shah Ret 1 DNS 2
Julius Dinesen 5
4 No. 14 Chennai Turbo Riders Aqil Alibhai 4 2 4 2 4 75
Tijil Rao 5 Ret 6 7
5 No. 27 Kichcha's Kings Bengaluru Ruhaan Alva Ret 3 3 2 64
Sachel Rotgé DNS
Dani Clos 10
Neel Jani 3 3
Akhil Rabindra Ret
6 No. 31 Hyderabad Blackbirds Akshay Bohra Ret 2 61
Gabriela Jílková Ret 6 4 Ret Ret
Divy Nandan 8
Akhil Rabindra 2
7 No. 11 Speed Demons Delhi Shahan Ali Mohsin Ret 1 2 DNS Ret 60
Ishaan Madesh 3
Sai Sanjay 1 Ret Ret
8 No. 70 Kichcha's Kings Bengaluru Jem Hepworth Ret 7 7 8 6 53
Kyle Kumaran 2 9 1 Ret
9 No. 6 Goa Aces JA Racing Akash Gowda 4 8 6 7 5 40
Chetan Surineni 3 Ret Ret 4
10 No. 18 Kolkata Royal Tigers Alexandra Hervé 5 Ret DNS 26
Jemma Moore 6 Ret
Sandeep Kumar 6 5 DNS 6
11 No. 23 Hyderabad Blackbirds Jon Lancaster Ret 3 DNS Ret Ret 25
Mohamed Ryan 7 5 DNS Ret
12 No. 25 Chennai Turbo Riders Laura Camps Torras Ret 8 DNS 9 Ret 6
Viswas Vijayraj DNS DNS
Shibin Yousaf 6 Ret
Pos Entrant Drivers R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 Pts
KAR1 CHE KAR2 GOA MUM
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points classification
Blue Non-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired, not classified (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

Teams' championship

Pos Team KAR1 CHE KAR2 GOA MUM Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2
1 Goa Aces JA Racing 1 2 7 4 6 1 1 4 1 147
3 4 8 Ret Ret Ret 7 5 5
2 Speed Demons Delhi Ret 1 1 6 5 2 3 1 3 147
Ret Ret 3 Ret Ret 8 5 DNS Ret
3 Kichcha's Kings Bengaluru 2 3 9 7 1 3 Ret 3 2 117
Ret Ret 10 Ret 3 7 DNS 8 6
4 Kolkata Royal Tigers 5 6 4 1 DNS 5 4 2 Ret 106
Ret Ret Ret 5 DNS DNS 6 6 Ret
5 Hyderabad Blackbirds Ret 7 5 2 2 4 8 Ret Ret 85
Ret Ret 6 3 DNS DNS Ret Ret Ret
6 Chennai Turbo Riders 4 5 2 8 4 6 2 7 4 81
6 Ret Ret Ret DNS DNS 9 DNS Ret
Pos Team R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 Pts
KAR1 CHE KAR2 GOA MUM


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