The 2025 edition of the Indian Racing Festival gets underway at Coimbatore’s Kari Motor Speedway this weekend, August 16-17. Racing will be spread across three series – the franchise-based Indian Racing League, the FIA-certified F4 Indian championship and the LGB F4 category of the JK Tyre National Racing Championship.
Here’s our ultimate guide to all the teams, drivers, calendar, where to watch the races, and more:
2025 Indian Racing League
Indian Racing League car, format
Six city-based teams are competing in the Indian Racing League this year, with some prominent team owners including Sourav Ganguly, John Abraham, Kichcha Sudeepa, and more. Each team will field four drivers, which must include a mix of international and Indian talent, as well as one female racer. It’s two cars per team, which means two racers will share the same car over the weekend.
Along with points for finishing in the top 10, drivers can also earn extra points for pole position and for setting the fastest lap in the race.
Indian Racing League teams, drivers
| 2025 Indian Racing League teams, drivers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Team | Owner | Drivers |
| Kichcha’s Kings Bengaluru | Kichcha Sudeepa | Neel Jani, Ruhaan Alva, Kyle Kumaran, Jem Hepworth |
| Goa Aces JA Racing | John Abraham | Raoul Hyman, Akash Gowda, Chetan Surineni, Fabienne Wohlwend |
| Speed Demons Delhi | Arjun Kapoor | Alister Yoong, Sai Sanjay, Shahan Ali Mohsin, Caitlin Wood |
| Hyderabad Blackbirds | Naga Chaitanya | Jon Lancaster, Akshay Bohra, Mohamed Ryan, Gabriela Jilkova |
| Kolkata Royal Tigers | Sourav Ganguly | Tom Canning, Sohil Shah, Sandeep Kumar, Alexandra Herve |
| Chennai Turbo Riders | Keerthivasan | Aqil Alibhai, Shibin Yousaf, Tijil Rao, Laura Camps Torras |
2025 F4 India
F4 India car, format
F4 represents the first step on the single-seater racing ladder and, importantly, awards Super Licence points (which are required to qualify for F1). With participation fees significantly lower than other European F4 championships, the Indian version of the championship continues to attract several international racers. This also gives Indian drivers the chance to learn from and compete against international-level talent.
The grid features 15 drivers this year, and they’ll be competing with the latest-gen Mygale F4 car, which is also used in the French F4 championship. It’s powered by an Alpine 1.3-litre turbocharged engine. Power ranges from 160hp to 180hp as per the FIA’s regulatory power-weight formula.
F4 India teams, drivers
| F4 India teams, drivers | |
|---|---|
| Teams | Drivers |
| Kichcha’s Kings Bengaluru | Sachel Rotge, Clara Stiebleichinger |
| Goa Aces JA Racing | Enzo Rujugiro, Luviwe Sambudla |
| Speed Demons Delhi | Ntiyiso Mabunda, Sai Shiva Sankaran |
| Hyderabad Blackbirds | Apostolidis Vasileios, Anabel Kennedy |
| Kolkata Royal Tigers | Ghazi Motlekar, Ishaan Madesh |
| Chennai Turbo Riders | Kareen Kaur, Shane Chandaria |
| Godspeed Kochi | Wian Boshoff |
| Ahmedabad Apex Racers | Mahlori Mabunda, Zakariya Mohammed |
JK Tyre LGB F4
LGB F4 is the headlining category of the JK Tyre National Racing championship, featuring single-seaters powered by a 1.3-litre Maruti Suzuki Swift engine. Six teams are competing this year – Ahura Racing, Avalanche Racing, Dark Don Racing, MSport and TMars. The grid will feature a total of 21 drivers.
Indian Racing Festival tickets
Indian Racing Festival to stream live on Jio Hotstar, Star Sports Select 2
All sessions will also be streamed live on Jio Hotstar from 1:30pm onwards, with the TV broadcast on Star Sport Select 2.
For those who want to attend the races in person, tickets are currently on sale on District. However, this is only for Round 2 for now, which will be held at the Madras International Circuit on August 23-24. Ticket prices range from Rs 1,199 to Rs 12,749.
| 2025 Indian Racing Festival calendar | ||
|---|---|---|
| Round | Date | Venue |
| 1 | August 15-17 | Kari Motor Speedway |
| 2 | August 22-24 | Madras International Circuit |
| 3 | October 3-5 | Kari Motor Speedway |
| 4 | October 31 - November 2 | TBC |
| 5 | November 29-30 | TBC |
Dipan Sur
