The Indian Racing Festival returned to Coimbatore’s Kari Motor Speedway for Round 3. Ishaan Madesh, Itsuki Sato and Shane Chandaria all scored wins in the F4 Indian championship; among them, Sato was the only repeat winner.
Kichcha’s Kings Bengaluru and Goa Aces JA Racing set the pace in the Indian Racing League, with Kyle Kumaran and Raoul Hyman winning a race each. Mehul Agarwal, meanwhile, dominated in JK Tyre LGB F4, winning three out of four races.
- Kumaran, Hyman win in Indian Racing League
- Sato, Madesh and Chandaria win in F4 India
- Agarwal, Goswami win in JK Tyre LGB F4
F4 India Round 3
Sato was back on the top step of the podium in Race 3 after Chandaria and Sachel Rotge made contact on the last lap. Finally, in Race 4, Madesh charged from fourth on the grid to claim victory, his second this season.
F4 India Race 1 results
1. Itsuki Sato (Ahmedabad Apex Racers) – 27mins 10.989sec
2. Ghazi Motlekar (Kolkata Royal Tigers) – 27mins 31.350sec
3. Saishiva Sankaran (Speed Demons Delhi) – 27mins 31.469sec
F4 India Race 2 results
1. Shane Chandaria (Chennai Turbo Riders) – 26mins 50.864sec
2. Luviwe Sambudla (Goa Aces JA Racing) – 27mins 01.307sec
3. Itsuki Sato (Ahmedabad Apex Racers) – 27mins 03.824sec
F4 India Race 3 results
1. Itsuki Sato (Ahmedabad Apex Racers) – 26mins 16.084sec
2. Luviwe Sambudla (Goa Aces JA Racing) – 26mins 16.609sec
3. Ishaan Madesh (Kolkata Royal Tigers) – 26mins 17.408sec
F4 India Race 4 results
1. Ishaan Madesh (Kolkata Royal Tigers) – 27mins 13.558sec
2. Saishiva Sankaran (Speed Demons Delhi) – 27mins 19.160sec
3. Shane Chandaria (Chennai Turbo Riders) – 27mins 20.542sec
Indian Racing League Round 3
Starting from the pole position, Kumaran made a strong start and took a comfortable win for Kichcha’s Kings Bengaluru. His teammate Neel Jani climbed from P7 to P3 but was narrowly edged out by Hyderabad Blackbirds’s Akhil Rabindra for second place.
Goa Aces JA Racing’s Hyman stormed to victory in Race 2, scoring his second win of the season. Speed Demons Delhi’s Shahan Ali Mohsin finished over six seconds adrift in second place, while Kichcha’s Kings Bengaluru’s Ruhaan Alva completed the podium.
Indian Racing League Race 1 results
1. Kyle Kumaran (Kichcha’s Kings Bengaluru) – 26mins 34.556sec
2. Akhil Rabindra (Hyderabad Blackbirds) – 26mins 36.855sec
3. Neel Jani (Kichcha’s Kings Bengaluru) – 26mins 36.934sec
Indian Racing League Race 2 results
1. Raoul Hyman (Goa Aces JA Racing) – 26mins 46.480sec
2. Shahan Ali Mohsin (Speed Demons Delhi) – 26mins 52.937sec
3. Ruhaan Alva (Kichcha’s Kings Bengaluru) – 26mins 57.632sec
JK Tyre LGB F4
Round 3 of the Indian Racing Festival also hosted the JK Tyre LGB F4 class. Dark Don Racing’s Mehul Agarwal finished on the podium in all four races, winning three of those. But he was denied a clean sweep by MSport’s Dhruvh Goswami, who won Race 3.
JK Tyre LGB F4 Race 1 results
1. Mehul Agarwal (Dark Don Racing) – 20mins 13.369sec
2. Dhruvh Goswami (MSport) – 20mins 17.203sec
3. Aditya Patnaik (Dark Don Racing) – 20mins 17.538sec
JK Tyre LGB F4 Race 2 results
1. Mehul Agarwal (Dark Don Racing) – 18mins 01.251sec
2. Dhruvh Goswami (MSport) – 18mins 05.480sec
3. Diljith TS (Dark Don Racing) – 18mins 06.376sec
JK Tyre LGB F4 Race 3 results
1. Dhruvh Goswami (MSport) – 22mins 04.600sec
2. Diljith TS (Dark Don Racing) – 22mins 05.629sec
3. Mehul Agarwal (Dark Don Racing) – 22mins 06.172sec
JK Tyre LGB F4 Race 4 results
1. Mehul Agarwal (Dark Don Racing) – 29mins 46.499sec
2. Diljith TS (Dark Don Racing) – 29mins 50.824sec
3. Dhruvh Goswami (MSport) – 29mins 50.966sec
Up next on the 2025 Indian Racing Festival calendar are two brand-new street circuits. Goa is scheduled to host Round 4 on November 1-2. Navi Mumbai will then host the season finale in December, but the exact dates are yet to be announced.
Dipan Sur
