# 2024 Indian Racing League

The 2024 Indian Racing League was a single seater motor racing championship held across India. 2024 was the third season of the championship. It started on August 24 at Madras International Circuit and ran over five race weekends.
Raoul Hyman and Sohil Shah, sharing the No. 24 Goa Aces JA Racing car, defended their Entrant Championship at the final race of the season, while also winning the Teams' Championship, with Gabriela Jílková and Shahan Ali Mohsin driving the team's other car.

## Teams and drivers

All drivers competed with single-seater Wolf GB08 Thunder cars, fitted with a 215 bhp (160 kW) Aprilia engine.
| Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
| Rarh Bengal Tigers | 2 | Nikhil Bohra | 1–2, 4–5 |
| Rarh Bengal Tigers | 2 | Jaden Pariat | 3 |
| Rarh Bengal Tigers | 2 | Alister Yoong | All |
| Rarh Bengal Tigers | 5 | Ruhaan Alva | All |
| Rarh Bengal Tigers | 5 | Fabienne Wohlwend | All |
| Speed Demons Delhi | 6 | Akash Gowda | All |
| Speed Demons Delhi | 6 | Álvaro Parente | 1–2, 4–5 |
| Speed Demons Delhi | 6 | Adam Khalid | 3 |
| Speed Demons Delhi | 33 | Angélique Detavernier | All |
| Speed Demons Delhi | 33 | Sai Sanjay | All |
| Hyderabad Blackbirds | 7 | Laura Camps Torras | All |
| Hyderabad Blackbirds | 7 | Anindith Reddy | All |
| Hyderabad Blackbirds | 9 | Neel Jani | 1, 4–5 |
| Hyderabad Blackbirds | 9 | Tom Canning | 2–3 |
| Hyderabad Blackbirds | 9 | Akhil Rabindra | All |
| Goa Aces JA Racing | 11 | Gabriela Jílková | All |
| Goa Aces JA Racing | 11 | Shahan Ali Mohsin | All |
| Goa Aces JA Racing | 24 | Raoul Hyman | All |
| Goa Aces JA Racing | 24 | Sohil Shah | All |
| Chennai Turbo Riders | 18 | Emily Duggan | 1–2 |
| Chennai Turbo Riders | 18 | Mira Erda | 3–5 |
| Chennai Turbo Riders | 18 | Sandeep Kumar | All |
| Chennai Turbo Riders | 23 | Jon Lancaster | All |
| Chennai Turbo Riders | 23 | Mohamed Ryan | All |
| Bangalore Speedsters | 25 | Rishon Rajeev | All |
| Bangalore Speedsters | 25 | Caitlin Wood | All |
| Bangalore Speedsters | 95 | Julius Dinesen | All |
| Bangalore Speedsters | 95 | Kyle Kumaran | All |

### 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. Indian actor and producer John Abraham acquired ownership of the Goa Aces team, renaming it to Goa Aces JA Racing.

### 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.
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.
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.
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 Angélique Detavernier, who made her series debut.
New entry Rarh Bengal Tigers took on all four drivers of Godspeed Kochi, the team it replaced.

#### 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.
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. Parente and Bohra returned for the final two rounds at Kari Motor Speedway.

## Race calendar

The provisional calendar was announced in late February of 2024, albeit without any confirmed venues. 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. The second round was then relocated to be also held at Madras, with Kari hosting rounds 4 and 5. All events were held in India and were run in tandem with the F4 Indian Championship. The event format remained unchanged from the 2023 season.
| No. | No. | Circuit | Date | Map of circuit locations |
| 1 | R1 | Madras International Circuit, Irungattukottai | 24 August | IrungattukottaiChennaiCoimbatore |
| 1 | R2 | Madras International Circuit, Irungattukottai | 25 August | IrungattukottaiChennaiCoimbatore |
| 2 | R1 | Chennai Formula Racing Circuit, Chennai | 1 September | IrungattukottaiChennaiCoimbatore |
| 2 | R2 | Chennai Formula Racing Circuit, Chennai | 1 September | IrungattukottaiChennaiCoimbatore |
| 3 | R1 | Madras International Circuit, Irungattukottai | 14 September | IrungattukottaiChennaiCoimbatore |
| 3 | R2 | Madras International Circuit, Irungattukottai | 15 September | IrungattukottaiChennaiCoimbatore |
| 4 | R1 | Kari Motor Speedway, Chettipalayam | 19 October | IrungattukottaiChennaiCoimbatore |
| 4 | R2 | Kari Motor Speedway, Chettipalayam | 20 October | IrungattukottaiChennaiCoimbatore |
| 5 | R1 | Kari Motor Speedway, Chettipalayam | 16 November | IrungattukottaiChennaiCoimbatore |
| 5 | R2 | Kari Motor Speedway, Chettipalayam | 17 November | IrungattukottaiChennaiCoimbatore |

## Race results

| No. | No. | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team |
| 1 | R1 | Madras International Circuit | Ruhaan Alva | Ruhaan Alva | Jon Lancaster | Chennai Turbo Riders |
| 1 | R2 | Madras International Circuit | Alister Yoong | Sohil Shah | Alister Yoong | Rarh Bengal Tigers |
| 2 | R1 | Chennai Formula Racing Circuit | Gabriela Jílková | Raoul Hyman | Raoul Hyman | Goa Aces JA Racing |
| 2 | R2 | Chennai Formula Racing Circuit | Álvaro Parente | Álvaro Parente | Álvaro Parente | Speed Demons Delhi |
| 3 | R1 | Madras International Circuit | Ruhaan Alva | Ruhaan Alva | Jon Lancaster | Chennai Turbo Riders |
| 3 | R2 | Madras International Circuit | Mohamed Ryan | Mohamed Ryan | Mohamed Ryan | Chennai Turbo Riders |
| 4 | R1 | Kari Motor Speedway | Neel Jani | Neel Jani | Jon Lancaster | Chennai Turbo Riders |
| 4 | R2 | Kari Motor Speedway | Raoul Hyman | Raoul Hyman | Raoul Hyman | Goa Aces JA Racing |
| 5 | R1 | Kari Motor Speedway | Sohil Shah | Sohil Shah | Sohil Shah | Goa Aces JA Racing |
| 5 | R2 | Kari Motor Speedway | Raoul Hyman | Raoul Hyman | Raoul Hyman | Goa Aces JA Racing |

## Season report

The 2024 Indian Racing League opened at Madras International Circuit with Rarh Bengal Tigers driver Ruhaan Alva on pole position for the first race. He dropped to fifth after going off at the start of the race, handing Chennai Turbo Riders driver Jon Lancaster the lead before he too ran wide and Hyderabad Blackbirds’ Neel Jani claimed first place. He looked set to win the race before retiring with a car issue on the final lap. That saw Lancaster claim the win ahead of Speed Demons Delhi’s Álvaro Parente and pole sitter Alva. Race two saw Rarh Bengal Tigers’ Alister Yoong lead Hyderabad Blackbirds’ Akhil Rabindra and Goa Aces JA Racing’s Gabriela Jílková to an unchallenged lights-to-flag win.
Round two saw the debut of the Chennai Formula Racing Circuit. After significant delays due to circuit modifications mandated by the FIA, Jílková qualified on pole position for the first race. Goa Aces JA Racing’s Raoul Hyman took the lead, before the race was interrupted by a dog entering the track. Hyman held his lead at the restart to win the race, while Yoong took third. Parente took pole position for the second race and led every lap despite continuous pressure from Goa Aces JA Racing’s Sohil Shah. Parente took the win by 0.9 seconds as Alva claimed third. That result saw the Rarh Bengal Tigers, who had finished on the podium at every race up to that point, cement their championship lead.
The series returned to Madras International Circuit for its third round, and Alva once again claimed pole position in his group. Yoong started second but dropped to fourth at the start, behind Lancaster and Jílková. Alva looked set to win until he suffered a technical issue on the final lap and dropped to third, handing Lancaster the win and Jílková second place. Chennai Turbo Riders driver Mohamed Ryan took pole position for the second race. He led Shah all race and took a comfortable lights-to-flag victory. Bangalore Speedsters driver Rishon Rajeev held off Jaden Pariat, who subbed for Nikhil Bohra at the Rarh Bengal Tigers, for third place. Still, the Tigers continued to lead the championship.
The Indian Racing League debuted at Kari Motor Speedway for round four. Jani claimed pole position for the first race and built a gap of five seconds, before he was hit by gearbox issues. Lancaster closed up and passed him, before Jani got on top of his issues and attacked back. Lancaster was able to hold on to the lead and claim the victory, with Shah finishing in third. The second day of competition was dominated by Hyman, who took pole position, led every lap, claimed the fastest lap and won the race. Alva claimed second, while Parente was handed third when Jílková struggled with a car issue. Round four saw the Goa Aces close up to the Rarh Bengal Tigers in the championship.
The final round, also held at Kari Motor Speedway, began with a pole position for Shah. He followed that up with a lights-to-flag victory ahead of Jani and Parente. Shah also took the fastest lap for the maximum points, allowing his Goa Aces team to claim the lead of the Teams’ Championship by two points heading into the final race. That race was started by Hyman on pole position before Alva collided with Speed Demons Delhi driver Akash Gowda. The Goa Aces pair of Hyman and Jílková flew in formation afterwards to secure a 1-2 finish ahead of Bangalore Speedsters' Julius Dinesen. With that, they claimed both the Teams’ Championship and the Entrant Championship for Hyman's and Shah's No. 24.

## Championship standings
### Scoring system

Points were 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 added the points they earned in their respective races to a shared total.

### Entrant championship

| Pos | Entrant | Drivers | MIC1 | MIC1 | CHE | CHE | MIC2 | MIC2 | KAR1 | KAR1 | KAR2 | KAR2 | Pts |
| Pos | Entrant | Drivers | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | Pts |
| 1 | No. 24 Goa Aces JA Racing | Raoul Hyman | Ret | | 1 | | 5 | | | 1 | | 1 | 167 |
| 1 | No. 24 Goa Aces JA Racing | Sohil Shah | | 8 | | 4 | | 2 | 3 | | 1 | | 167 |
| 2 | No. 23 Chennai Turbo Riders | Jon Lancaster | 1 | | Ret | | 1 | | 1 | | 4 | | 147 |
| 2 | No. 23 Chennai Turbo Riders | Mohamed Ryan | | 6 | | 7 | | 1 | | 10 | | 4 | 147 |
| 3 | No. 5 Rarh Bengal Tigers | Ruhaan Alva | 3 | | | 3 | 3 | | | 2 | | Ret | 123 |
| 3 | No. 5 Rarh Bengal Tigers | Fabienne Wohlwend | | 4 | 4 | | | 5 | 4 | | 6 | | 123 |
| 4 | No. 2 Rarh Bengal Tigers | Nikhil Bohra | 5 | | | DNS | | | 6 | | 8 | | 97 |
| 4 | No. 2 Rarh Bengal Tigers | Jaden Pariat | | | | | | 4 | | | | | 97 |
| 4 | No. 2 Rarh Bengal Tigers | Alister Yoong | | 1 | 3 | | 4 | | | DNS | | 7 | 97 |
| 5 | No. 11 Goa Aces JA Racing | Gabriela Jílková | | 3 | 2 | | 2 | | | 7 | | 2 | 94 |
| 5 | No. 11 Goa Aces JA Racing | Shahan Ali Mohsin | 8 | | | Ret | | 6 | Ret | | 5 | | 94 |
| 6 | No. 6 Speed Demons Delhi | Akash Gowda | | Ret | Ret | | 7 | | 8 | | | Ret | 82 |
| 6 | No. 6 Speed Demons Delhi | Álvaro Parente | 2 | | | 1 | | | | 3 | 3 | | 82 |
| 6 | No. 6 Speed Demons Delhi | Adam Khalid | | | | | | Ret | | | | | 82 |
| 7 | No. 25 Bangalore Speedsters | Rishon Rajeev | 6 | | | 2 | | 3 | | 5 | | 5 | 79 |
| 7 | No. 25 Bangalore Speedsters | Caitlin Wood | | Ret | 5 | | 8 | | 9 | | Ret | | 79 |
| 8 | No. 9 Hyderabad Blackbirds | Tom Canning | | | DNS | | 10 | | | | | | 73 |
| 8 | No. 9 Hyderabad Blackbirds | Neel Jani | Ret | | | | | | 2 | | 2 | | 73 |
| 8 | No. 9 Hyderabad Blackbirds | Akhil Rabindra | | 2 | | 6 | | Ret | | 6 | | Ret | 73 |
| 9 | No. 95 Bangalore Speedsters | Julius Dinesen | | 5 | | 8 | 6 | | | 4 | | 3 | 46 |
| 9 | No. 95 Bangalore Speedsters | Kyle Kumaran | Ret | | Ret | | | Ret | Ret | | 7 | | 46 |
| 10 | No. 7 Hyderabad Blackbirds | Laura Camps Torras | 7 | | 6 | | DNS | | | 9 | 10 | | 45 |
| 10 | No. 7 Hyderabad Blackbirds | Anindith Reddy | | 9 | | Ret | | 7 | 5 | | | 6 | 45 |
| 11 | No. 33 Speed Demons Delhi | Angélique Detavernier | | 7 | DSQ | | 11 | | | Ret | | 9 | 36 |
| 11 | No. 33 Speed Demons Delhi | Sai Sanjay | 4 | | | 5 | | DNS | 7 | | Ret | | 36 |
| 12 | No. 18 Chennai Turbo Riders | Emily Duggan | | 10 | | 9 | | | | | | | 19 |
| 12 | No. 18 Chennai Turbo Riders | Mira Erda | | | | | 9 | | Ret | | | 8 | 19 |
| 12 | No. 18 Chennai Turbo Riders | Sandeep Kumar | Ret | | Ret | | | 8 | | 8 | 9 | | 19 |
| Pos | Entrant | Drivers | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | Pts |
| Pos | Entrant | Drivers | MIC1 | MIC1 | CHE | CHE | MIC2 | MIC2 | KAR1 | KAR1 | KAR2 | KAR2 | | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |

### Teams' championship

| Pos | Team | MIC1 | MIC1 | CHE | CHE | MIC2 | MIC2 | KAR1 | KAR1 | KAR2 | KAR2 | Pts |
| Pos | Team | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | Pts |
| 1 | Goa Aces JA Racing | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 261 |
| 1 | Goa Aces JA Racing | Ret | 8 | 2 | Ret | 5 | 6 | Ret | 7 | 5 | 2 | 261 |
| 2 | Rarh Bengal Tigers | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 220 |
| 2 | Rarh Bengal Tigers | 5 | 4 | 4 | DNS | 4 | 5 | 6 | DNS | 8 | Ret | 220 |
| 3 | Chennai Turbo Riders | 1 | 6 | Ret | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 166 |
| 3 | Chennai Turbo Riders | Ret | 10 | Ret | 9 | 9 | 8 | Ret | 10 | 9 | 8 | 166 |
| 4 | Bangalore Speedsters | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 125 |
| 4 | Bangalore Speedsters | Ret | Ret | Ret | 8 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 5 | Ret | 5 | 125 |
| 5 | Speed Demons Delhi | 2 | 7 | Ret | 1 | 7 | Ret | 7 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 118 |
| 5 | Speed Demons Delhi | 4 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 11 | DNS | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 118 |
| 6 | Hyderabad Blackbirds | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 118 |
| 6 | Hyderabad Blackbirds | Ret | 9 | DNS | Ret | DNS | Ret | 5 | 9 | 10 | Ret | 118 |
| Pos | Team | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | Pts |
| Pos | Team | MIC1 | MIC1 | CHE | CHE | MIC2 | MIC2 | KAR1 | KAR1 | KAR2 | KAR2 | | Pts |