# 2023 F4 Indian Championship

The 2023 F4 Indian Championship was the inaugural season of the F4 Indian Championship. It was a motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations. Initially, the series was planned to launch in 2022, before being postponed multiple times and then finally rescheduled to 2023. The season commenced on 4 November at the Madras International Circuit and concluded on 17 December at the same circuit.

## Drivers

All cars were run by MP Motorsport.
| Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
| Chennai Turbo Riders | 5 | Dion Gowda | 2 |
| Chennai Turbo Riders | 17 | Rishab Jain | All |
| Chennai Turbo Riders | 37 | Cooper Webster | All |
| Hyderabad Blackbirds | 11 | Shahan Ali Mohsin | All |
| Hyderabad Blackbirds | 12 | Alex Sawer | All |
| Goa Aces | 23 | Arjun Chheda | 1–2, 4 |
| Goa Aces | 50 | Jack Taylor | All |
| Speed Demons Delhi | 25 | Rishon Rajeev | All |
| Speed Demons Delhi | 92 | Shriya Lohia | 3 |
| Speed Demons Delhi | 97 | Veer Rajwade | 4 |
| Bangalore Speedsters | 27 | Rohaan Madesh | All |
| Bangalore Speedsters | 28 | Nooris Gafoor | 1–2 |
| Godspeed Kochi | 28 | Nooris Gafoor | 3–4 |
| Godspeed Kochi | 31 | Akshay Bohra | All |
| Godspeed Kochi | 97 | Salva Marjan | 1 |
| Godspeed Kochi | 97 | Veer Rajwade | 2 |
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* Ahren Manhas was announced to compete but withdrew before the start of the championship.

## Calendar

All rounds took place in India. Initially, the schedule consisted of 15 races over 5 rounds. The revised version without any round at Buddh International Circuit was published on 26 October. In order to comply with the election code of conduct, the first round was moved from Hyderabad Street Circuit to Madras International Circuit. Further revision was published on 22 November. In the aftermath of Cyclone Michaung, the round 3 scheduled on 5–6 December at Madras International Circuit was cancelled and the round planned to be held on 9–10 December at the street track Chennai Formula Racing Circuit was postponed and eventually cancelled. Instead, Madras International Circuit once again hosted a round on the same date.
| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team |
| 1 | R1 | Madras International Circuit, Chennai (Full Circuit) | 4 November | Akshay Bohra | Akshay Bohra | Akshay Bohra | Godspeed Kochi |
| 1 | R2 | Madras International Circuit, Chennai (Full Circuit) | 5 November | | Rishon Rajeev | Cooper Webster | Chennai Turbo Riders |
| 1 | R3 | Madras International Circuit, Chennai (Full Circuit) | 5 November | Akshay Bohra | Akshay Bohra | Cooper Webster | Chennai Turbo Riders |
| 2 | R1 | Madras International Circuit, Chennai (Full Circuit) | 1 December | Cooper Webster | Dion Gowda | Cooper Webster | Chennai Turbo Riders |
| 2 | R2 | Madras International Circuit, Chennai (Full Circuit) | 1 December | | Rishon Rajeev | Shahan Ali Mohsin | Hyderabad Blackbirds |
| 2 | R3 | Madras International Circuit, Chennai (Full Circuit) | 2 December | Akshay Bohra | Rishon Rajeev | Dion Gowda | Chennai Turbo Riders |
| – | – | Madras International Circuit, Chennai | 5–6 December | round cancelled due to Cyclone Michaung | round cancelled due to Cyclone Michaung | round cancelled due to Cyclone Michaung | round cancelled due to Cyclone Michaung |
| 3 | R1 | Madras International Circuit, Chennai (Short Circuit) | 9 December | Cooper Webster | Cooper Webster | Cooper Webster | Chennai Turbo Riders |
| 3 | R2 | Madras International Circuit, Chennai (Short Circuit) | 9 December | | Cooper Webster | Shahan Ali Mohsin | Hyderabad Blackbirds |
| 3 | R3 | Madras International Circuit, Chennai (Short Circuit) | 10 December | Cooper Webster | Cooper Webster | Cooper Webster | Chennai Turbo Riders |
| 3 | R4 | Madras International Circuit, Chennai (Short Circuit) | 10 December | | Akshay Bohra | Alex Sawer | Hyderabad Blackbirds |
| 3 | R5 | Madras International Circuit, Chennai (Short Circuit) | 10 December | | Cooper Webster | Cooper Webster | Chennai Turbo Riders |
| 4 | R1 | Madras International Circuit, Chennai (Full Circuit) | 16 December | Cooper Webster | Cooper Webster | Cooper Webster | Chennai Turbo Riders |
| 4 | R2 | Madras International Circuit, Chennai (Full Circuit) | 17 December | | Rishon Rajeev | Rishon Rajeev | Speed Demons Delhi |
| 4 | R3 | Madras International Circuit, Chennai (Full Circuit) | 17 December | Cooper Webster | Cooper Webster | Cooper Webster | Chennai Turbo Riders |
| 4 | R4 | Madras International Circuit, Chennai (Full Circuit) | 17 December | | Cooper Webster | Shahan Ali Mohsin | Hyderabad Blackbirds |

## Championship standings

Points were awarded as follows:
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
| Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |

### Drivers' Championship

| Pos | Driver | MIC1 | MIC1 | MIC1 | MIC2 | MIC2 | MIC2 | MIC3 | MIC3 | MIC3 | MIC3 | MIC3 | MIC4 | MIC4 | MIC4 | MIC4 | Pts |
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts |
| 1 | Cooper Webster | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 282.5 |
| 2 | Rishon Rajeev | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 220 |
| 3 | Akshay Bohra | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 4 | 211 |
| 4 | Shahan Ali Mohsin | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 202 |
| 5 | Alex Sawer | 4 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | DNS | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 186 |
| 6 | Rohaan Madesh | Ret | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | Ret | 9 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 90 |
| 7 | Rishab Jain | 5 | 5 | 8 | WD | WD | WD | 7 | 9† | 7 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 74 |
| 8 | Jack Taylor | 8 | 8 | 9 | Ret | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | Ret | 9 | 7 | 63 |
| 9 | Nooris Gafoor | 7 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 57 |
| 10 | Arjun Chheda | Ret | 7 | 6 | 9 | DNS | 8 | | | | | | 10 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 37 |
| 11 | Dion Gowda | | | | 4 | Ret | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 24.5 |
| 12 | Veer Rajwade | | | | WD | WD | WD | | | | | | Ret | 9 | 11 | 11 | 2 |
| 13 | Shriya Lohia | | | | | | | 10 | 10 | WD | WD | WD | | | | | 2 |
| – | Salva Marjan | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | – |
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts |
| Pos | Driver | MIC1 | MIC1 | MIC1 | MIC2 | MIC2 | MIC2 | MIC3 | MIC3 | MIC3 | MIC3 | MIC3 | MIC4 | MIC4 | MIC4 | MIC4 | | 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) |