The fourth season of the Indian Racing League (IRL) is set to begin with the Kari Motor Speedway hosting the opening round from August 15-17 in Coimbatore.
IRL had its first-ever official Driver Draft at the Taj Lands End in Mumbai on Tuesday.
Six teams will feature in Season 4 with each side consisting of an experienced international driver, an emerging international or Indian-origin talent, a domestic Indian driver, and a female driver, making it a total of 24 drivers.
Each team will run two cars with two drivers sharing one car, categorised as Driver A and Driver B. They will compete over five rounds in what is the world’s first gender-neutral franchise-based league.
The final grid features accomplished names like Neel Jani – former Formula 1 test driver and Le Mans winner, Jon Lancaster – with a background in GP2 and endurance racing, and Raoul Hyman – a two-time IRL champion of Indian origin.
Schedule:
- Round 1 – August 15-17 – Kari Motor Speedway, Coimbatore
- Round 2 – August 22-24 – Madras International Circuit (MIC), Chennai
- Round 3 – October 3-5 – Kari Motor Speedway, Coimbatore
- Round 4 – October 31 – November 2 – TBD
- Round 5 – November 29-30 – TBD
Here’s a look at the full list of teams and drivers taking part in IRL 2024:
Driver’s Grid (IRL 2025)
Kichcha’s Kings Bengaluru: Neel Jani, Ruhaan Alva, Kyle Kumaran, Jem Hepworth
Chennai Turbo Riders: Aqil Alibhai, Shibin Yousaf, Tijil Rao, Laura Camps Torras
Speed Demons Delhi: Alister Yoong, Sai Sanjay, Shahan Ali Mohsin, Caitlin Wood
Goa Aces JA Racing: Raoul Hyman, Akash Gowda, Chetan Surineni, Fabienne Wohlwend
Hyderabad Blackbirds: Jon Lancaster, Akshay Bohra, Mohamed Ryan, Gabriela Jilkova
Kolkata Royal Tigers: Tom Canning, Sohil Shah, Sandeep Kumar, Alexandra Herve
