The 2025 F4 Indian Championship was the third 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. The season commenced on 15 August at Kari Motor Speedway and finished at Madras International Circuit on 14 December.
Drivers[edit | edit source]
All cars were ran by Racing Promotions Private Limited.[1]
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Indian F4 Global Shootout Program[edit | edit source]
Racing Promotions Private Limited announced in May 2024 the F4 Global Shootout Program offering scholarships towards the participation in the championship. The estimated cost of the full season of the series is €120,000 and the winner of the shootout would get a fully paid seat in the upcoming season. The runner-up and the third placed driver would get 30% and 20% respectively of the winner's scholarship while each of other finalists would be awarded €15,000.[20] The 2025 program was held on 23–25 June at the Circuit du Var, France, in the partnership with the driving school AGS Formule 1.[21] The following twelve drivers were selected:[22][23][24][25]
Aurelien Agnes
Shane Chandaria- United Kingdom Maltina Jashari
Kristine Kolodziejski
Aris Kyriakou
Mathéo Lienard
Caitlyn McDaniel
Sachel Rotgé
Raiden Samervel
Milla Sjöstrand
Song Harim
Linas Volungevičius
Sachel Rotgé was declared the winner of the shootout.[26]
Calendar[edit | edit source]
All events were held in India and run in tandem with the Indian Racing League. The provisional schedule was announced on 9 July 2025,[27][28] with a street race in Goa added on 10 September 2025.[29] One month later, the competition on 1–2 November in Mormugao was postponed and moved after the protests of the local community, ultimately replaced by races at the Kari Motor Speedway.[30][28] The final round was scheduled to take place at another brand-new street circuit in Navi Mumbai[31], but another change of calendar saw it being moved to the Madras International Circuit.
| Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | |
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| 1 | R1 | Kari Motor Speedway, Coimbatore | 17 August | Template:Country data MOZTemplate:Preview warning Ghazi Motlekar | Hyderabad Blackbirds | ||
| R2 | Kolkata Royal Tigers | ||||||
| 2 | R1 | Madras International Circuit, Chennai (Full Circuit) |
23 August | Kichcha's Kings Bengaluru | |||
| R2 | 24 August | Kolkata Royal Tigers | |||||
| R3 | Chennai Turbo Riders | ||||||
| R4 | Kichcha's Kings Bengaluru | ||||||
| 3 | R1 | Kari Motor Speedway, Coimbatore | 4 October | Ahmedabad Apex Racers | |||
| R2 | 5 October | Chennai Turbo Riders | |||||
| R3 | Ahmedabad Apex Racers | ||||||
| R4 | Template:Country data MOZTemplate:Preview warning Ghazi Motlekar | Kolkata Royal Tigers | |||||
| 4 | R1 | Kari Motor Speedway, Coimbatore | 15 November | Kichcha's Kings Bengaluru | |||
| R2 | 16 November | Goa Aces JA Racing | |||||
| R3 | Chennai Turbo Riders | ||||||
| 5 | R1 | Madras International Circuit, Chennai (Short Circuit) |
14 December | Kichcha's Kings Bengaluru | |||
| R2 | Goa Aces JA Racing | ||||||
Championship standings[edit | edit source]
Points were awarded as follows:
| Races | Position, points per race | ||||||||||
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | FL | |
| Qualifying | 2 | ||||||||||
| Races 1 & 3 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Races 2 & 4 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Drivers' Championship[edit | edit source]
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Notes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Chandaria was the fastest in the qualifying session but served a five-place grid penalty from the previous race. Madesh inherited the pole position, but Chandaria kept the 2 points.
- ↑ Chandaria was the fastest in the qualifying session but served a five-place grid penalty from the previous race. Sato inherited the pole position, but Chandaria kept the 2 points.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wallace, Grayson (2025-07-15). "'Driver progression and equal opportunity': Has low-cost Indian F4 delivered on its promise?". Feeder Series.
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- ↑ Wood, Ida (2024-05-06). "Indian F4 launches global shootout to win paid-for 2024 seat". Formula Scout.
- ↑ Wolff, Perceval (2024-06-09). "F4 Global Shootout Program: A step to expanding the Indian F4 grid". Feeder Series.
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- ↑ "RPPL concludes Formula Global Shootout Program 2025". F4 Indian Championship. 2025-06-25.
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- ↑ 28.0 28.1 "Provisional Calendar of Events 2025-26". Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
- ↑ "In a first, Formula 4 racing comes to Goa as govt commits Rs 57 crore". The Times of India. 2025-09-10.
- ↑ "People Power Triumphs: Formula 4 Race Moved Out of Mormugao". Herald Goa. 2025-10-12.
- ↑ Gidithuri, Unnatee (2025-09-20). "Navi Mumbai Street Circuit in the works for Indian Racing Festival". Autocar India.
- ↑ "Standings Indian F4 Championship 2025 after Round 5" (pdf). Motorsport Television Deutschland. 2025-12-19.