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Kolkata Royal Tigers is an Indian motorsport franchise that competes in the Indian Racing League and the F4 Indian Championship.[1]
History[edit | edit source]
In 2024, cricketer Sourav Ganguly bought the franchise and named it Kolkata Royal Tigers. [2] Later Shrachi Group joined, and team was renamed to Rarh Bengal Tigers prior to 2024 season– referencing the historical region of Rarh.[3][4] As well as running two cars for the existing drivers in IRL, the franchise expanded to four cars for Indian F4; keeping two under the old Kochi title. Yoong scored the teams' only race win in the 2024 IRL at the first round, however consistency kept Alva and Wohlwend in the championship fight up to the last race – Car #5 ultimately finished third in the entrants' standings after colliding with Akash Gowda, whilst the franchise finished runner-up to Goa in the teams' championship.[5] Alva completed double-duty having also campaigned in F4, finishing runner-up in the standings to South African Aqil Alibhai – Hugh Barter had set the pace early in the season under the Kochi banner with three race wins, but withdrew after the second round.[6][7]
Before the start of 2025 Shrachi Group exited the franchise and went back to original name of Kolkata Royal Tigers.
Results[edit | edit source]
Indian Racing League[edit | edit source]
Drivers / Entrants championship[edit | edit source]
(key)
| Year | Entry | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | IRU1 R1 |
IRU1 R2 |
IGR R1 |
IGR R2 |
IRU2 R1 |
IRU2 R2 |
COI1 R1 |
COI1 R2 |
COI2 R1 |
COI2 R2 |
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| Rarh Bengal Tigers #5 |  Ruhaan Alva
|
3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 3rd | 123 | ||||||||
 Fabienne Wohlwend
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4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Rarh Bengal Tigers #2 |  Alister Yoong
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1 | 3 | 4 | DNS | 7 | 4th | 97 | ||||||||
 Nikhil Bohra
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5 | DNS | 6 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| Jaden Pariat
|
4 | |||||||||||||||
Teams championship[edit | edit source]
(key)
| Year | Entry | No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | IRU1 R1 |
IRU1 R2 |
IGR R1 |
IGR R2 |
IRU2 R1 |
IRU2 R2 |
COI1 R1 |
COI1 R2 |
COI2 R1 |
COI2 R2 |
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| Rarh Bengal Tigers | #5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | Ret | 2nd | 220 | |||
| #2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | DNS | 4 | 4 | 6 | DNS | 8 | 7 | ||||||
F4 Indian Championship[edit | edit source]
(key)
| Year | Entry | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | IRU1 R1 |
IRU1 R2 |
IRU1 R3 |
IGR R1 |
IGR R2 |
IRU2 R1 |
IRU2 R2 |
IRU2 R3 |
IRU2 R4 |
COI1 R1 |
COI1 R2 |
COI1 R3 |
COI2 R1 |
COI2 R2 |
COI2 R3 |
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| Rarh Bengal Tigers (#27) | Ruhaan Alva
|
3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2nd | 264 | |
| Rarh Bengal Tigers (#10, #65, #23, #64) | Raiden Samervel
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different team | 7 | 4 | 5 | 11th | 40 | ||||||||||||
| Rarh Bengal Tigers (#10, #65, #23, #64) | Arjun Chheda
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13 | 4 | Ret | 19th | 12 | |||||||||||||
| Rarh Bengal Tigers (#10, #65, #23, #64) | Tarun Muthiaiah
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9 | Ret | 8 | 9 | Ret | 21st | 8 | |||||||||||
| Rarh Bengal Tigers (#10, #65, #23, #64) |  Esmee Kosterman
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9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 24th | 3 | ||||||||||||
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers Gear Up For 2024 Indian Racing League Kickoff At Madras International Circuit". The Daily Guardian. 24 August 2024.
- ↑ "Indian Racing Festival: Sourav Ganguly buys Kolkata Royal Tigers team". The Times of India. 2024-07-11. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2026-02-15.
- ↑ "Indian Racing League Official on X: "Kolkata, start your engines! Catch a new powerhouse burning rubber in Season 3 of the Indian Racing Festival in 2024."". X. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ↑ "Indian Racing League on X: "A formidable lineup for the newest team on the block - #RarhBengalTigers"". X. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ↑ Gidithuri, Unnatee (18 November 2024). "Goa Aces JA Racing wins 2024 Indian Racing League". Autocar India. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
- ↑ "Aqil Alibhai crowned Indian F4 champion at Kari finale". Formula Scout. 17 November 2024.
- ↑ "Indian Racing Festival Round 1: Hugh Barter scores double wins". Autocar India. 27 August 2024.