Indian Racing League 2025: Schedule, dates, venues, full list of teams, driver lineup
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