2022 Indian Racing League
The 2022 Indian Racing League is a single seater motor racing championship held across India. The series serves as a revised reboot of the X1 Racing League and was originally planned to be run alongside the Formula Regional Indian Championship and F4 Indian Championship.[1] These two championships were delayed to 2023, but the Indian Racing League still went ahead.[2]
Teams and drivers
All drivers compete with single-seater cars made by Italian constructor Wolf, fitted with a 215bhp Aprilia engine.[1] The teams are based on Indian cities, like they were in the X1 Racing League.[3]
| Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Godspeed Kochi | 1 |  Ruhaan Alva
|
1–2 |
 Fabienne Wohlwend
|
1–2 | ||
| 2 |  Jordan Albert
|
1 | |
| Nikhil Bohra
|
1–2 | ||
 Alister Yoong
|
2 | ||
| Bangalore Speedsters | 3 |  Bianca Bustamante
|
1–2 |
| Anshul Gandhi
|
1–2 | ||
| 4 | Rishon Rajeev
|
1–2 | |
| Oliver Webb
|
1 | ||
| Yash Aradhya
|
2 | ||
| Chennai Turbo Riders | 5 | Parth Ghorpade
|
1–2 |
 Nicole Havrda
|
1–2 | ||
| 6 | Sandeep Kumar
|
2 | |
| Jon Lancaster
|
1–2 | ||
| Vishnu Prasad
|
1 | ||
| Goa Aces | 7 |  Raoul Hyman
|
1–2 |
 Gabriela Jílková
|
1–2 | ||
| 8 | Amir Sayed
|
1–2 | |
| Sohil Shah
|
1–2 | ||
| Hyderabad Blackbirds | 9 |  Neel Jani
|
1–2 |
| Akhil Rabindra
|
1–2 | ||
| 10 |  Lola Lovinfosse
|
1–2 | |
| Anindith Reddy
|
1–2 | ||
| Speed Demons Delhi | 11 | Akash Gowda
|
1–2 |
| Shahan Ali Mohsin
|
1–2 | ||
| 12 | Mitchell Gilbert
|
1–2 | |
| Célia Martin
|
1–2 | ||
| Source:[4][5][6][7][8] | |||
Calendar and results
As the series was planned to be run alongside the two FIA-certified Indian junior series, its calendar followed the two series, so it was originally planned to consist of five rounds in February 2022, before being moved to November and December.[9] When the two other series were cancelled, the IRL calendar was revised and now includes four rounds at two circuits, as well as a pre-season test to be held on November 14 at Madras Motor Race Track.[4]
| Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver/s | Winning team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R1 | Hyderabad Street Circuit, Hyderabad
|
20 November | Event cancelled after practice on safety grounds[10] | |||
| R2 | |||||||
| R3 | |||||||
| 2 | R1 | Madras Motor Race Track, Chennai
|
26 November | Neel Jani
|
Neel Jani
|
Neel Jani
|
Hyderabad Blackbirds |
| R2 | 27 November | Akhil Rabindra
|
Akhil Rabindra
|
Akhil Rabindra
|
Hyderabad Blackbirds | ||
| R3 | Neel Jani
|
Neel Jani Akhil Rabindra
|
Hyderabad Blackbirds | ||||
| 3 | R1 | Madras Motor Race Track, Chennai
|
3 December | ||||
| R2 | 4 December | ||||||
| R3 | |||||||
| 4 | R1 | Hyderabad Street Circuit, Hyderabad
|
10 December | ||||
| R2 | 11 December | ||||||
| R3 | |||||||
Championship standings
Three races are held per round – two 25-minute sprint races and a 35-minute feature race. As there are two drivers per car, for Race 1 Driver A qualifies and Driver B starts and for Race 2 Driver B qualifies and Driver A starts. The feature race sees the grid determined by combined qualifying times, with both drivers competing by way of a mandatory driver change.[11]
Scoring system
Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers as follows:
| Race Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sprint races | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Feature race | 50 | 36 | 30 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
Drivers' standings
| Pos. | Driver | HYD1
|
CHE1
|
CHE2
|
HYD2
|
Points | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neel Jani
|
C | C | C | 1 | 1 | 75 | |||||||
| =1 | Akhil Rabindra
|
C | C | C | 1 | 1 | 75 | |||||||
| 3 | Fabienne Wohlwend
|
C | C | C | 2 | 2 | 54 | |||||||
| 4 | Ruhaan Alva
|
C | C | C | 4 | 2 | 48 | |||||||
| 5 | Amir Sayed
|
C | C | C | 6 | 3 | 38 | |||||||
| 6 | Anshul Gandhi
|
C | C | C | 5 | 4 | 34 | |||||||
| 7 | Sohil Shah
|
C | C | C | Ret | 3 | 30 | |||||||
| 8 | Nicole Havrda
|
C | C | C | 6 | 5 | 28 | |||||||
| 9 | Bianca Bustamante
|
C | C | C | 5 | 6 | 26 | |||||||
| 10 | Anindith Reddy
|
C | C | C | 4 | 7† | 24 | |||||||
| 11 | Yash Aradhya
|
Ret | 4 | 24 | ||||||||||
| 12 | Parth Ghorpade
|
C | C | C | Ret | 5 | 20 | |||||||
| 13 | Alister Yoong
|
2 | Ret | 18 | ||||||||||
| 14 | Lola Lovinfosse
|
C | C | C | 7 | 7† | 18 | |||||||
| 15 | Rishon Rajeev
|
C | C | C | Ret | 6 | 16 | |||||||
| 16 | Mitchell Gilbert
|
C | C | C | 3 | DNS | 15 | |||||||
| =16 | Jon Lancaster
|
C | C | C | 3 | Ret | 15 | |||||||
| 18 | Sandeep Kumar
|
8 | Ret | 4 | ||||||||||
| — | Gabriela Jílková
|
C | C | C | Ret | DNS | — | |||||||
| — | Akash Gowda
|
C | C | C | Ret | Ret | — | |||||||
| — | Célia Martin
|
C | C | C | Ret | DNS | — | |||||||
| — | Raoul Hyman
|
C | C | C | Ret | DNS | — | |||||||
| — | Shahan Ali Mohsin
|
C | C | C | Ret | Ret | — | |||||||
| — | Nikhil Bohra
|
C | C | C | Ret | Ret | — | |||||||
| — | Jordan Albert
|
C | C | C | — | |||||||||
| — | Oliver Webb
|
C | C | C | — | |||||||||
| — | Vishnu Prasad
|
C | C | C | — | |||||||||
| Pos. | Driver | HYD1
|
CHE1
|
CHE2
|
HYD2
|
Points | ||||||||
†Driver/s did not finish the race, but were classified having completed 90% of the race distance.
Teams' standings
| Pos. | Team | No. | HYD1
|
CHE1
|
CHE2
|
HYD2
|
Points | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hyderabad Blackbirds | 9 | C | C | C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 130 | ||||||
| 10 | C | C | C | 7 | 4 | 7† | |||||||||
| 2 | Godspeed Kochi | 1 | C | C | C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 84 | ||||||
| 2 | C | C | C | 2 | Ret | Ret | |||||||||
| 3 | Bangalore Speedsters | 3 | C | C | C | Ret | 5 | 6 | 60 | ||||||
| 4 | C | C | C | 5 | Ret | 4 | |||||||||
| 4 | Chennai Turbo Riders | 5 | C | C | C | 6 | Ret | 5 | 47 | ||||||
| 6 | C | C | C | 8 | 3 | Ret | |||||||||
| 5 | Goa Aces | 7 | C | C | C | Ret | Ret | DNS | 38 | ||||||
| 8 | C | C | C | Ret | 6 | 3 | |||||||||
| 6 | Speed Demons Delhi | 11 | C | C | C | Ret | Ret | Ret | 15 | ||||||
| 12 | C | C | C | 3 | Ret | DNS | |||||||||
| Pos. | Team | No. | HYD1
|
CHE1
|
CHE2
|
HYD2
|
Points | ||||||||
†Entrant/s did not finish the race, but were classified having completed 90% of the race distance.
References
- ^ a b Bhadra, Akaash. "Formula Regional Indian and Formula 4 are the first FIA-sanctioned championships in India to qualify for Formula 1 super license points". Evo India. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
- ^ Wood, Ida (2022-11-03). "India's FRegional and F4 series called off, IRL and MRF Challenge return". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
- ^ "Debut Indian Racing League calendar announced. Full details here". TimesNow. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
- ^ a b "New Indian Racing League dates announced; Formula Regional, F4 India postponed". Autocar India. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
- ^ "And now presenting Bangalore's own team- the Bangalore Speedsters!". Indian Racing League on Instagram. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
- ^ "Presenting Godspeed Kochi!". Indian Racing League on Instagram. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
- ^ "Kochi, say hello to the latest addition to your team, Introducing Fabienne wohlwend". Twitter. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
- ^ "Kochi, say hello to the latest addition to your team, Introducing alisteryoong". Twitter. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
- ^ "2022 Formula Regional India updated calendar revealed". Autocar India. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
- ^ Aravind, V. S. (2022-11-20). "Indian Racing League called off abruptly". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
- ^ https://www.hyderabadzone.com/news/indian-racing-league-hyderabad-weekend-ticket-price.html