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2024 F4 Indian Championship

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The 2024 F4 Indian Championship is the second season of the F4 Indian Championship. It is a motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations. The season commences on 24 August at Madras International Circuit and concludes on 17 November.

Drivers

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All cars are run by MP Motorsport.[1]

Team No. Driver Class Rounds
Chennai Turbo Riders 4 India Chetan Korada[2] 2
24 Canada Hady-Noah Mimassi 4
36 Australia Isaac Demellweek[3] R 1–4
43 Australia Jayden Hamilton[4] 1
India Mira Erda[5] 1
54 India Dillon Zachariah[6] 3
Bangalore Speedsters 5 India Jaden Pariat[7] 1–4
45 India Abhay Mohan[8] 1–4
Hyderabad Blackbirds 7 India Shriya Lohia[9] 1–4
47 South Africa Aqil Alibhai[10] 1–4
Rarh Bengal Tigers 10 India Tarun Muthiaiah[11] 1–2
23 India Arjun Chheda 4
27 India Ruhaan Alva[12] 1–4
65 Netherlands Esmee Kosterman[13] 3
Speed Demons Delhi 12 Denmark Alba Hurup Larsen[14] R 1–2
22 Australia Zakariya Mohammed[15] R 1–4
33 India Saishiva Sankaran 4
64 India Raiden Samervel[6] R 3
Goa Aces JA Racing 14 Australia Aiva Anagnostiadis[16] R 1–4
18 India Mira Erda[17] 2
34 Switzerland Giancarlo Artho[18] R 1
72 Finland Tristan Rajakoski[19] 3–4
Godspeed Kochi 21 India Akhil Agarwal[6] 3
34 Switzerland Giancarlo Artho[20] R 2–4
64 India Raiden Samervel[6] R 4
68 Australia Hugh Barter[21] 1–2
73 India Aditya Patnaik[22] 1
Ahmedabad Apex Racers 44 India Veer Sheth[23] 1–4
55 India Divy Nandan[24] 1–4
Source:
Icon Legend
R Rookie

Indian F4 Global Shootout Program

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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.[25] The program was held on 9–11 July at Circuit du Var, France, in the partnership with the driving school AGS Formule 1.[26] The following drivers were selected:

  • Mexico Deko Abiakel
  • Australia Aiva Anagnostiadis
  • Switzerland Giancarlo Artho
  • India Yashwanth Babu
  • Germany Granit Demiri
  • Australia Jayden Hamilton
  • Australia Zakariya Mohammed
  • Australia Georgia Morgan
  • United States Thornton Thomas
  • Azerbaijan Vishal Venkatraman

Giancarlo Artho was declared the winner of the shootout, followed by Deko Abiakel and Zakariya Mohammed.

Calendar

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All events are held in India and run in tandem with the Indian Racing League. The provisional dates were announced on 26 April.[27][28]

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Rookie Winner
1 R1 Madras International Circuit, Chennai
(Full Circuit)
24 August Australia Hugh Barter Australia Hugh Barter[a] India Jaden Pariat Bangalore Speedsters Australia Isaac Demellweek
R2 25 August Australia Hugh Barter Australia Hugh Barter Godspeed Kochi Australia Isaac Demellweek
R3 Australia Hugh Barter Australia Hugh Barter Australia Hugh Barter Godspeed Kochi Australia Isaac Demellweek
2 R1 Chennai Formula Racing Circuit, Chennai 1 September Australia Hugh Barter Australia Hugh Barter Australia Hugh Barter Godspeed Kochi Australia Isaac Demellweek
R2 Australia Hugh Barter South Africa Aqil Alibhai Hyderabad Blackbirds Denmark Alba Hurup Larsen
3 R1 Madras International Circuit, Chennai 14 September India Jaden Pariat India Jaden Pariat India Jaden Pariat Bangalore Speedsters Australia Isaac Demellweek
R2 15 September India Ruhaan Alva India Ruhaan Alva Rarh Bengal Tigers Australia Isaac Demellweek
R3 India Jaden Pariat India Jaden Pariat India Veer Sheth Ahmedabad Apex Racers Australia Isaac Demellweek
R4 South Africa Aqil Alibhai South Africa Aqil Alibhai Hyderabad Blackbirds Australia Isaac Demellweek
4 R1 Kari Motor Speedway, Coimbatore 19 October India Ruhaan Alva South Africa Aqil Alibhai South Africa Aqil Alibhai Hyderabad Blackbirds Switzerland Giancarlo Artho
R2 20 October South Africa Aqil Alibhai South Africa Aqil Alibhai Hyderabad Blackbirds Australia Isaac Demellweek
R3 South Africa Aqil Alibhai South Africa Aqil Alibhai South Africa Aqil Alibhai Hyderabad Blackbirds India Raiden Samervel
5 R1 Kari Motor Speedway, Coimbatore 16–17 November
R2
R3

Championship standings

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Points are awarded as follows:[29]

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th  10th Pole FL
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 2 1

Drivers' Championship

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Pos Driver MAD1 CHE MAD2 KAR1 KAR2 Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1 South Africa Aqil Alibhai 2 6 2 DNS 1 2 2 4 1 1 1 1 224
2 India Ruhaan Alva 3 5 3 2 4 5 1 2 3 2 3 2 192
3 India Jaden Pariat 1 7 4 Ret 3 1 3 8 4 3 2 3 168
4 India Divy Nandan 4 3 5 8 2 7 6 5 2 6 5 6 129
5 Australia Hugh Barter Ret 1 1 1 5 95
6 Australia Isaac Demellweek 6 2 7 5 DSQ 4 4 6 5 11 6 Ret 92
7 India Veer Sheth 5 4 Ret 4 7 Ret 9 1 Ret 7 9 4 87
8 India Abhay Mohan DNS 8 6 3 6 3 7 3 13 4 10 11 84
9 Australia Aiva Anagnostiadis 7 9 12 10 9 6 5 14 Ret Ret Ret Ret 29
10 Australia Zakariya Mohammed 12 Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret 12 12 12 5 7 8 20
11 Switzerland Giancarlo Artho 11 Ret Ret 7 10 Ret 11 Ret 7 9 12 10 16
12 India Dillon Zachariah Ret Ret 7 6 14
13 India Akhil Agarwal 8 8 9 8 14
14 Denmark Alba Hurup Larsen 13 11 10 6 8 13
15 India Arjun Chheda 13 4 Ret 12
16 India Raiden Samervel Ret Ret 13 9 Ret 8 7 12
17 Canada Hady-Noah Mimassi 10 14 5 11
18 India Tarun Muthiaiah 9 Ret 8 9 Ret 8
19 India Shriya Lohia 8 10 9 12 12 Ret Ret Ret 10 14 13 12 8
20 India Saishiva Sankaran 8 Ret 9 6
21 Netherlands Esmee Kosterman 9 10 11 11 3
22 Finland Tristan Rajakoski Ret 13 10 Ret 12 11 Ret 1
23 India Mira Erda 10 Ret 11 13 Ret 1
24 India Chetan Korada 11 Ret 0
25 India Aditya Patnaik 14 Ret DNS 0
Australia Jayden Hamilton WD WD WD
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts
MAD1 CHE MAD2 KAR1 KAR2
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
† — Did not finish, but classified
Rookie

Notes

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  1. ^ Hugh Barter set the fastest lap but according to the official broadcast he was ineligible to score the point for it since he retired from the race. Aqil Alibhai scored the point for setting the fastest lap among those classified as finishers in the race.

References

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  21. ^ @indianf4championship (2024-08-22). "Hugh Barter is primed and set to take on the track for Godspeed Kochi in the 2024 F4 Indian Championship" – via Instagram.
  22. ^ "Aditya Patnaik on Instagram: "Being called up last minute on a Friday evening to race in Formula 4 the next day certainly wasn't on my list of weekend plans especially having been sick the days leading up to it. And it certainly did not disappoint either."". Instagram. 25 August 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
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  24. ^ @indianf4championship (2024-08-23). "Divy Nandan is set to blaze the tarmac for Ahmedabad Apex Racers in the F4 Indian Championship" – via Instagram.
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