F4 Indian Championship

F4 Indian Championship
CategoryFIA Formula 4
CountryIndia
Inaugural season2023
ConstructorsMygale
Engine suppliersAlpine
Tyre suppliersMRF
Drivers' championSouth Africa Aqil Alibhai
Current season

F4 Indian Championship is a single-seater motorsport series based in India. The series is run to the FIA's Formula 4 regulations and organized by Racing Promotions Pvt Ltd. The inaugural season was held in 2023.

The winner of the series earns the right to compete in the next season of Formula Regional Indian Championship for free.[1]

History

Gerhard Berger and the FIA Singleseater Commission launched Formula 4 in March 2013.[2] The goal of the Formula 4 was to make the ladder to Formula 1 more transparent. Besides sporting and technical regulations, costs are also regulated. A car to compete in this category may not exceed €30,000 and a single season in Formula 4 May not exceed €100,000.

The creation of the series and Formula Regional Indian Championship was teased on 15 August 2021 on the social media of Mumbai Falcons, an Indian team participating in 2021 F3 Asian Championship.[3] The official launch of the championship was held on 19 August 2021.[4]

Format

The weekend's format is set to have three races per weekend with one single qualifying session. The fastest lap will award pole position for Race 1, while Race 3's grid will be set according to the 2nd fastest lap of every driver at the qualifying session. Race 2's grid will be a reverse grid from Race 1's results.[5]

Car

See also: Mygale M21-F4

Initially, the championship was set to feature Tatuus F4-T421 chassis, Abarth as the engine supplier and Prema Powerteam responsible for the technical side of things to ensure parity among all competitors.[4] After failing to run in 2022, the championship switched for the 2023 season to Mygale M21-F4 chassis, Alpine as the engine supplier and MP Motorsport for the technical support.[6]

Broadcasting

As with Formula Regional India, Indian F4's organizers are having discussions with international TV channels to broadcast the championship in several countries. For the other countries, the championship will be available on YouTube.[5]

Champions

Season Driver Team Races Poles Wins Podiums Fastest lap Points Margins
2023 Australia Cooper Webster India Chennai Turbo Riders 15 5 8 11 7 282.5 62.5
2024 South Africa Aqil Alibhai India Hyderabad Blackbirds 15 1 6 4 12 282 22

Circuits

  • Bold denotes a circuit will be used in the 2024 season.
Number Circuits Rounds Years
1 India Madras International Circuit 6[a] 2023–present
2 India Kari Motor Speedway 2[b] 2024
3 India Chennai Formula Racing Circuit 1 2024

Notes

  1. ^ Madras International Circuit hosted 4 rounds in 2023, and 2 rounds in 2024.
  2. ^ Kari Motor Speedway hosted 2 rounds in 2024.

References

  1. ^ Wood, Ida (19 August 2021). "Formula Regional India and Indian F4 formally announced for 2022". Formula Scout. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  2. ^ "FIA reveals Formula 4 plan". Autosport. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Mumbai Falcons bringing Formula Regional Championship to India". Autocar India. 15 August 2021. Archived from the original on 17 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b Mishra, Aatish Mishra (19 August 2021). "Formula Regional Indian Championship announced, promises to unearth India's next Formula 1 driver". Evo India. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b Wolff, Perceval (15 January 2022). "Aditya Patel on Formula Regional India: 'It becomes attractive when you know Prema is involved'". F1 Feeder Series. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  6. ^ Gidithuri, Unnatee (6 April 2023). "New street circuit to join 2023 Indian Racing League, F4 India calendar". Autocar India.