The 2026 F4 Indian Championship is the fourth 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 9-11 at the Kari Motor Speedway and concludes at the circuit yet to be announced on 6 December.
Teams and drivers All cars are run by Racing Promotions Private Limited.
Team Driver Rounds Chennai Turbo Riders 9 Sai Aditya 1–2 98 Anay Doshi 1–2 Goa Aces JA Racing 11 Luviwe Sambudla 1–2 20 Aryan Narola 1–2 Ahmedabad Apex Racers 12 Mathias Forland 1–2 TBA TBA TBC Hyderabad Blackbirds 14 Bhuvan Bonu 1–2 24 Shravan Shanmugavel 1–2 Kolkata Royal Tigers 17 Aaron Mehta 1–2 67 Swarnav Das 1–2 Godspeed Kochi 23 Mahlori Mabunda 1–2 TBA TBA TBC Speed Demons Delhi 33 Krishay Gutte 1–2 77 Ntiyiso Mabunda 1–2 Kichcha's Kings Bengaluru 36 Enzo Rujugiro 1–2 53 Aris Kyriakou 1–2Source:
Indian F4 Global Shootout Program 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. The 2026 program was held on 18–20 May at the Circuit du Var, France, in the partnership with the driving school AGS Formule 1. The following eleven drivers were selected:
Oceane Colangelo Jagrat Detroja Anay Doshi Mathias Forland Christian Giovanni Kareen Kaur Aaron Mehta Aryan Narola Shravan Shanmugavel Jordan Singh Cooper Stapleton
Aaron Mehta was declared the winner of the shootout.
Calendar and results The dates were announced on 22 July. One week before the first race weekend, it was announced that the first two rounds would be held at Kari Motor Speedway. According to Indian reports, Round 3 is expected to take place at the Madras International Circuit, with the season finale to be held in Navi Mumbai. On 7 October, the remaining circuits were revealed, as the Buddh International Circuit and Navi Mumbai Street Circuit will host races for the first time. All rounds are held as part of the Indian Racing Festival.
Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Support bill 1 R1 Kari Motor Speedway, Coimbatore 12 September Aaron Mehta Aryan Narola Luviwe Sambudla Goa Aces JA Racing JK Racing India Series R2 13 September Aryan Narola Aryan Narola Goa Aces JA Racing R3 Aris Kyriakou Aris Kyriakou Aris Kyriakou Kichcha's Kings Bengaluru 2 R1 Kari Motor Speedway, Coimbatore 19 September Luviwe Sambudla Luviwe Sambudla Luviwe Sambudla Goa Aces JA Racing Stand-alone event R2 20 September Mahlori Mabunda Bhuvan Bonu Hyderabad Blackbirds R3 Luviwe Sambudla Luviwe Sambudla Luviwe Sambudla Goa Aces JA Racing 3 R1 Madras International Circuit, Irungattukottai 22–23 October Indian Racing League R2 R3 4 R1 Buddh International Circuit, Greater Noida 31 October–1 November Indian Racing League R2 R3 5 R1 Buddh International Circuit, Greater Noida 28–29 November Indian Racing League R2 R3 6 R1 Navi Mumbai Street Circuit, Navi Mumbai 5–6 December Indian Racing League R2 R3
Championship standings Points are awarded as follows:
Races Position, points per race 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Races 1 & 3 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 Races 2 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1
Drivers' Championship Pos Driver KAR1 KAR2 MAD BUD1 BUD2 NMB Pts R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 1 Aris Kyriakou 2 2 1 2 3 2 93 2 Luviwe Sambudla 1 8 4 1 Ret 1 88 3 Bhuvan Bonu 4 4 5 6 1 7 51 4 Mahlori Mabunda 7 Ret 2 4 7 6 46 5 Aaron Mehta 3 7 3 5 9 Ret 42 6 Aryan Narola 6 1 6 7 5 Ret 36 7 Ntiyiso Mabunda Ret 11 Ret 3 2 4 35 8 Swarnav Das 5 3 9 EX 8 3 34 9 Krishay Gutte 9 5 DSQ EX 6 5 19 10 Enzo Rujugiro 10 9 8 8 4 9 16 11 Anay Doshi 11 10 7 9 Ret 10 9 12 Sai Aditya 8 Ret Ret 10 11 8 9 13 Mathias Forland 12 6 10 Ret 10 11 4 – Shravan Shanmugavel Ret DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 0 Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts KAR1 KAR2 MAD BUD1 BUD2 NMBBold – PoleItalics – Fastest Lap† — Did not finish, but classified
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