The 2025 F4 Indian Championship was the third season of the F4 Indian Championship. It was a motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations. The season commenced on 15 August at Kari Motor Speedway and finished at Madras International Circuit on 14 December.
Drivers All cars were run by Racing Promotions Private Limited. Team Driver Class Rounds Kichcha's Kings Bengaluru 5 Clara Stiebleichinger All 19 Sachel Rotgé All Goa Aces JA Racing 11 Luviwe Sambudla All 23 Mahlori Mabunda 2–5 Ahmedabad Apex Racers 14 Arjun Chheda 4 17 Itsuki Sato 3 20 Paige Raddatz 3–5 Hyderabad Blackbirds 16 Annabel Kennedy All 36 Enzo Rujugiro 3–5 96 Vasileios Apostolidis 1–2 Godspeed Kochi 22 Zakariya Mohammed 1–2 37 Wian Boshoff 1–3, 5 53 Aris Kyriakou 4–5 75 Ethan Joy 3 Speed Demons Delhi 33 Saishiva Sankaran All 77 Ntiyiso Mabunda All Chennai Turbo Riders 44 Veer Sheth 3–5 56 Shane Chandaria All 67 Kareen Kaur 1–2 Kolkata Royal Tigers 65 Ghazi Motlekar All 66 Ishaan Madesh All Icon Legend Rookie
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 2025 program was held on 23–25 June at the Circuit du Var, France, in the partnership with the driving school AGS Formule 1. The following twelve drivers were selected:
Aurelien Agnes Shane Chandaria Maltina Jashari Kristine Kolodziejski Aris Kyriakou Mathéo Lienard Caitlyn McDaniel Sachel Rotgé Raiden Samervel Milla Sjöstrand Song Harim Linas Volungevičius
Sachel Rotgé was declared the winner of the shootout.
Calendar All events were held in India and run in tandem with the Indian Racing League. The provisional schedule was announced on 9 July 2025, with a street race in Goa added on 10 September 2025. One month later, the competition on 1–2 November in Mormugao was postponed and moved after the protests of the local community, ultimately replaced by races at the Kari Motor Speedway. The final round was scheduled to take place at another brand-new street circuit in Navi Mumbai, but another change of calendar saw it being moved to the Madras International Circuit.
Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 1 R1 Kari Motor Speedway, Coimbatore 17 August Vasileios Apostolidis Ghazi Motlekar Vasileios Apostolidis Hyderabad Blackbirds R2 Vasileios Apostolidis Ishaan Madesh Kolkata Royal Tigers 2 R1 Madras International Circuit, Chennai(Full Circuit) 23 August Ishaan Madesh Ishaan Madesh Sachel Rotgé Kichcha's Kings Bengaluru R2 24 August Ishaan Madesh Ishaan Madesh Kolkata Royal Tigers R3 Shane Chandaria Shane Chandaria Shane Chandaria Chennai Turbo Riders R4 Ishaan Madesh Sachel Rotgé Kichcha's Kings Bengaluru 3 R1 Kari Motor Speedway, Coimbatore 4 October Itsuki Sato Itsuki Sato Itsuki Sato Ahmedabad Apex Racers R2 5 October Shane Chandaria Shane Chandaria Chennai Turbo Riders R3 Shane Chandaria Shane Chandaria Itsuki Sato Ahmedabad Apex Racers R4 Ghazi Motlekar Ishaan Madesh Kolkata Royal Tigers 4 R1 Kari Motor Speedway, Coimbatore 15 November Shane Chandaria Sachel Rotgé Sachel Rotgé Kichcha's Kings Bengaluru R2 16 November Aris Kyriakou Luviwe Sambudla Goa Aces JA Racing R3 Shane Chandaria Shane Chandaria Shane Chandaria Chennai Turbo Riders 5 R1 Madras International Circuit, Chennai(Short Circuit) 14 December Shane Chandaria Shane Chandaria Sachel Rotgé Kichcha's Kings Bengaluru R2 Veer Sheth Luviwe Sambudla Goa Aces JA Racing
Championship standings Points were awarded as follows:
Races Position, points per race 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th FL Qualifying 2 Races 1 & 3 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 1 Races 2 & 4 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1
Drivers' Championship Pos Driver KAR1 MAD1 KAR2 KAR3 MAD2 Pts R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 1 Shane Chandaria 2 5 Ret 7 1 4 6 1 5 3 3 5 1 2 3 186 2 Sachel Rotgé 4 2 1 2 4 1 7 4 Ret 8 1 Ret 3 1 2 169 3 Ishaan Madesh 3 1 8 1 3 8 5 Ret 3 1 4 3 4 6 4 142 4 Ghazi Motlekar 8 4 2 3 7 6 2 7 14 4 2 2 2 Ret Ret 124 5 Saishiva Sankaran 7 11 Ret 4 2 3 3 5 6 2 5 4 5 Ret 5 110 6 Luviwe Sambudla 10 Ret Ret 6 5 2 4 2 2 9 6 1 12 5 1 104 7 Itsuki Sato 1 3 1 7 63 8 Ntiyiso Mabunda 6 12† 10 5 11 5 10 10 4 16 10 12 7 8 6 51 9 Wian Boshoff 5 7 5 13 8 13† 12† 9 7 11 4 Ret 48 10 Veer Sheth 13 6 Ret 5 7 6 6 3 11 46 11 Clara Stiebleichinger 9 6 4 11 9 7 Ret 14 8 15 12 9 8 10 7 40 12 Vasileios Apostolidis 1 3 WD WD WD WD 36 13 Annabel Kennedy 12 8 3 8 13 9 8 11 12 12 13 8 11 DNS DNS 30 14 Mahlori Mabunda 6 12 10 10 14 13 10 13 Ret 11 10 9 8 17 15 Zakariya Mohammed 11 9 9 9 6 11 14 16 Aris Kyriakou Ret 7 9 7 Ret 13 17 Ethan Joy 9 12 9 6 9 18 Kareen Kaur 13 10 7 10 12 12 8 19 Paige Raddatz 11 8 11 10 9 Ret Ret 11 9 8 20 Arjun Chheda 8 13 Ret 4 21 Enzo Rujugiro 15 15 13 14 11 10 13 12 10 2 Pos Driver R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 Pts KAR1 MAD1 KAR2 KAR3 MAD2 Source: Bold – PoleItalics – Fastest Lap† — Did not finish, but classified
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