New
Delhi –November,
2022.
Powered
by a vision to revolutionize motorsports in India, Indian Motorsports Company, Racing Promotions Pvt Ltd
(RPPL) today announced the debut of the Indian Racing League featuring
Five City-based teams from November 19, 2022, at Hyderabad. The long-awaited event
will feature fast racing circuits and even a street circuit, enthralling
audiences on weekends from November 19th to December 11 that Chennai
and Hyderabad. The Indian Racing League will be one of its kind Racing League,
where male and female drivers will compete against each other on a level
playing field with the same ecosystem and machinery. The league will begin with
pre-testing at Madras International Circuit in Chennai on 14th
November and is bringing 20 prominent Foreign and Indian drivers to the country
for a unique spectacle for racing enthusiasts with four consecutive weekends starting
November 19th. The League is also the debut of India's first-ever street
circuit in Hyderabad, however, Formula Regional and Formula 4 will be part of
the schedule next year due to logistical challenges that came up this year.
Indian
Racing League this year will feature five city-based franchise teams– Speed Demons Delhi, Hyderabad Blackbirds, Bangalore
Speedsters, Chennai Turbo Riders and Goa Aces, competing
for the top spot on the Madras International Circuit in Chennai and an FIA
grade 2 circuit in streets of Hyderabad city.
Indian
Racing League is also set to bring in top motorsports drivers like Neel Jani,
a Swiss Indian professional Porsche factory driver who won the 24 Hours of Le
Mans in 2016; Oliver "Oli" James Webb, a British auto racing
driver and the winner of 2004 Karting Champion, 2007 Formula BMW Scholarship
winner and 2014 European Le Man series Champion; Raoul Hyman a South
African racing driver and the winner for 2018 F3 Asian Championship; amongst
various other elite drivers, as follows. There would be a number of women drivers
as well in the Indian Racing League including Nicole Havrda, a young
Canadian race car driver emerging in the world of motorsports, she is proven
race winner with multiple podium finishes in karting and has taken the next
step in her motorsport career, as she competes in Formula 3 in the USA.
Indian Racing League: Drivers
Hyderabad Blackbirds |
Goa Aces |
Chennai Turbo Riders |
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Neel Jani ·
Akhil Rabindra ·
Anindith Reddy ·
Lola Lovinsfosse |
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Raoul Hyman ·
Sohil Shah ·
Amir Syed ·
Gabriela Jilkova |
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Jon Lancaster ·
ParthGhorpade ·
Vishnu Prasad ·
Nicole Havrda |
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Bangalore Speedsters |
Speed Demons Delhi |
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Oliver Webb ·
Anshul Gandhi ·
Rishon Rajeev ·
Emily Duggan |
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Mitch Gilbert ·
Akash Gowda ·
Shahaan Ali Mohsin ·
Celia Martin |
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Akhilesh Reddy, Director MEIL and
Chairman, RPPL (Racing Promotions Pvt Ltd) says,“With the Indian Racing league,we plan to
re-establish India as a force to reckon with in the motorsports and to provide
young Indian racers with the chance to become global competitors by giving them
a chance to succeed directly in their own communities. The Indian Racing League
will draw the world racing community to India, which will in turn draw the
interest of suppliers and industry stakeholders to the sector. Also, the Indian
Racing League will further drive Indian communities to root for their
respective cities and strengthen the fraternity of motorsports in India.Racing
Promotions envisions the Indian Racing League as a climbing ladder for forming
an all-Indian team in F1 and an all-Indian women's squad in F2”
Indian Racing League: Schedule
Nov 2022 – Dec 2022 |
Date |
Venue |
Indian Racing League (Pre-Season Test) |
14th November |
MIC - Chennai
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Indian Racing League |
19th – 20th November |
Hyderabad Street Circuit
|
Indian Racing League |
25th – 27th November |
MIC - Chennai |
Indian Racing League |
2nd – 4th December |
MIC - Chennai |
Indian Racing League |
10th – 11th – December |
Hyderabad Street Circuit |
The
Wolf racing team is operating all the competing cars, because of RPPL's unique
and innovative idea, both men and women have an equal chance to compete on a
fair playing field, with the objective of making India a popular motorsports
destination worldwide. With the Indian Racing League only beginning, RPPL aims
to establish a solid racing infrastructure in India and begin cultivating top
talent from the ground up.