New Delhi, 28 October 2026: The Indian Racing Festival brings the F4 Indian Championship and the Indian Racing League (IRL) to the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida on 31 October and 1 November, the first FIA-level racing at the venue in 13 years.
The weekend hosts Round 4 of the F4 championship and Round 2 of the IRL. The 5.125km circuit staged the Formula 1 Indian Grand Prix and MotoGP Bharat, and the meeting gives fans in Delhi-NCR a race weekend on their doorstep.
Sambudla moves clear after Chennai
Goa Aces JA Racing’s Luviwe Sambudla arrives as the F4 leader. Before Round 3 at the Madras International Circuit he was five points behind Aris Kyriakou. In Chennai he started sixth on the grid, won the first two races and finished third in the last one.
That took him to 138 points, 21 ahead of Kichcha’s Kings Bengaluru’s Kyriakou on 117.
Speed Demons Delhi’s Ntiyiso Mabunda finished second in all three Chennai races. In the opener he came through from 10th on the grid.
Aaron Mehta youngest winner in Indian F4
Kolkata Royal Tigers’ Aaron Mehta won the third race from pole, holding off Mabunda by 0.546 seconds. Aged 15 years, six months and six days, he became the youngest race winner in Indian F4 history. Mehta is third in the standings on 82 points.
F4 standings after Round 3
- 1. Luviwe Sambudla: 138 points
- 2. Aris Kyriakou: 117 points
- 3. Aaron Mehta: 82 points
IRL Round 2 line-up
Six city teams line up for the second IRL round, each with Indian and overseas drivers.
- Hyderabad Blackbirds: Jon Lancaster, Mohamed Ryan, Aman Nagdev, Chloe Chambers
- Chennai Turbo Riders: Shane Chandaria, Tijil Rao, Viswas Vijayaraj, Laura Camps Torras
- Speed Demons Delhi: Alister Yoong, Caitlin Wood, Shahan Ali Mohsin, Divy Nandan
- Kichcha’s Kings Bengaluru: Emil Heyerdahl, Ruhaan Alva, Dhruvh Goswami, Jemma Moore
- Goa Aces JA Racing: Raoul Hyman, Fabienne Wohlwend, Ishaan Madesh, Veer Amar Sheth
- Kolkata Royal Tigers: Keawn Tandon, Jem Hepworth, Saishiva Sankaran, Aditya Patnaik
The IRL is India’s only four-wheel racing league and is run as a gender-neutral championship. The F4 Indian Championship is FIA-certified and gives young drivers single-seater experience. Both are promoted by Racing Promotions Private Limited.
The Buddh rounds were first announced when the festival set out its 2026 calendar.
