Kyle Kumaran received the IRL opening race in type.
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Kyle Kumaran along with his mom Denys Kumaran after successful the race
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Rayan Rozario
Japan’s Itsuki Sato, the winner of the F4 India race
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Dubai-based Kyle Kumaran, representing Kichcha’s Kings Bengaluru, registered a commanding win within the third spherical of the Indian Racing League opener, part of the Indian Racing Festival, on the Kari Motor Speedway, Chettipalayam, on Saturday.
It was all of the extra candy for Kichcha’s Kings as Swiss Neel Jani, a former Formula One take a look at driver, completed third behind Black Birds Hyderabad’s Nikhil Rabindra.
“I don’t think I’ve done a race that I’ve won so slowly in my life before. Also, I was lucky to get good starts whenever I needed them. I must say it was a conservative race, won in the slowest possible time,” stated Kyle, who hails from Chennai.
For Kyle, it’s a well-known monitor. He had received a number of races within the JK Tyre National Racing’s novice class earlier however this time he felt it was boring as he didn’t must push so arduous.
Japan’s Itsuki Sato made merry within the weekend’s opening race of the F4 India championship. It was a lights-to-flag win for the Ahmedabad Apex Racers’ driver on his maiden journey to India. It took a while for him to be taught the strains however as soon as he did, there was no wanting again.
“The car, the tyres and the track, for that matter everything, looked different to me compared to the Japanese championship. The Japanese surface has more grip but the one here looks very hard. So, it was a bit difficult for me,” stated Sato.
In the second spherical of the JK Tyre FMSCI National Racing Championship, Kolkata’s Mehul Agarwal of Dark Don Racing completed on prime of the rostrum in each the races for the Formula LGB4 automobiles.
The outcomes (provisional): F4 India: Race 1: 1. Istuki Sato (Ahmedabad Apex Racers, Japan) 27:10.989; 2. Ghazi Motlekar (Kolkata Royal Tigers, Mozambique) 27:31.350; 3. Saishiva Sankaran (Speed Demons Delhi) 27:31.469.
LGB F4: Race 1 (15 laps): Mehul Agarwal (Dark Don Racing, Kolkata) 20:13.69; 2. Dhruvh Goswami (MSport, Bengaluru) 20:17.203; 3. Aditya Patnaik (Dark Don Racing, Navi Mumbai) 20:17.538. Race 2: 1. Mehul 18:01.251; 2. Dhruvh 18:05.480; 3. T.S. Diljith (Dark Don Racing, Thrissur) 18:06.376.
IRL Driver A: Race 1 (22 laps): 1. Kyle Kumaran (Kichcha’s Kings Bengaluru) 26:34.556; 2. Akhil Rabindra (Black Birds Hyderabad) 26:36.855; 3. Neel Jani (Kichcha’s Kings Bengaluru, Switzerland) 26:36.934.
Published – October 04, 2025 07:36 pm IST
