Bengaluru’s Ishaan Madesh and Chennai’s Gyan Satish, both aged 17, secured lights-to-flag victories in the MRF Formula 2000 and Formula 1600 categories, respectively, in the third round of the MRF Indian National Racing Challenge 4W – 2026 at the Madras International Circuit on Saturday.
Ishaan, who missed the opening round, recovered from a poor start to regain the lead by Turn 2 and maintain his advantage. Pune’s points leader Saishiva Sankaran finished second, followed by Mumbai’s Krishay Gutte.
Gyan controlled the Formula 1600 race, finishing ahead of points leader Bhuvan Bonu of Visakhapatnam. Bengaluru’s Tanmay Kothari secured third place.In Formula LGB 1300, Nellore’s Viswas Vijayaraj recorded his seventh consecutive victory across three rounds.
After briefly surrendering the lead to DTS Racing teammate Vinithkumar, Viswas overtook him under late braking at Anand’s Corner on the penultimate lap. Vinithkumar finished second, while Thrissur’s Diljith TS came third.Pune’s Neythan McPherson of Delta Speeds won the Junior category, ahead of Sri Lankan drivers Kaveen Rajapaksa and Aadam Junaid of Momentum Motorsports.
Diljith TS led a DTS Racing podium sweep in the Super Stock category, finishing ahead of Lal Kattikulam Bharathan and Deepa S John. Chennai’s Aakash Vivek of Redline Racing India won the MRF Saloons (Toyota Etios) race. Coimbatore’s S. Gokula Rathinam finished second, followed by Puducherry’s Hemachandran R.
The third-round races continue at the Madras International Circuit.
