Godspeed Kochi

India Godspeed Kochi
Founded2022
BaseKochi, Kerala
Current seriesF4 Indian Championship
Former seriesIndian Racing League
Current driversF4 India
Australia Zakariya Mohammed[1]
South Africa Wian Boshoff[2]
Australia Aris Kyriakou
India Ethan Joy[3]

Godspeed Kochi is an Indian motorsport franchise that competes in the F4 Indian Championship also previously in the Indian Racing League.

History

The franchise was founded in 2022, headed up by Thiruvananthapuram-based businessman and former rally driver Joseph Thomas Pottamkulam, as a last-minute entry into the Indian Racing League.[4][5] Local drivers Ruhaan Alva and Nikhil Bohra were set to be joined by British GT4 driver Jordan Albert and Brazilian F4 driver Aurelia Nobels, however Nobels was unable to obtain a visa and was replaced with W Series driver Fabienne Wohlwend. Albert left the series after the first round in Hyderabad was cancelled, with Pottamkulam claiming he "ran away", and was replaced with Alister Yoong.[6] At least one of the teams' cars scored a podium finish in all but one of the races that season, including the Yoong/Bohra combination winning all three races in the final weekend of the season, on their way to the teams' championship whilst all four drivers finished inside the top six in the championship.[7]

The four drivers who completed the 2022 IRL season were retained for 2023, whilst the franchise expanded into the new F4 Indian Championship for its inaugural season.[8] The IRL championship format changed to place emphasis on the results of driver combinations over individual achievements, but despite claiming half of the available race wins Kochi were relegated to 3rd behind franchises representing Bangalore and Goa. Bohra's younger brother Akshay was joined by Salva Marjan for the F4 program, however Marjan failed to qualify for the opening round and his replacement Veer Rajwade withdrew from the second, leading to Singaporean Nooris Gafoor moving across from Bangalore for the final two rounds – with all events held at Madras International Circuit, Bohra finished third in the drivers' championship having won the first race of the season.[9]

The franchise exited the Indian Racing League in 2024 and is now operated by RRPL in the F4 Indian Championship [10]

Results

Indian Racing League

Drivers / Entrants championship

(key)

Year Entry Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos. Pts
2022 HYD1
R1 		HYD1
R2 		HYD1
R3 		IRU1
R1 		IRU1
R2 		IRU1
R3 		IRU2
R1 		IRU2
R2 		IRU2
R3 		HYD2
R1 		HYD2
R2 		HYD2
R3
Godspeed Kochi (#2) Malaysia Alister Yoong 2 Ret 1 4 1 P 1 3rd 131.5
Godspeed Kochi (#2) United States Nikhil Bohra C C C Ret Ret P 3 4 P 1 1 4th 118
Godspeed Kochi (#1) India Ruhaan Alva C C C 4 2 6 5 2 6 5th 106
Godspeed Kochi (#1) Liechtenstein Fabienne Wohlwend C C C 2 2 9 5 Ret 6 6th 92
Godspeed Kochi (#2) United Kingdom Jordan Albert C C C NC —
2023 IRU1
R1 		IRU1
R2 		IRU2
R1 		IRU2
R2 		IRU3
R1 		IRU3
R2
Godspeed Kochi #2 United States Nikhil Bohra 4 1 1 3rd 79
Malaysia Alister Yoong Ret 8 4
Godspeed Kochi #5 India Ruhaan Alva 1 9 Ret 9th 28
Liechtenstein Fabienne Wohlwend Ret Ret Ret

Teams championship

(key)

Year Entry No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos. Pts
2022 HYD1
R1 		HYD1
R2 		HYD1
R3 		IRU1
R1 		IRU1
R2 		IRU1
R3 		IRU2
R1 		IRU2
R2 		IRU2
R3 		HYD2
R1 		HYD2
R2 		HYD2
R3
Godspeed Kochi #1 C C C 4 2 2 6 9 5 Ret 2 6 1st 445.5
#2 C C C 2 Ret Ret 1 3 4 1 1 1
2023 IRU1
R1 		IRU1
R2 		IRU2
R1 		IRU2
R2 		IRU3
R1 		IRU3
R2
Godspeed Kochi #2 Ret 4 8 1 1 4 3rd 107
#5 1 Ret Ret 9 Ret Ret


F4 Indian Championship

(key)

Year Entry Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pos. Pts
2023 IRU1
R1 		IRU1
R2 		IRU1
R3 		IRU2
R1 		IRU2
R2 		IRU2
R3 		IRU3
R1 		IRU3
R2 		IRU3
R3 		IRU3
R4 		IRU3
R5 		IRU4
R1 		IRU4
R2 		IRU4
R3 		IRU4
R4
Godspeed Kochi (#31) United States Akshay Bohra 1 2 7 3 4 2 3 3 2 3 3 2 Ret 2 4 3rd 211
Godspeed Kochi (#97, #28) Singapore Nooris Gafoor different team 8 7 8 8 7 9 7 10 9 9th 57
Godspeed Kochi (#97, #28) India Veer Rajwade WD WD WD different team 12th 2
Godspeed Kochi (#97, #28) India Salva Marjan DNQ DNQ DNQ NC –
2024 IRU1
R1 		IRU1
R2 		IRU1
R3 		IGR
R1 		IGR
R2 		IRU2
R1 		IRU2
R2 		IRU2
R3 		IRU2
R4 		COI1
R1 		COI1
R2 		COI1
R3 		COI2
R1 		COI2
R2 		COI2
R3
Godspeed Kochi (#68, #21, #64) Australia Hugh Barter Ret 1 1 1 5 5th 95
Godspeed Kochi (#68, #21, #64) India Raiden Samervel different team Ret 8 7 different team
Godspeed Kochi (#73, #34) Switzerland Giancarlo Artho different team 7 10 Ret 11 Ret 7 9 12 10 8 Ret Ret 15th 20
Godspeed Kochi (#68, #21, #64) India Akhil Agarwal 8 8 9 8 12 12 9 16th 16
Godspeed Kochi (#73, #34) India Aditya Patnaik 14 Ret DNS 27th 0

References

  1. ^ @indianf4championship; (2025-08-15). "Mohammed Zakariya joins Godspeed Kochi for Indian F4" – via Instagram.
  2. ^ @indianf4championship; (2025-08-13). "Wian Boshoff joins the Godspeed Kochi lineup for Indian F4 2025" – via Instagram.
  3. ^ @indianf4championship; (2025-09-30). "Ethan Joy joins Godspeed Kochi from Round 3, ready to own every lap!" – via Instagram.
  4. ^ "Anything is Possible and Nothing is Impossible. | Joseph Thomas | TEDxThiruvananthapuram". TEDx Talks on YouTube. 7 February 2017.
  5. ^ "I am open to any role when it comes to motorsports but racing has my heart, says Jose Pottamkulam". Mathrubhumi. 17 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Fireside Chat w/ Jose Thomas". F1 FanFiction Podcast on Apple Podcasts. 10 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Hyderabad team finishes second in racing league; Kochi bags top spot". The Hindu. 11 December 2022.
  8. ^ "Indian Racing Festival gears up for exciting second season in Chennai". Daily Thanthi. 28 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Webster looking to seal maiden International title". Auto Action. 15 December 2023.
  10. ^ https://rpplind.com/team-owners/
allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godspeed_Kochi