2025 ISRL guide: Teams, where to watch and more

The 2025 Indian Supercross Racing League (ISRL) season resumes, with Round 2 slated to be held in Hyderabad on December 6.  This will be followed by the season finale in Calicut on December 21.

Ahead of that, here’s our ultimate guide to all the teams competing this year, how you can catch all the action live and more.

Indian Racing League format

Unlike a lot of racing series, supercross can bring the action right to the people in city centres. This is because races are usually held on indoor dirt tracks, featuring steep jumps and obstacles. 

There are a total of three categories in the ISRL – 450cc and 250cc for international riders, and a separate 250cc category for Indian and Asian riders. This last category gives Indian riders the chance to not just compete with, but also learn from, some of the best supercross riders globally. Each team can field two riders per category. Of course, since this is a league format, the aim is to score as many points as possible for the team as a whole.

Bikes are provided by Honda, KTM, Yamaha and Kawasaki.

Indian Racing League Teams

A total of six teams are competing this year, including two new entrants – Indewheelers Motorsports and Tricolor KTM. Several teams from the inaugural season have returned as well, including Season 1 champion BigRock Motorsports, which is co-owned by Indian rally heavyweight CS Santosh.

For this season, ISRL also introduced a new ‘rider retention’ mechanism, under which teams that competed in Season 1 are only allowed to retain up to two riders from last year. The final grid features some big names like 9-time Australian SX-MX champion Matt Moss, as well as promising Indian talent like Rugved Barguje and Ikshan Shanbhag. 

There are a few rider changes for the upcoming Hyderabad round, though. Lucas Imbert will be filling in for Greg Aranda, while Lorenzo Camprose will step in for Maxine Desprey at Indewheelers. At Reise, Charles Lefrancois will fill in for Thomas Ramette  while Justin Rodbell will replace Jordi Tixier at BB Racing. 

BB Racing

Bikes: Honda CRF450R, CRF250R

450cc international riders: Jordi Tixier, Anthony Bourdon

250cc international riders: Hunter Schlosser, Lane Shaw

250cc India and Asia riders: Athison Ruadreo, Jacques Gunavardena

Gujarat Trailblazers

Bikes: KTM 450 SX-F, 250 SX-F

450cc international riders: Boris Maillard, Adrien Escoffier

250cc international riders: Julien Lebeau, Enzo Polias

250cc India and Asia riders: Ben Hallgren, Delvintor Alfarizi

BigRock Motorsports

Bikes: Kawasaki KX450, KX250

450cc international riders: Matt Moss, John Short

250cc international riders: Caleb Goullet, Slade Varola

250cc India and Asia riders: Nakami Makarim, Thanarat Penjan

Tricolor KTM

Bikes: KTM 450 SX-F, 250 SX-F

450cc international riders: Paul Haberland, Adrien Malaval

250cc international riders: Hugo Manzato, Jack Nunn

250cc India and Asia riders: Rugved Barguje, Prajwal Vishwanath

Reise TorqRacers

Bikes: Kawasaki KX450, KX250

450cc international riders: Joan Cros, Thomas Ramette

250cc international riders: Nico Koch, Clement Briatte

250cc India and Asia riders: Ji Heon Song, Mohammad Zidane

Indewheelers Motorsports

Bikes: Yamaha YZ450, YZ250

450cc international riders: Greg Aranda, Maxime Desprey

250cc international riders: Mickael Lamarque, Calvin Fonvielle

250cc India and Asia riders: Ikshan Shanbhag, Witsarut Salangam

Indian Racing League tickets, where to watch

For those tuning in from India, all ISRL races will be streamed live on FanCode and Eurosport. For global audiences, races will also be broadcast on Eurosport (Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and the Maldives) and RevTV (Canada).

In case you want to catch all the action in person, tickets for the Hyderabad round are on sale on BookMyShow. Ticket prices range from Rs 249-1,000. Tickets for Round 3 at Calicut are also on sale, with prices ranging from Rs 199-3,000.

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