BB Racing stands at the top of the leaderboard in Round 1 of Indian Supercross Racing League Season 2
ISRL Season 2 had a thunderous start with BB Racing ranking 1 in the team standings with BigRock Motorsports leading the 450cc International class and Gujarat Trailblazers winning the 250cc India-Asia Mix class;
The opening night of the Indian Supercross Racing League (ISRL) Season 2 was held at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Balewadi, Pune. Over ten thousand fans had turned up in attendance for Round 1 which was taken over by home team BB Racing as the overall winner of inaugural races with Hunter Schlosser, winner in 250cc International class and Jordi Tixier, second place in 450cc International class. The Gujarat Trailblazers also returned for Season 2 and clinched P1 in 250cc India-Asia Mix class.The BigRock Motorsports champion team who had won across all three categories in ISRL Season 1, also bagged P1 in 450cc International class. Two new teams have joined the Supercross action for Season 2 — Indewheelers Motorsports and Tricolor KTM. Meanwhile, Reise Motorsports have rebranded themselves to Reise torqRacers. Eeshan Lokhande, co-founder, ISRL was present at the pre-race conference to welcome the teams and riders across all classes while talking about Supercross’ roots in Pune and shared his vision for ISRL in the long run. A sudden downpour from the heavens above made the conditions more challenging for the riders due to the extra sludgey mud on the track.
ISRL Season 2 Round 1 450cc International results
Round 1 of ISRL S2 opened with the bigger 450cc class bikes that had to do 14 laps each. A nine-time Australian champion, Matt Moss returned for BigRock Motorsports, in S2 and made P1 riding the Kawasaki KX450, scoring 20 points along with a total time of 12:30.525. While another ISRL returnee, French, Jordi Tixier came in second place for BB Racing on his Honda CRF 450 with 17 points and a total time of 12:31.788. P3 was secured by debutant team Indewheelers Motorsports’ Greg Aranda of French origin, who scored 15 points and total time of 12:33.865 atop the Yamaha YZF 450.
Jordi Tixier came in second place for BB Racing with a total time of 12:31.788 in the 450cc International class
ISRL Season 2 Round 1 250cc International results
Riders in the 250cc International class had to do 10 laps each. Pune’s home team, BB Racing dominated this class with Hunter Schlosser, USA, who made P1 with 20 points and a total time of 10:04.093. Second and third positions were held by Indewheelers Motorsports’ French riders, Calvin Fonvieille (P2) scored 17 points and a total time of 10:04.580 alongside, Mickael Lamarque (P3), who earned 15 points finished the race in a total time of 10:19.039.
Hunter Schlosser (P1, centre) for BB Racing and Indewheelers Motorsports’ Calvin Fonvieille (P2, left) along with Mickael Lamarque (P3, right)
ISRL Season 2 Round 1 250cc India-Asia Mix results
Round 1 was concluded with Indian and Asian riders atop 250cc bikes going 9 laps each. Gujarat Trailblazers’ Ben Hallgren, from Thailand clinched first position with 20 points and a total time of 8:18.069. P2 was held by Delvintor Alfarizi for Gujarat Trailblazers, from Indonesia, bagged 17 points in a total time of 8:27.670. The third podium position was secured by Witsarut Salangam, again from Thailand for Season debutants, Indewheelers Motorsports with a score of 15 points and a total time of 8:29.655.
Gujarat Trailblazers’ Ben Hallgren stood in first place in 250cc India-Asia Mix and the team ranked 3rd on leaderboard
The Indian Supercross Racing League is hosting 36 international athletes hailing from 21 countries to partake in Season 2 that has now officially commenced. All qualifying athletes will be heading to Hyderabad, Telangana for Round 2 between December 6 to 7, 2025. The Season 2 finale will be hosted in Kozhikode, Kerala between December 20 to 21, 2025.