Bollywood megastar and ISRL Brand Ambassador Salman Khan set the stage on fire in Hyderabad as Round 2 of the Indian Supercross Racing League (ISRL) Season 2 lit up the GMC Balayogi Athletic Stadium in Gachibowli. In front of a packed house of over 18,000 roaring fans, the night turned into a full-blown motorsport festival, with Team Gujarat Trailblazers emerging as the overall winners of the round.
The racing action was intense across all classes. In the 450cc International Class, Anthony Bourdon from France, racing for BB Racing on a Honda CRF 450 R, stormed to victory. In the 250cc International Class, fellow French rider Calvin Fonvieille, riding a Yamaha YZ 250 for team Indewheelers, clinched the top spot. The 250cc India-Asia Mix category saw Indonesia’s Nakami Makarim from Bigrock Motorsports dominate on a Kawasaki KX 250, taking the chequered flag to huge cheers from the crowd.
The evening was officially flagged off by the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Telangana, Shri Revanth Reddy, who highlighted how events like ISRL align with the state’s vision of building world-class sports infrastructure, boosting tourism, creating jobs, and putting Hyderabad on the global sporting map. He also underlined how such platforms help inspire discipline, resilience and pride among the youth.
Salman Khan called the energy in Hyderabad “unbelievable”, saying it was thrilling to watch Indian and international riders push their limits together on home soil. He praised ISRL for creating a meaningful platform for young riders in India, where talent meets opportunity with world-class safety standards. ISRL Managing Director and Co-Founder Veer Patel added that a packed stadium cheering non-stop showed just how deeply motorsport is starting to resonate with Indian youth, and thanked the Telangana government for backing the vision of building a global-level motorsport ecosystem from India.
Building on the explosive opening round in Pune, Hyderabad hosted a truly international grid, with top athletes from Australia, France, USA, Germany, Thailand, South Africa and more racing alongside Indian talents like Rugved Barguje and Ikshan Shanbhag. With over 36 international riders from 21 countries competing this season, ISRL is quickly turning India into a serious new hub for world-class Supercross racing.
Off the track, the Reise Moto Fan Park made it feel like a full-blown festival with live music, racing simulators, food and beverage zones, interactive brand experiences, rider meet-and-greets and team merchandise, giving fans much more than just race action. Next, ISRL heads to Kozhikode, Kerala, for the Grand Finale at the EMS Corporation Stadium on December 21, 2025, where the most intense championship showdown of the season is set to unfold.
