Archive · 15 Sep 2026
India Forms Task Force To Revive Formula 1 By 2028
India is studying whether Formula 1 racing can return to the country.
Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has created a task force for this work.
The group is led by Yugal Kishore Joshi of NITI Aayog.
It will make a plan that could allow a race in 2028.
The members will examine taxes, facilities, safety, operations and government policies.
They will also study whether private companies and the government could work together.
India last hosted Formula 1 races from 2011 to 2013 at Buddh International Circuit.
Those races stopped after bureaucratic and taxation problems.
The task force will also consider whether motorsports could bring tourism, investment and economic benefits.
Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced a task force to assess Formula 1’s possible return to India by 2028.
The committee is chaired by NITI Aayog Programme Director Yugal Kishore Joshi and includes government, state, circuit and motorsport representatives.
Its review will cover taxation, infrastructure, operations, policy requirements and possible public-private partnership models.
India’s Formula 1 race was held at Buddh International Circuit from 2011 to 2013 before being dropped amid bureaucratic and taxation issues.
The government is also assessing the economic, tourism, investment and international benefits of developing India’s wider motorsports ecosystem.
- Who
- Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced the task force, chaired by Yugal Kishore Joshi, with representatives from government departments, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra, racing circuits and the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India.
- What
- The government is assessing the feasibility of reviving Formula 1 and developing India’s broader motorsports sector.
- When
- The announcement was made on Tuesday; the task force is examining a possible 2028 race, while India last hosted Formula 1 in 2013.
- Where
- The proposed return is being considered in India, with Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida identified as a possible venue.
- Why
- The task force will address taxation and other barriers while assessing infrastructure, policy, operational, investment, tourism and economic considerations.
Case For Revival
Challenges And Uncertainty
Economic and tourism benefits
Case For Revival
The task force will assess potential international, economic, tourism and investment benefits from hosting motorsport events.
Challenges And Uncertainty
The government must first determine whether the necessary infrastructure, operational arrangements and policy framework can support sustainable growth.
2028 target
Case For Revival
The committee is preparing a coordinated roadmap with the stated aim of hosting a Formula 1 race in India by 2028.
Challenges And Uncertainty
A 2028 race has not been confirmed; the task force is still assessing feasibility, taxation and other barriers.
Funding and partnerships
Case For Revival
The committee will examine public-private partnership models and has representation from government, circuits and motorsport bodies.
Challenges And Uncertainty
Hosting Formula 1 involves a reported annual fee of USD 20 million to USD 60 million, in addition to logistics, infrastructure and safety costs.
- Task force chair
- Yugal Kishore Joshi, Programme Director and adviser at NITI Aayog
- Proposed return
- A possible Formula 1 race in 2028
- Committee structure
- Described in one report as a 10-member committee; the government announcement lists additional representatives and permits members to be co-opted.
- Potential venue
- Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida
- Previous Indian Grand Prix
- Held at Buddh International Circuit from 2011 to 2013
- Previous winner
- Sebastian Vettel won all three Indian Grand Prix editions for Red Bull Racing.
- Issues under review
- Taxation, infrastructure, operations, policy, safety, investment and public-private partnership models
- Reported hosting cost
- Local promoters may pay Formula 1 an annual hosting fee of USD 20 million to USD 60 million.
