Archive · 15 Sep 2026
India Forms Task Force to Explore Formula 1 Revival
India wants to find out whether Formula 1 races can return to the country.
Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced a special 10-member Task Force.
Yugal Kishore Joshi will lead the group.
The group will study the problems that stopped Formula 1 from continuing in India.
It will also examine how motorsports can grow in a lasting way.
Officials from sports, tourism, commerce, Uttar Pradesh, and Maharashtra will take part.
The Task Force will suggest changes to government policies if needed.
Its goal is to create a plan for holding a race in India in 2028.
India last held a Formula 1 race in 2013.
Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced a 10-member Task Force to assess reviving Formula 1 in India.
The committee will be chaired by Niti Aayog Programme Director and adviser Yugal Kishore Joshi.
It includes sports officials, the Motorsports Federation of India president, and representatives from tourism, commerce, Uttar Pradesh, and Maharashtra.
The Task Force will recommend a roadmap for sustainable motorsports growth and potentially hosting a race in 2028.
India last hosted a Formula 1 race in 2013 before bureaucratic and taxation issues led to its removal from the calendar.
- Who
- Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced the Task Force, which will be chaired by Yugal Kishore Joshi and include government and motorsports representatives.
- What
- A 10-member Task Force will assess the feasibility, challenges, and policy requirements for reviving Formula 1 and motorsports in India.
- When
- The announcement was made on Tuesday; the proposed target for hosting a race is 2028.
- Where
- The initiative concerns India, with representatives from the Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra governments.
- Why
- The Task Force will develop a coordinated plan for sustainable motorsports growth and address bureaucratic, taxation, and other challenges to a revival.
- Committee size
- 10 members
- Chairperson
- Yugal Kishore Joshi, Niti Aayog Programme Director and adviser
- Announced by
- Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya
- Race target
- Host a Formula 1 race in India in 2028
- Last Indian race
- 2013
- Represented regions
- Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra
- Key assessment
- Challenges, feasibility, and required policy interventions