Archive · 16 Sep 2026
India Plans Formula 1 Return With 2028 Revival Task Force
India wants Formula 1 races to return after the last race was held there in 2013.
Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced a plan for a possible race in 2028.
He also created a 10-member Task Force to study how to make this happen.
Yugal Kishore Joshi will lead the group.
The Task Force will examine problems that could prevent the race from returning.
It will also suggest government policies to support motorsport.
Taxation problems helped stop the earlier races in India.
Officials will also consider partnerships between the government and private companies.
Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced plans to bring Formula 1 back to India in 2028.
A 10-member Task Force will develop a roadmap for reviving motorsport and hosting the race.
NITI Aayog director and advisor Yugal Kishore Joshi will lead the Task Force.
The group will assess challenges and recommend policy interventions for sustainable motorsport growth.
India’s previous Formula 1 race was held at Buddh International Circuit in 2013, before taxation issues ended the event.
- Who
- Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and a 10-member Task Force led by Yugal Kishore Joshi.
- What
- India is planning to revive Formula 1 and host a race in 2028.
- When
- The announcement was made on Tuesday, September 15; the proposed race target is 2028.
- Where
- India, with the previous Indian Grand Prix held at Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida near New Delhi.
- Why
- To promote sustainable motorsport growth and address challenges including taxation issues and possible public-private partnership models.
- Proposed return
- India aims to host Formula 1 again in 2028.
- Announcement
- Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced the plan on Tuesday, September 15.
- Task Force size
- The Task Force will have 10 members.
- Task Force leader
- Yugal Kishore Joshi, a NITI Aayog director and advisor, will lead it.
- Previous race venue
- Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida near New Delhi.
- Last Indian Grand Prix
- The previous race was held in 2013.
- Key challenge
- Taxation issues contributed to Formula 1 dropping the Indian race after 2013.