AS TALK OF BRINGING Formula 1 back to India gathers pace, Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited (MFRL) has announced F1 Sim Racing India Open 2026 Time Trials in the national capital, with Delhi set to host the next leg of India’s biggest motorsport talent hunt between 30th July and 1st August at Bharat Mandapam.
F1 Sim Racing India Open 2026 carries a total prize pool of ₹2 crore across the competition. The winner will secure a place in Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited’s One in a Billion Hunt which has a ₹3 crore Driver Development Fund to support their journey into professional motorsport.
The initiative aims to find the next F1 racer from India, encouraging aspiring racers to compete and demonstrate speed, precision and race craft to begin a journey into professional motorsport. This marks the first activation of its kind in Delhi.
Per an official release, the Delhi Time Trials form part of Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited’s nationwide talent identification programme – F1 Sim Racing India Open 2026 and the ‘One in a Billion Hunt-Agla Star’.
Through the officially sanctioned F1 Sim Racing India Open 2026, aspiring racers can compete on professional grade simulators and earn a pathway into competitive motorsport.
Speaking about the Delhi Time Trials, Ameet Gadhoke, managing director, MFRL, said: “For India to succeed on the world’s biggest motorsport platforms like Formula 1, we must first build a strong pipeline of talent and create greater awareness of the sport at the grassroots. That’s what the F1 Sim Racing India Open is designed to do. The trials give aspiring racers the opportunity to experience professional F1 simulators first-hand. More importantly, it allows them to discover their potential and decide if they want to pursue a structured motorsport journey, progressing through the zonal and national stages of the championship and, ultimately, earning the opportunity to take their first steps into professional karting.”
The F1 Sim Racing India Open 2026 is contested on F1 25, the official game of the FIA Formula One World Championship, and is open to participants on PlayStation, Xbox and PC. At the Delhi Time Trials, competitors will race on identical professional grade simulation rigs using the official title, with successful participants advancing directly to the Zonal Qualifiers before competing for a place in the National Final in Mumbai. The championship forms part of MFRL’s wider F1 India Programme, alongside the One in a Billion Hunt and the Flagship Partner School initiative.
