X1 Racing League, World's First City-Based Motorsports League in India Next Year

India’s top international car racers Armaan Ebrahim (29) and Aditya Patel (29) join hands to bring a custom-made two-seater sports car racing league to India in the first quarter of next year.
Business Wire India
  • Long-term sanctions by the FMSCI, the motorsports governing body in India
  • Big emphasis on gender neutrality and women in sports, female drivers will race alongside male drivers
  • X1 Racing League will be a mix of track and street circuits in India
  • Custom-made cars and points system in the league
  • Year-long domestic season for upcoming Indian drivers
  • Patron's seat equips team owners to race for the team
Xtreme1 Racing League
X1 Racing League
Federation backed
Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India
Top drivers in the fray
Vitantonio Liuzzi
X1 Racing League is a very innovative league format and will surely be great for Indian motorsports. The league has several unique propositions and I am looking forward to it. It will be exciting to drive as a team where not just speed, but strategy becomes supremely important
Women empowerment
Pippa Mann
I’m always interested in opportunities that help promote equality in motorsport, so I was impressed with the idea and vision behind the X1 Racing League. In a moment in time where most people with funding seem to want to segregate female racers, it was refreshing to be approached by a championship that wants to help not only nurture up and coming Indian talent, but also be at the forefront of trying to create more opportunities for female racers in an equal environment
Boost for youngsters
Anindith Reddy
I am very excited about the X1 Racing League, not just because of the concept and format but also because I've known Armaan and Aditya since the time I got into racing. The league provides a platform for upcoming drivers and many aspiring race drivers to compete with the best in the world and learn from them. Many of us who started racing as enthusiasts can now consider a professional career in motorsports that is not dependent on individual sponsorships
League season
Year-long domestic season
Breaking barriers
Franchise teams
Akbar Ebrahim, President of the FMSCI
The launch of the X1 Racing League promoted by the Racing Promotions Group based in India is indeed good news for Indian Motorsport. The city/club-based franchise league for 4W is an exciting concept and is sure to attract a large following across the board. The league will surely generate a lot of interest not just for the National and International drivers, but also for the Franchisees, Brand Ambassadors, Media, and Spectators.
The league promises to give opportunities to young Indian drivers to rub shoulders with famous International drivers and compete with them on an even platform. And with a solid media plan in place, the talented young drivers from India will find that this like the IPL will become an ideal platform for the world to recognize their talents.
Another import aspect is the promotion of women in Motorsport. Each team will have one Woman driver of International experience, who will be paired with an Indian International driver. The performances of these drivers will surely give a huge boost to the interest levels of our Indian women drivers who can start to aspire to get selected in the future to represent one of the teams.
And finally, the most exciting aspect of the league is that it proposes to run 2 of the 4 rounds in 2019 on street circuits. This will be a big breakthrough, as a street circuit takes the sport to the masses and thus automatically helps build the interest and following in the sport.
Armaan
Team owners in X1 are guaranteed high-visibility and potentially high-ROI due to the sound commercial model of ownership of the teams, and also revenue distribution of the league. At 6.5-7Cr per year all-inclusive, ownership is priced super competitively as all aspects are managed centrally to optimize and streamline the costs
Aditya
Armaan and I have been discussing the concept of a Motorsport league for a couple of years now and we're excited to finally be able to get our idea of the ground and to the market. We believe that our concept will change the way people look at Motorsport, not just in India but all over the world as well. We thank the FMSCI for their support of the league and backing our vision. We cannot wait for the Indian audiences to experience motorsports like never before
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