The Buddh International Circuit in Noida is no stranger to big time races, so as fans hold their breath for the world's premier motorcycle racing tournament.
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Dorna Sports, the championship’s organiser, has announced that the race will debut in 2023, just days after confirming MotoGP’s plans to race in India. The Buddh International Circuit will host the inaugural Grand Prix of Bharat (BIC). The race has been assigned a provisional calendar date of September 22-24, subject to contract and circuit homologation approval. Dorna and Fairstreet Sports, based in Noida, have signed a seven-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the Bharat GP. The race will now be added to the MotoGP calendar for 2023 alongside Kazakhstan.
The Buddh International Circuit in Noida is no stranger to big time races, so as fans hold their breath for the world’s premier motorcycle racing tournament’s debut on its asphalt, here is a look at the track that has seen quite a few iconic motorsport moments over the years.
The Buddh International Circuit is an Indian motor racing circuit located in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, in the National Capital Region. The track, like the district in which it is located, is named after Gautama Buddha. On October 18, 2011, the track was officially opened. Hermann Tilke, a German racetrack designer, created the 5.125 km (3.185 mi) circuit. The circuit was best known for hosting the annual Formula One Indian Grand Prix, which began in October 2011. The Grand Prix, however, was suspended for 2014 and then cancelled due to a tax dispute with the Government of Uttar Pradesh.
On October 30, 2011, the Buddh International Circuit hosted the first Indian Grand Prix. It was originally scheduled for December of 2011. The race was rescheduled to October due to scheduling conflicts with the Bahrain Grand Prix and its subsequent cancellation. Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing won the inaugural race after starting from pole position. During the 2012 Formula One season, and the second Formula One race at the circuit, Sebastian Vettel took pole, led every lap, and won the race. Jenson Button of McLaren set the fastest lap of the race.
The Indian Grand Prix was the sixteenth race of a nineteen-race season in 2013. Sebastian Vettel won the race after starting on pole. At this race, Vettel also won his fourth consecutive Formula One World Drivers’ Championship, beating out Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso, who finished 11th. Red Bull also won the Constructors’ Championship for the fourth time in a row. Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus set the fastest lap of the race. This was the circuit’s final Formula One race.
The Buddh International Circuit is located in the state of Uttar Pradesh and is subject to both local and national taxes. The first signs of a dispute appeared in 2009, when the Indian Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports denied JPSK Sports permission to remit USD 36.5 million in licencing fees to the Formula One administration headquarters in London in a letter.
The reason given was the nature of Formula One, which was considered not to be a sport but rather entertainment, and its perceived lack of impact on the development of sports in the country, according to Akhilesh Yadav, the then Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
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