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{{Short description|Indian motor racing circuit}}
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{{Motorsport venue
| Name            = Buddh International Circuit
| Nicknames        = India's Racing Arena
| Time            = [[GMT]] +5:30 ([[Indian Standard Time]])
| Coordinates      = {{Coord|28|21|2|N|77|32|6|E|type:landmark_region:IN|display=it}}
| Location        = [[Greater Noida]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| Image            = [[File:Jaypee International Circuit 2011.svg|180px]]
| FIAGrade        = 1
| Capacity        = 110,000
| Owner            = [[Jaypee Group]]
| Operator        = [[Jaypee Group|Jaypee Sports International Limited]]
| Broke_ground    =
| Opened          = {{Start date and age|2011|10||df=yes}}
| Closed          =
| Construction_cost= {{INRConvert|2000|c}}<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24659690 | work=BBC News | title=Why India's Formula 1 Grand Prix is under threat | date=24 October 2013 | access-date=21 June 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131027223718/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24659690 | archive-date=27 October 2013 | url-status=live }}</ref>
| Architect        = [[Hermann Tilke]]
| Former_names    =
| Events          = {{Unbulleted_list|'''[[Formula One]]'''<br>[[Indian Grand Prix]] (2011–2013)|'''[[T1 Prima Truck Racing Championship]]'''<br>by [[Tata Motors]]|'''[[JK Tyre National Racing Championship|JK Tyre FMSCI National Racing Championship]]'''<br>by [[J. K. Organisation|JK Tyre]] and [[FMSCI]]|'''SUPRA SAEINDIA'''<br>by SAEINDIA}}
| Layout1          = Grand Prix Circuit
| Surface          = [[Asphalt concrete]] with [[Graywacke]] aggregate
| Length_km        = 5.125
| Length_mi        = 3.185
| Turns            = 16
| Record_time      = 1:27.249<!-- Please do not change this to Vettel's 2013 pole position time - by convention, the lap record time is for laps set during a race, not qualifying -->
| Record_driver    = {{flagicon|GER}} [[Sebastian Vettel]]
| Record_team      = [[Red Bull Racing]]
| Record_year      = [[2011 Indian Grand Prix|2011]]
| Record_class    = [[Formula One]]
|}}


The '''Buddh International Circuit''' (Hindi: बुद्ध अन्तरराष्ट्रीय परिपथ) is an Indian [[motor racing]] circuit situated in [[National Capital Region (India)|National Capital Region]] at [[Greater Noida]], [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/as-f1-cars-zoom-in-buddh-circuit-realty-prices-soar-along-expressway-113102600658_1.html|title=As F1 cars zoom in Buddh circuit, realty prices soar along expressway|author=Mansi Taneja|date=26 October 2013|work=Business Standard|access-date=23 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170722021430/http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/as-f1-cars-zoom-in-buddh-circuit-realty-prices-soar-along-expressway-113102600658_1.html|archive-date=22 July 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The track shares its name with [[Gautama Buddha]], as does the [[Gautam Budh Nagar district|district]] the track is located in.
{{Infobox motorsport venue
| name              = Buddh International Circuit
| coordinates      = {{Coord|28|21|2|N|77|32|6|E|type:landmark_region:IN|display=it}}
| location          = [[Jaypee Sports City]], [[Greater Noida]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| logo              = [[File:Buddh International Circuit.svg|class=skin-invert|220px]]
| image            = [[File:Buddh Circuit 1.svg|class=skin-invert|250px]]
| image_caption    = Grand Prix Circuit (2011–present)
| track_map        = [[File:Buddh Circuit 2.svg|class=skin-invert|250px]]
| track_map_caption = Motorcycle Circuit (2011–present)
| fia_grade          = 1<ref name="2021_dec_list">{{cite web |title=LIST OF FIA LICENSED CIRCUITS UPDATED ON : 2021-12-14 |url=https://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/circuits_fia20211214.pdf |  publisher=[[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile]] |date=14 December 2021 |access-date=3 November 2025}}</ref>{{efn|name=Buddh|Buddh International Circuit's Grade 1 license expired 18 November 2022.}}
| capacity          = 110,000
| owner            = [[Jaypee Group]]
| operator          = [[Jaypee Group|Jaypee Sports International Limited]]
| broke_ground      =
| opened            = {{Start date and age|2011|10|18|df=yes}}
| closed            =
| construction_cost = {{INRConvert|2000|c}}<ref>{{cite news |last=Kannan |first=Shilpa |title=Why India's Formula 1 Grand Prix is under threat |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24659690 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131027223718/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24659690 |work=BBC News |date=24 October 2013 |archive-date=27 October 2013 |access-date=21 June 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| architect        = [[Hermann Tilke]]
| former_names      =
| events            = '''Former:'''<br>[[Grand Prix motorcycle racing]]<br />''[[Indian motorcycle Grand Prix]]'' (2023)<br>[[Formula One]]<br>''[[Indian Grand Prix]]'' (2011–2013)<br />[[Asia Road Racing Championship]] (2016)
| layout          = Grand Prix Circuit (2011–present)
| surface          = [[Asphalt concrete]] with [[Graywacke]] aggregate
| length_km        = 5.125
| length_mi        = 3.185
| turns            = 16
| record_time      = 1:27.249<!-- Please do not change this to Vettel's 2013 pole position time - by convention, the lap record time is for laps set during a race, not qualifying -->
| record_driver    = {{flagicon|GER}} [[Sebastian Vettel]]
| record_car        = [[Red Bull RB7]]
| record_year      = [[2011 Indian Grand Prix|2011]]
| record_class      = [[Formula One|F1]]
| layout2          = Motorcycle Circuit (2011–present)
| surface2          = [[Asphalt concrete]] with [[Graywacke]] aggregate
| length2_km        = 5.010
| length2_mi        = 3.113
| turns2            = 13
| record_time2      = 1:45.028
| record_driver2    = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Marco Bezzecchi]]
| record_car2      = [[Ducati Desmosedici|Ducati Desmosedici GP22]]
| record_year2      = [[2023 Indian motorcycle Grand Prix|2023]]
| record_class2    = [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing#MotoGP class|MotoGP]]
| layout3          = Short Circuit (2011–present)
| surface3          = [[Asphalt concrete]] with [[Graywacke]] aggregate
| length3_km        = 3.100
| length3_mi        = 1.927
| turns3            = 6
| record_time3      = 1:47.204
| record_driver3    = {{flagicon|CZE}} {{ill|David Vršecký|cs}}
| record_car3      = [[Tata Prima|Tata Prima Racing]]  
| record_year3      = [[T1 Prima Truck Racing Championship|2017]]
| record_class3    = [[Truck racing]]
| website          = [https://www.buddhinternationalcircuit.in/ buddhinternationalcircuit.in]
}}


The track was officially inaugurated on 18 October 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oncars.in/Car-News-Detail/Indian-F1-venue-Buddh-International-Circuit-to-open-today/1195|title=Indian F1 venue Buddh International Circuit to open today|date=2011-10-18|publisher=OnCars|access-date=2013-10-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425080125/http://www.oncars.in/Car-News-Detail/Indian-F1-venue-Buddh-International-Circuit-to-open-today/1195|archive-date=25 April 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> The {{Convert|5.14|km|abbr=on}}5 long circuit was designed by German racetrack designer [[Hermann Tilke]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/15496415|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105103238/https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/15496415|url-status=dead|archive-date=2018-11-05|title=Drivers praise Indian Grand Prix circuit - BBC Sport|date=2018-11-05|access-date=2018-11-05}}</ref><ref name="Formula One2">{{cite web|url=http://www.jaypeesports.com/bic_and_jpsi_fact_sheet.pdf|title=Philosophy behind the Buddh International Circuit|publisher=Jaypee Sports.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111027084916/http://www.jaypeesports.com/bic_and_jpsi_fact_sheet.pdf|archive-date=27 October 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
The '''Buddh International Circuit''' is an Indian [[motor racing]] circuit situated in [[Jaypee Sports City]], [[Greater Noida]], [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Taneja |first=Mansi |title=As F1 cars zoom in Buddh circuit, realty prices soar along expressway |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/as-f1-cars-zoom-in-buddh-circuit-realty-prices-soar-along-expressway-113102600658_1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170722021430/http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/as-f1-cars-zoom-in-buddh-circuit-realty-prices-soar-along-expressway-113102600658_1.html |work=Business Standard |date=26 October 2013 |archive-date=22 July 2017 |access-date=23 January 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> The track shares its name with [[Gautama Buddha]], as does the [[Gautam Buddha Nagar district|district]] of its location. The track was officially inaugurated on 18 October 2011.<ref>{{cite web |title=Indian F1 venue Buddh International Circuit to open today |url=http://www.oncars.in/Car-News-Detail/Indian-F1-venue-Buddh-International-Circuit-to-open-today/1195 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425080125/http://www.oncars.in/Car-News-Detail/Indian-F1-venue-Buddh-International-Circuit-to-open-today/1195 |publisher=OnCars |date=18 October 2011 |archive-date=25 April 2012 |access-date=27 October 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref>


The circuit was best known as the venue for the annual [[Formula One]] [[Indian Grand Prix]], which was first hosted in October 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://in.reuters.com/article/topNews/idINIndia-39048520090415?pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=0&sp=true|title=India company says on track for 2011 F1 race|date=15 April 2009|access-date=2009-10-21|work=Reuters}}</ref> However, the Grand Prix was suspended for 2014 and subsequently cancelled due to a tax dispute with the [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/ecclestone-rules-out-2015-indian-grand-prix/article6339364.ece|title=Ecclestone rules out 2015 Indian GP|date=22 Aug 2014|newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=22 Aug 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160120035159/http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/ecclestone-rules-out-2015-indian-grand-prix/article6339364.ece|archive-date=20 January 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
The {{Convert|5.125|km|abbr=on}} long circuit was designed by German racetrack designer [[Hermann Tilke]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Holt |first=Sarah |title=Drivers praise Indian Grand Prix circuit |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/15496415 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105103238/https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/15496415 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=28 October 2011 |archive-date=5 November 2018 |access-date=5 November 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Formula One2">{{cite web |title=Philosophy behind the Buddh International Circuit |url=http://www.jaypeesports.com/bic_and_jpsi_fact_sheet.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111027084916/http://www.jaypeesports.com/bic_and_jpsi_fact_sheet.pdf |publisher=Jaypee Sports |df=dmy-all |archive-date=27 October 2011 |url-status=usurped}}</ref> The circuit is best known as the venue for the annual [[Formula One]] [[Indian Grand Prix]], which was first hosted in October 2011.<ref>{{cite news |title=India company says on track for 2011 F1 race |url=http://in.reuters.com/article/topNews/idINIndia-39048520090415?pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=0&sp=true |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930185547/https://in.reuters.com/article/topNews/idINIndia-39048520090415?pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=0&sp=true |work=Reuters |date=15 April 2009 |archive-date=30 September 2020 |access-date=21 October 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> However, the Grand Prix was suspended for 2014 and subsequently cancelled due to a tax dispute with the [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]] during the [[Akhilesh Yadav ministry|Akhilesh Yadav administration]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Ecclestone rules out 2015 Indian GP |url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/ecclestone-rules-out-2015-indian-grand-prix/article6339364.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160120035159/http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/ecclestone-rules-out-2015-indian-grand-prix/article6339364.ece |newspaper=The Hindu |date=22 August 2014 |archive-date=20 January 2016 |access-date=22 August 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
[[File:Buddh international circuit.jpg|thumb|Image of Buddh international Circuit showing the race course, paddock and the seating.]]
=== 2000s ===
=== 2000s ===
In 2007, a tentative agreement to host the Indian Grand Prix was reached between the [[Indian Olympic Association]] and [[Bernie Ecclestone]], then chief-executive of the [[Formula One Group]]. A site in Greater Noida in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh was chosen as the location of the track that would host the race.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/27/sports/autoracing/27iht-srf1prix27.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105111028/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/27/sports/autoracing/27iht-srf1prix27.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2018-11-05|title=How India Made Its Grand Prix Dream Come True - The New York Times|date=2018-11-05|access-date=2018-11-05}}</ref> Delays in the procurement of the land and construction were reported in early 2009 owing in part to the ongoing financial crisis.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/4317743/Bernie-Ecclestone-fully-commited-to-Indian-Grand-Prix.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105135829/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/4317743/Bernie-Ecclestone-fully-commited-to-Indian-Grand-Prix.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2018-11-05|title=Bernie Ecclestone 'fully {{sic|commit|ed|nolink=y"}}' to Indian Grand Prix - Telegraph|date=2018-11-05|access-date=2018-11-05}}</ref> The design of the track was ultimately revealed in November 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.racefans.net/2009/11/15/2011-indian-f1-track-design/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105130540/https://www.racefans.net/2009/11/15/2011-indian-f1-track-design/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2018-11-05|title=Indian F1 track design revealed · RaceFans|date=2018-11-05|access-date=2018-11-05}}</ref>
In 2007, a tentative agreement to host the Indian Grand Prix was reached between the [[Indian Olympic Association]] and [[Bernie Ecclestone]], then chief-executive of the [[Formula One Group]]. A site in Greater Noida in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh was chosen as the location of the track that would host the race.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Spurgeon |first=Brad |title=How India Made Its Grand Prix Dream Come True |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/27/sports/autoracing/27iht-srf1prix27.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105111028/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/27/sports/autoracing/27iht-srf1prix27.html |website=[[The New York Times]] |date=27 October 2012 |archive-date=5 November 2018 |access-date=5 November 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> Delays in the procurement of the land and construction were reported in early 2009 owing in part to the ongoing financial crisis.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cary |first=Tom |title=Bernie Ecclestone 'fully' to Indian Grand Prix - Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/4317743/Bernie-Ecclestone-fully-commited-to-Indian-Grand-Prix.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090411071512/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/4317743/Bernie-Ecclestone-fully-commited-to-Indian-Grand-Prix.html |date=15 February 2009 |archive-date=11 April 2009 |access-date=9 August 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref> The design of the track was ultimately revealed in November 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Collantine |first=Keith |title=Indian F1 track design revealed  |url=https://www.racefans.net/2009/11/15/2011-indian-f1-track-design/ |date=15 November 2009 |access-date=9 August 2025}}</ref>  


The venue was slated to debut during the [[2010 Formula One World Championship|2010 Formula One season]], with construction scheduled to be completed in time. However, this date was pushed back and the inaugural race eventually took place [[2012 Formula One World Championship|the following year]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/3108572/Indian-Grand-Prix-debut-pushed-back-to-2011-Formula-One.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105105918/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/3108572/Indian-Grand-Prix-debut-pushed-back-to-2011-Formula-One.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2018-11-05|title=Indian Grand Prix debut pushed back to 2011: Formula One - Telegraph|date=2018-11-05|access-date=2018-11-05}}</ref>
The venue was slated to debut during the [[2010 Formula One World Championship|2010 Formula One season]], with construction scheduled to be completed in time. However, this date was pushed back and the inaugural race eventually took place [[2011 Formula One World Championship|the following year]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Indian Grand Prix debut pushed back to 2011: Formula One |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/3108572/Indian-Grand-Prix-debut-pushed-back-to-2011-Formula-One.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105105918/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/3108572/Indian-Grand-Prix-debut-pushed-back-to-2011-Formula-One.html |publisher=[[Telegraph Media Group|Telegraph]] |date=30 September 2008 |archive-date=5 November 2018 |access-date=5 November 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>


=== 2010s ===
=== 2010s ===
The [[2011 Indian Grand Prix|first Indian Grand Prix]] was held at the Buddh International Circuit on 30 October 2011. It was initially scheduled to take place in December 2011. However, following scheduling conflicts with the [[2011 Bahrain Grand Prix|Bahrain Grand Prix]] and its subsequent cancellation, the race was rescheduled to October.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/story/51774.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105131509/http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/story/51774.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2018-11-05|title=India officially reinstated on October 30 {{!}} Formula 1 {{!}} Formula 1 news, live F1 {{!}} ESPN.co.uk|date=2018-11-05|access-date=2018-11-05}}</ref> The inaugural race was won by [[Red Bull Racing]]'s [[Sebastian Vettel]], who started from pole position. He also set the fastest lap and therefore race lap record that year, which stood for the following two Grands Prix.
The [[2011 Indian Grand Prix|first Indian Grand Prix]] was held at the Buddh International Circuit on 30 October 2011. It was initially scheduled to take place in December 2011. However, following scheduling conflicts with the [[2011 Bahrain Grand Prix|Bahrain Grand Prix]] and its subsequent cancellation, the race was rescheduled to October.<ref>{{Cite web |title=India officially reinstated on October 30  |url=http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/story/51774.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105131509/http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/story/51774.html |website=ESPN.co.uk |date=15 June 2011 |archive-date=5 November 2018 |access-date=5 November 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> The inaugural race was won by [[Red Bull Racing]]'s [[Sebastian Vettel]], who started from pole position. He also set the fastest lap and therefore race lap record that year, which stood for the following two Grands Prix.


During the [[2012 Formula One World Championship|2012 Formula One season]] and the second Formula One race to take place at the circuit, Sebastian Vettel took pole once again, led every lap and went on to win the race. The fastest lap of the race was set by [[McLaren]]'s [[Jenson Button]].
During the [[2012 Formula One World Championship|2012 Formula One season]] and the second Formula One race to take place at the circuit, Sebastian Vettel took pole once again, led every lap and went on to win the race. The fastest lap of the race was set by [[McLaren]]'s [[Jenson Button]].


The [[2013 Formula One World Championship|following year]], the Indian Grand Prix was the sixteenth race in a nineteen-race season. Sebastian Vettel started on pole and subsequently won the race. Vettel also secured his fourth consecutive [[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions|Formula One World Drivers' Championship]] at this race, beating his closest challenger, [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]'s [[Fernando Alonso]], who finished 11th. Red Bull also secured its fourth consecutive [[World Constructors Championship|Constructors' Championship]]. The fastest lap of the race was set by [[Lotus F1|Lotus]]' [[Kimi Räikkönen]]. This was the last Formula One race held at the circuit.
The [[2013 Formula One World Championship|following year]], the Indian Grand Prix was the sixteenth race in a nineteen-race season. Sebastian Vettel started on pole and subsequently won the race. Vettel also secured his fourth consecutive [[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions|Formula One World Drivers' Championship]] at this race, beating his closest challenger, [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]'s [[Fernando Alonso]], who finished 11th. Red Bull also secured its fourth consecutive [[List of Formula One World Constructors' Champions|Constructors' Championship]]. The fastest lap of the race was set by [[Lotus F1|Lotus]]' [[Kimi Räikkönen]]. This was the last Formula One race held at the circuit.


The track was not slated to be part of the [[2014 Formula One World Championship|2014 season]]. One reason given was the rescheduling of the Indian Grand Prix to March for 2014, which made little sense after a race in October 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/10213007/Indian-GP-dropped-from-F1-calendar-for-2014.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105143206/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/10213007/Indian-GP-dropped-from-F1-calendar-for-2014.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2018-11-05|title=Indian GP dropped from F1 calendar for 2014 - Telegraph|date=2018-11-05|access-date=2018-11-05}}</ref> Its appearance in the [[2015 Formula One World Championship|2015 season]] was subsequently ruled out in mid-2014, citing contractual and taxation issues.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/ecclestone-rules-out-2015-indian-grand-prix/article6339364.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105144032/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/ecclestone-rules-out-2015-indian-grand-prix/article6339364.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=2018-11-05|title=Ecclestone rules out 2015 Indian GP - The Hindu|date=2018-11-05|access-date=2018-11-05}}</ref>
The track was not slated to be part of the [[2014 Formula One World Championship|2014 season]]. One reason given was the rescheduling of the Indian Grand Prix to March for 2014, which made little sense after a race in October 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Indian GP dropped from F1 calendar for 2014 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/10213007/Indian-GP-dropped-from-F1-calendar-for-2014.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105143206/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/10213007/Indian-GP-dropped-from-F1-calendar-for-2014.html |publisher=[[Telegraph Media Group|Telegraph]] |date=31 July 2013 |archive-date=5 November 2018 |access-date=5 November 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> Its appearance in the [[2015 Formula One World Championship|2015 season]] was subsequently ruled out in mid-2014, citing contractual and taxation issues.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ecclestone rules out 2015 Indian GP |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/ecclestone-rules-out-2015-indian-grand-prix/article6339364.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105144032/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/ecclestone-rules-out-2015-indian-grand-prix/article6339364.ece |publisher=The Hindu |website=[[The Hindu]] |date=22 August 2014 |archive-date=5 November 2018 |access-date=5 November 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>


The owners were unable to significantly recover their investments through all three seasons the races were held, and were forced to write off loses worth at least $25.1 million.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/analysis-why-india-doesnt-find-a-place-on-f1-calendar/647204/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105202540/https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/analysis-why-india-doesnt-find-a-place-on-f1-calendar/647204/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2018-11-05|title=Analysis: Why India doesn’t find a place on F1 calendar|date=2018-11-05|access-date=2018-11-05}}</ref> In 2016, the owners reiterated their desire to not sell the circuit to other buyers, despite its high maintenance costs, their own financial distress, and the lack of future scheduled international sporting events.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/motor-sport/debt-ridden-jaypee-group-has-no-plans-to-sell-buddh-international-circuit-f1-track-3727511/|title=Debt-ridden Jaypee Group has no plans to sell Buddh International Circuit F1 track|date=2016-10-28|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-11-05|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106210704/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/motor-sport/debt-ridden-jaypee-group-has-no-plans-to-sell-buddh-international-circuit-f1-track-3727511/|archive-date=6 November 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> The circuit has continued to host smaller local racing series and championships, including the [[JK Tyre National Racing Championship]] which includes [[open-wheel racing]] as well as motorcycle racing,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jktyremotorsport.com/jk-tyre-racing-championship|title=JK Tyre India Series Racing Championship|website=www.jktyremotorsport.com|access-date=2018-11-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fmsci.co.in/jk-tyre-fmsci-indian-national-racing-championship-2018/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105155405/http://www.fmsci.co.in/jk-tyre-fmsci-indian-national-racing-championship-2018/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2018-11-05|title=JK Tyre FMSCI Indian National Racing Championship – 2018 – FMSCI|date=2018-11-05|access-date=2018-11-05}}</ref> and open [[track day]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.carandbike.com/news/buddh-international-circuit-to-hold-track-day-on-september-2-2018-1903362|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105195406/https://auto.ndtv.com/news/buddh-international-circuit-to-hold-track-day-on-september-2-2018-1903362|url-status=dead|archive-date=2018-11-05|title=Buddh International Circuit To Hold Track Day On September 2, 2018 - NDTV CarAndBike|date=2018-11-05|access-date=2018-11-05}}</ref>
The owners were unable to significantly recover their investments through all three seasons the races were held, and were forced to write off losses worth at least $25.1 million.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thukral |first=Rachit |title=Analysis: Why India doesn't find a place on F1 calendar |url=https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/analysis-why-india-doesnt-find-a-place-on-f1-calendar/647204/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105202540/https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/analysis-why-india-doesnt-find-a-place-on-f1-calendar/647204/ |publisher=[[Motorsport.com]] |website=motorsport.com |date=3 October 2015 |archive-date=5 November 2018 |access-date=5 November 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2016, the owners reiterated their desire to not sell the circuit to other buyers, despite its high maintenance costs, their own financial distress, and the lack of future scheduled international sporting events.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Debt-ridden Jaypee Group has no plans to sell Buddh International Circuit F1 track |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/motor-sport/debt-ridden-jaypee-group-has-no-plans-to-sell-buddh-international-circuit-f1-track-3727511/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106210704/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/motor-sport/debt-ridden-jaypee-group-has-no-plans-to-sell-buddh-international-circuit-f1-track-3727511/ |work=The Indian Express |language=en-US |date=28 October 2016 |archive-date=6 November 2018 |access-date=5 November 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> The circuit has continued to host smaller local racing series and championships, including the [[JK Tyre National Racing Championship]] which includes [[open-wheel racing]] as well as motorcycle racing,<ref>{{Cite web |title=JK Tyre India Series Racing Championship |url=https://www.jktyremotorsport.com/jk-tyre-racing-championship |website=www.jktyremotorsport.com |access-date=5 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=JK Tyre FMSCI Indian National Racing Championship – 2018 – FMSCI |url=http://www.fmsci.co.in/jk-tyre-fmsci-indian-national-racing-championship-2018/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105155405/http://www.fmsci.co.in/jk-tyre-fmsci-indian-national-racing-championship-2018/ |archive-date=5 November 2018 |date=5 November 2018 |access-date=5 November 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and open [[track day|track days]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dhabhar |first=Cyrus |title=Buddh International Circuit To Hold Track Day On September 2, 2018 |url=https://www.carandbike.com/news/buddh-international-circuit-to-hold-track-day-on-september-2-2018-1903362 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105195406/https://auto.ndtv.com/news/buddh-international-circuit-to-hold-track-day-on-september-2-2018-1903362 |publisher=NDTV CarAndBike |date=20 August 2018 |archive-date=5 November 2018 |access-date=5 November 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>


==== Tax dispute ====
==== Tax dispute ====
The Buddh International Circuit is located in the state of Uttar Pradesh, subject to its local taxes as well as national customs duties. The first signs of a dispute arose in 2009: in a letter to the promoters JPSK Sports, the Indian [[Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports]] denied JPSK Sports permission to remit $36.5 million in licensing fees to Formula One administration headquarters in London. The reason given, by the then [[Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh]] - [[Akhilesh Yadav]], was the nature of Formula One, considered not to be a sport but rather entertainment, and its perceived lack of impact on the development of sports in the country.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Formula-One-is-not-a-sport-says-sports-ministry/articleshow/4930539.cms?|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105160049/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Formula-One-is-not-a-sport-says-sports-ministry/articleshow/4930539.cms|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 November 2018|title=Formula One is not a sport, says sports ministry {{!}} News - Times of India|date=2018-11-05|access-date=2018-11-05}}</ref> Customs fees for imported components including engines and tyres were not waived, and tax exemptions given to other sports were not offered to the organisers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/why-f1-is-a-sport-for-everyone-other-than-the-government-89665.html|title=Why F1 is a sport for everyone other than the government - Firstpost|website=www.firstpost.com|access-date=2018-11-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106173335/https://www.firstpost.com/sports/why-f1-is-a-sport-for-everyone-other-than-the-government-89665.html|archive-date=6 November 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Fees worth $51.3 million, meant to be paid by Jaypee Sports to [[Formula One Group|Formula One World Championship Limited]] (FOWC), were still pending as of [[Liberty Media]]'s acquisition of the Formula One Group in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/12/04/formula-one-still-seeking-fees-indian-grand-prix/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105203631/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/12/04/formula-one-still-seeking-fees-indian-grand-prix/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2018-11-05|title=Formula One still seeking £41m in fees for Indian Grand Prix|date=2018-11-05|access-date=2018-11-05}}</ref> The government's expectation of tax revenue meant that Jaypee was prevented from paying its dues to FOWC.<ref name="forbes.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/csylt/2017/07/12/formula-one-burns-up-14-8-million-tax-bill-on-indian-grand-prix/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105211140/https://www.forbes.com/sites/csylt/2017/07/12/formula-one-burns-up-14-8-million-tax-bill-on-indian-grand-prix/|url-status=live|archive-date=2018-11-05|title=Formula One Burns Up $14.8 Million Tax Bill On Indian Grand Prix|date=2018-11-05|access-date=2018-11-05}}</ref>
The Buddh International Circuit is located in the state of Uttar Pradesh, subject to its local taxes as well as national customs duties. The first signs of a dispute arose in 2009: in a letter to the promoters JPSK Sports, the Indian [[Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports]] denied JPSK Sports permission to remit $36.5 million in licensing fees to Formula One administration headquarters in London. The reason given, by the then [[Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh]] - [[Akhilesh Yadav]], was the nature of Formula One, considered not to be a sport but rather entertainment, and its perceived lack of impact on the development of sports in the country.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Alok |first=Sinha |title=Formula One is not a sport, says sports ministry |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Formula-One-is-not-a-sport-says-sports-ministry/articleshow/4930539.cms? |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105160049/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Formula-One-is-not-a-sport-says-sports-ministry/articleshow/4930539.cms |website=[[The Times of India]] |date=25 August 2009 |archive-date=5 November 2018 |access-date=5 November 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> Customs fees for imported components including engines and tyres were not waived, and tax exemptions given to other sports were not offered to the organisers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sashidharan |first=Murali |title=Why F1 is a sport for everyone other than the government |url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/why-f1-is-a-sport-for-everyone-other-than-the-government-89665.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106173335/https://www.firstpost.com/sports/why-f1-is-a-sport-for-everyone-other-than-the-government-89665.html |publisher=Firstpost |website=www.firstpost.com |date=23 September 2011 |archive-date=6 November 2018 |access-date=5 November 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> Fees worth $51.3 million, meant to be paid by Jaypee Sports to [[Formula One Group|Formula One World Championship Limited]] (FOWC), were still pending as of [[Liberty Media]]'s acquisition of the Formula One Group in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sylt |first=Christian |title=Formula One still seeking £41m in fees for Indian Grand Prix |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/12/04/formula-one-still-seeking-fees-indian-grand-prix/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105203631/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/12/04/formula-one-still-seeking-fees-indian-grand-prix/ |publisher=[[Telegraph Media Group|Telegraph]] |date=4 December 2016 |archive-date=5 November 2018 |access-date=5 November 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> The government's expectation of tax revenue meant that Jaypee was prevented from paying its dues to FOWC.<ref name="forbes.com">{{Cite web |last=Sylt |first=Christian |title=Formula One Burns Up $14.8 Million Tax Bill On Indian Grand Prix |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/csylt/2017/07/12/formula-one-burns-up-14-8-million-tax-bill-on-indian-grand-prix/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105211140/https://www.forbes.com/sites/csylt/2017/07/12/formula-one-burns-up-14-8-million-tax-bill-on-indian-grand-prix/ |publisher=[[Forbes]] |website=forbes.com |date=12 July 2017 |archive-date=5 November 2018 |access-date=5 November 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>
 
In a judgement issued in April 2017, the Supreme Court of India ruled that the circuit constituted a 'permanent establishment', and as such FOWC was liable to pay taxes on any income accrued by it in India, estimated at 40% of business income.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Contractor |first=Sameer |title=Supreme Court Orders Taxes On Formula 1 For Indian Grand Prix |url=https://www.carandbike.com/news/supreme-court-orders-taxes-on-formula-1-for-india-races-1686190 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105205815/https://auto.ndtv.com/news/supreme-court-orders-taxes-on-formula-1-for-india-races-1686190 |publisher=NDTV CarAndBike |date=26 April 2017 |archive-date=5 November 2018 |access-date=5 November 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref> It considered royalty payments made by Jaypee to FOWC to be business income as well, subject to tax, which contradicted the original agreement between Jaypee and FOWC that stipulated that any fees would be paid free of taxes.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sylt |first=Christian |title=Formula One still seeking £41m in fees for Indian Grand Prix |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/12/04/formula-one-still-seeking-fees-indian-grand-prix/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105203631/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/12/04/formula-one-still-seeking-fees-indian-grand-prix/ |work=The Telegraph |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235 |date=4 December 2016 |archive-date=5 November 2018 |access-date=15 November 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> Liberty Media was prepared to settle the due amount in July 2017, setting aside $14.8 million.<ref name="forbes.com"/>
 
=== 2020s ===
For 2022, it was planned that Buddh International Circuit would host events for the [[Formula Regional Indian Championship]] and the [[F4 Indian Championship]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Formula Regional Indian Championship to feature Hyderabad street race |url=https://www.autocarindia.com/motor-sports-news/formula-regional-indian-championship-to-feature-hyderabad-street-race-421795 |website=Autocar India |date=19 August 2021 |access-date=31 January 2022}}</ref> however both championships were cancelled in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Exclusive: Indian feeder series FRIC & Indian F4 cancelled |url=https://f1feederseries.com/2022/10/28/exclusive-indian-feeder-series-fric-indian-f4-cancelled/ |website=f1feederseries.com |publisher=F1 Feeder Series |language=en |date=28 October 2022 |access-date=9 November 2022}}</ref> The circuit also hosted the [[Indian motorcycle Grand Prix]] in [[2023 MotoGP World Championship|2023]] as part of the [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing#MotoGP era|MotoGP World Championship]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.motogp.com/en/news/2022/09/30/motogp-to-race-in-india-from-2023/438681 |title=MotoGP™ to race in India from 2023 |date=30 September 2022 |access-date=30 September 2022}}</ref>


In a judgement issued in April 2017, the Supreme Court of India ruled that the circuit constituted a 'permanent establishment', and as such FOWC was liable to pay taxes on any income accrued by it in India, estimated at 40% of business income.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.carandbike.com/news/supreme-court-orders-taxes-on-formula-1-for-india-races-1686190|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105205815/https://auto.ndtv.com/news/supreme-court-orders-taxes-on-formula-1-for-india-races-1686190|url-status=dead|archive-date=2018-11-05|title=Supreme Court Orders Taxes On Formula 1 For Indian Grand Prix - NDTV CarAndBike|date=2018-11-05|access-date=2018-11-05}}</ref> It considered royalty payments made by Jaypee to FOWC to be business income as well, subject to tax, which contradicted the original agreement between Jaypee and FOWC that stipulated that any fees would be paid free of taxes.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/12/04/formula-one-still-seeking-fees-indian-grand-prix/|title=Formula One still seeking £41m in fees for Indian Grand Prix|last=Sylt|first=Christian|date=2016-12-04|work=The Telegraph|access-date=2018-11-05|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105203631/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/12/04/formula-one-still-seeking-fees-indian-grand-prix/|archive-date=5 November 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Liberty Media was prepared to settle the due amount in July 2017, setting aside $14.8 million.<ref name="forbes.com"/>
As of 2026, the [[Adani Group]] was preparing a roadmap to return Formula One racing at the circuit. This was announced by the Managing Director of [[Adani Cement]] in February. This was after the conglomerate secured a majority vote from the lenders in a bid to acquire the debt-laden [[Jaiprakash Associates]] for {{INRConvert|14535|c|lk=on|year=2025}}. The implementation of any such roadmap is subject to the completion of this acquisition.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2026-02-21 |title=Adani eyes Formula 1 revival in Greater Noida as part of Jaiprakash takeover strategy |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/adani-eyes-formula-1-revival-at-buddh-circuit-as-part-of-jaiprakash-takeover-strategy/articleshow/128646910.cms |access-date=2026-02-23 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref>
 
The State Transformation Commission of the [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]] signed a [[memorandum of understanding]] with AVW Global, a automotive and motorsports [[consultancy firm]] established by former [[MotoGP]] rider [[Karel Abraham]], to establish world-class motorcycle racing ecosystem in the [[Indian State]] and bring MotoGP and [[Asia Road Racing Championship]] back to the Buddh International Circuit.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-02-24 |title=Uttar Pradesh signs MoU with AVW Global to establish world-class motorcycle racing ecosystem |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/lucknow-news/uttar-pradesh-signs-mou-with-avw-global-to-establish-world-class-motorcycle-racing-ecosystem-101771957693899.html |access-date=2026-03-05 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-02-24 |title=UP government signs MoU for MotoGP India return - Introduction {{!}} Autocar India |url=https://www.autocarindia.com/motor-sports-news/up-government-signs-mou-for-motogp-india-return-439088 |access-date=2026-03-05 |website=Autocar |language=en}}</ref>


==Design==
==Design==
Formula One racing's governing body, the FIA, had announced the inclusion of the Indian Grand Prix for 30 October 2011.<ref>{{cite web |title=India officially reinstated on October 30 |url=http://en.espnf1.com/f1/motorsport/story/51774.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110913181323/http://en.espnf1.com/f1/motorsport/story/51774.html |work=ESPN |date=15 June 2011 |archive-date=13 September 2011 |access-date=27 October 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> Estimated to cost about {{INR}}20 billion<ref name="business.outlookindia.com">{{cite web |title=A whole new ballgame |url=http://business.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?265300 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320002919/http://business.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?265300 |df=dmy-all |date=15 May 2010 |archive-date=20 March 2012 |access-date=7 February 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> ($400 million) to build, the circuit has a length of {{cvt|5.125|km|mi|abbr=on}} and is spread over an area of {{cvt|874|acre|ha|abbr=on}}<ref name="jaypeesc"/> and is another creation of [[Hermann Tilke]]. The circuit was officially inaugurated on 18 October 2011,<ref>{{cite news |title=Buddh International Circuit inaugurated for India's F1 date |url=http://www.timesnow.tv/Buddh-International-Circuit-inaugurated-for-Indias-F1-date/articleshow/4386781.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111230162431/http://www.timesnow.tv/Buddh-International-Circuit-inaugurated-for-Indias-F1-date/articleshow/4386781.cms |newspaper=The Times of India |df=dmy-all |date=18 October 2011 |archive-date=30 December 2011 |access-date=27 October 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> just about two weeks before the first race. The seating capacity was initially expected to be 110,000<ref name="business.outlookindia.com"/> with provisions to increase it to 200,000<ref name="FinEx">{{cite news |last=Jainani |first=Deepa |title=India on course for 2011 F1 Grand Prix |url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/india-on-course-for-2011-f1-grand-prix/411160 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029200752/http://www.financialexpress.com/news/india-on-course-for-2011-f1-grand-prix/411160 |newspaper=The Financial Express |date=16 January 2009 |archive-date=29 October 2013 |access-date=21 October 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref> later on.


Formula One racing's governing body, the FIA, had announced the inclusion of the Indian Grand Prix for 30 October 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://en.espnf1.com/f1/motorsport/story/51774.html |title=India officially reinstated on October 30 |publisher=ESPN |date=2011-06-15 |access-date=2013-10-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110913181323/http://en.espnf1.com/f1/motorsport/story/51774.html |archive-date=13 September 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> Estimated to cost about {{INR}}20 billion<ref name="business.outlookindia.com">{{cite web | url=http://business.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?265300 | title=A whole new ballgame | access-date=2011-02-07 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320002919/http://business.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?265300 | archive-date=20 March 2012 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> ($400 million) to build, the circuit has an approximate length of 5.13&nbsp;km and is spread over an area of 874 acres (354ha)<ref name="jaypeesc"/> and is another creation of [[Hermann Tilke]]. The circuit was officially inaugurated on 18 October 2011,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.timesnow.tv/Buddh-International-Circuit-inaugurated-for-Indias-F1-date/articleshow/4386781.cms |title=Buddh International Circuit inaugurated for India's F1 date |newspaper=The Times of India |date=2011-10-18 |access-date=2013-10-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111230162431/http://www.timesnow.tv/Buddh-International-Circuit-inaugurated-for-Indias-F1-date/articleshow/4386781.cms |archive-date=30 December 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> just about two weeks before the first race. The seating capacity is initially expected to be 110,000<ref name="business.outlookindia.com"/> with provisions to increase it to 200,000<ref name="FinEx">{{cite news|title=India on course for 2011 F1 Grand Prix|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/india-on-course-for-2011-f1-grand-prix/411160|date=16 January 2009|author=Deepa Jainani|newspaper=The Financial Express|access-date=2009-10-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029200752/http://www.financialexpress.com/news/india-on-course-for-2011-f1-grand-prix/411160|archive-date=29 October 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> later on.
==Circuit==
[[File:Buddh international circuit.jpg|thumb|Circuit along with the paddock and main gallery]]
The circuit is part of the {{convert|2500|acre|ha|abbr=on}} [[Jaypee Greens Sports City]],<ref name="jaypeesc">{{cite news |title=Lake District: Inspired by Venice and Amsterdam |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News-/Lake-District-Inspired-by-Venice-and-Amsterdam/articleshow/5298601.cms |work=The Times Of India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926055121/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News-/Lake-District-Inspired-by-Venice-and-Amsterdam/articleshow/5298601.cms |date=4 December 2009 |archive-date=26 September 2018 |access-date=22 December 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref> which has increasingly delayed plans to include a 100,000 seating capacity international cricket stadium, 18-hole [[golf course]], 25,000 seat [[field hockey]] stadium and a sports academy. The circuit design incorporated feedback from the teams on how the circuit could be altered to improve overtaking. This resulted in some minor changes before 2010: the planned hairpin at turn seven was removed, and the track at turn three was widened to allow drivers to take different lines throughout the corner. More information was released in August 2010, revealing that there were plans to make the circuit one of the most challenging for drivers, with the circuit rising fourteen metres within the first three corners alone and a banked double-apex bend on the far side of the circuit,<ref>{{cite web |last=Jones |first=Cari |title=Team input "invaluable" to Indian circuit |url=http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/08/24/team-input-%e2%80%9cinvaluable%e2%80%9d-to-new-indian-circuit/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100830082221/http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/08/24/team-input-%e2%80%9cinvaluable%e2%80%9d-to-new-indian-circuit/ |date=24 August 2010 |archive-date=30 August 2010 |access-date=7 February 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> nicknamed the Currybolica, as a reference to the infamous banked Parabolica corner on the [[Monza Circuit]] in Italy. The track has since been praised by drivers, including [[Lewis Hamilton]] who compared it to the classic [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps]].<ref name="thehindu">{{cite news |title=Hamilton: BIC circuit is something of a revelation |url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/motorsport/hamilton-bic-circuit-is-something-of-a-revelation/article4022820.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113110109/http://www.thehindu.com/sport/motorsport/hamilton-bic-circuit-is-something-of-a-revelation/article4022820.ece |location=Chennai, India |work=The Hindu |date=22 October 2012 |archive-date=13 November 2012 |access-date=22 October 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref>


==Circuit==
[[File:Buddh International Circuit aerial.jpg|thumb|left|Aerial image of the circuit in 2021]]


The circuit is part of the {{convert|2500|acre|ha|adj=on}} [[Jaypee Greens Sports City]],<ref name="jaypeesc">{{cite news |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News-/Lake-District-Inspired-by-Venice-and-Amsterdam/articleshow/5298601.cms |title=Jaypee |work=The Times Of India |date=4 December 2009 |access-date=22 December 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926055121/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News-/Lake-District-Inspired-by-Venice-and-Amsterdam/articleshow/5298601.cms |archive-date=26 September 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> which has increasingly delayed plans to include a 100,000 seating capacity international cricket stadium, 18-hole [[golf course]], 25,000 seat [[field hockey]] stadium and a sports academy. The circuit design incorporated feedback from the teams on how the circuit could be altered to improve overtaking. This resulted in some minor changes before 2010: the planned hairpin at turn seven was removed, and the track at turn three was widened to allow drivers to take different lines throughout the corner. More information was released in August 2010, revealing that there were plans to make the circuit one of the most challenging for drivers, with the circuit rising fourteen metres within the first three corners alone and a banked double-apex bend on the far side of the circuit.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/08/24/team-input-%e2%80%9cinvaluable%e2%80%9d-to-new-indian-circuit/ | title=Team input "invaluable" to Indian circuit | access-date=2011-02-07 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100830082221/http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/08/24/team-input-%e2%80%9cinvaluable%e2%80%9d-to-new-indian-circuit/ | archive-date=30 August 2010 | url-status=live }}</ref>  The track has since been praised by drivers, including [[Lewis Hamilton]] who compared it to the classic [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps]].<ref name="thehindu">{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/motorsport/hamilton-bic-circuit-is-something-of-a-revelation/article4022820.ece |title=Hamilton: BIC circuit is something of a revelation |access-date=2012-10-22 |location=Chennai, India |work=The Hindu |date=22 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113110109/http://www.thehindu.com/sport/motorsport/hamilton-bic-circuit-is-something-of-a-revelation/article4022820.ece |archive-date=13 November 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>
The banked multi-apex turn 10–11–12 sequence is one of the most notable sections of the circuit. It has been likened to the long, fast Turn 8 at Turkey's [[Istanbul Park]] circuit as it is a challenging sequence that generates high tyre loadings. Unlike Turkey's Turn 8, it tightens on exit and is a clockwise right-hander. Although it is not one of the main overtaking points, it is the corner that shows F1 cars to their full cornering potential. The circuit's main straight, at {{convert|1.06|km|mi|abbr=on}}, is among the longest in F1, with a key overtaking point at its end. The pitlane is also one of the longest in F1, at more than 600 metres: as in most races with pit stops, time spent in the pitlane is an important factor in determining race strategies.<ref>{{cite news |title=World Motor Sport Council: 27/10/2011 |url=http://www.fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/pressreleases/f1releases/2011/Pages/f1-preview-ind.aspx |work=fia.com |publisher=[[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111104020236/http://www.fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/pressreleases/f1releases/2011/Pages/f1-preview-ind.aspx |df=dmy |date=27 October 2011 |archive-date=4 November 2011 |access-date=27 October 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


The banked multi-apex turn 10–11–12 sequence is one of the most notable sections of the circuit. It has been likened to the long, fast Turn 8 at Turkey's [[Istanbul Park]] circuit as it is a challenging sequence that generates high tyre loadings. Unlike Turkey's Turn 8, it tightens on exit and is a clockwise right-hander. Although it is not one of the main overtaking points, it is the corner that shows F1 cars to their full cornering potential. The circuit's main straight, at {{convert|1.06|km|yd|1|abbr=on}}, is among the longest in F1, with a key overtaking point at its end. The pitlane is also one of the longest in F1, at more than 600 metres: as in most races with pit stops, time spent in the pitlane is an important factor in determining race strategies.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/pressreleases/f1releases/2011/Pages/f1-preview-ind.aspx |title=World Motor Sport Council: 27/10/2011 |work=fia.com |publisher=[[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile]] |date=27 October 2011 |access-date=27 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111104020236/http://www.fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/pressreleases/f1releases/2011/Pages/f1-preview-ind.aspx |archive-date=4 November 2011 |df=dmy }}</ref>
[[File:Force india Buddh.jpg|thumb|A [[Force India]] [[formula 1]] racing car at the circuit]]


Before the opening weekend, the expected lap time for a Formula One car around the track was 1 minute, 27.02 seconds, at an average speed of 210.03&nbsp;km/h (131&nbsp;mph). At the end of the long straight between corners 3 and 4, Formula One cars were expected to reach a top speed of about 318&nbsp;km/h (198&nbsp;mph).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.inautonews.com/india-names-f1-track-buddh-international-circuit |title=India names F1 track after Buddha – Buddh International Circuit |publisher=Inautonews.com |date=2011-04-09 |access-date=2013-10-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320145555/http://www.inautonews.com/india-names-f1-track-buddh-international-circuit |archive-date=20 March 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> In the inaugural qualifying session, [[Sebastian Vettel]] turned in a lap time of 1 minute, 24.178 seconds, beating the predicted lap times from tyre manufacturer [[Pirelli]]. [[Scuderia Toro Rosso]] driver [[Jaime Alguersuari]] posted the top speed through the speed trap, reaching 324.2&nbsp;km/h.
Before the opening weekend, the expected lap time for a Formula One car around the track was 1 minute, 27.02 seconds, at an average speed of {{cvt|210.03|km/h|mph}}. At the end of the long straight between corners 3 and 4, Formula One cars were expected to reach a top speed of about {{cvt|318|km/h|mph}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=India names F1 track after Buddha – Buddh International Circuit |url=http://www.inautonews.com/india-names-f1-track-buddh-international-circuit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320145555/http://www.inautonews.com/india-names-f1-track-buddh-international-circuit |publisher=Inautonews.com |df=dmy-all |date=9 April 2011 |archive-date=20 March 2012 |access-date=27 October 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In the inaugural qualifying session, [[Sebastian Vettel]] turned in a lap time of 1:24.178, beating the predicted lap times from tyre manufacturer [[Pirelli]]. [[Scuderia Toro Rosso]] driver [[Jaime Alguersuari]] posted the top speed through the speed trap, reaching {{cvt|324.2|km/h|mph}}.


The relatively compact circuit was due to host a [[FIA GT1 World Championship|GT1 World Championship]] round as the season finale in December 2012,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.autocarindia.com/News/290239,india-to-host-2012-fia-gt1-finale.aspx|title=India's Buddh International Circuit to host finale of 2012 GT1 Championship|date=13 February 2012|access-date=22 July 2012|work=[[FIA GT1 World Championship|GT1 World Championship]]|publisher=Autocar India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512044820/http://www.autocarindia.com/News/290239,india-to-host-2012-fia-gt1-finale.aspx|archive-date=12 May 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> but the event was cancelled.
The relatively compact circuit was due to host a [[FIA GT1 World Championship|GT1 World Championship]] round as the season finale in December 2012,<ref>{{cite news |title=India's Buddh International Circuit to host finale of 2012 GT1 Championship |url=http://www.autocarindia.com/News/290239,india-to-host-2012-fia-gt1-finale.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512044820/http://www.autocarindia.com/News/290239,india-to-host-2012-fia-gt1-finale.aspx |publisher=Autocar India |work=[[FIA GT1 World Championship|GT1 World Championship]] |df=dmy-all |date=13 February 2012 |archive-date=12 May 2012 |access-date=22 July 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> but the event was cancelled.


The circuit was due to host a [[Superbike World Championship]] round for four seasons, starting in 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.worldsbk.com/en/news/5-sbk-news/13544-indias-buddh-international-circuit-to-join-2013-world-superbike-calendar.html|title=India's Buddh International Circuit to join 2013 World Superbike calendar|date=9 June 2012|access-date=12 June 2012|work=[[Superbike World Championship]]|publisher=Infront Motor Sports|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120613180432/http://www.worldsbk.com/en/news/5-sbk-news/13544-indias-buddh-international-circuit-to-join-2013-world-superbike-calendar.html|archive-date=13 June 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> However, the 2013 race was cancelled due to operational charges of Buddh International Circuit.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/motor-sports/superbikes/the-superbike-world-championship-cancels-its-2013-season-ending-round-in-india/story-fn5k3gtw-1226697527917|title=The Superbike World Championship cancels its 2013 season-ending round in India|date=15 August 2013|work=[[Superbike World Championship]]|publisher=foxsports.com|access-date=30 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014153009/http://www.foxsports.com.au/motor-sports/superbikes/the-superbike-world-championship-cancels-its-2013-season-ending-round-in-india/story-fn5k3gtw-1226697527917|archive-date=14 October 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>
The circuit was due to host a [[Superbike World Championship]] round for four seasons, starting in 2013.<ref>{{cite news |title=India's Buddh International Circuit to join 2013 World Superbike calendar |url=http://www.worldsbk.com/en/news/5-sbk-news/13544-indias-buddh-international-circuit-to-join-2013-world-superbike-calendar.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120613180432/http://www.worldsbk.com/en/news/5-sbk-news/13544-indias-buddh-international-circuit-to-join-2013-world-superbike-calendar.html |work=[[Superbike World Championship]] |publisher=Infront Motor Sports |date=9 June 2012 |archive-date=13 June 2012 |access-date=12 June 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> However, the 2013 race was cancelled due to operational charges of Buddh International Circuit.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Superbike World Championship cancels its 2013 season-ending round in India |url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/motor-sports/superbikes/the-superbike-world-championship-cancels-its-2013-season-ending-round-in-india/story-fn5k3gtw-1226697527917 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014153009/http://www.foxsports.com.au/motor-sports/superbikes/the-superbike-world-championship-cancels-its-2013-season-ending-round-in-india/story-fn5k3gtw-1226697527917 |work=foxsports.com |date=15 August 2013 |archive-date=14 October 2013 |access-date=30 September 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref>


No international championships have raced at the circuit since 2014.
From 2014 to 2025, there were no international championships have raced at the circuit except the [[Asia Road Racing Championship]] race in 2016. From 2023, the circuit hosts the [[Indian motorcycle Grand Prix]] as part of the [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|MotoGP World Championship]].


==Reception==
==Reception==
The reception among drivers was positive,<ref>{{cite news|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140704005156/http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2011/10/12704.html|archive-date=4 July 2014|url-status=dead|url=http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2011/10/12704.html|work=Formula1.com|publisher=[[Formula One Group|Formula One Administration]]|date=28 October 2011|access-date=28 October 2011|title=India: Friday practice – selected team and driver quotes}}</ref> with praise for the high-speed layout and challenging corner combinations that [[Jenson Button]] described as difficult to drive in a consistently quick fashion.
[[File:Alonso Buddh 2011.jpg|thumb|[[Fernando Alonso]] during the [[2011 Indian Grand Prix]]]]


The circuit has been often compared by F1 drivers to the classic [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps]], a track known for high speeds and the type of corner-to-corner flow that comes from natural terrain. Inaugural winner [[Sebastian Vettel]] praised the track saying that "there is a lot of elevation change around the lap which adds to the fun, from as much as 8% downhill and up to 10% uphill; it's like a roller coaster. It really has emerged as one of the most challenging circuits on the calendar for the drivers."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/10/22/f1-drivers-praise-buddh-international-circuit-india/ |title=Drivers praise India's 'Spa-like' Buddh circuit |access-date=2012-11-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025021348/http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/10/22/f1-drivers-praise-buddh-international-circuit-india/ |archive-date=25 October 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>
The reception among drivers was positive,<ref>{{cite news |title=India: Friday practice – selected team and driver quotes |url=http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2011/10/12704.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140704005156/http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2011/10/12704.html |work=Formula1.com |publisher=[[Formula One Group|Formula One Administration]] |date=28 October 2011 |archive-date=4 July 2014 |access-date=28 October 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> with praise for the high-speed layout and challenging corner combinations that [[Jenson Button]] described as difficult to drive in a consistently quick fashion.
 
The circuit has been often compared by F1 drivers to the classic [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps]], a track known for high speeds and the type of corner-to-corner flow that comes from natural terrain. Inaugural winner [[Sebastian Vettel]] praised the track saying that "there is a lot of elevation change around the lap which adds to the fun, from as much as 8% downhill and up to 10% uphill; it's like a roller coaster. It really has emerged as one of the most challenging circuits on the calendar for the drivers."<ref>{{cite web |last=Collantine |first=Keith |title=Drivers praise India's 'Spa-like' Buddh circuit |url=http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/10/22/f1-drivers-praise-buddh-international-circuit-india/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025021348/http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/10/22/f1-drivers-praise-buddh-international-circuit-india/ |date=22 October 2012 |archive-date=25 October 2012 |access-date=22 November 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref>


==Name and the logo==
==Name and the logo==
Originally known as the [[Jaypee Group]] Circuit or the Jaypee International Circuit after the circuit's owners, the circuit was officially named the ''Buddh International Circuit'' in April 2011. According to Sameer Gaur, the Managing Director and chief executive officer of Jaypee Sports International Limited, the name 'Buddh International Circuit' has been chosen with reference to the area where the racetrack is situated – [[Gautam Buddh Nagar district]] (also known as Greater Noida). Because of its location, naming the circuit 'Buddh International Circuit' was a logical choice for the company.<ref name="Buddh2">{{cite news|title=Indian track titled Buddh International|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/90944|work=Autosport|date=25 April 2011|access-date=26 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110429050009/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/90944|archive-date=29 April 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>
Originally known as the [[Jaypee Group]] Circuit or the Jaypee International Circuit after the circuit's owners, the circuit was officially named the ''Buddh International Circuit'' in April 2011. According to Mr Sameer Gaur, the MD and CEO of Jaypee Sports International Limited, the name 'Buddh International Circuit' has been chosen with reference to the area where the racetrack is situated – [[Gautam Buddh Nagar district]]. Because of its location, naming the circuit 'Buddh International Circuit' was a logical choice for the company.<ref name="Buddh2">{{cite web |title=Indian track titled Buddh International |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/90944 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110429050009/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/90944 |work=[[Autosport]] |date=25 April 2011 |archive-date=29 April 2011 |access-date=26 April 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>


The logo consists of a stylized 'B' in the shape of a heart, which stands for 'Buddh' and 'Bharat' (the native name of India). The saffron, green and white colours used in the logo are representative of the Indian flag, while the curves in the stylized 'B' in the logo represent the lines of a racetrack.<ref name="name">{{cite web|title=Philosophy behind the name and the logo|url=http://www.jaypeesports.com/bic_and_jpsi_fact_sheet.pdf|publisher=Jaypee Sports|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111027084916/http://www.jaypeesports.com/bic_and_jpsi_fact_sheet.pdf|archive-date=27 October 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
The logo consists of a stylized 'B' in the shape of a heart, which stands for 'Buddh' and 'Bharat' (the native name of India). The saffron, green and white colours used in the logo are representative of the Indian flag, while the curves in the stylized 'B' in the logo represent the lines of a racetrack.<ref name="name">{{cite web |title=Philosophy behind the name and the logo |url=http://www.jaypeesports.com/bic_and_jpsi_fact_sheet.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111027084916/http://www.jaypeesports.com/bic_and_jpsi_fact_sheet.pdf |publisher=Jaypee Sports |df=dmy-all |archive-date=27 October 2011 |url-status=usurped}}</ref>


==Awards and recognition==
==Awards and recognition==
Buddh International Circuit, which hosted India's first Formula One Grand Prix on 30 October 2011, has been awarded the '2011 Motorsport Facility of the Year' award at the Professional Motorsport World Expo 2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=Buddh International Circuit wins '2011 Motorsport Facility of the Year' award|url=http://www.indiancarsbikes.in/motorsports/buddh-international-circuit-wins-2011-motorsports-facility-year-award-51797/|publisher=indian car bikes|date=18 November 2011|access-date=13 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606074239/http://www.indiancarsbikes.in/motorsports/buddh-international-circuit-wins-2011-motorsports-facility-year-award-51797/|archive-date=6 June 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> BIC has also been honored with the 'Best Promoter Trophy' for the successful conduct of Formula One races in 2011 & 2012 at the FIA prize-giving gala.<ref>{{cite web|title=BIC bagged Motorsport Facility of the Year award|url=http://www.f1india.org/india-gp-in-news/924-bic-bagged-motorsport-facility-of-the-year-award|publisher=F1 India|date=25 November 2011|access-date=26 December 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303153238/http://www.f1india.org/india-gp-in-news/924-bic-bagged-motorsport-facility-of-the-year-award|archive-date=3 March 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
Buddh International Circuit, which hosted India's first Formula One Grand Prix on 30 October 2011, has been awarded the '2011 Motorsport Facility of the Year' award at the Professional Motorsport World Expo 2011.<ref>{{cite web |title=Buddh International Circuit wins '2011 Motorsport Facility of the Year' award |url=http://www.indiancarsbikes.in/motorsports/buddh-international-circuit-wins-2011-motorsports-facility-year-award-51797/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606074239/http://www.indiancarsbikes.in/motorsports/buddh-international-circuit-wins-2011-motorsports-facility-year-award-51797/ |publisher=Indian Cars Bikes |date=18 November 2011 |archive-date=6 June 2013 |access-date=13 September 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> BIC has also been honored with the 'Best Promoter Trophy' for the successful conduct of Formula One races in 2011 & 2012 at the FIA prize-giving gala.<ref>{{cite web |title=BIC bagged Motorsport Facility of the Year award |url=http://www.f1india.org/india-gp-in-news/924-bic-bagged-motorsport-facility-of-the-year-award |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303153238/http://www.f1india.org/india-gp-in-news/924-bic-bagged-motorsport-facility-of-the-year-award |publisher=F1 India |df=dmy-all |date=25 November 2011 |archive-date=3 March 2012 |access-date=26 December 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Gallery==
==Events==
<gallery mode="packed-hover">
[[File:Prima T1 truck.jpg|thumb|[[T1 Prima Truck Racing Championship|Prima Truck Racing]]]]
File:Force india Buddh.jpg|Force India racing at Buddh
 
File:Podium winners of 2011 Indian Grand Prix.jpg|Podium winners of the 2011 Indian Grand Prix
; Former
File:Pitlane Walks - 2011 Indian Grand Prix.jpg|Pitlane walks - 2011 Indian Grand Prix
 
File:Alonso Buddh 2011.jpg|Fernando Alonso racing at Buddh in 2011
* [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing]]
File:Prima T1 truck.jpg|Prima T1 truck Racing at BIC
** ''[[Indian motorcycle Grand Prix]]'' (2023)
</gallery>
* [[Asia Road Racing Championship]] (2016)
* [[Formula One]]
** ''[[Indian Grand Prix]]'' (2011–2013)
* [[JK Racing Asia Series]] (2011–2012)
* [[MRF Challenge|MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship]] (2012–2013, 2017)
* [[T1 Prima Truck Racing Championship]] (2014–2017)
* [[Indian Racing League|X1 Racing League]] (2019)
 
==Lap records==
 
As of September 2023, the fastest official race lap records at the Buddh International Circuit are listed as:
 
{| class="wikitable"
!Category!!Time!!Driver!!Vehicle!!Event
|-
! colspan=5 | Grand Prix Circuit: 5.125&nbsp;km (2011–present)
|-
| [[Formula One|F1]] || '''1:27.249''' || [[Sebastian Vettel]] || [[Red Bull RB7]] || [[2011 Indian Grand Prix]]
|-
| [[Formula BMW]] || '''1:59.395'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2012 JKRAS Round 16, Buddh International Circuit |url=http://www.afos.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2984:round-16-buddh-international-circuit-&catid=201:jkras-result-&Itemid=175 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618051925/http://www.afos.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2984:round-16-buddh-international-circuit-&catid=201:jkras-result-&Itemid=175 |date=2 December 2012 |archive-date=18 June 2013 |access-date=23 September 2023 |url-status=dead}}</ref> || [[Nabil Jeffri]] || [[Mygale FB02]] || [[2012 JK Racing Asia Series|2012 2nd Buddh JK Racing Asia Series round]]
|-
! colspan=5 | Motorcycle Circuit: 5.010&nbsp;km (2011–present)
|-
| [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing#MotoGP class|MotoGP]] || '''1:45.028''' || [[Marco Bezzecchi]] || [[Ducati Desmosedici|Ducati Desmosedici GP22]] || [[2023 Indian motorcycle Grand Prix]]
|-
| [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing#Moto2 class|Moto2]] || '''1:52.104''' || [[Pedro Acosta]] || [[Kalex|Kalex Moto2]] || [[2023 Indian motorcycle Grand Prix]]
|-
| [[Sports motorcycle#Classes|Supersport]] || '''1:55.855'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2016 Asia Road Racing Championship Buddh International Circuit Supersports 600cc - Race 2 |url=https://asiaroadracing.com/arrcdata/result/2016/r5/rd05_ss600_r2.pdf |date=2 October 2016 |access-date=23 October 2022}}</ref> || [[Anthony West (motorcyclist)|Anthony West]] || [[Yamaha YZF-R6]] || [[Asia Road Racing Championship|2016 Buddh ARRC round]]
|-
| [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing#Moto3 class|Moto3]] || '''1:59.472''' || [[Ayumu Sasaki]] || [[KTM RC250GP#Husqvarna FR250GP|Husqvarna FR250GP]] || [[2023 Indian motorcycle Grand Prix]]
|-
| [[Asia Road Racing Championship|Asia Productions 250]] || '''2:16.051'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2016 Asia Road Racing Championship Buddh International Circuit Asia Production 250cc - Race 1 |url=https://asiaroadracing.com/arrcdata/result/2016/r5/rd05_ap250_r1.pdf |date=1 October 2016 |access-date=23 October 2022}}</ref> || [[Peerapong Loiboonpen]] || [[Yamaha YZF-R25]] || [[Asia Road Racing Championship|2016 Buddh ARRC round]]
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| [[Asia Road Racing Championship|Asia Dream Cup]] || '''2:24.183'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2016 Asia Road Racing Championship Buddh International Circuit Asia Dream Cup - Race 2 |url=https://asiaroadracing.com/arrcdata/result/2016/r5/rd05_adc_r2.pdf |date=2 October 2016 |access-date=23 October 2022}}</ref> || [[Zhou Shung Jun Jie]] || [[Honda CBR250R, CBR300R, and CB300F#CBR250R|Honda CBR250R]] || [[Asia Road Racing Championship|2016 Buddh ARRC round]]
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| [[Asia Road Racing Championship|Asia Underbone 130]] || '''2:27.020'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2016 Asia Road Racing Championship Buddh International Circuit Asia Underbone 130cc - Race 1 |url=https://asiaroadracing.com/arrcdata/result/2016/r5/rd05_ub130_r1.pdf |date=1 October 2016 |access-date=23 October 2022}}</ref> || [[Florianus Roy Brilya]] || [[Yamaha T-150]] || [[Asia Road Racing Championship|2016 Buddh ARRC round]]
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! colspan=5 | Short Circuit: 3.100&nbsp;km (2011–present)
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| [[Truck racing]] || '''1:47.204'''<ref>{{cite web |title=David Vrsecky of Dealer Daredevils wins Pro Class Category race of T1 Prima Truck Racing Championship – Season 4 |url=https://www.tatamotors.com/press/david-vrsecky-of-dealer-daredevils-wins-pro-class-category-race-of-t1-prima-truck-racing-championship-season-4/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002134607/https://www.tatamotors.com/press/david-vrsecky-of-dealer-daredevils-wins-pro-class-category-race-of-t1-prima-truck-racing-championship-season-4/ |date=19 March 2017 |archive-date=2 October 2022 |access-date=22 September 2023 |url-status=dead}}</ref> || {{ill|David Vršecký|cs}} || [[Tata Prima|Tata Prima Racing]] || [[T1 Prima Truck Racing Championship|2017 T1 Prima Truck Racing Championship]]
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==See also==
==See also==
* [[Indian Grand Prix]]
* [[Chennai Formula Racing Circuit]]
* [[List of Formula One circuits]]
* [[Kari Motor Speedway]]
* [[Greater Noida Cricket Stadium]]
* [[Madras Motor Race Track]]
* [[National Automotive Test Track, Indore]]
* [[Hyderabad Street Circuit]]
 
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==References==
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The Buddh International Circuit is an Indian motor racing circuit situated in Jaypee Sports City, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh.[1] The track shares its name with Gautama Buddha, as does the district of its location. The track was officially inaugurated on 18 October 2011.[2]

The 5.125 km (3.185 mi) long circuit was designed by German racetrack designer Hermann Tilke.[3][4] The circuit is best known as the venue for the annual Formula One Indian Grand Prix, which was first hosted in October 2011.[5] However, the Grand Prix was suspended for 2014 and subsequently cancelled due to a tax dispute with the Government of Uttar Pradesh during the Akhilesh Yadav administration.[6]

History[edit | edit source]

2000s[edit | edit source]

In 2007, a tentative agreement to host the Indian Grand Prix was reached between the Indian Olympic Association and Bernie Ecclestone, then chief-executive of the Formula One Group. A site in Greater Noida in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh was chosen as the location of the track that would host the race.[7] Delays in the procurement of the land and construction were reported in early 2009 owing in part to the ongoing financial crisis.[8] The design of the track was ultimately revealed in November 2009.[9]

The venue was slated to debut during the 2010 Formula One season, with construction scheduled to be completed in time. However, this date was pushed back and the inaugural race eventually took place the following year.[10]

2010s[edit | edit source]

The first Indian Grand Prix was held at the Buddh International Circuit on 30 October 2011. It was initially scheduled to take place in December 2011. However, following scheduling conflicts with the Bahrain Grand Prix and its subsequent cancellation, the race was rescheduled to October.[11] The inaugural race was won by Red Bull Racing's Sebastian Vettel, who started from pole position. He also set the fastest lap and therefore race lap record that year, which stood for the following two Grands Prix.

During the 2012 Formula One season and the second Formula One race to take place at the circuit, Sebastian Vettel took pole once again, led every lap and went on to win the race. The fastest lap of the race was set by McLaren's Jenson Button.

The following year, the Indian Grand Prix was the sixteenth race in a nineteen-race season. Sebastian Vettel started on pole and subsequently won the race. Vettel also secured his fourth consecutive Formula One World Drivers' Championship at this race, beating his closest challenger, Ferrari's Fernando Alonso, who finished 11th. Red Bull also secured its fourth consecutive Constructors' Championship. The fastest lap of the race was set by Lotus' Kimi Räikkönen. This was the last Formula One race held at the circuit.

The track was not slated to be part of the 2014 season. One reason given was the rescheduling of the Indian Grand Prix to March for 2014, which made little sense after a race in October 2013.[12] Its appearance in the 2015 season was subsequently ruled out in mid-2014, citing contractual and taxation issues.[13]

The owners were unable to significantly recover their investments through all three seasons the races were held, and were forced to write off losses worth at least $25.1 million.[14] In 2016, the owners reiterated their desire to not sell the circuit to other buyers, despite its high maintenance costs, their own financial distress, and the lack of future scheduled international sporting events.[15] The circuit has continued to host smaller local racing series and championships, including the JK Tyre National Racing Championship which includes open-wheel racing as well as motorcycle racing,[16][17] and open track days.[18]

Tax dispute[edit | edit source]

The Buddh International Circuit is located in the state of Uttar Pradesh, subject to its local taxes as well as national customs duties. The first signs of a dispute arose in 2009: in a letter to the promoters JPSK Sports, the Indian Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports denied JPSK Sports permission to remit $36.5 million in licensing fees to Formula One administration headquarters in London. The reason given, by the then Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh - Akhilesh Yadav, was the nature of Formula One, considered not to be a sport but rather entertainment, and its perceived lack of impact on the development of sports in the country.[19] Customs fees for imported components including engines and tyres were not waived, and tax exemptions given to other sports were not offered to the organisers.[20] Fees worth $51.3 million, meant to be paid by Jaypee Sports to Formula One World Championship Limited (FOWC), were still pending as of Liberty Media's acquisition of the Formula One Group in 2016.[21] The government's expectation of tax revenue meant that Jaypee was prevented from paying its dues to FOWC.[22]

In a judgement issued in April 2017, the Supreme Court of India ruled that the circuit constituted a 'permanent establishment', and as such FOWC was liable to pay taxes on any income accrued by it in India, estimated at 40% of business income.[23] It considered royalty payments made by Jaypee to FOWC to be business income as well, subject to tax, which contradicted the original agreement between Jaypee and FOWC that stipulated that any fees would be paid free of taxes.[24] Liberty Media was prepared to settle the due amount in July 2017, setting aside $14.8 million.[22]

2020s[edit | edit source]

For 2022, it was planned that Buddh International Circuit would host events for the Formula Regional Indian Championship and the F4 Indian Championship,[25] however both championships were cancelled in 2022.[26] The circuit also hosted the Indian motorcycle Grand Prix in 2023 as part of the MotoGP World Championship.[27]

As of 2026, the Adani Group was preparing a roadmap to return Formula One racing at the circuit. This was announced by the Managing Director of Adani Cement in February. This was after the conglomerate secured a majority vote from the lenders in a bid to acquire the debt-laden Jaiprakash Associates for ₹14,535 crore (US$2.0 billion). The implementation of any such roadmap is subject to the completion of this acquisition.[28]

The State Transformation Commission of the Government of Uttar Pradesh signed a memorandum of understanding with AVW Global, a automotive and motorsports consultancy firm established by former MotoGP rider Karel Abraham, to establish world-class motorcycle racing ecosystem in the Indian State and bring MotoGP and Asia Road Racing Championship back to the Buddh International Circuit.[29][30]

Design[edit | edit source]

Formula One racing's governing body, the FIA, had announced the inclusion of the Indian Grand Prix for 30 October 2011.[31] Estimated to cost about ₹20 billion[32] ($400 million) to build, the circuit has a length of 5.125 km (3.185 mi) and is spread over an area of 874 acres (354 ha)[33] and is another creation of Hermann Tilke. The circuit was officially inaugurated on 18 October 2011,[34] just about two weeks before the first race. The seating capacity was initially expected to be 110,000[32] with provisions to increase it to 200,000[35] later on.

Circuit[edit | edit source]

Circuit along with the paddock and main gallery

The circuit is part of the 2,500 acres (1,000 ha) Jaypee Greens Sports City,[33] which has increasingly delayed plans to include a 100,000 seating capacity international cricket stadium, 18-hole golf course, 25,000 seat field hockey stadium and a sports academy. The circuit design incorporated feedback from the teams on how the circuit could be altered to improve overtaking. This resulted in some minor changes before 2010: the planned hairpin at turn seven was removed, and the track at turn three was widened to allow drivers to take different lines throughout the corner. More information was released in August 2010, revealing that there were plans to make the circuit one of the most challenging for drivers, with the circuit rising fourteen metres within the first three corners alone and a banked double-apex bend on the far side of the circuit,[36] nicknamed the Currybolica, as a reference to the infamous banked Parabolica corner on the Monza Circuit in Italy. The track has since been praised by drivers, including Lewis Hamilton who compared it to the classic Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.[37]

Aerial image of the circuit in 2021

The banked multi-apex turn 10–11–12 sequence is one of the most notable sections of the circuit. It has been likened to the long, fast Turn 8 at Turkey's Istanbul Park circuit as it is a challenging sequence that generates high tyre loadings. Unlike Turkey's Turn 8, it tightens on exit and is a clockwise right-hander. Although it is not one of the main overtaking points, it is the corner that shows F1 cars to their full cornering potential. The circuit's main straight, at 1.06 km (0.66 mi), is among the longest in F1, with a key overtaking point at its end. The pitlane is also one of the longest in F1, at more than 600 metres: as in most races with pit stops, time spent in the pitlane is an important factor in determining race strategies.[38]

A Force India formula 1 racing car at the circuit

Before the opening weekend, the expected lap time for a Formula One car around the track was 1 minute, 27.02 seconds, at an average speed of 210.03 km/h (130.51 mph). At the end of the long straight between corners 3 and 4, Formula One cars were expected to reach a top speed of about 318 km/h (198 mph).[39] In the inaugural qualifying session, Sebastian Vettel turned in a lap time of 1:24.178, beating the predicted lap times from tyre manufacturer Pirelli. Scuderia Toro Rosso driver Jaime Alguersuari posted the top speed through the speed trap, reaching 324.2 km/h (201.4 mph).

The relatively compact circuit was due to host a GT1 World Championship round as the season finale in December 2012,[40] but the event was cancelled.

The circuit was due to host a Superbike World Championship round for four seasons, starting in 2013.[41] However, the 2013 race was cancelled due to operational charges of Buddh International Circuit.[42]

From 2014 to 2025, there were no international championships have raced at the circuit except the Asia Road Racing Championship race in 2016. From 2023, the circuit hosts the Indian motorcycle Grand Prix as part of the MotoGP World Championship.

Reception[edit | edit source]

Fernando Alonso during the 2011 Indian Grand Prix

The reception among drivers was positive,[43] with praise for the high-speed layout and challenging corner combinations that Jenson Button described as difficult to drive in a consistently quick fashion.

The circuit has been often compared by F1 drivers to the classic Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, a track known for high speeds and the type of corner-to-corner flow that comes from natural terrain. Inaugural winner Sebastian Vettel praised the track saying that "there is a lot of elevation change around the lap which adds to the fun, from as much as 8% downhill and up to 10% uphill; it's like a roller coaster. It really has emerged as one of the most challenging circuits on the calendar for the drivers."[44]

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Originally known as the Jaypee Group Circuit or the Jaypee International Circuit after the circuit's owners, the circuit was officially named the Buddh International Circuit in April 2011. According to Mr Sameer Gaur, the MD and CEO of Jaypee Sports International Limited, the name 'Buddh International Circuit' has been chosen with reference to the area where the racetrack is situated – Gautam Buddh Nagar district. Because of its location, naming the circuit 'Buddh International Circuit' was a logical choice for the company.[45]

The logo consists of a stylized 'B' in the shape of a heart, which stands for 'Buddh' and 'Bharat' (the native name of India). The saffron, green and white colours used in the logo are representative of the Indian flag, while the curves in the stylized 'B' in the logo represent the lines of a racetrack.[46]

Awards and recognition[edit | edit source]

Buddh International Circuit, which hosted India's first Formula One Grand Prix on 30 October 2011, has been awarded the '2011 Motorsport Facility of the Year' award at the Professional Motorsport World Expo 2011.[47] BIC has also been honored with the 'Best Promoter Trophy' for the successful conduct of Formula One races in 2011 & 2012 at the FIA prize-giving gala.[48]

Events[edit | edit source]

Prima Truck Racing
Former

Lap records[edit | edit source]

As of September 2023, the fastest official race lap records at the Buddh International Circuit are listed as:

Category Time Driver Vehicle Event
Grand Prix Circuit: 5.125 km (2011–present)
F1 1:27.249 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull RB7 2011 Indian Grand Prix
Formula BMW 1:59.395[49] Nabil Jeffri Mygale FB02 2012 2nd Buddh JK Racing Asia Series round
Motorcycle Circuit: 5.010 km (2011–present)
MotoGP 1:45.028 Marco Bezzecchi Ducati Desmosedici GP22 2023 Indian motorcycle Grand Prix
Moto2 1:52.104 Pedro Acosta Kalex Moto2 2023 Indian motorcycle Grand Prix
Supersport 1:55.855[50] Anthony West Yamaha YZF-R6 2016 Buddh ARRC round
Moto3 1:59.472 Ayumu Sasaki Husqvarna FR250GP 2023 Indian motorcycle Grand Prix
Asia Productions 250 2:16.051[51] Peerapong Loiboonpen Yamaha YZF-R25 2016 Buddh ARRC round
Asia Dream Cup 2:24.183[52] Zhou Shung Jun Jie Honda CBR250R 2016 Buddh ARRC round
Asia Underbone 130 2:27.020[53] Florianus Roy Brilya Yamaha T-150 2016 Buddh ARRC round
Short Circuit: 3.100 km (2011–present)
Truck racing 1:47.204[54] David Vršecký [cs] Tata Prima Racing 2017 T1 Prima Truck Racing Championship

See also[edit | edit source]

Notes[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

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  5. ↑ "India company says on track for 2011 F1 race". Reuters. 15 April 2009. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2009.
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  8. ↑ Cary, Tom (15 February 2009). "Bernie Ecclestone 'fully' to Indian Grand Prix - Telegraph". Archived from the original on 11 April 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
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  15. ↑ "Debt-ridden Jaypee Group has no plans to sell Buddh International Circuit F1 track". The Indian Express. 28 October 2016. Archived from the original on 6 November 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  16. ↑ "JK Tyre India Series Racing Championship". www.jktyremotorsport.com. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
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  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 Sylt, Christian (12 July 2017). "Formula One Burns Up $14.8 Million Tax Bill On Indian Grand Prix". forbes.com. Forbes. Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  23. ↑ Contractor, Sameer (26 April 2017). "Supreme Court Orders Taxes On Formula 1 For Indian Grand Prix". NDTV CarAndBike. Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
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  25. ↑ "Formula Regional Indian Championship to feature Hyderabad street race". Autocar India. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
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  40. ↑ "India's Buddh International Circuit to host finale of 2012 GT1 Championship". GT1 World Championship. Autocar India. 13 February 2012. Archived from the original on 12 May 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  41. ↑ "India's Buddh International Circuit to join 2013 World Superbike calendar". Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. 9 June 2012. Archived from the original on 13 June 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  42. ↑ "The Superbike World Championship cancels its 2013 season-ending round in India". foxsports.com. 15 August 2013. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  43. ↑ "India: Friday practice – selected team and driver quotes". Formula1.com. Formula One Administration. 28 October 2011. Archived from the original on 4 July 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
  44. ↑ Collantine, Keith (22 October 2012). "Drivers praise India's 'Spa-like' Buddh circuit". Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
  45. ↑ "Indian track titled Buddh International". Autosport. 25 April 2011. Archived from the original on 29 April 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  46. ↑ "Philosophy behind the name and the logo" (PDF). Jaypee Sports. Archived from the original on 27 October 2011.
  47. ↑ "Buddh International Circuit wins '2011 Motorsport Facility of the Year' award". Indian Cars Bikes. 18 November 2011. Archived from the original on 6 June 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
  48. ↑ "BIC bagged Motorsport Facility of the Year award". F1 India. 25 November 2011. Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
  49. ↑ "2012 JKRAS Round 16, Buddh International Circuit". 2 December 2012. Archived from the original on 18 June 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  50. ↑ "2016 Asia Road Racing Championship Buddh International Circuit Supersports 600cc - Race 2" (PDF). 2 October 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  51. ↑ "2016 Asia Road Racing Championship Buddh International Circuit Asia Production 250cc - Race 1" (PDF). 1 October 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  52. ↑ "2016 Asia Road Racing Championship Buddh International Circuit Asia Dream Cup - Race 2" (PDF). 2 October 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  53. ↑ "2016 Asia Road Racing Championship Buddh International Circuit Asia Underbone 130cc - Race 1" (PDF). 1 October 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  54. ↑ "David Vrsecky of Dealer Daredevils wins Pro Class Category race of T1 Prima Truck Racing Championship – Season 4". 19 March 2017. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2023.

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