Machdar Motorsports, India’s premier motorsports management company today announced their maiden motor sporting venture, i1 Super Series. The i1 Super Series will symbolize the pinnacle of motor sports in India, and make everything about the sport BIGGER than ever before.
The i1 Super Series, based on the popular city based franchisee format, has 9 teams representing 9 different cities from our country. Each team will race with two cars, thus forming an 18-car grid. The team has to have one Indian and one International driver per car. The race will tour across 7 cities in Asia viz-New Delhi, Chennai, Abu Dhabi, Doha, Dubai, Kuala Lumpur and Pattaya.
Speaking on the occasion of the launch Anjana Reddy, promoter of the series said, “The i1super series will provide a platform for budding motor sports enthusiasts. The format is designed to club young upcoming Indian drivers with the best of international drivers, thus enabling the development of Indian motor sport talent”.
Machdar Motorsports released the proposed race calendar for the season, which will begin on December 18th 2011 at Delhi and culminate in the final race on February 25th 2011.
Venue Date Delhi December 18th Abu Dhabi January 8th Doha January 15th Dubai January 22nd Kuala Lumpur February 5th Pattaya February 12th Chennai February 25th