Formula 1 News: New Tilke track in India could host F1 race

German Formula 1 racetrack designer Tilke is bidding to design a new F1 track in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) in India.

A consortium of German Formula 1 racetrack designer Tilke, real estate consultancy company CBRE and architecture firm Arcop ranked the highest on a list of six international consultants who are competing for designing a F1 racetrack in Gujarat’s GIFT City that could position the financial center also as an international sporting destination, according to people in the know.

Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) is a central business district under construction in the Ahmedabad district in Gujarat, India. It is India’s first operational greenfield smart city and international financial services center, which the Government of Gujarat promoted as a greenfield project.

The Tilke-led consortium scored 98% marks in an evaluation conducted by Sports Authority of Gujarat during March 7-8 and is likely to be granted the work order to develop a design for the F1 track, the people said.

British designer Clive Bowen’s consortium with KPMG came in second with a score of 91%. The other bidders included a consortium led by Ahetesham Khan of Nangia Andersen with Italian track designer Jarno Zaffelli and Isha Rathee-led Populous Design that bid solo. International architecture firms Collage Design and Cox Architects and DAR Consultants were also among the bidders.

Tilke did not respond to ET’s queries. ET – Economic Times of India