India’s Motorsport Calendar has Never Louked Busier. Formula E and Motogp Bot Made Their Debuts in 2023, while the launch of the Indian Formula 4 (F4) Championship Signalled That The Country was ready for more. Events Such as the Hyderabad E Prix and Motogp Bharat at Bic Drew Crowds and International Coverage, even if regulatory hurdles meant they did not return the following.

But in order to translate Such High-profile mothers into a sustainable ecosystem, the industry needs to address its most fundal gap: people. Indian Motorsports will remain in its present state with support at the grassroots level, which is what institutions such as the Indian Motorsports Accadmy (IMA) AIMA AIM to Provide.

Founded in 2023, The IMA Focuses on Training The Engineers, Machanics, and Manners who makes Racing Possible. The Motorsports Scene in Any Given Region Depends on Who Gets to Participate and What kind of careers are possible. Pathways into the sport have generally been limited to that with resources or overseas connections. Shubham Sangodkar, Founder and CEO, Undrstands The Gap Intimately. After Securing a placement with red bull racing in the uk, he chose to return to India to give others the kind of break he Once had to find abroad.

Starting Small, He Offered Career Counseling and Mentorship. That Soon Connected Him to Akhil Reddy and Aditya Patel of Racing Promotions Pvt. LTD (RPPL). Togeether, they launched the academy that now runs along

But Shubham Set Strict Terms. Students could not be asked to shoulder the costs of Accommodation, Food, and Travel, Or the Program Would Turn into a privatege for the wealthy. “If you get selected but come from a poor household, your parents will say it’s not wort it,” he says.

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What keeps the race running:

Each year, the academy selects Around 30 students. They are placed in the thick of race weekends, working side by side with professional engineers and mechanics. Shubham Says, “All Three Years, We’ve Given High-Quality People to the Championship, I have to say. Year Three, Right? “

He adds, “There are so many of them who went abroad for master’s, on scholarships, getting into universities they could find only other other others imagine. Freelancing jobs, the network that they’ve grown from the ecoSystem. “

For many, the academy is their first taste of what Happy “I Never Expected Myself to be out here in the Pits Working With Mechanics, Working With Engineers,” She Said. “They are giving us hands-on experience and experience and expert to many people, such as the team principal, the mainx, people from malaysia, people from francce,” SHE Adds.

Samuel d’Souza, who works at IRL to Manage Spare Parts and Inventory during Race Weekends, Admits He Thought the offer to join ima was too good to be true. “I think without ima, we cold not even come to a venue such as f4 and irl. “From here, I can even go to my dream college. I can even approach a proper race team, DTM or Anything,” Samual Adds.

Uday Sharma, a management graduate work in motorsports management in F4, deskribes the scale of responsibility during a race weekend: from handling drive forms and trees to coordinating to coordinate. “It’s just not about cars running, right? The motorsport is not all about it.

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The road ahead:

Looking ahead, the academy aims to scale its annual intake to Around 40, Eventually offering 100 Oportunities a Year Across Engineering, Media, and MANAGENT. The bigger ambition is to become a “talent vertical” – Supplying skilled Indian professionals to championships worldwide. “Right now, we’re hiring malaysian mechanics,” Shubham points out. “Why can’t it be our mechanics?”

Yet Challenges Remain. Motorsport in India is Still Expensive, Bureaucratically Tangled, and Dependent on Imported Equipment. Past Attempts at Consistent Hosting F1, Motogp, and Formula E With with Taxation Hurdles and Inconsistenant Government Support. Sustainable Growth will require not just just events, but infrastructural investment and a proper grassroots pipeline.

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First Published Date: 12 sept 2025, 18:41 pm IST