Updated On: 20 September, 2025 02:49 PM IST | Navi Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Navi Mumbai gears up for Maharashtra’s first nighttime Formula street race as part of the Indian Racing Festival 2025. FIA-certified 3.753 km circuit, top Indian and international drivers, celebrity team owners, and adrenaline-fuelled high-speed action under floodlights await motorsport fans.

CM Fadnavis with RPPL officials
Maharashtra is all set for a motorsport milestone as Navi Mumbai prepares to host the state’s first-ever nighttime Formula street race. The announcement came after Racing Promotions Pvt. Ltd. (RPPL) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) in the presence of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
The grand finale of the Indian Racing Festival (IRF) is scheduled for December 2025, featuring a 3.753 km FIA-grade street circuit in Navi Mumbai with 14 challenging turns. For the first time, the city’s streets will transform into a floodlit high-speed racing arena, marking Mumbai’s debut on the global street racing map.