When did Nigel Mansell's World Championship Racing release?

Nigel Mansell's World Championship Racing was first released on December 31, 1992.

Nigel Mansell's World Championship Racing

Dec 31, 1992RacingSportAmiga CD32Commodore C64/128/MAXZX SpectrumSuper Nintendo Entertainment System Sega Mega Drive/Genesis

Nigel Mansell's World Championship Racing — frequently asked questions

What platforms is Nigel Mansell's World Championship Racing on?: Nigel Mansell's World Championship Racing was released on Amiga CD32, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Atari ST/STE, DOS, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Game Boy, Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Famicom.
When did Nigel Mansell's World Championship Racing release?: Nigel Mansell's World Championship Racing was first released on December 31, 1992.

About Nigel Mansell's World Championship Racing

Timing smiled on Gremlin with this licensed Formula 1 simulation, as Nigel's long quest for a championship had finally come good. The game was pitched somewhere in between a full-blown simulation like F1 GP and action games like Continental Circus. Only 12 cars were in each race, which could last from between 3 and 20 laps. Before each race you can customize wing downforce, gear ratio, tyre selection and fuel load choices – pitstops are a standard feature of the longer races. The 16-bit versions include a unique 'Improve With Mansell' mode, in which a digitized version of Nigel's head appears in the top corner of the screen, offering instructions and praise.

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Platforms: Amiga CD32, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Atari ST/STE, DOS, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Game Boy, Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Famicom
Developer: Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd.
Publisher: Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd.
Game modes: Single player
Themes: Non-fiction
Series: Formula 1

Details via IGDB.

Reception

IGDB rating

60/100

from 9 ratings

Every version compared

Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release

Platform	Year	Loose	Complete	Sealed	Fake risk
Sega Genesis	1993	$5	$14	—	Low

Also released on: Amiga CD32 · Commodore C64/128/MAX · ZX Spectrum · Super Nintendo Entertainment System · Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · Atari ST/STE · DOS · Amiga · Amstrad CPC · Game Boy · Nintendo Entertainment System · Super Famicom. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.

Collector value & authenticity

Sega Genesis · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-29

Loose

Complete

$14

Sealed

—

Other releases and variants

Release	Loose	Complete	Sealed
European (PAL) release	$12	$37	—

How often it sells

Loose: about 6 times a year
Complete: about once a month
Sealed: about once a year

Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-29.

Price over time

Loose
Complete

A loose copy sold for about $0.98 in Oct 2007, $4.60 five years ago, and $5.00 as of Oct 2026.

Show as table

Month	Loose	Complete
Jan 2008	$0.86	—
Jan 2009	$0.75	—
Jan 2010	$0.75	—
Jan 2011	$0.97	—
Jan 2012	$1.26	—
Jan 2013	$0.83	—
Jan 2014	$1.95	$8.97
Jan 2015	$2.94	$21
Jan 2016	$2.06	$8.89
Jan 2017	$0.99	$5.99
Jan 2018	$4.46	$10.04
Jan 2019	$4.98	$8.62
Jan 2020	$4.34	$7.13
Jan 2021	$5.68	$7.95
Jan 2022	$3.65	$7.49
Jan 2023	$5.20	$16.90
Jan 2024	$4.27	$12.86
Jan 2025	$3.25	$13.50
Jan 2026	$3.28	$15.86
Oct 2026	$5.00	$14.42

Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.

Release record

Territory	Date	Barcode
North America	November 1993	043948003061
Europe / PAL	1994	—

Source: Product numbers: MAME's Mega Drive software list and the No-Intro serial records in the libretro database, published where both agree on the same cartridge dump, or from the libretro records alone where MAME lists no number for that dump. Board and ROM numbers: MAME's software list

Region: NA+EU
Released: 1993
Authenticity: Low

Modern re-releases, such as Sega Ages, the Genesis Mini and Nintendo Switch Online, are not tracked hereLow counterfeit risk

Sega Genesis prices, all games & how to spot a fake

A first-person Formula One racer with plenty of options, and one of the cheapest US carts you can buy.

Nigel Mansell's World Championship Racing is an arcade-style Formula One game from Gremlin Graphics, published by GameTek in North America in November 1993 and by Konami in the PAL territories in 1994. It started on computers and was later brought to consoles.

Electronic Games described the game as a first-person driving game with 16 tracks, where you customize your car and race in fair weather and foul, with limited visibility making it more subtle than the usual pedal-to-the-metal race.

Before you buy

Among US carts it is one of the cheapest. The European cart usually costs much more than the US one, loose and complete alike, so buy US unless you want the Konami edition. A complete US copy means the case, cartridge and manual.