<!-- canonical: https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/race-car-driving -->
<!-- robots: noindex -->

# Conceptual Consumer Race Cars
The Audi Formula Track 2036 Imagines Race Car Driving as a Hobby

By Michael Hemsworth | Published 2017-03-10 | Autos
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/race-car-driving
References: [yankodesign](http://www.yankodesign.com/2017/03/09/a-driver-reliant-car-in-an-autonomous-future/)

The [Audi](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/audi-vision-gt) Formula Track 2036 is a newly designed vehicle from Arie Hutton that imagines if race car driving were to become a hobby for consumers to partake in.

Imagining life 20 years in the future, the Audi Formula Track 2036 is intended to offer consumers a way to partake in some race car driving in their spare time. Being that [autonomous vehicles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-powered-racing) have become the only option for getting around, it is on the race track that drivers can get their fill of driving.

The Audi Formula Track 2036 is a conceptual creation that takes a realistic approach to how the automotive market is heading in order to offer a supplemental way for consumers to drive since they likely won't be behind the wheel of their own vehicle.

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 4.2/10
- Popularity: 82% | Activity: 36% | Freshness: 8%
- Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women
- Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X
- Top markets: North America

## Categories

[Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Autos](https://www.trendhunter.com/autos)

## Key Themes

### Why This Trend Is Growing

- **Autonomous Vehicles:** The rise of autonomous vehicles creates disruptive innovation opportunities in the development of race car driving experiences for consumers.
- **Consumer Racing Experiences:** Providing consumers with the opportunity to engage in race car driving as a hobby opens up disruptive innovation possibilities for companies in the entertainment and automotive industries.
- **Supplemental Driving Experiences:** Developing supplementary driving experiences for consumers allows for disruptive innovation in creating new revenue streams in the automotive industry.

### Industries Being Reshaped

- **Automotive:** The automotive industry can explore disruptive innovation opportunities in developing autonomous race car driving experiences for consumers.
- **Entertainment:** The entertainment industry can leverage new consumer racing experiences to disrupt the market and offer unique entertainment options.
- **Technology:** The technology industry can play a pivotal role in supporting the development of autonomous vehicles and creating innovative driving experiences for consumers.

## Related on Trend Hunter

- [Electric Performance Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/audi-vision-gt.md)
- [Retrofuturism Split-Body Race Cars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/traroca-v1.md)
- [Lounge-Like Autonomous Vehicles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/audi-concept-vehicle.md)
- [Transforming Commuter Vehicles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/audi-vista-roadster.md)
- [Oversized Well-Appointed Electric Vehicles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/audi-urbansphere-concept.md)
- [Single-Seater Track Car Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/polestar-11.md)
- [Sleek Reimagined Racing Cars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/porsche-99x.md)
- [Hypercar Racing Wheel Controllers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/racing-wheel-concept.md)
- [Elevating Passenger Level Vehicles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/audi-cascade.md)
