Nigel Mansell's World Championship Racing is a racing simulation game developed by Gremlin Interactive for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It features licensed Formula 1 cars and allows players to customize vehicle settings including downforce, gear ratios, and tire selection. Each race involves up to 12 cars and can last from 3 to 20 laps, with pit stops available during longer events.
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.