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10 unusual facts about Auto racing


1977 Shellsport International Series

The 1977 Shellsport International Series was a Formula Libre motor racing championship held in the United Kingdom, the series ran F1, F2, F5000 and Formula Atlantic cars in the same race.

Alan Curnow

Alan Curnow is a British former racing driver.

Autoweek

Auto racing coverage included full grids, qualifying times, speeds, and tires, for both amateur and professional races.

Deaths in motorsport portal

Auto racing is a dangerous sport by its nature and has seen a large numbers of deaths.

Eric Lichtenstein

Eric Lichtenstein (born 6 October 1994) is a racing driver from Argentina.

Ernest Montaut

They document early developments in the history of motorised transport, such as motorboat racing, motorcycle and motor car racing, zeppelins and biplanes.

McNamara Park

Auto racing events are not held there, due to higher insurance and maintenance costs.

Red Line Synthetic Oil Corporation

Red Line started as a company producing oils for the racing industry, later expanding their business to the more mainstream markets.

Tony Siscone

Most Notably, Siscone was a very successful asphalt modified racecar driver from 1972 through 1994.

Turkish Formula Three Championship

The Turkish Formula Three Championship is an international motor racing series that takes place primarily in Turkey.


1964 News of the World Trophy

The 1st News of the World Trophy, previously known as the Glover Trophy, was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 30 March 1964 at Goodwood Circuit, England.

1965 Italian Grand Prix

The 1965 Italian Grand Prix (formally the XXXVI Gran Premio d'Italia) was a Formula One motor race held at Monza on September 12, 1965.

1999 Australian Grand Prix

The 1999 Australian Grand Prix (formally the LXIV Qantas Australian Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 7 March 1999 at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit in Albert Park, Melbourne, Australia.

2007 Japanese Grand Prix

The 2007 Japanese Grand Prix (formally the XXXIII Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 30 September 2007 at the Fuji Speedway, Oyama, Shizuoka.

2010 FIA GT1 Navarra round

The 2010 FIA GT1 Navarra round was an auto racing event held at the Circuito de Navarra, Los Arcos, Spain on 23–24 October 2010, and served as the eighth round of the 2010 FIA GT1 World Championship season.

2010 FIA GT1 Nürburgring round

The 2010 FIA GT1 Nürburgring round was an auto racing event held at the Nürburgring Grand Prix circuit, Nürburg, Germany on 27–29 August 2010.

2011 FIA GT1 San Luis round

The 2011 FIA GT1 San Luis round was an auto racing event held at the Potrero de los Funes Circuit, San Luis, Argentina on 4–6 November, and was the final round of the 2011 FIA GT1 World Championship season.

2012 Monza GP2 and GP3 Series rounds

The 2012 Monza GP2 series round and the 2012 Monza GP3 Series round were a group of motor races held at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza near Monza in Italy for the GP2 and GP3 Series championships.

2013 3 Hours of Red Bull Ring

The 2013 3 Hours of Red Bull Ring was an auto racing event held at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Styria, Austria on 19–20 July 2013.

André Rudersdorf

André Rudersdorf (born 9 September 1995 in Hadamar) is a German racing driver.

Best Driver ESPY Award

The Best Driver ESPY Award, known alternatively as the Best Auto Racing Driver ESPY Award, has been presented annually since 1993 to the motorsports driver, irrespective of racing series or sort or nationality, adjudged to be the best in a given calendar year.

Björn Wirdheim

Björn Karl Michael Wirdheim (born 4 April 1980 in Växjö, Sweden) is an auto racing driver.

Chris Hodgetts

Chris Hodgetts (born 6 December 1950 in Tanworth-in-Arden, Warwickshire) is a British former racing driver.

Christophe Hurni

Christophe Hurni (born 1 December 1962, Switzerland) is a Swiss racing driver.

Copenhagen Historic Grand Prix

HRH Prince Joachim of Denmark is a regular participator along with numerous Danish and International professional racing drivers.

Edward V. Hartford

That year, a car built by Richard-Brasier equipped with Truffault-Hartford shock absorbers won the Gordon Bennett Cup (auto racing) in Germany, helping to establish a reputation for the new device.

Electric go-kart

Drivers from different auto racing series such as Formula 1, GP2 Series, WRC, DTM, IndyCar or kart racing got to compete using an indoor track specially built for the occasion at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy.

Exim Bank Team China

Exim Bank Team China is a title used in auto racing for teams sponsored by Exim Bank of China.

Florian Gruber

Florian Gruber (born 26 January 1983 in Vilsbiburg, Lower Bavaria) is a German auto racing driver.

Fredy Barth

Frédéric Nicolas "Fredy" Barth (born 5 December 1979 in Lucerne) is an auto racing driver from Switzerland.

Howard B. Keck

Howard Brighton Keck (September 20, 1913 – December 14, 1996) was an American businessman, a Thoroughbred racehorse owner and breeder, and the owner of an auto racing team that twice won the Indianapolis 500.

HWA Team

HWA Team is the motor racing team of HWA AG, a German company, based in Affalterbach, that also develops and builds vehicles and components for Mercedes-AMG.

Jan Vonka

Jan Vonka (born May 17, 1963 in Slaný) is a Czech auto racing driver and team owner.

Jesse Krohn

Jesse Kurki-Suonio (born 3 September 1990 in Nurmijärvi, Uusimaa), more commonly known as Jesse Krohn, is a Finnish racing driver currently competing in the Italian Formula Three Championship.

Kanonloppet

Kanonloppet ("the cannon race") was an annual motor race, run at the Karlskoga Motorstadion in Gelleråsen in the outskirts of Karlskoga, Sweden.

Karl Jones

Karl Jones (born 4 April 1959 in Llantwit Major, Wales) is a British former auto racing driver.

Kodewa

Kodewa GmbH & Co. KG, known simply as Kodewa, is an auto racing team based in Greding, Germany.

Lola T93/30

In January 2009, the motorsport magazine Autosport ranked the T93/30 in fifth position as part of a "top ten rubbish F1 cars list".

Luiz Razia

Luiz Tadeu Razia Filho (born April 4, 1989 in Barreiras) is a Brazilian racing driver.

Martín Basso

Martín Basso (born July 26, 1974 in Cordoba) is an Argentine racing driver.

Massimiliano Pedalà

Massimiliano Pedalà (born 22 December 1969 in Cantù, Como) is an Italian auto racing driver.

Maurizio Ceresoli

Maurizio Ceresoli (born 25 May 1983 in Modena) is an Italian auto racing driver.

Mozambique Grand Prix

The Mozambique Grand Prix or Grand Prix de Moçambique, was an open-wheel motor race held in the 1950s and 60s in Lourenço Marques (now Maputo) the capital of the colony of Portuguese Mozambique.

Patric Niederhauser

Patric Niederhauser (born 8 October 1991 in Münsingen) is a professional racing driver from Switzerland.

Philippe Favre

Philippe Favre (11 December 1961 − 6 December 2013) was a Swiss racing driver.

Salazar Racing

Salazar Racing is a Washington, D.C. based auto racing team currently competing in the One Lap of America, Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) Autocross, and National Auto Sport Association (NASA) GTS and Spec E30 racing series.

Tracy Wolfson

Additionally, she is an anchor on the CBS Sportsdesk as well as a reporter for college basketball, auto racing, skiing, ice skating, gymnastics, tennis, track and field and rodeo.

Volkswagen Golf Mk5

In auto racing, APR Motorsport has led two MKV VW GTI's to victory in the Grand-Am KONI Sports Car Challenge and Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Street Tuner (ST) class.

Volkswagen Golf Mk6

In auto racing, APR Motorsport has led two MKVI VW GTI's to victory in the Grand-Am Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Street Tuner (ST) class.

William F. Milliken, Jr.

He drove cars such as Type 35 and 54 Bugattis and an ex-Indy Four Wheel Drive (FWD) Miller at Watkins Glen, Pikes Peak, Sebring and many others across North America for 15 years.