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...racing]], occupying the tier immediately below [[Formula One]] and above [[Formula Three]]. It was named for the fact that the cars were powered by 3000&nbsp ==Formula 3000 championships==

| Events = [[Super GT]], [[Formula Nippon]], [[All Japan Road Race Championship]], [[World Touring Car Champio | Record_team = [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]] [[Benetton B194|B194]]

...o, moving on to Ferrari when Alfa's competition department was closed down in the late 1950s. ...rari 156 Sharknose]] cars, with which [[Phil Hill]] won the [[1961 Formula One season|1961 championship]]. Shortly afterwards Chiti was part of the breaka

| Closed = 1994 | Events = [[French Grand Prix]]<br>[[Formula 2]]

...ing on July 19, 1975. He was also the winner of the 1982 [[British Formula One]] Championship. ...ed to the United States in the 1980s and began a career in [[Champ Cars]]. In 1987, he suffered a devastating accident during qualifying for the [[1987 I

Events = '''[[Formula One]]'''<br> [[Spanish Grand Prix]]<br> [[European Grand Prix]]| ...o Permanente de Jerez''', is a 4,428 m (2.752-mile) racing circuit located in the city of Jerez de la Frontera, deep within the sherry-producing south of

'''Gillet''' is a Belgian [[automobile]] manufacturer, started in 1994 by [[Tony Gillet]], which produced the 'Vertigo' sports [[coupe]] powered b ...Seven]] replica). He broke the record for 0 to 100 km/h, in 3.85 seconds, in January 1990 with a specially modified Donkervoort. More recently, the Vert

[[Image:Formula Nippon.png|right]] ...is a type of [[formula racing]] and the top level of single-seater racing in Japan.

...://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/title.html | title = The Formula One Archives | accessdate = 2007-08-13}}</ref> ...ummuseum.org/Chaparral/Chaparralhome.html] His son, Jim Hall, Jr., resides in California and operates the [[Jim Hall Kart Racing School]].

...[[A1 Grand Prix]], [[World Touring Car Championship|WTCC]], [[Superleague Formula]] ...blica. Its length is 4.182 km (2.599 mi). It was the home of the [[Formula One]] [[Portuguese Grand Prix]] from 1984 to 1996.

| Events = '''[[FIA]] [[Formula One]]'''<br>[[Spanish Grand Prix]]<br>[[GP2 Series|GP2]], Spanish [[Grand toure | Record_team = {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Scuderia Ferrari]] <!-- in 2007, so any time from before then -->

...1600, [[Formula Ford]] 2000, [[Formula Vauxhall Lotus]], [[Formula 3]], [[Formula 3000]] and [[Champ Car]]. ...often cars were damaged) and started "networking" with young drivers early in their careers so that they would be favourably disposed towards Reynard lat

'''Formula Holden''' was an Australian [[open wheel racing]] category. ...n ex-[[Formula 3000]] chassis, a large number of which were sourced from [[Formula Nippon|Japan]] but also included cars from other sources and a few specific

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...or many years it formed the premier non-championship [[Formula One]] event in Britain, alongside the [[Race of Champions (Brands Hatch)|Race of Champions ...from that of an extinct event formerly held at the [[Brooklands]] circuit in the early 1930s. The first Silverstone event was noteworthy as it was the f

...range of activities mainly related to aeronautics and weaponry which from 1994 was a subsidiary of '''Lagardère Group''' and which now operates under tha ...Automobiles produced racing cars and sports cars, and was very successful in racing.

...Walkinshaw Racing''', also known simply as TWR, was a racing team founded in 1976 by touring car racer [[Tom Walkinshaw]]. ...t, won the title in both 1980 and 1981. Walkinshaw himself also took a win in the [[Spa 24 Hours]].

...istillery that produces Martini vermouth. Martini's sponship program began in 1968. The race cars are marked with the distinctive dark blue, light blue a ...g was then formed to enter two [[Porsche 907]] in several sports car races in 1969.

| Image = [[Image:Albert Lake Park Street Circuit in Melborne, Australia.png]] ...ts = '''[[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|FIA]] [[Formula One]]'''<br>[[Australian Grand Prix]]

...a Swiss constructor of racing cars for [[sportscar racing]] and [[Formula One]]. The company, previously independent, is now owned by [[BMW]] and is know ...uber]] built [[sports car]]s. After using turbocharged Mercedes V8 engines in the 1980s, his team became the official factory team of Mercedes-Benz, revi

'''''Autosport''''' is a weekly magazine covering [[motorsport]], published in the United Kingdom every Thursday by Haymarket Consumer Media. It was first ...11-22}}</ref> Another cartoonist to have a regular appearance from 1970 to 1994,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gazellebookservices.co.uk/Marketing/Publishe

| Record_class = [[Formula One]] | Layout2 = Previous layout (1981-1994)

| Record_class = [[Formula One|F1]] | Record_class2 = [[Australian Formula 3]]

...nd Prix|Italian]] Grands Prix are the oldest continuously staged [[Formula One]] World Championship Grands Prix. ...s title was an honorary designation given each year to one grand prix race in Europe.

:''For other meanings, see [[Formula One Grand Prix]].'' ...nship races|FIA World Championship]] since its inception in [[1950 Formula One season|1950]].

...ormula One]], [[sports car]], and [[CART]] racing driver. He was a Formula One presenter for the British broadcaster ITV until the end of the 2008 season. ...ng pole, and finishing fourth overall. With 1986 came another championship in FF2000, this time the European title.

...he [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|FIA]] [[Formula One|Formula One World Championship]] organized by [[Porsche AG]]. ...s and the [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway|United States]] have been included in the calendar as well.

...], was educated at Brighton College, flew Lysanders with the Fleet Air Arm in World War II and ran a garage. == Formula One career ==

{{Formula One}} ...[[Alberto Ascari]], in [[1952 Formula One season|1952]] and [[1953 Formula One season|1953]].

...[Circuit de Catalunya]] in Barcelona, Spain, as part of the annual Formula One championship season. ...x motor racing|Grand Prix]] in 1913 was not actually run to the Grand Prix formula of the day, but to touring car rules, taking place on a 300-kilometre road

...as been the venue for many title-deciding races, with 12 [[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions|World Champions]] being crowned over the 24 Japane ...eedway]]. After a second race at Fuji in 2008, the race returns to Suzuka in 2009.

Image = Current configuration (2003-present) [[Image:Monte Carlo Formula 1 track map.png]] | Events = '''[[FIA]] [[Formula One]]'''<br>[[Monaco Grand Prix]]|

...acing]] driver and the founder of the [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]] [[Formula One]] constructor. ...name="Setright1"/> [[Formula 3]]. In 1958, he advanced to [[Formula Two]] in a [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]], joining [[Cecil

Caption = In 2008, as the chairman of [[Formula Nippon]] | ...ing just outside Okazaki, Japan. He began driving cars in his early teens in the family's garden with his older brother giving him tips, careful that th

...s. Lotus is one of but a handful of British performance car builders still in business after the industrial decline of the 1970s. Chapman died of a heart ...tus 6 kits were sold through 1956. It was with the [[Lotus Seven|Lotus 7]] in 1957 that things really took off, and indeed [[Caterham Cars]] still manufa

...1995, and adopted the term "Super Tourer" from 1995.<ref>Automobile Year, 1994/95, page 175</ref> ...sts, and the withdrawal of [[works team]]s caused the category to collapse in the late 1990s. The cars looked like regular production road cars, while ex

| Events = '''[[FIA]] [[Formula One]]'''<br>[[British Grand Prix]]<br>'''FIM MotoGP'''<br>British Grand Prix<br | Record_class = [[Formula One|F1]]

...] had 6 liter straight-4 engine. [[Alfa Romeo]] quickly gained a good name in motorsport and gave a sporty image to the whole marque. ...40/60 HP|40-60HP]], whilst [[Enzo Ferrari]] was second in [[Targa Florio]] in the same year. A year later Giuseppe Campari won at Mugello again. [[Ugo Si

A '''V10 engine''' is a [[V engine]] with 10 [[cylinder (engine)|cylinder]]s in two banks of five with a distinct exhaust note. ...ment. The engine is also used by [[Bristol Cars|Bristol]], in tuned form, in their two-seat [[Bristol Fighter|Fighter]] [[coupe]], where it can produce

...s part of [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile]]'s annual [[Formula One]] automobile racing championships. ...un on 26 June 1906 under the auspices of the [[Automobile Club de France]] in Sarthe, with a starting field of 32 automobiles.

...15, 1991 in both Versailles and in front of the Grande Arche at La Défense in Paris, France exactly 110 years after [[Ettore Bugatti]]'s birth. ...a bore of 81&nbsp;mm (3.2&nbsp;in) and a stroke of 56.6&nbsp;mm (2.2&nbsp;in) and was capable of 553&nbsp;PS (542&nbsp;hp/407&nbsp;kW) at 8000&nbsp;rpm.

...to actuate the [[poppet valve|valves]]. Lifters or ''[[tappet]]s'' reside in the engine block between the camshaft and pushrods. ...er head assembly, while in an I-head engine the camshaft (rarely more than one) is part of the main engine block assembly.

'''Group C''' was a category of [[motorsport]], introduced by the [[FIA]] in 1982 for [[sports car racing]], along with ''[[Group A]]'' for [[touring ca ...orts car racing series around the globe. The final year for the class came in 1993.

...versifying into one of the oldest and largest manufacturers of racing cars in the world. ...rtin Birrane]] in 1998 after the unsuccessful Lola MasterCard attempt at [[Formula 1]].

|Events = '''[[FIA]] [[Formula One]]'''<br>[[Italian Grand Prix]]<br> [[1000 km Monza]], [[World Touring Car C ...taly, north of Milan. It is one of the most historic motor racing circuits in the world.

| Years = {{24hLM|1994}}-{{24hLM|2000}} ...ifting (motorsport)|drifting]] in non-drifting racing events, and his role in popularizing drifting as a [[motorsport]]. He is also known for [[Touge|tou

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...mpionship|F2]], [[GP2 Series|GP2]], [[A1 Grand Prix]], or even a [[Formula One]] [[third driver|test]] or race seat. ...only post war class to run that day. The race was won by [[Eric Brandon]] in his [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]] Prototype (T2).

:''For the Formula One race, see [[United States Grand Prix West]].'' ...he premier circuit in the [[Champ Car]] from 1996, and was the first event in the World Series each year from 2004. The 2008 race was the last race for C

...am Lotus was active and competitive in [[Formula One]] racing from 1958 to 1994. Since the 1960s the company has occupied a modern factory and road test fa ...tens of thousands of successful racing and road cars and won the [[Formula One]] World Championship seven times.

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...ell]] and [[Adrian Simpson]] having moved to [[Fifth Gear]], was broadcast in 2002 with coverage of the Birmingham Motorshow.) In 2002, the show was relaunched in a new one-hour-long, studio-based format.

...iated with it result in the race being considered the jewel of the Formula One crown.<ref>[http://www.saf1.co.jp/en/feature/topics/tpc_060528.html Super A ...nges and tight corners make it one of the most demanding tracks in Formula One. On the race weekend frogmen (divers) are employed to rescue any drivers wh

{{Formula One}} ...mpeted or plan to compete in the [[Formula One#Distinction between Formula One and World Championship races|FIA World Championship]].

'''Erwin Leo Himmel''' (born April 9, 1956 in Graz, Austria) is widely known as an automobile designer. ...w people such as [[Raymond Loewy]], were one of the most influencing times in his life.

| Name = Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps<br>Formula One Layout | Events = '''[[FIA]] [[Formula One]]'''<br>[[Belgian Grand Prix]]<br> [[Spa 24 Hours]],<br>[[1000 km Spa|Spa 1

...the team principal of [[McLaren (racing)|McLaren]], the group's [[Formula One]] team, until 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/moto ...view: Dennis not menaced by faltering start: The McLaren chairman's belief in a winning future is undimmed by his team's present problems| url=http://spo

...ing]] competitions in heavily-modified street cars. It is notably popular in Britain, Germany, Scandinavia, and Australia. ...om production cars, whereas some current touring car series are also raced in [[silhouette racing car]]s. Touring cars race exclusively on [[road racing

...e Formula One World Championship, one of the two major world championships in circuit motor racing. Among others, the following races counted towards the championships in certain years:

...s its 2nd gen predecessor, lasting 11 model years, and would be redesigned in 1993. The final 4th gen Firebird would ultimately be the best built, most ...ird, the S/E (which replaced the Esprit), and of course the Trans Am. The Formula model unfortunately gone, but its absence was only temporary as it would re

...buy the Rover brand as a result of its purchase of [[Land Rover]] from BMW in 2000. ...trade) who began in manufacturing sewing machines and switched to bicycles in 1869.

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...ank Williams]] and [[Patrick Head]]. The team was formed in [[1977 Formula One season|1977]] after two earlier and, compared with WilliamsF1's achievement ...a record until [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] surpassed it in [[2000 Formula One season|2000]].

...ank Williams]] and [[Patrick Head]]. The team was formed in [[1977 Formula One season|1977]] after two earlier and, compared with WilliamsF1's achievement ...a record until [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] surpassed it in [[2000 Formula One season|2000]].

...team. HRT is the most successful [[V8 Supercars|V8 Supercar]] racing team in the history of the category, having won the drivers championship six times, ...|first=Mark |date=November 19-25 |year=2008 |title=Halcyon Days to Return in 2009, Vow HRT Heavies |journal=Auto Action |issue=1317 |page=3 |publisher=A

...he maximum power achieved in the history of the series was around 1200 bhp in racing trim, during the 1980s 'turbo era'. ...s for the [[List of Formula One constructors|constructor teams]], however, in recent years several teams have gone bankrupt.

Current = 1994 | ...rino Grand Prix|San Marino Grand Prix]]. Forty-six drivers competed in the 1994 World Championship, including fourteen rookies and numerous pay drivers.

...roman god of speed who was the messenger of the gods, which was reflected in its focus during its early years on performance. The Mercury brand was phased out in 2010, while Ford Motor Company will focus on the Ford and [[Lincoln]] brand

...1965 to 1985, and then with live flag-to-flag coverage beginning in 1986. In May 2006, the race celebrated its 90^th running and 61<sup>st</su ...nsidered Harroun to be a hazard during the race, as he was the only driver in the race driving without a riding mechanic, who checked the oil pressure an

...ciation|IMSA]]'''<br /> [[Los Angeles Times Grand Prix]]<br />'''[[Formula One]]'''<br />[[United States Grand Prix]] (1960)<br />'''[[IndyCar World Serie ...al course design proved to be dangerous, and it was partially reconfigured in 1969.

...ounced miGlia) was an open-road endurance [[racing|race]] which took place in Italy twenty-four times from 1927 to 1957 (thirteen before the war, eleven ...g) sports cars like [[Alfa Romeo]], [[Ferrari]] (which debuted as a marque in the 1940 event), [[Maserati]] and also [[Porsche]] famous.

...= [[Image:Indianapolis Motor Speedway - road course.png]]<br>Formula One Grand Prix layout<br>[[Image:Indianapolis Motor Speedway - Speedway.png]]<b |Record_class2 = [[Formula One]]

...ace]], held annually at ''[[Circuit de la Sarthe]]'' near Le Mans, France, in the French [[Sarthe]] ''département''. It is organised by the ''[[Automobi ...turmoils in spring (see May 1968). The race has been cancelled twice: once in the year 1936 (Great Depression) and from 1940 to 1948 (World War II).

...he system therefore virtually eliminates [[body roll]] and pitch variation in many driving situations including [[corner]]ing, [[accelerating]], and [[br ...lity]] and [[car handling]] by keeping the tires perpendicular to the road in corners, allowing for much higher levels of grip and control.

...s]]. For the team which debuted in 2010 and which will use Renault engines in 2011 [[Lotus Racing]].'' {{Portal|Formula One}}

The '''2008 Formula One season''' was the 59th [[FIA]] [[Formula One]] World Championship season. It began on 16 March and ended on 2 November w ...24592637-11088,00.html|title=Lewis Hamilton becomes youngest world Formula One champion|publisher=Heraldsun.co.au|accessdate=2008-11-02}}</ref>

...f American automobile design | publisher = Taylor & Francis, Inc | year = 1994 | page = 180 | isbn = 9780415105729 }}</ref> Typically mass produced by e ...utomobiles which eschewed both pure luxury and absolute sports performance in favor of a distinctive combination of style, craftsmanship, and power: thes

...garage proprietor who began to achieve considerable competition success in one of the few French cars produced just after World War 2. ...these at [[Le Mans]] and [[12 Hours of Sebring|Sebring]] with some success in the early 50s.

...sed for both [[auto racing]] and motorcycle racing, originally constructed in 1957 near Monterey, California, USA. The current racetrack is 2.238 mi in length with a 300 foot (91&nbsp;m) elevation change. It has eleven turns, i

| Team(s) = [[Mercedes-AMG|AMG]]-[[Mercedes-Benz in motorsport|Mercedes]] ...first Australian to win a race since [[Alan Jones (Formula 1)|Alan Jones]] in 1981.

...le designer and automaker-entrepreneur. He operated [[Porsche|Porsche AG]] in Stuttgart, Germany. His father, [[Ferdinand Porsche]] senior, was also a r ...ldhood. Father and son opened a bureau of automobile design, at Stuttgart in 1931.

...Gear challenges#Cheap_cars|"Cheap car"]] challenges which are much larger in scope. ...to drive to be undetected by a [[speed camera]]?''' ''Series One, Episode One''

...ef>Includes [[Giancarlo Baghetti]]'s win in the [[1961 French Grand Prix]] in a privately-entered Ferrari.</ref> | ...es [[Giancarlo Baghetti]]'s fastest lap in the [[1961 Italian Grand Prix]] in a privately-entered Ferrari.</ref>|

|Production = 1979 - 1994<br>2009 - present ...[[small family car]] produced by Italian automaker [[Lancia]] from 1979 to 1994. It is revived for the 21st-Century, debuting at the 2008 [[Geneva Motor Sh

...ks in 39 states, Canada, and Mexico. NASCAR has presented exhibition races in Suzuka City, Japan, Motegi City, Japan, and Melbourne, Australia.<ref name= ...g to its southern roots, all but a handful of NASCAR teams are still based in North Carolina, especially near Charlotte.

...offer a considerable increase in engine power with only a slight increase in weight. ...supercharging, the "[[Turbo Engine|turbo]] lag" is negligible. Technology in turbocharging has come to the point where [[Turbo Engine|turbocharged]] eng

...)|cylinder]]s mounted on the [[crankcase]] in two banks of four cylinders, in most cases set at a right angle to each other but sometimes at a narrower a ...kshaft with heavy counterweights to eliminate the vibrations. This results in an engine which is smoother than a [[V6 engine|V6]], while being considerab

...tream compressor coupled to a downstream turbine, and a combustion chamber in-between. Gas turbine may also refer to just the turbine component. ...anical output. The energy given up to the turbine comes from the reduction in the temperature of the exhaust gas.

...bile]] manufacturer [[Holden]]. Based in Clayton, Victoria and established in 1987, HSV modifies [[Holden]] products such as the [[Holden Commodore|Commo ...s operation run by [[Peter Brock]], after Holden severed its ties with HDT in February 1987 following the "Energy Polarizer" and "HDT Director" controver

...AFE''') are regulations in the United States, first enacted by US Congress in 1975,<ref>{{cite web ...rating]] (GVWR) of 8,500 pounds (3,856 kg) or less, manufactured for sale in the US.

...ciprocal quantities '''fuel economy''' and '''fuel consumption''' are used in this article. ...commonly, litres per 100 kilometres (L/100&nbsp;km). This measure is used in Europe, China, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Lower values mean better