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...have subsequently served as the operational bases for Mitsubishi's global motorsport activities. ...Championships]] for [[Tommi Mäkinen]] in 1996–99, and a record twelve wins in the [[Dakar Rally]] since 1982.

...p of the alloytec was far from universal. The engines were usually mounted in ex-[[Formula 3000]] chassis, a large number of which were sourced from [[Fo From its inception in 1989 until 2004 the formula was used to determine the winner of the [[Austr

...r]]s and [[motor racing]] cars since 1957. Elfin Sports Cars was purchased in 1998 by businessmen and historic racing enthusiasts Bill Hemming and Nick K ...with a factory in Conmurra Avenue, Edwardstown in suburban Adelaide, South Australia.

...e [[Mount Panorama Circuit|Mount Panorama]] round. Third was David Russell in the Sherrin Motor Sport car. ...ving the series briefly in limbo. With the assistance of CAMS and Porsche Australia, Glenn Ridge owned company Q Media Events took over the running of the seri

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*Round 1, [[Adelaide Street Circuit|Adelaide Parklands]], South Australia, March 4 ...4-48-42-36-30-27-24-21-18-15-12-9-6-6-3 basis according to finishing order in each race.

...[[Subaru]] and [[Aston Martin]]. Its Automotive Technology division based in Warwick provides road car design and engineering consultation for various c Prodrive is perhaps best known for its involvement in the [[World Rally Championship]] with the Subaru World Rally Team.

...terly at Reynard Park, Brackley, England the company built successful cars in [[Formula Ford]] 1600, [[Formula Ford]] 2000, [[Formula Vauxhall Lotus]], [ ...often cars were damaged) and started "networking" with young drivers early in their careers so that they would be favourably disposed towards Reynard lat

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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

{{Motorsport venue ...[[motor racing]] venue, situated in the district of Jiading near Shanghai in the People's Republic of China. It was the venue of the inaugural [[Formula

...cal difficulties and a slow pace caused by aerodynamic inefficiencies, BMW Motorsport made the decision to radically revamp their sportscar project and quickly r ...air to the rear wing. A total of four new chassis were built by WilliamsF1 in the United Kingdom.

...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

...out the sport as practiced in the United States. For similar competitions in other countries, see [[Autocross (disambiguation)]].}} ...to 70 seconds in length. In addition to being a national-level motorsport in its own right, autocrossing is a good way to learn skills that transfer to

...took place on 11-13 November, but the series folded after a 2 race season in 2006. ! Age in 2005/2006

...International Circuit]]. It was the first [[Formula One]] race to be held in the Kingdom of Bahrain. | {{flagicon|Australia}} '''[[Mark Webber]]'''

...g Car Formula" created for the [[British Touring Car Championship]] (BTCC) in 1990.<ref>[http://www.supertouring.co.uk/st_history1.html SuperTouring Hist ...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

...pe 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.

...]]. The first driver to win multiple Championships was [[Alberto Ascari]], in [[1952 Formula One season|1952]] and [[1953 Formula One season|1953]]. ...earliest in a season that the Drivers' Championship has been clinched was in [[2002 Formula One season|2002]], when [[Michael Schumacher]] secured the t

Driving in [[traffic]] is more than just knowing how to operate the mechanisms which c In terms of the basic physical tasks required, a driver must be able to contro

...is regarded as a key investment in a young driver's future career. Success in F3 can lead directly to more senior formulae such as [[FIA Formula Two Cham ...only post war class to run that day. The race was won by [[Eric Brandon]] in his [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]] Prototype (T2).

| Pole_driver = {{Flagicon|Australia}} [[Mark Webber]] | Winner = {{Flagicon|Australia}} [[Mark Webber]]

...milies were introduced using the letter "A" to denote that all the engines in the family had an [[alloy]] [[cylinder head]]. Their latest engines, howeve ...bishi's smallest powerplants, most commonly found in their earliest models in the 1960s:

...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

...'''Honda CRX''', originally launched as the '''Honda Ballade Sports CRX''' in Japan, was a ...t sports car manufactured by [[Honda]]. The first generation CRX was sold in some regions outside Japan as the '''Honda Civic CRX'''. The name "CRX" an

...driver for the [[McLaren]] team in 2007, won the Euroseries drivers' title in 2005. ...den, [[Autodromo_Nazionale_Monza|Monza]] in Italy and [[Croix-en-Ternois]] in France. The series title was won by Australian [[Larry Perkins]] driving a

...un on 26 June 1906 under the auspices of the [[Automobile Club de France]] in Sarthe, with a starting field of 32 automobiles. ...x has been part of the [[Formula One]] championships since their inception in 1950. The race has been held at various racetracks throughout France, such

...second driver after [[Lewis Hamilton]] to win the GP2 series championship in his maiden season. Hülkenberg made his [[karting]] debut in 1997, at the age of 10. In 2002 he was German Junior Karting Champion and the following year he won th

...car design, which has been exploited to create [[downforce]], particularly in racing cars. This has been the successor to the earlier dominant aerodynami ...arting in the mid 1960s 'wings', or inverted airfoils, were routinely used in the design of racing cars to increase downforce, but this is ''not'' ground

...sponsorless cars were shipped to Brazil. However, they were forced to stay in the garage for the weekend as there was no longer any money for the team. A ...on after a 1:16.004, over half a second faster than [[Michael Schumacher]] in second. [[Gerhard Berger]] and [[Mika Häkkinen]] completed the second row.

...artini Racing]]<br>[[Porsche|Porsche System]]<br>[[Rothmans]] [[Porsche in motorsport|Porsche]] ...ing driver who achieved 25 podium finishes in [[Formula One]] and six wins in the [[24 hours of Le Mans]].

...ld Drivers' Champions|drivers' championship]]. [[Rubens Barrichello]] came in a solid second place, winning two of the last four races. [[Jenson Button]] ...nd [[Toyota F1|Toyota]] were excluded from the race due to an irregularity in the brake ducts. That meant the [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]] team was the

...e for Microsoft Windows created by [[iRacing.com Motorsport Simulations]]. In addition to accurately modeled vehicles and tracks, iRacing provides server ...Tool for Racers: Simracing Highlighted as Foundation for Newest Branch of Motorsport

...iver to do so. He was also the first British champion since [[Damon Hill]] in [[1996 Formula One Season|1996]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au ...of [[traction control system|traction control]] after it was re-introduced in {{f1|2001}}. 2008 also introduced two new street circuits. The [[Valencia S

...rther include motorboat racing and air racing. Auto racing began in France in the late nineteenth century and is now one of the world's most popular, and ...he construction of the first successful [[gasoline|petrol]]-fuelled autos. In 1894, the first contest was organized by Paris magazine ''Le Petit Journal'

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In the early 1970s, Porsche was commisioned by VW/Audi to design a cheap, fast Porsche, a company gently growing its own model line after being in production for less than a decade, jumped at the opportunity to produce suc

...as '''automobile racing''', '''auto racing''', or '''car racing''') is a [[motorsport]] involving the [[racing]] of [[car]]s. It is one of the world's most watch ...logne. It was won by [[Georges Bouton]] of the [[De Dion-Bouton]] company, in a car he had constructed with [[Jules-Albert de Dion|Albert, the Comte de D

...nk Williams|Sir Frank Williams]] and [[Patrick Head]]. The team was formed in [[1977 Formula One season|1977]] after two earlier and, compared with Willi ...]]. This stood as a record until [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] surpassed it in [[2000 Formula One season|2000]].

...nk Williams|Sir Frank Williams]] and [[Patrick Head]]. The team was formed in [[1977 Formula One season|1977]] after two earlier and, compared with Willi ...]]. This stood as a record until [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] surpassed it in [[2000 Formula One season|2000]].

...information). Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.</ref> ...ember 1929 in London) is a former racing driver from England. His success in a variety of categories placed him among the world's elite &ndash; he is of

...[[Jeremy Clarkson]], [[Richard Hammond]], and [[James May]] as a presenter in the end credits. ...g a lap time in the "Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car" feature on the show. In addition, The Stig carries out other driving and personal appearance duties

...Many different combinations of engine location and driven wheels are found in practice, and the location of each is dependent on the application the vehi ...used in cars today is the front-engine, front-wheel drive, with the engine in front of the front axle, driving the front wheels. This layout is typically

...Prix on 29 March 2009. It ended on 1 November 2009 with the inaugural race in Abu Dhabi. ...008 it was the first time the Championship had been won by English drivers in consecutive seasons, and the first time since [[Graham Hill]] (1968) and [[

...versifying into one of the oldest and largest manufacturers of racing cars in the world. ...ng boat manufacturer Lola Aylings. Lola was acquired by [[Martin Birrane]] in 1998 after the unsuccessful Lola MasterCard attempt at [[Formula 1]].

| Fastest_lap_driver = {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Mark Webber]] The '''Japanese Grand Prix''' (日本グランプリ, Nihon-guranpuri) is a race in the calendar of the [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|FIA]] [[F

...sports car]] [[endurance race]] and one of the most famous and influential in motorsports history. | {{flagicon|Germany}} Team [[BMW Motorsport]]

...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

...)|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

...ng not on a [[Race track|circuit]], but instead in a point-to-point format in which participants and their co-drivers drive between set control points ([ ...d of Motor Racing 1894–1908" page 1. Royal Automobile Club 1909, reprinted in facsimile 1949.</ref>

...lobe. By 2009, there were hundreds of [[dragstrip]]s in operation, mainly in developed countries. ...<ref>Medley's character, 'Stroker' McGurk, displayed a 'chute in a cartoon in ''Hot Rod''. ''Rod Action'', 2/85, p.32.</ref>

Nationality = {{flagicon|Australia}} Australian | | Team(s) = [[Mercedes-AMG|AMG]]-[[Mercedes-Benz in motorsport|Mercedes]]

...ces emphasise endurance (races are typically anywhere from 2.5 to 24 hours in length), reliability and strategy over pure speed. Longer races usually inv ...ers have in many cases been very similar to the cars that were raced, both in engineering and styling. It is this close association with the 'exotic' nat

...'' (also known as '''Déesse''', or ''Goddess'', after the punning initials in French) was an [[automobile]] produced by the French manufacturer [[Citroë ...d very unusual in 1955, public tastes appear to have caught up with the DS in the post-[[Ford Taurus]]/[[Audi 100]] era.

...San Marino Grand Prix|San Marino Grand Prix]]. Forty-six drivers competed in the 1994 World Championship, including fourteen rookies and numerous pay dr The big news in the paddock after the 1993 season was the retirement of defending World Cha

...ory, the spectacle of the event, and the glamour associated with it result in the race being considered the jewel of the Formula One crown.<ref>[http://w ...evation changes and tight corners make it one of the most demanding tracks in Formula One. On the race weekend frogmen (divers) are employed to rescue an

| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Graham Hill]]<br>{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Derek Jolly]] [[Category:1959 in motorsport|Le Mans]]

...exhibition races in Suzuka City, Japan, Motegi City, Japan, and Melbourne, Australia.<ref name="race-ref-exhibition">{{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference. ...g to its southern roots, all but a handful of NASCAR teams are still based in North Carolina, especially near Charlotte.

...s]]. For the team which debuted in 2010 and which will use Renault engines in 2011 [[Lotus Racing]].'' | Director = [[James Allison (motorsport)|James Allison]]

...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.

...ration, MKIII) became its own model and was no longer based on the Celica. In turn, Toyota also stopped using the prefix ''Celica'' and began just callin ...name="OSS"/> and in 2002 Toyota officially stopped production of the Supra in Japan.

...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>|

...rn 11 April 1960) is an English broadcaster and journalist who specialises in motoring. He is best known for his role on the BBC TV show ''[[Top Gear (20 ...enter of the [[Top Gear (1977 TV series)|original format of ''Top Gear'']] in 1988. Since the mid-1990s Clarkson has become a recognised public personali