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...li Stanguellini''' was a maker of small sports cars in Italy. Stanguellini cars competed in [[sports car racing]] events such as the [[1957 24 Hours of Le * [[Formula Junior]]

|Category = [[Formula Junior]] ...ines, such as a [[Lotus Twin Cam]], and therefore didn't race as a Formula Junior, but in other series such as the Tasman series <ref>{{cite web

...ar company that built [[Formula 3]] racing cars and some road going sports cars in a factory in Derry St, Wolverhampton. ...of the drivers was [[Stirling Moss]] who explained the shortcomings of the cars. As a result of this a new design was acquired and Moss joined the company

...ith over 100 being made. In 1973 Nota started with their Marauder range of cars. At first they used the same mechanicals as the Nota Fang, but in 1974 the * Nota FJ (Formula Junior)

...mula Three]], and although Italian marques dominated the first year of the formula, they were soon overtaken by British constructors. ...pacity sports car racing had become the accepted route into racing. As the formula gathered momentum, though, constructors started to take note.

...was brought up in Prestwich. He is most significant for founding [[Chevron Cars Ltd]]. ...ved into the [[Clubmans]] category. Bennett also built a one-off [[Formula Junior]] car which was only a modest success - rear-engined competition from [[Lot

...]]s. The racing cars competed in [[Formula III]], [[Formula Junior]] and [[Formula E]]. ...of the later cars had the 1200 cc version. It had [[gullwing doors]]. 101 cars were made.

|Category = [[Formula Junior]] '''Lotus 20''' was a [[Formula Junior]] car built by [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] for the 1962 season as a successor to t

The first car was a [[Formula Junior]] car using a [[Peugeot]] engine (1960), and was followed by 21 aluminum-bodied Intermeccanica-[[Puch]] (IMP) 500ccm-engined cars, of which one won the [[Nürburgring]].

...a 3000|Formula 3000]] (which had itself been the effective replacement for Formula Two). ...here there is an open chassis formula but a restricted single brand engine formula.

...pes like [[Porsche 935]]) and [[Group 6 (racing)|Group 6 Two Seater Racing Cars]] (open-top sportscar prototypes like [[Porsche 936]]). Group C was used in ...an 800&nbsp;hp. Engines had to be from a recognized manufacturer which had cars homologated in the FIA's Group A Touring Car or Group B GT Car categories.

...ed eleven times in [[Mille Miglia]], winning three times: 1933 in an [[MG Cars|MG]] K3, 1948 in a [[Donald Healey Motor Company|Healey]] and 1952 in a [[P ...litics, such as [[FIA]] where he initiated the [[GT]] (1949) and [[Formula Junior]] (1959).<ref>[http://www.historicracing.com/top100.cfm?driverID=7749&today

...hnology to help build triangulated, multi-tubular, [[space frame]]d racing cars, which had in the past been seen in Australia only as imported automobiles. ...lt front engine cars. These still exist and are known as the "89" and "90" cars. The 1959 car won the first FJ race held in Australia at Warwick Farm with

...mula 2]] '[[BMW M12 engine|M12]]' engine powered these racecars. The [[BMW Junior Team]] who's up and coming drivers [[Eddie Cheever]], [[Marc Surer]] and [[ ...ons of these cars were raced in both Europe and the US. The European turbo cars had 1.5 liter engines while the US versions had 2.0 liter engines. The BMW

...Two Championship|F2]], [[GP2 Series|GP2]], [[A1 Grand Prix]], or even a [[Formula One]] [[third driver|test]] or race seat. ...ritain was organised by the VSCC in July 1947 at RAF Gransden Lodge, 500cc cars being the only post war class to run that day. The race was won by [[Eric B

...ved into the [[Clubmans]] category. Bennett also built a one-off [[Formula Junior]] car which was only a modest success - rear-engined competition from Lotus ...ens) for a decade and a half Chevron produced successful, beautiful racing cars.

...ar]] manufacturer from England, commonly known simply as '''Alta'''. Their cars contested five FIA World Championship races between 1950 and 1952, as well This design, and its later 1.5L and 2L sister cars, sold steadily, but in limited numbers, right up to the outbreak of war in

An early user was [[GWK|GWK]], who produced over 1000 light cars with Coventry-Simplex two-cylinder engines between 1911 and 1915. Just bef ...ompany|Bayliss-Thomas]], [[Clyno]], [[Crossley Motors|Crossley]], [[Crouch Cars|Crouch]], GWK, and [[Marendaz]], [[Morgan Motor Company|Morgan]], [[Triumph

'''Lotus Cars''' is a British manufacturer of sports and racing cars based at Hethel, England. The company is famous for designing and building ...d the Railway Hotel in Hornsea. Team Lotus was active and competitive in [[Formula One]] racing from 1958 to 1994. Since the 1960s the company has occupied a

|Events = '''[[FIA]] [[Formula One]]'''<br>[[Italian Grand Prix]]<br> [[1000 km Monza]], [[World Touring C |Layout3 = Junior Course

...re diversifying 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]].

...racing|racing]] driver and the founder of the [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]] [[Formula One]] constructor. ...in 500 cc<ref name="Setright1"/> [[Formula 3]]. In 1958, he advanced to [[Formula Two]] in a [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]], joinin

| current series = [[Superleague Formula]] | first year = [[2008 Superleague Formula season|2008]]

...rmer [[Formula One]], [[sports car]], and [[CART]] racing driver. He was a Formula One presenter for the British broadcaster ITV until the end of the 2008 sea ...t success, and in his first season he placed second in both British Junior Formula Ford Championships (despite 25 wins and 24 poles). The following year, Mark

...utomobile]] (FIA), motorsport's wold governing body. [[Lewis Hamilton]], a Formula One driver for the [[McLaren]] team in 2007, won the Euroseries drivers' ti ...tor Company|Ford]] run by Team Cowangie.<ref>{{cite web | title = European Formula 3 Championship Archive | url = http://www.teamdan.com/archive/gen/eurof3.ht

...s inception in 1953. The '''World Sportscar Championship''' was, with the Formula One World Championship, one of the two major world championships in circuit ...ionship in 1959. Notably absent from the overall results were the [[Jaguar Cars|Jaguar]] works team, who did not enter any events other than Le Mans, despi

...automatic transmission]] or [[semi-automatic transmission]] which is the [[Formula One]] style gear box), have no foot-operated clutch, and so allow the drive |title=We join the reigning champion team...and drive the junior car

...four wheels with a [[Formula Junior]] Stanguellini. Siffert graduated to [[Formula One]] as a privateer in 1962, with a four-cylinder [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[C ...of the sad epitaphs of Seppi was the focus on vehicle and driver safety in Formula One and lesser formulae and far better fire retardant driving overalls.

...e of the [[Ford|Ford Motor Company]] founded in 1939 to market semi-luxury cars slotted between entry-level Ford and luxury [[Lincoln]] models, similar to ...incoln-Mercury Division]], with Ford hoping the brand would be known as a "junior Lincoln", rather than an upmarket Ford. In 1949, Mercury introduced the fir

...automobiles and, eventually, became a world powerhouse for producing sport cars. ...[[Austro-Daimler]] in Austria. His designs were focused on compact street cars, and racecars. Austro Daimler was so strongly tied to the local royalty tha

...rs|Frank Duryea]] winning in 10 h and 23 min, beating three petrol-fuelled cars and two electric.[http://www.historicracing.com/index.cfm?OTDother=8&fullTe ...s saw the radical differentiation of racing vehicles from high-priced road cars, with [[Delage]], [[Auto Union]], [[Mercedes-Benz]], [[Delahaye]] and [[Bug

|Years = [[1951 Formula One season|1951]] – [[1961 Formula One season|1961]] ...driver contributed to their final World Championship tally (see [[List of Formula One World Championship pointscoring systems|list of pointscoring systems]]

69 cars started the 50 km (31 mi) selection event that would show which entrants wo ...or]] (Panhard) at 55’30”. The official winners were Peugeot and Panhard as cars were judged on their speed, handling and safety characteristics, and De Dio

...his companies also manage the administration, setup and logistics of each Formula One grand prix. Ecclestone himself attempted to compete in two Grand Prix r ...with Fred Compton. His first racing experience came in 1949 in the 500cc [[Formula 3]] Series, acquiring a Cooper Mk V in 1951. He drove only a limited number

...d Prix]], he became the first Australian to win a race since [[Alan Jones (Formula 1)|Alan Jones]] in 1981. ...nal Formula 3000|Formula 3000]] team, which eventually took them both into Formula One when Stoddart bought the [[Minardi]] team.