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'''Tom Walkinshaw Racing''', also known simply as TWR, was a racing team founded in 1976 by touring car racer [[Tom Walkinshaw]]. ...cing, for use in both the [[World Endurance Championship]] and the [[IMSA (racing)|IMSA]] [[IMSA GT Championship|GTP Championship]]. Jaguar cars won the [[24

...son, Jim Hall, Jr., resides in California and operates the [[Jim Hall Kart Racing School]]. | [[1960 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small></small>

...t, Mercedes-Benz [[Silver Arrows]]. This competition victory combined with French patriotism to create a wave of demand for Dalahaye cars, up until the Germa

...ed Kingdom. It was established by [[Alfred Moss]] and [[Ken Gregory (motor racing)|Ken Gregory]] — [[Stirling Moss]]'s father and former manager respective ...or the {{F1|1961}} and {{F1|1962}} seasons BRP was renamed '''UDT Laystall Racing''', as part of a new, similar sponsorship deal.

'''ART Grand Prix''' is a French motor racing team that competes in [[Formula racing|formula]] [[Open wheel car|single-seaters]] in Europe. It was founded in 19 ...émat was 4th in the championship, which was enough to provide ART with the Teams' Championship title. Rosberg's increasingly rapid rise to the top continued

The '''Championnat de France de Supertourisme''' (English: '''French Supertouring Championship''') was a Touring Car championship organised by t ...e championship was called the Championnat Français de Voiture de Tourisme (French Touring Car Championship). From 1982, [[Group A]] rules were adopted to rep

...Grand Prix season''' was the third [[AIACR]] [[European Championship (auto racing)|European Championship]] season. The championship was won by [[Rudolf Carac ===Teams===

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...for anyone to drive from Peking to Paris by motor-car. Five teams; four French, and one Italian took up the challenge. Thus began the first, and most fam The 1907 event was not intended to be a [[auto racing|race]] or competition, but quickly became one due to the pioneering nature

{{List of Auto Union Models}}'''Auto Union''' was a joint venture of four German [[automobile]] manufacturers, e ...ntinued; the four ring logo was used only in racing. The four ring logo of Auto Union is still a trademark, and now used by Audi. They continued to market

...hat and other races Enzo Ferrari decided that he wanted to become a pilot (racing driver). Right at that time he started to seriously approach racing, and in 1919 took part in the Targa Florio, where finished in ninth place.

The '''Surtees Racing Organisation''' was a race team that spent nine seasons (1970 to 1978) as a ...urtees, as Pace left the team in mid-season, and replacement [[Derek Bell (auto racer)|Derek Bell]] struggled to qualify for races, capped by Austrian driv

...evolved from a simple road race from one town to the next, to [[Endurance racing|endurance tests]] for car and driver. Innovation and the drive of competiti ==Organized racing==

...i|Giovanni "Johnny" Lurani]] who saw the need of a class for single-seater racing cars where younger drivers could take their first steps. It is often specul ...e, and small-capacity sports car racing had become the accepted route into racing. As the formula gathered momentum, though, constructors started to take not

...neral public, the FIA is mostly known as the governing body for many motor racing events. As is the case with football's FIFA, the FIA is generally known by its French name and acronym, even in English-speaking countries, but is occasionally r

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...orld championship, the highest form of [[open wheel racing|single seater]] racing defined by the [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile]] (FIA), motor ...ns, at which time it was included as a round of the [[French Formula Three|French F3 Championship]] until the latter's demise.- I know that's correct, becaus

| Name = French Grand Prix ...ation Internationale de l'Automobile]]'s annual [[Formula One]] automobile racing championships.

...etright1"/> [[auto racing|racing]] driver and the founder of the [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]] [[Formula One]] constructor. ...]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]], joining [[Cecil Libowitz]] and [[Alan Brown (racing driver)|Alan Brown]].<ref name="Setright1"/> A good but not great driver, h

...mber of March 761s on the grid,<ref name="Ref-1">[http://www.f1rejects.com/teams/merzario/profile.html Profile at F1 Rejects]</ref> though as the season wor | [[1977 French Grand Prix|FRA]]

...Thanks in part to Cooper's legacy, Britain remains the home of a thriving racing industry, and the Cooper name lives on in the [[Mini Cooper]] production ca The first cars built by the Coopers were single-seater, 500cc Formula racing cars driven by John Cooper and Eric Brandon and powered by a JAP motorcycle

'''Touring car racing''' is a general term for a number of distinct [[auto racing]] competitions in heavily-modified street cars. It is notably popular in B ...ies insist on a "control tyre" that all competitors must use) and keep the racing close (sometimes by a "lead trophy" where winning a race requires the winne

...a number of privately entered cars, in the 6 European Grands Prix. Only US teams, constructors and drivers participated in the [[1950 Indianapolis 500|India | {{flagicon|France}} [[French Grand Prix]]

...'World Sportscar Championship''' was the world series run for [[sports car racing]] by the [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|FIA]] from 1953 to 1 ...ld Championship, one of the two major world championships in circuit motor racing.

{{Racing Car Infobox | ...er]], [[Rob Walker Racing Team]], [[Scuderia Centro Sud]], [[Yeoman Credit Racing Team]] |

...beverage company Red Bull (the other is [[Red Bull Racing]]). It made its racing debut in the [[2006 Formula One season]], after [[Paul Stoddart]] sold his Scuderia Toro Rosso is the sister team of [[Red Bull Racing]], with the aim of developing the skills of promising drivers for the senio

== Terminology: constructors vs. teams == In [[Formula One]] racing the terms "constructor" and "entrant" have specific and differing meanings.

...le sport, and it can further include motorboat racing and air racing. Auto racing began in France in the late nineteenth century and is now one of the world' An international competition began with the [[Gordon Bennett Cup in auto racing]].

...''auto racing''', or '''car racing''') is a [[motorsport]] involving the [[racing]] of [[car]]s. It is one of the world's most watched televised sports. ===The beginning of racing===

'''Sports car racing''' is a form of circuit [[auto racing]] with [[automobile]]s that have two seats and enclosed wheels. They may be ...y involve complex pit strategy and regular driver changes&mdash;sports car racing is seen more as a team sport than a gladiatorial individual sport, and team

...{{·}} [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]{{·}} [[Walter Wolf Racing|Wolf]]{{·}} [[Ensign (racing team)|Ensign]]{{·}} [[Equipe Ligier|Ligier]] |First win = [[1968 French Grand Prix]]

...itish F3 now costs around £400,000 and about £80,000 in Asia, for a year's racing), but is regarded as a key investment in a young driver's future career. Su ...ay). The 500 cc formula originally evolved in 1946 from low-cost "special" racing organised by enthusiasts in Bristol, England, just before the Second World

...[[sports cars]] and single-seaters and worked for Honda R&D and then Honda Racing Service before he helped H. Honda establish Mugen. ...any and in recent years has been largely involved with running Mugen's NSX racing program.

...d in 1945, it raced from 1950 to 1977, competing in 197 [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] and winning 17. In 1962, BRM won the Constructors' Title. At ...e. Mays' pre-war successes (and access to pre-war [[Mercedes-Benz]] and [[Auto Union]] design documents) inspired him to build an all-British Grand Prix c

...enior enjoyed success particularly with his racecars which excelled at the racing tracks. His personal preference for designing [[compact cars]] differed wit ...ime. Some of these jobs made historical influences, like the mid-engined [[Auto Union]] ''[[Silver Arrow]]'' race cars, designed by Porsche.

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..._x.htm]. The event lends its name to the "[[IndyCar]]" class of [[formula racing|formula]], or [[open wheel car|open-wheel]], race cars that have competed i ...wheel of an American car, European makers such as the Italian [[Fiat]] or French [[Peugeot]] companies soon developed their own vehicles to try to win the e

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

Porsche soldiered on with the manual gearbox option, but the same 4-speed auto fitted to the S4 was available, and as always, this was the bulk seller. ==Racing Efforts==

...m which debuted in 2010 and which will use Renault engines in 2011 [[Lotus Racing]].'' ...d engines to the [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]] and [[WilliamsF1|Williams]] teams in the 1990s that Renault first tasted world championship success. Renault

...successful F1 operations, [[Frank Williams Racing Cars]] and [[Walter Wolf Racing]]. All of WilliamsF1 chassis are called "FW" then a number, the FW being th ...Villeneuve]] won the team's 100th race, making Williams one of only three teams in Formula One, alongside [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] and fellow British t

...successful F1 operations, [[Frank Williams Racing Cars]] and [[Walter Wolf Racing]]. All of WilliamsF1 chassis are called "FW" then a number, the FW being th ...Villeneuve]] won the team's 100th race, making Williams one of only three teams in Formula One, alongside [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] and fellow British t

...such, he is generally considered the primary authority in [[Formula One]] racing. He is most commonly addressed in tabloid journalism as "F1 Supremo". His e ...he Compton & Ecclestone motorcycle dealership with Fred Compton. His first racing experience came in 1949 in the 500cc [[Formula 3]] Series, acquiring a Coop

'''Rallying''', also known as '''rally racing''', is a form of [[auto racing]] that takes place on public or private roads with modified production or s ...anhard et Levassor]] and [[Peugeot]].<ref>Rose, Gerald: "A Record of Motor Racing 1894–1908" page 1. Royal Automobile Club 1909, reprinted in facsimile 194

...organised World Championships; the Principality's first [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix race]] was organised in 1929 by Antony Noghes, under the auspice ...organised World Championships; the Principality's first [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix race]] was organised in 1929 by Antony Noghes, under the auspice

Wins = 211<ref>Includes [[Giancarlo Baghetti]]'s win in the [[1961 French Grand Prix]] in a privately-entered Ferrari.</ref> | ...cing activities of numerous Ferrari customers and private teams, Ferrari's racing division has completely devoted its attention and funding to its [[Formula

...ngine|V6]], while being considerably less expensive than a [[V12 engine]]. Racing V8s continue to use the single plane crankshaft because it allows faster ac | title = Classic Racing Engines

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