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- ...Formula 3]] and 'Bobtail' sports car, with [[Porsche]]s based on their RSK sports cars enjoying some success. [[Ferrari]] originally developed their 'Sharkno ...ing in the points in two Grand Prix events or the top three in two [[World Sports Car]] events. The annual Formula Two champion was also granted an A rating18 KB (2,587 words) - 16:05, 20 November 2009
- |Record team || [[McLaren]] ...937'' (the 1937 version of the track is featured, as the name suggests), ''Sports Car GT'', ''Le Mans 24 Hours'', ''[[Grand Prix Legends]]'', ToCA Touring Ca6 KB (825 words) - 21:58, 10 March 2009
- ...ely unrelated to the other [[Ferrari 250|250 cars]]. It was a mid-engined sports car racer with a [[Ferrari 250#250 Testa Rossa|250 Testa Rossa]] [[V12]] en ...us had to run in the prototype class until it was homologated as a Group 4 Sports Car for the 1966 season.14 KB (2,214 words) - 11:55, 14 April 2021
- ...es and racing cars, including a [[Formula 1]] car for [[Frank Williams]]'s team in 1970. == De Tomaso sports cars ==11 KB (1,722 words) - 00:27, 17 August 2010
- Born in [[Paris, France]] to a father who loved motor sports and was employed as the motoring correspondent for the Petit Parisien newsp ...1946. At the end of the War, he became the No. 1 driver for the Alfa Romeo team between 1946 and 1948, winning several Grand Prix races including his secon4 KB (611 words) - 08:14, 8 October 2009
- He was signed up to the [[Norton (motorcycle)|Norton]] works team for the 1950 TT, finishing second in the Junior and breaking both lap and r *[http://www.manchester2002-uk.com/celebs/sport-champs7.html Sports Champions]4 KB (589 words) - 07:58, 8 October 2009
- The track opened in [[1950 in sports|1950]] on an airfield and is a [[road racing]] course styled after those us ...e in its LMP2 class, behind the Intersport Lola car. The GT1 Corvette C6R team got their revenge against the Aston Martin, although the second Corvette ca18 KB (2,108 words) - 18:17, 11 June 2009
- ...This engine was actually commissioned by [[Enzo Ferrari]] (when he led his team car and motorcycle racing) engine he would have to equip its race bikes, bu4 KB (626 words) - 14:30, 27 November 2016
- ...ting Company|ABC's]] ''[[Wide World of Sports (US TV series)|Wide World of Sports]]'', featured demolition derbies on several broadcasts in the 1970s. The p ...possibly decline throughout the 1990s. With the demise of ''Wide World of Sports'', television exposure became virtually non-existent. In addition to safet10 KB (1,521 words) - 21:32, 26 September 2009
- ...onsorship liveries]] came in use, vehicles competing in [[Formula One]], [[sports car racing]], [[touring car racing]] and other international [[auto racing] ...m not only to paint their cars in a tobacco livery, but also to change the team name accordingly. The British Racing Green vanished soon from the cars of p11 KB (1,571 words) - 12:14, 8 October 2009
- ;1957: Colani's [[Alfa Romeo]] design is the first [[sports car]] to clock a lap of under 10 minutes at the [[Nürburgring]]; it can no ;1959: The world's first monocoque sports car: [[BMW]] 7008 KB (1,169 words) - 21:21, 26 September 2009
- ...Ian Raby Racing|Raby]], [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]], [[Amon (Formula One team)|Amon]], [[Ferrari]], [[March]], [[Matra]], [[Tecno]], [[Tyrrell]], [[BRM]] ...ver [[Reg Parnell]] who persuaded Amon to come to England and race for his team. In a test at [[Goodwood Circuit|Goodwood]] Amon continued to impress and w28 KB (4,308 words) - 13:41, 13 April 2009
- ...he night as a sign of respect to the victims. Mike Hawthorn and the Jaguar team kept driving and won the race; they refused to take responsibility for the [[Category:Sports car racing]]4 KB (589 words) - 01:22, 16 November 2009
- ...ain. Ward used his midget car in 1959 to beat the top expensive and exotic sports cars in a [[Formula Libre]] race at [[Lime Rock Park]]. Midget cars were no In [[1959 Indianapolis 500|1959]] he joined the [[Triple W]] team with owner [[Bob Wilke]] and mechanic [[A. J. Watson]]. Ward won his first14 KB (1,792 words) - 17:54, 11 March 2009
- ...]]. It has hosted races since the 1950s and currently hosts races in the [[Sports Car Club of America|SCCA]] [[Speed World Challenge Series]], [[American Le ...st [[World War II]] economy, and the influx of sporting automobiles. The [[Sports Car Club of America]]10 KB (1,467 words) - 14:54, 25 September 2009
- ...wise. In 1926 the track played host to the first [[German Grand Prix]] for sports cars (won by [[Rudolf Caracciola]] in a [[Mercedes-Benz]]). ...ship [[Formula One]] race which was mainly a show by the [[Mercedes-Benz]] team, as no serious competition was present. In 1959, AVUS hosted its only world5 KB (879 words) - 00:07, 8 August 2009
- ...wise. In 1926 the track played host to the first [[German Grand Prix]] for sports cars (won by [[Rudolf Caracciola]] in a [[Mercedes-Benz]]). ...ship [[Formula One]] race which was mainly a show by the [[Mercedes-Benz]] team, as no serious competition was present. In 1959, AVUS hosted its only world5 KB (879 words) - 17:40, 6 July 2009
- |Record team || [[Mercedes-Benz]] ...hosted an official [[motorsport]] event since 1955, when spectator racing sports, with the exception of [[hillclimbing]] and [[rallying]], were banned in Sw6 KB (805 words) - 20:58, 18 September 2009
- |Team(s):||[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]], [[Maserati]], [[Lancia]] ...ars; it was after he entered the prestigious [[Mille Miglia]] in a Ferrari sports car that he eventually started racing on four wheels regularly.19 KB (2,625 words) - 13:05, 11 May 2010
- ...up the turbulent airflow between the front and rear wheels. Both left the team shortly after and the idea was not taken further. Robin Herd at [[March Eng ...to win 6 races and the world championship for [[Mario Andretti]] and gave team-mate [[Ronnie Peterson]] a posthumous second place, demonstrating just how10 KB (1,581 words) - 22:18, 14 September 2010