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'''American Le Mans Series''' News, photos, documentary on the world of Endurance Sportscar Racing.

[[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] and other major automobile races in [[France]]. *[[24 hours of Le Mans]]

...tart.jpg|thumb|250px|'''Start of the race, Levegh #20 car is in the center of the frame''']] ...of [[disc brake]]s on a car was in a [[Jaguar (car)|Jaguar]] racing in Le Mans. Mercedes-Benz still used drum-brake in 1955, but also used a special hood

| Races || 40 (37 starts) ! colspan=2 |'''Le Mans Series'''

...Algerian Grand Prix ]] in [[Algiers]] driving a Bugatti T59 and in January of [[1936]] he finished second in the [[South African Grand Prix]] held at the ...drivers [[Raymond Chambost]] and [[Marcel Lehoux]] in separate incidents. Of the 16 cars that started the race, only three managed to finish.

...nd Sommer''' (August 31, 1906, Mouzon, in the Ardennes ''[[département]]'' of France - September 10, 1950) was a [[Grand Prix motor racing]] driver. ...ning again in 1933 driving an [[Alfa Romeo]] alongside the greatest driver of the time, [[Tazio Nuvolari]]. He also led every race up until 1938, only t

|Races || 179 ...the ''[[Triple Crown]]'' of the [[Indianapolis 500]], the [[24 hours of Le Mans]] and the [[Formula One]] World Championship.

...tion Internationale de l'Automobile|FIA]] [[World Sportscar Championship]] races. In 1962, [[Bizzarrini]] was hired by Count [[Giovanni Volpi]], owner of the SSS [[Scuderia Serenissima]] Republica di Venezia, to uprate a Ferrari

...track than other cars, the Birdcage was unreliable and often retired from races due to problems with the gearbox. The [[Maserati MC12]] is available only i ...ree Tipo 61's in the [[1960 24 Hours of Le Mans]]. The Tipo's never won Le Mans due to reliability issues, however in both 1960 and 1961 the Camoradi team

|Engine ||90º 1996cc mid-engined V6, 4-ohc, 24-valve, electronic fuel injection, twin water-cooled IHI turbochargers ...o-seat [[24 Hours of Le Mans|Le Mans]]-style [[sports car]], in the spirit of the [[Maserati 350S|350]] and [[Maserati 450S|450S]], that was designed by

|Races || 42 ...s the number one driver, replacing [[John Surtees]] who left in mid-season of 1966.

...number refers to total engine displacement (5.5 litres) and the model name of [[Maranello]] refers to the town where the Ferrari headquarters are located ...d]] models. Although the 550 was a softer GT model, it did take the place of the F512 M as the company's upmarket coupe, discounting the F50 [[supercar]

...mann Lang had to go to work to help support his family following the death of his father. Young Lang found a job as a motorcycle mechanic, eventually buy ...anded a job at the [[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]] factory where he became part of their [[Grand Prix motor racing]] team. He was made head mechanic for the W

[[Image:Course bol d or 2005.JPG|thumb|right|300px|24 hours of endurance racing on a tough track: the 'Bol d'Or']] ...nd weekend of September, lasts for 24 hours and each motorcycle has a team of 3 riders taking turns. Organized for a long time at [[Circuit Paul Ricard|P

|Races || 27 ...847.457 [[mile]]s. He win 1951 [[Coppa Acerbo]] and 1954 [[24 Hours of Le Mans]], with [[Maurice Trintignant]], for Ferrari. González' [[nickname]]s were

! colspan=2 |'''1984 Le Mans Lancia LC2''' ...built by [[Lancia]] and using an engine built by [[Ferrari]]. It was part of Lancia's factory effort in the [[World Sportscar Championship]] from [[1983

...0; background:#333333; color:#fff; border-bottom:1px solid #999;" |[[Image:of=50,590,446.jpg|280px|'''Ferrari 166 Spyder''']] ...ports [[race car]] that became a [[sports car]] for the street in the form of the [[Ferrari 166 Inter|166 Inter]]. It shared its [[Aurelio Lampredi]]-de

|Races || 41 (36 starts) ...Cup. By 1980 he had become a top [[Formula 3]] driver, winning the [[List of Monaco Grand Prix Formula Three support race winners|Monaco F3 Grand Prix]]

| Races || 5 (4 starts) | Video || '''Tribute to Nino Vaccarella a living legend of the [[Targa Florio]]'''

|Races || 51 ...race again in [[1961 24 Hours of Le Mans|1961]] and [[1962 24 Hours of Le Mans|1962]].

...as a [[sports car racing|sports car]], related to the [[Ferrari P]] series of sports prototypes. It was raced in [[1970]] and [[1971]], then withdrawn fr ...p;L/12 cylinders". Modern Ferrari V12 powered road-cars also use this type of designation.

...st lost: cars which are not cold objects for commuting, but which are full of passion and emotion and trigger the people wherever they are. ...anti dedicates himself exclusively to the development of new supercars and of the brand, which in the meantime became: '''Mazzanti Automobili'''.

| Races || 124 (119 starts) ...race in the [[1989 Portuguese Grand Prix]], and their joint-best F1 result of 4th.

...produced in [[1963]] and won the [[12 Hours of Sebring]], [[24 Hours of Le Mans]], and the manufacturers' championship. ...rrari introduced the 250 LM (Le Mans). It was developed as a coupé version of the 250 P and was ostensibly a new production car intended to meet FIA homo

...ion took usually 44 laps and lasted about eight hours, later less than six hours. ...irst shortened to 480 km, then discontinued overall due to the demise of the [[World Sportscar Championship]].

...and some 512 in private hands were entered in [[CanAm]] and [[Interserie]] races. ...2 cylinders". Later flat-V12 powered Ferrari road-cars also used this type of designation.

...acing team. Throughout the years, Alfa Corse has competed in various forms of motorsport, from [[Grand Prix motor racing]] to [[touring car racing]]. ...[Scuderia Ferrari]] to "[[Il Portello]]". Enzo Ferrari was still in charge of department.

|Races || 12 (10 starts) ...ipating in 12 World Championship races. He won 1 race, and scored a total of 17 championship points. A motor sports competitor for a decade, Scarfiotti

...ine [[Formula 2]] 156, which would be turned into the [[Formula 1]]-winner of 1961. ...roduced in [[1963]], winning the [[12 Hours of Sebring]], [[24 Hours of Le Mans]], and the manufacturers' championship. It was a mid-engined sports car rac

The '''[[Ferrari]] 166''' was an evolution of the [[Ferrari 125|125 S]] [[race car]] that became a [[sports car]] for the ...typical at the time, a bare chassis was delivered to the [[coachbuilder]] of the customer's choice. Many used [[Carrozzeria Touring]], who produced a s

| Races || 164 ...the championship, this time behind [[Geoff Lees]]. The 1981 24 Hours of Le Mans started at 15h00 - one hour earlier than usual due to the general elections

'''Ferrari 312''' is the name of several different [[Ferrari]] race cars which have 3 litre 12-cylinder engi ...o 1980 [[Formula One]] cars, and also their 1969 to 1973 sports prototypes of the [[Ferrari P]] series, using modified engines.

[[Image:Alfa Romeo 8c back.jpg|250px|thumb|Rear view of 8C concept car]] ...2003. The lines of the twin seater are meant to echo the styling of Alfa's of the 1930s and 1940s, and the "Competizione" name is a pointer to the 1948 6

...458's [[naturally aspirated engine]]. The 488 GTB was named "The Supercar of the Year 2015" by car magazine [[Top Gear (magazine)|''Top Gear'']]. ...{{convert|126.3|kW|PS hp|1|abbr=on}} per litre and specific torque output of {{convert|194.8|Nm|0|abbr=on}} per litre, both records for a Ferrari car.

|Races:||47 ...rtrendingly than Cévert, the son of a [[Paris]] jeweler and brother-in-law of Grand Prix driver [[Jean-Pierre Beltoise]].

...hard to drive, overpriced and too large. Other criticisms include the lack of trunk, rear window, spare tire and [[radio]]. .... The racing MC12's were also entered into the [[American Le Mans Series]] races in [[2005]] but had size issues and consequently paid weight penalties.

The '''Swiss Grand Prix''' was the premier [[auto race]] of [[Switzerland]]. In its later years it was a [[Formula One]] race. ...e [[Circuit Bremgarten|Bremgarten circuit]], located just outside the town of [[Bremgarten bei Bern|Bremgarten]], near [[Bern]]. The Swiss Grand Prix cou

...World Championship]], [[Interserie]] and [[CanAm]] series. A small number of road going cars were derived from it in 1967, called [[Alfa Romeo 33 Strada Alfa Romeo started development of Tipo 33 in early 1960s, first car being built in 1965. First version was se

|Races || 215 ...in [[Formula One]] from {{f1|1981}} until {{f1|1994}}, racing for a number of teams, most notably the [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari factory team]].

...cing]], and can include [[motorboat racing]] and [[air racing]]. It is one of the world's most popular [[spectator sport]]s and perhaps the most thorough ...ed autos. In [[1894]], the first contest was organized by Paris magazine [[Le Petit Journal]], a reliability test to determine best performance.

...cing]], and can include [[motorboat racing]] and [[air racing]]. It is one of the world's most popular [[spectator sport]]s and perhaps the most thorough ...ed autos. In [[1894]], the first contest was organized by Paris magazine [[Le Petit Journal]], a reliability test to determine best performance.

...ed at times, the track length of the last decades was limited to the 72 km of the '''Circuito Piccolo delle [[Madonie]]''' which was lapped 11 times. ...e to safety concerns. It is since run as a [[rallying]] event, and is part of the ''[[Italian Rally Championship|Campionato Italiano Rally]]'', the Itali

| Caption || The start of a [[Formula One]] race in 2008 ...it can further include [[motorboat racing]] and [[air racing]]. It is one of the world's most popular [[spectator sport]]s and perhaps the most thorough

...assis used by almost all teams in the [[Indy Racing League]] and all teams of [[GP2 Series]]. ...h was due to be entered for the 2006 season. Following Midland's purchase of the Jordan team for early entry to F1 in 2005, Dallara continued co-operati

|Races || 49 | Races || 113 (111 starts)

...egulations and durations. In F1 1957 the Pescara Grand Prix formed a round of the [[Formula One]] World Championship, a race which still holds the record ...t to slow competitor speeds past these pits the Pescara circuit became one of the first to have an artificial chicane installed, just before the pit lane

...driver, a [[scriptwriter]], a [[theatrical producer]], a [[poe]]t, and one of the most successful [[wine]] growers in the world. ...n the village of [[Pauillac]] in the [[Médoc]]. There, he developed a love of the country and the wine business, an enterprise in his family since 1853,

...held at the [[Circuit de Catalunya]] in [[Barcelona]], [[Spain]], as part of the annual Formula One championship season. ...ng|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 cir

|Races || 111 (109 starts) ...the team, scoring points several times, most notably by running the whole of the wet [[1997 Monaco Grand Prix]] without a pit stop (and with a damaged f

...me to Bizzarrini S.p.A. in 1966. The marque has been revived with a number of [[concept car]]s in the 2000s. ...lmo Marconi]] on his inventions, especially the radio, following which one of the Livorno Library sections was named The Bizzarrini Library.

...racing]]. Dr [[Ferdinand Porsche]] called Nuvolari "''The greatest driver of the past, the present, and the future.''". ...European Champions|350cc European Championship]]. From then until the end of 1930, he competed both in motorcycle racing and in automobile racing. For 1

...he 1950s and early 1960s. It was the company's most successful early line of vehicles, produced for over a decade from 1953 to 1964 and spawning countle ...n its chief competitors — for example, it was nearly half the weight of the [[Jaguar XK6 engine|Jaguar XK straight-6]] The light V12 propelled the

...his first customers was [[Ferrari]], who used chassis' from Gilco in many of their cars (including the [[Ferrari 125|125]], [[Ferrari 166|166]], [[Ferra Gilco also construced a very small number of their own cars, and also built chassis' for private customers, mainly in th

...(north loop). With a lap length of over 25 km, it allows the participation of more than 200 cars, and over 700 drivers. ...had been introduced in 1966, the 24h at the Ring gave both circuits a pair of endurance racing events at very long tracks, at least until Spa was shorten

| Races || 247 (246 starts) ...areer he has amassed a notable points haul, and lies seventh on the [[List of Formula One driver records#Career points|all-time scorers list]], being the

A small number of road going cars were derived from it in 1967, called [[Alfa Romeo 33 Strada Alfa Romeo started development of Tipo 33 in early 1960s, first car being built in 1965. First version was se

|Races:|| 33 .... He is one of only two Italian Formula One World Champions in the history of the sport.

The '''Belgian Grand Prix''' is an automobile race, part of the [[Formula One]] World Championship. ...the new [[24 hours of Le Mans]] in France, the [[SPA 24 Hours]], a similar 24 hour endurance race, was run at the Spa track.

|Races ||131 ...etti Esquire.jpg|thumb|150px|left|'''Mario Andretti portrayed on the cover of ''Esquire''''']]

...st) and the many victories gained in different categories by the two sides of [[Atlantic Ocean]]. ...rds of technical regulations. In this sense, the rule that forbade the use of parafanghini type motion (in [[1953]] in Italy and the [[1955]] in the [[US

...he race organisiation and its history is contained in the [[24 Hours of Le Mans]] article. ...|thumb|right|250px|'''[[1952 24 Hours of Le Mans]] race, depicted on cover of Auto Sport Review magazine''']]

...tory, spectacle and glamour result in the race being considered "the jewel of the Formula One crown". ...rners, making it one of the most demanding tracks in Formula One. In spite of the relatively low average speeds, it is a dangerous place to race.

Races = 729 | ...eria Ferrari''' is the common name for the Gestione Sportiva, the division of the [[Ferrari]]

| Races || 191 (187 starts) ...ly (see [[List of Formula One World Championship pointscoring systems|list of pointscoring systems]] for more information). Numbers without parentheses a

...an Italian manufacturer of [[Combine harvester]]s and at one time a maker of high performance [[motorcycles]]. The agricultural equipment brand is famo ...founded almost on a whim by [[Pietro Laverda]] junior (son of the founder of

...iver records#Youngest world drivers championship winners|youngest]] [[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions|World Drivers' Champion]] in the sport ...history, with seven-time World Champion [[Michael Schumacher]] coming out of retirement after a three-year absence.

...camshafts, four valves per cylinder and twin ignition. However, the onset of [[World War I]] halted automobile production at ALFA for three years. ...ars were still lying at the A.L.F.A. factory since 1915. In 1920, the name of the company was changed to Alfa Romeo with the [[Alfa Romeo 20/30 HP|Torped

...were held for many years. Due to the rising cost of competition, the last of these occurred in 1983. National championships existed in [[South Africa]] ...6]] by the Commission Sportive Internationale (CSI) of the FIA, forerunner of FISA, as the premier single seater racing category in worldwide motorsport.