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! colspan=2 |'''Le Mans Series''' ...f Le Mans|2002]], [[2006 24 Hours of Le Mans|2006]], [[2007 24 Hours of Le Mans|2007]])

...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]

[[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

...race in the [[1989 Portuguese Grand Prix]], and their joint-best F1 result of 4th. ...Championship]] that year. In 1998, he joined the brand new Le Mans program of BMW Motorsports.

...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]].

...he first racing car was made in [[1913]], three years after the foundation of A.L.F.A., the [[A.L.F.A 40/60 HP|40-60HP]] had 6 liter straight-4 engine. [ ! colspan=2 |'''The Emergence of the Myth 1''' {{flagiconItaly}}

...Grand-Am''' is an [[auto racing]] sanctioning body that was established in 1999 to organize endurance [[road racing]] competitions in [[North America]]. ...d its own board of advisors. Among the corporation’s investors are several of the key people behind NASCAR’s success, but Grand American offers an enti

...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 ...was killed, struck in the chest by a detached piece of the guard rail. Two of his colleagues were seriously injured, Claude Hertault and Serge David, who

...amed Bugatti racing driver, [[Pierre Veyron]] who won the [[24 hours of Le Mans]] in 1939. ...ed by [[Hartmut Warkuss]] of Volkswagen rather than [[Giorgetto Giugiaro]] of [[ItalDesign]] who had handled the three prior Bugatti concepts.

...in [[Formula One]] from {{f1|1981}} until {{f1|1994}}, racing for a number of teams, most notably the [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari factory team]]. ...Italian's career in motorsport began in 1976, racing a car he and a number of his friends had built in the Formula Monza series. The car, however, achiev

...rmula One]] driver. His best ranking was 10th in the world championship in 1999. ...94. Despite a promising 1998 with [[Arrows]], he had no full-time drive in 1999.

...r|sports cars]] in the world. The original Bugatti failed with the advent of World War II, but has been resurrected twice, most recently under the [[Vol ...ulminated with driver [[Jean-Pierre Wimille]] winning the [[24 hours of Le Mans]] twice (in 1937 with [[Robert Benoist]] and 1939 with [[Pierre Veyron]]).

...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

...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.

...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

...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.

...rs Group Ltd.''' is a British specialist car manufacturing company and one of the oldest independent car marques in Britain. Based in [[Weybridge, Surrey ...iness. They wanted the factory as a warehouse but allowed the service side of AC to continue.

| 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

...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 ...e first ever [[McLaren Autosport BRDC Award|McLaren/Autosport Young Driver of the Year award]]. In 1990, he suffered a broken leg at the [[Circuit de Spa

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.

...(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

...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''']]

...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

...etti Esquire.jpg|thumb|150px|left|'''Mario Andretti portrayed on the cover of ''Esquire''''']] ...cessful [[United States|Americans]] in the history of the sport. He is one of only two drivers to win races in [[Formula One]], [[American Championship C

...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.

...], [[1964]], [[1975]], [[1976]], [[1977]], [[1979]], [[1982]], [[1983]], [[1999]], [[2000]], [[2001]], [[2002]], [[2003]], [[2004]], 2007) | ...eria Ferrari''' is the common name for the Gestione Sportiva, the division of the [[Ferrari]]

...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.

This page lists [[Wiktionary:superlatives|superlatives]] of the [[automobile]] industry - that is, the smallest, largest, fastest, ligh ...iles built after World War II. Many odd vehicles emerged in the early days of the automobile industry. There is [[#Pre-War|a section]] for early superlat