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...glass. The result is a zero to 60mi/h time of 4.0 seconds. A Trofeo racing series was organized for enthusiasts, with a per-race rental charge of about $20,0 ...cing series, including the [[Italian GT Championship]], [[Rolex Sports Car Series]], and [[FIA GT3 European Championship]].

...mb]]s as well as [[Le Mans Prototype]]s for [[endurance racing]]. Besides racing their own cars, their chassis have been sold to various [[privateer]] teams ...b car and the LMP2/04 LMP2-class [[prototype]] which runs in the [[Le Mans Series]].

...:1px solid #999;" |[[Image:Mid-Ohio track.gif|220px|center|Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Layout]] ! colspan=2 |'''Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course'''

[[Image:MidgetCarsRacingAngellParkJune2007.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Midget cars racing at [[Angell Park Speedway]]]] ...acer, see [[Quarter-midget]]. For the British sports car with its own race series it's the MG Midget.

...racing.inflatables.arp.750pix.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Offshore inflatable '''racing''' (Thundercat class) at Ilfracombe, north Devon, England.These boats can r |[[image:aircraft.racing.arp.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Air '''racing''':Hungarian aerobatics pilot Peter Besenyei at speed in his Extra 300 at a

|Class || [[Race car]] ...white and blue, to serve as a tribute to the Tipo 61 and the [[Camoradi]] racing team.

...through [[1986]]. It was built with the [[Group B]] [[rally racing|rally series]] in mind but was never entered there. ...rari 308 GTB|308 GTB]]. It used a de-bored (by 1 mm) version of that car's V8 with twin [[Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries|IHI]] [[turbocharger]

...Below are pictures of some examples of the incredible and beautiful Giaur racing cars. {{A-Z multipage list|Car Information and Photos by Marque|Information and Photos by Marque|}}

...shed in 1904 to represent the interest of motoring organisations and motor car users. ...blic the FIA is mostly known as the governing body for certain major motor racing events.

...barth & C. S.r.l was quite successful in [[hillclimbing]] and [[sports car racing]], mainly in classes from 850cc up to 2000cc, competing with [[Porsche 904] ...ne|Johann Abt]] was promised by Carlo Abarth that he could drive a factory car for free if he won all the races he entered—which Abt nearly did, winning

[[image:carndrivercanam.jpg|thumb|right|Cover of Car and Driver magazine, showing transparent diagram of CanAm racer]] ...tally different series based on obsolete [[Formula 5000]] cars with sports car bodies.

...er of [[Connecticut]], it is renowned as the most picturesque of the major racing tracks, earning the "Park" part of its name. ...America]] and [http://www.pca.org Porsche Club of America], hold weekend racing and driver training school events at Lime Rock Park.

|Class || [[Sports car]] |Related || Racing car: [[Alfa Romeo Tipo 33]]<br/>Concept cars:<br/>[[Alfa Romeo 33.2]]<br/>Alfa

| Events || [[Formula One]]; [[Champ Car|CART]]; [[Trans-Am Series|Trans-Am]] ...[[Detroit, Michigan]]''' hosted [[Formula One]] racing, and later [[CART]] racing, between the 1982 and 1991 seasons. The course was set up near the [[Renais

...major race in [[1961]], the [[Player's 200]], a [[sports car racing|sports car race]] bringing drivers from the world over to rural [[Ontario]]. [[Stirli ...e Stirling Moss, [[Gilles Villeneuve]], [[Bruce McLaren]] and even [[stock car]] king [[Richard Petty]], have raced at Mosport. No fewer than 16 [[Formul

*[[Champ Car]] World Series - Road America Grand Prix - September 21-24, 2006 *[[American Le Mans Series]] - August 20, 2006

...''' (born [[January 13]] [[1935]]) is an [[Italy|Italian]] [[Formula One]] car designer. ...am in [[1962]], with the position of Chief of the Technical Department for racing cars.

'''[[Indy Racing League]]''' <br> [[Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma County] ...[[motorcycle]] races such as the [[American Federation of Motorcyclists]] series.

...asically be considered a closed-circuit, sponsored, legal form of [[street racing]] performed by professional drivers. ==Characteristics of a touring car==

|Aka ||Barchetta Corsa (racing)<br>Barchetta Stradale (road) ...gined]], two-door, two-seat [[24 Hours of Le Mans|Le Mans]]-style [[sports car]], in the spirit of the [[Maserati 350S|350]] and [[Maserati 450S|450S]], t

|Class:||[[FR layout|front-engined]] [[sports car]] ...evolution of the [[Ferrari 125|125 S]] [[race car]] that became a [[sports car]] for the street. It shared its [[Aurelio Lampredi]]-designed tube frame a

...sanctioning body that was established in 1999 to organize endurance [[road racing]] competitions in [[North America]]. [[Image:GrandAm_LagunaSeca.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Racing action in the 2005 Grand-Am Road & Track 250 at Laguna Seca]]

...ith the earlier [[Ferrari TR|Testa Rossas]], GT [[sports car racing|sports car]]s that ran in the World Championships, including the [[24 Hours of Le Mans ...ns with opposing cylinders. Output was 390&nbsp;hp (291&nbsp;kW), and the car won many comparison tests and admirers - it was featured on the cover of ''

|Car Team || 1 - [[Dale Earnhardt, Inc.]] ...Champion]]<br>[[2005 in NASCAR Busch Series|2005]]<br>[[Busch Series|Busch Series Champion]]

...ould yield results very interesting, both as regards the production of the series (Saab Sonetto III and Saab 9000), both as regards some prototypes (for exam ...the changes to the international sports regulations prevented the debut in racing, but the six copies of that version still exist. The engine of the first ge

The '''FIA GT Championship''' is a [[sports car racing]] series organized by the [[Stéphane Ratel Organisations]] (SRO) at the behest of t ...o qualify. Both types may undergo significant modifications from the road car they are based on, but GT1 allows the use of exotic materials, better [[aer

'''Oran Park Raceway''' is a [[Auto racing|motor racing]] circuit at [[Narellan, New South Wales|Narellan]] in southwestern [[Sydne ...Matich]]'s outright time set in a 2.6 litre [[Lotus Cars|Lotus]] [[Sports Car]].

Of all the Ferrars made by Neri & Bonacini, the small series of Nembo [[Spyders]] was their greatest. From a small shop in [[Modena]], t ...ale projects. Both Neri and Bonacini had worked for [[Maserati]]'s defunct racing department and met Genilini at Ferrari. By 1962, the company was in full sw

'''Alfa Romeo 2000''' is a car produced by the Italian automobile manufacturing company [[Alfa Romeo]] as First shown in 1957 on the [[Turin]] autosalon, the car was produced in two models, the ''Berlina'' with 105 [[hp]] and the ''Spide

...ct''' is a high-performance version of a [[compact car]] or a [[subcompact car]]. They are typically are [[front engine]]d, [[front wheel drive]] cars dri ...phy of a sport compact sharply contrasts with those of 'true' sports cars. Sports cars are designed with a performance-oriented philosophy, often compromisin

...sport in its own right, autocrossing is a great way to get started in road racing. ...clubs. Automobile manufacturers and their associated clubs (e.g. the [[BMW Car Club of America]]) sometimes hold marque autocross events.

...sport in its own right, autocrossing is a great way to get started in road racing. ...clubs. Automobile manufacturers and their associated clubs (e.g. the [[BMW Car Club of America]]) sometimes hold marque autocross events.

...mean [[motorcycle racing]], and can include [[motorboat racing]] and [[air racing]]. It is one of the world's most popular [[spectator sport]]s and perhaps t Auto racing began almost immediately after the construction of the first successful [[g

...e current "practical" limit to the displacement of Straight-4 engines in a car is around 2.7 litres. However, in tractors and other construction machinery ...e for production cars. Larger engines (up to 4.5&nbsp;L) have been seen in racing and light [[truck]] use, especially using [[diesel]] fuel (an example is th

...m]]<br>[[Champ Car World Series]]<br>[[Formula One]]<br>[[American Le Mans Series]]<br>[[Atlantic Championship]] ...nt-Tremblant hosted a round of the [[Champ Car World Series]], marking the series' first race at the circuit since Indy cars competed there in 1967 and 1968,

...mean [[motorcycle racing]], and can include [[motorboat racing]] and [[air racing]]. It is one of the world's most popular [[spectator sport]]s and perhaps t Auto racing began almost immediately after the construction of the first successful [[g

...ine Code: F133) but was positioned as the company's highest-end model. The car used a transaxle layout, with the 6-speed manual gearbox located at the bac It was surprising at the car's launch that Ferrari had abandoned the famous mid-engined layout in favour

From [[1996]] to [[2000]] the [[CART]] series staged events at Jacarepagua in an accessory oval circuit named [[Emerson F ...ly 1.67 miles long, thus making it too short for most international racing series. However, the [[FIA]]'s ruling on a track's minimum length is ambiguous. Th

|Class || [[Sports car]] The '''Lancia Montecarlo''' is a [[MR layout|mid-engined]] [[sports car]] which was produced by [[Lancia]] in [[Italy]] from 1975 to 1982.

...-3.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Bruno Senna]] drives a Dallara F304 [[Formula Three]] Car during a support race at the [[2006 Australian Grand Prix]]]] ...d by almost all teams in the [[Indy Racing League]] and all teams of [[GP2 Series]].

...pickup truck]]s and the Ford Excursion full size [[SUV]], as well as the E-Series full-size [[van]]. == Racing ==

...n [[Scarborough, Ontario]], [[Canada]]) is a professional driver in [[auto racing]]. His nickname is "NutSack" because as he said on the Mitch Melnick Team 9 ...ng Beach, California]] and at mid-season became a test driver for [[Penske Racing]]. He was scheduled to start a select number of races for Penske in [[1992]

...cars, and also their 1969 to 1973 sports prototypes of the [[Ferrari P]] series, using modified engines. Ferrari's first 1966 car consisted of a 3.3-liter V12 that was taken from the [[Ferrari P|Ferrari 25

During World War II car-styling work was scarce and [[Pietro Frua]] had to turn to designing childr ...ozzeria in 1966) and equipped himself to [[design]] and build [[automobile|car]]s.

...membered as the creator of the sturdy but not overly-exciting 24 hp, 20/30 series and RLs. However, in 1914, Merosi designed the first [[DOHC]] Alfa engine f ...f [[Enzo Ferrari]] in 1924. He immediately began work on the P2 Grand Prix car, which was based on his experience with the very successful [[Fiat 805]]. T

...racing champion. He is well-known in the United States as a commentator of racing television broadcasts where his Scottish English accent made him a distinct ...wet. It was only natural that Jackie would soon become involved in [[motor racing]] like his older brother.

...y cannot offer suitable power:weight ratios to be acceptable in the modern car market. ...to produce and generally operates with better [[fuel efficiency]]. In drag racing, naturally-aspirated vehicles are vehicles that do not run a blower, a turb

'''[[Grand American Road Racing Association|Grand-Am]] [[Rolex Sports Car Series]]'''<br>Sunchaser 1000 '''[[American Le Mans Series]]'''<br>Utah Grand Prix

The '''Ferrari 312B''' was a series of [[Formula One]] racing car models, designed and built by [[Scuderia Ferrari]]. It was the successor to ...cond in the Constructors Championship, as [[Jackie Stewart]] and [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]] dominated the season.

...ed ground effect to some extent, but [[Formula One]] and most other racing series' worldwide currently use design constraints to heavily limit its effectiven ...', or inverted [[airfoil|aerofoil]]s, were routinely used in the design of racing cars to increase downforce, but this is ''not'' ground effect.) This kind o

! colspan=2 |'''Auto racing''' ...rcycle racing]], and it can further include [[motorboat racing]] and [[air racing]]. It is one of the world's most popular [[spectator sport]]s and perhaps t

|Class:||[[FR layout|front-engined]] [[sports car]] ...bsp;hp. The [[Pininfarina]]-designed body was a graceful evolution of the car's predecessor, the [[Ferrari 250|250]], and strongly contrasted with its re

Nardi Danese (1947) following a one off race car built in 1932 (capable of 180km/h with a 65bhp JAP 998cc two-cylinder air-c [[Image:3d12_1.jpg|thumb|300px|right|'''The photo shows one of three 1948 series N-D [[Alfa Romeo]] cars that are known to remain today even if it is presum

! colspan=2 |Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 TT racing at [[Nürburgring]] ...Championship|Sport Cars World Championship]], [[Interserie]] and [[CanAm]] series. A small number of road going cars were derived from it in 1967, called [[A

| Class || [[Sports car]] ...p speed of 190 km/h. The engine was connected to a four speed gearbox. The car had independent suspension all round and drum brakes on all four wheels.

[[Image:F3000.jpg|thumb|300px|right|'''Formula 3000 is a type of Formula Racing''']] ...es; the hope was that Formula 3000 would offer quicker, cheaper, more open racing.

|Class:||[[FR layout|front-engined]] [[sports car]] |Predecessor:||[[Ferrari 250#Sports cars|250 GT Spyder]]

|Class:||[[Sports car]] The '''[[Lancia]] Monte Carlo''' was a [[MR layout|mid-engined]] [[sports car]] sold in the [[1970s]]. A low-power version, the '''Scorpion''', was sold

|Class || [[Sports car|Sports]]/[[Rally car]] ...ly known as Lancia Stratos was an [[automobile]] made by [[Italy|Italian]] car manufacturer [[Lancia]]. The HF stands for ''High Fidelity''.

...'''ADAC 1000km Nürburgring''' is an [[Endurance racing]] and [[Sports car racing]] event on the [[Nürburgring]] in Germany, organized by the [[ADAC]] since ...] and [[David Brabham]] won, ahead of a [[BMW V12 LMR]], an [[Audi R8 Race Car|Audi R8]] and the second Panoz.

...propulsion engine to use on a racing car, probably destined for Formula 1 racing. Although an engine was built, the project was never completed. The engine ...uilt by Tecno, a company especially famous in the late 60s and 70s for its racing success in Formula 2 championships. The [[Tecno]] team was the starting poi

|Record team2 || [[Chip Ganassi Racing]] |Record class2 || [[NASCAR]] [[Nationwide Series]]

! colspan=2 |'''Le Mans Series''' ...Racing]], GTC Competition, [[Audi]] Sport [[Joest Racing|Joest]], Champion Racing

...instead slide out toward the outside of the turn. Oversteer can throw the car into a spin. The tendency of a car to oversteer is affected by several factors such as mechanical traction, ae

...ol, that "they" won't even allow us to show it on our site, yet; very cool car! ...Rover]], [[Volvo Cars|Volvo]], [[Bristol Cars|Bristol]], and [[Rolls-Royce car|Rolls-Royce]].

: ''This article is about the 1969-1971 race car. For road cars designated '''512 BB / 512 BBi''' and '''512 TR / F512M''' s ...a [[sports car racing|sports car]], related to the [[Ferrari P]] series of sports prototypes. It was raced in [[1970]] and [[1971]], then withdrawn from comp

...nde Epreuve]], or later a constituent of the [[European Championship (auto racing)|European Championship]], the Coppa Acerbo was considered one of the most p ...ingly it was Alfa Romeo, with their new [[Alfa Romeo 158|158 ''Alfetta'']] car, that took the honours in this last competition before the outbreak of [[Wo

|Related:||[[Enzo Ferrari (car)|Enzo Ferrari]] ...rand tourer]], the MC12 qualifies as a supercar, meeting all criteria. The car entered production in [[2004]] with 30 to be produced (5 not for sale) and

'''Flags''' are traditionally used in [[auto racing]] and similar sports to communicate important messages to drivers. Typically, the primary flagma == Flags in auto racing ==

...of demolition derby for compact cars is increasing in popularity. Compact car events have the advantages of an abundant supply of usable vehicles, which ...wells, removing parts of bumpers, welding the doors shut, relocating the [[car battery|battery]], and occasionally cutting an escape hatch in the roof. T

...new millennium. The principles of the brand are the passion for sports and racing cars, the experience and expertise of complex works of the founders Luca Ma ..., the Antas and other projects were invited to the most prestigious luxury car shows in the world and also in some important Hollywood projects.

...as many vehicles fall between classes or even outside all of them. Not all car types are sold in all countries and names differ in some cases between [[Br |&nbsp;-||rowspan=2|[[Supermini car|Supermini]]||A class||[[Fiat Panda]]

...ly first took off in the pre-war years when the National Sport category in racing became more popular, this allowing almost complete freedom in the body used [[Image:49-113a.jpg|thumb|300px|left|'''Not all small sports racers sported "siluro" bodywork. This stunning 1947 [[Fiat Volpini]] was b

...ous forms of motorsport, from [[Grand Prix motor racing]] to [[touring car racing]]. Alfa Corse was officially formed in the beginning of 1938, after the racing department was moved back from [[Scuderia Ferrari]] to "[[Il Portello]]". E

|Class || [[Sports car]] |Similar || [[Audi R8 (road car)|Audi R8]]<br>[[Ferrari F430]]<br>[[Maserati GranTurismo]]

! colspan=2 |'''GP2 Series season''' |Previous || [[2005 GP2 Series season|2005]]

|Class:||[[MR layout|mid-engined]]; [[coupe]]; [[sports car]] The '''[[Ferrari]] F430''' is a [[sports car]] [[automobile]] designed to replace the [[Ferrari 360]]. It debuted at the

|Class:||[[MR layout|mid-engined]] [[sports car]] ...'''Dino''' was a brand for [[MR layout|mid-engined, rear-drive]] [[sports car]]s produced by [[Ferrari]] from [[1968]] to [[1976]]. The Dino name was re

The '''Alfa Romeo Tipo 33''' was a [[sports car racing]] prototype raced by the [[Alfa Romeo]] factory team between 1967 and 1977. ...s also used in the 1980s for the unrelated road car, [[Alfa Romeo 33 (road car)]].

...Lavaggi, until 2005 when he announced the construction of an all new LMP1 sports prototype. ...nounced the unveiling of the 'LS1' at the Nürburgring round of the Le Mans Series.

The '''Ferrari F40''' is a [[RMR layout|mid-engine]] [[sports car]] that was produced by [[Ferrari]] from 1987 to 1992 as the successor to t ...ning the necessary equipment to be a street-legal product. It was the last car to be commissioned by [[Enzo Ferrari|Enzo]] himself before his death.

[[Image:irl_logo.jpg|120px|center|Indy Racing League Logo]] |Sport || [[Auto racing]]

! colspan=2 |'''Champ Car''' | category || [[Open wheel car|Open wheel racing]]

|Class:||[[Sports car]] |colspan=2|''This article is part of the [[automobile]] series.''

...car, «G» denoting ''Ghisa'', cast iron block, and «CS» denoting ''Corsa & Sports''. It first raced at [[Modena]] 1947 by [[Luigi Villoresi]] and [[Alberto The '''A6G''' were a series of two-door coupe and spyders by [[Zagato]], [[Pininfarina]], [[Pietro Frua

...arc Surer.JPG|thumb|right|250px|[[Marc Surer]]'s 1979 Championship winning car]] '''Formula Two''', abbreviated to '''F2''', is a type of [[formula racing]]. It was replaced by [[Formula 3000]] in 1985, but in 2009 the [[Formula T

...p Car World Series and the Indy Racing League see [[Champ Car]] and [[Indy Racing League|IRL]].'' Since [[1916]] there has been a United States national [[automobile]] racing championship for drivers of single seater (commonly referred to as [[open w

...or 12 HP (later called Alfa) was made in 1907 and produced from 1908. This car had a small four cylinder engine with a power of 58 bhp. ...[[live axle]]s were common practice for both the front and rear axles of a car. They also developed rear transaxles which were fitted to the Aurelia and

'''[[NASCAR]] [[Sprint Cup Series]]'''<br>[[Centurion Boats at the Glen]] '''NASCAR [[Nationwide Series]]'''<br>[[Zippo 200]]

...f AMA Superbike are said to have started when the AMA first organized road racing in the United States in 1934. ...|Scott Russell]], [[Miguel Duhamel]] and [[Mat Mladin]], who holds several series records including six championships. The 2006 and 2007 crowns went to [[Be

| Winner || {{flagiconUK}} [[John Watson (racing driver)|John Watson]] ...r 1983 the event returned as the [[Long Beach Grand Prix]] of the [[CART]] series.

| Third team || [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]-[[Renault F1|Renault]] ...Mosport]] Park in [[Bowmanville, Ontario]] as a [[sports car racing|sports car]] event before it alternated between Mosport and [[Circuit Mont-Tremblant]]

...ncluding [[Iso automobile|Iso]] and [[Alfa Romeo]]. A series of [[concept car]]s in the [[2000s]] posthumously bore his name. ...iver. He was quickly promoted to controller of experimental, Sports and GT car development.

...00|Camping World 300]] presented by RVs.com<br>'''NASCAR [[Craftsman Truck Series]]'''<br>[[San Bernardino County 200]]<br>'''[[AMA Superbike]]'''<br>Suzuki |Record team || [[Penske Racing]]

...ped radiator, and is regarded by many as the most-beautiful pre-war racing car. ...k. Bugatti organized the [[Targa Florio]] as a special spotlight for this car, and it claimed victory there for five consecutive years, from [[1925]] thr

...l drive layout|mid-engined]] [[sports car]] produced by the Italian sports car manufacturer [[Ferrari]]. The 458 Italia replaces the [[Ferrari F430]]. In Ferrari's first official announcement of the car, the 458 Italia was described as the successor to the F430 but arising from

...he name [[Alfa Corse]] or Autodelta) and private entries. The first racing car was made in [[1913]], three years after the foundation of A.L.F.A., the [[A ...ately after it was founded. [[Giuseppe Merosi]] built very advanced racing car in 1914, named as [[Alfa Romeo Grand Prix|Grand Prix]]. In 1920 [[Giuseppe

From 1934 on [[Giovanni Moretti]] was more known as a producer of small [[sports cars]]. His [[motorcycles]] were produced with [[Ladetto]], [[DKW]] and [[J ...ably a range of electric powered small trucks and a 5 or 7 seat [[electric car]]. In 1946, with the war over and thus demand for their commercial vehicles

...to be used by privateer teams until 1991. It was also the company's first car meeting [[Group C]] regulations, replacing the previous [[Lancia LC1|LC1]] ...tions, Lancia (under the direction of [[Cesare Fiorio]]) needed an all-new car to replace the open-cockpit LC1s that were no longer eligable for champions

| Class || [[Sports car|Sports]] / [[Luxury vehicles|Luxury]] | Similar || [[BMW 3 Series]]

|Class || [[Super car]] ...M]] at [[24 hours of Le Mans|Le Mans]]. [[De Tomaso]] had produced a road car with this layout, the [[De Tomaso Vallelunga|Vallelunga]], but otherwise ca

...ill began racing cars at an early age, going to [[England]] as a [[Jaguar (car)|Jaguar]] trainee in 1949 and signing with [[Enzo Ferrari]]’s team in 195 ...with [[Ford Motor Company]] and the [[Chaparral Cars]] of [[Jim Hall (race car driver)|Jim Hall]].

The '''[[Ferrari]] 250''' is a series of [[sports car]]s from the 1950s and early 1960s. It was the company's most successful ea ...gine|Jaguar XK straight-6]] The light V12 propelled the small Ferrari 250 racing cars to victory after victory.

|Class:||[[Compact car]] ...Lancia Fulvia 1.3s Series 2.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Lancia Fulvia Coupe 1.3s Series 2]]

...lla''' (born [[March 4]] [[1933]] in [[Palermo]]) is a former [[sports car racing]] and [[Formula One]] driver from [[Sicily]], [[Italy]]. ...rari 512]]S in a heroic yet ultimately losing effort in 1970, damaging the car in the final stages.

...emblem is a [[trident]]. Today, Maserati is owned directly by the Italian car giant [[Fiat]], after having been a part of [[Ferrari]] (a company in which ...ny, however. Racing successes continued, even against the giants of German racing, [[Audi|Auto Union]] and [[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]]. In 1939, a [[Maserati

'''Car tuning''' is both an '''industry''' and a [[hobby]], in which an [[automobi ...le. Another major facet of tuning includes performance modification to the car exterior. This includes changing the aerodynamic characteristics of the veh

...for the 750 sports machines, with a limited production of 300 SR ("Special Racing") model in the traditional red and silver livery. ...burini designed the Ducati 916 sports bike (predecessor of the 748 and 996 series) which marked the return of Ducati as a successful motorcycle manufacturer

...f 134mph.The TZ was built both for street and racing trim, with the latest racing versions producing up to 160bhp. Alfa's twin-spark cylinder head, as also u ...success of this tail treatment in their "coda tronca" Sprint Zagato sports-racing cars, and it was a natural evolution to adapt this to the Giulia TZ.

...], [[Ferrari 500|500S]], [[Ferrari 250 GT|250GT]] and some F1 cars). Other car companies followed, including [[Cisitalia]], [[Fiat]], [[Stanguellini]], [[ ...metimes the task gave a risk to build, as for instance the 'Nibbio' record car from 1935. On basis of a [[Gilco]]-[[Cattaneo]] chassis on the order of Lu

|Car Team || 20 - [[Joe Gibbs Racing]] [[1996-1997 in IRL|1997]]<br> [[Indy Racing League|IRL]]<br> [[Indy Racing League#IRL Champions|Champion]]<br>

| Related || [[Alfa Romeo Alfasud]]<br>[[Alfa Romeo 33 Series|Alfa Romeo 33]] |Successors || [[Alfa Romeo Arna]], [[Alfa Romeo 33 (road car)|Alfa Romeo 33]]

;1957: Colani's [[Alfa Romeo]] design is the first [[sports car]] to clock a lap of under 10 minutes at the [[Nürburgring]]; it can now be ;1958: [[Catamaran]] racing success in Hawaii

The '''Ferrari P''' series were prototype sports cars in the 1960s and early 1970s. ...per]] dominating F1, [[Ferrari]] began producing [[MR layout|mid-engined]] racing cars in [[1960]] with the [[Ferrari Dino]]-V6-engine [[Formula 2]] 156, whi

...car designer. His work covered a large range from [[minicar]]s to [[sports car]]s, using all the different layouts as and when they were the best solution ...t confidence to entrust the design of all the mechanical components of the car including the chassis to Giacosa. Giacosa was engineering manager at Fiat b

...t was developed from the 3.5L V12 used in the 1992 Ferrari F92 Formula One car. ...ltural, a monument. They must be hard to find, so we will produce one less car than the market." The last F50 was produced in [[Maranello]], [[Italy]] in

...ime. The company is legendary for producing some of the best [[sports car|sports cars]] in the world. The original Bugatti failed with the advent of World ...ering in its premium road cars and its success in early [[Grand Prix motor racing]], winning the first ever [[Monaco Grand Prix]]. The company's success culm

The '''Isle of Man TT (Tourist Trophy)''' is a [[motorcycle racing]] event held on the [[Isle of Man]] since 1907. The race is run on public r Motor racing began on the Isle of Man in 1904 with the Gordon Bennett car trials.

|colspan=2|''This article is part of the [[automobile]] series.'' ...[RMR layout|mid-engined, rear wheel drive]] [[V8]]-powered 2-seat [[sports car]], replacing the [[Ferrari 328|328]] in 1989.

The '''Bandini 750 sports torpedo''' is a racing car model, produced from [[1950]] to [[1956]] by the italian company [[Bandini| ...ndini Cars | Bandini]] as [[car]] international level. These are the ''750 sports torpedo'' fact, to take [in [Forlì]] the title of Champion of [[USA]] [[19

...] at [[Bahrain International Circuit|Bahrain]]. [[Timo Glock]] was crowned series champion on [[September 30]] after winning the final round at [[Circuit de ! Car #

...Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1952]] - [[1960 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1960]] ...59 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1959]],[[1960 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1960]]

'''Osella''' is an [[Italy|Italian]] racing car manufacturer and former [[Formula One]] team based in Volpiano near [[Turin ...ld rise to [[Formula Two]] in [[1975]] achieving some success with its own car (the Osella FA2); [[François Migault]] scored one point.

...alian GP]] in September OSCA entered two works cars for Franco Rol but the car was a long way off the pace of the [[Alfa Romeos]] and [[Ferraris]]. ...njoyed some success in 1960 with victory in the Italian [[Formula Junior]] series but in 1962 the aging [[Maserati]] brothers sold the company the [[MV Agust

...ini S.p.A. in 1966. The marque has been revived with a number of [[concept car]]s in the 2000s. ...ing, building and developing his own sport cars. He often said: "I'm not a car designer, I am a worker".

...hilosophy of constant improvement and perfection based on the results of a series of experiences. ...tandard production chassis, while the Lotus had been created as a [[sports car]] with a special chassis, ideal distribution of weights, and specially desi

.... Lamborghini is the main counterpart to [[Ferrari]] in the Italian sports car business. The Italian company was founded in 1963 by businessman [[Ferrucci ...lted by Ferrari's reaction, Lamborghini took it upon himself to repair his car's clutch; in the process, he discovered that the design shared components w

The '''Alfa Romeo 6C''' name was used on road, race and sports cars made between 1925–1954 by Alfa Romeo. 6C refers to to a straight 6 e ...th some success. Shortly thereafter, Europe would find itself at war. Both racing and the market for private cars would disappear by 1915 when Italy joined t

[[Image:Go kart.jpg|thumb|300px|Go Kart racing, Bairnsdale Kart Club]] ...age:Kart Race Indoor 2002.jpg|thumb|301px|Indoor Kart racing]][[Image:Kart Racing 1.jpg|thumb|301px|Kart racers race each other on an outdoor track]]

Later, in the eighties, '''Puma''' began the construction of a sports car, the "Big Brother", made with a 1200cc VW engine as the "Maggiolino" was av ..." nut differed at the headlights and you could remove the roof to turn the car into a [[Spider]]. The last model produced, was a model with an [[Alfa Rome

...0 Cisitalia [[Grand Prix]], the lack of money would not allow the stunning car to be completed.''']] Following the great success of pre-World War II [[Italian]] sports and racing cars like [[Ferrari]] and [Maserati], other wealthy [[Italian]] industriali

...m at the end of 2005. Scuderia Toro Rosso is the sister team of [[Red Bull Racing]], with the aim of developing the skills of promising drivers for the senio ...l is [[Franz Tost]], formerly of [[BMW]]'s motorsport division. Its latest car, the [[STR2|STR2]] is nearly identical to the Red Bull RB3, as both were de

..., Sicily|Palermo]]. Founded in 1906, it used to be the oldest [[sports car racing]] event, part of the World Championship until 1973. While also a whole tour After 1973, it was a national sports car event until it was discontinued in 1977 due to safety concerns. It is since

.... Alboreto competed in [[Formula One]] from {{f1|1981}} until {{f1|1994}}, racing for a number of teams, most notably the [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari factory ...ved the way for the Italian's entrance into Formula One with the [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]] team.

...longer than a [[Jaguar XKR]] and twelve inches (305 mm) longer than a 996 Series [[Porsche 996|Porsche 911]]. Overall vehicle length is 178.1 in, width is 7 ...e length is 80 mm. The engine shares many of the design features of modern racing engines, including [[dry sump]] lubrication, a pump assembly located outsid

...lose involvement with motorcycle sport has been marked over the years by a series of successes. There were the early victories in motocross in the late ’70 ...motorcyclists a natural and instinctive riding style. Highly technical and sports-oriented the DNA of its bikes may be, but they still need to transmit optim

| Class || [[Luxury car]], [[Sport car]], [[Racing car]] <small>''This article is about the 1930's Alfa Romeo 8C. For the new sports coupe, see [[Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione]].''</small>

...omobile]] [[gearbox]] that can change [[gear ratio]]s automatically as the car or truck moves, thus freeing the driver from having to shift gears [[manual ...right|The automatic transmission selector lever in a [[Ford Five Hundred]] car.]]

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! colspan=2 |'''Pagani Zonda car review''' ...showing his drawings to [[Juan Manuel Fangio]] who he planned to name the car after (as the Fangio F1).

! colspan=2 |'''Alfa Romeo 105/115 Series Coupé''' |Class || [[Sports car|Sports Car]]

|Class:||[[Sports car]] ...g beneath the [[Lamborghini Murciélago|Murciélago]]. It is also the first car to feature the new [[Lamborghini V10]] engine - only the third engine desig

|Class:||[[City car]] ...o" from the [[Italian language|Italian]] word for "500") is a [[automobile|car]] produced by the [[Fiat]] company of [[Italy]] between 1957 and 1975 (the

...933, Francesco Villa merits a prominent place in the history of motorcycle racing, not only for the numerous successes he achieved as a rider, but also as a ...f Borgo Panigale needed greater publicity, especially in the 125 and 175cc Sports class, events that created a market, as Ducati focussed on commercial succe

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|Occupation || Car builder ...[Italy|Italian]] businessman, [[motor racing|racing driver]], and [[racing car]] builder.

The '''Mille Miglia''' (Thousand [[Mile]]s) was an open-road endurance [[racing|race]] which took place in [[Italy]] twenty-four times from [[1927]] to [[1 ...rrera Panamericana]], the ''MM'' made ''[[Gran Turismo]]'' (Grand Touring) sports cars like [[Alfa Romeo]], [[Ferrari]] (which debuted as a marque in the 194

...et car racing|midget cars]], [[sprint car racing|sprint cars]], and [[drag racing]]. ...ntoya]], the only driver to have won a race in the [[NASCAR]] [[Sprint Cup Series]], Formula One, and an Indianapolis 500. No American has won a Formula One

...d in [[2002]] as the successor to the [[Lamborghini Diablo|Diablo]]. The [[car body style|body style]] is a two door, two seat [[coupé]]. To celebrate La The Murciélago sports a 6.2&nbsp;L version of the legendary [[Lamborghini V12]] engine, a six spe

...car racing|touring car]] and GT [[Endurance racing (motorsport)|endurance racing]] event on the [[Nurburgring#Nordschleife_map|Nürburgring Nordschleife]] ( ...oduced 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 shortened in the late 19

...sored drivers and manufactured racecars; the company went into independent car production in 1946, eventually became '''Ferrari [[Joint stock company|S.p. ::'''[[Scuderia Ferrari]]''' ''for further history of the Ferrari racing team''

|colspan=2|''This article is part of the [[automobile]] series.'' The '''Pagani Zonda''' is a [[Mid-engine design|mid-engined]] [[sports car]] produced by [[Pagani]] in Italy. It debuted in 1999 and continues throug

...eptember]] [[1960]] in [[London]]) is a retired [[United Kingdom|British]] racing driver and the 1996 [[Formula One]] World Champion. He is the son of the la ...rmula 3, where he won four races, Hill ascended another tier of open wheel racing by joining Mooncraft in the International [[Formula 3000]] championship, wh

Lamborghini is redefining the future of the super sports car with a unique technology demonstrator. Boasting an extremely lightweight co ...ni in carbon-fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) technology. The super sports car brand from Sant'Agata Bolognese is the only vehicle manufacturer in the wor

|Body Styles:||[[FF layout|FF]] [[full-size car|full-size]] [[sedan]] |Competitors:||[[Audi A6]]<br>[[BMW 5 Series]]<br>[[Citroën XM]]<br>[[Peugeot 605]]<br>[[Renault Safrane]]<br>[[Saab 90

...Lotus]], [[WilliamsF1|Williams]], [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]], [[McLaren (racing)|McLaren]] | Former teams || [[Newman/Haas Racing]]

...dependent, local station WFBM-TV (now [[WRTV]]), and not again until [[ABC Sports]] was permitted to broadcast the race via tape delay from 1965 to 1985, and ...h the first race was won by an American driver at the wheel of an American car, European makers such as the [[Italy|Italian]] [[Fiat]] or [[France|French]

...a 350 cc side valve engine. But despite the efforts and successes in sport racing, sales would not be sufficient to cover the substantial start-up costs and ...hile competing, were claiming a successful and a significantly spread of a sports winning appeal.

|Car number || 4 ...[[Chevrolet Impala]] for [[Earnhardt Ganassi Racing]] in the [[Sprint Cup Series]].

|Engine || [[Cosworth]] TJ2005 Series 10 '''Minardi''' was an [[automobile racing]] team and constructor founded in [[1979]] by [[Giancarlo Minardi]]. It co

...ia Ferrari]] Marlboro. Also notable were the success of [[British American Racing|BAR]] and [[Renault F1|Renault]], as well as the poor performance of [[Will ...long with [[Japan|Japanese]] team mate [[Takuma Sato]], [[British American Racing|BAR]] impressed by finishing second behind Ferrari.

...4.0 litres. The F12berlinetta was named "The Supercar of the Year 2012" by car magazine [[Top Gear (magazine)|''Top Gear'']]. ...torque]] at 6000&nbsp;rpm, making it the fourth-most powerful Ferrari road car to date, only surpassed by [[LaFerrari]], F12tdf, and [[Ferrari 812 Superfa

| [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] 750 kg ...r racing car, and was powered by a supercharged eight cylinder engine. The car was very light for the period, weighing just over 1,500 lb (680 kg) despite

...of the [[Williams FW29|FW29]] whilst [[Renault F1|Renault]] and [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]] tested their 2007 entries. [[Honda F1|Honda]], [[Scuderia Toro R ...ing testing at Valencia, Super Aguri turned up to test their SA07B interim car for the first time.

...11 [[Targa Florio]] with two 24 HP models. In 1914, an advanced Grand Prix car was designed and built, the [[Alfa Romeo Grand Prix|GP1914]] which featured ...Romeo with the [[Alfa Romeo 20/30 HP|Torpedo 20-30 HP]] becoming the first car to be badged as such.Their first success came in 1920 when [[Giuseppe Campa

...l Schumacher]]. In the 1960s the race was an integral part of the [[Tasman Series]] which attracted the leading Formula 1 teams of the day and also influence ...War II vintage facilities previously located at Albert Park; the Melbourne Sports and Aquatc Centre (scene of many Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games events)

...lly winning for the first time in 1952, and becoming a firm favorite among racing clubmen due to their record for reliable performance. ...edigree and the message of durability, quality, and exclusivity. The SFC "Series 15,000" was featured in the Guggenheim Museum in New York's 1999 exhibit "t

This is a '''list of [[auto racing]] tracks''' sorted by country. There are 35 racing circuits in Brazil's history. 13 of them are active.

...while the Lambda, originaly had a fortified 2.1 liters motor, in the last series it exceeded the threshold of the 2 liter. Detention remaining the role - fr ...fications of detail (second series), then, in [[the 1933]], with the third series, the variations makes more consisting: the chassis sdoppia (in the sense th

...]) is a [[French People|French]] racing driver. He retired from Grand Prix racing at the end of 1993 after becoming [[Formula One]] World Champion for the fo Prost discovered [[kart racing|karting]] at the age of 14 during a family holiday. He progressed through m

[[Image:Car rally.jpg|thumb|right|224px|A [[Subaru Impreza]] [[rally car]] uses 4WD for traction on loose dirt.]] ...ter control on many surfaces, and is an important part of [[rallying|rally racing]].

...hree other drivers could also have won the championship; Vettel's Red Bull Racing team mate [[Mark Webber]], [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]'s [[Fernando Alonso ===Dispute over regulations and breakaway series===

...st I4 engine (Diesel) - 4.3&nbsp;L (4334&nbsp;cc/278&nbsp;in³) - [[Isuzu N-Series|Isuzu NKR]] ''[[Isuzu 4HF1 engine|4HF1]]'' ...[[Dodge Ram|Dodge Ram 250/350]] ''[[Cummins]] [[Cummins B Series engine|B series turbodiesel]]''

...also the governing body for [[Formula One]] and other international [[auto racing|motorsports]]. ...also promoted increased safety and the use of green technologies in motor racing. In 2008, stories about his sex life appeared in the British press. Despit

[[image: ardea before serie.JPG|350px|thumb|right|'''The Ardea sedan first series (1939)''']] ...passed from [[Alpha Romeo]] to [[Lancia]] in the February [[1938]]. To the car it comes given the name “[[Ardea]]”, correspondent to that one of one a

...been bought by the [[Midland Group]] in 2004, changed their name to [[MF1 Racing]] after a transition year in 2005. ...6-02.jpg|thumb|right|230px|[[Fernando Alonso]] driving his [[Renault R26]] car during a testing session held in February 2006 at [[Circuit de Valencia]].]

|Car number || 5 ...nese]] [[Formula 3000]] Championship and the [[DTM (racing)|German Touring Car Championship]] in the early [[1990s]].

|Current season || 2007 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season |Inaugural || [[1949 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1949]]

...5-2a.jpg|right|thumb|350px|[[Aston Martin DB5]] the most famous James Bond car]] Throughout the '''[[James Bond]]''' series of films and novels [[Q (James Bond)|Q Branch]] has given Bond a wide varie

...cing activities of numerous Ferrari customers and private teams, Ferrari's racing division has recently devoted its attention and funding to its [[Formula On Ferrari first competed in F1 in [[1950]] (the team's first F1 car was the Tipo 125 F1), making it the oldest and most successful team left in

==1955 The worst accident in racing history== ...ilure of all the Ferrari and Ford works cars. However the [[North American Racing Team]] (NART), [[Luigi Chinetti]]'s private team, saved Ferrari's honor wit

[[Formula One]] has its roots in the European [[Grand Prix motor racing]] (''q.v.'' for pre-1947 history) of the 1920s and 1930s. However, the foun ...tionale (CSI) of the FIA, forerunner of FISA, as the premier single seater racing category in worldwide motorsport. It was initially known as Formula A, but

...ly's motorcycling manufacture, enjoyed prominence in world-wide motorcycle racing, and led the industry in ground-breaking innovation &mdash; for the greater ...zzi impresses its heritage on a range of motorcycles in touring, cruising, racing and naked configurations &mdash; each with the company's iconic, air-cooled