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[[image:Sauro_Cesetti.jpg |thumb|301px|Sauro Cesetti, a leading international Formula A driver who holds a works drive for the Italian Birel S.p.A kart chassis m ...top level of Go-kart racing or ''[[karting]]''. This class uses 100cc [[two-stroke]] engines, which must be approved by the [[FIA]]. Chassis must be ma

{{Formula One}} ...e World Constructors' Champions|Constructors']] Championships since [[1950 Formula One season|1950]]. The Championships are awarded to the driver and construc

...ry race which also took the life of three-time [[list of Formula One World Drivers' Champions|world champion]] [[Ayrton Senna]]. Born in [[Salzburg, Austria] ...pionships, after which he forged a successful career in the [[Japan]]ese [[Formula 3000]] series.

Category = [[Formula One]] | Constructor = [[Alfa Romeo (Formula One)|Alfa Romeo]] |

| Category|| [[Formula One]] | Drivers|| 3. [[Michael Schumacher]]<br />4. [[Rubens Barrichello]]

'''Circuito da Boavista''' was a [[Formula One]] street course in [[Porto|Oporto]] (Porto), [[Portugal]] used twice fo ...h line. First a grand prix event in [[1958]], the course of Boavista took drivers at amazing speeds across tramlines, past small houses, and over [[cobblesto

| Category || [[Formula One]] | Drivers || 27. [[Jean Alesi]]<br> 28. [[Gerhard Berger]]

...that it be that be two distinct corners to be of greater challenge to the drivers. ...at Mosport. No fewer than 16 [[Formula One]] [[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions|World Driving Champions]] - men like [[Juan Manuel Fangio]], [[J

...tar of the Italian Junior Formula a little later. He participated in one [[Formula One]] World Championship Grand Prix, the [[1961 Italian Grand Prix]] on [[S ...zo Bandini]], but on the track, there was a sacred rivalry between the two drivers as proved in the Grand Prix of Syracuse. The next year Renato changes teams

|Years || [[1970 Formula One season|1970]]-[[1980 Formula One season|1980]] ...adow]] ([[1978 Formula One season|1978]]), [[WilliamsF1|Williams]] ([[1979 Formula One season|1979]])

|Category || [[Formula One]] |Drivers || {{flagiconITA}} [[Alberto Ascari]]<br>{{flagiconITA}} [[Lui

|Events || [[Formula One]], [[Champ Car]] (2002-2006), [[NASCAR Busch Series]] (2007-on) The '''Gilles Villeneuve Circuit''' is the venue for the [[Formula One]] [[Canadian Grand Prix]] and, as of 2007, a [[NASCAR]] [[Busch Series]

...[[May 23]] [[1972]] in [[São Paulo (city)|São Paulo]], [[Brazil]], is a [[Formula One]] race driver. ...lace did little to hurt his value, joined the [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]] Formula One team for the [[1993]] [[Season (sport)|season]].

| Category || [[Formula One]] | Drivers || 14. {{flagicon|France}} [[Sébastien Bourdais]]<br>15. {{fl

| Category || [[Formula One]] | Drivers || {{flagiconITA}} [[Alberto Ascari]]<br>{{flagiconITA}} [[Lui

...ed and before long decided to compete in the sidecar class. At age twenty-two, he won the German sidecar mountain race championship. ...s [[Silver Arrows]] team was not easy. Made up of wealthy and aristocratic drivers who looked down on the uneducated, working-class Lang, he was always treate

The '''[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] F2002''' was one of the most dominant [[Formula One car]] designs of all time, designed by [[Ross Brawn]], [[Rory Byrne]], ...basic concept and design of gearbox and although this had been used to win drivers and constructors titles from 1999 onwards the technical team pushed ahead w

...cing driver and industrialist from [[Argentina]]. He participated in two [[Formula 1]] grands prix, debuting on [[January 13]], [[1957]]. He scored 0 champion ===Complete Formula One results===

...hen he was competing in [[karting]], and carried this style forward into [[Formula 1]]. == Formulas Two and One ==

| Events || [[Formula One]]; [[Champ Car|CART]]; [[Trans-Am Series|Trans-Am]] The streets of '''[[Detroit, Michigan]]''' hosted [[Formula One]] racing, and later [[CART]] racing, between the 1982 and 1991 seasons.

Category = [[Formula One]] | Drivers = [[Luca Badoer]]<br>[[Giancarlo Fisichella]]<br>[[Pedro Lamy]]<br

...own]]'' of the [[Indianapolis 500]], the [[24 hours of Le Mans]] and the [[Formula One]] World Championship. ...us|Lotus]] in [[1968]]. Hill was part of the dubbed 'British invasion' of drivers in the Indianapolis 500 during the mid-1960s, triumphing there in [[1966]],

...ticipated in 29 Grands Prix, debuting on [[September 2]], [[1956]]. He won two races, secured one [[pole position]], achieved six podia, and scored a tota ...ecure the [[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions|Formula One World Drivers Championship]] that year. At the [[Italian Grand Prix]] at [[Autodromo Nazi

! Drivers | Front mounted, Alfa Romeo,<br>[[Straight-8]] (two straight 4 blocks),<br>

...omiti]] hillclimb, winning in 1947 and 1948). It was also entered by three drivers in the 1952 [[Targa Florio]], but failed to finish. *an [[Formula Two|F2]] prototype developed with [[Gianni Lancia]] (1952).

[[Image:F3000.jpg|thumb|300px|right|'''Formula 3000 is a type of Formula Racing''']] ...nd was dominated by works-run cars with factory engines; the hope was that Formula 3000 would offer quicker, cheaper, more open racing.

| Events || [[Can-Am]]<br>[[Champ Car World Series]]<br>[[Formula One]]<br>[[American Le Mans Series]]<br>[[Atlantic Championship]] ...Canadian Grand Prix]] events staged here. Of the forty cars entered those two races, only 16 reached the checkered flag.

...(b. [[April 16]], [[1942]]) is founder and manager of the [[WilliamsF1]] [[Formula One]] racing team. ...Formula Two]] and [[Formula Three]]. Williams purchased an old [[Brabham]] Formula One chassis; Courage drove it in several F1 events, coming in second place

...e]] grands prix, all during [[1983]], debuting on [[March 13]]. He scored two championship points. ==Complete Formula One Results==

| [[Formula One]] ! Drivers

|Years || [[1986 Formula One season|1986]] - [[1990 Formula One season|1990]] |Team(s) || [[Minardi]], [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]]

...A Grand Prix]] (aided by special [[Pirelli]] tyres; several of their other drivers had surprise qualifying results that day), their only lap leading a race in After Formula One, Martini started a successful sportscar career. His first race at the [

...n 1985, but in 2009 the [[Formula Two]] name returns. The 2009 FIA Formula Two Championship will begin at Valencia on the 31 May. Visit the official F2 we ...path to reach this peak. For much of the history of Formula One, Formula Two has represented the penultimate step on the motorsport ladder.

|Drivers || {{flagiconItaly}} [[Luigi Piotti]] |Drivers champ || 0

...nd admired 'straight-arm' driving style and his status as the first ever [[Formula One]] World Champion. ...on numerous minor Grand Prix races, securing himself the [[Italy|Italian]] Drivers' Champion three years in a row ([[1937]]-[[1939]]). He then went on to take

...ity level (measured in driver inputs per second) can be higher than even [[Formula One]] due to the large number of elements packed into each course{{fact}}. ...ng lots or airfields. Typically, new courses are created for each event so drivers must learn a new course each time they compete. Prior to driving, a competi

...ity level (measured in driver inputs per second) can be higher than even [[Formula One]] due to the large number of elements packed into each course{{fact}}. ...ng lots or airfields. Typically, new courses are created for each event so drivers must learn a new course each time they compete. Prior to driving, a competi

| Drivers || [[Nanni Galli]], [[Derek Bell (auto racer)|Derek Bell]], [[Chris A | Drivers champ || 0

Category = [[Formula One]] | Drivers = 20. [[Tarso Marques]]<br>[[Alex Yoong]]<br>21. [[Fernando Alonso

...g drivers]] of the early 1970s. In the tumultuous, tragic arena that was [[Formula One]] racing at the time, few showed more flair and promise, and no one end ...ing the French Formula 3 Championship in [[1968]], Cévert joined the Tecno Formula 2 team and finished third overall in [[1969]], driving in the F2 class of t

| Category || [[Formula One]] | Drivers || [[Niki Lauda]],<br>[[Clay Regazzoni]],<br>[[Gilles Villeneu

...ween 1934 and 1938. As the two drivers who all but defined success for the two German car makers, Mercedes-Benz and [[Auto Union]], Carracciola and fellow ...A second serious accident ended his comeback attempt well before the new [[Formula 1]] championship was first contested in 1950. Caracciola died of a bone dis

[[Image:Alfa-Romeo-159-(1951).jpg|thumb|300px|left|Alfa Romeo 159 Formula-1 car]] Category = [[Voiturette]] <small>(1938-1947)</small><br>[[Formula One]] <small>(1948-1951)|

|Fastest lap team || {{flagiconUK}} [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]]-[[Playlife]] ...mittently from {{F1|1953}} to {{F1|1998}}. Although it is no longer on the Formula One calendar, the race has a long and varied history. [[Argentina|Argentine

...announced that the race would be held as the season finale on November 1, two weeks before the initially planned date, as the 17th and final race. The race was [[Formula One]]'s first ever day-night race, starting at 17:00 [[local time]]. Flood

...it is only the third [[counter-clockwise|anti-clockwise]] circuit on the [[Formula One]] calendar after the [[Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari]] in [[Autodromo E ...of gravity) for 4 seconds. It is actually 4 corners joined together. Many drivers have found this a very tricky corner of the circuit.

...s 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 as having the ...a circuit layout holds the record as the longest circuit to ever to host a Formula One World Championship event, with the [[Nürburgring]] Nordschleife coming

...it, but instead in a point-to-point format where participants and their co-drivers “rally” to a set of points, leaving in regular intervals from start poi ...cars to a vast global market, estimated by some to be second only to the [[Formula One]] juggernaut. This has produced unprecedented levels of visibility in r

The '''Bandini formula junior''' is a racing [[car]] model produced from [[1959]] until [[1962]] b ...y promotional designed [[Europe]] and [[USA|United States]] to start young drivers racing career, allowing a deserved better visibility beyond national bounda

...ix''' ([[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]: Grande Prêmio do Brasil) is a [[Formula One]] championship race which occurs at the [[Autódromo José Carlos Pace] ...aguá]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]], briefly returning to Interlagos for the next two seasons before becoming the sole host from {{F1|1981}} onwards. In {{F1|199

The '''Japanese Grand Prix''' is a race in the calendar of the [[FIA]] [[Formula One World Championship]]. It is one of the most-loved F1 events of the seas In 1994 and 1995, Japan hosted another [[Formula One]] event called the [[Pacific Grand Prix]] at [[Okayama International Ci

...e World Drivers' Champions|World Champion]]. He is one of only two Italian Formula One World Champions in the history of the sport. == Formula One/World Championship career ==

...rts car racing|sports car]] driver from [[Italy]]. Just prior to entering Formula One, he won the [[1963 24 Hours of Le Mans]] for [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari ...Pedro Rodríguez (racing driver)|Pedro Rodríguez]] and [[Ricardo Rodríguez (Formula One)|Ricardo Rodríguez]] driving a Ferrari. Partnered with Bandini, Scarfi

| Team(s) || [[Arrows]], [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]], [[WilliamsF1|Williams]], [[Ligier]] and [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jor ...liamsF1|Williams]], [[Ligier]] and [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]] teams in [[Formula One]].

...scari''' ([[July 13]], [[1918]] &ndash; [[May 26]], [[1955]]) was one of [[Formula One]]'s first stars and the first great [[Ferrari]] driver. == Formula One career ==

The '''Belgian Grand Prix''' is an automobile race, part of the [[Formula One]] World Championship. ...that is clear and bright while another stretch is rainy and slippery. Most drivers today say that the Spa course is the most challenging race track in the wor

|Drivers || {{flagiconITA}} [[Gabriele Tarquini]]<br />{{flagiconBRA}} [[Roberto |Drivers champ ||

...it, but instead in a point-to-point format where participants and their co-drivers “rally” to a set of points, leaving in regular intervals from start poi ...cars to a vast global market, estimated by some to be second only to the [[Formula One]] juggernaut. This has produced unprecedented levels of visibility in r

...gural season of the [[Grand Prix Masters]] formula for retired Formula One drivers. ...3rd in 1986. 1986 also saw him land a one-off drive with the [[Osella]] [[Formula One]] team, and Caffi scored a rare finish for them, coming home 11th.

{{Formula One}} ...strategically chosen positions along the course in order to communicate to drivers who cannot see the flagstand. This is especially common at [[road courses]

'''EuroBrun''' was a [[Formula One]] constructor from [[Senago]], [[Milan]], [[Italy]], with an Italio-Swi ...ing]] team, who had also ran the [[Alfa Romeo (Formula One)|Alfa Romeo]] [[Formula One]] team in 1984-85, and the financial muscle and organisational skill of

| Category = [[Formula One]] | Drivers = 5. {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Fernando Alonso]]<br/>6. {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Felipe

| Category || [[Formula One]] ...l Cade]], <br> 1960 + [[ Ettore Chimeri]], [[Antonio Creus]], [[Bob Drake (Formula One)|Bob Drake]]

| Category = [[Formula One]] | Drivers = 7. {{flagiconBRA}} [[Felipe Massa]]<br/>8. {{flagiconESP}} [[Fernando Alo

...November 30]], [[1966]] in [[Helsinki]]) is a [[Finland|Finnish]] former [[Formula One]] driver. His best ranking was 10th in the world championship in 1999. ==Formula 3 and Early F1 career==

Drivers = [[Tazio Nuvolari]]<br>[[Luigi Villoresi]]<br>[[Jean-Pierre Wimil ...ce, one for [[Tazio Nuvolari]] and the other for [[Luigi Villoresi]]. Both drivers had to withdraw from competition, however Nuvolari had by then driven a lap

| Drivers || {{flagiconUK}} [[Johnnie Wakefield]]<br>{{flagiconITA}} [[L ...oiturette)</small><br>25 <small>(post-war Grand Prix)</small><br>0 <small>(Formula One)</small>

...ollowed, but this was a fundamentally different series based on obsolete [[Formula 5000]] cars with sports car bodies. Can Am started out as a race series for Group 7 sports racers with two races in Canada (Can) and four races in the US (Am). The series was initial

{{Formula One}} ...ut the future of the sport, and disagreements about the direction in which Formula One should progress.

...prings at the rear. Initially they were reasonably successful with several drivers, notably [[Giancarlo Baghetti]] who one a race at Monza, but the advent of ...emarkable flowering of individual designs to populate the grids of the new formula. Race car constructors from America, Italy, England, Germany and France gra

...Cooper, Porsche and [[Ferrari]] and the grids were populated by Formula I drivers. Lurani’s proposal was quickly adopted by the FIA. ...gines which would also qualify. The Italians quickly made cars for the new formula, and the first race was held on January 1958 at [[Monza]].

...on Formula Ltd.''', commonly referred to simply as '''Benetton''', was a [[Formula One]] constructor that participated from 1986 to 2001. The team was owned b ...e)|Alfa Romeo]] in 1984 and 1985 and finally [[Toleman]] in 1985. Benetton Formula Ltd. was formed at the end of 1985 when the [[Toleman]] team was sold to th

..., 1950 at [[Circuit de Monaco|Monaco]]. This is the second round of [[1950 Formula One season]].

...season''' was the 47th [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|FIA]] [[Formula One]] World Championship season. It commenced on [[March 10]], [[1996]], an [[Damon Hill]] took his solitary World Championship two years after being pipped by a point by [[Michael Schumacher]], beating off

...streamlining. [[Champ Cars]] employed ground effect to some extent, but [[Formula One]] and most other racing series' worldwide currently use design constrai ...t the minimal pressure. Racing car designers have achieved low pressure in two ways: first, by using a fan to pull air out of the cavity; second, to desig

...[[1975 Formula One season|1975]], [[1977 Formula One season|1977]], [[1984 Formula One season|1984]]) ...nd was manager of the [[Jaguar Racing|Jaguar]] Formula One racing team for two years.

...e racer and the only American-born driver to win the [[Formula One]] World Drivers' Championship. Hill was described as a "thoughtful, gentle man" and once sa ...45-47 but left early to pursue auto racing, working as a mechanic on other drivers' cars. Hill began racing cars at an early age, going to [[England]] as a [[

...om eight following [[Super Aguri F1|Super Aguri]]'s pull out of the [[2008 Formula One season|2008 season]]), while the other three major manufacturers in the ===Teams Signed with [[Formula One Management|FOM]]===

| Championships || 1 ([[1964 Formula One season|1964]]) ...land]]. He remains the only person to have won World Championships on both two and four wheels. He is also the ambassador of the [[Racing Steps Foundatio

...[Renault F1|Renault]] [[Sauber]], [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]], [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]] and [[Minardi]]. On 10 January 2008 he was confirmed as driver f Fisichella is engaged to Luna and they have two children, Carlotta and Christopher.

| Record class || [[Formula Holden]] ...ding interest caused the compression of the endurance season to just those two events. The final such Oran Park enduro would by the [[1989 Pepsi 300]].

...e boyhood, at age 16 in [[1985]] Tracy became the youngest ever [[Canadian Formula Ford Champion]]. Tracy worked his way up through the racing ranks and in th ...peers. The [[1994]] season started out slowly for Tracy as he scored just two points in the first four races. He rebounded from his poor start and finis

...g]], [[Germany]]. Amongst other motor racing events, it holds the annual [[Formula One]] [[German Grand Prix]]. Situated in the [[Rhine]] valley, the circuit The original circuit was almost eight kilometres long and consisted of two long straights with a long "Eastern" corner in the forest and a U-turn insi

{{Formula One}} ...roads there were frequent accidents with the resulting fatalities of both drivers and spectators.

{{Formula One}} ...[FIA]] and later the [[FISA]], have changed dramatically since the first [[Formula One]] World Championship in [[1950]]. This article covers the current state

Built in a public park in 1962, the circuit hosted its first [[Formula One]] [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] the same year, as a non-Champi ...The circuit got its name shortly after it opened when [[Ricardo Rodríguez (Formula One)|Ricardo Rodríguez]] tragically lost his life there in practice for th

...ing nations. It was designed to reduce the volume of "dirty air", allowing drivers to close in on the car in front, encouraging [[overtaking]]. The [[bodywork The chassis is based on the [[Formula One]] [[Ferrari F2004]] chassis. It is made from carbon-fibre skins with an

Mainly, these are their 1966 to 1980 [[Formula One]] cars, and also their 1969 to 1973 sports prototypes of the [[Ferrari ...wfound wealth to revive his struggling team; though Ferrari did compete in Formula One in 1969, it was something of a throwaway season while the team was rest

|Drivers || 14. [[Olivier Grouillard]] |Drivers champ || 0 (19th 1984)

...Duryea]] winning in 10 h and 23 min, beating three petrol-fuelled cars and two electric. The first trophy awarded was the [[Vanderbilt Cup]]. [[Image:formula_one_car.jpg|thumb|300px|right|A modern Formula One car]]

...alian Grand Prix-3.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Bruno Senna]] drives a Dallara F304 [[Formula Three]] Car during a support race at the [[2006 Australian Grand Prix]]]] ...[[motor racing]] series, being most notable for its near-[[monopoly]] in [[Formula 3]] since 1993. Dallara also is the chassis used by almost all teams in the

...Duryea]] winning in 10 h and 23 min, beating three petrol-fuelled cars and two electric. The first trophy awarded was the [[Vanderbilt Cup]]. [[Image:formula_one_car.jpg|thumb|300px|right|A modern Formula One car]]

...his natural riding ability. Later in his career he went on to compete in [[Formula One]] auto racing, becoming one of the few men to compete at the Grand Prix ...an accident, an act for which he was awarded the [[George Medal]]. He left Formula One after being injured at the [[1974 German Grand Prix]] at the [[Nürburg

...a) has been spotted as a good contender even in front of single seaters in Formula 2, despite its small engine. Thus Maserati decided to develop a specific mo The inline 6 cylinder two liter engine with DOHC and 12 valves, 3 double barrel [[Weber carburetor]]s

FIA currently defines two categories of [[grand tourer|GT cars]]: GT1, or '''Grand Touring Cars''', a ...ituated one on each side of the longitudinal centre line of the car; these two seats must be crossed by the same transversal plane. This car must be able

|Record class || [[FIA]] [[Formula One]] ...le) race track in [[Mexico City]], [[Mexico]], named for the famous racing drivers [[Ricardo Rodríguez (racing driver)|Ricardo]] and [[Pedro Rodríguez (raci

...and [[2001 12 Hours of Sebring]] sports car races. Alboreto competed in [[Formula One]] from {{f1|1981}} until {{f1|1994}}, racing for a number of teams, mos ...] Championship crown in 1980 paved the way for the Italian's entrance into Formula One with the [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]] team.

...lternated between Mosport and [[Circuit Mont-Tremblant]], [[Quebec]] after Formula One took over the event. After [[1971]] safety concerns led to the Grand P In 2005, the Canadian Grand Prix was the most watched Formula One GP in the world. The race was also the third most watched sporting even

|Drivers || 20. [[Christijan Albers]]<br>21. [[Robert Doornbos]] |Test drivers || [[Chanoch Nissany]]

The '''1993 Formula One season''' was the 44th [[FIA]] [[Formula One]] World Championship season. It commenced on [[March 14]], [[1993]], an ...the other teams. [[Alain Prost]] returned after one year of not driving in Formula One to lead the Williams team. He swept to his fourth driver's title, winni

...ral types are available, as well as differing fuel options. [[Gasoline]] [[Two-stroke cycle|2-stroke]] or [[Four-stroke cycle|4-stroke]] engines are the m ...arts built for racing. The torque converter works where there is a belt on two pulleys, and when RPMs increase, the belt moves higher and higher in the gr

...ars in lower [[Open wheel car|open-wheeled]] circuits like the [[U.S. Ford Formula 2000 series]], the [[Champ Car Atlantic Championship|Toyota Atlantic series In [[2002]], Wheldon moved up to the [[Indy Racing League]] (IRL) for two events, with [[Panther Racing]] as teammate to [[Sam Hornish, Jr.]]. The fo

...one off race car built in 1932 (capable of 180km/h with a 65bhp JAP 998cc two-cylinder air-cooled vee engine!), Enrico Nardi worked for a period first fo ...red coupe and other smaller cars that had BMW motorcycle engines. At least two additional cars were built 1948, derived from the "Marco" style, one using

...dozen high powered sports cars were available, and with each requiring two drivers in an endurance race, there was a shortage of experienced pilots. ...e sports car aces driving for Porsche, Ferrari could barely find qualified drivers for its entries. Beside the factory cars, there were the private cars of [[

|Drivers || 20. [[Vitantonio Liuzzi]] <br /> 21. [[Scott Speed]] |Test drivers || 40. [[Neel Jani]]

...ed 1.5 litre, but in its third incarnation had grown in size to just under two litres or 166 cc per [[cylinder]]. ...e long block [[Lampredi]] design V12. In those early 1950s the interest in two litre racers quickly grew and to meet the demand Ferrari constructed a seco

...e has been a United States national [[automobile]] racing championship for drivers of single seater (commonly referred to as [[open wheel]]) cars. ...facto championship. USAC ran a "rump" season, with few cars and fewer name drivers - the only exception being [[A.J. Foyt]].

...pectacle and glamour result in the race being considered "the jewel of the Formula One crown". ...n changes and tight corners, making it one of the most demanding tracks in Formula One. In spite of the relatively low average speeds, it is a dangerous place

...ely known as ''A1GP World Cup of Motorsport'') are held in the traditional Formula One off season, the northern hemisphere winter. ...ited Kingdom]]. The first season was planned for 12 rounds (24 races, with two each weekend); however the cancellation of a race scheduled for [[Curitiba]

...nited Kingdom|British]] scorer. He has won thirteen grands prix, including two at [[Monaco Grand Prix|Monaco]]. ===Pre-Formula One===

...acher. He would also set the record for shortest time in which the [[World Drivers Championship]] had been clinched, securing the title with a win at the Fren == Drivers and constructors ==

{{Formula One}} ...jpg|thumb|400px|[[Fernando Alonso]] qualifying in a [[Renault F1|Renault]] Formula One car at the [[2005 United States Grand Prix]]]]

|Years:||[[1977 Formula One season|1977]] - [[1982 Formula One season|1982]] |Championships:||0 (2nd in [[1979 Formula One season|1979]])

| Caption || The start of a [[Formula One]] race in 2008 ...Duryea]] winning in 10 h and 23 min, beating three petrol-fuelled cars and two electric. The first trophy awarded was the [[Vanderbilt Cup]].

* [[Formula Libre]] * [[Formula One]]

...humacher]], won the title by a single point from [[Damon Hill]], after the two controversially collided at the final round in [[1994 Australian Grand Prix ...iamsF1|Williams]] new signing, [[Ayrton Senna]], would coast to his fourth Drivers' title and aid Williams to their seventh Constructors' title.

...g]]; [[Formula One]]; [[British Formula Three Championship|British F3]]; [[Formula Three Euroseries|F3 Euroseries]]; [[A1 Grand Prix|A1GP]]; [[British Superbi ...close proxmity to the city of [[London]], ensured a popular slot on the [[Formula One|Grand Prix]] calendar between [[1964]] and [[1986]]. Those in attendanc

...season''' was the 48th [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|FIA]] [[Formula One]] World Championship season. It commenced on [[March 9]], [[1997]], and [[Image:Portrait 1997.jpg|thumb|250px|left|The 24 drivers line up for the pre-season photograph, at the [[1997 Australian Grand Prix]

The '''2001 Formula One season''' was the 52nd [[FIA]] [[Formula One]] World Championship season. It commenced on [[March 4]], [[2001]], and 2001 was a year of beginnings and ends in Formula One.

...s one of the five victories that season that would make him France’s first Formula One world champion. © Schlegelmilch]] ...[[1980 Formula One season|1980]]–[[1991 Formula One season|1991]], [[1993 Formula One season|1993]]

...[[Vincenzo Lancia]] and his friend Claudio Fogolin, both being Fiat racing drivers, as Lancia & C. The first Lancia automobile the "[[Lancia Alfa-12HP|tipo 51 ...sel (1959) Lancia Beta 190, with a supercharged twin-cylinder compressor - two stroke - diesel engine

The '''2003 Formula One season''' was the 54th [[FIA]] [[Formula One]] World Championship season. It commenced on [[March 9]], [[2003]], and ...teams had mathematical chances of fighting for the title. Eight different drivers won a Grand Prix, amongst them there were three first time winners.

...ly since 1928 at various venues in Australia, before it became part of the Formula One championship in [[1985 Australian Grand Prix|1985]]. The race was held ...lthard]], [[Rubens Barrichello]] and [[Giancarlo Fisichella]] are the only drivers to have started every single Melbourne race.

|Years || [[1992 Formula One season|1992]] - [[1999 Formula One season|1999]] |Championships || 1 ([[1996 Formula One season|1996]])

The '''2004 Formula One season''' was the 55th [[FIA]] [[Formula One]] World Championship season, running from [[March 7]] to [[October 24]] ...ampionship]]. [[Rubens Barrichello]] came in a solid second place, winning two of the last four races. [[Jenson Button]], though failing to win a grand pr

...nault) qualifying at USGP 2005.jpg|thumb|230px|[[Fernando Alonso]] won the drivers' championship at the [[2005 Brazilian Grand Prix]].]] ...as [[Fernando Alonso]] and the [[Renault F1]] team brought home the World Drivers and Constructors Championships, ending five years of dominance by [[Michael

.... The event lends its name to the "[[IndyCar]]" class of [[formula racing|formula]], or [[open wheel car|open-wheel]], race cars that have competed in it. It ...ich they did from 1913 to 1919. However, after [[World War I]], the native drivers and manufacturers regained their dominance of the race, with the engineer [

...hnology-driven and dominated by a few wealthy multi-car teams, much like [[Formula One]]. The IRL developed a consistent engine package and chassis rules whic ...n the CART schedule. In the fall of [[2004 in IRL|2004]] the IRL announced two road course events ([[Watkins Glen International|Watkins Glen]] and [[Infin

...The Drivers' Championship was won by [[Michael Schumacher]] of [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]] for the second year in a row, beating [[Damon Hill]] of [[Willia ...cher winning nine races and Hill winning four races. Benetton and Williams drivers dominated the field, victorious in all but one race.

|Drivers || [[Luca Badoer]]<br />[[Pedro Diniz]]<br />[[Andrea Montermini]]<br /> |Drivers champ || 0

...er_Ferrari_2004.jpg|thumb|215px|[[Michael Schumacher]] driving a modern '''Formula One car''' at the [[2004 United States Grand Prix]]]] ...regulations governing the cars are unique to the championship. The current Formula One regulations specify that cars must be constructed by the racing teams t

| Drivers || {{flagiconUSA}} [[Phil Hill]]<br/>{{flagiconItaly}} [[Giancarl | Drivers champ || 0

...driving for [[Scuderia Ferrari]]. He is the reigning [[Formula One]] World Drivers' Champion. ...ender by marginally losing the [[2003 Formula One season|2003]] and [[2005 Formula One season|2005]] championships to [[Michael Schumacher]] and [[Fernando Al

...entón is clearly stamped with its number in the sequence of 20 between the drivers and passengers seats. ...ed 3D grid depending on the direction and intensity of the acceleration. [[Formula One]] teams also use a similar device to analyze dynamic forces. The seats

...t drivers. He won the event in one of his own D46s. Amazingly it was a one-two-three for Cisitalia with [[Franco Cortese]] coming second and [[Louis Chiro Dusio’s ultimate plan was to produce a Formula 1 car and this was eventually designed by Dr Ferdinand Porsche’s company,

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...[[Bernie Ecclestone]] had forced on [[Formula 1]] with his creation of the Formula One Constructors Association. The White Paper called for the owners to form ===Dominance by non-US drivers===

...cuit, sponsored, legal form of [[street racing]] performed by professional drivers. Whilst not nearly as fast as [[Formula One]], the similarity of the cars both to each other and to fans' own vehic

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...y [[Enzo Ferrari]] in 1929. At first, '''[[Scuderia Ferrari]]''' sponsored drivers and manufactured racecars; the company went into independent car production ...s headquartered in Modena. Ferrari prepared and successfully raced various drivers in [[Alfa Romeo]] cars until 1938, when he was officially hired by Alfa as

| Drivers || 12 (manufacturer teams) ...the banned [[Group B]] supercars. World Rally Cars are built on production two-litre four-cylinder cars, but feature [[turbocharger]]s, [[anti-lag]] syste

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...[[March 12]], [[2006]] included 18 races, and ended on [[October 22]]. The Drivers' Championship was won by [[Fernando Alonso]] of [[Renault F1]] for the seco ...all but one race, and the four second-place finishes not achieved by these two teams were accomplished by [[McLaren Mercedes]].

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...only German to have won the [[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions|drivers' championship]]. ...e team's season-best grid position of seventh. The race-winning [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]] team signed him before the next race, despite what Jordan believ

...the history of the sport. He is one of only two drivers to win races in [[Formula One]], [[American Championship Car Racing|IndyCar]], [[World Sportscar Cham ...Cup Series]], Formula One, and an Indianapolis 500. No American has won a Formula One race since Andretti's victory at the [[1978 Dutch Grand Prix]]. Andrett

...isations and car users worldwide. The FIA is also the governing body for [[Formula One]] and other international [[auto racing|motorsports]]. ...on Internationale du Sport Automobile]] (FISA), the then governing body of Formula One. Mosley was elected president of FISA in 1991 and became president of t

...d on July 17, 1933. The show was rained out. [[Wilbur Shaw]] and the other drivers convinced the track promoters to run the race the following day and the ter ...as given the win. Sneva's appeal was upheld, and Sneva was awarded the win two weeks later. Sneva was lucky that the 1984 event was lengthened from 100 to

...hers) the company [[Automobili Turismo e Sport]] (known as ATS) to build a Formula 1 single seater and a GT sport car, the ATS Serenissima. ...the GTOs because it still had only a four-speed gearbox. At least another two 250GT series cars were developed by Bizzarrini, Piero Drogo and teammates

...3.jpg|thumb|right|300px|'''1957 Stanguellini Bialbero Sport 1100....one of two made with the [[Reggiano]] designed body at [http://www.woiow.com Wheels Of ...ably at the [[Grand Prix of Pescara]] in 1960. However, the rear engined [[Formula Juniors]] from Britain could not be beaten in the 1960's and the rear-engin

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...e 330 P while others appreciated the more nimble feel of the 275 P and the two models were raced concurrently. Production of these types included three br There are only two cars that were originally built as 412 Ps: 0850 and 0854. P3 chassis. P3 Ty

...season finale at [[2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix|Abu Dhabi]] where three other drivers could also have won the championship; Vettel's Red Bull Racing team mate [[ ...edes GP]]. The 2010 season saw the return of the most successful driver in Formula One history, with seven-time World Champion [[Michael Schumacher]] coming o

...ouple of years later. In 1926, [[Eliska Junkova]], one of the great female drivers in [[Grand Prix motor racing]] history, became the first woman to ever comp ...LR]] in order to beat [[Ferrari]] for the title. They had missed the first two of the 6 events, [[Buenos Aires]] and the [[12 Hours of Sebring]], where Fe

...ficant success. In [[1937]] the production of a motor bike with a 100 cc [[two-stroke motor|2 stroke]] engine was to help the bottom line. The welcome was ...ment. Followed in [[1953]] by the "Pole 125" model, a motor scooter with a two stroke engine clearly "inspired" by the "[[Moto Guzzi Galletto]]". It would

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...was a problem. With a limited budget stretched by [[Formula 1]] racing, [[Formula 2]], [[GT]] [[sports car]] world championship pursuit and regular road car ...more a way to squander a fortune than to make one." ASA, via NART, entered two 1300 versions at LeMans in 1966 but both retired. As did the ASA factory, b

...drivers Franchini and Ronzoni competing in the 1911 [[Targa Florio]] with two 24 HP models. In 1914, an advanced Grand Prix car was designed and built, t ...tion, [[hemi|hemispherical combustion chambers]], centrally-located plugs, two rows of overhead valves per cylinder bank and dual overhead cams. Jano's de

The event was usually dominated by local Italian drivers and marques, but 3 races were won by foreign cars, all of them German. In 1 ...a more powerful car, the [[Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR]] which was based on the Formula One car ([[Mercedes-Benz W196]]), not the other sports cars named [[Mercede

...came quite popular in the 1960s and 1970s though, and even more so after [[Formula One]] decided to boycott the Nürburgring after 1976. ! Drivers

[[Ferrari]] had 10 cars start the 1958 Le Mans with only two finishing but one, a TR 58 (250TR) was the winner driven by [[Phil Hill]] a Rover and the BRM Formula 1 team joined forces to produce a [[gas turbine]] powered [[coupé]], drive

...994-95). Nevertheless it was quite successful in Europe in attracting keen drivers who wanted a prestige sporting sedan, but were tired of German offerings su The base 164 engine was the 2.0&nbsp;L Twin Spark with two [[spark plugs]] per cylinder.

...twagon]]' bodystyles with seven engine configurations and it went through two [[Facelift (automobile)|facelifts]], first in 2002 and second in 2003. ...replaced with 159, which also spawned the [[Alfa Romeo Brera|Brera]], the two door coupe that replaces the [[Alfa Romeo GTV & Spider|Alfa Romeo GTV]] alo

http://www.carsfromitaly.com/alfaromeo/ - The Alfa Romeo Drivers Website - Information on the company and all of its models. http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Boulevard/2269/ - La Squadra Rossonero - Two guys from the Netherlands who have been hit with the Alfa virus.