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'''American Le Mans Series''' Official information on this racing series.

...oratio Nelson Jackson]] in his 2-seat [[Winton automobile|Winton]] touring car, "The Vermont", drives across America]] [[Image:Studebaker1920.jpg|thumb|250px|1920 [[Studebaker Big Six]] '''touring car''' with its top down. The folded top behind passengers was known as the "fa

...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.

...und:#808080; color:#fff; border-bottom:1px solid #999;" |[[Image:Alfa 2000 touring spider.JPG|280px|]] ! colspan=2 |'''1959 Alfa Romeo 2000 Touring Spider'''

| Class || [[Concept car]] ...engine was a slighly tuned 1900 engine (1997cc) now producing 158bhp. The car was very streamlined, windtunnel tested, and the body was built on a tubula

...used for [[United States Automobile Club|USAC]] [[Sprint car racing|sprint car]] and regional [[NASCAR]] races. ...It is also the home of the Turkey Night races, a [[Thanksgiving]] sprint car tradition in [[southern California]] since it debuted at the now-closed Asc

...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

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

...than 1960) as his birth [[year]], wanting to appear younger to extend his racing career. ...r which he forged a successful career in the [[Japan]]ese [[Formula 3000]] series.

...by [[Kenny Bräck]] and [[Sébastien Bourdais]]), plus a few British [[Stock Car Speed Association|SCSA]] races. ...to the track. All tracks can be connected to form a 11km long [[endurance racing]] course, but this option was not yet used for a major event, but as a test

...rst international race held at the circuit was the BPR Global GT Endurance Series. The circuit soon became the hotbed of local motorsports with teams from Ho The [[Champ Car World Series]] is scheduled to race at the circuit for the very first time on 20 May 200

! colspan=2 |'''Ferrari 166MM''' ([[Mille Miglia]] by [[Touring]]) |Class:||[[FR layout|front-engined]] [[sports car]]

The '''Wellington 500''' was a 500 km street race for [[touring car racing|touring cars]] which took place at [[Wellington City]] in [[Wellington]], [[New Zea ...96 For The Australian V8's.]]The race went through four different types of touring cars classes from [[Group A]] to [[Supertouring]] then the category now kno

...color:#fff; border-bottom:1px solid #999;" |[[Image:Mount Panorama street racing circuit in Australia.png|250px|Map of the track]] ! colspan=2 |'''Mount Panorama street racing circuit in Australia'''

...tween about 1952 and 1965. The largest and most impressive of those were a series of three-door double deckers for [[Florence]] (Firenze) built during the be ....7|SAI.7]]----------------------(1939) Single propeller engine single-seat racing aircraft

'''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]].

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

...he wheels. [[Olivier Gendebien]] and [[Phil Hill]] took Le Mans with this car in [[1958]]. ...0 TR61 pictured served as inspiration to the current [[Ferrari F430]] road car.

...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

...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]]

...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

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

...budget priced 248cc, 348cc and 568cc side [[valves]] along with a luxury [[touring]] model with a 498cc [[ohv]] [[engine]]. Most late '30's models offered rea ...tric cylinders with an inner [[cylinder]] joined to an outer cylinder by a series of vertical fins. The theory behind it was that such a configuration would

...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

[[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.

...Championship|BTCC]]; [[Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|DTM]]; [[World Touring Car Championship|WTCC]] '''Brands Hatch''' is a [[motor racing]] circuit in [[Kent]], [[England]]. The name of the circuit is thought to d

! 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

|Body Styles:||[[FF layout|FF]] [[mid-size car|mid-size]] sedan |Competitors:||[[Audi A4]]<br>[[BMW 3 Series]]<br>[[Citroën Xantia]]<br>[[Ford Mondeo]]<br>[[Mercedes-Benz C-Class]]

...car racing|stock cars]] in the South. The open wheel racers were built for racing, and the stock cars were ordinary automobiles modified to varying degrees. ...also race on [[Short track motor racing|asphalt short tracks]] during the racing season.

...''2007 World Touring Car Championship season''' is the 4th [[World Touring Car Championship]] season. Scheduled to begin on [[March 11]], it will end on [ !No.!!Driver!!Team!!Car

...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

...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.

|Class:||[[FR layout|front-engined]] [[gran turismo|GT car]] |colspan=2|''This article is part of the [[automobile]] series.''

...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 ...layed at motorshows in 1953. Finally they were responsible for producing a series of Giulia estate cars (the Promiscua) both for the police and for civil sal

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

...the world speed record for the timed kilometer from a flying start. This car, with a 7,000 cc engine producing 300 [[horsepower|hp]] could reach 300 km/ ...led so Chiribri carried on alone. In 1915 they started a second production series with a larger chassis and 1300 cc, 12 hp (9 kW) engine, and continued throu

...ll time. 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 ...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

...made by coachbuilders like: James Young, [[Zagato]] ,[[Carrozzeria Touring|Touring]] ,[[Carrozzeria Castagna|Castagna]] and [[Pininfarina]]. ...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

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...om the Giulia Berlina car and was designed by [[Bertone]]. The name of the car evolved from Giulia Sprint GT to Giulia Sprint and to GTJ ([[GT 1300 Junior ...ive in [[motorsport]]. Autodelta, the racing division of Alfa, developed a car for competition close to the road going model. These cars were named GTA in

...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]]

| Body style || 4-door [[sedan (car)|sedan]]<br>2-door [[coupe]] ''Alfa Romeo GTV redirects here. For 916 series GTV see [[Alfa Romeo GTV & Spider]]''

...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

|Layout & Class:||[[FF layout|FF]] [[Mid-size car]] |Competitors:||[[Acura TSX]]<br>[[Audi A4]]<br>[[BMW 3-Series]]<br>[[Jaguar X-Type]]<br>[[Lexus IS 300]]<br>[[Mercedes-Benz C-Class]]

...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

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 ...the [[Carrera Panamericana]], the ''MM'' made ''[[Gran Turismo]]'' (Grand Touring) sports cars like [[Alfa Romeo]], [[Ferrari]] (which debuted as a marque in

...founders, [[Cesare Isotta]] and [[Oreste Fraschini]]. This high-end luxury car marque was established as Fabbrica Automobili Isotta-Fraschini. Prior to es ...is a forgotten former silent film star from the 19teens and 1920s, and the car represents both the height her glamour and how its time has past.

...herefore to [[the years 1980|anni eighty]], when Gilera introduces one new series of motors to 4 times, bi-4, single cylinder and the bitree, in the piston d image:gilera 3 001.jpg|<font color=>'''Gilera Touring R.S.'''

...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

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

...romo do Estoril hosted the third round of the first ever [[A1 Grand Prix]] racing season, with both races in the event being won by the [[A1 Team France|Fren

| Class || [[Luxury car]], [[Sport car]], [[Racing car]] ...on models. In 2004 Alfa Romeo revived the 8C name for a V8-engined concept car which has made it into production for 2007, the [[Alfa Romeo 8C Competizion

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.

.... 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.

....T. used a two-stroke single-cylinder engine capable of reaching 81 mph. A touring version was subsequently developed, the S.V 175. ...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

...quiet Italian drew good notices for his attitude and skill in such a poor car (notably qualifying 16th for the [[1987 Monaco Grand Prix|Monaco Grand Prix ...ailed to qualify for the first four races. He then broke his jaw in a road car accident following the [[1991 Monaco Grand Prix|Monaco Grand Prix]], ironic

...er unit, using the Siata cylinder head, with 22bhp - enough to propel the car to about 100km/h. A Siata 750cc engine with 25bhp was also available. Later ...a]] launched in 1950 to complement the smaller Amica, the Daina was a [[GT car]] built both as a coupe and a trasformabile (convertible). The bodies of bo

...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

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

...|| [[Williams F1|Williams]], [[McLaren (racing)|McLaren]], [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]] ...ay]], [[Scotland]]) is a [[United Kingdom|British]] former [[Formula One]] racing driver from Scotland. By virtue of a long career he has amassed a notable p

|Car number || 21 ...taly]]), also known as '''Fisico''' or '''Fisi''', is an [[Italy|Italian]] racing driver. He has driven in [[Formula One]] for [[Renault F1|Renault]] [[Saube

|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

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

...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 Lamborghini have announced two more powerful models, the XTR, a track-only car with a 700 bhp version of the V12, and the LP640 with 640 bhp. Although the

...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

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

...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''

...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.

...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 ...ianza, Chestnut, Necks, Garavini, [[Ghia]], [[Pininfarina]], Plants Flour, Touring, Viotti and, between the aliens, Weinberger & Buhne, John Charles, Abbott,

''Click here to see'' [[Ducati car|Ducati]] ''automotive'' ...ike low-displacement motorbikes Ducati has gained prominence in motorcycle racing and in the motorcycle industry.

...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===

When but the car comes introduced to the Hall of [[Milan]] of it opens them 1933, for the ef

...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

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

...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