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...ed record]]. He was the first person to hold both the land and water speed records simultaneously. He was the first person to travel at over 200 mph (320 km/h ==World War I==

...vironment|environmental]] factors. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the highest number of leaves found on a clover has been eighteen.

...ting|long track speed skater]] who has won three [[Speed skating World Cup|World Cup]] races and became the first [[European Speed Skating Championships|Eur ==Personal records==

This is a history of the world's fastest [[mass production|mass produced]], [[Street-legal vehicle|street- ...o proper testing conditions. Until then, it is the [[Bugatti Veyron]], the world's fastest street-legal car, with an officially registered top-speed of 408.

...[[England]]) was a racing motorist and motoring journalist. He gained the world speed record on [[Land Speed Record|land]] and on [[Water speed record|wate Malcolm broke nine land speed records between 1924 and 1935, with three at [[Pendine Sands]] and five at [[Dayton

...record|absolute land speed record]]s, the last at 526.277mi/h. While such records are usually validated by the [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile] ...olute record for motorcycles is the "fastest man on two wheels". All such records have been with [[piston-engine]] machines.

...Helens, Merseyside|St. Helens]], [[Lancashire]]) was a British multi-time world champion [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|Grand Prix]] [[motorcycle]] [[road ...1950s, winning [[List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions|six world championships]] and five [[Isle of Man TT]] races. Duke came to prominence

..., and it attracts esteemed riders from across [[Australia]] and around the world. In [[2005]], the Tour Down Under was promoted by the [[Union Cycliste Inte == Records ==

...raft went on to serve the [[Italian Air Force]] and the [[Luftwaffe]] in [[World War II]] as a long range [[bomber]] and [[patrol aircraft]].

...rmula One#Distinction between Formula One and World Championship races|FIA World Championships]], since [[1950 Formula One season|1950]]. '''Bold''' entries !style="background:darkred"|[[List of Formula One driver records|Driver records]]

...le to race at sanctioned events for much of the prime of his career. Speed records, match races and exhibitions made up most of Oldfield's career. ...logan "'Firestone Tires are my only life insurance,' says Barney Oldfield, world's greatest driver."

...d [[Australia]]. It is part of the [[Summer Olympic Games]], and there are world championships as well as circuits of professional events in many areas. ==Track Records==

...alieri]] near [[Turin]] specifically to contest the C2 junior class of the World Endurance Championship. Built for [[Martino Finotto]], its first car, the A ...etti, [[Fulvio Ballabio]] and [[Guido Dacco]], that the AR2 claimed the C2 World Endurance Championship title in both years. In 1984 Alba also built the AR3

The following is a '''list of speed records''' for various categories of vehicles. [[Category:World records]]

And this determination, together with the enthusiasm and passion for the world of motorcycles and engines in general, has been handed down to the new gene ...tour in 1957 (five continents, 42 countries in 13 months), the three world records with the Cyclecar in Monza in 1969.

...ng]]. Today it is the third largest [[tire]] and [[rubber]] company in the world behind [[Michelin]] and [[Bridgestone|Bridgestone/Firestone]]. It manufactu ...ace subsidiary, first named [[Goodyear Aircraft Company]] and then after [[World War II]] renamed [[Goodyear Aerospace Corporation]]. The subsidiary was sol

...revious one by one percent to be validated. There are numerous other class records for cars, and [[Motorcycle land speed record|motorcycle]]s fall into anothe In 1906 [[Dorothy Levitt]] broke the women's world speed record recording a speed of 96 mph (154 km/h) and was described

...manufacturers of [[engines]] and [[motorcycles]]. At the end of the Second World War the production intensifies and Alpino starts spreading rapidly, thanks ...ed of 92.180km/h, and the World of Kilometers at a speed of 129km/h. Other records are achieved with an Alpine 50 to reach a maximum speed of 82.216km/h. Duri

...Brabham - another famous name now in decline - as a replacement for twice World Champion [[Nelson Piquet]] (Piquet had left for the [[WilliamsF1|Williams]] To this day De Angelis holds the following records:

The 2003 [[Guinness Book of World Records]] lists the fastest-ever top speed of a [[radio-controlled car]] as 111 mph

...d racing|road racer]] who has been racing for over 30 years, winning three World titles, four British championships and ridden in almost 110 GPs. ...Flying kilometre, the Standing Start mile and Standing Start 10 kilometre records

...orld championships. Among the titles from this period are some world speed records still unbeaten.

...ons include almost 140 production centers. Over 36,000 workers around the world collect Parmalat pay packets, and 5,000 Italian [[dairy]] [[farm]]s are dep ...as an eight billion [[euro]] hole was discovered in Parmalat's accounting records.

...ers' 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 ==

...|| [[V8 Supercar]]<br>[[Australian Grand Prix]]<br>[[Superbike World Championship]]<br>[[Castrol 6 Hour]] ...8 and 1989, Oran Park played host to Australia's rounds of the [[Superbike World Championship]].

...rmula One#Distinction between Formula One and World Championship races|FIA World Championships]], since [[1950 Formula One season|1950]]. Drivers who compet !style="background:darkred"|'''Driver records'''

== Records == Only includes World Championship events

...cles and racecars. It is considered the largest motorsports museum in the world.{{Fact|date=December 2007}} The racecars includes Lotus and other internati ==Track records==

...d Prix race at the racetrack in [[Montlhéry]] in the process setting a new world land speed record for women. Capitalizing on her fame, the following year s ...cle and a month later, racing in Europe came to a halt with the onset of [[World War II]]. In 1943, in the middle of the [[Germany|German]] occupation of Fr

...um in New York broke all attendance records with this show of fifty of the world's finest and rarest bikes. Introduction, good pictures and descriptions. ...e most significant bikes in the history of motorcycle production, from the world's first motorized bike, the Michaux-perreaux Steam velocipede (1868-71), to

...x|Jordan]] team. He is often given the title of "The Fastest Indian in the World". ...is season also included two pole positions, three fastest laps and two lap records, helping him to 6th in the championship out of 30 drivers. He also competed

...pionship race. The following year the [[Mexican Grand Prix]] became a full World Championship event. The circuit remained part of the F1 calendar through 1 | [[1980 CART World Series season|1980]]

...on]], [[United States Automobile Club|USAC]], [[NASCAR]], CART/[[Champ Car World Series]]), and the [[Indy Racing League]]. There have also been many races ==Records==

...cles, and at the age of sixteen, opened a workshop. This was just before [[World War I]] broke out. During the war he was with the 8th Motorcycles Unit, sta .... (These records were not bettered for twenty years.) In 1933 he set a new world speed record for 175&nbsp;cc motorcycles of 162&nbsp;km/h.

...ace series the most significant motor-cycle road-racing competition in the world. ...1976 the race was part of the [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|Motorcycling World Championship]] and was the home of the British Grand Prix until 1976. The m

...s mainly known for aircraft and motorcycle manufacturing. After the end of World War II, the company changed its name to ''Società Commerciale Aeronautica' ...by 75 cm ₃, which, ridden by [[Massimo Pasolini]], received the world speed record at the [[flying kilometer]], reaching 167.208 km/h on the [[Au

...everything angular? I am going to pursue Galileo Galilei's philosophy: my world is also round.'' &mdash;&nbsp;Luigi Colani ;1959: The world's first monocoque sports car: [[BMW]] 700

...and highly motivated, Angelo Luigi brought the company through the Second World War and the revival, constantly developping his technological equipment, ma ...Columbus placed its experience at the service of Moser for its Time Trial records, then passing through Oersted to Rominger. MAX (1987) was the first tube-se

...ive applications. His design and manufacturing skills were demonstrated in World War One, with the extensive use of his unique designs in Italian Air Force ...eronautical development". Eng. Guido, his son, holder of several motorboat records, has been a most valuable technician as well, and, following his father's t

...[[Daimler]] and [[Panhard]] provided enough power to win additional speed records. In [[1905]], Porsche won the [[Poetting prize]] as Austria's outstanding a ...rdinand, the crown prince of Austria whose assassination sparked off the I World War.

...pionship race. The following year the [[Mexican Grand Prix]] became a full World Championship event. The circuit remained part of the F1 calendar through 1 | [[1980 CART World Series season|1980]]

...cording to ''[[Guinness World Records]]'', the Pan-American Highway is the world's longest "motorable road". However, because of the [[Darién Gap]], it is ...ted States and the Panama Canal). Both of these sections were built during World War II as a means of supply of remote areas without danger of attack by [[U

...ate [[Jacky Ickx]] and the late [[Jochen Rindt]], who posthumously won the world championship that year.

...tland|Scottish]] [[Formula One]] (F1) [[Auto racing|racing driver]]. Twice World Champion, he was the dominant driver of his era. ...e. 1962 saw Clark battling [[Graham Hill]] who drove for [[BRM]] for the [[World Championship]] in Chapman's brilliant [[Lotus 25]], but in the final race a

...ionwide Series]]'''<br>[[Stater Brothers 300]]<br>[[Ameriquest 300|Camping World 300]] presented by RVs.com<br>'''NASCAR [[Craftsman Truck Series]]'''<br>[[ ...r fastest lap at {{convert|241.426|mi/h|km/h|3|abbr=on}}. This was also a world speed record for the fastest lap of a closed course.

! colspan=2 |'''World Rally Championship''' | Current season || 2009 World Rally Championship season

...homogeneous compounds made up of flour and water. The [[Jerusalem Talmud]] records that ''itrium'', a kind of boiled dough, was common in Palestine from the 3 As pasta is introduced elsewhere in the world, it has been incorporated into a number of local cuisines that may have sig

...opularly referred to as the Corkscrew, is considered one of the motorsport world's most challenging turns, due to the drop in elevation as well as its blind ...renamed 'Rainey Curve' in honor of 500cc [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing]] World Champion [[Wayne Rainey]], a resident of nearby [[Salinas, California]]. Al

...ix]] World Championship in [[1926]] after winning 351 races and setting 47 records in the two prior years. At its height, Type 35s averaged 14 race wins per

|Nickname ||The World Center of Racing ==Records==

The 250 LM was successfully raced around the world by both factory-supported and privateer racers. Unlike the 250/275/330 P ca ...g events. 250 LMs typically sell for more than $10 million USD and auction records for this model have been repeatedly broken in the past 10 years.

'''[[Indy Racing League|IRL]] [[Firestone Indy Lights]]'''<br>[[Camping World Watkins Glen Grand Prix]] '''Sportscar Vintage Racing Association'''<br>[[SCCA]] [[SPEED World Challenge]]<br>Zippo U.S. Vintage Grand Prix

The '''[[24 Hours of Le Mans]]''' (''24 heures du Mans'') is the world's oldest [[Sports car racing|sports car]] [[endurance race]] and one of the ...not run due to worker strikes, and 1940 to 1948, due to [[World War II]]. Records for wins are also listed.

===Records=== !colspan=2|World Championships

Shortly after the 2nd world war he opens his own workshop in space reclaimed in the cloisters of the ex The special, ridden by Alberto, conquers two world records in the category that remained unchallenged for many years. The record for t

...o try to win the event, which they did from 1913 to 1919. However, after [[World War I]], the native drivers and manufacturers regained their dominance of t ...ed until [[1919]] when the name "Liberty Sweepstakes" was used following [[World War I]] in [[1919]] only. The race went back to "International Sweepstakes

...co, broke up the company, sold the machines, fired the workers and let the records lost or destroyed and go technique. ...d and the bureaucracy, the loss of valuable technical files, followed by [[World War II]], Bruzzese asked of every opportunity to start over. During his imp

...d specific torque output of {{convert|194.8|Nm|0|abbr=on}} per litre, both records for a Ferrari car. ...r to the 458 Italia. It was launched on 3 February 2015, in advance of its world première at the March 2015 [[Geneva Motor Show]].

...Ford, became the best-known four-wheel drive vehicle in the world during [[World War II]]. [[Willys]] (since 1950 owner of the Jeep name) introduced the [[ ...eone in 1972. This model eventually became the best-selling 4WD car in the world. [[Audi]] introduced the first permanently all-wheel driven high volume roa

...A|['pit.tsa]}} - from the [[Latin]] verb '''pìnsere''', ''to press'') is a world-popular dish of [[Italy|Italian]] origin, made with an [[oven]]-baked, flat ...lian cuisine]], the dish has become popular in many different parts of the world. A shop or restaurant where pizzas are made and sold is called a “pizzeri

...petitions Columbus gaining brand recognition in the international sporting world. Among these, the first victory of the World Cup awarded in 1980 by [[Antonio Gorostegui]] hull with a Star of Fools.

...designed by [[Remondini]] and driven by [[George Monneret]], achieved the world record speed with a performance of 170,840km/h that was added to the previo ...that '''Prester-Jonghi''' could finally surf in calm waters, but then came World War II . During the [[Nazism|Nazi]] occupation of France, the brothers were

...at the [[1996 European Grand Prix|Nürburgring]] where he held off reigning world champion [[Michael Schumacher]]. He finished the [[season (sport)|season]] ...einz-Harald Frentzen]]. In just his second season in Formula One he became world champion by claiming 7 wins, 10 poles, 8 podiums, and 81 points. He clinche

...eason. Schumacher is the only German to have won the [[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions|drivers' championship]]. ...ite what Jordan believed was a binding contract. Schumacher went on to win world championships in 1994 and 1995 with the Anglo-Italian team before joining t

...ckyard,<br>The Greatest Race Course in the World,<br>Racing Capital of the World''' ...tator capacity of over 400,000, it is the largest sporting facility in the world, and generally recognized as among the most famous and prestigious in [[mot

...ently driving for [[Scuderia Ferrari]]. He is the reigning [[Formula One]] World Drivers' Champion. ...ecame the highest paid driver in the sport, securing his first Formula One World Drivers' Championship from [[Lewis Hamilton]] and [[Fernando Alonso]] in a

...ican Grand Prix Jacky finished second and became runner-up in the driver's world championship. He then decided to leave Brabham to return to Ferrari because ...the new and superior 956 model, though, which carried him to two title as world-champion of endurance racing, in 1982 and 1983.

Crisis in the [[Roman Republic|Roman]] world was marked by destruction caused by invasions and wars, but also by the tes ...i in honor of three civilians hanged by the retreating Nazis at the end of World War II), which was where markets and tournaments were held, underwent vario

...ion|Etruscans]], the Eugaei or [[Raetii]] tribes, but the first historical records of its existence are from the [[4th century BC]]. Verona was already an im ...e year [[2000]], the entire center of Verona was designated a [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]].

...also by their significant sporting successes and obtaining alguinos world records at the time.

..., whose results determine two annual [[List of Formula One World Champions|World Championships]], one for drivers and one for [[#Drivers and constructors|co ...rrently in production and the [[sport]] is among the most expensive in the world. As such, its economic impact is significant, and its financial and politic

...tor racing championship, for specific information on the current Champ Car World Series and the Indy Racing League see [[Champ Car]] and [[Indy Racing Leagu ...d not included. [http://www.motorsport.com/stats/] [http://www.motorracing-world.co.uk/]

...oni Machiavelli di Modena]] drove them in the [[1940]] [[Mille Miglia]], [[World War II]] put a temporary end to racing and the 815s saw no more competition Rules for a Grand Prix World Championship had been laid out before the war but it took several years aft

...s been held annually since 1903, interrupted only by [[World War I]] and [[World War II]]. The most recent Tour was the [[2005 Tour de France]]. ...and competitors must have an invitation to enter the race. It is also the world's largest annual pro sporting event, measured in the number of viewers.

...vy rainfalls. Along the coast the climate is mild and pleasant ([[Triest]] records the smallest temperature differences between winter and summer and between After the [[First World War]], in which this region was a main theatre of operations, and suffered

...ember, 1963, the LM was successful for privately-entered racers around the world. Notably, a 250 LM entered by the [[North American Racing Team]] won the [[ The 330 P4 electrified the racing world when one P 3/4, one P4 and one 412P crossed the finish line together (in fi

...the city in the [[Battle of the Allia]] in [[390 BC]], so no contemporary records of the kingdom exist, and all accounts of the kings must be highly question ...d for chariot races which, to this day, remains the largest stadium in the world. Priscus followed up the Circus Maximus by beginning a temple-fortress to t

...ly|Italian]] [[tenor]] and one of the most popular vocal performers in the world of [[opera]] and across multiple musical genres. Known for his televised co ...hese performances, Pavarotti brought hits previously confined to the opera world to a much wider audience; Pavarotti further spread his influence with appea

...ed to be one of the most important and prestigious automobile races in the world alongside the [[Indianapolis 500]] and the [[24 Hours of Le Mans]] (with wh ...ship]] and was included in the first Formula One [[1950 Formula One season|World Championship in 1950]]. The race is held on a narrow course laid out in the

After World War II, Stanguellini operations were revived in 1946. Vittorio Stanguellini ...Sebring]] in 1957. By then Stanguellini had become a household name in the world of international motorsports. Those who visited [[Modena]] in those days we

...competition period; it was thus the first actual Ferrari car, but due to [[World War II]] it saw little competition. In 1943 the Ferrari factory moved to Ma ...ri team first appeared on the European grand prix scene after the end of [[World War II]].

The '''2006 Formula One season''' was the 57th [[FIA]] [[Formula One]] World Championship season. It began on [[March 12]], [[2006]] included 18 races, ...he [[Grand Prix Manufacturers’ Association]]'s proposal for an alternative World Championship. On [[March 27]], the five car manufacturers involved lodged a

...stellung|Frankfurt Motor Show]] in 1979. The Delta is best known for its [[World Rally Championship]] career in the late 1980s and early 1990s, when it domi ...[[Miki Biasion]] ([[1988 World Rally Championship season|1988]] and [[1989 World Rally Championship season|1989]]).

...documents, there is no trace. "Auto" in 1904 stands out from the earliest records, publicity of the '''Fabbrica di Automobili G.G.F.lli '''[[Ceirano]]'''''', ...is reason unable to get along with each other, as well as with the outside world. This perhaps explains why many of the businesses created: they made and un

...backed by [[Louis Armstrong]]'s rendition of "We Have All the Time in the World." ...cal warfare|bacteriological warfare]] agents throughout their parts of the world.

[[File:Sebastian Vettel 2010 Japan.jpg|thumb|[[Sebastian Vettel]], the 2010 World Champion]] ...pionship winners|youngest]] [[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions|World Drivers' Champion]] in the sport's sixty-year history. Vettel's victory in

...o brake later and carry more speed through turns allowed them to break lap records in pre-season testing. | [[Misano World Circuit|Misano]]

...five victories that season that would make him France’s first Formula One world champion. © Schlegelmilch]] ...[Juan Manuel Fangio]] and [[Michael Schumacher]] have won more Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles. From 1987 until 2001 Prost held the record fo

...lari remained at Auto Union until Grand Prix racing was put on hiatus by [[World War II]]. The only major European Grand Prix he never won was the [[Czechos ...f 23. His motorcycling career was postponed, however, by the outbreak of [[World War I]] and Nuvolari served as a driver in the Italian army. Once the war h

...bbels]] and [[Adolf Hitler]]. Max was born in London early in the [[Second World War]], in April 1940. In May, Sir Oswald, who had campaigned for a negotiat ...Alf Mosley, the [[coachbuilder]].' And I thought to myself, 'I've found a world where they don't know about Oswald Mosley.' And it has always been a bit li

...ric centre was inscribed on the [http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/616 UNESCO World Heritage List]. In 1993, Czechoslovakia split into two countries and Prague ...nst the driver, which is kind of hard when you're on the other side of the world. Try to avoid suspicious taxis and if you find even a grain of suspicion, t

|Preceded by:||[[The World Is Not Enough]] ...different character (who had been introduced as Q's assistant "R" in ''The World Is Not Enough''). Cleese's Q refers to "his predecessor" in one scene.

...|road cycling]]. It was run first in [[1896]] and has stopped only for two world wars. It was created by two Roubaix textile manufacturers, [[Theo Vienne|Th ...f the North''. The term was used to describe the route of the race after [[World War I]]. Organisers and journalists set off from Paris in [[1919]] to see h

...ne regulations]] for a summary of the technical rule changes. Although the world championship has always been the main focus of the category, non-championsh ==World Championship==

...was cancelled only in [[1936]] (economy) and from [[1940]] to [[1948]] ([[World War 2]]). At the end of the season, having won World Championships in [[Formula One]] and [[Sports car racing|Sports Cars]], Mer

...notable points haul, and lies seventh on the [[List of Formula One driver records#Career points|all-time scorers list]], being the top [[United Kingdom|Briti In 1993, Coulthard became test driver for the world champion [[Formula One]] team [[WilliamsF1|Williams-Renault]] and played an

...hus, cars with engines that displaced over 5.0&nbsp;L were banned from the World championship and from Le Mans, which was the end for the Big Block Ford (Mk ...a new 4.9&nbsp;L that Porsche had introduced at Monza, this car broken lap records on every track it had run before.

...ris. The up to 56 km/h (35 mph) fast carriage broke several Austrian speed records, and also won the Exelberg Rally in 1901 with Porsche himself driving. Over