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...ith soccer's [[FIFA]], the FIA is generally known by its [[French language|French]] name and acronym, even in [[English language|English]]-speaking countries In [[1950 Formula One season|1950]], the FIA organised the first World Championship for race car drivers in racing events, known today as [[Formula One]].

|Language || [[English language|English]]<br>[[French language|French]] ...h football's [[FIFA]], the FIA is generally known by its [[French language|French]] name and acronym, even in [[English language|English]]-speaking countries

...' (also known as '''hill climbing''', '''speed hillclimbing''' or '''speed hill climbing''') is a branch of [[motorsport]] in which drivers compete against ...[[31 January]] [[1897]]. The hillclimb held at [[Shelsley Walsh Speed Hill Climb|Shelsley Walsh]], in [[Worcestershire]], [[England]] is the world's oldest

...ea, Clark started his racing career driving in local road rallies and hill climb events driving his own [[Sunbeam-Talbot]], and proved to be a fearsome comp ...2 saw Clark battling [[Graham Hill]] who drove for [[BRM]] for the [[World Championship]] in Chapman's brilliant [[Lotus 25]], but in the final race an oil leak ca

=== Hill Climb === ...limb a road going up a hill in the fastest time and/or the furthest up the hill before ceasing forward motion. These events are typically on closed public

...g in 12 World Championship races. He won 1 race, and scored a total of 17 championship points. A motor sports competitor for a decade, Scarfiotti won the European ...s car race at the [[Nürburgring]] in June 1966. First place went to [[Phil Hill]] and [[Joakim Bonnier]] driving a 5.4-litre [[Chevrolet]]-powered [[Chapar

...is Chevrolet (1878&ndash;1941), a [[Switzerland|Swiss]]-born employee of a French motor vehicle manufacturer would move to the United States. Beginning in 19 ...affairs, with a few countries setting up races of their own, but no formal championship tying them together. The rules varied from country to country and race to

The Giro was inspired by the [[Tour de France]] and, just as the French race was intended to boost circulation of ''[[L'Équipe|L'Auto]]'', so Emil Along with the Tour de France and the [[World Cycling Championship]], the Giro d'Italia makes up the [[Triple Crown of Cycling]]. Along with t

...ula One]], [[American Championship Car Racing|IndyCar]], [[World Sportscar Championship]] and [[NASCAR]] (the other being [[Dan Gurney]]). He also won races in [[m ...anapolis 500|1969]]), [[Daytona 500]] (1967) and the [[Formula One]] World Championship, and, along with [[Juan Pablo Montoya]], the only driver to have won a race

...the world championship has always been the main focus of the category, non-championship Formula One races were held for many years. Due to the rising cost of compe ==World Championship==