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...th participants given a break with the ability to change during the race. Endurance races can be run either to cover a set distance in laps as quickly as possi ...ent, which is dependent on the driver's endurance abilities, length of the race, or even the rules for each event.

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...found on the ground. The foremost aim was the re-introduction of a 24-Hour Race in [[Great Britain|Britain]]. 2005 was the first year of the Britcar 24-Hour Race, it was won by the Rollacentre Mosler of Martin Short and was followed by p

...e Club de l'Ouest]] (ACO). The series was originally named the '''Le Mans Endurance Series''', but changed its name prior to the 2006 season. ...egories receive an automatic entry to the following year's Le Mans 24 Hour Race.

...ns'') is a [[sports car racing|sports car]] [[endurance racing|endurance]] race held annually at [[Road Atlanta]] in [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. The race was first run on [[October 10]], [[1998 in sports|1998]], and in [[1999 in

...e in [[1964 Sandown 6 Hour International|1964]]. This race was one of the 'endurance' races in the [[V8 Supercar]] calendar. ...[[Stirling Moss]] and [[Bruce McLaren]]. Throughout the 1960s and 70s the race meetings continued to attract international stars along with the best of Au

...[[January 16]], [[1935]]) is considered by many as the greatest American [[race car]] [[driving|driver]] of all time. ...ccessfully defend his points championship and win the [[Indianapolis 500]] race. His USAC wins tally is a record 138 (The late [[Rich Vogler]] is second wi

...to [[Petit Le Mans]], a 10 hour or 1000 mile [[endurance racing|endurance race]] of the [[American Le Mans Series]]. It also hosts Moto racing and smaller

...l'Automobile|FIA]] [[Group N]] specification National Saloon Car Cup. The race has throughout its history has been run by the [[British Racing & Sports Ca ...e]], but the offer was accepted and the [[United Kingdom]]'s first 24-hour race was founded. The [[1989]] event was 25 hours long to mark the 25th annivers

...organized by the [[Automobile Club de l'Ouest]] (ACO) and is part of the [[Endurance World Championship]]. ...O]] created the 24 Heures Moto. The race became one of "the classics" of [[endurance racing]] along with the [[24 Hours of Liège]] the [[Suzuka 8 Hours|8 Hours

|Class || [[Endurance racing|Endurance Racing]] ...er [[Lloyd Casner|"Lucky" Casner]] was killed during practice prior to the race. The engine went on to power the [[Maserati Tipo 65|Tipo 65]] less than 2 m

[[Image:MotoX start.jpg|thumb|200px|Start of a Motocross race]] ...ng''' where specially designed racing bikes or modified "production" bikes race each other on specially designed road circuits. [[MotoGP]] and [[Superbike]

...[[sports car racing|sports car]] [[endurance racing (motorsport)|endurance race]] held at [[Circuit Zolder]] in [[Belgium]]. ...7 (now named Belgian GT Championship), continuing to be the series' yearly endurance event.

...e in [[Caracas]], [[Venezuela]], it was the only annual [[South America]]n race in the history of the [[World Sportscar Championship]]. ...dromo in the center of Buenos Aires for the [[Argentine Grand Prix]]. The race was successful enough for Formula One to return the following year, and it

The '''1000km Spa''' is an [[Endurance racing|endurance race]] for [[Sports car racing|sports cars]] held at [[Circuit de Spa-Francorcha ...ms on the traditional long and very fast 14km track over public roads, the race was shortened to 762km in 1974 and discontinued after 1975.

...[Grand Prix motor racing]] driver who participated in one [[Formula One]] race in the year of its inception. ...he repeated as winner of the Hyeres event and also won the [[Reims 12 hour race]] and the "Course de cote de Planfoy."

...shocked the paddock by being on the pace and nearly winning the Barcelona race. ...y won many races but unfortunately crashed after taking the lead. One such race was at Rio de Janeiro in 2002 when he stalled on the starting line then, ca

[[Image:Course bol d or 2005.JPG|thumb|right|300px|24 hours of endurance racing on a tough track: the 'Bol d'Or']] ...in [[France]]. Originally, it was an [[automobile]] as well as motorcycle race.

...racing is often associated with the annual [[Le Mans 24 Hours]] endurance race. First run in 1923, it is one of the oldest motor races still in existence. In the 1920, the cars used in [[endurance racing]] and [[Grand Prix]] were still basically identical, with fenders an

...]] near [[Turin]] specifically to contest the C2 junior class of the World Endurance Championship. Built for [[Martino Finotto]], its first car, the AR2, was un ...[[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 model, wh

...r the war, he was already 49 years old. Nevertheless, he dominated Italian endurance racing, driving to victory in the Mille Miglia for three straight years fro ...ts. Biondetti loved racing cars and continued to compete in sports car and endurance events, earning a second place finish in a [[Ferrari]] at the 12 Hours of P

...th normal and lengthened chassis. The same tendency was towards motors for endurance races manifested in the new 20/30 HP (100 millimeter X 140 millimeter) of w ...rce between manufacturers in those years. The same you Shoe describes the race with these words:" It do not believe to be behaved myself badly like runne

...] marque in [[United States|America]] through success in [[Gran Turismo]] (endurance) motorsport. ...lorida and the [[24 Hours of Le Mans]] in [[Le Mans]], France. Their first race was the [[12 Hours of Sebring]] in March of [[1958]], with a [[Ferrari 250#

The '''1000km Suzuka''' is an annual 1000 [[kilometer]] endurance race for [[sports cars]] held at the [[Suzuka Circuit]]. It is a round of the Ja ...as integrated for the first time in the Super GT calendar. Previously, the race was open to JGTC/Super GT cars, but with only a handful of competitors from

...humb|right|Aerial view of the Sebring Raceway during a 1962 [[sports car]] race, courtesy of the Florida Photographic Collection]] ...ace being run in [[1950]]. Many consider Sebring to be one of the classic race tracks in [[North America]]n [[sports car racing]], and the [[12 Hours of S

...1955]] and located in [[Assen]], [[Netherlands]]. Host of the [[Dutch TT]] race, it is considered "The Cathedral" of [[motorcycling]] by the fans. It has a The first Assen track was firstly used for the [[1925]] [[Dutch TT]] race, held on country side roads through the villages of Borger, [[Schoonloo]] a

|First race:||[[1950 British Grand Prix|1950]] [[British Grand Prix]] |Last race:||[[1955 Italian Grand Prix|1955]] [[Italian Grand Prix]]

...de the greatest driver of the time, [[Tazio Nuvolari]]. He also led every race up until 1938, only to suffer a mechanical failure, once when 12 laps in th ...er turned to sports cars once more, winning the [[SPA 24 Hours]] endurance race with co-driver [[Francesco Severi]]. More wins came his way including at th

|First race || [[1961 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1961]] 350cc [[Isle of |Last race || [[1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1976]] 500cc [[Italia

...eld at the [[Mount Panorama Circuit]] in [[2002]] and [[2003]]. Only two [[endurance races|24-Hour races]] were held before the collapse of the management organ ...orsche 911 GT3]] and a [[BMW M3|BMW M3 GTR V8]]. In both times the 24 Hour race was held, the Holden Monaro 427C came out on top.

...with [[Louis Chiron]] as co-driver, he won the [[SPA 24 Hours]] endurance race in [[Belgium]]. He teamed up with [[Philippe Etancelin]] in {{24hLM|1934}} ...h Chinetti had driven twenty-three of the hours of the race. Following the race, Thomson purchased that automobile through Chinetti. That same year Chinett

...t the [[Suzuka Circuit]] in [[Japan]] each year. As the name implies, the race runs for eight hours consecutively and teams are composed of two riders and The race began in 1978 as a race for prototype [[Isle of Man TT|Tourist Trophy]] Formula One (TT-F1) motorcy

Driving a Bugatti T51, in [[1932]] he won the La Turbie Mountain Race, the Grand Prix de Lorraine and the Grand Prix d'Oran. In [[1934]] he was t ...d [[Marcel Lehoux]] in separate incidents. Of the 16 cars that started the race, only three managed to finish.

...ng_Championships,_Calgary,_AB,_Canada.jpg|thumb|200px|left|A Track Cycling Race]] ...actical advantage, as well as formats that simply test strength, speed and endurance.

...urs]] endurance race. It is considered to be one of the most challenging [[race track]]s in the world, mainly due to its fast, hilly and twisty nature. The ...had to use the old road and U-turn behind the grand stands, rejoining the race track at the bottom of Eau Rouge.

|First race || [[1977 Italian Grand Prix]] |Last race || [[1981 Spanish Grand Prix]]

...mid-season Risi dry spell propelled the Lizards back into the championship race, Melo and Salo closed the season with another four wins in their last five

|First race || [[1950 British Grand Prix|1950]] [[British Grand Prix]] |Last race || [[1958 Monaco Grand Prix|1958]] [[Monaco Grand Prix]]

|First race || [[1956 Argentine Grand Prix|1956]] [[Argentine Grand Prix]] |Last race || [[1961 United States Grand Prix|1961]] [[United States Grand Prix]]

...al cyclists in its early years, but is now intended to be a noncompetitive endurance challenge. ...mpetitive riders. Despite the event organizer's insistence that it isn't a race, PBP offers trophies and a certain degree of prestige to the first finisher

...nd. The first international race held at the circuit was the BPR Global GT Endurance Series. The circuit soon became the hotbed of local motorsports with teams ...[2005-10-23]] and the GPLK [[Chevrolet Corvette C5|Corvette C5-R]] won the race. The GruppeM Porsches won GT2. The Hong Kong Le Mans Team and the Malaysian

|First race || [[1968 Canadian Grand Prix]] |Last race || [[1976 United States Grand Prix]]

...[[sports car racing|sports car]] [[endurance racing (motorsport)|endurance race]] held annually in [[Brazil]] since 1956. ...the race was held as a part of the [[Le Mans Series]], the first time the race had been part of an international championship. The event had previously b

|First race || [[1967 Italian Grand Prix|1967]] [[Italian Grand Prix]] |Last race || [[1979 United States Grand Prix|1979]] [[United States Grand Prix]]

...[Kevin Magee]] would also win the prestigious [[Suzuka 8 Hours]] endurance race in [[Japan]]. In the [[1989 in sports|1989]] campaign, Rainey would finish

|First race:||[[1950 British Grand Prix|1950]] [[British Grand Prix]] |Last race:||[[1955 Italian Grand Prix|1955]] [[Italian Grand Prix]]

...1955]] and located in [[Assen]], [[Netherlands]]. Host of the [[Dutch TT]] race, it is considered "The Cathedral" of [[motorcycling]] by the fans. It has a The first Assen track was firstly used for the [[1925]] [[Dutch TT]] race, held on country side roads through the villages of Borger, [[Schoonloo]] a

The '''Bathurst 1000''' is a 1000 km motor race for [[touring car racing|touring cars]], conducted at the [[Mount Panorama ==Race History==

The '''ADAC Eifelrennen''' was an annual motor race, organised by [[ADAC]] Automobile Club from 1922 to 2003, held in [[Germany ...el]] mountains, similar to the [[Targa Florio]] which was a very important race at that time, and popular in Germany due to two wins by [[Mercedes (car)|Me

...ted States]] and [[Canada]]. It consists of a series of [[endurance racing|endurance]] and sprint races, and was created in the spirit of the [[24 Hours of Le M Grand Touring]] cars. Race lengths vary from 1 hour, 40 minutes to 12 hours.

|First race || [[1958 Monaco Grand Prix|1958]] [[Monaco Grand Prix]] |Last race || [[1975 Monaco Grand Prix|1975]] [[Monaco Grand Prix]]

...ck prepared with the essentials (rollcages for safety, stripped interiors, race spec fuel tanks, etc.). Prestigious motorsports makes such as [[Aston Marti ...the FIA GT Championship are [[endurance racing|of endurance type]], a full race distance lasting a minimum of 500 km or a maximum of three hours, with

*[[Amstel Gold Race]], {{flagiconNED}} ...ugano]], {{flagiconSUI}}, (1979) as an [[ITT]], being since then a one day race

The '''EuroSpeedway Lausitz''' is a [[race track]] located near [[Oberspreewald-Lausitz|Klettwitz]] in the state of [[ ...dway has a feature which is unique in continental Europe: a highspeed oval race track, as used in the USA by [[NASCAR]], the [[Indy Racing League]] and [[C

|First race || 2003 Grand Prix of Long Beach ...urdais''' (born [[February 28]], [[1979]] in [[Le Mans]], [[France]]) is a race car driver and three-time defending [[Champ Car|Champ Car World Series]] ch

...nding racing career and training riders and racers alike at the Ron Haslam Race School at [[Donington Park]]. ...ance events, with his best result being a second in the 1979 Suzuka 8-hour race in [[Japan]].

...uel economy requirements, with teams given a set amount of fuel based on a race's distance. The previous [[turbocharging|turbocharged]] [[straight-4]] Lan ...l as using Italian [[Pirelli]] tires.<ref name="Auto Italia" /> The first race of the season was also Lancia's home event, the [[1000 km Monza]]. The LC2

...ntly went on to beat Moss by a mere point, even though he had only won one race that year to Moss's four. It was sufficient to make Mike Hawthorn Britain's ...as not fit enough and retired from GP racing. However, he has continued to race in historic cars, retaining his deceptively smooth driving style.

...]] [[superbike racing|superbike]] and won the [[Suzuka 8 Hours]] endurance race. Doohan competed successfully throughout the early [[1990s]] until a seriou Throughout [[1993]] he struggled to regain fitness and the ability to race the Honda at elite level. However in [[1994]] he won his first 500cc World

|Type || One-day race '''Milan - San Remo''', nicknamed ''la primavera'', is an annual [[cycling]] race between [[Milan]] and [[San Remo, Italy|San Remo]]. Currently it is the lon

...e) and keep the racing close (sometimes by a "lead trophy" where winning a race requires the winner's car to be heavier for subsequent races). ...ing car series are also raced in [[silhouette racing car]]s. Touring cars race exclusively on [[road racing|road courses]] and street circuits, while its

...ototypes for use in [[hillclimb]]s as well as [[Le Mans Prototype]]s for [[endurance racing]]. Besides racing their own cars, their chassis have been sold to v Race History:

| First race || [[1961 Italian Grand Prix]] | Last race || [[1965 Italian Grand Prix]]

...glois Van Ophem just one year after the first [[24 Hours of Le Mans]], the race was run under the auspices of the [[Royal Automobile Club Belgium]] (RACB). ...pionship season|1981]]. As on the [[Nürburgring]], both a 24h and a 1000km race is held at Spa, as the [[1000km Spa]] for [[sports car racing]] were introd

...econd in the [[2006 Indianapolis 500]] in the second closest finish in the race's history. ...13th but broke a halfshaft in his first pitstop, eliminating him from the race.

The '''ADAC 1000km Nürburgring''' is an [[Endurance racing]] and [[Sports car racing]] event on the [[Nürburgring]] in Germany ...[Giuseppe Farina]] in a [[Ferrari]]. Due to disappointing attendance, the race was not held in the following two years. It became quite popular in the 196

...glois Van Ophem just one year after the first [[24 Hours of Le Mans]], the race was run under the auspices of the [[Royal Automobile Club Belgium]] (RACB). ...pionship season|1981]]. As on the [[Nürburgring]], both a 24h and a 1000km race is held at Spa, as the [[1000km Spa]] for [[sports car racing]] were introd

The '''12 Hours of Sebring''' is an annual [[motorsport]] [[endurance race]] held at [[Sebring International Raceway]], a former [[United States Army ...[[Grand Prix motor racing]]. The race is now considered one of the premier endurance races in the United States and is famous for its "once around the clock" ac

...d in a year it was notoriously winning in the smaller sports and endurance race car classes against much larger cars—a sign of greater things to come. Th

..."'''the Ring'''" by enthusiasts, is the name of a famous [[motorsport]] [[race track]] in [[Germany]]. ...t]], it is widely considered the toughest and most demanding purpose-built race track in the world.

...ceway''' (Sometimes known as '''RIR''' or '''Riverside Raceway''') was a [[race track]] or [[Road racing|road course]] in [[Riverside, California]]. A driv The track was built to accommodate several different [[racing|race]]s. By closing off certain sections of the track, the route drivers had to

...mula One season|1950]], the FIA organised the first World Championship for race car drivers in racing events, known today as [[Formula One]]. In [[1955]], the FIA created the [[World Endurance Championship]], the first points series for [[sports car racing]] in the wo

...with what was mostly like the current South Circuit. The first motorcycle race meeting was held on [[17 February]], with reigning Grand Prix Champion [[Ji ...ould last the longest before fading interest caused the compression of the endurance season to just those two events. The final such Oran Park enduro would by t

: ''This article is about the 1969-1971 race car. For road cars designated '''512 BB / 512 BBi''' and '''512 TR / F512M' ...those days restricted maximum displacement to 5.0&nbsp;L (the Ferrari 512 race cars displaced 4993&nbsp;cc) so that the "512" designation should be interp

...01px|Indoor Kart racing]][[Image:Kart Racing 1.jpg|thumb|301px|Kart racers race each other on an outdoor track]] ...ower to weight ratio than a Ferrari F50. A kart like this can be driven by race licence holders over the age of 11.

| Race length km || 460.42 | Race length mi || 268.09

...use image was deleted: [[Image:MillerMotorsports.jpg|thumb|left|Motorcycle race at the Miller Motorsports Park]] --> .... It is unusual for a race track to attract so many relatively big-budget race events in its first year of operation. The track is also host to a [[WERA]

A year later the first real race was staged, from [[Paris]], [[France]] to [[Bordeaux]], France. First over The first auto race in the [[United States]], over a 54.36 mile (87.48 km) course, took place i

...rt, although unridable sections are generally a very small fraction of the race distance. ...ics are fairly straightforward, and the emphasis is on the rider's aerobic endurance and bike-handling skills.

...acing. In 1929, driving an [[Omega-Six]], she won an all-female Grand Prix race at the racetrack in [[Montlhéry]] in the process setting a new world land ...th a string of product endorsements. Although she did not win a Grand Prix race, she was a legitimate competitor, and frequently finished ahead of some of

...6C 2500 Competizione, which competed in the 1949 and 1950 [[Mille Miglia]] race, coming third both times. In the 1950 Mille Miglia Juan-Manuel Fangio and A ...ione' name is a pointer to the '6C 2500 Competizione' the [[Mille Miglia]] race competitor in 1950, driven by Juan-Manuel Fangio and Augusto Zanardi.

: ''This article is about the early 1970s race cars. For road cars designated 512 BB/i, 512 TR or F512M see [[Ferrari Berl ''Ferrari 512'' is the name of several race and road cars built by [[Ferrari]]. The name might indicate that the displa

|First race || [[1950 Monaco Grand Prix]] |Last race || [[1956 Italian Grand Prix]]

...se Grand Prix]], and is one of the oldest and most famous [[motorsport]] [[race track]]s in [[Japan]]. It is located in [[Suzuka, Mie|Suzuka City]], [[Mie ...of 2006 is now a points round of the [[Super GT]] series, and is the only race of such length in that series.

A year later the first real race was staged, from [[Paris]], [[France]] to [[Bordeaux]], France. First over The first auto race in the [[United States]], over a 54.36 mile (87.48 km) course, took place i

|Class || [[Race car]] ...en 1959 and 1961 by [[Maserati]] for racing in the [[24 Hours of Le Mans]] endurance classic. It became famous for its intricate tubular [[space frame]] [[chass

...for its potential as a production item. The target marketing group for the race car is the non-professional weekend [[autocross]] racer. Each student team The prototype race car is judged in a number of different events. The points schedule for most

...r 2003 allowed 1000cc machines (either twins, triples or four-cylinder) to race. The recent rule changes in [[MotoGP]] to allow [[4-stroke]] engines meant ! Race 1 Winner

...following the change in rules which dictated that an engine must last two race weekends. In a further change to the rules V10s are to be banned for the 20 ...was seen in the works Peugeot 905, in the final races of the 1990 [[World Endurance Championship]] season.

...[[Uniroyal Fun Cup]]. It is considered to be one of the most challenging [[race track]]s in the world, mainly due to its fast, hilly and twisty nature. Sp ...had to use the old road and U-turn behind the grand stands, rejoining the race track at the bottom of Eau Rouge.

In 1990, Lawson won the [[Suzuka 8 Hours]] endurance race on a Yamaha [[YZF750R]] paired with [[Japan]]ese rider [[Tadahiko Taira]].

...[[auto racing]] sanctioning body that was established in 1999 to organize endurance [[road racing]] competitions in [[North America]]. ...ions of the [[Ferrari 360]], the new Ferrari 430, and historic [[Ferrari]] race cars.

...nine racing cars made by [[Maserati]] of [[Italy]], and used in [[FIA]]'s endurance [[World Sportscar Championship]] racing. ...old to [[Temple Buell]], who drilled it to 5.7-litre, later to [[Jim Hall (race car driver)|Jim Hall]]. The final works cars, #4507, was also destroyed at

...er-bottom:1px solid #999;" |[[Image:autosportlemans.jpg|250px|1952 Le Mans race, depicted on cover of ''Auto Sport Review'' magazine.]] | Category || Endurance

Rally is also unique in its choice of where and when to race. That is to say, rally happens on all surfaces and in all conditions, aspha ...otes" are read aloud through an internal intercom system during the actual race, allowing the driver to anticipate the upcoming terrain and thus take the c

The '''Milwaukee Mile''' is a [[race track]] in [[West Allis, Wisconsin|West Allis]], [[Wisconsin]], USA. It is ...he oldest operating motor speedway in the world, hosting at least one auto race every year since [[1903]]. The track holds the distinction of being the onl

...acing them in distance and endurance events like the ''Milan-Trento'' road race, ''Giro d'Italia'' and the ''Cavalcata delle Dolomiti'', eventually winning ...prototype stage, the machines proved their reliability by finishing every race they entered, eventually taking some victories. Just like the Tractors and

...''Mille Miglia''' (Thousand [[Mile]]s) was an open-road endurance [[racing|race]] which took place in [[Italy]] twenty-four times from [[1927]] to [[1957]] ...first cars had started at 9 PM the previous day. In the early days of the race even winners needed 16 hours or more, so most competitors had to start befo

...1998 and 2003, he scored two wins including the much coveted Monza 1000 km race. This was the last time we heard from Lavaggi, until 2005 when he announced ...spare, which turned out to be impossible to fix on the track. Much of the race was spent in the pits and when the car was out, it served as a rolling chic

...[[touring car racing|touring car]] and GT [[Endurance racing (motorsport)|endurance racing]] event on the [[Nurburgring#Nordschleife_map|Nürburgring Nordschle ...was introduced in 1970 by the [[ADAC]] as a real race, unlike the earlier endurance contests that covered 12h, 24h (in 1961 and 1967), 36h, 84h and even 96h, l

...cing. Within road racing there is a variety of sub-disciplines including [[endurance racing]]. [[Image:MotoX start.jpg|thumb|right|Start of a Motocross race]]

A year later the first real race was staged, from [[Paris]], [[France]] to [[Bordeaux]], France. First over The first auto race in the [[United States]], over a 54.36 mile (87.48 km) course, took place i

Rally is also unique in its choice of where and when to race. That is to say, rally happens on all surfaces and in all conditions, aspha ...otes" are read aloud through an internal intercom system during the actual race, allowing the driver to anticipate the upcoming terrain and thus take the c

|Race length km || 306.94 |Race length mi || 190.73

A year later the first real race was staged, from [[Paris]], [[France]] to [[Bordeaux]], France. First over The first auto race in the [[United States]], over a 54.36 mile (87.48 km) course, took place i

...88 GTB. In 2016 the 488 GTE was entered by [[AF Corse]] in the [[FIA World Endurance Championship]], competing also in the prestigious [[24 Hours of Le Mans]], The 488 GTE in 2017 took to the track with the first race of the [[United SportsCar Championship|IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Champions

...ystem can give the driver additional power over a limited time during each race to take the car from the base 540 bhpto its maximum power of 600 bhp. ...Mugello Circuit|Mugello]] resulting in an optimal compromise between grip, endurance and wear.

...age:Watkins Glen International Track Map.png|250px|Watkins Glen grand prix race course]] '''Watkins Glen International''' (nicknamed "The Glen") is an auto race track located near [[Watkins Glen, New York]], at the southern tip of [[Sen

...y_500.jpg|300px|thumb|right|1994 Indianapolis 500, a National Championship race]] ...entially meaningless title as the race was the only round, and allowed the race to be included in the CART championship.

|First race || 1962 |Distance || 24 hours (endurance)

|First race || [[1958 French Grand Prix|1958]] [[French Grand Prix]] |Last race || [[1966 Italian Grand Prix|1966]] [[Italian Grand Prix]]

...Supercross" was coined as the event name for the first organized Motocross race that was successfully held inside a stadium in the United States. In 1972, ...contest cycle category. The final races is called the "Main Event". The race lengths range from as few as 6 laps for qualifying races to 20 laps for the

...ndt and Masten Gregory. This remains Ferrari's last overall victory in the endurance classic. This car is now owned by the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum an The Ferrari 412 P was a "customer version" of the famous 330 P3 race car, built for independent teams like NART (0844), Scuderia Filipinetti (08

...racing in the FIA GT toward the end of the 2004 season winning their only race. The racing MC12's were also entered into the [[American Le Mans Series]] r ...ponsored Maserati Team finished 7^th having only competed in one race; [[Dubai]]. In 2005 the Maserati Team won the FIA GT Manufacturers Cup with

| Caption || The start of a [[Formula One]] race in 2008 A year later the first real race was staged in [[France]], from [[Paris]] to [[Bordeaux]]. First over the li

The '''Targa Florio''' was an open road [[endurance]] automobile race held in the mountains of [[Sicily]] near [[Palermo, Sicily|Palermo]]. Found ...io 1908.jpg|thumb|250px|'''[[Jean Porporato]] finishing fourth at the 1908 race.''']]

|First race || [[1980 Canadian Grand Prix]] |Last race || [[1994 European Grand Prix]]

...up 5 (racing)|Group 5]] turbocharged 'silhouette' Stratos for closed-track endurance racing. Theses cars failed against the [[Porsche 935]]s on closed tracks bu *In the [[Choose your own adventure]] book ''The race forever,'' one of the cars available was a Lancia Stratos.

|First race || [[1981 San Marino Grand Prix|1981]] [[San Marino Grand Prix]] |Last race || [[1994 Australian Grand Prix|1994]] [[Australian Grand Prix]]

...[[Masten Gregory]], which remains as Ferrari's last overall victory in the endurance classic. About 32 models were built in 1964 and 1965, with all but the firs ...rth American Racing Team'' ([[NART]]) in the [[24 Hours of Daytona|Daytona race]] that year. It was powered by a 410&nbsp;hp (305&nbsp;kW) version of the 3

'''Ferrari 312''' is the name of several different [[Ferrari]] race cars which have 3 litre 12-cylinder engines, both in V12 and 180° flat box ...onship with a further win. For Ferrari, [[Ludovico Scarfiotti]] also won a race, the [[1966 Italian Grand Prix]] at Monza which helped Ferrari finish secon

[[image:autosportlemans.jpg|thumb|right|1952 Le Mans race, depicted on cover of ''Auto Sport Review'' magazine.]] ...Mans'') is the world's oldest [[Sports car racing|sports car]] [[endurance race]] and one of the most famous and influential in motorsports history.

.... It quickly evolved from a simple road race from one town to the next, to endurance tests for car and driver. Innovation and the drive of competition soon saw ...n Bennett Cup in Auto Racing|Gordon Bennett Cup]] in [[Europe]], an annual race that attracted international competitors. Each country was allowed to enter

|Race Starts || 159 |Race Wins || 80

|align="left"|Crew chief and race car and engine builder in [[NASCAR]] |align="left"|{{flagiconUS}} [[Jim Hall (race car driver)|Jim Hall]]

...les of types of mountain biking based more around urban areas. It requires endurance, bike handling skills and self-reliance. It is an individual sport which ca [[Image:ShadLHTT1.JPG|thumb|left|A rider during a Cross Country race]]

...on the road. It was a perennial success in the [[Mille Miglia]] endurance race in its day and Lancia was able to sell more than 11,000 examples during its

...is organised by the ''[[Automobile Club de L'Ouest]]'' (A.C.O). The first race was held on [[May 26]] and [[May 27|27]], [[1923]] and has since been run a The race is run on a non-permanent track which is over 13&nbsp;[[kilometer|km]] (8.1

...Bruno Senna]] drives a Dallara F304 [[Formula Three]] Car during a support race at the [[2006 Australian Grand Prix]]]] ...partner [[Abarth]]. It would not be until 1993 that Dallara returned to [[endurance racing]], although very few chassis would take their name. The first projec

..." clapper "driven by Pierfrancesco Chili winning the European Championship race at Mugello category. ...the World Cup [[Superbike]] for derived from the series, and by the second race wins the first victory in the wet, with Anthony Gobert.

...the best engineers, most notably Arturo Magni. The three and four cylinder race bikes were known for their excellent road handling. The fire-engine red rac ...copic forks , full width alloy brake hubs and a sleek fuel tank on the 125 race bike. Power was 15&nbsp;bhp @ 10,800 rpms. Britain's Cecil Stanford piloted

|'''Type'''||Stage Race (Grand Tour) ...are chosen to compete and competitors must have an invitation to enter the race. It is also the world's largest annual pro sporting event, measured in the

...bout many of the individual '''Le Mans 24h races'''. Information about the race organisiation and its history is contained in the [[24 Hours of Le Mans]] a [[image:autosportlemans.jpg|thumb|right|250px|'''[[1952 24 Hours of Le Mans]] race, depicted on cover of Auto Sport Review magazine''']]

|First race ||[1968 Italian Grand Prix|1968]] [[Italian Grand Prix]] |Last race ||[[1982 Las Vegas Grand Prix|1982]] [[Las Vegas Grand Prix]]

...Europe and it won first place overall in the Hockenheim 100 mile endurance race in 1967 in the hands of the German driver Siegfried Dau.

|First race || [[1991 Belgian Grand Prix]] ...many Formula One records, including those for most drivers championships, race victories, fastest laps, pole positions, and most races won in a single sea

...t by [[Piero Drogo]]. It was an aggressively designed machine, oriented to endurance races. It uses normal ISO underpinnings but the engine was moved further ba ...ss than a half an hour and retired by a cracked oil pipe. During the short race time, the P538 was clocked as one of the fastest cars down the Mulsane stra

...regulations was the [[1946 Turin Grand Prix]] held on [[1 September]], the race being won by [[Achille Varzi]] in an [[Alfa Romeo (Formula One)|Alfa Romeo] ...to Formula One regulations and rarely contested by the European teams. The race would never be important for Formula One and was no longer part of the cham