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...shed in 1904 to represent the interest of motoring organisations and motor car users. ...h language|English]]-speaking countries, but is occasionally rendered as ''International Automobile Federation''.

'''Zhuhai International Circuit''' (ZIC) is located at Jin Ding town in [[Zhuhai]] City, [[Guangdon ...cing circuit was constructed in 1996 with [[Formula 1]] in mind. The first international race held at the circuit was the BPR Global GT Endurance Series. The circui

Online magazine covering all sorts of sports/GT car racing, including endurance racing. Official information from Bathurst, Dick Johnson's Touring Car Challenge and Bathurst Top Ten.

...Championship|Nations Cup]], [[Australian Super Touring Championship|Super Touring]] ...competitions. Both the races also had international drivers entering their international cars in the races.

'''Touring car racing''' is a general term for a number of distinct [[auto racing]] compet ==Characteristics of a touring car==

'''Dunlop Tyres''' was an international [[United Kingdom]]-based [[company (law)|company]] founded in [[1888]] by [ ...closure of the Washington plant in 2006, Goodyear Dunlop ceased mainstream car and lorry tyre production in the UK.

|Events || [[Superbike World Championship|SBK]],[[Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|DTM]] ...Lausitz]] ([[Lusatia]]), but was renamed "EuroSpeedway Lausitz" for better international communication.

...the behest of the [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile]] (FIA). The championship is mostly concentrated in Europe, but throughout the years has visited othe ...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

...t over the line was [[Émile Levassor]] but he was disqualified because his car was not a required four-seater. An international competition began with the [[Gordon Bennett Cup in auto racing]].

...mula|Benetton]] and later for [[Scuderia Italia]]. He scored a total of 3 championship points. ...volution]] and the [[Italian Superturismo Championship|Italian Touring car championship]] in 1994 and 1995 driving for [[Audi]].

|Body Styles:||[[FF layout|FF]] [[mid-size car|mid-size]] sedan The '''Alfa Romeo 155''' is a [[compact executive car]] produced under the [[Italy|Italian]] [[Alfa Romeo]] [[marque]] between 19

...t over the line was [[Émile Levassor]] but he was disqualified because his car was not a required four-seater. An international competition began with the [[Gordon Bennett Cup in auto racing]].

...made it, to some, the best looking car in its class. For any, this is the car with the 'hidden' rear door handles which are now commonplace. The 156 was a highly developed front-wheel drive car (the station wagon offered all-wheel drive in left-hand drive markets) with

...xperienced Formula One driver and the new Cooper F3 was a very competitive car in its class. Soon Stewart was besting McLaren's times, causing McLaren to ...ebut in [[1965 South African Grand Prix|South Africa]] he scored his first Championship point. Before the end of the year he won his first race at [[1965 Italian G

...t over the line was [[Émile Levassor]] but he was disqualified because his car was not a required four-seater. An international competition began with the [[Gordon Bennett Cup in auto racing]].

...the final preparatory step for drivers hoping to enter the [[Formula One]] championship. [[Formula Two]] had become too expensive, and was dominated by works-run ...ted with a straight-six short-stroke BMW. This was converted into a sports car, however.

'''Lada''' is the [[trademark]] of [[AutoVAZ]], a Russian car manufacturer. It was chosen for exports over the domestic [[Zhiguli]] brand ...strong, with UK sales peaking in 1988 at 33,000 units (being near 2% of UK car sales). AutoVAZ built up a network of UK Lada dealers through its marketing

...''Ferrari 250 GTO''' was a [[sports car]] and [[auto racing]] [[automobile|car]] made by [[Ferrari]] in the early [[1960s]]. It is widely considered to be ...ands for "Gran Turismo Omologato", [[Italian language|Italian]] for "Grand Touring Homologated."

...00 and begins with these to participate and to win in the most prestigious international competitions of the time. ...stablished record]] in [[1937]]) and conquered the bay one in the European Championship of [[the 1939]].

...Catalunya]] in [[Barcelona]], [[Spain]], as part of the annual Formula One championship season. ...was not actually run to the Grand Prix formula of the day, but to touring car rules, taking place on a 300-kilometre road circuit at [[Guadarrama]], near

...ash;[[Open-wheel|open wheel racers]] in the Northeast and West and [[Stock car racing|stock cars]] in the South. The open wheel racers were built for raci ...their car's backend around through a corner. The multiple drivers show the car angle at different points in a corner. ]]

|Layout & Class:||[[FF layout|FF]] [[Mid-size car]] ...a Romeo 156''' (known internally as the type 932) is a [[compact executive car]] introduced by [[Italy|Italian]] automaker [[Alfa Romeo]] at the 1997 [[Fr

...g the [[1997 24 Hours of Le Mans]] and [[2001 12 Hours of Sebring]] sports car races. Alboreto competed in [[Formula One]] from {{f1|1981}} until {{f1|199 ...] and a [[FIA European Formula Three Championship|European Formula Three]] Championship crown in 1980 paved the way for the Italian's entrance into Formula One wit

...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 ...een bought by the Japanese Footwork Corporation, and were planning a major championship assault in 1991 with a new [[Porsche in Formula One|Porsche]] V12 and [[Mic

|Car number || 21 ...ing, he runs his own [[GP2 Series|GP2]] team, [[Fisichella Motor Sport|FMS International]].

| Body style || 4-door [[sedan (car)|sedan]]<br>2-door [[coupe]] The '''Alfa Romeo Alfetta''' was an executive [[saloon car]] and [[fastback]] [[coupé]] produced from [[1972]] until [[1984]] by [[Al

|Owner || [[International Speedway Corporation]] |Operator || International Speedway Corporation

...'s [[Formula 3000]] car that he drove for [[Pacific Racing]] in the [[1993 International Formula 3000 season|1993 season]]]] ...rt]], [[Netherlands]] and [[Macau]], [[China]]. In 1992, he raced in the [[International Formula 3000|Formula 3000]] series, finishing ninth, and in 1993 he improve

...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

...ntscoring systems]] for more information). Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored. ...pion when he moved over to CART, being the first person to win the [[Champ Car|CART]] title in his debut season, making him the only person in history to

The '''24 Hours Nürburgring''' is a [[touring car racing|touring car]] and GT [[Endurance racing (motorsport)|endurance racing]] event on the [[ ...of Le Mans]]. The ADAC had held its first [[1000 km Nürburgring]] [[sports car racing]] event in 1953. As the [[1000 km Spa]] had been introduced in 1966,

The '''[[Ferrari]] 250''' is a series of [[sports car]]s from the 1950s and early 1960s. It was the company's most successful ea ...the hills and curves and Bracco emerged victorious at the end. This same car was later entered at the [[24 Hours of Le Mans]] and the [[Carrera Panameri

...th [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|FIA]] [[Formula One]] World Championship season. It commenced on [[March 9]], [[1997]], and ended on [[October 26]] ...ompleting the front row. Villeneuve dropped down to fifth place, while his championship rival, Michael Schumacher, won the race with Fisichella coming second and F

|Car number || 4 ...(born [[September 20]], [[1975]], in [[Bogotá]], [[Colombia]]) is a [[race car driver]] in [[NASCAR]] and a former [[Formula One]] and [[CART]] driver. He

The '''2008 Formula One season''' was the 59th [[FIA]] [[Formula One]] World Championship season. It began on 16 March and ended on 2 November after eighteen Grands There were a total of seven teams signed up to compete in the championship through an agreement with [[Formula One Management]], with the other four m

...Japan.jpg|thumb|[[Mark Webber]], Vettel's teammate, finished third in the championship]] ...i Grand Prix|Abu Dhabi]] where three other drivers could also have won the championship; Vettel's Red Bull Racing team mate [[Mark Webber]], [[Scuderia Ferrari|Fer

...amon Hill]] of [[WilliamsF1]] by 33 points. Benetton won the Constructor's Championship, beating Williams by a comfortable 29 points. ...s delayed. No funding ever arrived and it was too late for them to build a car for the season. There were some arrangements with the [[DAMS]] [[Formula 30

...orldwide. The FIA is also the governing body for [[Formula One]] and other international [[auto racing|motorsports]]. ...European New Car Assessment Programme]] (Euro NCAP or Encap), a European [[car safety]] performance assessment programme. He has also promoted increased s

Today Moto Guzzi impresses its heritage on a range of motorcycles in touring, cruising, racing and naked configurations &mdash; each with the company's ...he first modern rear suspension - a breakthrough leading to first genuine touring motorcycles. In 2006, Moto Guzzi retraced the 'raid' of 1928 to introduce