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'''Britcar''' is an [[Endurance racing (motorsport)|Endurance Motor Racing series]] formed in [[1997]] as a result of a discussion in a [[Nürb ...ndous growth in 2003, it attracted [[Sky Sports]] coverage in their Motor Sports section in 2004.

...pionship]] on a Garelli and then the [[1991 in sports|1991]] and [[1992 in sports|1992]] [[List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions|250cc World C ...d to [[Mick Doohan]] in 1994. Cadalora rejoined Kanemoto for the [[1996 in sports|1996]] season, racing a Honda NSR-500. Despite lacking any major sponsors,

...[French language|French]] for ''little Le Mans'') is a [[sports car racing|sports car]] [[endurance racing|endurance]] race held annually at [[Road Atlanta]] ...was first run on [[October 10]], [[1998 in sports|1998]], and in [[1999 in sports|1999]] became one of the original events of the [[American Le Mans Series]]

The '''Grand Prix de la Marne''' was a [[Grand Prix motor racing]] event staged at a racecourse near the city of [[Reims]] in the [[M * SCR : [[Sports car racing]]

| Class || [[Sports car]] ...at the [[Turin Auto Show]]. The next year it was on display at the [[Paris Motor Show]], badged as a [[Maserati]]. Production started in 1974. The car sport

...road racer]]. During the late [[1980 in sports|1980s]] and early [[1990 in sports|1990s]] he won the [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|500cc World Championship] ...oved to the Grand Prix circuit and Rainey took over, earning the [[1983 in sports|1983]] National Championship for Kawasaki.

|Class:||[[FR layout|front-engined]] [[sports car]] ...p;mm long. 39 examples were produced from its introduction at the [[Turin Motor Show]] in [[1948]] to its retirement in [[1950]]. It was replaced by the 2

The '''Le Mans Series (LMS)''' is a European [[sports car racing]] endurance series based around the [[24 Hours of Le Mans]] race ...n running with ACO backing since 1999, but is run by [[International Motor Sports Association|IMSA]]. It is also seen as a rebirth of the [[European Le Mans

| Owner || [[Panoz Motor Sports Group]] | Operator || [[Panoz Motor Sports Group]]

| [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] ...a virtual unknown aboard an unmodified Yamaha TZ 700 sponsored by [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha's]] Venezuelan importer, and starting from last place on the

...cylinder 4-stroke [[Lambretta]] engine and was presented at the 1949 Turin Motor Show''']] ...how to workshops for car manufacturer [[Alfa Romeo]] and how to prepare a sports car. During the war, while stationed at the airport in [[Reggio Calabria]]

...am of the 1960s known for racing [[Maserati Birdcage]] [[sports car racing|sports cars]], and a [[Porsche in motorsport|Porsche]] and [[Cooper Car Company|Co

...afts are presented, which could reach 100 km/hintroduces at the 1913 Paris Motor Show. The car, designed by the engineer [[Ingenieur Pestalozzi]] from [[Tur

...Michelotti''' (1921-1980) was one of the most prolific [[designers]] of [[sports car]]s in the 20th century. He was also responsible for a number of saloon ==[[Standard Motor Company|Standard]] [[Triumph Motor Company|Triumph]]==

| '''[[Brabham]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]''' | '''[[Lotus Cars|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]'''

'''Truck racing''' is a form of motor racing that involves modified versions of heavy trucks on racing circuits. Unlike other forms of motor sport race trucks look like and conform to regulations to ensure that major

| '''[[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]''' | '''[[March Engineering|March]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]'''

...|road racer]] during the late [[1980 in sports|1980s]] and early [[1990 in sports|1990s]]. He was hugely popular for his aggressive, all-or-nothing riding st ...fter a serious crash in qualifying for the Houston Supercross in [[1983 in sports|1983]], he decided to quit motocross.

...systems after [[World War II]], Lamborghini was an enthusiastic owner of [[sports car]]s, including [[Ferrari]]s. He noticed that some of the [[clutch]] comp In order to achieve his goal, he founded his own rival sports car manufacturer near the Ferrari factory, and hired ex-Ferrari engineers G

known for hosting fifteen [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] races between [[Category:Sports car races]]

...Michelotti''' (1921-1980) was one of the most prolific [[designers]] of [[sports car]]s in the 20th century. He was also responsible for a number of saloon ...1949. He influenced numerous car designs, including a number of [[Triumph Motor Company|Triumph]]s, the [[Maserati]] Spyder, [[BMW]] 700, [[Alpine_(car)|Al

..., born [[May 10]], [[1903]] - died [[August 10]], [[1994]], was an early [[motor racing]] star. ...ritish races like the Brooklands 500 Miles and Double Twelve Hours, plus [[sports car]] races at [[Donington Park]] and [[The Crystal Palace|Crystal Palace]]

| '''[[WilliamsF1|Williams]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]''' | '''[[Ligier]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]'''

|Class:||[[MR layout|mid-engined]] [[sports car]] ...nd similar '''208''' and later '''328''') were [[MR layout|mid-engined]] [[sports car]]s that made up the lower end of the company's range. The 308 replaced

[[image:LamboMer.jpg|thumb|right|400px|'''Lamborghini Gallardo Sports Car at [http://www.woiow.com Wheels Of Italy]]]''' ...rting performance. While opinions differ as to the exact definition, most sports cars have two seats and two doors, and are designed to excel at a combinati

...hen it was deemed too narrow for modern racing; its still holds occasional sports car and [[motorcycle]] races. | [[Ligier]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]

|Class || [[Sports car]] The '''Vallelunga''' was an extremely rare [[MR layout|mid-engined]] [[sports car]] produced by [[De Tomaso]] from [[1965]] through [[1967]].

...ports|1999]]. Riding for Ducati, Fogarty finished second at the [[1995 in sports|1995]] [[Daytona 200]] in the [[United States]]. [[Scott Russell]] crashed Fogarty was forced to retire from racing in [[2000 in sports|2000]] after a racing incident when he hit a back-marker and crashed, causi

...the car's launch, BLMC went bankrupt and Innocenti was sold to the Italian sports car maker [[De Tomaso]] in 1975.

...end of expansion (pin) that was divided in two, so to have two [[Silencer (motor)|silencers]] has a single pin and silencer. ...eat K7 used the same cylinder of Myth, as changed by changing the cylinder sports model of Myth (in'90 take the engine model Lucky Explorer), whereas the pis

|Class:||[[MR layout|mid-engined]] [[sports car]] ...nd similar '''208''' and later '''328''') were [[MR layout|mid-engined]] [[sports car]]s that made up the lower end of the company's range. The 308 replaced

|Team || Momo Sports<br>[[Team Scandia]]<br>[[BMS Scuderia Italia]]<br>[[JB Racing]]<br>GLV Brum ...20 year absence. The car was built to compete in the [[International Motor Sports Association|IMSA]]'s new [[IMSA GT Championship|WSC]] class, which replaced

...oter]] with a two-stroke 125 cc engine. In 1950, this was accompanied by a sports motorcycle with the same two-stroke engine. In 1952, they presented the ''O

[[Image:Gtp_sports_cars.jpg|thumb|300px|GTP sports cars racing at [[Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course]] in 1991]] ...enclosed wheel wells. They may be purpose-built or related to road-going [[sports car]]s.

...ugatti]] [[DOHC]] straight-8 in a [[Bugatti Type 59|Type 59]] [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] racer]] ...their racing car engines for the P2 and P3 and in their 8 C 2300/2600/2900 sports cars of [[Mille Miglia]] and [[Le Mans]] fame the camshaft drive had been m

...ended the run. With the passion for cars many remembered her, even at the Motor Historical. ...tiful coupe, which held to emphasize that not only was the pilot, but also sports director.

...ublic]], is regarded as one of the greatest female drivers in [[Grand Prix motor racing]] history. ...ned her a great deal of respect. Shortly thereafter, she won the two-liter sports car class at [[Nürburgring]], [[Germany]], making her the only woman in hi

| '''[[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]''' | '''[[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]'''

...ort and his name became closely linked with that of Brian Lister who built sports racing cars bearing his name. Archie enjoyed much success driving Lister J He was killed in an accident in [[sports car]] racing at [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|Spa-Francorchamps]] on 19 Ma

|Class || [[FR layout|front-engined]] [[sports car]] ...p;mm long. 39 examples were produced from its introduction at the [[Turin Motor Show]] in 1948 to its retirement in 1950. It was replaced by the 2.3&nbsp;

...total of 19 world championships. McLaren cars totally dominated [[CanAm]] sports car racing with 56 wins between [[1967]] and [[1972]] (and five constructor ...tin-Healey|Austin-Healey]], then a F2 [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-Climax sports. He immediately began to modify and improve it—and master it—so much so

The '''Lancia LC1''' was a [[sports car racing|sports car]] run by [[Lancia]] under the [[Group 6]] regulations in the [[World Sp ...2]]. The LC1s still saw some competition in 1983, as Italian squad Sivama Motor modified a pair of LC1s to include a closed cockpit and meet Group C regula

*[[Keimola Motor Stadium]] - [[Vantaa]] *Nasu Motor Sports Land

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| [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] ...pionships]] in [[1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1978]]-[[1980 in sports|1980]] and three victories at the [[Daytona 200]]. He is the father of [[Ke

...mpions [[Kenny Roberts]] and [[Barry Sheene]] in the process. In [[1981 in sports|1981]], he split his time between the U.S. Superbike series, and the Europe By [[1982 in sports|1982]], he had been promoted full time to Honda's [[Grand Prix motorcycle r

...963|(1963)]] [[Jaguar (car)|Jaguar]] [[Jaguar E-Type|E-Type]] is a classic sports car.]] A '''sports car''' is a type of [[automobile]] designed primarily for performance drivi

...he bike parts market since the twenties. From 1950's there was also sports motor bikes, namely for land with 123 cc [[FB Minarelli]] engines.

...gnificant in the motoring world as a maker of cars. He founded the Italian sports car company [[De Tomaso|De Tomaso Automobili]] in [[1959]], and later built ...]'s most recent product has been the [[De Tomaso Guarà|Guarà]], a two-door sports car with a [[carbon fibre]] bodyshell.

| '''[[Brabham]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]''' | '''[[Lotus Cars|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]'''

...Brazil''' in [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]) is a [[sports car racing|sports car]] [[endurance racing (motorsport)|endurance race]] held annually in [[B ...t event was held on [[November 24]]&ndash;[[November 25|25]], 1956 with 31 sports cars competing at the [[Autódromo José Carlos Pace|Interlagos]] circuit.

| [[Sports car racing|Sports Car]] | [[Sports car racing|Sports Car]]

...y. Scheduled to begin construction in the Winter of 2007 the private motor sports facility will feature two road circuits that may be linked into one 2.9 mil

...a]], [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.|Kawasaki]], [[Suzuki]] and [[Yamaha Motor Company Ltd.|Yamaha]]), who had unlimited engineering resources, could use | [[2008 in sports|2008]]

...8 cylinder]] engine. The [[Vittorio Jano]]-designed 8C was Alfa's primary sports model from its introduction in 1931 to its retirement in 1939. ...hed the stunning '8C Competizione' [[concept car]] at the 60th [[Frankfurt Motor Show]] in 2004 to an astonished audience.

...Ferrari was a tiny 1.5&nbsp;L V12, first used in the [[Ferrari 166|166]] [[sports car]]s. This engine, known in Ferrari circles as the "[[Ferrari Colombo en ...turned to [[Maserati]] and created the [[Maserati 250F|250F]] [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] car. Two years later, Colombo headed to newly-restarte

...21 until 1925. Two versions were made, a 750 cc light car and a 1096 cc [[sports car]], it used a French four-cylinder [[Chapuis-Dornier]] engine and later [[Category:Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of Italy]]

'''Oulton Park Circuit''' is a motor racing track in the small village of [[Little Budworth]], [[Cheshire]], nor ...has been run for a number of other categories including [[Formula 5000]], sports cars and touring cars. It has now, however, been re-established as a highl

...ord in an advertisement for an unnamed car in ''[[The Motor (magazine)|The Motor]]'' dated 3 November 1920, "The Supreme development of the British super-ca ...en said to have has its revival originated with [[United Kingdom|British]] motor journalist [[L. J. K. Setright]] writing about the [[Lamborghini Miura]] in

The GT4, introduced at the [[Paris Motor Show]] in [[1973]], featured angular lines entirely different from their cu ...one of these cars with examples priced at the same level as a new low-end sports car.

...[[1906]]-[[June 30]], [[1966]]) stands out in the history of [[Grand Prix motor racing]] for his much copied and admired 'straight-arm' driving style and h ...ing and nephew of Pinin Farina of the coach building company. He began his motor racing career in hillclimbs, graduating to circuit racing with [[Maserati]]

...and 1970s. It has a wedge shape which is in keeping with traditional Alfa Sports design. The back is "cut-off", creating a sharp, aggressive look. The car i ...d in [[2003]], with the revamped cars being unveiled at that year's Geneva Motor Show. The most notable difference was the restyling of the front end to in

'''Losail International Circuit''' is a motor racing circuit located just outside [[Doha]] in the Persian Gulf State of [ ...of the Losail Circuit by [[Musco Lighting]] is the largest permanent venue sports lighting project in the world. The first night race in MotoGP history will

...The race has throughout its history has been run by the [[British Racing & Sports Car Club]] (BRSCC), which was also responsible for the aforementioned serie ...ntal]] company, after its owner Roger Williams was approached to sponsor a motor racing event at the circuit. Roger talked about sponsoring a 6- or 24-hour

The '''ADAC Eifelrennen''' was an annual motor race, organised by [[ADAC]] Automobile Club from 1922 to 2003, held in [[Ge After the modern [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] track was built at the Nürburgring in 1984 and F2 was

This new sports prototype, replaces the ''[[1000 Bandini P | P 1000]]'' which inherits the ...lario Bandini, is a development based on experiences gathered by the first motor car rear built.

..., and more recently in sports cars. He enjoyed much success in lower-level motor racing but never managed to achieve the same level of performance at the to During the mid-1980s, Johnny Herbert was widely regarded as a coming man of [[motor racing]], likened by some to the [[Scotland|Scot]] [[Jim Clark]]. Winning

...-speed transmission and a driveshaft to the rear axle. Then they planned a sports and touring under the name "5 Z" was to be constructed. But this was only i

...end of expansion (pin) that was divided in two, so to have two [[Silencer (motor)|silencers]] has a single pin and silencer. ...Group used the same cylinder of Myth, as changed by changing the cylinder sports model of Myth (in'90 take the engine of the model Eddie Lawson), whereas th

...g company]], a name forever associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars (especially [[Ferrari]]s). ...etto]] for [[Alfa Romeo]]. This was first seen by the public at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1966. He died less than a month later, on 3 April.

...stablished in 1904 to represent the interest of motoring organisations and motor car users. ...ral public the FIA is mostly known as the governing body for certain major motor racing events.

...m Spa''' is an [[Endurance racing|endurance race]] for [[Sports car racing|sports cars]] held at [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps]] in Belgium. ...oth a 24h race for touring cars and GTs is held, and an endurance race for sports cars and GTs. The 500km race at Spa counted towards the [[World Sportscar C

...lity located north of [[Bowmanville, Ontario]]. Mosport, a contraction of Motor Sport and pronounced MoeSport features a 2.459 [[mile]], 10-turn road cour ...first major race in [[1961]], the [[Player's 200]], a [[sports car racing|sports car race]] bringing drivers from the world over to rural [[Ontario]]. [[St

The purpose of the company was bringing Alfa Romeo back to the top level of motor racing after Alfa Romeo's success in the 1950s. The first car developed to For nearly 40 years, many of the world's outstanding classic sports car designs have flowed from the drawing board of [[Giorgetto Giugiaro]] of

At 17 John was already a factory rider, for [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] in the AMA Championship Cup. He won the full AMA National ...was again 3rd in the series. However, John is also passionate about water sports, and he spent 1995 concentrating on those, as [[Cagiva]] left 500cc racing.

| [[DR Motor Company]] || 2006 - || | [[Drogo]]<br> <small>''Carrozzeria Sports Cars''</small> || 1960 - || <font color=green>'''C'''</font>

...n was the [[De Lorean Motor Company]] with its [[De Lorean DMC-12|DMC-12]] sports car. To compensate for the uneven (35/65) weight distribution caused by the A range of sports road cars and racing cars with the RR layout was produced by the French com

...utomobile Racing Club of America'' in 1933. That organization became the [[Sports Car Club of America]] in 1944. Throughout its history, American race car dr ...way]], and [[Virginia International Raceway]]. Additionally, [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]]-style road course racing over public streets is making

[[Machine]]s powered by [[motor]]s, on [[land]]: * [[Auto racing]] (also known as ''automobile racing'', ''motor racing'' or ''autosport'')

[[Image:A Motor Cross Bike.jpg|thumb|200px|A Motor Cross Bike]] There are a variety of sports involving racing [[motorcycle]]s. [[Fédération Internationale de Motocycl

...i, a Milano-based Lancia dealer, constructed several Lancia and Fiat based sports racers in the post war era. The car came to our attention via Mark Steigerwald of the International Motor Racing Research in Watkins Glen, who says that the current owner would like

|Class||[[Sports car]] ...ls Motor Show]] that year, the 212 was an evolution of the 166 &mdash; a [[sports car]] for the road that could also win international races.

| [[Lotus Cars|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | [[WilliamsF1|Williams]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]

...the [[24 hours of Daytona]], and the [[24 hours of Le Mans]] international sports car endurance race in [[Le Mans, France]], as well as the [[12 Hours of Seb ...Boat]], had been declared the winner of the inaugural IRL race at [[Texas Motor Speedway]] that had been held that night, and his other driver, [[Davey Ham

| [[Sports car racing|Sports car]] | [[Sports car racing|Sports car]]

[[Formula 3]], [[sports car racing]], and [[touring car racing]] as when as [[Rallying]] and [[hill | [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]

...chassis instead enjoy the experience made with the ''[[1000 Bandini P|1000 motor rear]]''and uses a design directly derived from the sport that precedes the ...ther bodyshop of north Italy, this time is Corna that realized a sober and sports coupé, which was used as auto staff, an elegant black pastel by [[Ilario B

[[Image:1e 1 b.jpg|thumb|right|Motor Life magazine cover, showing rear view of 1961 Pontiac Tempest chassis, wit ...ally done for reasons of weight distribution, and is therefore common on [[sports car]]s. This design was pioneered in the [[1950]] [[Lancia Aurelia]], and

...on rights have been delegated to DORNA UK Limited, part of the wider DORNA Sports group which is the commercial and television rights holder of [[MotoGP]]. ...tion-based bikes from [[Ducati Motor Holding|Ducati]], [[Honda]], [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]], [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries|Kawasaki]] and [[Suzuki]]. M

'''Autograss''' racing is [[Britain]]’s most popular form of amateur [[motor racing]]. It takes place at venues throughout [[England]], [[Wales]] and No ...'s governing body, the [http://www.loosenet.co.uk/nasa/ National Autograss Sports Association].

...ients who contracted Frua for the styling of their new 2-litre, 6-cylinder sports car, the A6G. From 1950 to 1957, Frua built 19 Spyders and seven [[coupé]] ...owed a [[Maserati 3500]] GTI Coupé on the Italsuisse stand at the [[1961]] Motor Show in Geneva, together with two tasteful bodies on [[Studebaker]] chassis

Turning to [[sports car]] racing in [[1929]], Jano designed the [[Alfa Romeo 1750|1750 Sport]] ...[[1945]], after [[World War II]], Jano moved to [[Lancia]]'s [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] efforts. His car, the [[Lancia D50|D50]], was introduc

...-bottom:1px solid #999;" |[[Image:Mid-Ohio track.gif|220px|center|Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Layout]] ! colspan=2 |'''Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course'''

The '''Pantera''' was a [[sports car]] produced by the [[de Tomaso]] car company of [[Italy]] from 1971 thro The first 1971 Panteras were powered by 351&nbsp;in³ (5.8&nbsp;L) [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] ''[[Ford Cleveland engine#351|Cleveland]]'' [[V8]] which pro

...he [[Can-Am]] Series, which featured unlimited formula [[sports car racing|sports cars]] fitted with very powerful engines derived from American [[V8]]s; the ...d the new [[IMSA GT Championship|GTP]] prototype regulations for their own sports car championship, the old F5000 were now clumsy and slow compared to the ne

...rcuit racing defined by the [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile]], motor sport's world governing body, can be seen live or tape delayed on televisio | [[Fox Sports en Latinoamérica|Fox Sports]]

The '''Moroccan Grand Prix''' was a [[Grand Prix motor racing]] event begun in 1925 in [[Casablanca]], [[Morocco]] with the offici ...returned in 1954, it was held on a circuit at the city of [[Agadir]] for [[sports car]]s, and French dominance was interrupted by an [[Italy|Italian]] driver

The '''American Le Mans Series''' ('''ALMS''') is a [[sports car racing]] series based in the [[United States]] and [[Canada]]. It consi ...[superspeedway]]s, at [[Charlotte Motor Speedway]], Las Vegas, and [[Texas Motor Speedway]]. Lately, the series has visited more temporary street courses,

...t 14]], [[1988]]) was the founder of the [[Scuderia Ferrari]] [[Grand Prix motor racing]] team and subsequently of the [[Ferrari]] car manufacturer. ...took control of its racing efforts again, reducing Ferrari to Director of Sports under Alfa's engineering director. Ferrari soon left, but a contract clause

|Type || [[Sports federation]] ...the general public, the FIA is mostly known as the governing body for many motor racing events.

...there until 1956. The track and the pits were widened in early 1957 and [[sports car racing]] was staged by the automobile club [[ADAC]]. *1964: [[Phil Read]], [[Yamaha Motor Corporation|Yamaha]] (WC)

The '''Sports Car Club of America''' ('''SCCA''') is a club and sanctioning body supporti ...ic shape of the original vehicle) and designed-from-scratch "formula" and "sports racer" cars can be used in club racing.

...cing]]. A similar system for automobile windshields, introduced on [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] vehicles ("[[Quickclear]]") in the [[1980s]], uses very thin ...win aeroscreen setup (often called [[Brooklands]]) was popular among older sports and modern cars in vintage style.

After racing in the Italian Sports Championship, Italian [[Rallying|Rally]], and [[touring car]]s, the team ra ...van Capelli]] in the [[German Supertouring Cup]] (STW) before switching to sports car racing, entering the [[FIA GT Championship]] in 1997 with a [[Porsche 9

*'''[[International Motor Sports Association|IMSA]]''' Sadly, Riverside was the site of the only fatality in [[International Motor Sports Association|IMSA]] GTP history. In the 1983 Times Grand Prix, [[Rolf Stomme

...to di Pescara''. For the first three years the race was run for two-seater sports cars and was a fairly minor constituent in the European racing calendar. Ho | [[Sports car racing|Sports car]]

== De Tomaso sports cars == ...ng mid-engined sports car was propelled with a 104 bhp (78&nbsp;kW) [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] [[Ford Cortina|Cortina]] engine, and had a top speed of 215&

In most automobiles, and in sports cars especially, ideal [[car handling]] requires balanced traction between ...n to absorb the force of bumps so the riders feel a smoother ride. But in sports cars this benefit is once again utilized to increase performance and is usu

...[[England]], [[UK]], [[April 8]], [[1966]]) is a former [[Formula One]], [[sports car]], and [[CART]] racing driver. He is currently a Formula One commentat He first dabbled in motor racing at the age of 14, racing motocross bikes across England. He garnere

...hrs- und Übungs-Straße''', better known as '''AVUS''', was a [[Auto racing|motor racing]] circuit on the south-western outskirts of [[Berlin]], [[Germany]], ...]] (AvD), in 1907, as both a motor-sport venue and a testing track for the motor industry. A lack of finances delayed the start of construction for six year

...hrs- und Übungs-Straße''', better known as '''AVUS''', was a [[Auto racing|motor racing]] circuit on the south-western outskirts of [[Berlin]], [[Germany]], ...]] (AvD), in 1907, as both a motor-sport venue and a testing track for the motor industry. A lack of finances delayed the start of construction for six year

...e has competed in Italian [[Formula 3000]], and in Japanese [[Super GT]] [[sports car racing]].

...[[Motorcycle#Dirt Bike|dirt bikes]], [[Motorcycle racing|motorcycles]], [[sports cars]], modified pickup trucks, and [[stock car racing|stock car]]s. The fa ...]], starting with the [[24 Hours of Daytona]] race in the [[Grand American Sports Car]] series. Then the racing begins for the [[Nextel Cup]] with the [[Budw

|Class:||[[MR layout|mid-engined]] [[sports car]] ...nd similar '''208''' and later '''328''') were [[MR layout|mid-engined]] [[sports car]]s that made up the lower end of the company's range. The 308 replaced

With a planned debut at the 2006 Geneva Motor Show, the new Coupe and Spyder are to be regarded as derivatives of each ot The bodywork and fittings on the two new sports cars will mainly be shared, apart from the a-post / rear wings, roof, rear

|Class || [[Sports car]] ...wheels and flared wheel arches. A cabriolet variant came at the 1980 Turin Motor Show. The cabriolet was made by Carrozerria Pavesi of Milan; very few of th

:''See also the [[Ferrari 166 S|166 S]] [[sports car]] and [[Ferrari 166 F2|166 F2]] [[Formula 2]] racing car'' ...[Ferrari 125|125 S]] and [[Ferrari 166 S|166 S]] [[race car]]s, it was a [[sports car]] for the street with [[coachbuilder|coachbuilt]] bodies. The Inter na

...to automobiles. By 1931 his performance earned him a spot in [[Grand Prix motor racing]] with the [[Maserati]] factory team. ...an [[Alfa Romeo]], Clemente Biondetti won the 1938 [[Mille Miglia]] for [[sports car]]s and at the [[Coppa Ciano]] finished second in the voiturette class t

...gnificant in the motoring world as a maker of cars. He founded the Italian sports car company [[De Tomaso|De Tomaso Automobili]] in [[1959]], and later built ...]'s most recent product has been the [[De Tomaso Guarà|Guarà]], a two-door sports car with a [[carbon fibre]] bodyshell.

|Class:||[[FR layout|front-engined]] [[sports car]] ''[[Motor Trend|Motor Trend Classic]]'' named the 275 GTB/GTS as number three in their list of th

...t also uses up central space, making it impractical for any but two-seater sports cars. ...e of successes in racing, the RMR platform has been popular for road going sports cars despite the inherent challenges of design, maintenance and lack of car

...Image:Ferrari Dino.jpg|280px|A Dino in the parking lot of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway at the 2005 United States Grand Prix]] |Class:||[[MR layout|mid-engined]] [[sports car]]

...dle''' (born [[June 1]], [[1959]]) is an [[England|English]] [[Auto racing|motor racing]] and former [[Formula One]] driver known chiefly as the man who ran ...d opportunities in other disciplines, he took them. He was the 1988 World Sports Car Champion, with a record points haul, and won the 1990 [[24 hours of Le

...few years later to become, with his motor bikes named 'Mignon', the first motor manufacturer from Modena. ...in 1921 was the famous motor "Mignon" which had great results in sales and sports (made news of the great victory at Mignon Parma-Poggio di Berceto in 1924)

| '''[[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]''' | '''[[March Engineering|March]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]'''

| [[Ultima Sports|Ultima]] [[Ultima GTR|GTR]] | [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] [[Ford GT|GT]]

|Class || [[Sports car]] ...er [[Alejandro de Tomaso]] put into the market. Presented 1993 in [[Geneva Motor Show|Geneva]], the Guarà was available as [[Coupé]] and open [[Barchetta]

...lleria Ferrari''' is a Ferrari company museum dedicated to the [[Ferrari]] sports car marque. The museum is not purely for cars, ...prizes, photographs and other historical objects relating to the Italian [[motor racing]] industry. The exhibition also introduces technological innovations

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...considered to be the quintessential Ferrari model, and one of the greatest sports cars - indeed, one of the greatest automobiles - of all time. ...number one as the top sports car of all time. Similarly, ''[[Motor Trend|Motor Trend Classic]]'' named the 250 GTO as number one in their list of the "Gre

...gatti concept was not an ItalDesign one: VW introduced at the 1999 [[Tokyo Motor Show]] &mdash; the VW-designed [[Bugatti EB 18/4|EB 18/4]] [[GT car|GT]]. Piëch announced the production Bugatti model at the [[2001]] [[Geneva Motor Show]]. To be called the [[Bugatti Veyron 16.4|EB 16/4 Veyron]], it would

...[[1906]]-[[June 30]], [[1966]]) stands out in the history of [[Grand Prix motor racing]] for his much copied and admired 'straight-arm' driving style and h ...ing and nephew of Pinin Farina of the coach building company. He began his motor racing career in hillclimbs, graduating to circuit racing with [[Maserati]]

| Fast Team || [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | Second Team || [[McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]

...r the smaller version youth racer, see [[Quarter-midget]]. For the British sports car with its own race series it's the MG Midget. ...so that popular and famous drivers from other, higher-profiled types of [[motor racing]] will be available to compete, and so that it does not conflict wit

| [[Sports Car Club of America|SCCA Solo 1 and Solo 2]] [[Autocross]]; Ed Bargy [[Moto [[Category:Motor racing venues in the United States]]

...t interchangeably, but the term ''three-wheeler'' is more often applied to motor vehicles. ...either one wheel at the back and two at the front, (for example: [[Morgan Motor Company]]) or one wheel at the front and two at the back (such as the [[Rel

...g good (confer his Deauville, a smoothed-out copy of Jaguar's XJ 6, or his sports car prototype shown at the Turin Salon in 1974, a virtual carbon copy of Fi The Kyalami, a four seater notchback coupe, was launched at the 1976 Geneva Motor Show and was initially available with Maserati's 4.2 litre V-8 engine (255

...n the wet. It was only natural that Jackie would soon become involved in [[motor racing]] like his older brother. Subsequently he became a consultant for the Ford Motor Company while continuing to be a spokesman for safer cars and circuits in F

|Class || [[Sports car]] ...n the TR3 chassis and mechanical components were supplied by the [[Triumph Motor Company]] in the United Kingdom, and built by Alfredo [[Vignale]] assembly

...a [[Porsche]]-designed engine, and was made by Ickx, a Porsche employee in sports car racing. It has been remarked that had the race been allowed to continue | [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]

|[[Maserati Type 26|Type 26]]||1926||[[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]]||[[Straight-8|I8]]||1500||115 (86)||Developed from the |[[Maserati Type 26|Type 26B]]||1928||[[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]]||[[Straight-8|I8]]||2000||150 (112)||

...sports car, called the [[Diatto Ottovù Zagato]], during the 77th [[Geneva Motor Show]] this March 2007. Zagato has since released Official Photos of the up ...iatto]] brand, the car made its official public debut at the 2007 [[Geneva Motor Show]].

...b|250px|[[DOHC]] [[straight-8]] in a 1933 [[Bugatti Type 59]] [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] racer]] ...vertised. While the technology was used at first in limited production and sports cars, the Fiat group is historically credited as the first car company to u

|Class:||[[FR layout|front-engined]] [[sports car]] ...p;mm long. 39 examples were produced from its introduction at the [[Turin Motor Show]] in [[1948]] to its retirement in [[1950]]. It was replaced by the 2

|Class || [[Sports car]] The '''[[Fiat]] Dino''' is a [[FR layout|front-engined, rear-drive]] [[sports car]] manufactured between 1966 and 1973. It was an intermediate step towar

Lamborghini is putting its best foot forward for the Frankfurt Motor Show this September with the Gallardo SE, a "Special Edition" of the now po To go along with the more powerful motor, the SantAgata firms engineers went to work on the cars ability to corner.

...EV]]) or by an independent converter that purchases new vehicles without a motor or related equipment (these vehicles are called "[[Glider (disambiguation)| ...alership|automaker dealerships]] only paying the cost of the batteries and motor, with no installation costs (it is called preconversion or previous convers

|Class:||[[FR layout|front-engined]] [[sports car]] ...by ''[[Sports Car International]]'' magazine. Similarly, ''[[Motor Trend|Motor Trend Classic]]'' named the 365 GTB/4 and GTS/4 as number two in their list

...one], they needed to add a [[mid-engined]] [[supercar]] to their lineup of sports and GT cars. [[Rivolta]] hired [[Ercole Spada]], a veteran designer from [[ ...as ever created and it was first shown to the public at the 1972 [[Turin]] Motor Show. The car was built by Piero Rivolta who was seeking to move into the m

...tive industry is best known of its automobile designs and small city cars, sports and supercars. The automotive industry makes a significant 8.5% to Italian |align=center colspan=150|<center>'''Italian motor vehicle production 1997-2006'''

|Class || [[Sports Car]] ...[[Wiktionary:one-off|one-off]] [[Sports Car]] made by [[Italy|Italian]] [[sports car]] manufacturer [[Ferrari]] but redesigned by [[Pininfarina]] for [[film

*[[DMV]]: California [[Department of Motor Vehicles]] *[[SUV]]: [[Sports Utility vehicle]].

...to the merits collected from overseas ''[[Bandini 750 sports torpedo | 750 sports torpedo]]'' while "bar of soap" is the name under which it was identified b ...f Mugello | Mugello circuit road]], [[1965]] (Round of World Championships sports) both obtained by Antonio Benelli.

...on provided a more rigid and, at the same time, lighter chassis than other sports cars of the time. The [[Camoradi]] team became famous racing the Tipo 61's ...tion of [[Lloyd Casner|Lloyd "Lucky" Casner]]. Casner founded the [[Casner Motor Racing Division]] who raced three Tipo 61's in the [[1960 24 Hours of Le Ma

| Class || [[Sports car]] ...i. The company is generally best known for the [[Covini C6W]], a 6-wheeled sports car that has two axles (four wheels) in the front of the car.

...ients who contracted Frua for the styling of their new 2-litre, 6-cylinder sports car, the A6G. From 1950 to 1957, Frua built 19 Spyders and seven [[coupé]] ...owed a [[Maserati 3500]] GTI Coupé on the Italsuisse stand at the [[1961]] Motor Show in Geneva, together with two tasteful bodies on [[Studebaker]] chassis

...lionaire motoring enthusiast Tom Wheatcroft. It is used as a [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] track, and for music festivals. ==Motor Racing==

...'''motorsport''') is a [[sport]] involving [[racing]] [[automobile]]s. '''Motor racing''' or '''motorsport''' may also mean [[motorcycle racing]], and can :''See: [[Grand Prix motor racing]]''

| Class || [[Sports car]] ...meo]] and Centro Stile [[Fiat]]. It was unveiled as ES-30 in 1989 [[Geneva Motor Show]] as a prototype by Zagato, although the car was mainly built by them

...engines. Turbos were banned in Formula One on safety grounds in [[1989 in sports|1989]]. For some periods of their history, notably in the early [[1970s]] a ...L) of gasoline killed two drivers in an immense fireball. Until [[1994 in sports|1994]], when refuelling was re-introduced to F1, the prominent coupling for

The straight 6 was the archetypal British engine for sports and luxury cars for many years. Rolls-Royce used straight-6 engines until The compact [[Triumph]] straight six powered their high-end saloon and sports cars from the mid [[1950s]] to the mid [[1970s]].

One of the first [[sports cars]] to attract attention of visitors to this year’s Villa d’Este [[C ...derived from the Renault designed engine used in the [[GP2]] single-seater motor racing series, is set as far back in the engine bay as one could imagine, r

...bruary 26]], [[1908]] &ndash; [[January 28]], [[1949]]) was a [[Grand Prix motor racing]] driver. Born in [[Paris, France]] to a father who loved motor sports and was employed as the motoring correspondent for the Petit Parisien newsp

[[Category:Motor racing venues in Australia]] [[Category:Sports venues in Melbourne]]

:''See also the [[Ferrari 195 S|195 S]] sports racer'' ...[GT car]] produced by [[Ferrari]] in 1950. Introduced at the 1950 [[Paris Motor Show]], it was similar to the [[Ferrari 166 Inter|166 Inter]] shown a year

The '''Lamborghini Miura''' is a [[sports car]] built in [[Italy]] by [[Lamborghini]] between [[1966]] and [[1973]]. ...body and chassis were launched five months later at the [[1966]] [[Geneva Motor Show]]. It was a sensation, with its flamboyant bodywork and unusual engine

A current topic of the last years, specially for the sports car, is the comeback of the “one-off”. Fioravanti, in its 20th annivers [[Image:f100r_12.jpg|thumb|right|400px|'''At the 1998 Turin Motor Show, Fioravanti presents the open version of the F100, the F100r roadster.

...'''motorsport''') is a [[sport]] involving [[racing]] [[automobile]]s. '''Motor racing''' or '''motorsport''' may also mean [[motorcycle racing]], and can :''See: [[Grand Prix motor racing]]''

The '''Macau Grand Prix''' is a motor-racing event held annually in November in the streets of [[Macau]]. It is k ...ggested that the hunt's track could host an amateur racing event for local motor enthusiasts. The race continued as an amateur race until 1966, when Belgian

.... S.]], [[Canada]], and [[Australia]]), and one of the more commercialized sports. ...30 miles per hour to 90 miles per hour. In the C Stock Class, the Yamato Motor Company engines used in [[kyōtei]], [[parimutuel betting]] in Japan, are r

one of the most famous was the [[Fiat 508]] ''Ballilla'' sports coupe (1933). The factory was rebuilt at Via Tomassi Grossi, after being d ...s side, Boano saw many foreign firms ordering Ghia designs, such as [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] (the [[Lincoln Futura]] [[concept car]]), [[Volkswagen]] (th

|Class || [[Sports car]] The '''Lancia Montecarlo''' is a [[MR layout|mid-engined]] [[sports car]] which was produced by [[Lancia]] in [[Italy]] from 1975 to 1982.

| [[sportscar|sports car]] The '''De Tomaso Biguà''' was a sports car produced by [[De Tomaso]]. At first, It was known as the Biguà but lat

|Class || [[Sports car]] ...o]]. It was firstly presented as a [[concept car]] at the 2003 [[Frankfurt Motor Show]] and later released for sale for the 2007 model year.

...utomobili Sportive)'' was yet another Italian outfit that built Fiat-based sports cars. The primary character in the O.T.A.S. story is [[Francis Lombardi]]. ...ling with for the previous decade. How, and by whom, Lombardi's diminutive sports coupe was styled is a bit of a mystery, but the best guess is that is was a

...d at [[Mosport]] Park in [[Bowmanville, Ontario]] as a [[sports car racing|sports car]] event before it alternated between Mosport and [[Circuit Mont-Trembla ...ongside the Canadian Grand Prix at Mosport in 1961. Several international sports car as well as Formula One drivers participated in the event. For the firs

'''Dallara Automobili''' is an Italian [[chassis]] manufacturer for various [[motor racing]] series, being most notable for its near-[[monopoly]] in [[Formula ...ra]] in 1972, near [[Parma]], [[Italy]] and started building chassis for [[sports car]] racing and [[hillclimbing]], racing in the smaller engine classes. In

| Class || [[Sports car]] ...t]] from [[1952]] to [[1954]]. The car was introduced at the 1952 [[Geneva Motor Show]]. The name 8V was chosen because they thought that Ford had trademark

...g driver]] for almost thirty years in [[Formula One]], [[Sports car racing|Sports cars]], [[CART]] and the [[Indy Racing League]], and now owns an IRL team. ...d was introduced to motorsports at age eight when his father took him to a sports car race in [[Monza, Italy]]. He soon began racing [[Kart racing|go karts]]

...ld and Richard Merritt in their definitive book Ferrari: The [[Sports cars|Sports]] and [[Gran Turismo]] Cars. They write: “The Neri & Bonacini spyder comb

| [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]

|Class || [[Sports car]] ...[Alejandro de Tomaso]] put into the market. Presented [[1993]] in [[Geneva Motor Show|Geneva]], the Guarà was available as [[Coupé]] and open [[Barchetta]

...touring sports car]] that was launched by [[Ferrari]] at the [[2008 Paris Motor Show]]. It is a two door "2+2" hard top [[convertible]]. The California is ...- Back.jpg|<font color=>Ferrari California at the Australian International Motor Show

...nes ''[[département]]'' of France - September 10, 1950) was a [[Grand Prix motor racing]] driver. ...that Raymond started to display daredevil tendencies of his own, entering motor races in a privateer [[Chrysler]] Imperial. The following year, he won the

Ferrari introduced a [[convertible]] version of the 550 at the [[Paris Motor Show]] in [[2000]]. This '''Barchetta''' was a true [[roadster]] with no r [[Category:Ferrari vehicles|550 Maranello]][[Category:Sports cars]]

...ng business in [[Los Angeles]]. He was 14 years old when he built a [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] hot rod. He was a [[P-38 Lightning]] fighter pilot in [[Worl ...ain. Ward used his midget car in 1959 to beat the top expensive and exotic sports cars in a [[Formula Libre]] race at [[Lime Rock Park]]. Midget cars were no

...|| [[2004]] [[Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500|Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500]] ([[Atlanta Motor Speedway|Atlanta]]) ...re he drove for [[Stanton Barrett]]. He had a sixth-place run at [[Bristol Motor Speedway]], and ended the season with two consecutive second-place finishes

...50_edited-1.jpg|thumb|right|200px|'''1950 Itom 48cc 0.7 hp mounted bicycle motor''' <br>^{Photo by Theo Jonkhart}]] ...950 0,7hp_edited-1.jpg|thumb|right|200px|'''1950 Itom 48cc mounted bicycle motor''' <br>^{Photo by Theo Jonkhart}]]

...[Citroën Traction Avant|Traction Avant]] engine, and the [[1948]] [[Austin Motor Company|Austin]] 2660 cc engine used in the [[Austin-Healey 100]] and [[Aus ...of the biggest straight-4s of its time was [[De Dietrich]] 17,000&nbsp;cc motor. Its cubic capacity is over twice the size of the Cadillac's 500 in<sup>3</

| class = [[Sports car]] ([[S-segment|S]])<!-- per [[WP:CARCLASS]], this should not be changed ...ar-wheel drive layout|mid-engined]] [[sports car]] produced by the Italian sports car manufacturer [[Ferrari]], introduced in 2015 to replace the previous [[

...varna. The company currently operates under the name [[MV Agusta|MV Agusta Motor S.p.A.]] but remains under the ownership of Giovanni's sons, Claudio and Gi ...1999]] for strategic purposes, the company got restructured. [[MV Agusta]] Motor become the main brand comprising Cagiva and Husqvarna.

...car marques in Britain. Based in [[Weybridge, Surrey]] (see also [[British motor industry]]). ...ents left over from previous models. Agreement was reached with [[Standard Motor Company|Standard]] to supply new chassis and in 1932 a new range of cars wa

| Class || [[Sports car]] The production model was launched by Maserati at the [[Geneva Motor Show]] the following March. In 1969, the Indy was offered only with a 4.2 L

...but have tops and side windows; the term means simply a ''convertible'' [[sports car]], similarly to ''[[spyder]].'' ;'''[[Sports utility vehicle]]''' (SUV) : Derivative of off-road or four-wheel drive veh

...ny|German]] [[auto racing]] driver. Despite many successes in [[Grand Prix motor racing]] for [[Auto Union]] in the early [[1930s]], during the era of the f ...g, and Stuck eventually wound up driving a [[Mercedes-Benz]] [[SSKL]] in [[sports car racing]], where he continued to excel.

...company, [[Aprilia]]. Introduced in 1992 and considered to be the first "sports" scooter, the design and technology of the SR50 has evolved considerably ov ...er than many and more agile than most other scooters, consistent with its "sports" marketing. Sales of the SR50 have reached over 800,000 units, providing a

They launched the Serpollet even in sports competitions and thin the April 13, 1902 in [[Nice]] they recorded one of t ...he Serpollet in Europe. The cars of this company would often experiance an motor burst. The success of Serpollet then crossed the border into France and the

...ces. He won 1 race, and scored a total of 17 championship points. A motor sports competitor for a decade, Scarfiotti won the European mountain driving title ==Sports car competition==

| [[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | [[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]

...phy of a sport compact sharply contrasts with those of 'true' sports cars. Sports cars are designed with a performance-oriented philosophy, often compromisin ...d on the design philosophy of domestic automakers, as they usually produce sports cars driven by eight cylinder engines, reserving six-cylinder engines for l

| rowspan=4 | {{flagiconItaly}} [[Fisichella Motor Sport|Fisichella Motor Sport International]] | rowspan=2 | {{flagiconItaly}} {{flagiconBrazil}} [[Piquet Sports]]

...d Bull]], would find another use for the site or actually bring back motor sports to it. However, as of January 2005, this seems more unlikely than ever, as | [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]

The '''Cagiva Freccia''' is a [[motorcycle]] road sports fairings emulated by [[Ducati Paso]], with [[mixer]], produced by [[Cagiva] ...motorcycle.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Freccia C12R readjusted with an electric motor]]

...r. These were often different from the [[national colours]] used in other sports or in politics. ...established in the [[Interwar period|1920s and 1930s era]] of [[Grand Prix motor racing]], when blue Bugatti and red Alfa Romeo dominated many races.

...e tuner crowd. For some owners this is the only reason to get a BOV. Motor sports governed by the FIA have made it illegal to vent unmuffled blowoff valves t

...ars; it was after he entered the prestigious [[Mille Miglia]] in a Ferrari sports car that he eventually started racing on four wheels regularly. ...hicane]]. A week later, on [[May 26]], he went to Monza to test a Ferrari sports car and crashed on one of the track's tight corners. He was killed in the

|Class || [[Sports car]] The '''Alfa Romeo GTV''' and '''Alfa Romeo Spider''' are two [[sports car]]s produced by the [[Italy|Italian]] manufacturer [[Alfa Romeo]] since

...he car by drivers in 1962 and many race cars adopted it, especially [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] and its rival at the time, [[Ferrari]] in the 1960s and earl * [[Toyota Sports 800]] (1965–1969)

...me form in many countries around the world. It is an entry-level series to motor racing, in which in the past many drivers aspired to one day reach [[Formul ...of single-seater racing. John Webb of [[Brands Hatch]], Geoff Clarke of [[Motor Racing Stables]] (the circuit's resident race driving school) and [[Jim Rus

|Class:||[[Sports car]] ...number ten on their list of [[Sports Car International Top Sports Cars|Top Sports Cars of the 1980s]].

...nd American offers an entirely different product that features world-class sports car racing on historic road racing circuits and in major market speedways t Grand American currently sanctions three separate series. The premier Rolex Sports Car Series featuring Daytona Prototype and GT endurance events, the Grand-A

...on, [[Infineon Technologies|Infineon]]. However, as with many renamings of sports complexes, many people still call it by its original name. Despite its name ...ile (4.05 km), 12 turn course, however the track was modified in [[1998 in sports|1998]], adding ''the Chute'', which bypasses turns 5 and 6, shortening cour

Monterey Sports Car Championships<br><br> '''[[Rolex Sports Car Series|Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series]]'''

...xity and thus cost. Their use has been thus confined to costly luxury and sports cars, in which they give superlative performance and smoothness characteris ...t favor in the United States, where the [[V8]] became ubiquitous. Italian sports cars from such makers as [[Lamborghini]] and [[Ferrari]] used the V12 almos

|Class:||[[FR layout|front-engined]] [[sports car]] ...[Ferrari America|500 Superfast]] for [[1966]]. Introduced at the [[Geneva Motor Show]], it featured evolutionary styling by [[Pininfarina]]. The famous [[

...f [[Monza]], [[Italy]], north of [[Milan]]. It is one of the most historic motor racing circuits in the world. The site has three tracks – the 5.793 km [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] track, the 2.405 km Junior track and a decaying 4.25 km

...|right|300px|'''Inovo Design participates for the first time at the Geneva Motor Show, unveiling a brand new concept coupe. As the name suggests, ''Lirica'' ...uxury Gran Turismo sedan. The style and proportions evoke high end Italian sports cars of the past while avoiding any retro nostalgia. A balanced composition

...me but with less complicated technology. Therefore he inserted the Ford V8 motor from the [[De Tomaso Pantera|Pantera]] and equipped it exclusively with For ...rin Motor Show]] 1970. The car featured 351&nbsp;in³ (5763&nbsp;cc) [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] ''[[Ford Cleveland engine#351|Cleveland]]'' [[V8]], same as

'''Oran Park Raceway''' is a [[Auto racing|motor racing]] circuit at [[Narellan, New South Wales|Narellan]] in southwestern ...[[Frank Matich]]'s outright time set in a 2.6 litre [[Lotus Cars|Lotus]] [[Sports Car]].

...run by an [[internal combustion engine]] powering wheel-mounted [[electric motor]]s. They presented the car on the [[Exposition Universelle (1900)|1900 Worl ...cted more very successful racing cars, dominating racing in the [[1920s in Sports|1920s]]. His idea of a small, light-weight Daimler-Benz car was not much li

...'Istanbul Racing Circuit''' or initially ''Istanbul Otodrom'' is a [[motor sports]] [[race track]] in [[İstanbul]], [[Turkey]] that was inaugurated on [[21 [[Category:Sports venues in Istanbul]]

==Sports car career== ...inutes, 37 seconds, established a record for an event which opened Italy's sports car racing season. It was 14 years old at the time. He averaged 64.4 miles

...launched a 125 STX and 350 STX. In 1986 Aprilia launched the AF1; a small sports model, and the Tuareg; a large tanked bike for [[African rallies]]. ...seum]]. Also in 1995 Aprilia launched the [[two stroke]] RS 125 and RS 250 sports bikes.

...development of a parachute launching motorbike starting from the Belmondo motor-vehicle. The abandonment of the operation led to a slowdown in the construc ...front left rear wheel and a chain at the left rear drive. There was also a sports version using an additional installed engine of the same size on the right

...'''motorsport''') is a [[sport]] involving [[racing]] [[automobile]]s. '''Motor racing''' or '''motorsport''' may also mean [[motorcycle racing]], and can :''See: [[Grand Prix motor racing]]''

At the [[Turin]] Motor Show [[1966]], [[Achille Candido]], from a family of entrepreneurs [[Puglia ...eed to willingly, eager to cover the shortage of its range in the field of sports cars aimed at young audiences, and decided to supply the engines fitted to

...'''motorsport''') is a [[sport]] involving [[racing]] [[automobile]]s. '''Motor racing''' or '''motorsport''' may also mean [[motorcycle racing]], and can :''See: [[Grand Prix motor racing]]''

| Circuit || [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]] The '''United States Grand Prix''' is a motor race which has been run on and off since [[1908]], when it was known as the

...ting Company|ABC's]] ''[[Wide World of Sports (US TV series)|Wide World of Sports]]'', featured demolition derbies on several broadcasts in the 1970s. The p ...possibly decline throughout the 1990s. With the demise of ''Wide World of Sports'', television exposure became virtually non-existent. In addition to safet

The '''[[Ferrari]] 250''' is a series of [[sports car]]s from the 1950s and early 1960s. It was the company's most successfu ...'225 S''' introduced at the 1952 [[Giro di Sicilia]]. Two of the two-seat sports prototypes were built, an open barchetta and closed coupe both by Vignale.

...cal title, the '''24 Hours of Daytona''') is a 24-hour [[sports car racing|sports car]] [[endurance race]] held annually at [[Daytona International Speedway] In 1962, a few years after the track was built, a 3-hour [[sports car racing|sports car race]] was introduced, the Daytona Continental, which counted towards t

...] produced a concept car called the [[Lagonda]] Vignale at the 1993 Geneva motor show. Aston are owned by [[Ford]] who in turn also own Ghia which is how th It's an unique Italian sports car based on the rare 8V chassis made by Fiat during the early 1950s, fitte

|Class:||[[Sports car]] ...number ten on their list of [[Sports Car International Top Sports Cars|Top Sports Cars of the 1980s]].

...he events happened so fast. Now, everyone wanted a buggy, singers, actors, sports personalities in the world, etc ..., and especially with the help of advert Andalusia "Damaca" was followed by another sports model, the "Squalo, with aerodynamic front which had a price of 1,398,000 l

...[Giorgetto Giugiaro]] at [[Italdesign Giugiaro]], and was a large luxury [[sports car]] with [[V8]] power and estimated price near [[USD|US$]]100,000. The B The Brera was introduced in production form at the 2005 Geneva Motor Show. It maintained the original's exterior appearance almost exactly but

...squale Ermini named "Pasquino" was one of the most representative Italian, sports car manufactures of '40 and '50 years.(the cause of his premature death is Few existing sports car producers can match the intense, albeit brief, history of the Ermini

|align="left"|Founder of [[Brabham|Brabham Motor Racing Developments]] |[[Grand Prix motor racing]]

...] driven by rotary motors, or in the case of tracked vehicles, by [[linear motor]]s. In most systems the motion is provided by a rotary electric motor. However, some trains unroll their motors to drive directly against a spec

|Class || [[Sports car|Sports]]/[[Rally car]] ...powered) concept car called '''Stratos Zero''' first shown at the [[Turin Motor Show]] in 1970. The body was wedge-shaped, and unusually short and wide, pr

|Class:||[[FR layout|front-engined]] [[sports car]] |Predecessor:||[[Ferrari 250#Sports cars|250 GT Spyder]]

Unusual floating vehicles have been used for sports purposes as well. For example, the [[Bathtub Boat]] is used in "bathtub rac ...days of submarine warfare, when submarines were essentially [[torpedo boat|motor torpedo boats]] which could submerge. In the modern combat environment wher

...mited production. A year later the production model debuted at the [[Paris Motor Show]]. It was named for the [[Cooper-Maserati]] win at the [[Mexican Grand [[Category:Sports cars]]

...he [[Formula One]] once again in 2007 after being acquired by the [[Toyota Motor Corporation]] in [[2000]]. Toyota has now won its bid to host a Grand Prix Fuji remained a popular [[sports car racing]] venue and was often used for national races. Speeds continued

| Class || [[Sports car|Sports]] / [[Luxury vehicles|Luxury]] The '''Maserati Biturbo''' is a [[sports car]] introduced by [[Maserati]] in 1981. The Biturbo was a two-door, four-

...clisme|FIM]] World Champions''', from [[1949 in sports|1949]] to [[2007 in sports|2007]], in order of year and [[engine displacement]]. | {{flagiconItaly}} [[Valentino Rossi]] <br> ([[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]])*

...found its way into a single-seat closed sports car built by [[Carrozzeria Sports Cars]] in [[1969]]. The final Serenissima car was designed by [[Ghia]] tha Serene in 1963 initiated the development of a sports car sponsored by [[Volpi]]. The project was carried out by [[Sasamotors]] o

...racing family (his father Patrick races in touring cars, hill climbs, and sports cars), Bourdais began his racing career at age 10 in [[karting|karts]]. Dur ...first [[24 Hours of Le Mans]] in a Porsche 911 - he still makes occasional sports car appearances at Le Mans and in the [[Grand American|Grand Am]] series.

...ise between the [[V8]] and the [[V12]]. Renault had a more flat 110° angle motor in 2002 and 2003 but reverted to a conventional layout following the change There are also cars with V10 engines in [[sports car racing]], usually with [[Judd (engine)|Judd]] powerplants with 4 or 5 l

...ough relatively successful (Osella eventually took over the factory Abarth sports car program), Osella expanded into [[single seater]] racing in [[1974]] to ...vities of Osella Corse nearly came to an end. The team attended some local sports car events but avoided any single seater races from 1976 to [[1978]].

'''Moretti Motor Company''' is a now defunct [[automobile manufacturer]] formerly based in [ From 1934 on [[Giovanni Moretti]] was more known as a producer of small [[sports cars]]. His [[motorcycles]] were produced with [[Ladetto]], [[DKW]] and [[J

...]]. It has hosted races since the 1950s and currently hosts races in the [[Sports Car Club of America|SCCA]] [[Speed World Challenge Series]], [[American Le ...st [[World War II]] economy, and the influx of sporting automobiles. The [[Sports Car Club of America]]

...ar-wheel drive layout|mid-engined]] [[sports car]] produced by the Italian sports car manufacturer [[Ferrari]]. The 458 Italia replaces the [[Ferrari F430]]. The 458 Italia was officially unveiled at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show on 15 September 2009, and costs around £170,000 (Base MSRP of $230,67

....2 seconds. The Quattroporte was unveiled to the world at the [[Frankfurt Motor Show]] on September 9, 2003 and made its US première at the [[2003]] [[Peb ...ial. The transaxle architecture is normally reserved for high performance sports cars and is the first time applied to a luxury sedan. The Quattroporte's w

...Fausto Alberti'', specialized in building engines for industrial uses and motor boating. In [[1932]] they began production under the '''Sertum''' motorcycl Between 1947 and 1948 is two 250, the car''VL-valve 4''side''and''Sports Monotubo from Piglio sport. The VL-4 will be used successfully in Regularit

|[[Sports car|Sports]]||-||Sports||[[Porsche 911]] ...superminis were the [[Fiat]] [[Fiat 500|500]] of [[1957]] and the [[Austin Motor Company|Austin]] [[Mini]] of [[1959]]. Today, superminis are some of the bi

...'''motorsport''') is a [[sport]] involving [[racing]] [[automobile]]s. '''Motor racing''' or '''motorsport''' may also mean [[motorcycle racing]], and it c :''See: [[Grand Prix motor racing]]''

...b|250px|[[DOHC]] [[straight-8]] in a 1933 [[Bugatti Type 59]] [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] racer]] ...it to be heavily advertised. While used at first in limited production and sports cars, [[FIAT]] is credited as the first car company to use a belt-driven DO

The '''ADAC 1000km Nürburgring''' is an [[Endurance racing]] and [[Sports car racing]] event on the [[Nürburgring]] in Germany, organized by the [[A | {{flagiconUnited States}} [[Casner Motor Racing Division|Camoradi USA]]

...ealising a bike that was an innovation in the history of Ducati: the first sports tourer in the world.

|[[Image:Ferrari212 motor.JPG|250px|thumb|[[Ferrari 212]] 2.6&nbsp;L engine]] ...g [[May 11]], [[1947]] under the hood of Ferrari's [[Ferrari 125 S|125 S]] sports racer, the engine allowed the company to claim six victories in 14 races th

...ely unrelated to the other [[Ferrari 250|250 cars]]. It was a mid-engined sports car racer with a [[Ferrari 250#250 Testa Rossa|250 Testa Rossa]] [[V12]] en ...us had to run in the prototype class until it was homologated as a Group 4 Sports Car for the 1966 season.

...a [[sports car racing|sports car]], related to the [[Ferrari P]] series of sports prototypes. It was raced in [[1970]] and [[1971]], then withdrawn from comp ...to allow homologation into the [[FIA|FIA's]] [[Group 5 (racing)|Group 5]] Sports Car category. With the financial help of Fiat, that risky investment was ma

...ooled]] and [[mixer]] to lubrication separate addition to the 125 you have sports [[shock]] [[Suspension (mechanical)|suspension]] and [[Brembo]] "Gold" seri ...Varesina [[Cagiva]] decided to launch a new road naked single [[two-stroke motor|2 stroke]], since [[1990]] became hull and the more casual of the previous

[[Image:Fiat 509 06011701.jpg|thumb|right|270px|Fiat 509 at the European Motor Show [[Brussels]] 2006; this particular car is painted to resemble [[Gaston In addition to as the standard car, there were 509S and 509SM sports models, as well as and taxi and commercial versions.

'''Supercar''' is a term used for a high end [[sports car]], typically an exotic or rare one, whose performance is highly superio ...irst applied to the [[Lamborghini Miura]] in a review by legendary British motor journalist [[L. J. K. Setright]].

...rans-Am Series]] held a support race during the Grand Prix weekend. The '''Motor City 100''' was often regarded as the most important event of the Trans Am

...b|250px|[[DOHC]] [[straight-8]] in a 1933 [[Bugatti Type 59]] [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] racer]] ...vertised. While the technology was used at first in limited production and sports cars, the Fiat group is historically credited as the first car company to u

...acing|sports cars]] built until January 1970, related to the [[Ferrari P]] sports prototypes. The V12-powered cars were entered in the [[1970 World Sportscar ...acement of 3000 resp. 4380&nbsp;cc. However, in the specific case of world sports car championship and [[24 hours of Le Mans]] racing cars, regulations in th

...R layout|mid-engined]] [[sports car]] that debuted at the 2007 [[Frankfurt Motor Show|Frankfurt Auto Show]]. It ranks as the most powerful and expensive [[ [[Category:Sports cars]]

The '''Bandini 750 sports torpedo''' is a racing car model, produced from [[1950]] to [[1956]] by the ...ndini Cars | Bandini]] as [[car]] international level. These are the ''750 sports torpedo'' fact, to take [in [Forlì]] the title of Champion of [[USA]] [[19

The '''Ferrari F40''' is a [[RMR layout|mid-engine]] [[sports car]] that was produced by [[Ferrari]] from 1987 to 1992 as the successor ...e a vehicle that combined the company's best technologies into a no-frills sports car that would come as close as possible to being a full fledged race vehic

...titive of the European national series, attracting many new F2 and 2-litre sports cars during the 1970s and early 1980s. Notable champions from this period Motor ''racing'' was banned in [[Switzerland]] in the aftermath of the fatal coll

...sive one-offs and prototypes for other illustrious marques, such as [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]], [[Jaguar (car)|Jaguar]], [[MG (car)|MG]], [[Rover (car)|Rov [[Category:Sports cars]]

Motor racing began on the Isle of Man in 1904 with the Gordon Bennett car trials. ...torturous, undulating terrain made the TT race series the most significant motor-cycle road-racing competition in the world.

*[[Marcos Juárez Motor Club Circuit]], [[Marcos Juárez]], [[Córdoba Province (Argentina)|Córdob *[[Winton Motor Raceway]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]]

...lements horizontal and vertical there are references to '''[[ Bandini 750 sports torpedo | torpedo ]]''' and especially '''[[ Bandini 750 international spor ...nes stretched sidewall of the car recall [[1000 Bandini P | 1000 the first motor rear]] but are unheard of horizontal grids on miniskirts, the doors in thei

...[[Champ Car|CART]], which had sancationed Indy car racing since [[1979 in sports|1979]], who incidently, had broken away from [[United States Auto Club|USAC Beginning in [[1980 in sports|1980]], IndyCar became the name used to advertise [[Championship Auto Racin

...d/Yamaha V8]] used in the [[Ford Taurus]] ''SHO''. It was based on [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]'s [[Ford Duratec engine#Duratec 25|Duratec V6]] and shares t ...With the recent exceptions of the [[Dodge Viper]]'s [[V10]] and the [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] large truck engine of the same arrangement, there are practi

...f the 1990s made the most high-profile debut of this technology in [[motor sports]], and enhanced variations on this theme are still in use in many forms of

...ri 550 Maranello''' and '''550 Barchetta''' were 2-seat [[Gran Turismo]] [[sports car]]s built by [[Ferrari]]. Introduced in 1996, the 550 was an upmarket [ Ferrari introduced a [[convertible]] version of the 550 at the [[Paris Motor Show]] in 2000. This '''Barchetta''' was a true [[roadster]] with no real

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The first production car, Tipo 10564, was shown at the 1970 [[Geneva Motor Show]] and was quite different from the original, using a 2593&nbsp;cc 90° ...e V8 used in the [[Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale|33 Stradale]] and in the Tipo 33 sports prototype racer. The chassis and running gear of the production Montreal we

==Differences between touring cars and sports cars== ...sifying closed-wheel racing cars as 'touring cars' or '[[sports car racing|sports cars]]' (also known as GT cars). In truth, there is often very little techn

|Class:||[[Sports car]] ...'Lamborghini Diablo''' ("devil" in [[Spanish (language)|Spanish]]) was a [[sports car]] built by [[Lamborghini]] of [[Italy]] between [[1990]] and [[2001]].

...each year hosts everything from car shows to vintage races to world class sports car racing events. Located in the quiet Northwest corner of [[Connecticut]] [[Category:Motor racing venues in the United States]]

...([[1921]]-[[1980]]) was one of the most prolific designers of [[Sports_car|sports cars]] in the 20th century. ...aly]]. He influenced numerous car designs, including a number of [[Triumph Motor Company|Triumph]]s, the [[Maserati]] Spyder, [[BMW]] 700, [[Alpine_(car)|Al

...[road racing]] course styled after those used in [[Europe]]an [[Grand Prix motor racing]]. The race is now considered one of the premier endurance races in ...guar (car)|Jaguar]], [[Briggs Cunningham|Cunningham]], [[Audi]] and [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] have all been victorious.

...or a few more years until he switched to [[sports car racing]] with [[Ford Motor Company]] and the [[Chaparral Cars]] of [[Jim Hall (race car driver)|Jim Ha ...asting Company|ABC]]'s [[Wide World of Sports (US TV series)|Wide World of Sports]]

...n for the [[Nash Ambassador|Ambassador]]. In addition, the [[Nash-Healey]] sports car was built in limited numbers from 1952 to 1954 at Pininfarina's Turin f :1964 [[British Motor Corporation|BMC]] [[Austin 1800|1800 (ADO17) line]]

|Class:||[[MR layout|mid-engined]]; [[coupe]]; [[sports car]] ...]] designed to replace the [[Ferrari 360]]. It debuted at the 2004 [[Paris Motor Show]]. European left-hand drive sales began in November, 2004, but right-h

...th 100% of the power going to the '''rear''' axle under normal conditions. Sports cars using this type of system always drive only the rear under normal cond ...in many countries was introduced. The Land Rover appeared at the Amsterdam Motor Show, originally conceived as a stop-gap product for the struggling Rover c

...], and were used in a number of [[Formula 1]], Formula 2, and [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] cars from [[1959]] through the early 1960s. Appearing ...gate]] it for racing use. The company worked with [[Fiat]] to develop a [[sports car]] to house it, and the [[FR layout|front-engined]] [[Fiat Dino]] projec

...ime. 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 World ...engineering in its premium road cars and its success in early [[Grand Prix motor racing]], winning the first ever [[Monaco Grand Prix]]. The company's succe

...ing]] [[prototype]] raced by the [[Alfa Romeo in motorsport|Alfa Romeo]] [[motor racing|works]] team between 1967 and 1977. These cars took part for [[World In these years, the 5L sports car were banned. The 3L cars of Alfa, the [[Ferrari 312PB]] and the Matra c

:''This article provides a general outline of the major American Open-Wheel motor racing championship, for specific information on the current Champ Car Worl ...mobile Club|USAC]]), a body formed by the then-owner of the [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]], [[Tony Hulman]].

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...tion front downtube between the forward cylinders. Small car sized starter motor and [[Electrical generator|generator]] were fitted. It had a five speed tra ...half of 1965. The price in the USA will be approximately $1500.|Berliners Motor Corporation|

...uring their GP careers) although started to decline in the UK when small [[sports cars]] powered by [[Coventry-Climax]] and [[Ford]] engines became more impo

! colspan=2 |'''MV Agusta Motor S.p.A.''' ...ed their first 1000 cc bike. 2004 marked the end of production for the 750 sports machines, with a limited production of 300 SR ("Special Racing") model in t

...oined Ferrari, were he was quickly promoted to controller of experimental, Sports and GT car development. ...the ideas from the GTO and developed with [[Piero Drogo]] of [[Carrozzeria Sports Cars]] in the [[Modena]] works an aerodynamically advanced body, even lower

...a''' is an [[Italy|Italian]] [[automobile|car]] introduced at the [[Geneva Motor Show]] in 1963 by [[Lancia]]. It was produced by that company, and later by ...with 1298&nbsp;cc (818.303) engine producing 92 hp at 6000&nbsp;rpm. These sports were normally fitted with brake servos.

...ants were so few that in 1952 and 1953 all World Championship [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] races were run in Formula Two (although non-championshi ...Formula 3]] and 'Bobtail' sports car, with [[Porsche]]s based on their RSK sports cars enjoying some success. [[Ferrari]] originally developed their 'Sharkno

...iat Auto's]] up-scale [[Lancia]] marque. Presented in 1976 at the [[Geneva Motor Show]] as Lancia's new [[Flagship#Automotive|flagship]], it filled the void ...e following Greek character (Beta is second) appears as logical. The Gamma sports the '''γ''' (lower case gamma) sign on several badges both inside and outs

...[May 16]], [[1909]] - [[August 24]], [[1997]]) was an Italian [[Grand Prix motor racing]] driver who continued racing on the [[Formula One]] circuit at the ...ird and went on to capture the Italian driving championship in the 1100 cc sports car class. The following year he and his brother purchased a [[Maserati]] w

...s other automakers, including [[Bentley Motors Limited|Bentley]], [[Hudson Motor Car|Hudson]], [[Kaiser Motors|Kaiser]], [[Nash Motors|Nash]], and [[Rolls-R ...ed torque converter automatics for [[American Motors Corporation]], [[Ford Motor Company]], [[Studebaker]], and several other manufacturers in the US and ot

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...he company launched the CIGNO, which was powered by a single-cylinder 48cc motor. Its double cradle frame, telescopic forks and shock absorbers gave it a ve ...motorcyclists a natural and instinctive riding style. Highly technical and sports-oriented the DNA of its bikes may be, but they still need to transmit optim

...re designed by [[Franco Scaglione]]. The &laquo;Italia&raquo; was a large sports car, of which 500 were made (1966-1970), followed by the eleven &laquo;Mure

...s other automakers, including [[Bentley Motors Limited|Bentley]], [[Hudson Motor Car|Hudson]], [[Kaiser Motors|Kaiser]], [[Nash Motors|Nash]], and [[Rolls R ...] developed a series of three-speed torque converter automatics for [[Ford Motor Company]], [[Studebaker]], and several foreign and independent makes.

...o also won the {{SBK|2004}} [[Superbike World Championship]] on a [[Ducati Motor Holding|Ducati]]. Toseland is currently competing in [[Moto GP]] for the [[ ...bs]] for BBC's Sport Relief, as well as playing a piano set at the British sports personality of the year awards 2007.

...ten with 100% of the power going to the rear axle under normal conditions. Sports cars using this type of system usually drive only the rear under normal con ...in many countries was introduced. The Land Rover appeared at the Amsterdam Motor Show, originally conceived as a stop-gap product for the struggling Rover c

...chicane. One week later Ascari was killed in an accident driving a Ferrari sports car at Monza. With Ascari's death and Lancia's financial problems the compa ===Sports car racing===

Giugiaro's vision for an Alfa Romeo sports flagship ...ot a traditional 4-door three-volume sedan, but an almost two-volume great sports car, with a downward sloping shaped tail-end”.

...ercedes-Benz|Mercedes]] factory where he became part of their [[Grand Prix motor racing]] team. He was made head mechanic for the W25A model to be driven by ...e first post-war race in Germany held at [[Ruhestein]]. In 1949 he began [[sports car racing]] and then competed in [[Formula 2]] racing before joining the M

...lian]] car designer. His work covered a large range from [[minicar]]s to [[sports car]]s, using all the different layouts as and when they were the best solu ...he aero-engine division was [[Tranquillo Zerbi]], designer of [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] cars for Fiat. In 1933 when work commenced on the Fiat

...da''' prototypes. While the '''Florida I''', presented at the 1956 [[Turin Motor show]], was a sedan with [[suicide doors]], the '''Florida II''', presented ...ngs. Until 1967, 593 Sports and Super Sports were built (99 Preseries, 344 Sports, 150 Supersports).

...mula One team to use [[Alfa Romeo]] engines based on their new [[flat-12]] sports car unit, designed by [[Carlo Chiti]]. The engines were free and produced In 1988 Alfa Romeo (Fiat Group) bought [[Motor Racing Developments Ltd.]] (otherwise known as the Brabham F1 team) to buil

* The overwhelming majority of [[sports car]]s are rear wheel drive, although some also have four wheel drive optio * [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] - [[Ford Crown Victoria|Crown Victoria]], [[Ford Falcon|Falc

The '''Ferrari P''' series were prototype sports cars in the 1960s and early 1970s. Sports car racers followed in 1963. Although these cars shared their names (based

...moved up to drive in private [[Porsche]] and [[Chevron Cars Ltd|Chevron]] sports cars. His career seemed to be going nowhere in particular until he took out ...[[1974 Argentine Grand Prix|Argentine Grand Prix]]. His first [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] (GP) victory &ndash; and the first for Ferrari since 19

...ainly by their production numbers), although some of them produce ''luxury sports cars'' (mainly [[grand tourer]]s), like [[Aston Martin]],[[Alfa Romeo]] and * [[Jaguar (car)|Jaguar]] (includes [[Daimler Motor Company|Daimler]])

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...g]] and comes with two operation modes, using an [[Electric_motor|electric motor]], rather than a hydraulic pump driven by the engine. This results in reduc ...unveiled at the [[2005]] [[Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung|Frankfurt Motor Show]] and went on sale later that year. Again styled by Giugiaro, the car

...patented a 0.024 hp (18W) 122 cc (7.4 in³) one-cylinder petrol motor, fitting it into his son's tricycle, making it at least a candidate for the ...from the [[Henry Ford Company]]), [[Winton automobile|Winton]], and [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] were producing cars in the thousands.

...ic park in 1962, the circuit hosted its first [[Formula One]] [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] the same year, as a non-Championship race. The followin | [[Team McLaren|McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]

...iversity, numerous churches and piazzas and of course as the epicenter of "Motor Valley". As in most of [[Italy]], the Modenese are fond of their wines, in There were only 24 Stanguellini Sports 750's and 21 Stanguellini Sport 1100's ever made, some were twin cam, some

...nd [Maserati], other wealthy [[Italian]] industrialists with a passion for motor sport yearned to build their own cars. ...components, and the space frame chassis were arguably the first used in [[motor racing]] and production cars, the rigidity providing precise handling and p

|Class:||[[FR layout|front-engined]] [[sports car]] ...ls Motor Show]] that year, the 212 was an evolution of the 166 &mdash; a [[sports car]] for the road that could also win international races.

...d. When it was released many of these features were only found on exotic [[sports car]]s with much higher prices. ...e sealed cooling systems, thermatic fans and a toothed timing belt for the motor. AC 124 coupes gained small changes each year e.g. - an open tailshaft towa

...[American Automobile Association]], the [[United States Auto Club]], the [[Sports Car Club of America]], Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART), the [[Champio ...the AAA, which ceased sanctioning auto racing in the general outrage over motor racing safety that followed the [[1955 Le Mans disaster]]. USAC controlled

...carriages from the mid-nineteenth century and locomotives from 1889. Their motor manufacture dated to 1917 when they took over Fabbrica Automobili [[Züst]] ...ater to 1496cc for the Type 469. These two models were also constructed in sports versions.

...much bigger than enduros. Typically using larger bikes than other off road sports, these events take place over many days, travelling hundreds of miles acros ...//www.motorcycling-ireland.com/ MCUI Southern Centre] - "governing body of motor cycle sport in Leinster, Munster and Connacht" (i.e., [[Republic of Ireland

...ss led to an opportunity to join the [[Maserati]] team on the [[Grand Prix motor racing]] circuit. He immediately made his presence felt, winning the [[Copp For 1952, Fagioli signed with [[Lancia]] to drive [[sports car]]s and took great personal delight by finishing in third place in the [

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...team again but also spent some time building a strong reputation as a fine sports car racer. ! [[McLaren|Bruce McLaren Motor Racing]]

...sis. The car was introduced first time for bigger audience in 1950 [[Paris Motor Show]]. ...supercharged straight six and eight-cylinder cars that had written so much motor racing history. Now Alfa replaced them with a modern four-cylinder engine h

The '''Ferrari F50''' was a [[RMR layout|mid-engine]] [[sports car]] made by [[Ferrari]]. The F50 was introduced in 1995 to celebrate the ...was used in the [[Ferrari 333 SP]] for the American [[International Motor Sports Association|IMSA]] series in 1994 allowing it to become eligible for the st

...manufacturer [[Ferrari]]. The F12berlinetta, debuted at the 2012 [[Geneva Motor Show]], replaces the [[Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano|599]] series grand tourers. ...Geneva 4313.JPG|thumb|Rear view of the F12berlinetta at the 2012 [[Geneva Motor Show]].]]

...]], Gilberto Colombo knows Mario Speluzzi, professor and director of motor sports in the technical, begins to love the design issues in this field. ...bo [[Enzo Ferrari]] in [[Modena]] and begins to apply to the design of its sports cars, in a report that will remain tight collaboration of professional unti

...established in the [[Interwar period|1920s and 1930s era]] of [[Grand Prix motor racing]], when blue Bugatti and red Alfa Romeo dominated many races. ||J||[[Japan]]||White with red "sun"||Black||[[Honda]], [[Nissan]], [[Toyota Motor Corporation|Toyota]]

...r [[Palermo, Sicily|Palermo]]. Founded in 1906, it used to be the oldest [[sports car racing]] event, part of the World Championship until 1973. While also a After 1973, it was a national sports car event until it was discontinued in 1977 due to safety concerns. It is s

In [[1925]] Alfa Romeo won the first [[Grand Prix motor racing| World Grand Prix Championship]]. Over 4 rounds the [[Alfa Romeo P2 ...mula One team to use [[Alfa-Romeo]] engines based on their new [[flat-12]] sports car unit, designed by [[Carlo Chiti]]. The engines were free and produced

...uzuka, Mie|Suzuka City]], [[Mie Prefecture]] and is owned by [[Honda|Honda Motor Co., Ltd.]]. ...cing series including the now defunct [[Group C]] class of the [[All Japan Sports Prototype Championship]], the Suzuka 1000km as of 2006 is now a points roun

...pelled by enthusiasts) or '''karting''' is a variant of [[open-wheeler]] [[motor sport]] with simple, small four-wheeled vehicles called '''karts''', '''go- === Motor and fuel ===

...;cc/198&nbsp;in³) engine from the [[Bugatti Type 59|Type 59]] [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] cars, producing 135&nbsp;hp (100&nbsp;kW). Top speed w The most celebrated sports-touring model produced by Bugatti, the succes of the Type 57 is revealed by

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...hile competing, were claiming a successful and a significantly spread of a sports winning appeal. ...ess. In [[1937]] the production of a motor bike with a 100 cc [[two-stroke motor|2 stroke]] engine was to help the bottom line. The welcome was warm and to

...wagen]]. Lamborghini is the main counterpart to [[Ferrari]] in the Italian sports car business. The Italian company was founded in 1963 by businessman [[Ferr ...d War II]], [[Ferruccio Lamborghini]] was able to cultivate an interest in sports cars. After owning a [[Mercedes-Benz 300SL]], a [[Jaguar E-Type]], and a [[

...en, and marketed under the name "Puma" at the price of 1,300,000 lire with motor preparation or 440,000 lire in mounting kit. Later, in the eighties, '''Puma''' began the construction of a sports car, the "Big Brother", made with a 1200cc VW engine as the "Maggiolino" wa

...ena small, 19cm in more - waves to be able to accommodate the cumbersomest motor 8 cylinders - the greater sister). ...ution and the filter self-cleaning oil, the characteristic of the saliente motor is given from the head, that particular one has a conformation much, in two

...Famous personalities order promenade carriages, the precursors of today's sports cars: [[Alessandro Manzoni]] and [[Enrichetta Blondel]] use one of such car Unfortunately the motoring Milan is no longer what it used to be. Of all the motor manufacturers that made Italian motoring history, only Alfa Romeo and Bianc

...rements emphasize handling above passenger space and comfort, are called [[sports car]]s. ...s, partly for this reason. It is also part of the reason that traditional sports cars are open or convertible.

...torcycles, Hailwood became a respected driver in [[Formula One]] and World Sports Cars. He won the 1972 [[Formula Two]] world title and earned a podium finis ...orcycling, Hailwood performed one of the most legendary comebacks in motor sports at the Isle of Man TT. Few observers believed the 38 year old would be comp

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...en to it by its inventors at [[Robert Bosch GmbH|Bosch]]) is a system on [[motor vehicles]] which prevents the [[wheel]]s from locking while [[brake|braking ...e more developed braking systems. Conversely, lighter vehicles, especially sports cars with highly-developed braking systems without ABS can outbrake compara

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...[Formula One]] cars wind through the infield section of the [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]] during the [[2003 United States Grand Prix|2003]] [[United State ...gio, whom he dethroned as "winningest" driver recently. As with most other sports, it is very difficult to compare stars of different eras owing to the chang

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It was officially introduced in March of 2003 at the [[Geneva International Motor Show]] and went into production shortly therafter. [[Category:Ferrari vehicles|360]][[Category:Sports cars]]

...rrera Panamericana]], the ''MM'' made ''[[Gran Turismo]]'' (Grand Touring) sports cars like [[Alfa Romeo]], [[Ferrari]] (which debuted as a marque in the 194 ...all of them German. In 1931, [[Rudolf Caracciola]] (famous in [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] racing) and onboard mechanic [[Wilhelm Sebastian]] won

...first car launched by the then-new [[British Leyland]] (albeit a [[British Motor Corporation]] design) was the 1968 [[Austin Maxi]], a five-speed, front-whe [[Sports cars]] like the [[Jaguar E-Type]], [[Toyota 2000GT]], and [[Datsun 240Z]] w

...is a [[RMR layout|mid-engined, rear wheel drive]] [[V8]]-powered 2-seat [[sports car]], replacing the [[Ferrari 328|328]] in 1989. ...The oil level can only be checked (accurately) on the dip-stick when the motor is running due to this setup.

| Class || [[Sports car]], [[Supercar]] The '''Pagani Huayra''' is a [[Mid-engine design|mid-engined]] [[sports car]] produced by [[Pagani]]. It is a successor to the [[Pagani Zonda]] and

...ach]]. His other victories came at [[Toronto]], [[Vancouver]], [[Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course|Mid-Ohio]] and [[Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez|Mexico City]]. He ...ce at [[Denver]]. A hard crash with [[Sebastien Bourdais]] at [[Las Vegas Motor Speedway|Las Vegas]] ended his championship hopes. Tracy finished the year

...Alfa Corse has competed in various forms of motorsport, from [[Grand Prix motor racing]] to [[touring car racing]]. [[Category:Sports car racing teams]]

...[motorcycle]] manufacturer. Unlike the traditional trend for technological motor companies, usually established in northern [[Italy]], this story began and ...ing this. It was probably because of the instance of the "winners" British sports authorities forbade the use of the compressor. The Gilera 4C was put into r

...'''24 Hours of Le Mans''' (''24 Heures du Mans'') is a [[sports car racing|sports car]] [[endurance racing|endurance race]] held annually since {{24hLM|1923} At a time when [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] racing was occurring throughout Europe, Le Mans was env

|Class:||[[Sports car]] [[Audi]], Lamborghini's current owner, plans to offer its own [[sports car]] based on the Gallardo architecture, the [[Audi R8 Road Car|Audi R8]].

...[Reggio Emilia]]. It was an [[Italian]] brand that in 1968 began producing sports [[mopeds]] with a 48 cc ''FB [[Minarelli]]'' two stroke engine. ...a 1960 Corsarino Sport – red paintwork, tiny clip-ons, tiny 50cc 4-stroke motor – a miniature 350! I knew I had to have one. However, over the ensuing ye

...ates the current World Championship. The principality's first [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] was organised in 1929 by [[Anthony Noghès]], under the ...anapolis 500 on the same day. Hughes, M. 2007. ''Street theatre 1929''. '''Motor Sport''', LXXXIII/3, p. 62</ref> However, Chiron did compete the following

...enissima|Scuderia Serenissima]]'s [[Count Giovanni Volpi]], a road-going [[sports car]] and a [[Formula One]] car. ...d the well-known Scuderia [[Serenissima]], ATS developed both a road going sports car and a [[Grand Prix]] racing car. Personalities involved with ATS includ

...nty Down]]. Irvine was influenced by his parents, who are also involved in motor racing. His father, Edmund Sr., and his sister, Sonia (now a physiotherapis ...reckless driving began to dissipate when he moved to the Ferrari team. F1 sports commentators even changed his [[nickname]] from "Irv the swerve" to "Steady

...automotive designs, but continued using it in their [[Mazda RX-7|RX-7]] [[sports car]] until August of [[2002]] (although RX-7 importation for North America The [[Mazda RX-7]] has won more [[International Motor Sports Association|IMSA]] races in its class than any other model of automobile, w

...was able to finish, he was in the top 10, and had a 3rd place in [[Lowe's Motor Speedway|Charlotte]]. Stewart so impressed Gibbs that he was signed to dri ...en then he finished 9th. He won a pair of pole positions at [[Short track motor racing|short track]]s, and tied a rookie record with three victories. He f

...t was still 66 mm (2.6 inches) too wide. In 2005 the [[International Motor Sports Association]] (IMSA), the governing body in [[North America]]n racing, allo [[Category:Sports cars|MC12]]

The '''GP2 Series''', '''GP2''' for short, is a form of motor racing introduced in [[2005]] following the discontinuation of the long-ter ...t [[Renault F1]], [[Nelson Angelo Piquet|Nelson Piquet Jr.]] in the Piquet Sports car was installed as the early title favourite, though the [[ART Grand Prix

...st overall results was to become the runner-up in both the Embassy/[[Motor Sports Association|RAC-MSA]] British Rallycross and TEAC/[[Lydden Race Circuit|Lyd ...erican Racing]] at the [[2004 United States Grand Prix]] at [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway|Indianapolis]].]]

...2006 as a 2007 [[model year|model]]. The 599 GTB debuted at the [[Geneva Motor Show]] on [[February 28]], [[2006]]. Styling of the 599 GTB was handled by The car was unveiled at the 2009 [[Geneva Motor Show|Geneva Auto Show]].

...y California Speedway) - Sports Car.png|<center><font color=black> Primary sports car layout ...uto Club Dragway). The racetrack is near the former locations of [[Ontario Motor Speedway]] and [[Riverside International Raceway]]. After Riverside's closu

The Murciélago sports a 6.2&nbsp;L version of the legendary [[Lamborghini V12]] engine, a six spe

....2 seconds. The Quattroporte was unveiled to the world at the [[Frankfurt Motor Show]] on [[September 9]], [[2003]] and made its US première at the 2003 [ ...ial. The transaxle architecture is normally reserved for high performance sports cars and is the first time applied to a luxury sedan. The Quattroporte's w

...' is both an '''industry''' and a [[hobby]], in which an [[automobile]], [[motor bike]], [[Scooter (motorcycle)|scooter]] or [[moped]] is [[modding|modified ...n braces, anti-roll bars, etc., can be retrofitted to lower-spec cars from sports models.

...Everest in 1976 - before gaining financial backing from well known Italian motor racing patron Piero Mancini in 1979 to set up the Minardi racing team as a ...chairman. For the 2000 season the team were forced to use 1998-spec [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] Zetec-R V10 engines, which were rebadged as Fondmetal engine

...Juan Manuel Fangio who had passed away) was presented at the 1999 [[Geneva Motor Show]]. ...nced the building of the very exclusive Zonda Tricolore at the 2010 Geneva Motor show. With numbers limited to just one, this 1.3 million Euro - before taxe

In 1966, with sports cars capable of outrunning Formula 1 cars thanks to much larger and more po *[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] V6 1.5&nbsp;L Turbo and V8 3.0&nbsp;L (derived from the 4.2&

|Team(s) ||[[Team Lotus|Lotus]], <br>[[STP (motor oil company)|STP Corporation]], <br>[[Ferrari]], <br>[[Parnelli]], <br>[[Al ...[dirt track racing|dirt tracks]] near Nazareth in 1959 in the old [[Hudson Motor Car|Hudson]]. They did not tell their parents that they were racing.<ref na

<small>''This article is about the 1930's Alfa Romeo 8C. For the new sports coupe, see [[Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione]].''</small> ...roduction in 1931 to its retirement in 1939. In addition to the two seater sports cars it was used in the world's first genuine [[Open wheel car|single-seat]

...s predecessor, and that the intellectual rights had belonged to the [[Ford Motor Company]], Jaguar Racing's parent company before passing to Toro Rosso. ...ampionship|WRC]] Champion [[Sébastien Loeb]] has been quoted in the French sports-paper [[L'Equipe]] as being interested in replacing Bourdais. It has been s

...ti-slip regulation [[traction control system|traction control]] (ASR), the motor spin regulation (MSR), electronic brake force distribution (EBD), and [[ant ...rsion of the Coupé and Spyder that was first unveiled at the 2004 [[Geneva Motor Show]]. It is equipped with [[aerodynamic]] body cladding, a chrome mesh gr

...ars; it was after he entered the prestigious [[Mille Miglia]] in a Ferrari sports car that he eventually started racing on four wheels regularly. ...Monza to watch his friend [[Eugenio Castellotti]] test a Ferrari 750 Monza sports car, which they were to co-race in the Supercortemaggiore 1000&nbsp;km race

...uced by [[Italy|Italian]] automaker [[Alfa Romeo]] at the 1997 [[Frankfurt Motor Show]] as the replacement for the [[Alfa Romeo 155]]. Cars were assembled a ...ain controls and displays are angled towards the driver in typical Italian sports car style, although this can sometimes be awkward for passengers who will s

Following the 2001 Bologna Motor Show, the Aprilia Tuono made its debut in a series of 200 individually numb ...win engine''' which can also be found in numerous other Aprilia models. It sports dual overhead cams, double balance shafts, 4 valves per cylinder, electroni

...'' (18 April 1911 - 12 April 1992) was an [[Italy|Italian]] businessman, [[motor racing|racing driver]], and [[racing car]] builder. .... These cars, when their headlights were removed, qualified to race in the sports category: they could also be adapted to qualify for the racing category sim

It was shown at the [[Turin]] Motor Show in 1971 and was immediately praised by journalists for its styling (by ...ud Sprint was launched. On the same platform, it was a lower, more angular sports model. The Sprint did feature a hatchback, a more powerful 1,286&nbsp;cc 75

...e l'Automobile]] (FIA), governing body of Formula One and many other motor sports, decided to ban 'fan cars' with almost immediate effect. The Lotus 79, on t

...ded to be one of the best drivers never to win a championship [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] (GP). His reputation for bad luck was such that fellow Amon's Ferrari contract also included [[sports car racing|racing sportscars]] and he began 1967 by winning the [[24 Hours

Alfa Romeo started motor racing almost immediately after it was founded. [[Giuseppe Merosi]] built v In [[1925]] Alfa Romeo won the first [[Grand Prix motor racing|World Grand Prix Championship]]. Over 4 rounds the [[Alfa Romeo P2]

...in fact that they raced at the Belgian Grand Prix with a detuned 3.3 litre sports car engine rather than the full 3.5l F1 unit), and the Schnitzer team had w ! [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] [[Cosworth DFV#DFZ|Cosworth DFZ]] [[V8 engine|V8]]

..." Zampolli explained. "These are people well versed with F1 or just exotic sports cars. Most of the craftsmen in my company have at least 30 years experience ...5mm are the same as this classic small block V8. The concept of the Cizeta motor shunts two such engines together nose-to-nose with the two timing chains in

...ful engines ([[A.L.F.A 40/60 HP|40-60 HP]]). A.L.F.A. also ventured into [[motor racing]], drivers Franchini and Ronzoni competing in the 1911 [[Targa Flori ...won the [[1977 World Sportscar Championship season|World Championship for Sports Cars]] in 1977.

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|Venue || [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]] ...dependent, local station WFBM-TV (now [[WRTV]]), and not again until [[ABC Sports]] was permitted to broadcast the race via tape delay from 1965 to 1985, and

...al of Monaco). This was a [[rear-wheel drive]] [[mid-engine]]d two-seater sports car that shared very few components with other Betas. Montecarlos were avai ...that time and consequently expectations were high. (Source: ''[[Classic & Sports Car]] magazine'', July 2007 issue).

...' is an [[Italy|Italian]] manufacturer of racing cars and high-performance sports cars formed by [[Enzo Ferrari]] in 1929. At first, '''[[Scuderia Ferrari]]' ...1979, 1982, 1983, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004, 179 [[Grand Prix motor racing|grand prix]] victories, 3445 and a half points, 544 podium finishes,

...is no stated maximum due to the potential for tracks to be used for other sports such as Speedway Sidecar racing. The majority of FIM licensed tracks are dedicated to Speedway or other sports such as [[Greyhound racing]]. For larger events, the FIM occasionally sanct

...AC [[1000km Nürburgring]] race was introduced, an [[Endurance race]] and [[Sports car racing]] event that counted towards the [[World Sportscar Championship] ...long for regular fire engines and ambulances, even though the "[[Deutscher Motor Sport Bund|ONS]]-Staffel" was equipped with a [[Porsche 911]] rescue car, m

...e by longtime Formula One commentator [[Murray Walker]]. In 2008, American sports television network [[ESPN]] ranked him 24th on their top drivers of all-tim ..., as a commercial deal with [[Unipart]] required his team to use [[Triumph Motor Company|Triumph]] Dolomite engines that were vastly inferior to the [[Toyot

...measured at 78 [[g-force|g]] (765 m/s²), one of the most severe in all of motor racing history, resulting in a [[concussion]] as well as two minor fracture ...still the same Ralf as at those times, the same racer who has fun in motor sports and who wants to compete with the best.”

...s, and sells the world's [[motor vehicle]]s. In 2008, more than 70 million motor vehicles, including [[car]]s and [[commercial vehicle]]s were produced worl {{World motor vehicle production by country}}

...n as "the capital of engines", since the factories of the famous Italian [[sports car]] makers [[Ferrari]], [[Bugatti]], [[De Tomaso]], [[Lamborghini]], [[Pa ...racing]] as the birthplace of [[Enzo Ferrari]], founder of the eponymous motor racing team and car manufacturer which is based nearby in Maranello. The [[

...War II vintage facilities previously located at Albert Park; the Melbourne Sports and Aquatc Centre (scene of many Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games events) ...ade of F1 machinery and V8 Supercars, Australia’s highest-profile domestic motor sport category.

[[Sports cars]] sometimes include 4-wheel steering for stability at high speeds. Whe ...cient than the hydraulic power steering, since the electric power steering motor only needs to provide assist when the steering wheel is turned, whereas the

...winning 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 ...while in the United States, entering the [[IMSA GT Championship|IMSA World Sports Car Championship]] with a [[Ferrari 333 SP]]. He also entered the [[1996 24

The '''Pagani Zonda''' is a [[Mid-engine design|mid-engined]] [[sports car]] produced by [[Pagani]] in Italy. It debuted in 1999 and continues th The '''C12''' debuted at the 1999 [[Geneva Motor Show]]. It was powered by a model 190.3344&nbsp;L 5987 cc [[Mercedes-Benz]

The Ardea has a motor (type 100) to 4 cylinders to V tightened (the 54 angle of the “V” would ...expensive and still not sufficiently reliable. Refined particular of this motor somo the connecting rods in [[duralluminio]].

First unveiled at the [[1987]] [[Frankfurt Motor Show]], the 164 can be considered the first of the 'New Generation' of Alfa ...tion within the ventilation system was controlled by a pair of [[servo]] [[motor]]s, which can give maintenance troubles in older vehicles; Possible high pa

...[[European Championship (auto racing)|European Champion]] in [[Grand Prix motor racing]]. Dr [[Ferdinand Porsche]] called Nuvolari "''The greatest driver o ...ro Nuvolari and his wife Elisa Zorzi. The family were well acquainted with motor racing as Arturo and his brother Giuseppe were both [[bicycle]] racers - Gi

† [[Marko Asmer]] also drove in the [[GP2 Series]] with the [[Fisichella Motor Sport|FMS International]] team in [[2008 GP2 Series season|2008]]. * It had been confirmed that the [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]] would not hold a Grand Prix in 2008; however, a possible return

...Iso SpA]]. In the early 1950s, the company was building [[refrigerator]]s, motor scooters and small three-wheeled trucks. [[Iso]]'s owner, Renzo Rivolta, de Renzo Rivolta wanted to concentrate on his new [[Iso Rivolta]] sports car, and was extremely interested in doing licensing deals. Plants in [[Spa

...rdinary degree. " Indeed, in those weeks, the Rapid is part of the Olympia Motor Show in London, is that of Paris, and costs were not light.

...|karting]] at the age of 14 during a family holiday. He progressed through motor sport's junior ranks, winning the French and European [[Formula Three]] cha Motor sport journalist [[Denis Jenkinson]] described Prost as "a very warm and un

| rowspan=3 | [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] RS2 3.0 V10 ...in 2005 via their Jaguar team. They also announced that their [[Cosworth]] motor and engineering divisions were being sold. The Jaguar team was eventually b

| [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] 750 kg ...r based on the bore and stroke of his six-cylinder 1750. Intended for both sports and grand prix competition, Jano used two pairs of fourcylinder

...Le Mans''' (''24 heures du Mans'') is the most famous [[Sports car racing|sports car]] [[endurance race]]. It is held at ''[[Circuit de la Sarthe]]'' near [ In a personal spat between the two companies' owners, [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] won the race four times ([[1966]] to [[1969]]) with its GT40

...iator, change at four forward gears and reverse, brakes on rear wheels and motor shaft. The [[Ceirano]] also built a four-cylinder type, 16-20 HP, as tellin ..., which were to form team "along with other well-known runner," warned the sports press. In April, the brand took part in the [[Targa Florio]], with De Marti

...[[Honda]], [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries|Kawasaki]], [[Suzuki]] and [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]. ...800-cc class only. In 2008 a MotoGP event will be held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (all three classes will race), racing counterclockwise on the Form

...He has 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. ...g Walter Hesketh as parliamentary candidate for [[Moss Side]] in 1962. The motor racing journalist [[Alan Henry]] describes him as one of his father's "righ

...6 engine (gasoline) - 4.9&nbsp;L (4917&nbsp;cc/300&nbsp;in³) - 1965 [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] ''[[Ford Straight-6 engine#300|300]]'' ***Honorable mention: 9.3&nbsp;L (9373 cc/572in³) - (2003 Chevrolet crate motor)

...e on cars, SUVs and pickup trucks from all major auto makers. Luxury cars, sports cars, SUVs, and crossovers are usually equipped with ESC. Midsize cars are ESC is also available on some motor homes. Elaborate ESC and ESP systems (including [[Roll Stability Control]]

...ulia|Giulia 105]] series chassis, the Spider was launched in 36th [[Geneva Motor Show]] in 1966. Unnamed at launch, the name "Duetto" was chosen in a write [[Category:Sports cars]]

...brothers Jacobus and Hendrik-Jan Spijker of [[Amsterdam]]. The two seater sports car, which was also the first ever car equipped with a six-cylinder engine It was in 1948 that the [[Land Rover]] appeared at the Amsterdam Motor Show, originally conceived as a stop-gap product for the struggling Rover c

...Hours 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 1 ...dard road cars to [[European Touring Car Championship]] vehicles and GT3 [[sports cars]] like the [[Porsche 911 GT3]]. The participation of manufactures and

...ccurate intuition for how fast the car is traveling, from the sound of the motor and the gear selection. It's easier to observe the lower speed limits like Sports cars are also often equipped with manual transmissions because they offer m

|Class || [[Sports car|Sports Car]] ...cations as the GTA. Its engine was not based on the standard 1300&nbsp;cc motor but was instead a GTA engine with the same bore but a shorter stroke (67.5

...aced the rear seats and occupied some of the engine bay where the 18bhp DC motor was also fitted, driving through the normal clutch and gearbox. This increa Unveiled at the Bologna Motor Show in Italy, the Panda Tanker features only three doors. And although the

...e only driver to have competed in all three major events at [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway|Indianapolis]], finishing fourth or better in each event. He finis Montoya got the opportunity to advance in his motor racing career when he was hired by the RSM [[Marko]], [[International Formu

...er made his Formula One debut with the [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] team at the [[1991 Belgian Grand Prix]] as a replacement dri ...ssive debut, he was quickly signed by [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] for the next race, and immediately showed great potential. T

==Sports== ...May and also the now defunct [[Coppa Florio]], one of the first ever sport motor races. It is also the home of [[Brescia Calcio]] football club and [[Rugby

...limited budget stretched by [[Formula 1]] racing, [[Formula 2]], [[GT]] [[sports car]] world championship pursuit and regular road car production, resources ...of a basket case in the early 90s. "The ASA was pretty sad and missing its motor and in fact had been sold but the deal fell through. I looked at the instru

...uced mechanization and mass production (later copied and adopted by [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] and [[General Motors]]), vertically integrated, (also later ...eat Depression]] would ruin carmakers who did not follow [[History of Ford Motor Company#Early Developments|Ford]].

...e acceleration and handling. Today most tires, especially those fitted to motor vehicles, are manufactured from [[synthetic rubber]], however other materia ...grip since they reduce the contact area, hence why 'slicks' are used in [[motor racing]]. Traction is especially important for good [[brakes|braking]]. T

...One season''' was the 61st [[Formula One]] season of World Championship [[motor racing]] competition. [[Red Bull Racing]] won its maiden Constructors' Cham ...while the 2009 Constructors' Champion, [[Brawn GP]], was bought by German motor vehicle manufacturer [[Mercedes-Benz]] and was renamed as [[Mercedes GP]].

...the brand. Over the next 5 years, they launched a small selection of new sports models based on a thorough redo of the bulletproof DOHC 650cc parallel twin ...Strike''; the ''Lynx'', a small, naked roadster with a Suzuki 650cc V twin motor; and finally the ''800TTS'' trail/enduro, which aimed to take on the likes

The Fiat Uno family, in Brazil, had a turbocharged 1.4-litre four inline sports version in the early 1990s. This car was sold as a normal production vehicl ...assembled from [[Complete knock down]] (CKD) kits in [[Pakistan]] by Raja Motor Company. Production started in 2001 and continued until 2004 when the manuf

===[[Ford Motor Company]]=== ...designed body with the powerful Cadillac engine made it into a remarkable sports car. Studillacs were not fictional, but actually built by a Long Island, NY

...[Hydrolastic]], [[Hydragas]] and rubber cone systems used by the [[British Motor Corporation]], most notably on the [[Mini]]. A number of different types of ...wheels and/or both back wheels, supporting solid axles was used by [[Ford Motor Company]], before and soon after [[World War II]], even on expensive models

[[Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung|Frankfurt Motor Show]] in 1979. The Delta is best known for its [[World Rally Championship] ...signed in 1990 by Marco Pedracini (Zagato), and introduced at the Brussels Motor Show in January 1992. The Hyena was based on the Delta Integrale floorpan s

...an.jpg|thumb|[[Stefan Merriman]], 2004 World Enduro Champion on a [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]]] ...sionals make a living that is comparable to professional athletes in other sports. Even other off-road racing series' athletes make a substantially greater

...ht, Gurney and Grant had risen to third overall. That was when the Cobra's motor mounts began to crack and Gurney had to park the blue coupe after 204 laps. ...in the GT40 development. The well-known photography published by the Ford Motor Company showing McLaren leading Miles, with the MkII of Ronnie Bucknum and

...only driver to win a Grand Prix for the [[Arrows]] team and their [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] engine supplier at the [[1997 Hungarian Grand Prix]]. He r ...laide incident was nominated. Hill's 1994 season earned him the 1994 [[BBC Sports Personality of the Year]].

! [[Austin Motor Company|Austin]] ..., comfortable interior and superb performance from the 1.8 GTI and 2.8 VR6 sports models. These qualities ensured high sales until the fourth generation Golf

...bing and [[Graphite-reinforced plastic|carbon fiber]] stays and forks. It sports a drop handlebar and thin tires and wheels for efficiency and aerodynamics. ...ary]] and local [[police]] applications, [[courier]] services, and cycle [[sports]].

[[Formula One]] has its roots in the European [[Grand Prix motor racing]] (''q.v.'' for pre-1947 history) of the 1920s and 1930s. However, t Ferrari was the great favorite with a 3 litre version of his well tested sports car V12 design, but the engines were underpowered and the cars were heavy;

...d white, as Enzo protest against the Italian sporting authority. Ferrari's sports car department won Le Mans for the fifth time in a row, this time with driv ...rsion of the 3.3-liter V12 which they had previously used in [[Ferrari P]] sports car racers, mounted in the back of a rather heavy F1 chassis. Bandini drove

| [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]] ...n to a Dutch consortium led by internet entrepreneur [[Michiel Mol]] and [[sports car]] manufacturer [[Spyker Cars]]. The team was renamed Spyker MF1 Team an

...ned creating a motorcycle company after the war. Guzzi would engineer the motor bikes, Parodi (scion of wealthy Genovese ship-owners) would finance the ven ...o the original articles of incorporation) "the manufacture and the sale of motor cycles and any other activity in relation to or connected to metallurgical

...he Japanese manufacturers [[Honda]], [[Kawasaki]], [[Suzuki]] and [[Yamaha Motor Corporation|Yamaha]] dominate the motorcycle industry, although [[Harley-Da The upsurge in extreme sports and hobbies coincides with the upsurge in

Many international headquarters, government ministries, conference centres, sports venues and museums are located in Rome's principal business districts: the ...ria SS. Assunta University of Rome]], the [[John Cabot University]], the [[Motor Science University of Rome]], the [[S. Pio V University of Rome]], the [[Bi

...rdess (both Tilly and Pussy have black hair in the novel). Goldfinger also sports yellow or golden items of clothing in every film scene, including a golden * Ford Motor Company supplied the 1964 model [[Lincoln Continental]] for the compactor s