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...(SRO) at the behest of the [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile]] (FIA). The championship is mostly concentrated in Europe, but throughout the yea FIA currently defines two categories of [[grand tourer|GT cars]]: GT1, or '''Grand Touring Cars''', and GT2, or '''Series Grand Touri

...oring points several times, most notably by running the whole of the wet [[1997 Monaco Grand Prix]] without a pit stop (and with a damaged front wing), the ...to]] for [[Sauber]] in 1993). He retired from Formula 1 at the end of this season, after surprisingly getting fired from Toyota. Rumours said that the reason

...opment Centre, which was developed from the [[karting]] circuit built in [[1997]]. ...or the first time. For [[2001]], the entire circuit was repaved to meet [[FIA]] specifications, and is now 42 feet wide. Drivers were consulted to ensur

...rs as 'touring cars' or '[[sports car racing|sports cars]]' (also known as GT cars). In truth, there is often very little technical difference between th ...origins, using many original components and mountings, while a top-flight GT car is often a purpose-built [[tube-frame]] racing chassis underneath a cos

...]]. Alesi's win at Montreal was voted the most popular race victory of the season by many, as it was the number 27 Ferrari - once belonging to the famous [[G The [[1997 Canadian Grand Prix]] was stopped early due to a crash involving [[Olivier

|Years || [[1986 Formula One season|1986]] - [[1990 Formula One season|1990]] Nannini competed for [[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]] in the 1997 [[FIA GT Championship]] finishing 6th overall before hanging up his helmet. He now r

...[Minardi]] team - indeed aside from a single outing with Toleman and a one-season dalliance with Scuderia Italia, Martini`s entire career was spent with the ...rth place finish in a [[Porsche 911 GT1]] which he also raced in the [[FIA GT Championship]] that year. In 1998, he joined the brand new Le Mans program

...-191.jpg|thumb|left|A Dallara 191 [[Formula One]] car from the {{F1|1991}} season.]] ...uilding their Formula One chassis which was due to be entered for the 2006 season. Following Midland's purchase of the Jordan team for early entry to F1 in

| Current season || 2009 World Rally Championship season | Inaugural2 || [[1973 World Rally Championship season|1973]]

...team [[Scuderia Ferrari]]. P3s then won six of the final 11 events of the season including the final 2 major Grands Prix in Italy and Spain. For the 1987 season, Alfa Romeo made a deal to supply engines to [[Ligier]], but the deal was c

| Last season || 2008 ...or [[Pacific Racing]] in the [[1993 International Formula 3000 season|1993 season]]]]

...hieving higher rpm and horsepower too quickly. As of the start of the 2006 season most engines on the grid rev up to 19,000 rpm, with the Cosworth V8 powerin ...ll over 1,000 hp (750 kW). Even with the restrictions the V10s in the 2005 season were reputed to develop 960 hp (715 kW). The new 2.4L V8 engines are report

...One season|1985 Formula One World Championship]], as well as winning the [[1997 24 Hours of Le Mans]] and [[2001 12 Hours of Sebring]] sports car races. Al ...an Formula Three Championship|Italian Formula Three championship]] and a [[FIA European Formula Three Championship|European Formula Three]] Championship c

...rivers' Association award for the best organized and best staged GP of the season in [[1965 United States Grand Prix|1965]], [[1970 United States Grand Prix| ...network television, as CBS broadcast the race live until TNN took over in 1997.

The '''24 Hours Nürburgring''' is a [[touring car racing|touring car]] and GT [[Endurance racing (motorsport)|endurance racing]] event on the [[Nurburgri ...Zakspeed]] [[Chrysler Viper GTS-R]] which originally was built by Oreca to FIA GT2-spec, turbo-charged Porsche, modified [[Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters]]

...ustrated Ford decided to beat Ferrari in Le Mans instead. The [[Ford GT-40|GT-40]] project was launched under the management of [[Roy Lunn]] with the par ...ook the best start with the NART 330 P. Richard Attwood's No. 12 Ford GT-40 took fire at evening.

...|USAC]]-sanctioning, one under [[Champ car|CART]]), the [[1978 Formula One season|1978]] [[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions|Formula One World Cha ..., paved [[oval track|oval]]s, and [[dirt track racing|dirt tracks]] in one season, a feat that he accomplished four times. With his final IndyCar win in Apri