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Encyclopedia > Formula racing

Formula racing is a form of motorsport where the type of automobiles used is regulated by a formula. Although this in truth applies to virtually every form of motor racing conceived of since the start of the sport a century ago, in practical terms 'formula car' means an open-wheeled purpose-built racing car. Auto racing (also known as automobile racing or autosport) is a sport involving racing automobiles. ... An automobile is a wheeled vehicle that carries its own motor. ... Modern Formula One Renault 1993 Indy Car Open wheel car is a term for cars, usually purpose built racecars, with the wheels located outside the cars main body, as distinct from cars which have their wheels below the body or fenders, in the manner of most street cars, stock...


Current formulae

Formula One - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Formula Three, also called Formula 3 or, in abbreviated form, F3, is a type of formula racing and a class of open-wheeler motor racing. ... Formula Holden is the top open wheel racing category in Australia. ... Formula Ford is a single seater class in motor sport which exists in some form in many countries around the world. ... Formula Vee is a popular single-seater junior motor racing formula, with relatively low-costs in comparison to Formula Ford or Formula BMW. It is based on a 1963 Volkswagen Beetle. ... Formula Nippon is a type of formula racing and the top level of open-wheeled racing in Japan. ... The Toyota Atlantic Championship is an auto racing series with races throughout North America. ... Formula Renault Cars at Donnington Park (2005) Formula Renault is a racing class founded in 1971 popular in Europe and a few countries in the rest of the world. ... Formula Mazda is a low cost Formula Racing series. ... Formula 500 (F500)is a Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) open wheel road racing class. ... A1 Grand Prix, often shortened to A1GP or simply A1, also known as the World Cup of Motorsport, is an international motor racing series, unique in the field of motorsport in that drivers compete for their country instead of a private team or constructor. ... Nigel Mansell racing in a Champcar in 1993 Terminology Champcar, a shortened form of Championship Car, has been the name for a class of cars used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades. ... Indy Racing League Logo The Indy Racing League, better known as IRL, is the sanctioning body of a predominantly oval based open-wheel racing series in the United States and, more recently, Japan. ... GP2 Series, GP2 for short, is a form of motor racing introduced in 2005 following the dis-continuation of the long-term Formula One feeder sport, Formula 3000. ... Grand Prix Masters is a one-make motor racing series featuring retired Formula One drivers. ... Formula LGB is newly launched single seater, open wheel class in motorsport in India. ...

Historic formulae

Formula Two is a type of formula racing. ... Formula 3000 is a type of formula racing. ... Formula Junior is a racing class first adopted in October 1958 by the CSI (Controller of International Motorsport, now FIA). ... The Barber Dodge Pro Series was an entry-level open-wheel auto racing series from 1986 to 2003. ... World Series by Nissan is a racing series founded as Open Fortuna by Nissan in 1998 in Spain. ... Formula 5000 (or F5000) was an auto-racing series that ran in the United Kingdom from 1968 to 1976. ...

External links

  • http://dmoz.org/Sports/Motorsports/Auto_Racing/Formula_Racing/

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Formula One racing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1503 words)
At the end of the race, the first-, second-, and third-placed drivers take their places on a podium, where they stand as the national anthem of the race winner's home country and that of his team is played.
Historically, the races were scored on the basis of a six-place tally: IE: via an 8-6-4-3-2-1 scoring system, with the holder of the fastest race lap also receiving a bonus point.
The sport is lesser-known in the United States than either their mostly-domestic open-wheeler racing series (at the moment there are two major ones, IRL and Champcars) or NASCAR, but in terms of budgets and global TV audiences F1 is bigger than all three.
Formula One - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (6486 words)
Formula One, abbreviated to F1 and also known as Grand Prix racing, is the highest class of single-seat open-wheel formula auto racing.
Races are a little over 305 kilometres (180 miles) long and are limited to two hours, though in practice they usually last about ninety minutes.
Six of the original seven races took place in Europe; the only non-European race that counted towards the World Championship in 1950 was the Indianapolis 500, which, due to lack of participation by F1 teams, since it required cars with different specifications from the other races, was later replaced by the United States Grand Prix.
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