Autosport

Motor racing is the collective name for competitions that are held with a motorized vehicle with four or more wheels. Matches with motorized vehicles with less wheels fall under motorsport .

Motorsport has always been closely associated with the development and marketing of car manufacturers . Under the heading 'win on Sunday, sell on Monday ", the pioneers names among automobile manufacturers already participating in various competitions. Even in the case of the first car(the Benz in 1886 ) was already talk of racing, there were several people made ​​bets on the success of the first test drive.



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*1 Overview of sports car  ==[List  of motorsports edit ]  == ===[Single-seaters  edit ] === In Eenzitterklasses battled on divergent types of circuits in specially manufactured for racing cars. This high speeds can be achieved and a good setup of the car is essential.
 * 1.1 single-seaters
 * 1.2 Sports Cars & Prototypes
 * 1.3 Solar Cars
 * 1.4 Touring Cars
 * 1.5 Rally
 * 1.6 Rallycross
 * 1.7 Karting
 * 1.8 Trial Driving
 * 1.9 Ritten Sport
 * 1.9.1 Netherlands
 * 1.9.2   Flanders

Examples of eenzitterklasses are:

===Sports Cars & Prototypes <span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[  edit <span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Sports Cars - divided into specially built road cars based on prototypes and GT - are cars that are built or modified for racing. They can be open or closed and accommodate one or two people, although in practice there is always only one person sitting in the car. The big difference with the formula cars is that the wheels are covered by the bodywork. Fixtures for sports cars are oftenendurance races (6h, 12h, 24h or 1000km) where often two, three or more drivers take turns at the wheel. Because there is almost always ride cars from different categories, so other sporting achievements, is often used classes in these competitions. A victory example, in a class for a participant is more important than its overall ranking in the game.
 * Formula 1, the highest class in Formula racing .
 * Formula 2, step class reintroduced in 2009.
 * Formula 3, step class with national variations, including British Formula 3 , Formula 3 , Formula 3 Spanish .
 * GP2 Series, stepping-stone to Formula 1 and successor to the F3000 .
 * IndyCar Series, the American league of the Indy Racing League final in 2007 merged with the Champ Car World Series .
 * Indy Lights, stepping-stone to the Indy Racing League .
 * A1 Grand Prix, country championship racing teams.
 * Superleague Formula, championship for football clubs. for special occasions
 * Formula BMW
 * Formula Renault 2.0
 * Formula Renault BARC
 * World Series by Renault
 * Formula Ford
 * Dragrace

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">The most important races for sports cars:

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Previously, there were also the:
 * 24 Hours of Le Mans (since 1923 )
 * 12 Hours of Sebring (since 1952 )
 * Daytona 24 Hours (since 1966 )

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">There are different championships are contested by sports cars. The most important are:
 * Mille Miglia (from 1927 to 1957 )
 * Targa Florio (from 1906 to 1973 )
 * Carrera Panamericana (from 1950 to 1954 )

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">There used to include also:
 * American Le Mans Series
 * Le Mans Series
 * Grand-Am Cup
 * Rolex Sports Car Series
 * FIA GT

===Solar Cars <span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[  edit <span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">There are also races for solar cars . The World Solar Challenge that once in two years, Australia held the most famous. ===<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);"><span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[Touring  Cars <span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">edit <span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">]  === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Touring Cars or coaches (from the Italian Turismo) are racing cars based on an existing type of car that is free to buy and can drive on public roads. Depending on the class of a touring car is traveling, there are many or few changes allowed mechanical parts (engine, suspension, gearbox, brakes, tires etc.).
 * World Championship for Sports Cars (from 1952 to 1992 )
 * International Sports Racing Series, later Sports Racing World Cup called (from 1997 to 2000 )
 * Can-Am (from 1966 to 1974 )
 * IMSA (from 1971 to 1998 )
 * Inter Series (from 1970 to 1999 )

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">The regulations concerning authorized changes can vary widely from country to country.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">In touring car racing competing cars are often divided into classes, often according to the engine capacity of the cars. In this way there for a touring car race not only made a final ranking but there are also results for the separate classes. The last of the participants in the lower classes are as interesting as the final outcome of the race. It often happens that people try to make the games as exciting as possible, by taxing dominant cars with extra weight.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Both short races are held with touring cars (eg sprint races. 30min) and long distance (6h, 24h, 500km etc.).

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">For touring cars there many championships, international and certainly many national championships.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Evolution of the international touring car championships:

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">In 1987 there was both a European driven as a World Championship for touring cars. In 1988 alone remained on the European Championship. It would remain for some time the last European Championship Touring cars.
 * European Touring Car Championship ( one thousand nine hundred sixty-three - one thousand nine hundred eighty-eight )

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">The national championships with the greatest international impact are:
 * After the disappearance of an international touring car championship after 1988, the national championships gained in importance. The British Touring Car Championship and the Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft demanded a leading role in.
 * In 1993 , 1994 and 1995 was in one match will decide who the winner would be the year of the Touring Car World Cup. This happened respectively on the circuits of Monza , Donington Parkand Paul Ricard .
 * The popularity of the Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft meanwhile became so great that it was decided to international tour with them on the go. In 1995 there were some races outsideGermany organized (including in Helsinki and Donington Park ) in 1996 even outside Europe ( Japan and Brazil ) under the name ITC (International Touring Car Championship). But this expansion once also meant the end of the DTM . Only in 2000 would rise under his new name: Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters .
 * After 1996 the international touring car racing is in Europe virtually dead. The main national championships are the British Touring Car Championship and the Italian Super Touring Car Championship .
 * Based on the Italian Super Tourist Car Championship in 2000 launched the European Super Touring Cup.
 * The FIA championship will take over from the next year there is a FIA European Touring Car Championship ( 2001 - 2004 )
 * And finally - new from 2005 - the FIA World Touring Car Championship .

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">In Belgium :
 * DTM ( Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, formerly Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft )
 * BTCC ( British Touring Car Championship )
 * V8 Supercars ( Australia )
 * Trans-Am Series ( United States )
 * Langstreckenmeisterschaft
 * Nascar
 * Other national championships: Italy and Spain

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">It began as a regional championship, the BBL Cup, which in the early 90s, changed his name to Carglass Cup. In 1997 it was renamed "Carglass Cup Belcar." Due to its increased popularity it got in 1998 the status of a national championship for endurance races under the name of " Castrol Belcar, "since 2002 was officially "Mediagroup Van Dyck Belcar" and since 2008 the company was renamed in the Belgian GT. Since 2007, the organization owned by SRO-Belgium, he had Zolder organizer. The main game of this championship every year is the 24 Hours of Zolder, but there are also matches abroad organized like in Assen , the Nürburgring , Zandvoort and Dijon .
 * Belgian GT (since 2008, previously Belcar)

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Until 2003 gave the Procar Championship - mentioned in the last years of its existence "New Procar" - the tone in the Belgian touring car racing. This championship followed in the early 90s, the Belgian Touring Car Championship, that all was run since 1972 .
 * BTCS (Belgian Touring Car Series) (since 2004 )

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">In the Netherlands :

BMW 120d Touring Car Diesel Cup*The Touring Car Diesel Cup is from 2008 a new championship in the Dutch Power Pack. The class is only for cars with a diesel engine .Participating cars: Volkswagen Golf TDI, Seat Ibiza TDI, BMW 120d , Alfa Romeo 147 and from the Jubilee races also does a Honda Civic with. <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Beside all these championships, there are also some important races for touring cars, which are often more important than on the championship where they belong. The most important of these are:
 * In 1963 they started with Dutch Touring Car Championship. From 1973 championship was expanded with the participation of the more powerful GT cars. From 1986 it was reformed to DPCC (German Production Car Championship). In 1995 it created the DTCC ( Dutch Touring Car Championship ), which was organized to 2002 .
 * The Dutch Supercar Challenge is currently the main GT and Touring Car Championship in the Netherlands. It grew out of the late 90's created "Dutch Supercar Cup". Typical was this championship that the technical regulations allowed much. This soon led to a spectacular field of participants. The popularity of this championship increased so that a more robust approach was needed. In 2001 this work was made. The contests were more spectacular by mandatory pit stops and driver changes. Organizationally everything became much more professional tackled with the necessary attention for the infrastructure and promotion to the media. The DSC also entered the international tour with races in Lausitz and the Nurburgring ( Germany ) andSpa and Zolder ( Belgium ). This year there is also a race in Silverstone ( Great Britain ) on the program.
 * From the 2009 season, a new premier class in the Dutch motorsport: the Dutch GT4 Championship .

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Finally, there is a specific branch of motorsport, most of championships also under the heading "Tourism trucks" may be placed: the Cupraces or trademarks races. These are championships, contested by identical cars. An overview is given an impossible task because there are disputed worldwide hundreds of these championships. Among the most famous we can nevertheless places:
 * Dubai 24 Hours
 * Spa 24 Hours
 * Bathurst 1000
 * Sandown 500
 * Macao
 * 24 Hours Nürburgring
 * 24 Hours of Zolder
 * TT ( Tourist Trophy )
 * Grand Prix des Frontières at Chimay (from 1926 to 1973 )

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Major Brands races previously included:
 * Porsche Supercup
 * Successive rounds of European brands Renault since the seventies: Renault 5 , Renault Alpine , Renault 21 , Renault Clio, Renault Sport Spider and now the Eurocup Megane Trophy .

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">In Belgium :
 * BMW M1 Procar ( 1979 - 1980 )
 * Ferrari - Porsche Challenge (until 2003 )

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">and earlier:
 * This season: Mini Challenge
 * Renault Clio Cup

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">In the Netherlands :
 * Renault 5 and Renault Megane
 * Ford Escort Mexico Trophy (70)

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">and earlier:
 * A events
 * This season: Renault Clio Cup , BRL V6 , BRL Light (Benelux Racing League), BMW 130i Cup and the Suzuki Swift Cup
 * B events
 * This season:
 * DNRT : Volkswagen Endurance Cup , BMW E30 cup , Dacia Logan Cup , Seat Endurance Cup , Westfield Challenge , Caterham Academy
 * ACNN : BMW Ziengs Cup , BMW 120d Endurance Cup

===Rally <span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[  edit <span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">In rallies put on regular passenger cars similar, cars stages on secondary roads and paths. This occurs against the clock, and not directly against each other. The cars are modified versions of production cars. The ability, the handling and safety for the driver and passenger navigator, the main changes are in relation to the available standard factory automobiles. Safety is written large in the sport and the participating cars are subjected to every rally by technical commissioners to an extensive security check.
 * VW Golf GTI
 * Renault 5 Alpine
 * Toyota Corolla and Toyota Starlet
 * Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge (2003, Tim Coronel was the only champion)
 * Citroën AX Cup
 * Citroen Saxo Cup

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">The stages are otherwise closed to traffic documents public road. In the Netherlands also regularly stages held at industrial sites. These stages often include a so-called circular track, which the participating cars several rounds before leaving the track and on the road, going with the traffic laws of the country in which the rally must take place, to drive to the next special stage. If a rally is spread over several days, we speak of stages. During the night the cars are then parked in a staging area.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Known examples of rallies are the World Rally Championship, a competition on a large number of weekend rallies in the world, and Paris-Dakar , a spacious two-week rally through Europe and North Africa. ===Rallycross <span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[  edit <span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">In rallycross, one of the rally-derived variant of motor racing circuit to take use custom cars directly against each other on a partially paved / unpaved partly closed circuit, such as the Euro Circuit in Valkenswaard . ===Karting <span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[  edit <span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Karting is a racing variant where they go up against each other in small, specially made ​​for this purpose, vehicles called karts. The essential of a kart is the lack of a differential . The rigid rear axle creates a unique handling and drivability. Competitions are held on special circuits that can be both indoor and outdoor. Despite the relatively small size of both vehicles and the track, high speeds can be achieved, up over 100 kilometers per hour. Wearing a helmet and protective clothing is compulsory.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Karting is a relatively accessible motorsport. Karting Jobs are usually open to anyone, including young people and without a license, and there are no required qualifications to drive again.Many famous Formula 1 -rijders have their first race experience gained in karting and some of them Dutch kart teams. ===Driving Trial <span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[  edit <span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Trials are skill games with terrain vehicles, both in a slow version and a fast variation over longer distances. The "long distance trial" resembles Paris-Dakar, although that is of course only relative in the Netherlands. The NK trial is about the slow trial, which is being fought purely on agility. There are several categories, depending on the degree to which the vehicle has been adjusted.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">A variant of the trial ride the Challenge of 4x4 Zealand, where teams with three cars within three minutes to make a trail. It comes down to collaboration and improvisation. The race is not over until all cars independently or towed about the finish. ===<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);"><span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[Ritten  Sport <span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">edit <span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">]  === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Rides are a form of motorsport where accuracy is more important than speed or agility. Rides are in the Netherlands and Belgium on public roads maintained by normal cars.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Rides are often held on quiet roads in rural areas, where other traffic as little as possible burden. The aim is usually to run on minimal penalties. Penalty points can add up due to an incorrect route to drive or to solve puzzles on the go incorrect. There are various systems:

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">The rides can sport on many levels, in several classes of experienced riders (cracks) to novice participant practiced. ====<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[Netherlands  edit <span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==== <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">The rides are organized both by neighborhood or staff associations as special rides sports. National and regional competitions organized by the Dutch Rides Sports Federation . The organization distinguishes three types of rides sports: directions , map reading and doing puzzles . ====Flanders <span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[  edit <span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==== <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">In Flanders, the rides are organized by the Flemish Autosport Federation (VAS) affiliated automobile clubs. There is a competition among VAS in different categories according to difficulty and type of ride.
 * map reading. Within this category, for example: arrows, dots, printed line (possibly with barricades), T-pieces. Multiple systems exist. This depends on the creativity of the expanders of such rides.
 * directions, the route is driven by means of written assignments. Treasure hunts also covered.
 * dot-arrow, the route will be driven on the basis of signed contracts