Motorsport

Soon after the invention of the car the first car races were held in 1887 at Paris. The first official motor race was held in 1896 from Paris to Nantes. Motorsports have always had great interest and following of audiences around the world. The international governing bodies, the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile and the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme, were founded in 1904. The major championships have their own governing bodies: International: Formula 1, World Rally Championship and MotoGP, North America: IndyCar and NASCAR. For more info see Wikipedia.

Formula 1 World Championship

Formula 1 Grand Prix Races:

Abu Dhabi Australia Bahrain Belgium Brazil Canada China Europe Germany Great Britain Hungary India Italy Japan Korea Malaysia Monaco Singapore Spain USA

Defunct Races:

Argentina Austria Dallas Detroit France Indianapolis Luxembourg Mexico Morocco Netherlands Pacific Pescara Portugal San Marino South Africa Sweden Switzerland Turkey USA West

IndyCar Championship

IndyCar Races:

Alabama Baltimore California Detroit Edmonton Indianapolis Iowa Long Beach Mid-Ohio Milwaukee Qingdao St. Petersburg São Paulo Sonoma Texas Toronto

Defunct Races:

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NASCAR Championship

NASCAR Races:

Atlanta Bristol California Charlotte Chicago Darlington Daytona Dover Indianapolis Kansas Kentucky Las Vegas Martinsville Miami Michigan New Hampshire Phoenix Pocono Richmond Sonoma Talladega Texas Watkins Glen

Defunct Races:

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World Rally Championship

WRC Rallies:

Acropolis Argentina Finland France Germany Great Britain Italy Mexico Monte-Carlo New Zealand Portugal Spain Sweden

Defunct Rallies:

Australia Brazil Bulgaria Canada China Cyprus Indonesia Ireland Ivory Coast Japan Jordan Kenya Norway Poland Turkey USA

MotoGP World Championship

MotoGP Grand Prix Races:

Aragon Australia Catalonia Czechia France Germany Great Britain Indianapolis Italy Japan Malaysia Netherlands Portugal Qatar San Marino Spain USA Valencia

Defunct Races:

Argentina Austria Belgium Brazil Canada China Czechoslovakia East Germany Finland Hungary Indonesia Le Mans Madrid Pacific South Africa Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ulster Venezuela Yugoslavia

Motor Racing World Championships:

Moto2 GP 125 cc

Defunct Championships:

GP 350 cc GP 250 cc GP 80 cc GP 50 cc

Indianapolis 500

Daytona 500

24 Hours of Le Mans

Dakar Rally:

Autos Motorcycles Trucks

World Touring Car Championship

FIA GT Championship

GP2 Series Championship

Cross Country Rally World Cup

European Rally Championship

Karting World Championship

NASCAR Truck Series Championship

Superbike World Championships:

Superbike Supersport Superstock 1000

Sidecar World Championship

Endurance World Championship

Motocross World Championships:

MX1 MX2 MX3

Defunct Championships:

650 cc 500 cc 250 cc 125 cc

Sidecar Motocross World Championship

Motocross of Nations

Supercross World Championship

Indoor Motocross World Championship

Freestyle Motocross World Championship

Women's Motocross World Cup

Women's WMA Cup (Motocross)

SuperMoto World Championships:

S1 S2

SuperMoto of Nations

Cross Country Rallies World Championships (Motocross):

Open 450 cc

Trial World Championship

Indoor Trial World Championship

Women's Trial World Championship

Trial des Nations:

Men Women

Speedway World Championship

Speedway World Team Cup

Longtrack World Championship

Icespeedway World Championship

Icespeedway Team World Championship

Snowcross World Championship

NHRA Championship (Drag Racing):

Top Fuel Funny Car Pro Stock

Defunct Events:

A1 Grand Prix Championship CCWS Championship (Champ Car) Formula 3000 International Championship European Formula 2 Championship European Touring Car Championship Trophée des Nations 250 cc (Motocross) Trophée des Nations 125 cc (Motocross)