motorsport
Sign in to saveMotorsport (also called motorsports or powersports) are sporting events, competitions and related activities that primarily involve the use of automobiles, motorcycles, motorboats and powered aircraft. For each of these vehicle types, the more specific terms automobile sport, motorcycle sport, power boating and air sports may be used commonly, or officially by organisers and governing bodies.
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Motorsport refers to sporting competitions and activities that center around operating motorized vehicles like cars, motorcycles, boats, and aircraft. Each type of motorized vehicle has its own racing category, with automobile racing, motorcycle racing, powerboat racing, and air sports being the main disciplines within the broader motorsport world.
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26 sectionsContents
- History
- Automobile sport
- Governing bodies
- FIA hierarchy
- Unaffiliated automobile sport bodies
- Racing
- Circuit racing
- Off-road racing
- Drag racing
- Karting
- Hill climbs, time-trials and sprints
- Hillclimbing
- Sprints, time trials and time attack
- Rallysprint
- Rallying
- Drifting
- Autocross
- Autotesting/Gymkhana
- Other
- Motorcycle sport
- Powerboating
- Air sports
- Other forms of motorsport
- See also
- References
- External links
Motorsport (also called motorsports or powersports) are sporting events, competitions and related activities that primarily involve the use of automobiles, motorcycles, motorboats and powered aircraft. For each of these vehicle types, the more specific terms automobile sport, motorcycle sport, power boating and air sports may be used commonly, or officially by organisers and governing bodies.
Different manifestations of motorsport with their own objectives and specific rules are called disciplines. Examples include circuit racing, rallying and trials. Governing bodies, also called sanctioning bodies, often have general rules for each discipline, but allow supplementary rules to define the character of a particular competition, series or championship. Groups of these are often categorised informally, such as by vehicle type, surface type or propulsion method. Examples of categories within a discipline are formula racing, stock car racing, touring car racing, sports car racing, etc.