# Outline of auto racing

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to auto racing:
Auto racing – motorsport involving the racing of cars for competition. Also known as automobile racing or car racing.

## What type of thing is auto racing?

Auto racing can be described as all of the following:
* A sport
** A motorsport
** A racing sport

## Types of auto racing

* Formula racing
* Touring car racing
* Sports car racing
* Production car racing
* One-make racing
* Stock car racing
* Rallying
* Rallycross
* Off-road racing
* Drag racing
* Kart racing
* Historical racing
* Shortcar
* Other

## History of auto racing

History of auto racing
* Motorsport industry
* Driver deaths in motorsport
* Driver and co-driver deaths in rallying events

## Rules and procedures of auto racing

* Did not finish
* Homologation
* Hot lap
* Pacenotes
* Pole position
* Racing flags
* Rolling start
* Safety car
* Standing start

## Facilities and equipment of auto racing

* Race track
** Chicane
** Hairpin turn
** Run-off area
** Special stage

## Participants in auto racing

* Teams and drivers
** Co-driver
** Driver development program
** Factory-backed
** Pay driver
** Privateer
** Test driver
** Team orders

## Science of auto racing

* Vehicle dynamics
** Handbrake turn
** Racing line
** Grip (auto racing)
** Understeer and oversteer
** Racing setup
* Automotive aerodynamics
** Downforce
** Drafting
** Ground effect in cars
** Spoiler (car)

## Auto racing organizations

* Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile
* Fédération Internationale du Sport Automobile
* Motorsport Australia
* Deutscher Motor Sport Bund
* Fédération Française du Sport Automobile
* Automobile Club de l'Ouest
* Motor Sports Association
* NASCAR
* IndyCar
* International Motor Sports Association
* Sports Car Club of America

## Auto racing competitions
### Formula racing

* Formula One
* Grand Prix motor racing
* Formula E
* Super Formula
* IndyCar Series
* Formula 2
* Formula 3000
* Formula 5000
* Formula 3
* Formula 4

### Sports car racing

* FIA World Endurance Championship
* FIA GT Championship
* World Sportscar Championship
* IMSA SportsCar Championship
* American Le Mans Series (defunct; one of the predecessors to today's WeatherTech SportsCar Championship)
* Rolex Sports Car Series (defunct; one of the predecessors to today's WeatherTech SportsCar Championship)
* IMSA GT Championship
* Can-Am
* European Le Mans Series
* WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
* Blancpain GT Series
* Super GT

### Touring car racing

* World Touring Car Championship
* European Touring Car Championship
* British Touring Car Championship
* Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
* Stock Car Brasil
* Supercars Championship
* Turismo Carretera
* TC 2000 Championship

### Rallying

* World Rally Championship
* European Rally Championship
* FIA World Rallycross Championship
* FIA Cross-Country Rally World Cup
* Global Rallycross Championship

### Other

* Karting World Championship
* NASCAR series:
** NASCAR Cup Series
** NASCAR Xfinity Series
** NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
** ARCA Racing Series
** NASCAR Pinty's Series (Canada)
** NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series
** NASCAR Whelen Euro Series
* NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series

## Auto racing publications
### Television

* Motorsport.tv
* Speed
* List of Formula One broadcasters
* List of Indianapolis 500 broadcasters
* NASCAR on television and radio

### Radio

* Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network
* Motor Racing Network
* Performance Racing Network
* Radio Le Mans

### Print

* Autosport
* GP Racing
* Racer

## Persons influential in auto racing
### Drivers

* Formula One
** Sebastian Vettel
** Lewis Hamilton
** Kimi Räikkönen
** Fernando Alonso
** Mika Häkkinen
** Damon Hill
** Michael Schumacher
** Nigel Mansell
** Ayrton Senna
** Alain Prost
** Nelson Piquet
** Niki Lauda
** Emerson Fittipaldi
** Jackie Stewart
** Jim Clark
** Jack Brabham
** Graham Hill
** Alberto Ascari
** John Surtees
** Juan Manuel Fangio
** Stirling Moss
** Giuseppe Farina
** Tazio Nuvolari
** Bernd Rosemeyer
* NASCAR
** Bobby Allison
** Kyle Busch
** Dale Earnhardt
** Jeff Gordon
** Kevin Harvick
** Jimmie Johnson
** David Pearson
** Lee Petty
** Richard Petty
** Tony Stewart
** Rusty Wallace
** Darrell Waltrip
** Cale Yarborough
* Rallying
** Sébastien Loeb
** Marcus Grönholm
** Carlos Sainz
** Colin McRae
** Tommi Mäkinen
** Juha Kankkunen
** Didier Auriol
** Markku Alén
** Hannu Mikkola
** Massimo Biasion
** Björn Waldegård
** Walter Röhrl
** Mikko Hirvonen
** Petter Solberg
** Stig Blomqvist
** Ari Vatanen
** Michèle Mouton
** Stéphane Peterhansel
** Jean-Louis Schlesser
* IndyCar
** Mario Andretti
** Michael Andretti
** Hélio Castroneves
** Scott Dixon
** A. J. Foyt
** Dario Franchitti
** Rick Mears
** Bobby Rahal
** Johnny Rutherford
** Al Unser
** Al Unser Jr.
** Bobby Unser
** Alex Zanardi
* Sports cars
** Derek Bell
** Frank Biela
** Rinaldo Capello
** Yannick Dalmas
** Romain Dumas
** Jacky Ickx
** Tom Kristensen
** Allan McNish
** Henri Pescarolo
** Emanuele Pirro
** Hans-Joachim Stuck
** Rolf Stommelen
** Eric van de Poele
** Peter Gregg
** Hurley Haywood
** Phil Hill
** Al Holbert
** Scott Pruett
** Brian Redman
* Touring cars
** Yvan Muller
** Laurent Aïello
** Fabrizio Giovanardi
** Roberto Ravaglia
** Klaus Ludwig
** Bernd Schneider
** Peter Brock
** José María López
** Ingo Hoffmann

### Team owners, directors, and engineers

* Formula One
** Flavio Briatore
** Ross Brawn
** Colin Chapman
** Giampaolo Dallara
** Ron Dennis
** Enzo Ferrari
** Gordon Murray
** Tom Walkinshaw
** Frank Williams
* North America
** Richard Childress
** Chip Ganassi
** Carl Haas
** Gene Haas
** Rick Hendrick
** Roger Penske
** Jack Roush

### Executives

* Jean-Marie Balestre
* Bernie Ecclestone
* Bill France Sr.
* Tony George
* Tony Hulman
* Max Mosley
* Jean Todt

## Specific auto racing teams and constructors
### Formula One

* Alfa Romeo
* Brabham
* Cooper Car Company
* Ferrari
* Lotus
* McLaren
* Mercedes
* Red Bull Racing
* Renault
* Williams

### Sports car racing and rallying

* Citroën World Rally Team
* Ford World Rally Team
* Ford Racing
* Joest Racing
* Maserati
* Nismo
* Peugeot Sport
* Renault Sport
* Toyota Motorsport GmbH
* Porsche
* Volkswagen Motorsport

### NASCAR and IndyCar

* All American Racers
* Andretti Autosport
* Chip Ganassi Racing
* Hendrick Motorsports
* Newman/Haas Racing
* Richard Childress Racing
* Roush Fenway Racing
* Team Penske
* Yates Racing

### Customer chassis builders

* Cooper Car Company
* Dallara
* Kurtis Kraft
* Lola Cars
* March Engineering
* Mygale

### Engine builders

* Advanced Engine Research
* Cosworth
* Coventry Climax
* Judd
* Offenhauser