# Historic motorsport

Historic motorsport or vintage motorsport, is motorsport with vehicles limited to a particular era. Only safety precautions are modernized in these hobbyist races. A historical event can be of various types of motorsport disciplines, from road racing to rallying.

## Events

Some of the most famous events are the Goodwood Festival of Speed and Goodwood Revival in Britain and Monterey Historic in the United States. Championships range from "grass root" Austin Seven racing to the FIA Thoroughbred Grand Prix Championship for classic Formula One chassis. In Canada, the Vintage Automobile Racing Association of Canada annually hosts the VARAC Vintage Grand Prix at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (formerly known as Mosport.)
While there are several professional teams and drivers in historical racing, this branch of motorsport tends to be contested by wealthy car owners and is thus more amateur and laid back in its approach. One advantage of historical motorsport is that once a series for a particular category is introduced, it helps to increase the value of its competing cars, sometimes approaching the million dollar mark, therefore as a result, many of these are carefully driven by its owners and are occasionally used to bring in spectators.

## Notable historic motorsport events

The list are for events that has run at least three years and are internationally recognised events.
| Event | Current/last venue | Country | Year |
| Brian Redman International Challenge | Road America | United States | 2001–date |
| Cholmondeley Pageant of Power | Cholmondeley Castle | United Kingdom | 2008–date |
| Circuit des Remparts | Angoulême | France | 1979–date |
| Copenhagen Historic Grand Prix | Bellahøj Park | Denmark | 1996–date |
| Coronado Festival of Speed | Naval Air Station North Island | United States | 1997–2016 |
| Coys Historic Festival | Silverstone Circuit Rockingham Motor Speedway | United Kingdom | 1990s–2001, continued as Silverstone Classic |
| Eifelrennen um den "Jan Wellem Pokal" | Nürburgring | Germany | 2011–date |
| Goodwood Festival of Speed | Goodwood House | United Kingdom | 1993–date |
| Goodwood Revival | Goodwood Circuit | United Kingdom | 1998–date |
| Grand Prix de l'âge d'or | Dijon-Prenois | France | 1964–date |
| Historic Pau Grand Prix | Pau | France | |
| Grand Prix Historique of Tunis | Avenue Habib Bourguiba | Tunisia | 2000–date |
| Hamburger Stadtpark Revival | Hamburger Stadtpark | Germany | 1999–date |
| Historic Grand Prix of Porto | Circuito da Boavista | Portugal | 2005–date |
| Indy Legends Charity Pro–Am race | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | United States | 2014–date |
| La Carrera Panamericana | From Oaxaca to Nuevo Laredo | Mexico | 1988–date |
| Le Mans Classic | Fra: Circuit de la Sarthe Jpn: Fuji Speedway | France Japan | Fra: 2002–date Jpn: 2005–2007 |
| Lime Rock Vintage Festival | Lime Rock Park | United States | 1983–date |
| Masters Historic Festival | Brands Hatch | United Kingdom | –date |
| Donington Historic Festival | Donington Park | United Kingdom | 2001–date |
| Mille Miglia Storica | Brescia to Rome and Brescia | Italy | 1977–date |
| Historic Grand Prix of Monaco | Circuit de Monaco | Monaco | 1997–date |
| Race Retro | Stoneleigh Park, Coventry | United Kingdom | 2002–date |
| Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion | Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca | United States | 1974–date |
| Muscle Car Masters | Sydney Motorsport Park | Australia | 2005–date |
| Nismo Festival | Fuji Speedway | Japan | 1997–date |
| Oldtimer Festival um den "Jan-Wellem-Pokal" | Nürburgring | Germany | 1983–2010, continued as Eifelrennen |
| Oldtimer Grand Prix | Nürburgring | Germany | 1974–date |
| Oldtimer Grand Prix | Salzburgring | Austria | 1974–date |
| Oulton Park Gold Cup | Oulton Park | United Kingdom | 2002–date |
| Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix | Schenley Park | United States | 1982–date |
| Porsche Rennsport Reunion | Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca | United States | 2001–date |
| Silverstone Classic | Silverstone Circuit | United Kingdom | 2001, 2005–date |
| Spa Six Hours | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | Belgium | |
| Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival | Sonoma Raceway | United States | 1995–date |
| Southern Festival of Speed | Dunedin Street Circuit Timaru International Motor Raceway Ruapuna Park Teretonga Park | New Zealand | –2008 |
| Tour de France Automobile | Paris - Evian | France | 1992–date |
| Toyota Motorsports Festival | Fuji Speedway | Japan | –date |
| VHRR Historic Sandown | Sandown Raceway | Australia | 1992–date |
| Rajd Rembertowski | Rembertów Warsaw | Poland | 2016-date |

## Notable series

* Classic Endurance Racing
* Historic Formula One Championship
* Orwell SuperSports Cup
* Historic Ferrari Challenge (formerly Historic Ferrari Maserati Challenge)
* GLPpro.de Historic Regularity Racing on Race Tracks

## Notable organizations
### Europe

* Classic Endurance Racing (CER)
* Group C Racing Series (formerly Group C GTP Racing)
* Historic Grand Prix Cars Association (HGPCA)
* Masters Historic Racing
* Motor Racing Legends (MRL)

### United Kingdom

* Classic Sports Car Club (CSCC)
* Historic Sports Car Club (HSCC)
* Vintage Motor Cycle Club (VMCC)
* Vintage Sports Car Club (VSCC)

### United States

* American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association (AHRMA)
* Historic Motor Sports Association (HMSA)
* Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR)
* Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA)
* Vintage Auto Racing Association (VARA)

### Australia

* Historic Sports and Racing Car Association (HSRCA)