92-567: DS Penske (formerly Dragon Racing ) is an auto racing team that is involved in many areas of motorsport . The team is based in the United States, but once competed under a French license. DS Penske was founded in 2007 as Dragon Racing by Americans Jay Penske and Stephen J. Luczo . The team competed in the IndyCar Series from 2007 until 2014, and in 2014 Dragon Racing became one of the founding Formula E teams. It currently competes under
184-406: A transformative shift, echoing past pivots. The industry, much like the cars it champions , has had to navigate through a global pandemic and a persistent chip shortage, each threatening to derail production schedules . At the same time, a new course is being charted towards an electric future, a dramatic change in direction that is challenging the old guard of gasoline engines. There is also
276-618: A "manufacturer's" logo and "vehicle name", yet use components produced by another automobile manufacturer. There are also other stock car governing bodies, most notably the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA). In the UK, British Stock car racing is also referred to as "Short Circuit Racing". UK Stock car racing started in the 1950s and grew rapidly through the 1960s and 1970s. Events take place on shale or tarmac tracks – usually around 1/4 mile long. There are around 35 tracks in
368-471: A collision with a GT entry at Sebring and issues at Spa , where a qualifying lap record by Conway and Kobayashi was undone by a sensor failure which lost them the chance of a podium. A win at the 2019 Le Mans race was scuppered within the final hour, as the outfit suffered a puncture which put them behind the sister car. Regardless of the Le Mans outcome, the #7 came second in the standings, 41 points behind
460-535: A drive-through penalty. The car was later retired due to an engine failure. Conway began the Le Mans 24 Hours well by overtaking the Porsches of Timo Bernhard and Neel Jani to take the lead in the opening hour. He lost the lead to Jani during the night but emerged ahead due to a superior strategy in the morning; a chance of victory went begging however when the #6 had to enter the garage to fix floor damage, thus losing
552-629: A five-race deal to compete for the team. Additionally the team entered two cars in the Indy 500 for drivers Scott Speed and Ho-Pin Tung . Tung crashed his car during qualifying and suffered a concussion crashing with only two corners to go, Tung would have qualified in the top 5. Scott Speed was unable to get his car up to speed, and the team let him go during practice. In January 2012, Dragon Racing had operations in Indianapolis and Los Angeles. It entered two cars in
644-551: A full season for Super Nova Racing in the 2007 GP2 Series , taking a podium finish at Silverstone , and signed as a test driver with the Honda Racing F1 Team [1] . He remained in the series for 2008 , having signed for the Trident Racing team, after testing for several other teams [2] . At Monaco he took his first GP2 series win (and first 2008 podium) in the sprint race, earning pole position by finishing 8th in
736-412: A full-time ride for the 2011 IndyCar season. He won his first IndyCar race at Long Beach on 17 April 2011, but the remainder of the year was disappointing, as Conway only managed to score three more top-10 finishes and failed to qualify for the Indianapolis 500; he finished 17th in the championship. Conway moved to the A. J. Foyt Enterprises team for the 2012 season . He also made his racing return to
828-649: A growing number of events for electric racing cars, such as the Formula E , the Eco Grand Prix or the Electric GT Championship . In single-seater ( open-wheel ) racing, the wheels are not covered, and the cars often have aerofoil wings front and rear to produce downforce and enhance adhesion to the track. The most popular varieties of open-wheel road racing are Formula One (F1), the IndyCar Series and Super Formula . In Europe and Asia, open-wheeled racing
920-693: A lap at 388 km/h (241 mph). The series' biggest race is the Indianapolis 500 , which is commonly referred to as "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing" due to being the longest continuously run race in the series and having the largest crowd for a single-day sporting event (350,000+). The other major international single-seater racing series is Formula 2 (formerly known as Formula 3000 and GP2 Series ). Regional series include Super Formula and Formula V6 Asia (specifically in Asia), Formula Renault 3.5 (also known as
1012-560: A loanee driver Ryan Briscoe . Jay Penske and Stephen J. Luczo were co-owners. Briscoe qualified 7th and finished 5th at Indianapolis 500. The car was notable for being painted in a " retro " paint schemes to resemble Rick Mears ' 1988 Indianapolis 500 winning car, with Symantec software as the lead sponsor. Luczo Dragon ran a six-race schedule in 2008 including the Indianapolis 500 with IndyCar veteran Tomas Scheckter , this time without support or cars from Penske Racing. While qualifying well, qualifying 3rd and leading numerous laps at
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#17328692026001104-463: A manufacturer, Dragon fell into eighth place in Teams' Championship, scoring only 33 points with no podium finishes. Duval left the team and was replaced by Neel Jani . Jani would only make a single appearance at the 2017 Hong Kong ePrix double-header, with José María López replacing Jani for the rest of the season. The team ran two different liveries simultaneously. for each of their drivers. D'Ambrosio
1196-472: A much easier time following and passing than in open-wheel racing . It often features full-contact racing with subtle bumping and nudging due to the small speed differentials and large grids. The major touring car championships conducted worldwide are the Supercars Championship (Australia), British Touring Car Championship , Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM), World Touring Car Championship and
1288-509: A place to the #2 Porsche and eventually ending up second after the #5's retirement on the final lap. From the middle part of the campaign the #6 would become a constant on the podium, finishing third in Mexico and America before winning its home race at Fuji after a strong performance by Kobayashi. The trio finished second in Shanghai despite suffering two punctures but lost out on the title in
1380-528: A prescribed route occurred at 4:30 A.M. on August 30, 1867, between Ashton-under-Lyne and Old Trafford , England, a distance of 8 mi (13 km). It was won by the carriage of Isaac Watt Boulton . Internal combustion auto racing events began soon after the construction of the first successful gasoline -fueled automobiles. The first organized contest was on April 28, 1887, by the chief editor of Paris publication Le Vélocipède , Monsieur Fossier. It ran 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from Neuilly Bridge to
1472-426: A small, low-cost machine on small tracks. Many of the current top drivers began their careers in karts. Formula Ford represents the most popular first open-wheel category for up-and-coming drivers stepping up from karts. The series is still the preferred option, as it has introduced an aero package and slicks, allowing the junior drivers to gain experience in a race car with dynamics closer to F1. The Star Mazda Series
1564-439: A standout race for Conway, who took the lead from teammate Sébastien Buemi in the pits at the halfway mark and extended it to almost 15 seconds, resulting in his first win of the year. Another victory followed at Shanghai , where Conway held on to first place in spite of the pressure created by the quicker Kazuki Nakajima in the closing laps. However, this would be the last win for the #7 that season, as they were held back by
1656-604: A third place at Le Mans due to a fuel tank infraction. They then found form, dominantly winning from pole at São Paulo and Austin . After finishing second in Japan , the trio won the final two races to finish third in the category standings. The following year, Conway joined LMP1 outfit Toyota Gazoo Racing as a test and reserve driver in the WEC , driving for the team in three races besides his IndyCar commitments. He would score his first overall win in sportscars at Bahrain , beating
1748-788: Is NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing). NASCAR's premier series is the NASCAR Cup Series , its most famous races being the Daytona 500 , the Southern 500 , the Coca-Cola 600 , and the Brickyard 400 . NASCAR also runs several feeder series, including the Xfinity Series and Craftsman Truck Series (a pickup truck racing series). The series conduct races across the entire continental United States . NASCAR also sanctions series outside of
1840-808: Is a British professional racing driver. He lives in Sevenoaks , Kent and is currently competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship with Toyota Gazoo Racing . Conway who was born in Bromley , London , attended Sevenoaks Prep School from 1986 to 1996. Conway began racing in karting at the age of eight at Rye House in Hertfordshire . After that, he went on to be the Formula A British Karting Champion, then raced in Formula Ford with Van Diemen . He
1932-687: Is a worldwide series that runs only street circuit and race tracks . These cars are heavily based on technology and their aerodynamics. The speed record was set in 2005 by Juan Pablo Montoya hitting 373 km/h (232 mph). Some of the most prominent races are the Monaco Grand Prix, the Italian Grand Prix , and the British Grand Prix . The season ends with the crowning of the World Championship for drivers and constructors. In
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#17328692026002024-640: Is another entry-level series. Indy Lights represent the last step on the Road to Indy , being less powerful and lighter than an IndyCar racer. Students at colleges and universities can also take part in single-seater racing through the Formula SAE competition, which involves designing and building a single-seater car in a multidisciplinary team and racing it at the competition. This also develops other soft skills, such as teamwork, while promoting motorsport and engineering. The world's first all-female Formula racing team
2116-544: Is commonly referred to as 'Formula', with appropriate hierarchical suffixes. In North America, the 'Formula' terminology is not followed (with the exception of F1). The sport is usually arranged to follow an international format (such as F1), a regional format (such as the Formula 3 Euro Series), and/or a domestic, or country-specific, format (such as the German Formula 3 championship, or the British Formula Ford). F1
2208-796: Is the FIA World Endurance Championship . The main series for GT car racing is the GT World Challenge Europe , divided into two separate championships: the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup and the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup . This series has formed after the folding of the various FIA GT championships. The prevailing classes of GT cars are GT3 , GT4 and GT2 class cars. GT2 cars have powerful engines, often exceeding 600 horsepower. However, they have less downforce than GT3 cars and also have less driver aids. GT3 cars are far and away
2300-522: Is undergoing a period of transition, but is still the longest-running road racing series in the U.S. The National Auto Sport Association also provides a venue for amateurs to compete in home-built factory-derived vehicles on various local circuits. In sports car racing, production-derived versions of two-seat sports cars , also known as grand tourers (GTs), and purpose-built sports prototype cars compete within their respective classes on closed circuits. The premier championship series of sports car racing
2392-431: The 2012 IndyCar Series season ; one driven by Katherine Legge , and the other driven by four-time Champ Car champion Sébastien Bourdais , but on June 1, 2012, it was revealed that they would reduce operations to just 1 team with Bourdais driving the street courses and Legge on the ovals. Bourdais finished 25th in points with a best finish of fourth. Legge finished 26th with a best finish of 9th. On February 12, 2013, it
2484-408: The 2015–16 season and instead made a deal with Venturi to supply their VM200-FE-01 powertrains to the team. Dragon did not change their driver lineup from the previous year and continued to use d'Ambrosio and Duval. After a slight dip in performance, Dragon finished fourth in Teams' Championship with 143 points. Prior to the 2016–17 season , Dragon made a deal with Faraday Future , who became
2576-705: The 24 Hours of Le Mans , begun in 1923. It is run by the Automobile Club of the West (ACO). Team Ferrari won the race in 2023. With auto construction and racing dominated by France, the French automobile club ACF staged a number of major international races, usually from or to Paris, connecting with another major city, in France or elsewhere in Europe. Aspendale Racecourse , in Australia,
2668-620: The 24 Hours of Le Mans , the Rolex 24 at Daytona , 24 Hours of Spa -Franchorchamps, the 12 Hours of Sebring , the 6 Hours of Watkins Glen , and the 1,000-mile (1,600 km) Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta . There is also the 24 Hours of the Nürburgring on the famed Nordschleife track and the Dubai 24 Hour , which is aimed at GT3 and below cars with a mixture of professional and pro-am drivers. Production-car racing, otherwise known as "showroom stock" in
2760-586: The Gen3 era of Formula E. In the chaotic first race of the Valencia ePrix , Müller scored Dragon's first Gen2 era podium with a second-place finish after many cars had to retire or were disqualified due to running out of energy. For the 2021 Puebla ePrix , Joel Eriksson replaced Müller due to a date clash with his DTM commitments. On July 3, 2021, Müller announced on his Twitter account that he and Dragon decided to part ways, effectively keeping Eriksson in his seat for
2852-557: The Hyderabad ePrix , the first victory for the team since 2016. ( key ) (results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) ( key ) Auto racing Auto racing (also known as car racing , motor racing , or automobile racing ) is a motorsport involving the racing of automobiles for competition. In North America, the term is commonly used to describe all forms of automobile sport including non-racing disciplines. Auto racing has existed since
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2944-718: The Macau Grand Prix , Conway ended up fourth in both the qualifying and the qualifying race around the Circuito da Guia, before a problematic Grand Prix saw him retire with engine failure, but classified 14th. Following that success he was signed by 2MB Sports Management run by former Grand Prix drivers Martin Brundle and Mark Blundell , and signed for the Räikkönen Robertson Racing team, owned by then McLaren driver Kimi Räikkönen and his race-manager Steve Robertson . In
3036-539: The WeatherTech SportsCar Championship starting in 2014. These races are often conducted over long distances, at least 1,000 km (621 mi), and cars are driven by teams of two or more drivers, switching every few hours. Due to the performance difference between production-based sports cars and purpose-built sports prototypes, one race usually involves several racing classes, each fighting for its own championship. Famous sports car races include
3128-637: The World Touring Car Cup . The European Touring Car Cup is a one-day event open to Super 2000 specification touring cars from Europe's many national championships. While Super GT traces its lineage to the now-defunct JGTC , the cars are much more similar to GT3 race cars than proper touring cars, and also have much more aggressive aerodynamics. The Sports Car Club of America 's SPEED World Challenge Touring Car and GT championships are dominant in North America. America's historic Trans-Am Series
3220-483: The #8. For the fifth full season in succession, Conway returned to Toyota in 2019–20 . The final season of LMP1 regulations began well, as Conway and Kobayashi combined for pole at Silverstone before winning the race along with López. A second place at Fuji and third place to the sister car and the winning Rebellion Racing entry in China preceded the team's second victory at the 2019 8 Hours of Bahrain , where Conway
3312-409: The 1980s and 1990s all over the United States. In North America, stock car racing is the most popular form of auto racing. Primarily raced on oval tracks , stock cars vaguely resemble production cars, but are in fact purpose-built racing machines that are built to tight specifications and, together with touring cars, also called Silhouette racing cars . The largest stock car racing governing body
3404-736: The 2006 season, Mike dominated the British F3 International Series, and clinched the title with three races remaining, as well as finishing first of the British F3 drivers in Race Two of the prestigious Pau Grand Prix , in France, a round of the British F3 International Series for 2006 - Romain Grosjean won the race. While at the Macau Grand Prix , after qualifying 11th, he finished 7th in the qualifying race, before becoming
3496-493: The 24 Hours. The championship lead they had gained would be solidified at the first Bahrain event where the #7 outpaced the #8 to win for the third time running. Despite losing first place to the sister car at the season finale , Conway and his teammates ended up retaining the World Championship with a second-place finish, therefore becoming the first titlists in the Hypercar era. The 2022 season proved to be more difficult:
3588-462: The 24 hours of Le Mans (held annually since 1923) and in the (European) Le Mans series , Asian Le Mans Series and the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship . These cars are referred to as LMP (Le Mans prototype) cars with LMH and LMDh cars being run mainly by manufacturers and the slightly less powerful LMP2 cars run by privateer teams. All three Le Mans Series run GT cars in addition to Le Mans Prototypes; these cars have different restrictions than
3680-558: The Alpine resulted in a collision, a penalty for Kobayashi, and a third-place finish. Despite Kobayashi's pole at Fuji the team was unable to keep up with the sister car and came second; Conway and his teammates finished the season on a positive note by winning in Bahrain , where Conway's pace allowed the team to issue orders to Brendon Hartley to let the Brit past. The #7's drivers finished third in
3772-588: The Bois de Boulogne. On July 22, 1894, the Parisian magazine Le Petit Journal organized what is considered to be the world's first motoring competition, from Paris to Rouen. One hundred and two competitors paid a 10- franc entrance fee. The first American automobile race is generally considered to be the Thanksgiving Day Chicago Times-Herald race of November 28, 1895. Press coverage of
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3864-573: The FIA GT cars. Another prototype and GT racing championship exists in the United States; the Grand-Am , which began in 2000, sanctions its own endurance series, the Rolex Sports Car Series , which consists of slower and lower-cost Daytona Prototype race cars compared to LMP and FIA GT cars. The Rolex Sports Car Series and American Le Mans Series announced a merger between the two series forming
3956-406: The Indianapolis 500, having failed to qualify the year before. He qualified near the back but appeared to have a strong car coming up several positions during the race. On lap 79 Conway entered the pits during a scheduled green flag pit stop period. He made contact with one of his crew members damaging his front wing but not injuring the crew member. The damage went unnoticed by the crew who hurried up
4048-575: The Indy 500 before being knocked out by mechanical trouble. The team expanded to a full-time entrant in 2009 , fielding 2008 Indy Lights champion Raphael Matos . Matos and the Dragon Racing team went on to win the Rookie of Year honors in 2009 and scored multiple top-10 finishes. In February 2011, Jay Penske re-branded the team as Dragon Racing in April 2011 and jointly announced that Paul Tracy had signed
4140-519: The October 2011 death of Dan Wheldon . In 2013 , Conway ran a one race deal with Rahal-Letterman-Lanigan Racing at Long Beach finishing 25th with an electrical issue, then signed with Dale Coyne Racing for the doubleheader events of the year, winning his first race out at the Belle Isle Park Course. In 2014 he ran only the road courses and street circuits for Ed Carpenter Racing winning both
4232-543: The Porsche entries on pace during the middle of the contest. In addition to his duties in sportscars and IndyCar, Conway was announced as one of Dragon Racing's drivers for the inaugural Formula E season in July, though he left the team on 5 September before the first round. The Brit would become a full-time driver at Toyota for the 2015 season , racing with the experienced pairing of Stéphane Sarrazin and Alexander Wurz . Over
4324-593: The Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach as well as the Honda Indy Toronto Doubleheader. In 2013, Conway decided to enter sports car racing to supplement his IndyCar career, becoming a full-time driver for G-Drive Racing in the LMP2 class of the FIA World Endurance Championship . Having started the campaign with two points finishes, Conway and co-drivers John Martin and Roman Rusinov were excluded from
4416-688: The UK and upwards of 7000 active drivers. The sport is split into three basic divisions – distinguished by the rules regarding car contact during racing. The most famous championship are the BriSCA F1 Stock Cars . Full-contact formulas include Bangers , Bombers, and Rookie Bangers – and racing features Demolition Derbies, Figure of Eight, and Oval Racing. Semi Contact Formulas include BriSCA F1, F2, and Superstox – where bumpers are used tactically. Non-contact formulas include National Hot Rods, Stock Rods, and Lightning Rods. Mike Conway Michael Robert Conway (born 19 August 1983)
4508-595: The UK, the major club series are the Monoposto Racing Club , BRSCC F3 (formerly ClubF3, formerly ARP F3), Formula Vee and Club Formula Ford. Each series caters to a section of the market, with some primarily providing low-cost racing, while others aim for an authentic experience using the same regulations as the professional series (BRSCC F3). The SCCA is also responsible for sanctioning single-seater racing in much of North America. There are other categories of single-seater racing, including kart racing , which employs
4600-493: The US, is an economical and rules-restricted version of touring-car racing, mainly used to restrict costs. Numerous production racing categories are based on particular makes of cars. Most series, with a few exceptions, follow the Group N regulation. There are several different series that are run all over the world, most notably, Japan's Super Taikyu and IMSA 's Firehawk Series, which ran in
4692-533: The United States, including the NASCAR Canada Series , NASCAR Mexico Series , NASCAR Whelen Euro Series , and NASCAR Brasil Sprint Race . NASCAR also governs several smaller regional series, such as the Whelen Modified Tour . Modified cars are best described as open-wheel cars. Modified cars have no parts related to the stock vehicle for which they are named after. A number of modified cars display
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#17328692026004784-438: The United States, the most popular series is the IndyCar Series . The cars have traditionally been similar to, though less technologically sophisticated than, F1 cars , with more restrictions on technology aimed at controlling costs. While these cars are not as technologically advanced, they are faster, in part due to their lower downforce compared to F1 cars, and also because they compete on oval race tracks, being able to average
4876-660: The World Series by Renault, succession series of World Series by Nissan ), Formula Three , Formula Palmer Audi and Formula Atlantic . In 2009, the FIA Formula Two Championship brought about the revival of the F2 series. Domestic, or country-specific, series include Formula Three and Formula Renault, with the leading introductory series being Formula Ford . Single-seater racing is not limited merely to professional teams and drivers. There exist many amateur racing clubs. In
4968-422: The air. Conway suffered a broken leg during the crash and was flown straight to the Methodist Hospital of Indianapolis . Conway also received a compression fracture of one of his thoracic vertebrae and was fitted with a back brace. The injuries effectively ended his participation in the rest of the 2010 Izod IndyCar Series season. On 1 February 2011, Andretti Autosport announced that Conway had been signed to
5060-436: The course of the year, Toyota was unable to keep up with its rivals, as Conway and his teammates finished sixth in the standings, level on points with the sister car. With the retirement of Wurz, Conway and Sarrazin were joined by Kamui Kobayashi ahead of 2016 . After being promoted to second at Silverstone due to a disqualification for Audi, Conway made a mistake at Spa , hitting the #37 LMP2 entry and being forced to serve
5152-415: The early hours of Sunday. Consolation would come at the final round in Bahrain , where a pole position from Conway and López led to a victory and, eventually, the WEC title. In 2021, the new Le Mans Hypercar formula would be introduced, forcing Conway and his teammates to pilot the new Toyota GR010 Hybrid in the WEC . Having experienced a troubled run at Spa which relegated the #7 to third behind
5244-419: The empty seat. Prior to the 2019 Mexico City ePrix , Günther was replaced by Felipe Nasr . Günther got back into the seat at the Rome ePrix as Nasr had other commitments. Nasr would never return to Dragon again, however. Dragon would once again worsen their position as they only scored 23 points, which was enough for tenth place in Teams' Championship. In addition to being a manufacturer, Dragon also became
5336-434: The entire LMP1 field. The #7 would not be spared however, as the car's clutch broke during the night and forced them to retire. Over the rest of the campaign, Conway and his teammates only scored two more podiums and finished last of the four full-time LMP1 entries in the standings. With the absence of any manufacturers outside of Toyota in the top class for the 2018–19 season , Conway, Kobayashi, and López would be battling
5428-400: The event first aroused significant American interest in the automobile. The Targa Florio was an open road endurance automobile race held in the mountains of Sicily , Italy near the island's capital of Palermo . Founded in 1906 , it was the oldest sports car racing event, part of the World Sportscar Championship between 1955 and 1973. The oldest surviving sports car racing event is
5520-474: The feature race, in which he ran third before being hit by backmarker Javier Villa on the final lap [3] . At Magny-Cours he finished 8th in the feature race, but faded to finish 6th in a wet sprint race. He eventually finished 12th in the drivers' championship, an improvement of two positions on the previous year. During 2008, Conway was given an opportunity to test an IndyCar Series car at Infineon Raceway and surprised several series regulars by being top of
5612-468: The final round, eventually finishing third overall. In 2017 , Conway's teammates changed again, as he and Kobayashi were now partnering José María López in the #7. An early lead battle at the season opener was ended when López crashed heavily, though the team bounced back to claim second at Spa . Drama followed at Le Mans : Conway had re-taken a lead he had lost during the second hour, which later became substantial because of reliability struggles for
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#17328692026005704-432: The first British driver to win the Grand Prix since Darren Manning in 1999. Conway made his GP2 debut at Silverstone in June 2006, when he replaced the injured Olivier Pla in a DPR Direxiv car. Having stalled at the start of race one, he battled to 11th place. In race two he also finished 11th. Conway won the National Racing Driver of the Year Award at the 2006 McLaren Autosport Awards. He then signed to drive
5796-441: The grandfathered LMP1 of Alpine and finished second at Portimão , the trio drove an untroubled Monza race and won following a short battle with the Alpine. At Le Mans , Kobayashi qualified the car on pole. Conway then went on to take a dominant lead after the #8 suffered a crash on the first safety car restart; the #7 team experienced few troubles and won, giving Conway, Kobayashi, and López their first respective victories at
5888-554: The invention of the automobile. Races of various types were organized, with the first recorded as early as 1867. Many of the earliest events were effectively reliability trials , aimed at proving these new machines were a practical mode of transport, but soon became an important way for automobile makers to demonstrate their machines. By the 1930s, specialist racing cars had developed. There are now numerous different categories, each with different rules and regulations. The first prearranged match race of two self-powered road vehicles over
5980-632: The last step up to premier GT-class racing. Other major GT championships include the GT World Challenge America , GT World Challenge Asia , Super GT , and the International GT Open . There are minor regional and national GT series using mainly GT4 and GT3 cars featuring both amateur and professional drivers. Sports prototypes, unlike GT cars, do not rely on road-legal cars as a base. They are closed-wheel and often closed-cockpit purpose-built race cars intended mainly for endurance racing. They have much lower weight, more horsepower and more downforce compared to GT cars, making them much faster. They are raced in
6072-442: The most popular class of GT cars, with premier racing series such as the FIA World Endurance Championship and IMSA both using GT3 as their top class of GT car. GT3 cars have more significant aero than a GT2 car, but also have less horsepower, typically falling in between 500 and 550 horsepower. GT4 class cars have very little aerodynamics and less horsepower than GT3 machinery, typically around 450 horsepower. GT4 typically serves as
6164-404: The name DS Penske, having been known as GEOX Dragon between 2014 and 2019 and Dragon / Penske Autosport between 2020 and 2022. Notable Dragon Racing drivers include Jérôme d'Ambrosio , Sébastien Bourdais , Loïc Duval , Ryan Briscoe , Paul Tracy and Tomas Scheckter . The team debuted as Luczo Dragon Racing in 2007. The team fielded a one-off entry at the 2007 Indianapolis 500 with
6256-411: The new Formula E electric powered series. On September 25, 2013, it was announced that Dragon Racing would be joining Formula E with Jay Penske leading the team. Dragon would be the second American team to join as Andretti Autosport had already announced their entry by then. In July 2014, Dragon announced Mike Conway as their first driver. Later that month, Jérôme d'Ambrosio was announced as
6348-506: The new suppliers of the Nio 333 FE Team . NIO bought the year-old Penske EV-3 powertrains and rebadged them. For the 2019–20 season , Dragon introduced a new driver lineup consisting of Brendon Hartley and Nico Müller . In March 2020, Dragon committed to their manufacturer status for another two seasons. Hartley left the team in July and was replaced by Sérgio Sette Câmara . Dragon have fallen down to eleventh place in Teams' Championship, scoring just two points with Hartley's P9 finish in
6440-416: The oldest car racing series still active in the world. The first TC competition took place in 1931 with 12 races, each in a different province. Future Formula One star Juan Manuel Fangio (Chevrolet) won the 1940 and 1941 editions of the TC. It was during this time that the series' Chevrolet-Ford rivalry began, with Ford acquiring most of its historical victories. Over the last few years, auto racing has seen
6532-456: The oldest existing purpose-built and still in use automobile race course in the United States is the 2.5-mile-long (4.0 km) Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana . It is the largest capacity sports venue of any variety worldwide, with a top capacity of some 257,000+ seated spectators. NASCAR was founded by Bill France Sr. on February 21, 1948, with the help of several other drivers. The first NASCAR " Strictly Stock " race ever
6624-471: The overall table, 16 points behind their teammates. With an influx of new manufacturers, 2023 would bring stronger opposition for Toyota. Still, the team managed to start well, as Conway and the #7 won the opening round in Sebring . Portimão however brought problems, with a failure of a torque sensor necessitating a swap of the left-side driveshaft and resulting in ninth place at the flag. A victory at Spa
6716-529: The pit stop to keep Conway in contention. A few laps later Conway lost control of his car spinning in front of Will Power and making contact with Power causing him to hit the inside wall. At the same time Conway's car turned around backwards and flew airborne into the fence topside first. Conway was uninjured in the incident, but due to damage he was unable to finish the race and was scored in 29th position. He later finished in third place in Toronto , his best result of
6808-554: The reduction of the schedule from 56 to 34 races a year, established 1972 as the beginning of NASCAR's "modern era". The IMSA GT Series evolved into the American Le Mans Series , which ran its first season in 1998. The European races eventually became the closely related European Le Mans Series , both of which mix prototypes and GTs. Turismo Carretera (TC) is a popular touring car racing series in Argentina, and one of
6900-471: The rest of the season. The ex- Formula One driver Antonio Giovinazzi replaced Eriksson to partner Sette Câmara. The season was considered as the worst of the team, as the team finished last in the Team's Championship. Partnering DS Automobiles after Techeetah folded, the team was rebranded as DS Penske . The driver lineup consists of two driver champions Jean-Éric Vergne and Stoffel Vandoorne . Vergne won
6992-503: The season. In the week leading up to the final race of the 2012 season —held at the Fontana superspeedway—Conway informed the Foyt team that he no longer felt comfortable competing on oval tracks, and asked not to race. He was replaced by Wade Cunningham . Conway's decision stemmed from injuries after a crash at the 2010 Indianapolis 500 and the debate over IndyCar competing on oval tracks after
7084-558: The second driver. Conway would actually not make his debut as his seat was taken over by Oriol Servià , who also got signed back in March 2014. Servià only competed in the first four races however, despite finishing on points in all of them. Loïc Duval then stepped in for the rest of the season, beginning from the 2015 Miami ePrix . After a very successful second half of the season, Dragon finished second in Teams' Championship with 171 points. Dragon decided not to build their own powertrain for
7176-529: The second race of the 2019 Diriyah ePrix . In November 2020, Sette Câmara was confirmed as a full-time driver for the upcoming 2020–21 season . The following month, Müller was confirmed as his partner. Dragon would start the season with the Penske EV-4 powertrain from the previous season, only switching to Penske EV-5 at the 2021 Monaco ePrix . In February 2021, Dragon announced a technical partnership with Bosch , who will help develop Dragon's powertrains for
7268-472: The sister car throughout the year. Their dominance showed at round one , where Conway made his way through all other classes within the first hour despite starting from the back of the grid and later narrowly lost out on victory to Fernando Alonso in the #8. The #7 finished second to the sister car at Le Mans and once again lost out at Silverstone despite a pole from Conway and López, though both cars would be disqualified post-race. Fuji proved to be
7360-681: The sport, former Formula 2 champion Jonathan Palmer reopened the F2 category again; most drivers have graduated from the Formula Palmer Audi series. The category is officially registered as the FIA Formula Two championship. Most rounds have two races and are support races to the FIA World Touring Car Championship . Touring car racing is a style of road racing that is run with production-derived four-seat race cars. The lesser use of aerodynamics means following cars have
7452-402: The team suffered a heavy crash at Sebring at the hands of López, though they bounced back to win at Spa amidst race-ending issues for the #8. Conway had multiple fights for the lead with Buemi at Le Mans , but the team was forced to settle for second after encountering a front-axle motor–generator issue during the morning hours. The #7 then finished third at Monza , where a fight with
7544-521: The times during one session. Conway signed with Dreyer & Reinbold Racing to compete in the IndyCar Series full-time in 2009 . On the final lap of the 2010 Indianapolis 500 , Conway was battling side by side with Ryan Hunter-Reay when the two cars became entangled as Hunter-Reay's Dallara ran low on fuel and stuttered between turns 3 and 4, resulting in Conway's Dallara- Honda being launched into
7636-455: The title sponsor of the team and also a technical partner. The partnership would come to a close at the end of 2017. Dragon ended the Venturi partnership and became a manufacturer, developing their own powertrains. The pairing of d'Ambrosio and Duval was once again retained, though Mike Conway , the team's supposed first driver in the 2014–15 season , subbed for Duval at the 2016 Paris ePrix . As
7728-538: Was able to avoid the lap 1 chaos to establish an early advantage. The #7 would retain the championship, as they followed a third place in the United States with a commanding win at Spa after the COVID-induced break. However, they once again lost out on a Le Mans victory by finishing second to the sister crew; they lost the lead this time thanks to a loss of power caused by a fracture in an exhaust manifold during
7820-480: Was announced that Sebastián Saavedra would be joining the team for the 2013 season in the No. 6 car while Bourdais would return in the No. 7. Bourdais and team continued to dominate at Road and Street courses capturing three podium finishes, including two in the double-header in Toronto . Saavedra finished 21st in points, last among full-time drivers, with two top-10 finishes. In 2014, the team left IndyCar racing to focus on
7912-460: Was created in 2006. The group was an assemblage of drivers from different racing disciplines and formed for an MTV reality pilot, which was shot at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca . In December 2005, the FIA gave approval to Superleague Formula racing, which debuted in 2008, whereby the racing teams are owned and run by prominent sports clubs such as A.C. Milan and Liverpool F.C. After 25 years away from
8004-399: Was enough for Conway and his teammates to finish second, though they lost out on both the race win and the championship to the #8. Toyota made a change to its driver lineup for the 2024 campaign : López left the team, with Conway and Kobayashi now partnering former reserve driver Nyck de Vries . However, Conway would be forced to miss Le Mans after he fractured his ribs and collarbone in
8096-441: Was followed up by a retirement at Le Mans , where Kobayashi had to retire at midnight following a crash caused by an LMP2 car. Despite the virtual impossibility of winning the title at that point, the #7 crew persevered, coming out on top in a lead battle with the #50 Ferrari at Monza . They also triumphed at Fuji , once again winning from pole but this time after a long chase of the #6 Porsche . A runner-up spot at Bahrain
8188-491: Was given a red metallic car while Jani/López ran a white car. Despite scoring 41 points, which was more than in the previous year, Dragon fell to ninth place in Teams' Championship. For the 2018–19 season , the team got rebranded to GEOX Dragon , reflecting the new sponsorship deal with Geox . D'Ambrosio left the team to join Mahindra Racing , which prompted Dragon to promote their reserve driver Maximilian Günther to
8280-714: Was held on June 19, 1949, at Daytona Beach, Florida , U.S.. From 1962, sports cars temporarily took a back seat to GT cars , with the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) replacing the World Championship for Sports Cars with the International Championship for GT Manufacturers. From 1962 through 2003, NASCAR's premier series was called the Winston Cup Series, sponsored by R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company cigarette brand Winston . The changes that resulted from RJR's involvement, as well as
8372-596: Was the Formula Renault UK Champion in 2004 and then entered the British F3 International Series in 2005, with the same Fortec Motorsport team with which he had competed in Formula Renault UK. In British F3, he was the highest placed rookie and finished 3rd behind Alvaro Parente and Charlie Kimball , as well as managing 13th in the BP Ultimate Masters at Zandvoort , having started 16t. At
8464-565: Was the world's first purpose-built motor racing circuit , opening in January 1906. The pear-shaped track was close to a mile in length, with slightly banked curves and a gravel surface of crushed cement. Brooklands , in Surrey, England, was the first purpose-built 'banked' motor racing venue, opening in June 1907. It featured a 4.43 km (2.75 mi) concrete track with high-speed banked corners. One of
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