Historic motorsport
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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[1] 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 | Script error: No such module "flag". | 2001–date |
| Cholmondeley Pageant of Power | Cholmondeley Castle | Script error: No such module "flag". | 2008–date |
| Circuit des Remparts | Angoulême | Script error: No such module "flag". | 1979–date |
| Copenhagen Historic Grand Prix | Bellahøj Park | Script error: No such module "flag". | 1996–date |
| Coronado Festival of Speed | Naval Air Station North Island | Script error: No such module "flag". | 1997–2016 |
| Coys Historic Festival | Silverstone Circuit Rockingham Motor Speedway |
Script error: No such module "flag". | 1990s–2001, continued as Silverstone Classic |
| Eifelrennen um den "Jan Wellem Pokal" | Nürburgring | Script error: No such module "flag". | 2011–date |
| Goodwood Festival of Speed | Goodwood House | Script error: No such module "flag". | 1993–date |
| Goodwood Revival | Goodwood Circuit | Script error: No such module "flag". | 1998–date |
| Grand Prix de l'âge d'or | Dijon-Prenois | Script error: No such module "flag". | 1964–date |
| Historic Pau Grand Prix | Pau | Script error: No such module "flag". | |
| Grand Prix Historique of Tunis | Avenue Habib Bourguiba | Script error: No such module "flag". | 2000–date |
| Hamburger Stadtpark Revival | Hamburger Stadtpark | Script error: No such module "flag". | 1999–date |
| Historic Grand Prix of Porto | Circuito da Boavista | Script error: No such module "flag". | 2005–date |
| Indy Legends Charity Pro–Am race | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Script error: No such module "flag". | 2014–date |
| La Carrera Panamericana | From Oaxaca to Nuevo Laredo | Script error: No such module "flag". | 1988–date |
| Le Mans Classic | Fra: Circuit de la Sarthe Jpn: Fuji Speedway |
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Fra: 2002–date Jpn: 2005–2007 |
| Lime Rock Vintage Festival | Lime Rock Park | Script error: No such module "flag". | 1983–date |
| Masters Historic Festival | Brands Hatch | Script error: No such module "flag". | –date |
| Donington Historic Festival | Donington Park | Script error: No such module "flag". | 2001–date |
| Mille Miglia Storica | Brescia to Rome and Brescia | Script error: No such module "flag". | 1977–date |
| Historic Grand Prix of Monaco | Circuit de Monaco | Script error: No such module "flag". | 1997–date |
| Race Retro | Stoneleigh Park, Coventry | Script error: No such module "flag". | 2002–date |
| Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion | Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca | Script error: No such module "flag". | 1974–date |
| Muscle Car Masters | Sydney Motorsport Park | Script error: No such module "flag". | 2005–date |
| Nismo Festival | Fuji Speedway | Script error: No such module "flag". | 1997–date |
| Oldtimer Festival um den "Jan-Wellem-Pokal" | Nürburgring | Script error: No such module "flag". | 1983–2010, continued as Eifelrennen |
| Oldtimer Grand Prix | Nürburgring | Script error: No such module "flag". | 1974–date |
| Oldtimer Grand Prix | Salzburgring | Script error: No such module "flag". | 1974–date |
| Oulton Park Gold Cup | Oulton Park | Script error: No such module "flag". | 2002–date |
| Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix | Schenley Park | Script error: No such module "flag". | 1982–date |
| Porsche Rennsport Reunion | Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca | Script error: No such module "flag". | 2001–date |
| Silverstone Classic | Silverstone Circuit | Script error: No such module "flag". | 2001, 2005–date |
| Spa Six Hours | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | Script error: No such module "flag". | |
| Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival | Sonoma Raceway | Script error: No such module "flag". | 1995–date |
| Southern Festival of Speed | Dunedin Street Circuit Timaru International Motor Raceway Ruapuna Park Teretonga Park |
Script error: No such module "flag". | –2008 |
| Tour de France Automobile | Paris - Evian | Script error: No such module "flag". | 1992–date |
| Toyota Motorsports Festival | Fuji Speedway | Script error: No such module "flag". | –date |
| VHRR Historic Sandown | Sandown Raceway | Script error: No such module "flag". | 1992–date |
| Rajd Rembertowski | Rembertów Warsaw | Script error: No such module "flag". | 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
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- 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)
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- Classic Sports Car Club (CSCC)
- Historic Sports Car Club (HSCC)
- Vintage Motor Cycle Club (VMCC)
- Vintage Sports Car Club (VSCC)
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- 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)
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See also
References
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