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Motorsport UK is recognised as the only motorsport governing body in the United Kingdom by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). [4] It is not concerned with motorcycle or sidecar competitions, which are governed by the Auto-Cycle Union, nor does it cover banger racing; but provides governance and representation for 12 other forms such as rallying, circuit racing, drifting ...
Motorsport is a popular sport in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom is a key player in the world of motorsport, hosting rounds of Formula One and MotoGP amongst others. It is also the home of many of the current teams in Formula One, such as McLaren , Williams , Aston Martin , Red Bull Racing , Mercedes , Alpine and Haas .
In 1977, the RAC created the motorsport governance and events organisation, the Motor Sports Association (now Motorsport UK). In 1978 during a re-organisation the 'Associate Section' was established as a separate company RAC Motoring Services Ltd, which was owned by the organisation.
The Royal Air Force Motor Sports Association (RAFMSA) is the officially recognised sports body of the Royal Air Force (RAF) that encourages participation in motor sports.As well as running its own competitions and championships, its members variously compete and officiate in other motor sports events at local, national, and international level.
It represents the UK motorsport industry at a national level. Around 4,000 companies in the UK are involved in the motorsport industry, with an annual turnover of around £9 billion, with around 70% being exports. [2] It spends 30% of turnover on research and development. [2] There are around 25,000 qualified engineers involved in the UK industry.
Brennan Poole in a UMP modified at Houston Raceway Park in 2008. Houston Raceway Park, formerly known as Royal Purple Raceway, was a quarter-mile dragstrip in Baytown, Texas, just outside Houston. Built in 1988, the Park is situated on 500 acres on the eastern edge of the greater Houston metropolitan area and is Houston's only major multi ...
This list of current motorsport championships is a list of all Active National and International motorsport championships decided by the points or positions earned by a driver from multiple races across Multiple Disciplines including Single-seat Open Wheel, Karting, sportscar and endurance Racing, StockCar, Modified StockCar, Modified Dirt Stock, Tour Car, One Manufacture Series, Rally, Rally ...
AMR GP, officially AMR GP Limited (formerly Racing Point UK Limited) is a British company that owns and operates the Aston Martin F1 Team, a Formula One racing team based in Silverstone, England. The company was established in August 2018 to buy the Formula One racing assets of the financially stricken Force India Formula One Team .