/r/motorsports
All forms of motorsporting posts and discussion.
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No spoilers eh, we can't all watch it live or within a handful of days of the event.
A paddock appropriate decorum is expected.
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Racing Subreddits
/r/British Touring Car Championship
/r/Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
/r/Sportscar_racing Previously - /r/blancpain
/r/World Touring Car Championship
Motorsport Related Subreddits
Manufacturer Subreddits
Sim Racing Subreddits
Something missing? Let us know ;)
/r/motorsports
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My archival discord if anyone in particular is interested in joining
Just posting oldish and newish pictures of everything motorsports down to homologation roadcars
04:15 UTC
Hi. What racing series is this? I believe it's 1970s NASCAR but I can't be sure as 1970s NASCAR from what I've seen doesn't have super wide track with/tire setups as seen here.
02:00 UTC
Changes in GOATs F1 Model - Reliability impact reduced to half with Qualifying Analysis Introduction
Im introducing Qualifying results in my to help reducing Reliability impact.
That will help pilots like Ayrton Senna or Jim Clark that were relatively bad positioned. Will help them for sure as they were strong polesitters.
List of Formula One polesitters - Wikipedia
I will need 1 month +- to do the list because I need to put Qualifying results semi-manually in my model.
So I decided to show daily 2 past seasons at same time Im building the database.
Today I will show 1950 only, tomorrow I will put here 1951 and 1952 with top 10 instead of top 5 and in 1960s top 20, in 1970s top 30 and continue until 2020s top 80:
1950:1ºJuan Manuel Fangio - 5342
2ºNino Farina - 5235
3ºLuigi Fagioli - 4932
4ºAlberto Ascari - 4712
5ºLuigi Villoresi - 4619
Greatest of All Time (Until 1950):
1950:
1ºJuan Manuel Fangio - 5342
2ºNino Farina - 5235
3ºLuigi Fagioli - 4932
4ºAlberto Ascari - 4712
5ºLuigi Villoresi - 4619
00:09 UTC
Are we in a Golden Era for Motorsports?
Looking into the 2025 season I am very excited to see a lot of different kinds of fantastic racing. I intend on following F1, WEC, IMSA, Indycar, Super GT, Super Formula, MotoGP, ALMS, and ELMS. Every single one of these championships has provided some excellent entertainment and tight title races in recent years and I'm certain they will continue to do so. It also seems like most of them are growing in participants, events, and viewership. Plus, all this is can be watched in higher quality than ever before.
This leads me to think we are in some kind of Golden Era for all motorsports. I cannot imagine a time when being a motorsports fan could have been better than this. Am I just new here?
22:00 UTC
Dan Gurney forged one of the most versatile and successful careers in motorsport. His 51 wins as a driver included Grand Prix, Indy car, NASCAR, and sports car events. Mickey Thompson with Dan. Jack Brady photograph via Reddit - MotorsportGoodOldDays .
19:24 UTC
Jobs in the Motorsport Industry
I am a Mechanical Engineering graduate and I will be pursuing my masters in Motorsport Engineering this September in the UK. I would like to know how the internships and job opportunities work in this industry as I am a little puzzled. I am quite interested in Vehicle Dynamics and I would like to start out as a Vehicle Dynamics Engineer and slowly make my way up to a Race Engineer. I am interested in the F1 and its feeder series, GT3 and other racing series. How do I grasp these opportunities while I study? I would love to see all of you shed some light on it.
15:24 UTC
Magarigawa - Members only driving club near Kyonan, Japan
14:44 UTC
Curtis Turner - Photograph and information via Reddit - MotorsportGoodOldDays .
14:13 UTC
Lotus on Tokyo street
06:54 UTC
Why is the pitlane always right next to the start/finish line?
Why aren't the pits halfway around the track? It would make so much more sense IMO.
I can't figure out the reason for it. It makes it so some cars will reach their pit stall before the start/finish line, while others will cross the start/finish before entering their pit stall.
Calculating the time loss for a pitstop requires taking two full laps, and comparing their times to a in lap and out lap, while if the pits were halfway across the track, you would only need one lap to have an easy calculation.
Lining up the cars on the starting grid, and pitting after the race would be easier since you could just drive out/in to the pits instead of doing a full lap.
Furthermore, cars need three laps to make a single flying lap, out lap -> fast lap -> in lap, while if the pitlane was halfway around the track, they would only need two laps.
I see literally no benefits to having the pitlane next to the start/finish, what am I missing?
00:18 UTC
Streaming Sites for all 12 Hour Bathurst Events
Does anyone know of any streaming sites that show all the events for Bathurst 12 hour events?
20:19 UTC
How tall is Ed Foster?
Anybody know?
19:44 UTC
Questionnaire for F1 School Project
I've chosen Formula 1 for my topic on a school project, my prompt is "A race between the drivers or the cars?". I am required to complete primary research, so I've created a questionnaire. It includes questions about drivers, the teams and the cars. I would really appreciate any responses, there is a few questions on there, but you don't have to answer them all, and you don't need to be an expert in F1 to answer.
The google forms is linked bellow (I've set it so it wont record any emails :) )
17:26 UTC
Multiclass 12h Bathurst
Hey,
maybe someone in into that topic. In the past years, I noticed that the 12h Bathurst is less a multiclass race and more a GT3 race. I remember about 40-50 cars a few years ago and now.. its just around 20.
Why are the lower classes not competiting anymore?
15:51 UTC
No known photograph credit or information. Any help on race car appreciated. Photograph via Reddit - MotorsportGoodOldDays .
14:13 UTC
Watkins Glen Trans Am race in August 1971. Corvette pace car: 1 George Follmer #15 Bud Moore Mustang, 2 Mark Donohue's #6 Sunoco Javelin, 3 Swede Savage #79 Smokey Yunick Camaro, 4 Vic Elford #68 ARA Javelin, 5 Peter Gregg. Jean-Claude photograph via Reddit - MotorsportGoodOldDays .
13:48 UTC
Motorsports Marketing
Just asking for some advice here, so I am 16, sophomore year but I’m just wondering how the best way to go about getting into this field is, I’m already experienced in photography and videography and especially in video editing itself. I’m just wondering if I should go to college at UNOH for exclusively Motorsports marketing degree, or should I go to a different college for just marketing, and any other advice I’ll take. Thank you.
07:53 UTC
Im creating a list of the best Sportsman in history with a rating model - I started with Formula1
Here is the top 50:
1.LEWIS HAMILTON 4545
2.MAX VERSTAPPEN 4408
3.MICHAEL SCHUMACHER 4387
4.ALAIN PROST 4377
5.JUAN MANUEL FANGIO 4347
6.SEBASTIAN VETTEL 4288
7.AYRTON SENNA 4210
8.NELSON PIQUET 4168
9.FERNANDO ALONSO 4161
10.JACKIE STEWART 4146
11.KIMI RAIKKONEN 4140
12.NIKI LAUDA 4073
13.VALTTERI BOTAS 4063
14.GRAHAM HILL 4011
15.STIRLING MOSS 3980
16.JACK BRABHAM 3975
17.NIGEL MANSELL 3929
18.EMERSON FITTIPALDI 3928
19.DENNY HULME 3908
20.CARLOS REUTEMANN 3896
21.SERGIO PÉREZ 3891
22.CHARLES LECLERC 3884
23.GERHARD BERGER 3880
24.NICO ROSBERG 3872
25.JIM CLARK 3856
26.JENSON BUTTON 3855
27.MIKA HAKKINEN 3836
28.DAVID COULTHARD 3832
29.RUBENS BARRICHELLO 3832
30.FELIPE MASSA 3779
31.CARLOS SAINZ JR. 3775
32.DANIEL RICCIARDO 3773
33.JODY SCHECKTER 3764
34.BRUCE MCLAREN 3746
35.JUAN PABLO MONTOYA 3729
36.JOHN SURTEES 3727
37.MARK WEBBER 3713
38.LANDO NORRIS 3707
39.CLAY REGAZZONI 3691
40.NINO FARINA 3689
41.DAMON HILL 3676
42.RICCARDO PATRESE 3646
43.RALF SCHUMACHER 3630
44.JACKY ICKX 3616
45.KEKE ROSBERG 3574
46.JEAN ALISI 3554
47.RONNIE PETERSON 3515
48.RENÉ ARNOUX 3511
49.ALAN JONES 3493
50.MIKE HAWTHORN 3480
Im thinking to add other motor drivers from categories like NASCAR, WRC and subcategories like Formula 2/3 in future.
02:29 UTC
Grand Prix for Sports Cars, Riverside, California, October 1960. Jack Brady photograph via Reddit - MotorsportGoodOldDays.
20:06 UTC
Interesting motorsports history.
19:51 UTC
Mystery photograph. One of many found in a cardbord box. Help out with details if possible. Looks like Daytona and looks like race being run "clockwise". Patrick Patterson photograph via Reddit - MotorsportGoodOldDays .
13:50 UTC
Ralph Noseda Cobra on pit lane. Augusta International Speedway 3.2 mile Road Circuit. United States Road Racing Championship (USRRC) - March 1964. Joe Cawley photograph via Reddit - MotorsportGoodOldDays .
13:31 UTC