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First Race - The History 

Auto racing began almost immediately after the construction of the first successful petrol-fuelled autos. In 1894, the first contest was organized by Paris magazine Le Petit Journal, a reliability test to determine best performance.

The first real race was staged, one year later from Paris, France to Bordeaux, France. First over the line was Emile Levassor but he was disqualified because his car was not a required four-seater.

The first auto race in the United States, took place in Chicago over a 54.36 mile (87.48 km) course, Illinois on November 2, 1895, Frank Duryea winning in 10 h and 23 min, beating three petrol-fuelled cars and two electric.  

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F1 FORMULA ONE NEWS

• Horner: No driver hierarchy at Red Bull and nor will there be
  posted on July 01, 2009 11:33:55 am
  Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner has underlined that neither Sebastian Vettel nor Mark Webber will benefit from preferential treatment over the other in 2009, regardless of their respective championship situations.
  
  
  
• Sauber admits he tried to sign Button six years ago
  posted on July 01, 2009 11:05:11 am
  Former team owner Peter Sauber has confessed that he once attempted to secure the services of current runaway F1 World Championship leader Jenson Button for what is now BMW-Sauber.
  
  
  
• 'Unless Mosley has gone mad, he won't back Todt'
  posted on July 01, 2009 09:58:58 am
  Max Mosley would only back Jean Todt for FIA President if he 'has gone even more mad', argues Carlos Gracia - who suggests FOTA's 'lack of respect' may lead the Englishman to stand again.
  
  
  
• Webber acknowledges qualifying 'crucial' to 2009 F1 glory
  posted on July 01, 2009 08:07:33 am
  Red Bull Racing star Mark Webber contends that qualifying performance could ultimately determine the destiny of the 2009 F1 drivers' crown - as he insists that he remains very much in the fight.
  
  
  
• Ferrari: Alonso Monza announcement just 'speculation'
  posted on July 01, 2009 07:19:30 am
  The noises in the F1 paddock that Fernando Alonso is Ferrari-bound in 2010 - on a five-year contract - refuse to go away, with suggestions the deal could be confirmed at Monza.
  
  
  
• Villeneuve 'too young' to admit F1 is over
  posted on July 01, 2009 06:34:17 am
  1997 F1 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve has given his clearest indication yet that he is eyeing a return to the top flight in 2010 - almost four years on from his enforced 'retirement'.
  
  
  

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FORMULA F1 ONE AUTO RACING 

Formula One, abbreviated to F1 and also known as Grand Prix racing, is the highest class of single seater (open-wheel) auto racing; it is a worldwide sport, and involves an annual World Drivers Championship and World Constructors Championship. Many regard it as the pinnacle of auto racing; it is the most expensive sport in the world, as average annual team budgets are in the hundreds of millions of US dollars. 

NASCAR RACING  

The early NASCAR drivers were originally involved in the illegal transportation of alcohol. The drivers would modify their cars in order to create a faster and more maneuverable car. It was a logical step for the owners of these cars to race them. Thus, NASCAR was created as an officiating body. Even though they were in a league, many of the early drivers were still involved in moonshining and bootlegging.

 

F1 Grands Prix
Dates are given for the 2004 season.

Australian Grand Prix, Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit - March 7 
Malaysian Grand Prix, Sepang International Circuit - March 21 
Bahrain Grand Prix, Bahrain International Circuit - April 4 
San Marino Grand Prix, Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari - April 25 
Spanish Grand Prix, Circuit de Catalunya - May 9 
Monaco Grand Prix, Circuit de Monaco - May 23 
European Grand Prix, Nürburgring - May 30 
Canadian Grand Prix, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve - June 13 
United States Grand Prix, Indianapolis Motor Speedway - June 20 
French Grand Prix, Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours - July 4 
British Grand Prix, Silverstone Circuit - July 11 
German Grand Prix, Hockenheimring - July 25 
Hungarian Grand Prix, Hungaroring - August 15 
Belgian Grand Prix, Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps - August 29 
Italian Grand Prix, Autodromo Nazionale Monza - September 12 
Chinese Grand Prix, Shanghai International Circuit - September 26 
Japanese Grand Prix, Suzuka Circuit - October 10 
Brazilian Grand Prix, Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace - October 24 

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