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Overview of Global Motorsport Events

Motorsport is a global term used to describe competitive sporting events involving motorized vehicles, whether for racing or non-racing competition. Motorsport competition can involve cars, motorcycles, powerboats, or airplanes. The FIA governs four or more wheeled motorsports globally, while the FIM governs motorcycle competition, the UIM governs powerboat racing, and the FAI governs air sports including airplane racing. Motorsport has been a competitive sport since 1894 and takes place worldwide under the auspices of various international governing bodies.

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Overview of Global Motorsport Events

Motorsport is a global term used to describe competitive sporting events involving motorized vehicles, whether for racing or non-racing competition. Motorsport competition can involve cars, motorcycles, powerboats, or airplanes. The FIA governs four or more wheeled motorsports globally, while the FIM governs motorcycle competition, the UIM governs powerboat racing, and the FAI governs air sports including airplane racing. Motorsport has been a competitive sport since 1894 and takes place worldwide under the auspices of various international governing bodies.

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Motorsport

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For other uses, see Motorsport (disambiguation).
"Motorsport engineering" redirects here. For the field of car engineering, see Automotive
engineering.
"Arena racing" redirects here. For the indoor motorsports series, see Arena Racing USA.
For the British horse racecourse operator, see Arena Racing Company.

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Motorsport

Modern-day Formula One car (the Red Bull Racing RB16 of 2020)

Highest governing body FIA (four- or more wheeled)


FIM (two-wheeled)
UIM (powerboats)
FAI (Air racing)

First competitive race 1894

Glossary Glossary of motorsport terms

Presence

Country or region Worldwide

Olympic 1900 (demonstration only)

Motorsport, motorsports or motor sport is a global term used to encompass the


group of competitive sporting events which primarily involve the use of motorised
vehicles, whether for racing or non-racing competition. The terminology can also be
used to describe forms of competition of two-wheeled motorised vehicles under the
banner of motorcycle racing, and includes off-road racing such as motocross.
Four- (or more) wheeled motorsport competition is globally governed by
the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA); and the Fédération
Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) governs two-wheeled competition. Likewise,
the Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM) governs powerboat racing while
the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) governs air sports; including
aeroplane racing.

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