Formula One
, abbreviated to
F1
(and also known unofficially as
Grand Prix racing
), is the highest class of single-seat
open-wheel
auto racing
. It is a worldwide
sport
, with two annual championships running in parallel: World Drivers' Championship and World Constructors' Championship. It is the 8th most expensive sport in the world, as annual team budgets average in the hundreds of millions of
US dollars
. The championship is run over a series of races (21 in
2019
), known as
Grands Prix
(plural of
Grand Prix
), on custom-constructed road courses or closed-off street circuits.
See also:
Formula One (on English wiki)
,
Category:Formula One
,
Category:Formula One drivers
Executives of the series
[
??
]
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Bernie Ecclestone, Former CEO of
FOM
and
FOA
-
Bernie Ecclestone
-
Bruce McLaren
,
McLaren
: the founder and team principal/owner (1966?1970)
-
Ron Dennis
,
McLaren
: team principal/owner (1980?2009)
-
Flavio Briatore
,
Benetton
/
Renault
: team principal/managing director (1988?1997, 2000?2009), in 2006
-
Eddie Jordan
,
Jordan Grand Prix
: the founder and team principal/owner (1991?2005)
-
Peter Sauber
,
Sauber
: the founder and team principal/owner (1993?2005, 2010?)
-
Jean Todt
,
Scuderia Ferrari
: team principal (1993?2007)
-
David Richards
,
Benetton Formula
: team principal (1997),
British American Racing
: team principal (2001?2004), in 2005
-
Paul Stoddart
,
Minardi
: team principal/owner (2001?2005), in 2005
-
Nick Fry,
British American Racing
/
Honda
: team principal/managing director (2005?2007), in 2006
-
Aguri Suzuki
,
Super Aguri
: the founder and team principal/owner (2006?2008), in 2008
-
Martin Whitmarsh
,
McLaren
: team principal (2009?), in 2006
Other racing personnel
[
??
]
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map
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At the United States GP 2005
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A stand selling
Foster's Lager
, F1's official beer
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Flagsmen with a yellow flag and safety car sign
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A flagsman with a green flag
-
Pit crew
-
The helmet-shaped
Red Bull
clothing vendor
- World Drivers' Championship trophies
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detail
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detal
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detail
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detail
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detail
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detail
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detail
- Grands Prix trophies
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1987-1992
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1993-2017
-
2018--
- F1 initiatives and associations
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Part 1 of a letter from Mosley to Dupasquier
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Part 2 of the same letter
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Part 1 of a letter from Mosley to Edouard Michelin
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Part 2 of the same letter