Motorsport

Drivers and the people behind racing.

People in Motorsport

26 profiles

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Mika Häkkinen

Winning consecutive Formula One titles with McLaren.

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Lewis Hamilton

Winning seven Formula One world drivers’ championships.

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Michael Schumacher

Winning seven Formula One world championships and leading Ferrari’s five-title run.

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Ayrton Senna

Winning three Formula One titles and producing landmark wet-weather drives.

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Niki Lauda

Winning three Formula One titles and returning after a near-fatal crash.

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Juan Manuel Fangio

Winning five Formula One world championships with four teams.

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Alain Prost

Winning four Formula One world championships.

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Max Verstappen

Winning four consecutive Formula One championships from 2021 to 2024.

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Fernando Alonso

Winning Formula One titles and the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

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Sebastian Vettel

Winning four consecutive Formula One titles from 2010 to 2013.

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Valentino Rossi

Winning nine motorcycle Grand Prix world championships.

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Marc Márquez

Winning MotoGP titles through aggressive, highly skilled riding.

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Sébastien Loeb

Winning nine consecutive World Rally Championships.

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Michèle Mouton

Becoming the first woman to win a World Rally Championship event.

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Danica Patrick

Becoming the first woman to win an IndyCar race.

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Lella Lombardi

Becoming the first woman to score in the Formula One World Championship.

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Jackie Stewart

Winning three Formula One world titles and campaigning to make motor racing safer.

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Shirley Muldowney

Becoming the first woman to win an NHRA Top Fuel championship.

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Jim Clark

Winning Formula One titles and the Indianapolis 500 in the same career.

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Emerson Fittipaldi

Winning world championships in Formula One and American IndyCar racing.

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Jack Brabham

The Formula One champion who won the 1966 title driving a car bearing his own name.

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Giacomo Agostini

Winning fifteen motorcycle Grand Prix world championships.

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Mick Doohan

Winning five consecutive 500cc motorcycle world championships.

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Carlos Sainz Sr.

Winning two World Rally Championships and four Dakar car titles.

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Richard Petty

Winning a record 200 races in NASCAR’s top series.

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Mario Andretti

Winning the Formula One title, Indianapolis 500 and Daytona 500.