Motor racing is a broad category of competitive events involving racing motor vehicles, including open wheel formula racing, stock car racing, endurance sports car racing and rallying. Its top open wheel category, Formula One, is contested worldwide on purpose built circuits and street tracks and is governed by the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile.
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The first prearranged match race of two self-powered road vehicles over a prescribed route occurred at 4:30 A.M. on August 30, 1867, between Ashton-under-Lyne and Old Trafford, England, a distance of 8 mi (13 km).
History section, first prearranged race
The first prearranged match race of two self-powered road vehicles over a prescribed route occurred at 4:30 A.M. on August 30, 1867, between Ashton-under-Lyne and Old Trafford, England, a distance of 8 mi (13 km).
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The highest governing body is the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA)
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Sir John Young Stewart (born 11 June 1939) is a British former racing driver, broadcaster and motorsport executive from Scotland who competed in Formula One from 1965 to 1973.
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