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Alexander Rossi
Alexander Rossi (born 1991, Nevada City, California) is an American IndyCar driver for Ed Carpenter Racing, 2016 Indianapolis 500 winner, and former Manor Marussia Formula 1 driver with five 2015 starts.
Alexi Grewal
Alexi Singh Grewal, American cyclist born 1960 in Denver, won the 1984 Olympic men's road race at Mission Viejo, the first US gold in that event, beating Steve Bauer by less than a wheel.
Alexis DeJoria
Alexis DeJoria (born 1977) is an American NHRA Funny Car driver, daughter of John Paul DeJoria; six-time national event winner, first woman with a sub-four-second Funny Car pass, racing for John Force Racing from 2026.
Alfa Romeo in Formula One
Alfa Romeo in Formula One: Milanese marque that won the first two F1 Drivers' Championships (1950 Farina, 1951 Fangio) with the Alfetta 158/159, raced as a constructor 1979-1985, and sponsored Sauber as Alfa Romeo Racing from 2018 to 2023 before Audi's takeover.
Alfonso de Portago
Alfonso de Portago (Alfonso Cabeza de Vaca y Leighton), Spanish marquis, Olympic bobsledder and Ferrari Formula 1 driver 1956-1957; killed 12 May 1957 in the Guidizzolo Mille Miglia crash that ended the race.
Alfredo Dinale
Alfredo Dinale (1900–1976), Italian cyclist: 1924 Paris Olympic gold in 4,000 m team pursuit, two 1929 Giro d'Italia stage wins, six-day track victories at Dortmund, Frankfurt, and Paris, later a Campagnolo instructor.
Alisha Palmowski
Alisha Palmowski, British racing driver from Glossop, Derbyshire; 2024 GB4 Vice Champion (3 wins, 11 podiums, 422 points) with Elite Motorsport; Red Bull Racing Pepe Jeans Academy Programme driver in F1 Academy with Campos Racing from 2025.
Alister McRae
Alister McRae (born 1970, Lanark, Scotland) is a Scottish rally driver, brother of Colin and son of Jimmy McRae; 1995 British and 2011 Asia-Pacific champion, Hyundai and Mitsubishi WRC factory driver.
Alpine F1 Team
Alpine F1 Team (BWT Alpine F1 Team), Renault Group's Formula One constructor at Enstone, rebranded from Renault in 2021; one win (Ocon, Hungary 2021), best finish 4th in 2022, Mercedes engines from 2026.
AMA Motocross Championship
AMA Motocross Championship (AMA Motocross Nationals, AMA Pro Motocross): American Motorcyclist Association's premier US outdoor motocross series, founded 1972 at the Los Angeles Coliseum; 11 rounds, two 30-minute-plus-two-lap motos per class, part of the SMX playoffs since 2023.
AMA Supercross Championship
AMA Supercross Championship (Monster Energy AMA Supercross), the AMA's 17-round stadium motocross series, January to May, 450 and 250 East/West classes, feeding the SMX World Championship with Pro Motocross.
American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association
American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association (AHRMA), Knoxville, TN-based member-owned 501(c)(4) sanctioning vintage motorcycle road racing, motocross, flat track, trials, and cross country; about 3,000 members, largest vintage racing group in North America.
American Le Mans Series
American Le Mans Series (ALMS), IMSA-sanctioned North American sports car series 1999–2013 under ACO Le Mans rules, founded by Don Panoz after Petit Le Mans 1998; Audi R10 TDI, Corvette GT1, Petit Le Mans, merged with Grand-Am into United SportsCar Championship.
American open-wheel car racing
American open-wheel car racing, or Indy car racing, is North American single-seat, open-wheel racing. Top series: NTT INDYCAR SERIES; signature event: Indianapolis 500; sanctioning ran AAA, USAC, CART/IRL split, unified INDYCAR since 2008.
Americas Rallycross Championship
Americas Rallycross Championship (ARX), IMG-promoted North American rallycross series 2018-2019 after Global Rallycross folded; champions Scott Speed (2018) and Tanner Foust (2019); cancelled November 2019 for lack of commercial partners.
Anatoly Chukanov
Anatoly Chukanov (Анатолий Алексеевич Чуканов), Soviet road cyclist, 1976 Montreal Olympic gold medalist in the 100 km team time trial and 1977 world champion with Chaplygin, Pikkuus, and Kaminsky; later coached Mexico and taught in Luhansk.
Anatoly Yarkin
Anatoly Yarkin (Анатолий Николаевич Яркин), Soviet road cyclist born 1958 in Novoye, Zaporizhzhia; won 1980 Moscow Olympic gold in the 100 km team time trial with Kashirin, Logvin, and Shelpakov, and was sixth in the individual road race.
Andre Auffray
Andre Auffray (Alexandre Offray, 1884-1953), French track cyclist for Velo Club de Levallois; won 1908 Olympic tandem sprint gold with Maurice Schilles in 3:07.6 and 5,000 m bronze.
Andre Noyelle
André Noyelle (1931-2003), Belgian road cyclist, double gold medalist at Helsinki 1952 in the individual and team Olympic road race; professional 1953-1966, later ran a bicycle shop and Café Helsinki in Ieper.
Andrea Collinelli
Andrea Collinelli, born 1969 in Ravenna, Italy, is an Italian track cyclist who won Olympic gold in the 1996 individual pursuit and two world titles in the team pursuit.
Andrea Dovizioso
Andrea Dovizioso (DesmoDovi), born 1986, Italian MotoGP rider; 2004 125cc World Champion, three-time MotoGP runner-up (2017-2019) to Marc Marquez, 24 GP wins, 103 podiums; retired 2022, now Yamaha test rider.
Andrea Kimi Antonelli
Andrea Kimi Antonelli (born 2006, Bologna) is an Italian Formula 1 driver for Mercedes since 2025, Hamilton's successor; 2026 championship leader with 8 wins, 6 poles, and youngest-ever pole-sitter.
Andreas Mikkelsen
Andreas Mikkelsen (born 1989) is a Norwegian rally driver, three-time WRC winner with Volkswagen, two-time WRC2 champion (2021, 2023), 2021 European Rally Champion, and former IRC champion.
Andreas Walzer
Andreas Walzer, German track and road cyclist born 1970 in Homburg, Saarland; Olympic gold in the 1992 Barcelona men's team pursuit, 1991 world champion, later ARD commentator and team manager.
Andy Schleck
Andy Schleck, born 1985, Luxembourgish road cyclist; official 2010 Tour de France winner after Contador's doping disqualification, also 2nd in 2009 and 2011 Tours and 2007 Giro; retired 2014, now Lidl-Trek CEO.
Angelo Damiano
Angelo Damiano (born 30 September 1938, Naples) is an Italian track cyclist, Olympic tandem sprint gold medalist at Tokyo 1964 with Sergio Bianchetto, 1967 world professional sprint bronze medalist, and 2015 CONI Gold Collar recipient.
Angelo de Martini
Angelo De Martini (1897-1979), Italian track cyclist; won 1924 Paris Olympic gold in the 4,000 m team pursuit with Dinale, Menegazzi, and Zucchetti, was fourth in the 50 km, then a professional pursuit specialist and bicycle maker.
Anna Kiesenhofer
Anna Kiesenhofer, Austrian mathematician and cyclist, born 1991, won a solo amateur gold in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic women's road race, Austria's first cycling medal since 1896.
Anna Meares
Anna Meares (born 1983, Blackwater, Queensland), Australian track cyclist; six Olympic medals including Athens 2004 500m time trial gold in world record 33.952; record 11 world titles; Chef de Mission Paris 2024 and LA 2028.
Anne Caroline Chausson
Anne-Caroline Chausson, French cyclist born 1977 in Dijon; nine women's downhill MTB world titles 1996-2005, five World Cup overalls, and first Olympic BMX champion, Beijing 2008 gold in 35.976s.