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Arvid Pettersson
Arvid Pettersson, full name Johan Arvid Josef Pettersson (1893–1956), was a Swedish road cyclist and non-scoring member of Sweden's gold-medal 1912 Olympic team road race.
Ary Bansal
Ary Bansal (Aryaman Bansal, आर्यमान बंसल, born 2009, Chandigarh) is an Indian racing driver, first Indian GB4 champion (2025), now third in Italian F4 2026 with US Racing.
Ashley Force Hood
Ashley Force Hood, eldest daughter of John Force, is an American NHRA drag racer and the first woman to win a Funny Car national event, at the 2008 Southern Nationals, beating her father in the final; nine career wins, second in 2009 points.
Asia-Pacific Rally Championship
The Asia-Pacific Rally Championship (APRC) is an FIA continental rallying series founded in 1988, contested across two continents from Australia and New Zealand to Japan, China, and India.
Asian Games records in track cycling
Asian Games records in track cycling are the fastest times ridden in Asian Games track cycling events, distinct from Asian records compiled by the Asian Cycling Confederation.
Aspar
Aspar (Jorge Martínez Salvadores), Spanish former motorcycle racer from Alzira, four-time world champion (80 cc 1986-1988, 125 cc 1988, all with Derbi), founder of the Aspar Team and the Aspar Circuit in Guadassuar, Valencia.
Aston Martin in Formula One
Aston Martin in Formula One: the Silverstone-based Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team, owned by Lawrence Stroll, running Alonso and Stroll, Honda RA626H power units and Adrian Newey's AMR26 from 2026, distinct from the road-car maker.
Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR-LMH
Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR-LMH: LMH Hypercar racing version of the Valkyrie road car, non-hybrid 6.5L Cosworth V12 at 500 kW, 1,030 kg, raced by the Aston Martin THOR Team in WEC and IMSA from 2025.
Attilio Pavesi
Attilio Pavesi was an Italian road racing cyclist who won two gold medals at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics, in the 100 km time trial and team road race.
Audi in Formula One
Audi in Formula One: Audi AG entered F1 as a 2026 power unit manufacturer, took over Sauber (announced 2022, 100% takeover 2024), and races as Audi Revolut F1 Team with Hulkenberg and Bortoleto, targeting title contention by 2030.
Audi R18
Audi R18: Audi's Le Mans prototype (2011–2016), also R18 TDI, ultra, and e-tron quattro; 120° V6 TDI diesel with flywheel then battery hybrid; won four straight Le Mans 2011–2014 and four WEC titles; withdrawn after dieselgate.
Austin Cindric
Austin Cindric (born 1998) is an American NASCAR Cup Series driver of Team Penske's No. 2 Ford; 2022 Daytona 500 winner in his rookie Cup season, 2020 Xfinity Series champion, three Cup wins, son of Tim Cindric.
Austin Dillon
Austin Dillon (born 1990, Welcome, North Carolina) is a NASCAR Cup Series driver of the No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet; six-time Cup winner, 2018 Daytona 500 champion, 2011 Truck and 2013 Xfinity champion.
Australia at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Australia at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships: national team results, highlighted by 2022 men's team sprint gold in Paris (41.600s), 2025 Santiago double bronze, and 2026 Shanghai silver.
Australian Grand Prix
Australian Grand Prix: Formula 1 race at Albert Park, Melbourne, since 1996, after Adelaide 1985-1995; 5.278 km, 58 laps; record 465,498 attendance in 2025; contracted until 2037.
Australian motorcycle Grand Prix
The Australian motorcycle Grand Prix is a MotoGP World Championship round held since 1997 at the Phillip Island circuit in Victoria, Australia, moving to an Adelaide street circuit from 2027.
Australian Rally Championship
The Australian Rally Championship is Australia's premier domestic rally championship, run since 1968 and decided over six rounds; Possum Bourne holds the record with seven driver titles.
Austrian Grand Prix
Austrian Grand Prix, Formula One World Championship race at the Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Styria; first run 1964 at Zeltweg, Österreichring 1970-1987, A1-Ring 1997-2003, back since 2014, contracted through 2041.
Auto racing
Auto racing, competitive racing of automobiles under organized rules, began with the 1894 Paris-Rouen Trial and is now led by FIA-sanctioned series such as Formula 1, IndyCar, NASCAR, and Formula E, each with distinct cars, tracks, and regulations.
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez: permanent F1 circuit in Mexico City's Magdalena Mixhuca park, built 1959, named for Ricardo and Pedro Rodríguez; highest F1 track at about 2,285 m, hosting the Mexico City Grand Prix since 2015.
Automobile sports
Automobile sports (motor sport, motorsport): competitive racing of automobiles across circuit, rally, endurance, drag, karting, and esports disciplines, governed worldwide by the FIA, founded 1904, which launched the Formula One World Championship in 1950.
Autopolis
Autopolis (オートポリス) is a 4.674 km FIA Grade 2 racing circuit at 800 m elevation in Hita, Oita, Kyushu, Japan. Opened 1990, it lost a 1993 F1 slot to bankruptcy and now hosts Super GT and Super Formula.
Axel Wilhelm Persson
Axel Wilhelm Persson (Axel Wilhelm Emanuel Persson), Swedish road and track cyclist, 1888–1955; Olympic team road race gold 1912 and silver 1920, ninth individually in 1912, multiple Swedish champion.
Ayhancan Güven
Ayhancan Güven, Turkish racing driver born 1998 in Istanbul, Porsche factory driver and Red Bull athlete; 2025 DTM champion with Manthey EMA, first Turkish DTM champion, former Porsche Junior and Supercup vice-champion.
Ayrton Senna
Ayrton Senna (Ayrton Senna da Silva, 1960–1994), Brazilian Formula 1 driver, three-time world champion (1988, 1990, 1991) with McLaren, 41 wins, 65 poles; died at Imola 1994; legacy includes Instituto Ayrton Senna and F1 safety reforms.
Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Azerbaijan Grand Prix (Azərbaycan Qran Prisi), Formula One race at the 6.003 km Baku City Circuit since 2017 (2016 as European GP); 51 laps, lap record 1:43.009 (Leclerc 2019), only repeat winner Sergio Pérez, contracted until 2030.
Azizulhasni Awang
Azizulhasni Awang (Mohd Azizulhasni Awang), born 1988, is a Malaysian track cyclist nicknamed the Pocket Rocketman who won Olympic keirin bronze at Rio 2016 and silver at Tokyo 2020.
Bahrain (venue)
Bahrain International Circuit (BIC), Sakhir desert venue near Manama, Bahrain; first Middle East F1 Grand Prix, April 4, 2004; Hermann Tilke design, 5.412 km, night race since 2014, WEC finale host.
Bahrain Grand Prix
Bahrain Grand Prix: Formula One race at Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, first held April 4, 2004 as the Middle East's first F1 race; night race since 2014; 57 laps of 5.412 km; 2026 edition run at Sepang.
Bahrain International Circuit (حلبة البحرين الدولية)
Bahrain International Circuit (حلبة البحرين الدولية), Sakhir desert FIA Grade 1 circuit by Hermann Tilke, opened 2004, first Middle East F1 venue; 2026 Bahrain GP moved to Sepang due to Iran war.