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Baja 1000
Baja 1000, originally the NORRA Mexican 1000 Rally (first run November 1, 1967, founded by Ed Pearlman), is SCORE International's annual non-stop ~1,000-mile off-road desert race down Mexico's Baja California peninsula for trucks, buggies, motorcycles, quads, and UTVs.
Baku City Circuit
Baku City Circuit: 6.003 km Hermann Tilke street circuit in Baku, Azerbaijan; F1 venue since 2016 (European GP, then Azerbaijan GP from 2017); longest F1 straight at 2.2 km, 7.6 m narrowest castle section; Rosberg won the inaugural race.
Balaton Park Circuit
Balaton Park Circuit, a 4.115 km FIM Grade A and FIA Grade 2 race track at Balatonfőkajár, Hungary, opened May 2023; hosted WorldSBK 2025 and the 2025 MotoGP Hungarian Grand Prix, won by Marc Márquez.
Bangsean
Bangsean (บางแสน), also spelled Bangsaen, is a 3.7 km temporary beachfront street circuit in Chon Buri, Thailand, first raced in 2007 and home of the Bangsaen Grand Prix and Thailand Super Series.
Bao Shanju
Bao Shanju (鲍珊菊), Chinese track sprint cyclist born 1997 in Luoyang, Henan; Tokyo 2020 Olympic gold in women's team sprint with Zhong Tianshi and 31.804 world record; silver and bronze at 2022 and 2023 worlds.
Barbagallo
Barbagallo is the 1992–2018 name of Wanneroo Raceway, a 2.411 km, seven-turn permanent circuit at Wanneroo near Perth, opened March 1969, operated by the WA Sporting Car Club, host of Supercars since 1973.
Barber Motorsports Park
Barber Motorsports Park, also called Barber raceway, is an 880-acre Alabama racing facility opened in 2003 with a 2.38-mile, 16-turn clockwise road course, the Guinness-record Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum, and the annual IndyCar Grand Prix of Alabama.
Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix
Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix (Gran Premio de Barcelona-Catalunya), F1 race at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló; Spanish GP venue 1991-2026, renamed 2026, rotating with Spa 2028-2032.
Barry Briggs
Barry Briggs, "Briggo" (born 1934, Christchurch, NZ), New Zealand speedway rider, four-time World Champion (1957, 1958, 1964, 1966), record 18 World Finals, MBE, Swindon and Wimbledon legend; distinct from the Cincinnati civil engineer David Barry Briggs.
Barry Sheene
Barry Sheene, British motorcycle racer, 500cc world champion 1976 and 1977 on Suzuki, Formula 750 champion 1973, MBE 1978, record 137.15 mph Spa lap, died of cancer 2003 aged 52.
Bart Brentjens
Bart Brentjens (Bartman), Dutch mountain biker born 1968 in Haelen, won the first Olympic mountain bike gold at Atlanta 1996, world champion 1995, bronze Athens 2004, later marathon and Cape Epic specialist and team manager.
Bart Zoet
Bart Zoet (Hubertus Balthazar Zoet, 1942-1992), Dutch road cyclist, Olympic gold medalist in the 100 km team time trial at Tokyo 1964 with Karstens, Dolman, and Pieterse; professional 1965-1970.
Bartosz Zmarzlik
Bartosz Zmarzlik (born 1995, Szczecin) is a Polish speedway rider with six FIM Speedway Grand Prix world titles (2019, 2020, 2022-2025), the only rider with four consecutive crowns, equal to Mauger and Rickardsson.
Barum Czech Rally Zlín
Barum Czech Rally Zlín (55th edition 2026) is the Czech Republic's oldest tarmac rally, an FIA ERC round since 1984 run around Zlín and Otrokovice; Jan Kopecký holds a record 12 wins in Škoda machinery.
Bathurst 1000
Bathurst 1000, also called The Great Race, is a 1000 km, 161-lap Supercars endurance race at Mount Panorama (Wahluu), Bathurst, NSW. First run 1960 at Phillip Island, at Bathurst since 1963; Peter Brock won nine; 2026 winner Brodie Kostecki.
Beijing Goldenport
Beijing Goldenport (Goldenport Motor Park, 北京金港国际赛车场) is a permanent FIA Grade 3 racing circuit in Chaoyang District, Beijing. Opened December 2001, designed by Michael McDonough; 2.391 km, 12 turns; hosted FIA GT1 2011 and WTCC 2014.
Belgian Grand Prix
Belgian Grand Prix (Grand Prix de Belgique), Formula One race at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Ardennes, Belgium; first run 1925, championship round since 1950; 7.004 km, 44 laps; Schumacher most wins with six.
Belle Vue Aces
Belle Vue Aces, Manchester speedway club founded 1928, racing at the National Speedway Stadium in the ROWE Motor Oil Premiership; multiple league champions including 2022 and 2024 Premiership titles.
Ben Collins (racing driver)
Ben Collins (born 1975, Bristol) is a British racing driver and stunt driver, the second Top Gear Stig (2003-2010), 2003 ASCAR champion, Le Mans racer, and James Bond stunt driver.
Ben Jones (olympedia 14948)
Ben Jones (Benjamin Jones, 1882–1963), British track cyclist, Olympedia athlete 14948; won 1908 Olympic gold in 5,000 m and team pursuit plus 20 km silver; distinct from equestrian Reuben "Ben" Jones.
Ben Swift
Ben Swift (Benjamin Swift, born 1987, Rotherham) is a British road and track cyclist, 2012 scratch race world champion, Milan-Sanremo 2014 third, two-time British road race champion, riding for Netcompany INEOS.
Benetton Formula
Benetton Formula, Italian fashion group's F1 team 1986-2001 (sponsoring from 1983), born from the Toleman takeover; won 1994 and 1995 drivers' titles and 1995 constructors' title with Michael Schumacher; sold to Renault for $120 million in 2000.
Benjamin Thomas
Benjamin Thomas (Benjamin Davy Ludovic Thomas, born 1995, Lavaur, France) is a French track and road cyclist, Cofidis rider, Olympic omnium champion Paris 2024, Tokyo 2020 Madison bronze, five track world titles.
Bernard Hinault
Bernard Hinault, 'le Blaireau' (the Badger), French cyclist born 1954 in Yffiniac; five-time Tour de France winner (1978–1985), three-time Giro winner, two-time Vuelta winner, last French Tour champion.
Bernard Leene
Bernard Leene (Bernardus Petrus Leene, 1903-1988), Dutch track cyclist; won 1928 Amsterdam Olympic tandem sprint gold with Daan van Dijk, the first Dutch gold of those Games, and 1936 Berlin tandem silver with Henk Ooms.
Bernard Redwood
Bernard Boverton Redwood (1874–1911), British motorboat racer, won two Olympic gold medals at London 1908 in the B-Class and C-Class events aboard Gyrinus, bailing water alongside John Field-Richards; motorboating was never an Olympic sport again.
Bernd Dittert
Bernd Dittert (born 1961, Genthin) is a German track and road cyclist and coach; Olympic bronze in individual pursuit for East Germany at Seoul 1988 and gold in the 100 km team time trial for unified Germany at Barcelona 1992.
Bernie Ecclestone
Bernie Ecclestone (born 1930) is the British executive who ran Formula One's commercial rights for four decades via FOCA, FOM, and the Concorde Agreements, sold the sport to Liberty Media in 2016–2017, and in 2023 received a suspended sentence for tax fraud with a £652.6m settlement.
Bernt Johansson
Bernt Johansson (born 1953, Göteborg), Swedish road cyclist; Olympic road race gold at Montreal 1976, 1974 world team time trial champion, third at the 1979 Giro d'Italia as a professional in Italy.
Beth Shriever
Beth Shriever (Bethany Kate Shriever, born 1999, Leytonstone) is a British BMX racer, Tokyo 2020 Olympic gold medallist and three-time elite world champion (2021, 2023, 2025).