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Bianca Bustamante
Bianca Bustamante (born 2005), Filipino racing driver from Manila; W Series rookie 2022, two-time F1 Academy winner, first woman in McLaren's Driver Development Programme, later GB3, CUPRA KIRO Formula E, Eurocup-3.
Billown Circuit
Billown Circuit: 4.25-mile triangular public-road motorcycle racing course at Castletown, Isle of Man, first raced 14 July 1955. Hosts the Southern 100, Pre-TT Classic, and Post-TT road races; mass-start format.
Billy Monger
Billy Monger, 'Billy Whizz', British racing driver who lost both legs in a 120 mph 2017 British F4 crash at Donington Park, returned as the first amputee in single-seater racing, became a Channel 4 F1 presenter, and set an IRONMAN Kona record.
Biological passport
Athlete Biological Passport (ABP), WADA anti-doping program since 2009; monitors blood and urine markers longitudinally via a Bayesian adaptive model, with haematological, steroidal, and developing endocrine modules, to detect doping indirectly.
BMW in Formula One
BMW in Formula One: German manufacturer as F1 engine supplier and constructor. Won the 1983 drivers' title with Piquet's Brabham M12/13 turbo, powered Williams 2000-2005, ran BMW Sauber 2006-2009 with one win, then withdrew.
BMX
BMX (Bicycle Motocross): cycling sport from 1960s California with two branches, BMX Racing (eight-rider 350-400 m sprint track, Olympic since 2008) and BMX Freestyle (judged tricks; Park is Olympic), governed by the UCI since 1993.
BMX bike
BMX bike (Bicycle Motocross bike): a 20-inch-wheel, single-gear bicycle from 1960s California, split into racing bikes (aluminium/carbon, no suspension) and freestyle bikes (park, street, vert, dirt, flatland) with pegs and trick-specific geometry.
Bobby Allison
Bobby Allison (1937-2024), American NASCAR Cup Series driver, 1983 champion, three-time Daytona 500 winner, and Alabama Gang founder; 85 Cup wins, fourth all-time after his 1971 Bowman Gray win was restored in 2024.
Bobby Labonte
Bobby Labonte, Corpus Christi, Texas-born NASCAR driver; 2000 Cup Series champion (265 points over Dale Earnhardt) and 1991 Xfinity/Grand National champion; 21 Cup wins, all with Joe Gibbs Racing; 2020 NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee and 75 Greatest Drivers honoree.
Bobby Rahal
Bobby Rahal (Robert Woodward Rahal, born 1953), American racer: 1986 Indianapolis 500 winner, three-time CART champion (1986, 1987, 1992), two 1978 F1 starts for Wolf, and co-owner of Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing with David Letterman and Mike Lanigan.
Bobby Unser
Bobby Unser (1934-2021), American racing driver, three-time Indianapolis 500 winner (1968, 1975, 1981), two-time USAC champion, and dominant Pikes Peak Hill Climb figure; brother of four-time winner Al Unser.
Boris Shukhov
Boris Shukhov (Борис Хабалович Шухов), born 1947, Soviet road cyclist; 1972 Munich Olympic gold and 1970 Leicester world champion in the 100 km team time trial; first Olympic champion from Kabardino-Balkaria.
Bowman Gray Stadium
Bowman Gray Stadium, the "Madhouse," is a quarter-mile flat asphalt oval in Winston-Salem, North Carolina; NASCAR's longest-running weekly track since 1949, host of 29 Cup races 1958-1971 and the 2025-2026 Cook Out Clash.
Brabham
Brabham (Motor Racing Developments), British F1 constructor 1962-1992 founded by Jack Brabham and Ron Tauranac; 4 drivers' and 2 constructors' titles, 35 wins; BT19, BT46B fan car, BT52 BMW turbo.
Brabham BT46
Brabham BT46, 1978 Gordon Murray Formula One car with Alfa Romeo flat-12; its BT46B 'fan car' variant used an engine-driven rear fan for underbody suction, won the 1978 Swedish GP with Niki Lauda, its only race, then was withdrawn.
Brad Keselowski
Brad Keselowski (born 1984, Rochester, Michigan), American NASCAR driver and RFK Racing co-owner; 2012 Cup champion, 36 Cup wins, 2010 Xfinity title, six Talladega wins; leaves RFK No. 6 after 2026.
Bradley Wiggins
Bradley Wiggins is a British former road and track cyclist who won the 2012 Tour de France and, with eight Olympic medals, retired as Britain's most decorated Olympian.
Brady Kurtz
Brady Kurtz, born 1996 in Cowra, NSW, is an Australian speedway rider for Belle Vue, Wroclaw, and Holsted; 2025 Speedway GP silver medallist with five straight GP wins, 2025 Speedway of Nations champion, and Australian Champion 2016 and 2025.
Brando Badoer
Brando Badoer (born 2006, Montebelluna) is an Italian racing driver, son of ex-F1 driver Luca Badoer; McLaren junior, 2026 FIA F3 race winner with Rodin, F2 driver for 2027.
Brands Hatch
Brands Hatch is a Kent motor racing circuit founded in 1926, with Indy (1.208 mi) and Grand Prix (2.433 mi) layouts, a former British Grand Prix host now run by MSV and joining Formula E's 2026/27 calendar.
Brawn GP
Brawn GP, a British Formula One team created by Ross Brawn from the withdrawn Honda works team, raced only in 2009; its BGP 001 with Mercedes engine and double diffuser won both titles before Mercedes bought it.
Brazilian Grand Prix
Brazilian Grand Prix (Grande Prêmio do Brasil, now São Paulo Grand Prix): Formula One race first held as a championship round in 1973 at Interlagos, alternating with Rio's Jacarepaguá 1978-1989, back at Interlagos since 1990, contracted until 2030.
Brazilian Rally Championship
The Brazilian Rally Championship is Brazil's national rally championship, sanctioned by the Confederação Brasileira de Automobilismo and run as parallel speed rally and rally raid series.
BRDC International Trophy
BRDC International Trophy, Silverstone motor racing award founded by the British Racing Drivers' Club in 1949; a non-championship Formula One race 1950-1980, later F2/F3000, revived 2026 for British F4, won by George Proudford-Nalder.
Brenden Queen
Brenden "Butterbean" Queen (born 1997, Chesapeake, Virginia) is an American stock car driver; 2025 ARCA Menards Series champion, 2024 CARS Tour Late Model Stock champion, now driving Kaulig Racing's No. 12 Ram in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.
Brendon Hartley
Brendon Hartley (born 1989, Palmerston North, New Zealand) is a Toyota WEC Hypercar driver, four-time FIA World Endurance Champion (2015, 2017, 2022, 2023) and three-time Le Mans winner, who raced 25 Grands Prix for Toro Rosso in 2017–2018.
Bretagne Classic
Bretagne Classic (Grand Prix de Plouay, Bretagne Classic - Ouest-France/CIC): UCI WorldTour one-day race around Plouay, Brittany, first run 1904/1931, renamed 2016. 2025 winner Arnaud De Lie; 2026 winner Alex Aranburu.
Brett Aitken
Brett Aitken (born 1971, Adelaide) is an Australian track cyclist, Olympic madison gold medallist with Scott McGrory at Sydney 2000, plus 1992 silver and 1996 bronze in the team pursuit; later SASI head coach.
Brett Lancaster
Brett Lancaster (born 1979, Shepparton) is an Australian cyclist, 2004 Athens Olympic team pursuit gold medallist, 2005 Giro d'Italia prologue winner in maglia rosa, and later a Team Sky and INEOS sports director.
Brickyard 400
Brickyard 400: NASCAR Cup Series race, 400 miles (160 laps) on the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval. First run August 6, 1994, won by Jeff Gordon before a 250,000 sellout; held on the road course 2021-2023.