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Esteban Ocon

Esteban Ocon (born 1996, Évreux) is a French Formula 1 driver for TGR Haas F1 Team, car 31. 2014 European F3 and 2015 GP3 champion; won the 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix for Alpine, his only F1 win, and leaves Haas after 2026.

Estering

Estering, also Estering Buxtehude, is a 952 m rallycross circuit in Buxtehude, Germany, opened 21 May 1972 with Germany's first rallycross race; it hosted World RX 2014–2018 and 2023 and holds an FIA Grade 6R licence.

Eugene van Roosbroeck

Eugène Van Roosbroeck (Eugeen Van Roosbroeck), Belgian road cyclist (1928–2018); 1948 London Olympic team road race gold medalist, 12th individually; received his gold medal 62 years late, in 2010, from Jacques Rogge.

European Drivers' Championship

The European Drivers' Championship was the AIACR's Grand Prix motor racing title of the 1930s and a forerunner of Formula 1, dominated in its final years by Mercedes-Benz and Auto Union.

European Le Mans Series

European Le Mans Series (ELMS), formerly Le Mans Endurance Series and Le Mans Series, is the ACO's European endurance championship: six 4-hour races at Barcelona, Le Castellet, Imola, Spa, Silverstone, Portimão, with 47 cars in LMP2, LMP2 Pro/Am, LMP3, and LMGT3 and Le Mans invitations for champions.

European Rally Championship

FIA European Rally Championship (ERC): FIA's continental rally series, founded 1953, oldest international rally championship. 2026: seven rounds, five asphalt two gravel, Sierra Morena opener, Rally Hungary dropped, best six of seven scoring.

EuroVelo

EuroVelo is the European Cyclists' Federation's network of 17 long-distance cycle routes, over 92,500 km long, about 60% fully developed, certified under the European Certification Standard.

Euskaltel–Euskadi

Euskaltel–Euskadi, also called Fundación Euskadi team, is a Basque UCI ProTeam cycling squad, fan-funded in 1994, orange-jerseyed, Basque-only rider policy, original team 1994–2013, revived, Landa returns 2027.

Excitebike (エキサイトバイク)

Excitebike (エキサイトバイク) is Nintendo's 1984 Famicom side-scrolling motocross racer, an NES launch title with turbo-overheat mechanics, five tracks, and an early console track editor; later versions include Vs. Excitebike and Excitebike 64.

Extreme E

Extreme E is an FIA-sanctioned off-road racing series with male and female drivers in identical electric SUVs, founded by Alejandro Agag and raced from 2021.

Extreme H

Extreme H, the FIA Extreme H World Cup, is the world's first hydrogen-powered off-road racing event, held annually at Qiddiya, Saudi Arabia, using the Symbio fuel cell Pioneer 25 car with male and female driver pairs.

Fabian Cancellara

Fabian Cancellara, 'Spartacus', Swiss road cyclist born 1981; four world time trial titles, Olympic TT gold 2008 and 2016, three Paris-Roubaix and three Tour of Flanders wins; later founded Tudor Pro Cycling.

Fabio Casartelli

Fabio Casartelli (1970–1995), Italian road cyclist, won the 1992 Barcelona Olympic road race gold and died aged 24 in a crash on the Col de Portet d'Aspet descent during stage 15 of the 1995 Tour de France.

Fabio Di Giannantonio

Fabio Di Giannantonio (Diggia), Italian MotoGP rider born 1998 in Rome, number 49 for Pertamina Enduro VR46 Ducati; MotoGP wins at Qatar 2023 and Catalan GP 2026; joins Red Bull KTM with Alex Marquez in 2027.

Fabio Quartararo

Fabio Quartararo, El Diablo, French MotoGP rider born 1999 in Nice; 2021 MotoGP World Champion with Yamaha (11 wins, 32 podiums), 2022 runner-up, leaves Yamaha for factory Honda HRC on a two-year deal from 2027.

Fabulous Hudson Hornet

Fabulous Hudson Hornet: 1951-1954 Hudson Hornet stock cars, nicknamed by Marshall Teague, that dominated NASCAR with Herb Thomas and Tim Flock using a 308 cu in six and Step-Down low-center-of-gravity body; inspired Cars' Doc Hudson.

Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile

Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA, formerly AIACR), founded 1904 in Paris: non-profit world governing body for motor sport and federation of motoring organizations; runs F1 and World Championships, road safety advocacy, 245 member organizations, president Mohammed Ben Sulayem.

Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme

FIM (Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme), formerly FICM, founded 1904 in Paris, is the world governing body for motorcycle sport, based in Mies, Switzerland, with 125 national federations, IOC recognition, and MotoGP among its championships.

Fedor den Hertog

Fedor den Hertog (1946–2011) was a Dutch road cyclist who won Olympic gold in the 100 km team time trial at the 1968 Mexico City Games.

Felicia Ballanger

Félicia Ballanger, born 1971, is a French track cyclist who dominated women's sprint and 500 m time trial racing in the late 1990s, winning three Olympic gold medals.

Felipe Drugovich

Felipe Drugovich, Brazilian racing driver born 2000 in Maringá; 2022 FIA Formula 2 champion with MP Motorsport, Aston Martin F1 reserve 2022-2025, now Andretti Formula E driver.

Felipe Massa

Felipe Massa is a Brazilian racing driver, born in 1981 in São Paulo, who raced in Formula 1 from 2002 to 2017 and lost the 2008 title to Lewis Hamilton by one point.

Ferdinand Habsburg (racing driver)

Ferdinand Habsburg, also known as Ferdinand Zvonimir, is an Austrian racing driver and heir to the House of Habsburg-Lorraine who won the 2021 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Ferdinando Terruzzi

Ferdinando "Nando" Terruzzi (1924–2014), Italian track cyclist, 1948 London Olympic tandem gold with Perona; won 25 of 149 six-day races, nicknamed King of the Six Days.

Fernand Canteloube

Fernand Canteloube (1900–1976), French road cyclist, won team gold and individual bronze in the road race at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics, then rode professionally for Thomann-Dunlop, winning the 1922 Polymultipliée and a 1923 Madrid-Santander stage.

Fernand Decanali

Fernand Decanali (Fernand Julien Decanali), French track cyclist born 7 July 1925 in Marseille, died 9 January 2017. Won 1948 London Olympic gold in men's team pursuit with Coste, Blusson, Adam; later professional with La Perle-Hutchison until 1953.

Fernando Alonso

Fernando Alonso (born 1981, Oviedo, Spain) is a Spanish Formula 1 driver for Aston Martin and two-time world champion (2005, 2006 with Renault), with 32 wins, 106 podiums, two Le Mans wins, and a WEC title.

Fernando Barrichello

Fernando Barrichello, full name Fernando Alcide Barrichello, is a Brazilian racing driver and youngest son of 11-time Grand Prix winner Rubens Barrichello, competing in Formula 3 for AIX Racing.

Ferrari Challenge

The Ferrari Challenge is a single-marque racing series run by Ferrari's Corse Clienti department, in which amateur drivers race identical Ferrari track cars, debuting in 1993.

Ferrari Formula One drivers

Ferrari Formula One drivers are the racing drivers who have entered World Championship Grands Prix for Scuderia Ferrari, winning 15 drivers' titles from Ascari in 1952 to Räikkönen in 2007.