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FIA 2-Litre World Rally Cup
The FIA 2-Litre World Rally Cup was a companion championship to the World Rally Championship from 1993 to 1999 for two-liter front-wheel-drive Kit Cars, with SEAT champion from 1996 to 1998.
FIA Driver Categorisation
FIA Driver Categorisation: the FIA's four-grade driver rating system (Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze), first published 2015, based on age, career record, and race pace, used by WEC and adoptable by any series.
FIA European Rallycross Championship
The FIA European Rallycross Championship, known as Euro RX, is the FIA's continental rallycross title, first contested in 1973 and the senior rallycross championship in Europe.
FIA Formula 2 Championship
FIA Formula 2 Championship, created in 2017 from the GP2 Series, is the single-make Dallara/Mecachrome feeder series to Formula 1; 2026 is its tenth season with 14 F1-support rounds, 22 drivers, and sprint and feature races.
FIA Formula 3 Championship
FIA Formula 3 Championship: international single-seater series, third tier of the FIA ladder to F1, launched 2019 from the GP3 and European F3 merger; 30 identical Dallara-Mecachrome cars, F1 support rounds, 2026 season ten rounds ending in Madrid.
FIA Masters Historic Formula One Championship
FIA Masters Historic Formula One Championship, now Masters Racing Legends, a historic racing series for 1966–1985 Formula One cars with Cosworth DFV engines, created in 2013 from the FIA Historic Formula One Championship and run by Masters Historic Racing.
FIA Super Licence
FIA Super Licence: the FIA licence required to race in Formula One, governed by Appendix L. Requires age 18 (17 by discretion), 40 junior points, Grade A licence; fees from base 13,497 USD plus per-point charges.
FIA World Endurance Championship
FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), the FIA-ACO sports car world championship founded in 2012, running six- to 24-hour races including Le Mans, with Hypercar and LMGT3 classes and 14 manufacturers in 2026.
FIA World Rallycross Championship
FIA World Rallycross Championship (World RX), FIA world championship for rallycross founded 2014 from the European Rallycross Championship; six-round 2025 calendar, FIA direct investment, Kristoffersson's record eighth title, replaced by Euro RX and a Rallycross World Cup from 2026.
FIA–FOTA dispute
The FIA–FOTA dispute was the 2009 conflict between Formula One's governing body and the teams' association over a £40m budget cap and governance, resolved by the 24 June 2009 Paris deal and the 1 August Concorde Agreement.
Filippo Ganna
Filippo Ganna (born 1996, Verbania) is an Italian road and track cyclist, two-time world time trial champion, six-time pursuit world champion, Tokyo 2020 Olympic team pursuit gold medallist, and UCI Hour Record holder at 56.792 km, joining Lidl-Trek in 2027.
FIM Motocross World Championship
The FIM Motocross World Championship, known commercially as MXGP, is the FIM's international motocross world championship, founded in 1957 and currently divided into MXGP and MX2 classes.
FIM Women's Motocross World Championship
FIM Women's Motocross World Championship (WMX), FIM world title for female motocross riders since 2008 (Women's World Cup 2005); six-round 2026 season won by Spain's Daniela Guillén; distinct from the American WMX series.
Finlay Tarling
Finlay Tarling (2006–2026), Welsh time trial specialist, brother of Joshua Tarling; rode for Israel-Premier Tech Academy and NSN Development Team; killed by a non-race vehicle on stage 8 of the 2026 Volta a Portugal.
Finnish Rally Championship
The Finnish Rally Championship, also known as Rallin SM or FRC, is Finland's national rally championship, organized since 1959 by AKK Sports Ltd, which also runs Secto Rally Finland.
Fionn McLaughlin
Fionn McLaughlin (born 2007, Magherafelt, Northern Ireland) is an Irish Red Bull Junior racing driver; 2025 British F4 champion with Hitech TGR, now racing FIA Formula 3 for Hitech in 2026.
Fiorano
Fiorano (Pista di Fiorano) is Ferrari's private test circuit at Fiorano Modenese near Maranello, opened 8 April 1972 by Enzo Ferrari; a 2.976 km figure-of-eight track used only for testing, never racing.
Flavio Briatore
Flavio Briatore is an Italian businessman who led Formula One teams Benetton and Renault, winning seven world championships. He currently advises the BWT Alpine Formula One Team.
Florian Rousseau
Florian Rousseau, French track cyclist born 1974 in Orléans, triple Olympic champion (1996 kilometer; 2000 keirin and team sprint) and ten-time world champion, later INSEP sprint coach and FFC national technical director.
Floyd Landis
Floyd Landis, American cyclist who won the 2006 Tour de France, was stripped of the title for testosterone doping, confessed in 2010 and implicated Lance Armstrong, later founding Floyd's of Leadville.
Flynt Schuring
Flynt Schuring (born 2006, De Bilt) is a Dutch racing driver, 2026 Porsche Junior, and 2026 Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup champion with Schumacher CLRT, clinched at Zandvoort; brother of driver Morris Schuring.
Force India
Force India, a Silverstone-based Formula One team (2008–2018), founded by Vijay Mallya and Michiel Mol from Spyker, later Sahara Force India, fourth in 2016, sold to Lawrence Stroll in 2018, becoming Racing Point then Aston Martin.
Ford in Formula One
Ford in Formula One: engine supplier 1967-2004 via the Cosworth DFV (174 wins, 10 constructors' and 13 drivers' titles), owner of Jaguar Racing, and returning in 2026 with Red Bull Ford Powertrains.
Formula 1: Drive to Survive
Formula 1: Drive to Survive is a 2019 British documentary series produced by Box to Box Films for Netflix, following Formula 1 teams and drivers through a season.
Formula 4
FIA Formula 4, also F4, is the FIA-certified entry-level single-seater racing category launched in 2014 between karting and Formula 3, run as national championships with 160 PS cars and a Macau F4 World Cup.
Formula 4 CEZ Championship
Formula 4 CEZ Championship (F4 CEZ), FIA-certified Formula 4 series for Central and Eastern Europe, inaugurated 2023 under the ACCR. Tatuus T-421 cars, 6-10 events, three races per weekend, Jenzer Motorsport four straight teams' titles.
Formula E
Formula E (ABB FIA Formula E World Championship) is the FIA's all-electric single-seater racing series on street circuits, a World Championship since 2020-21. Known for Attack Mode boosts, energy-management racing, Gen3 Evo cars and a $14m cost cap.
Formula Ford
Formula Ford: single-seater junior racing formula founded at Brands Hatch in 1967, using Ford Cortina/Kent 1600 engines, wingless tube-frame cars, treaded tires; trained Senna, Mansell, Schumacher; largely succeeded by FIA Formula 4.
Formula One
Formula One (F1), the FIA's premier single-seater world championship owned by Liberty Media, runs 24-race calendars with ~1,000 hp V6 turbo-hybrid cars, a $135m cost cap, 2022 ground-effect aero, and a 2026 50-50 hybrid overhaul.
Formula One car
Formula One car: single-seat open-wheel racing car built to FIA technical regulations since the 1950 championship. Evolved from front-engine 1950 cars to rear-engine, ground effect, turbo, and 2026's 768 kg active-aero sustainable-fuel turbo-hybrid.