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Hamilton–Rosberg rivalry

The Hamilton–Rosberg rivalry, nicknamed Brocedes, saw Mercedes Formula 1 teammates Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg fight for the world title in 2014, 2015, and 2016.

HANS device

HANS device (Head And Neck Support), the original frontal head restraint invented by Robert Hubbard and Jim Downing; tethers helmet to harness to prevent basilar skull fractures, mandatory in F1 since 2003.

Hans Lutz

Hans Lutz, born 1949 in Stuttgart, West German track cyclist specializing in the 4,000 m pursuit; Olympic bronze 1972 individual pursuit, Olympic gold 1976 team pursuit, multiple world champion, later cycling promoter and Württemberg Cycling Association president 2012-18.

Hans Stuck

Hans Stuck, known as Hans Stuck Sr. (1900–1978), was a German racing driver who won Grands Prix for Auto Union in the 1930s and was nicknamed the "Bergkönig" for his dominance of European hillclimb racing.

Harrie Lavreysen

Harrie Lavreysen, Dutch track cyclist (born 1997, Luyksgestel), former BMX rider, five-time Olympic champion in sprint, keirin and team sprint, holder of 20 track world titles, most successful Dutch summer Olympian.

Harry Kent (cyclist)

Harry Dale Kent (1947-2021) was a New Zealand track cyclist, born in Upper Hutt, who won the 1 km time trial at the 1970 Edinburgh Commonwealth Games, New Zealand's first Commonwealth cycling gold, and took 1970 world kilo silver behind Niels Fredborg.

Harry Ryan

Harry Ryan was a British track cyclist who won the tandem sprint gold and 1,000 meter sprint bronze at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics with Thomas Lance.

Harry Stenqvist

Harry Stenqvist (Erik Harry Stenqvist, 1893–1968), Swedish road cyclist, 1920 Antwerp Olympic gold medalist in the individual road race and team silver medalist, after a 4:15 time deduction; multiple Swedish time trial champion.

Heikki Kovalainen

Heikki Kovalainen (born 1981, Suomussalmi, Finland) is a Finnish racing driver, 2008 Hungarian GP winner for McLaren and F1's 100th different race winner; later 2016 SUPER GT champion and 2021-2022 All Japan Rally Champion.

Heinz-Harald Frentzen

Heinz-Harald Frentzen (HHF), German F1 driver born 1967 in Mönchengladbach; Mercedes Junior with Schumacher; 1997 championship runner-up with Williams, 1999 third with Jordan; 3 Grand Prix wins, 2 poles.

Hélio Castroneves

Hélio Castroneves (Hélio Alves de Castro Neves), Brazilian racing driver born 1975, in São Paulo; four-time Indianapolis 500 winner (2001, 2002, 2009, 2021) with Meyer Shank Racing, 31 Indy car wins, 50 poles, no series championship, nicknamed Spiderman for his fence climbs.

Helmut Marko

Helmut Marko, Austrian former racing driver, 1971 Le Mans winner with Porsche, and 9-start F1 driver whose career ended at the 1972 French GP; longtime head of the Red Bull Junior Team until leaving Red Bull at the end of 2025.

Hendrick Motorsports

Hendrick Motorsports, founded by Rick Hendrick in 1984 in Concord, North Carolina, is the winningest NASCAR Cup Series team, with records of 15 championships, 322 Cup wins, and 10 Daytona 500s.

Hennie Kuiper

Hennie Kuiper (Hendrikus Andreas Kuiper, born 1949), Dutch road cyclist: 1972 Olympic road race champion, 1975 world champion, winner of four Monuments, twice Tour de France runner-up.

Henrik Moren

Henrik Morén (Henrik Hjalmar Simon Morén) was a Swedish road cyclist, 1877–1956, on Sweden's 1912 Olympic champion team and a ten-time winner of Mälaren runt.

Henry Fitzalan-Howard, Earl of Arundel

Henry Miles Fitzalan-Howard, Earl of Arundel (born 1987), British aristocrat, businessman, and former racing driver also known as Henry Arundel; heir apparent to the 18th Duke of Norfolk, 2006 Formula BMW UK Rookie Cup winner with Fortec Motorsport.

Henry Hansen

Henry Hansen (Henry Peter Christian Hansen, 1902–1985), Danish road cyclist, 1928 Olympic champion in individual and team road race, 1931 amateur world road champion, 1932 Olympic team silver, later Danish Cycling Union chairman 1967–71.

Hermann Tilke

Hermann Tilke (born 1954, Olpe) is a German civil engineer and former touring car racer whose Tilke Engineers & Architects designed most new Formula 1 circuits since 1999, including Sepang, Shanghai, Bahrain, and Circuit of the Americas.

Hervé Leclerc

Hervé Leclerc (1963–2017) was a Monégasque racing driver who competed in French Formula 3 in the 1980s, and the father of Ferrari Formula 1 driver Charles Leclerc.

Hesketh Racing

Hesketh Racing, British Formula One team (1973-1978) founded by Lord Alexander Fermor-Hesketh with 'Bubbles' Horsley, gave James Hunt his F1 debut and won the 1975 Dutch GP at Zandvoort, its only victory.

Hidden Valley

Hidden Valley Raceway, Darwin NT Australia; permanent 2.87 km anti-clockwise road circuit with 1.1 km main straight; drag strip 1985, circuit 1986; Supercars Darwin Triple Crown host since 1998 and Indigenous Round venue since 2022.

High Limit Racing

High Limit Racing, co-founded by Kyle Larson and Brad Sweet, is a national 410 winged sprint car series launched in 2023 that expanded in 2024 to rival the World of Outlaws with big purses and charters.

Historic Monaco Grand Prix

The Historic Monaco Grand Prix, or Grand Prix de Monaco Historique, is a biennial meeting for historic racing cars on the Circuit de Monaco, held since 1997.

History of Formula One

History of Formula One: the FIA Formula One World Championship, founded 1950 at Silverstone with Giuseppe Farina as first champion; traces regulation eras from ground effect and turbos to the 2014 hybrid and 2026 sustainable-fuel rules, safety reform after Imola 1994, and commercial growth under Liberty Media.

History of Formula One regulations

History of Formula One regulations: the FIA's technical, sporting, safety, and financial rule sets for F1 since 1950, covering engine formulas, ground effect bans, post-Imola 1994 safety rules, the 2022 ground effect era, and the 2026 rewrite.

History of Lance Armstrong doping allegations

History of Lance Armstrong doping allegations: accusations from the 1999 Tour, the 2005 L'Équipe EPO report, the 2012 USADA lifetime ban and title stripping, and the 2013 Oprah confession.

History of Tour de France stage formats and rules

The history of Tour de France stage formats and rules traces how the race grew from six long stages in 1903 to 21 modern stages, with mountains added in 1910.

Hjalmar Levin

Hjalmar Levin (John Gustaf Hjalmar Levin, 1884–1983) was a Swedish road cyclist from Eskilstuna and VoIF Diana co-founder who competed as a non-scoring entrant in the 1912 Stockholm Olympics team road race.

Hockenheimring

Hockenheimring (Hockenheim, Germany): 4.574 km FIA Grade 1 circuit opened 1932, rebuilt by Tilke in 2002; hosted the German Grand Prix 34 times, last in 2019; Emodom-owned since 2024.

Höljesbanan

Höljes Rallycross is a rallycross circuit in Höljes, Värmland, Sweden, widely described as the spiritual home of the sport since its first race in 1976.