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2010 Formula One World Championship
The 2010 Formula One World Championship: Sebastian Vettel's first title at 23, Red Bull's first double, a four-way title fight settled in Abu Dhabi, the refuelling ban and new 25-point system.
2011 Canadian Grand Prix
The 2011 Canadian Grand Prix, held at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, is F1's longest race at 4:04:39.537; Jenson Button won from last place after six pit stops, passing Sebastian Vettel on the final lap amid record six Safety Car periods and a red flag.
2011 Formula One World Championship
2011 Formula One World Championship: 19-race F1 season won by Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing, 392 points), youngest double champion, 11 wins and record 15 poles; Red Bull took the constructors' title; DRS, KERS return, and Pirelli tyres debuted.
2012 Brazilian Grand Prix
2012 Brazilian Grand Prix, Interlagos, 25 November 2012, final round of the 2012 F1 season. Jenson Button won for McLaren; Sebastian Vettel finished sixth after a first-lap crash to beat Fernando Alonso 281-278 for the title.
2012 Formula One World Championship
2012 FIA Formula One World Championship, the 63rd F1 season: 20 races from Australia to Brazil. Sebastian Vettel beat Fernando Alonso by 3 points for his third straight title; 8 different winners including a debut US GP in Austin.
2013 Dakar Rally
2013 Dakar Rally, held 5–20 January 2013, Lima to Santiago via Peru, Argentina, Chile; 8,000 km. Winners: Despres (bikes), Peterhansel (cars), M. Patronelli (quads), Nikolaev (trucks); 299 of 449 vehicles finished.
2013 Formula One World Championship
2013 Formula One World Championship: 19-race F1 season won by Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull, 397 points, 13 wins, nine straight) and Red Bull (596); marked by Pirelli tyre failures, mid-season tyre change, Multi-21, and Mercedes tyre test.
2014 Dakar Rally
2014 Dakar Rally, 36th edition, 5–18 January 2014, Rosario to Valparaíso via Bolivia's debut. Winners: Marc Coma (bikes), Nani Roma (Mini cars), Ignacio Casale (quads), Andrey Karginov (trucks); 47% finish rate.
2014 Formula One World Championship
The 2014 FIA Formula One World Championship, the 65th F1 season, introduced 1.6-litre V6 turbo hybrid power units; Mercedes won 16 of 19 races and both titles, with Lewis Hamilton beating Nico Rosberg 384-317 for the drivers' crown.
2014 Japanese Grand Prix
2014 Japanese Grand Prix, Suzuka, 5 October 2014, round 15 of the F1 season. Lewis Hamilton won a wet, red-flagged race from Nico Rosberg; Jules Bianchi's crash into a recovery vehicle at Turn 7 dominated its legacy.
2014 Tour de France
2014 Tour de France, 101st edition (5–27 July, Leeds to Paris, 3,660.5 km, 21 stages), won by Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) ahead of Péraud and Pinot, with a 7'10" margin, four stage wins, and Froome and Contador abandoning.
2015 24 Hours of Le Mans
2015 24 Hours of Le Mans, 83rd running, won by Porsche 919 Hybrid #19 of Hulkenberg, Tandy, and Bamber in a one-two, Porsche's 17th win and first since 1998, ending Audi's five-year streak.
2015 Australian Grand Prix
2015 Australian Grand Prix, Formula One season opener at Albert Park, Melbourne, 15 March 2015; won by Lewis Hamilton for Mercedes in 1:31:54.067 over 58 laps, ahead of Rosberg and Vettel, in a race of heavy attrition.
2015 Formula One World Championship
2015 Formula One World Championship, the 66th F1 season: 19 races, Lewis Hamilton's third title (US GP) and Mercedes' second constructors' crown (703 points), Ferrari's three wins, Verstappen's debut, McLaren-Honda's return.
2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: 36-race premier stock car season, Feb 22 to Nov 22. Kyle Busch won his first title despite missing 11 races with injury; Harvick runner-up; first Toyota championship; Logano won the Daytona 500.
2015 Tour de France
2015 Tour de France, 102nd edition, won by Chris Froome (Team Sky) by 1:12 over Nairo Quintana, Valverde third; decisive stage 10 win at La Pierre-Saint-Martin after Utrecht Grand Départ.
2015 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 11
Stages 1–11 of the 2015 Tour de France ran from 4 to 15 July, settled by Rohan Dennis's record prologue and Chris Froome's stage 10 solo win.
2015 World Rally Championship
2015 World Rally Championship: 13-round FIA rally season won by Sébastien Ogier (263 points) and Volkswagen Motorsport, their third straight title; Citroën took second in the manufacturers' standings ahead of Hyundai.
2016 24 Hours of Le Mans
The 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans, the 84th running of the endurance race, was won by Porsche after the leading Toyota stopped on the final lap.
2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Yas Marina, 27 November 2016, F1 season finale. Lewis Hamilton won; Nico Rosberg finished second, 0.439s behind, and clinched the World Championship by five points, then retired.
2016 Australian Grand Prix
2016 Australian Grand Prix, season-opening Formula One race, 20 March 2016, Albert Park Melbourne. Nico Rosberg won for Mercedes ahead of Hamilton and Vettel; Ferrari lost the lead via a red-flag tyre decision; Haas scored on debut.
2016 Brazilian Grand Prix
2016 Brazilian Grand Prix (Grande Prêmio do Brasil), Round 20 at Interlagos, 13 November 2016. Lewis Hamilton won a wet, red-flagged 71-lap race from Nico Rosberg and Max Verstappen, cutting Rosberg's title lead to 12 points before Abu Dhabi.
2016 European Grand Prix
2016 European Grand Prix, held 19 June 2016 at Baku City Circuit, Azerbaijan; the 23rd and final European GP, first F1 race in Baku. Nico Rosberg won for Mercedes with a grand chelem, ahead of Vettel and Perez.
2016 FIA Formula 3 European Championship
2016 FIA Formula 3 European Championship, fifth season of European F3 (30 races, April–October 2016). Lance Stroll (Prema Powerteam) won the drivers' title with 507 points, clinched at Imola; Prema took the teams' title with 887 points.
2016 FIA World Endurance Championship
2016 FIA World Endurance Championship, fifth WEC season: nine races including new Mexico round; Porsche's Dumas, Lieb, Jani won drivers' title; Toyota's Le Mans heartbreak; Audi's farewell win in Bahrain.
2016 Formula One World Championship
The 2016 Formula One World Championship, the 70th F1 season, ran 21 rounds. Nico Rosberg beat Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton 385-380 for his only title, then retired days later; Verstappen became the youngest race winner.
2016 GP2 Series
2016 GP2 Series, the final GP2 season before the 2017 FIA Formula 2 rebrand: 22 races at 11 F1-supporting rounds; Pierre Gasly beat Prema teammate Antonio Giovinazzi by eight points, 219-211, with Prema taking the teams' title on 430 points.
2016 GP3 Series
The 2016 GP3 Series was the seventh season of the GP3 Series motor racing championship run alongside Formula 1, won by Charles Leclerc of ART Grand Prix.
2016 Indianapolis 500
2016 Indianapolis 500 (100th Running, May 29, 2016): rookie Alexander Rossi won from 11th in the No. 98 Andretti Herta Honda at 166.634 mph, stretching 18.5 gallons over the final 36 laps; first sellout in race history.
2016 Malaysian Grand Prix
2016 Malaysian Grand Prix, Formula One race, 2 October 2016 at Sepang, round 16 of 21. Won by Daniel Ricciardo from Max Verstappen after Lewis Hamilton's lap-41 engine failure while leading; Rosberg third.