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Niki Lauda
Niki Lauda (Andreas Nikolaus Lauda), Austrian Formula One driver, three-time world champion (1975, 1977, 1984) with Ferrari and McLaren; survived the 1976 Nürburgring fire, founded Lauda Air and Niki, and was Mercedes F1 non-executive chairman until his death in 2019.
Nikita Mazepin (Никита Дмитриевич Мазепин)
Nikita Mazepin (Никита Дмитриевич Мазепин), Russian racing driver born 1999 in Moscow; 2021 Haas F1 rookie, 21 starts, 0 points, outperformed by Schumacher; contract terminated March 2022 after Ukraine invasion.
Nina Gademan
Nina Gademan, also known as Nina Pothof, is a Dutch racing driver born in 2003 who competes in F1 Academy for MP Motorsport with Alpine support, winning her first race in 2025.
Ningbo Speedpark
Ningbo Speedpark (宁波国际赛道, Ningbo International Circuit) is a 4.01 km FIA Grade 2 counterclockwise racing circuit in Beilun, Ningbo, China, opened 15 October 2017, designed by Alan Wilson, host of WTCC and WTCR touring car races.
Nino Borsari
Nino Borsari (1911–1996), Italian track cyclist nicknamed Ivanhoé, won 4,000 m team pursuit gold at Los Angeles 1932 with Cimatti, Ghilardi, and Pedretti, then settled in Carlton, Melbourne, founding Borsari's Corner and the Juventus Soccer Club.
Nino Schurter
Nino Schurter, Swiss cross-country mountain biker (born 1986, Pfäffikon): Olympic gold Rio 2016, silver 2012, bronze 2008; ten XCO world titles, record 36 World Cup wins and nine overall titles; retired September 2025, now races gravel and BC Bike Race.
Nissan GT-R in motorsport
Nissan GT-R in motorsport: racing history of the GT-R, from the 1969 Skyline 2000GT-R's 50 wins and the R32's 29-for-29 JTCC Group A record to the R35's Super GT GT500/GT300, GT3, and Bathurst 12 Hour success.
Nitro Circus
Nitro Circus, action sports entertainment brand co-founded by Travis Pastrana in 2003, live FMX and BMX stunt shows, MTV series from 2009, over 3 million tickets sold, Nitro Circus 2.0 Tour in 2026.
Nitrocross
Nitrocross, originally Nitro Rallycross, was Travis Pastrana's American rallycross series (2021-2024) with jump-filled tracks and 1,000+ hp FC1-X electric cars; its 2024-25 season was paused in October 2024.
Noah Gragson
Noah Gragson (born 1998) is an American NASCAR Cup Series driver of the No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford; a 13-time Xfinity Series winner with JR Motorsports and two-time Truck Series winner.
Noah Monteiro
Noah Monteiro (Noah Pereira Monteiro) is a Portuguese racing driver, born in 2009 in Coimbra, who won the 2026 E4 Spanish Winter Championship and leads the F4 Spanish Championship.
Nogaro
Nogaro, or Circuit Paul Armagnac, is a permanent motorsport circuit in Nogaro, Gers, France; opened 3 October 1960 as France's first permanent circuit, FIA Grade 2, 3.636 km, 12 turns.
Nola (venue)
NOLA Motorsports Park, Avondale, Louisiana road racing venue near New Orleans; 2.75-mile, 16-turn Alan Wilson-designed track opened 2011, founded by Laney Chouest; hosted one rain-hit 2015 IndyCar race won by James Hinchcliffe.
Nola Esses
Nola Esses: the high-speed turns 8-13 sequence on the 2.75-mile NOLA Motorsports Park road course in Avondale, Louisiana; crossed by a straight for the 2015 IndyCar race but retained as an alternate configuration.
Norisring
Norisring: temporary 2.3 km street circuit in Nuremberg, Germany, on the former Nazi rally grounds around the Steintribüne; first raced 18 May 1947, FIA Grade 2, annual DTM round each July and its best-attended event.
North West 200
North West 200: international motorcycle road race held each May on the 8.9-mile Triangle of closed public roads linking Portrush, Portstewart and Coleraine, Northern Ireland; first run 1929, mass-start format, speeds over 200 mph.
North Wilkesboro Speedway
North Wilkesboro Speedway is a 0.625-mile NASCAR short track in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, opened 1947, host of 93 Cup races until 1996, revived in 2023 with the All-Star Race and a 2026 points race.
Nova Paka
Nova Paka is a 930 m autocross circuit in Štikovská rokle near Nová Paka, Czech Republic, hosting a FIA European Autocross Championship round every year since 1979.
Nürburgring
Nürburgring: German motorsport complex at Nürburg in the Eifel, opened 1927. Known for the 20.8 km Nordschleife ('Green Hell'), the 1984 Grand Prix circuit, the 24-hour race, public tourist drives, and lap-record benchmarking.
Nurburgring Nordschleife
Nürburgring Nordschleife, the northern loop of the Nürburgring in Germany's Eifel mountains, also called the Green Hell: a 20.832 km, 73-corner track opened in 1927, longest permanent race circuit in the world.
NY Racing Team
NY Racing Team (formerly Team Xtreme Racing) is a part-time, non-charter NASCAR Cup Series team fielding the No. 44 Chevrolet, owned by majority Black owner John Cohen, with HBCU-themed sponsorships and no Cup wins.
Nyck de Vries
Nyck de Vries, Dutch racing driver born 1995, 2019 Formula 2 and 2020-21 Formula E world champion; brief 2023 F1 stint with AlphaTauri after points-scoring Williams debut; now races for Mahindra in Formula E and Toyota in the WEC.
Nyirad
Nyirád Racing Center (Vörös Katlan, Red Cauldron) is a rallycross and autocross circuit near Nyirád, Hungary; first championship race 1988, first Euro RX round 2006, first Hungarian World RX event 2024.
Nyirad Rallycross
Nyirád Rallycross takes place at the Nyirád Racing Center (Vörös katlan, "Red Cauldron"), a 1,220 m mixed asphalt-and-gravel circuit near Lake Balaton, Hungary; it hosted the European Rallycross Championship 2006-2013 and from 2022, and Hungary's first World RX round in 2024.
Offshore powerboat racing
Offshore powerboat racing: high-speed boat racing on open water, governed worldwide by the UIM (est. 1922) and nationally by APBA, UKOPRA, and OPA. Classes range from Super Stock (80–100+ mph) to Class 1 (140–160 mph); key events include Cowes–Torquay–Cowes and the Key West World Championship.
OK-N
OK-N (OK-National) is a CIK-FIA-sanctioned international kart racing class for drivers 14 and over, a low-cost OK derivative: 15,000 rpm limit, no exhaust valve, ~35 hp, 155 kg minimum weight, one chassis and one engine per event.
Okayama (venue)
Okayama International Circuit (岡山国際サーキット), formerly TI Circuit Aida, is a 3.703 km, 13-corner FIA Grade 2 road course in Mimasaka, Japan, opened 1990, host of the 1994-95 Pacific Grand Prix and today Super GT and motorcycle races.
Olaf Ludwig
Olaf Ludwig (born 1960, Gera) is a German former road cyclist, Olympic road race champion for East Germany at Seoul 1988, 1980 team time trial silver medalist, 1990 Tour de France green jersey winner, and 1992 World Cup champion.
Olaf Pollack
Olaf Pollack (born 1973, Räckelwitz) is a retired German track and road sprint cyclist; Olympic team pursuit gold Sydney 2000 in world record 3:59.710, Giro d'Italia pink jersey 2004 and 2006, suspended two years for EPO (Dynepo) in 2009.
Ole Olsen (speedway rider)
Ole Olsen (born 1946, Haderslev) is a Danish former speedway rider, Denmark's first world champion (1971, Gothenburg), with individual titles 1971, 1975, 1978, longtrack 1973, 21 world medals, and founder of Vojens Speedway Center.