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Rubens Barrichello
Rubens Barrichello, born 1972 in São Paulo, is a Brazilian racing driver; F1 1993–2011 with Jordan, Stewart, Ferrari, Honda, Brawn, Williams; 11 wins, 14 poles, 68 podiums; runner-up 2002 and 2004; 2014 Brazilian Stock Car champion.
Rudolf Caracciola
Rudolf Caracciola (1901-1959), German racing driver, three-time European Champion (1935, 1937, 1938) with Mercedes-Benz Silver Arrows; first non-Italian Mille Miglia winner (1931); Regenmeister; 432.69 km/h public-road record.
Rudolph Lewis
Rudolph 'Okey' Lewis (Rudolph Ludewyk Lewis, 1887–1933), South African road cyclist; won the 1912 Stockholm Olympic 320 km time trial in 10:42:39, the only African Olympic champion in cycling history.
Ruggero Ferrario
Ruggero Ferrario (1897-1976), Italian track and road cyclist from Milan; won gold in the team pursuit at Antwerp 1920 with Giorgetti, Carli, and Magnani, finished 4th in the 50 km, and won the first Coppa Bernocchi in 1919.
Rui Oliveira
Rui Oliveira (Rui Filipe Alves Oliveira, born 1996) is a Portuguese cyclist with UAE Team Emirates who won Olympic Madison gold with Iúri Leitão at Paris 2024, Portugal's first cycling title; distinct from Brazilian swimmer Ruy Oliveira (born 1953).
Russell Mockridge
Russell Mockridge was an Australian track and road cyclist who won two gold medals at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics and is rated Australia's finest cyclist ever.
Russian Grand Prix
Russian Grand Prix: Formula One race first run 1913–1914 in Saint Petersburg, revived 2014–2021 at the Sochi Autodrom (5.848 km Olympic Park street circuit); all eight modern editions won by Mercedes; cancelled in 2022 after the invasion of Ukraine.
Rusty Wallace
Rusty Wallace (Russell William Wallace Jr., born 1956), American NASCAR driver, 1989 Cup champion with 55 wins and 706 starts for Blue Max and Penske Racing; NASCAR Hall of Fame 2013, short-track specialist.
Ryan Bayley
Ryan Bayley OAM (born 1982, Subiaco, WA), Australian track sprint cyclist, 'Flyin' Ryan'; first Australian track cyclist to win two individual Olympic golds, sprint and keirin, Athens 2004; also 2001 keirin world champion and four-time Commonwealth gold medallist.
Ryan Blaney
Ryan Blaney (born 1993, Hartford, Ohio) is a NASCAR Cup Series driver of the No. 12 Team Penske Ford, the 2023 Cup champion with 20 career wins, son of Dave Blaney.
Ryan Dungey
Ryan Dungey (born 1989) is an American former professional motocross and supercross racer who won nine AMA championships from 2009 to 2017, racing for Suzuki and Red Bull KTM.
Ryan Farquhar
Ryan Farquhar (born 1976, Dungannon) is a Northern Irish motorcycle road racer and KMR Kawasaki team owner; Guinness World Record 357 road race wins, three TT wins, five North West 200 wins, BEM honoree.
Ryan Newman (racing driver)
Ryan Newman, "Rocketman," American NASCAR driver from South Bend, Indiana: 733 Cup starts, 18 wins, 51 poles, 2008 Daytona 500 winner, second in 2014 standings, now racing Modifieds and Trucks.
Ryan Villopoto
Ryan Villopoto (RV2), American motocross and supercross racer from Washington State; four straight AMA 450SX titles 2011-2014 with Kawasaki, 41 450SX wins, three 250MX titles; retired 2015 after MXGP crash in Trentino, Italy.
Sabine Schmitz
Sabine Schmitz (1969-2021), German racing driver and Top Gear presenter, 'Queen of the Nürburgring'; first and only woman to win the Nürburgring 24 Hours (1996, 1997), ran Frikadelli Racing, drove the BMW Ring Taxi, and has the Nordschleife's first corner named after her.
Sabine Spitz
Sabine Spitz (born 1971, Bad Säckingen) is a German mountain biker, five-time Olympian with gold 2008, silver 2012, bronze 2004, world champion cross-country 2003 and marathon 2009, retired 2019.
Safari Rally
The Safari Rally is Kenya's international rally, first run in 1953 as the East African Coronation Rally and known for decades as the toughest event in world rallying.
Safari Rally in the World Rally Championship
The Safari Rally is Kenya's round of the World Rally Championship, a gravel event based at Naivasha held from 1973 to 2002 and again from 2021.
Safety car
Safety car: official vehicle that neutralizes circuit races, first used in F1 at the 1973 Canadian GP (Porsche 914, Eppie Wietzes). Mercedes-supplied since 1996, driven by Bernd Mayländer since 1999; bunches the field unlike the Virtual Safety Car.
Safety in Formula One
Safety in Formula One: the FIA's regulations, car structures, driver equipment (HANS, Halo), circuit design, and medical response protecting F1 drivers; framework rebuilt after the 1994 Imola deaths of Senna and Ratzenberger, with no race-weekend driver deaths since Bianchi in 2014.
Saint Igny de Vers
Saint Igny de Vers, the circuit de la Brosse, is an FIA Grade 6A autocross circuit in Saint-Igny-de-Vers, Rhône, France; 0.882 km lap, first raced 1969 at Le Plotron, current site built 1975 by Écurie Saint Rigaud.
Salzburgring
Salzburgring: permanent Austrian race circuit opened 1969 near Plainfeld and Koppl east of Salzburg, 4.255 km, 12 turns. Hosted the Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix 1971-1994, WTCC 2012-2014, and ADAC GT Masters from 2025.
Sam Welsford
Sam Welsford (born 1996, Perth) is an Australian track and road cyclist, Olympic team pursuit gold medallist at Paris 2024 after Rio silver and Tokyo bronze, and a WorldTour sprinter with seven Tour Down Under stage wins, joining Jayco AlUla in 2027.
Samantha Tan
Samantha Tan, Canadian GT racing driver and co-owner of ST Racing, races BMW M4 GT3 cars; first overall M4 GT3 win at 12H Mugello 2022, 2021 24H Series champion, BMW M Motorsport ambassador.
Samsung Speedway
Samsung Speedway, properly Everland Speedway (에버랜드 스피드웨이), is Samsung-owned South Korea's first permanent racing circuit in Yongin; 2.125 km originally, expanded to about 4.35 km, closed 2008, reopened 2013, racing from 2016, site of a 2017 5G record.
San Marino Grand Prix
San Marino Grand Prix (Gran Premio di San Marino), Formula One race at Imola's Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, 1981-2006, named for nearby San Marino since Monza held the Italian GP; 27 editions; 1994 deaths of Senna and Ratzenberger; succeeded by Emilia-Romagna GP.
Sante Gaiardoni
Sante Gaiardoni (Sante Giovanni Gaiardoni, 1939-2023), Italian track cyclist; only rider to win both the Olympic sprint and 1,000 m time trial, at Rome 1960, plus world sprint titles in 1960 and 1963.
Santino Ferrucci
Santino Ferrucci (born 1998) is an American IndyCar driver from Woodbury, Connecticut; 2019 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year, 2023 Indy 500 third-place finisher, 2024 Portland pole winner, career-best ninth in the 2024 standings with AJ Foyt Racing.
Sara Carrigan
Sara Carrigan (born 1980, Gunnedah, NSW) is an Australian road cyclist who won the 2004 Athens Olympic women's road race, was national time trial champion 2002-2003, and now coaches on the Gold Coast.
Sarah Ulmer
Sarah Ulmer (born 1976, Auckland) is a New Zealand track cyclist who won the 2004 Athens Olympic 3000 m individual pursuit, New Zealand's first Olympic cycling gold, setting world records of 3:26.400 and 3:24.537; she retired in 2006.