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Shane Kelly

Shane John Kelly (born 1972, Ararat, Victoria), Australian track cyclist, five-time Olympian 1992-2008; kilo silver 1992, bronzes 2000 and 2004; famous Atlanta 1996 pedal slip; 1995 kilo world record 1:00.613, 'Minuteman'.

Shane van Gisbergen

Shane van Gisbergen (SVG), New Zealand racing driver, three-time Supercars champion and three-time Bathurst winner, now drives the No. 97 Trackhouse Chevrolet in NASCAR Cup, winning his 2023 Chicago debut and dominating road courses.

Shanghai International Circuit (上海国际赛车场)

Shanghai International Circuit (上海国际赛车场): FIA Grade 1 permanent F1 track in Anting, Jiading, Shanghai, opened 2004. 5.451 km Hermann Tilke layout shaped like 上; hosts the Chinese Grand Prix since 2004.

Shelby Blackstock

Shelby Blackstock (born 1990, Nashville) is an American racing driver, son of Reba McEntire and Narvel Blackstock; he raced the Mazda Road to Indy with Andretti Autosport through Indy Lights and won the 2020 GT World Challenge America Silver Cup class title.

Sheldon Creed

Sheldon Creed (born 1997), "The Showstopper," is an American NASCAR driver from Alpine, California; 2018 ARCA and 2020 Truck Series champion, first O'Reilly (Xfinity) win in 2026 after 137 attempts, joining Sam Hunt Racing in 2027.

Shirley Muldowney

Shirley Muldowney, "First Lady of Drag Racing" and "Cha Cha," American Top Fuel drag racer; first woman licensed in NHRA Top Fuel (1973), first female Pro winner (1976), and first driver to win three Top Fuel championships (1977, 1980, 1982).

Sid Watkins

Sid Watkins (Eric Sidney Watkins, 1928–2012), "The Prof", English neurosurgeon and Formula 1's first full-time doctor and FIA medical delegate from 1978; revolutionized F1 medical care and safety, chaired the Expert Advisory Safety Committee after Imola 1994.

Sidi Daoui

Circuit Sidi Daoui de Oued Zem (سيدي الضاوي), also called Circuit d'Oued Zem, is a 4.480 km permanent race circuit in Khouribga Province, Morocco, built by OCP on a former phosphate mine, seeking FIA homologation and hosting the Morocco Historic Grand Prix since 2024.

Silk Way Rally

The Silk Way Rally is an international rally raid marathon for cars, trucks, and motorcycles, held since 2009 on routes across Russia and neighboring Eurasian countries with Gazprom as main partner.

Silver Arrows

Silver Arrows (Silberpfeile): the silver Grand Prix cars of Mercedes-Benz and Auto Union that dominated European racing 1934–1939 under the 750 kg formula, debuting at Avus on May 27, 1934; the name continues with Mercedes' modern F1 team.

Silverstone Circuit

Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire, England: former RAF airfield and home of British motorsport. Hosted the first British GP (1948) and first F1 championship race (1950); F1 British GP until 2034, MotoGP through 2028.

Silverstone Elms

Silverstone Elms is the FIA-licensed 5.891 km, grade 2, 12-turn configuration of Silverstone Circuit used for the European Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Silverstone, license valid to 1 September 2028.

Silverstone Historic

Silverstone Historic: the historic circuit layout at Silverstone (5.857 km Historic Grand Prix Circuit) and its historic racing events, including the BRDC Classic, formerly Silverstone Classic, HSCC Finals, and Group C revival meetings.

Silvio Martinello

Silvio Martinello, born 1963 in Padua, is an Italian former racing cyclist who won Olympic points race gold at Atlanta 1996 and five world track titles.

Simon Wigg

Simon Wigg (1960–2000), "Wiggy", English speedway, longtrack, and grasstrack rider; five-time World Longtrack Champion (1985, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994), British Champion 1988–89, 1989 Speedway World Championship runner-up, first GB Hall of Fame inductee.

Simon Yates (cyclist)

Simon Yates (born 1992, Bury, England), twin of Adam Yates, British road cyclist; won the 2018 Vuelta a España and 2025 Giro d'Italia, retired suddenly on 7 January 2026 from Visma-Lease a Bike.

Simona Krupeckaitė

Simona Krupeckaitė, born 1982 in Utena, Lithuanian track cyclist; 2009 world 500 m champion, 2010 keirin champion, world records of 33.296 s (500 m) and 10.793 s (200 m), five Olympiads, retired 2021.

Simone Consonni

Simone Consonni (born 1994, Ponte San Pietro, Italy) is an Italian track and road cyclist with Lidl-Trek; Olympic team pursuit gold at Tokyo 2020 in world-record time, silver (Madison) and bronze (team pursuit) at Paris 2024, brother of Chiara Consonni.

Singapore Grand Prix

Singapore Grand Prix: Formula One race at the Marina Bay Street Circuit, held since 2008 as F1's first night race; 4.927 km, 62 laps, won 2026 by Max Verstappen.

Sinuhé Fernández

Sinuhé Fernández Rodríguez is a Spanish road racing cyclist, born in 2000 in Asturias, who rides for the ProTeam Burgos Burpellet BH and excels in breakaways.

Sir Algernon Guinness, 3rd Baronet

Sir Algernon Guinness, 3rd Baronet, known as Algy, was an Anglo-Irish racing driver of the Guinness brewing family who won the 1922 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy for voiturettes.

Skerries 100

Skerries 100: Irish motorcycle road race first held 6 July 1946 at Skerries, County Dublin, run by the Loughshinny Motorcycle Supporters Club on a 2.92-mile closed-public-roads circuit; 80th edition in 2026 was abandoned after a fatal crash.

Škoda Motorsport WRC results

Škoda Motorsport WRC results: Octavia WRC (1999–2002) and Fabia WRC (2003–2005) in the top class, best result third at the 2001 Safari Rally; WRC2 titles with Fabia R5/Rally2 from 2015 to 2023.

Sky Sports F1

Sky Sports F1: Sky's dedicated Formula 1 channel, launched 12 March 2012; exclusive live UK and Ireland broadcaster of every F1 session since 2019, contracted to 2029, with Sky Italia exclusive until 2032.

Slovakiaring

Slovakiaring (SLOVAKIA RING), Slovakia's main permanent racing circuit near Orechová Potôň, opened 2009, designed by Hans Roth; 5,922 m, FIA Grade II, hosts ETRC, WTCC/WTCR, Blancpain GT, FIM EWC.

Snetterton

Snetterton is a Norfolk motor racing circuit on a former WWII USAAF airfield, first raced in 1951, owned by MotorSport Vision since 2004, with 100, 200, and 300 layouts hosting BTCC, British Superbike, and British GT rounds.

Sonoma Raceway

Sonoma Raceway, formerly Sears Point Raceway and Infineon Raceway, is a motorsports complex in Sonoma, California, opened in 1968, with a 2.52-mile road course and drag strip.

Sophia Flörsch

Sophia Flörsch, German racing driver from Munich; Ginetta Junior winner, 2018 Macau crash survivor, first woman to score FIA F3 points, DTM and LMP2 racer, now Opel Formula E test driver.

Sophie Capewell

Sophie Capewell (born 1998) is a British track sprinter from Lichfield, based in Manchester. Olympic and world team sprint champion in 2024 with Finucane and Marchant, world record 45.186, MBE 2025, Commonwealth silver medallist.

Sophie Kumpen

Sophie Kumpen (born 1975, Hasselt, Belgium) is a Belgian former karting champion, winner of the 1995 Andrea Margutti Trophy, who raced Fisichella, Trulli, Button, and Horner, retired in 1996 upon marrying F1 driver Jos Verstappen, and is the mother of Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen.