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Motor Sport: Celebrating 100 glorious years
A century ago, The Brooklands Gazette was launched by an enterprising publisher, dedicated to covering the best of the burgeoning world of motor racing.
The magazine was soon renamed Motor Sport and now, 100 years on, continues to flourish as an independent, free-speaking voice for racing fans worldwide.
As we celebrate the momentous year in 2024, scroll down to see the latest articles and podcasts that look back over a century of racing; the ways that you can get involved; and some of the best writing from the magazine’s history.
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The birth of Motor Sport in 1924
The Organ of Motor and Motor Cycle Sport. That was this magazine’s subtitle at its inception, when it began life a century ago in July 1924. Above that phrase the…
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A century of Motor Sport, a year of celebration
One hundred years ago Oscar E Seyd sat down at his desk and typed out the following: “In introducing a new journal, it is usual to commence with a word…
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Podcast: Damon Hill, Centenary Stories
Damon Hill is Rob Widdows’ latest guest in our special podcast series, celebrating 100 years of Motor Sport Magazine. The 1996 Formula 1 World Champion reflects on following his father’s…
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McLaren MP4/4: Sleek F1 machine that won 15 races out of 16
Voting has now closed in our Race Car of the Century poll and the winner will be announced later this summer. Sign up to our Archive newsletter and you’ll be…
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Podcast: Mario Andretti, Centenary Stories
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikpoJGPDulU Centenary Stories with Mario Andretti in association with F1 World Champion, four-time IndyCar title-holder and Daytona 500 winner, Mario Andretti is the first guest in a special podcast series…
Race car of the Century
What is the greatest racing car that’s ever featured in our pages? Thousands of readers have voted on our shortlist of ten, which you can see below. Each car dominated their stage, winning hauls of silverware while shaping the course of motor sport, and we will announce the winner later this summer. Sign up to our Archive newsletter and you’ll be among the first to be notified.
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Porsche 917 – Le Mans legends remember Stuttgart’s first winner
The Porsche 917 made waves on its debut, eventually marking itself out as a sports car icon – is it your ‘Race car of the Century’?
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Audi R8: The car that changed endurance racing forever
Voting has now closed in our Race Car of the Century poll and the winner will be announced later this summer. Sign up to our Archive newsletter and you’ll be…
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Subaru Impreza: Rally car that defined the 1990s
Voting has now closed in our Race Car of the Century poll and the winner will be announced later this summer. Sign up to our Archive newsletter and you’ll be…
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Red Bull RB9: F1 machine that sealed the team’s first dominant era
Voting has now closed in our Race Car of the Century poll and the winner will be announced later this summer. Sign up to our Archive newsletter and you’ll be…
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Porsche 917: Endurance racing’s monster
Voting has now closed in our Race Car of the Century poll and the winner will be announced later this summer. Sign up to our Archive newsletter and you’ll be…
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McLaren MP4/4: Sleek F1 machine that won 15 races out of 16
Voting has now closed in our Race Car of the Century poll and the winner will be announced later this summer. Sign up to our Archive newsletter and you’ll be…
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Lotus 49: Revolutionary car with era-defining engine
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Jaguar D-type: Groundbreaking Le Mans winner
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Ferrari 166: the car that conquered Le Mans, Targa Florio & Mille Miglia
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Mercedes W154: Silver Arrow with formidable GP winning streak
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Bentley Speed Six: Bentley Boys’ Le Mans-winning beast
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Read the very first issue of Motor Sport
Launched in July 1924 as the Brooklands Gazette, the very first issue stated its intent to present “something quite fresh and original in motoring journalism”
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Editorial Notes, July 1924
In introducing a new journal, it is usual to commence with a word of apology. We feel that very little apology is called for in respect of the appearance of…
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Some Thrills with “Kim II” by Capt. A. Frazer Nash A.M.I.A.E
The famous road and track driver relates some of his exciting experiences at the wheel of the world’s fastest cyclecar. Kim’s engine started life at the old Hendon works of…
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In the Paddock- Sporting Chat By ‘The Lounger’
I suppose it was never anticipated that the seats in the Fork Grand Stand would be occupied throughout a complete programme. At any rate, I have ridden on many an…
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Motoring Sportsmen by the Editor: Count Zborowski
Every motoring sportsman is familiar with the name of Count Zborowski. To those who know him personally, the Count positively radiates motoring enthusiasm, and certainly in recent times there has…
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The R.A.C.’s Annual “Genial” Meeting
Even that august body the R.A.C. has to unbend at times. The customary time for this “humanizing “to take place, it would seem, is at its Annual General Meeting. Indeed,…
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Toning Down Objectionable Exhausts
” The standard of silence is still totally unsatisfactory,” said the judge’s Report on the A.C.U. 1000 mile trial for standard stock motor cycles. And, we think, the public will…
Centenary stories
Hear from the figures who made motor racing history: our special podcast series will feature the likes of Emerson Fittipaldi, Jackie Stewart and Jody Scheckter over the course of the year. Listen now to Mario Andretti, John Watson and Damon Hill
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Great Reads
Read some of our features of the past decades, with our Great Reads from the Motor Sport Archive
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Nigel Mansell’s IndyCar odyssey: Straight out of Hollywood
During the 1990s CART’s IndyCar World Series was booming, attracting big fields and a worldwide following with enough prestige to lure defending Formula 1 champion Nigel Mansell. While the Englishman…
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Al Unser Sr: the shy four-time Indy 500 winner
The Penske team was in trouble. Firstly, its PC16 hadn’t worked in the opening rounds of 1987, and now it faced the Indy 500, running year-old March 86Cs. Then, early…
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How Jim Clark and Lotus won at the Indianapolis 500
He was the face of the radical movement that changed open-wheel racing in the USA forever, and yet he did it with a style and a grace that disarmed his…
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Pescara – F1’s most formidable street circuit?
Shielding my eyes against the sun, I gaze back along the straight. Stretching to the horizon is a silver-black band of Tarmac spray-gunned with can and shrouded by converging lines…
Motor Sport Podcast
Podcast: Derek Bell, Centenary Stories
Le Mans legend Derek Bell commemorates 100 years of Motor Sport on this special edition podcast
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Podcast: Dario Franchitti, Centenary Stories
Three-time Indy 500 champion Dario Franchitti commemorates 100 years of Motor Sport on this special edition podcast
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Audi R8: The car that changed endurance racing forever
Voting has now closed in our Race Car of the Century poll and the winner will be announced later this summer. Sign up to our Archive newsletter and you’ll be…
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Subaru Impreza: Rally car that defined the 1990s
Voting has now closed in our Race Car of the Century poll and the winner will be announced later this summer. Sign up to our Archive newsletter and you’ll be…
Racing’s greatest
The 100 greatest racing drivers
Greatness in motor sport is more than stats—it’s about ability, intelligence, dedication, and impact. Here’s our current list of the 100 greatest drivers from F1, rally, IndyCar and elsewhere
Motor Sport Podcast
Podcast: Derek Bell, Centenary Stories
Le Mans legend Derek Bell commemorates 100 years of Motor Sport on this special edition podcast
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Podcast: Dario Franchitti, Centenary Stories
Three-time Indy 500 champion Dario Franchitti commemorates 100 years of Motor Sport on this special edition podcast
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Audi R8: The car that changed endurance racing forever
Voting has now closed in our Race Car of the Century poll and the winner will be announced later this summer. Sign up to our Archive newsletter and you’ll be…
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Subaru Impreza: Rally car that defined the 1990s
Voting has now closed in our Race Car of the Century poll and the winner will be announced later this summer. Sign up to our Archive newsletter and you’ll be…