Motorsport (Active)

We get it. There are ALOT of motorsport organizations. Our goal here is to organize the various governing bodies in a manner that helps make finding, watching, and tracking motorsports.

With all the different motorsport disciplines, governing bodies, and the like it can be hard to know when and where an event is taking place. Shout out to I Watch Too Much Racing for building out and updating dynamic calendars for almost every series. You can find them here: I Watch too Much Racing Calendars.

Global Governing Bodies

Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA): The world governing body for most four-wheeled motorsports. It directly sanctions world championships including

Organizations by Motorsport Discipline

Open-Wheel Racing

  • INDYCAR: The premier open-wheel racing organization in North America, sanctioning the NTT IndyCar Series (including the Indianapolis 500).
  • United States Auto Club (USAC): A major American organization focusing on dirt and pavement oval racing, including sprint cars, midgets, and the Silver Crown series.

Stock Car Racing

Sports Car & Endurance Racing

  • International Motor Sports Association (IMSA): The premier sports car racing organization in North America, sanctioning the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (which includes major events like the 24 Hours of Daytona and 12 Hours of Sebring).
  • Sports Car Club of America (SCCA): A large, member-based organization in the U.S. that organizes amateur and professional road racing, autocross (Solo), and rallycross events.
  • Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO): The French organization that created and runs the 24 Hours of Le Mans and co-sanctions the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC).

Touring Car Racing

  • WSC Group: The global organization that created and manages the TCR (Touring Car Racing) regulations used by dozens of series worldwide, including the FIA TCR World Tour.
  • British Touring Car Championship (BTCC): The premier touring car series in the United Kingdom.
  • DTM (Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters): A prominent German-based touring car series.
  • Supercars Championship: The premier touring car organization in Australia.
  • United States Touring Car Championship (USTCC): A national touring car series in the U.S.

Drag Racing

  • National Hot Rod Association (NHRA): The largest drag racing organization in the world, primarily based in the United States.
  • International Hot Rod Association (IHRA): Another major drag racing sanctioning body in North America.
  • Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA): The primary drag racing governing body in Australia.

Rallying

  • FIA (World Rally Championship – WRC): The FIA sanctions the premier global rally series, the WRC.
  • American Rally Association (ARA): The main rallying organization in the United States.

Drifting

  • Formula D (Formula Drift): The premier professional drifting series in North America.
  • FIA Intercontinental Drifting Cup (IDC): The highest level of drifting sanctioned by the FIA.

Dirt Oval Racing

  • World Racing Group: An umbrella organization that owns and operates several of the most prominent dirt racing series, including:
    • World of Outlaws (WoO): The premier series for winged sprint cars and late models.
    • Super DIRTcar Series: The top series for big-block modifieds.
    • DIRTcar Racing: A broad sanctioning body for hundreds of local and regional tracks.
  • International Motor Contest Association (IMCA): A major sanctioning body for grassroots dirt racing in the U.S., particularly for Modifieds.
  • United States Modified Touring Series (USMTS): A leading professional series for dirt modifieds.

Karting

  • Commission Internationale de Karting (CIK-FIA): The FIA’s dedicated commission for governing international karting.
  • World Karting Association (WKA): A major kart racing governing body in North America.