Races

Racial and ethnic diversity: biographies of notable people from different backgrounds and their achievements in culture, science and public life.

Markus Winkelhock
Markus Winkelhock
Germany
German racing driver
Fred Agabashian
Fred Agabashian
USA
An American racing driver of Armenian descent who competed in various midget racing championships in the United States. He was the 1937 NCRA Champion, three-time BCRA Champion (1946–1948), and participated in the Indianapolis 500 eleven times, starting three times.
James Ganley
James Ganley
New Zealand
New Zealand racing driver
Naijel Mansell
Naijel Mansell
Great Britain
Formula 1 racer
Yelmer Buurman
Yelmer Buurman
Netherlands
Dutch racing driver
Jurgen Baumgarten
Jurgen Baumgarten
Germany
Motorcycle racer, stuntman and businessman
Masten Gregory
Masten Gregory
Italy
American racing driver
Marc Gene Guerrero
Marc Gene Guerrero
Spain
Catalan racing driver from Spain
Renzo Zorzi
Renzo Zorzi
Italy
Italian racing driver
Giacomo Agostini
Giacomo Agostini
Italy
Italian motorcycle champion
Carel Godin de Beaufort
Carel Godin de Beaufort
Netherlands
Dutch count and racing driver
Norifumi Abe
Norifumi Abe
Japan
Japanese motorcycle racer.
Buddy Arrington
Buddy Arrington
USA
American racing driver
Mike Alessi
Mike Alessi
Professional motorcycle racer, participant in Motocross and Supercross series races.
Alex Caffi
Alex Caffi
Italy
Italian racing driver
Rubens Barrichello
Rubens Barrichello
Brazil
Formula 1 driver
Jean-Karl Vernay
Jean-Karl Vernay
France
French racing driver
Takuma Sato
Takuma Sato
Japan
Japanese racing driver
Andrea Chiesa
Andrea Chiesa
Switzerland
Swiss racing driver
Chase Austin
Chase Austin
USA
American racing driver
Alvero Bautista
Alvero Bautista
Spain
Spanish motorcycle racer
Brus Maklaren
Brus Maklaren
New Zealand
Formula 1 racing driver, designer of racing cars for the now famous company.
Niki Lauda
Niki Lauda
Austria
Austrian racing driver, won Formula One races in 1975, 1977 and 1984
Edmund Irvine Jr.
Edmund Irvine Jr.
Great Britain
British Formula 1 racing driver
Tobias Hegewald
Tobias Hegewald
Germany
German racing driver.
Nasser Al-Attiyah
Nasser Al-Attiyah
Qatar
Qatari racing driver
Pedro Rodriguez
Pedro Rodriguez
Mexico
Mexican race car driver
Patrick Depailler
Patrick Depailler
France
French racing driver
Buck Baker
Buck Baker
USA
American racer
Davide Valsecchi
Davide Valsecchi
Italy
Italian racing driver
Roman Rusinov
Roman Rusinov
Russia
Race car driver
Reine Wisell
Reine Wisell
Sweden
Swedish racing driver
Chris Alajajian
Chris Alajajian
Great Britain
Australian racing driver
Marcos Ambrose
Marcos Ambrose
Australia
Australian racing driver
Manny Ayulo
Manny Ayulo
USA
American Formula 1 racing driver
Alex De Angelis
Alex De Angelis
Italy
Motorcycle racer from San Marino.
Christian Klien
Christian Klien
Austria
Austrian racer
Michael Herck
Michael Herck
Belgium
Belgian-Romanian racing driver
Rene Arnoux
Rene Arnoux
France
French racing driver
Enrique Bernoldi
Enrique Bernoldi
Brazil
Brazilian racing driver
Paul Frere
Paul Frere
Belgium
Belgian racing driver
Richard Berns
Richard Berns
Great Britain
Race driver
Richie Ginther
Richie Ginther
France
American racing driver
Alan Mak-Nish
Alan Mak-Nish
Great Britain
Formula 1 racer
Karl Wendlinger
Karl Wendlinger
Austria
Austrian racing driver
Arthur Abrahams
Arthur Abrahams
Australia
Former Australian racing driver and racing manager.
Sebastien Buemi
Sebastien Buemi
Switzerland
Swiss racing driver
Giancarlo Fisichella
Giancarlo Fisichella
Italy
Formula 1 driver
Dale Earnhardt
Dale Earnhardt
USA
American NASCAR racing driver
Hugh Donnelly
Hugh Donnelly
Great Britain
British racing driver