Auto Sports Soon after the invention of the car the first car races were held in 1887 at Paris. Auto sports have always had great interest and following of audiences around the world. The international governing body, the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile, was founded in 1904. The major championships have their own governing bodies: International: Formula 1, A1 Grand Prix and World Rally Championship, North America: IRL and NASCAR. Formula 1 World Championship Formula 1 Grand Prix Races: Australia Bahrain Belgium Brazil Canada China Europe Germany Great Britain Hungary Italy Japan Malaysia Monaco Singapore South Korea Spain Turkey UAE Defunct Formula 1 Grand Prix Races: Adriatic Argentina Austria Eastern USA France Indiana Luxemburg Mexico Morocco Netherlands Pacific Portugal San Marino South Africa Sweden Switzerland USA Western USA IRL (Indy Racing League) Championship IRL Races: Alabama Brazil Chicago Edmonton Indianapolis Iowa Kansas Kentucky Long Beach Miami Mid-Ohio Motegi St. Petersburg Sonoma Texas Toronto Watkins Glen Defunct IRL Races: Atlanta California Charlotte Delaware Detroit Gateway Gold Coast Las Vegas Michigan Milwaukee Nashville Nazareth New England Orlando Phoenix Pikes Peak Richmond NASCAR Championship NASCAR Races: Atlanta Bristol California Charlotte Chicago Darlington Daytona Dover Indianapolis Kansas Las Vegas Martinsville Miami Michigan New Hampshire Phoenix Pocono Richmond Sonoma Talladega Texas Watkins Glen Defunct NASCAR Races: Albany Asheville Augusta Belmar Beltsville Birmingham Bradford Bremerton Bridgehampton Buffalo Busti Chattanooga Columbia Concord Detroit Eureka Fayetteville Fonda Gastonia Greensboro Greenville Hanford Harris Hartsville Hickory Hillsboro Houston Huntsville Jacksonville Jacksonville (NC) Jefferson Kingsport Lancaster (CA) Lancaster (SC) Langhorne Langley Field Lehi Long Island Los Angeles Merced Middle Georgia Monroe Montgomery Montgomery (NY) Moyock Myrtle Beach Nashville New Oxford Newberry Newport Norfolk North Carolina North Wilkesboro Norwood Oklahoma City Old Bridge Old Dominion Ontario Oxford Palm Beach Pittsburgh Plattsburgh Portland Raleigh Randleman Reading Riverside Road America Roanoke Rochester Sacramento Salisbury San Mateo Santa Clara Savannah Shelby Smoky Mountain South Boston Spartanburg Sumter Syracuse Tampa Texas Thompson Titusville Toronto Trenton Valdosta Weaverville West Virginia Wilson Winston-Salem World Rally Championship WRC Rallies: Argentina Australia Bulgaria Cyprus Finland France Germany Great Britain Greece Ireland Italy Japan Jordan Mexico New Zealand Norway Poland Portugal Spain Sweden Turkey Defunct WRC Rallies: Brazil Canada China Indonesia Ivory Coast Kenya Monte Carlo USA Indianapolis 500 Daytona 500 24 Hours of Le Mans Rally Paris-Dakar: Autos Trucks Cross Country Rally World Cup World Touring Car Championship Defunct: European Touring Car Championship FIA GT Championship European Rally Championship Karting World Championship NASCAR Truck Series Championship NHRA (Drag Racing) Championship: Top Fuel Funny Car Pro Stock GP2 Series Championship Defunct Events: A1 Grand Prix Championship A1 Grand Prix Races: Australia Beijing Chengdu Czechia Germany Great Britain Indonesia Malaysia Mexico Netherlands New Zealand Portugal Shanghai South Africa UAE USA Zhuhai CCWS (Champ Car World Series) Championship CCWS Races: Atlanta Belgium California Chicago Cleveland Denver Detroit Edmonton Gateway Germany Gold Coast Houston Indianapolis Las Vegas London Long Beach Meadowlands Mexico City Miami Michigan Mid-Ohio Milwaukee Monterey Monterrey Montreal Motegi Nazareth Netherlands New England Phoenix Pocono Portland Rio de Janeiro Riverside Road America Rockingham St. Jovite St. Petersburg San Jose Toronto Trenton Vancouver Watkins Glen Formula 3000 International Championship European Formula 2 Championship