This is a list of notable, professional, and female racing drivers or riders in any form of motorsport, sorted by discipline.
Car racing Name Nationality Date of birth Date of death Notable championships / competitions Ref Fórmula 4 Argentina, Top Race Junior Trans-Am Series Indy Pro Series, IMSA Lites Volkswagen Polo Cup India Formula 3 Euro Series F1600 Championship Series, U.S. F2000 National Championship, W Series Italian Superturismo Championship Formula Renault Eurocup, Indy Lights, Super GT Series Formula Regional European Championship, F1 Academy Formula Regional European Championship, F1 Academy Catalan Automobile Championship International Formula 3000, Formula One F1 Academy Australian F3 Championship, V8 Supercars Development Series, TCR Australia Targa Florio, Mille Miglia TCR Europe, TCR Germany, World Touring Car Cup ARCA Menards Series, CARS Super Late Model Tour U.S. F2000 National Championship, TC Pista Mouras, Turismo Nacional Argentina NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Porsche Carrera Cup Brasil, Stock Car Brasil F1 Academy, F4 British Championship NASCAR K&N Pro Series West NASCAR K&N Pro Series East, NASCAR Nationwide Series Lotus Ladies Cup F1 Academy NASCAR Busch Series W Series, FIA World Endurance Championship, IMSA SportsCar Championship ARCA Menards Series, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series USF Pro 2000 Championship, Indy NXT, Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America F1 Academy ADAC Procar Series FIA GT Championship Super2 Series Formula Regional European Championship, F1 Academy, Le Mans Cup Asian Formula 3 Championship, Star Mazda Championship ARCA Menards Series West, ARCA Menards Series W Series, F1 Academy, GB3 Championship Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain, Mini Challenge UK F1 Academy FIA Formula 2 Championship, IndyCar Series, IMSA SportsCar Championship Formula 3 Sudamericana Superstars Series, Formula E, TCR International Series W Series, F1 Academy ARCA Menards Series F1 Academy NASCAR Grand National Series F1 Academy NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series British Touring Car Championship, Porsche Supercup U.S. F2000 National Championship, W Series, Porsche Carrera Cup North America ARCA Re/Max Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series Dewar Trophy ARCA Racing Series, NASCAR Canadian Tire Series F1 Academy, USF2000 Championship Grand Prix motor racing ARCA Re/Max Series, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, NASCAR Busch Series IMSA Prototype Challenge, F1 Academy ARCA Re/Max Series, NASCAR Busch Series various American road-racing events SEAT León Eurocup, TCR International Series ARCA Menards Series West NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series IndyCar Series, Stock Car Brasil Italian Sportscar Championship, Formula One W Series, F1 Academy, Porsche Carrera Cup Germany 1981 (age 44–45) Brasileiro de Marcas Asian Formula 3 Championship 1931 23 April 2017 (aged 85–86) Argentine Pure Speed Championship IndyCar Series, Formula E, Supercars Championship World Touring Car Championship, Superleague Formula F1 Academy Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie NASCAR Nationwide Series, ARCA Racing Series Gordon Bennett Cup, Paris–Madrid American Le Mans Series, Indy Racing League British GT Championship, Super2 Series, W Series F1 Academy TCR Italy, TCR International Series F1 Academy F1 Academy German Formula Three Championship, GT4 European Series Australian Formula Ford Championship, V8 Supercars Development Series Formula Woman Indy Racing League, NASCAR West Series F4 Spanish Championship FIA Formula 3 Championship, DTM, FIA World Endurance Championship Star Mazda Championship, IMSA SportsCar Championship DTM, FIA World Endurance Championship, IMSA Sportscar Championship Star Mazda Championship, MSV Formula 2, European Le Mans Series Ultimate Cup Series, Porsche Carrera Cup France European Formula 2 Championship, Formula One NASCAR K&N Pro Series West W Series, Formula Regional European Championship, European Le Mans Series W Series, F1 Academy, Le Mans Cup European Le Mans Series, FIA World Endurance Championship W Series, F1 Academy GP3 Series NASCAR Busch Series, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Ferrari Challenge, European Le Mans Series, 24 Hours of Le Mans ARCA Menards Series West, ARCA Menards Series Porsche Carrera Cup Australia, Super2 Series, GT World Challenge Australia F1 Academy Blancpain Endurance Series, ADAC GT Masters USAC Championship Car, NASCAR Winston Cup Series European Touring Car Cup, TCR International Series Michelin Pilot Challenge Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie, TCR Europe FIA GT Championship, American Le Mans Series F1 Academy Formula Regional Americas Championship, F1 Academy Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain, W Series, DTM W Series, British Touring Car Championship, GT World Challenge Europe 1941 (age 83–84) USAC Championship Car Pirelli World Challenge, W Series Formula BMW 24 Hours of Le Mans, Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie 24 Hours of Le Mans, DTM British Formula 3 International Series, FIA World Endurance Championship Super Taikyu Series, Formula Regional Japanese Championship BRSCC Porsche Championship F1 Academy GT4 European Series, Prototype Cup Germany, Indian Racing League Indy Lights, GP3 Series F4 British Championship, GT World Challenge Europe Targa Florio TCR European Endurance Formula Renault 2.0 NEC, ADAC Formula Masters Formula Nippon Grand Prix motor racing Audi Sport TT Cup, W Series, EuroFormula Open ADAC Formula Masters, Scandinavian Touring Car Championship, W Series F1 Academy MSV Formula 2 ADAC Formula Masters, SEAT León Supercopa W Series, Formula Regional Japanese Championship, Super GT Series ADAC Procar Series, European Touring Car Cup Formula 3 Euro Series NASCAR K&N Pro Series West, NASCAR Xfinity Series F1 Academy Thailand Super Series, TCR International Series British Touring Car Championship DTM, IndyCar Series, IMSA SportsCar Championship British Touring Car Championship, Scandinavian Touring Car Championship F1 Academy Formula 5000, Formula One, World Sportscar Championship F1 Academy, Lamborghini Super Trofeo Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie, Porsche Supercup NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Formula Renault 3.5, Indy Lights, IndyCar Series W Series, F1 Academy Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie, FIA World Endurance Championship NASCAR Winston Cup Series 12 Hours of Sebring, Nürburgring 1000 km U.S. F2000 National Championship, ARCA Racing Series World Touring Car Championship, DTM NASCAR Euro Series SCCA National Sports Car Championship Caribbean Motor Racing Championship, GT Cup Championship ARCA Menards Series Japanese Formula 3 Championship NASCAR Strictly Stock Series NACAM Formula 4 Championship, NASCAR Mexico Truck Series NASCAR Busch Series, NASCAR Winston Cup Series ARCA Menards Series Britcar Endurance Series, W Series World Sportscar Championship, International Formula 3000 Indy Pro Series, ARCA Menards Series Italian GT Championship, TCR International Series ADAC Formula 4, GT4 Central European Cup IMSA SportsCar Championship, 24 Hours of Le Mans F1 Academy W Series, EuroFormula Open, Super Formula World Sportscar Championship, DTM Kyojo Cup ARCA Menards Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series Formula Masters Russia, Formula 4 South East Asia F1 Academy F1 Academy Indy Racing League, NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series VW Polo Cup South Africa, W Series NASCAR Euro Series Grand Prix motor racing Ferrari Challenge, FIA World Endurance Championship, F1 Academy GP3 Series, W Series, Italian GT Championship F1 Academy GP3 Series, W Series, IMSA SportsCar Championship W Series, F1 Academy, GB3 Championship Audi Sport TT Cup, W Series, Alpine Europa Cup ARCA Re/Max Series, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series NASCAR Mexico Series, NASCAR Busch Series NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series F1 Academy NASCAR Busch Series, NASCAR Winston Cup Series CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour, ARCA Menards Series NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series 1975 (age 49–50) IMSA GT Championship Trans-Am Series NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Clio Cup China Series, 24 Hours of Nürburgring, W Series South African Touring Car Championship, 24 Hours of Nürburgring Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie, ADAC GT Masters, F1 Academy Mini Challenge Deutschland, SEAT León Supercopa, Dubai 24 Hour 1974 (aged 71–72) Grand Prix motor racing Audi Sport TT Cup JK Tyre National Racing Championship, F4 South East Asia NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Kyojo Cup, F4 Japanese Championship W Series, Russian Circuit Racing Series NASCAR Grand National Series Formula Renault 1.6 Belgium, German Formula 3 Championship ADAC GT4 Germany, Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie Formula Renault Eurocup, BOSS GP World Touring Car Championship, DTM, World Sportscar Championship F1 Academy Porsche Carrera Cup Australia, Porsche Carrera Cup North America Mazda MX-5 Cup CART IndyCar World Series, 24 Hours of Le Mans Formula Renault 2.0 UK, British Formula 3 International Series, DTM ASCAR, 24 Hours of Le Mans 24 Hours of Nürburgring, SEAT León Supercopa NASCAR Goody's Dash Series, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series 1956 (age 68–69) Turkish Track Championship, VW Polo Cup Turkey V de V Challenge Monoplace, 24 Hours of Le Mans GT World Challenge, 24H Series NASCAR Canadian Tire Series NASCAR Busch Series, Indy Lights NASCAR Busch Series 1964 or 1965 (age 59–60) Honda CRX Challenge Grand Prix motor racing U.S. F2000 National Championship, W Series, Stock Light Kyojo Cup GT Cup Open Europe German Formula 3 Championship NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Paris–Amsterdam–Paris Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux Italian Superturismo Championship, Super Tourenwagen Cup Top Race Series, GT 2000 Formula Renault 3.5, W Series, FIA World Endurance Championship 1986 (aged 86–87) Targa Florio FIA World Endurance Championship, IMSA SportsCar Championship NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series British GT Championship F1 Academy Formula Regional European Championship, F1 Academy unknown unknown Bathurst 500 Formula One, World Sportscar Championship, CART World Series Ferrari Challenge, W Series, Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie Blancpain GT Series, W Series 1982 (age 42–43) Asian Touring Car Series, Kyojo Cup ARCA Menards Series West Formula 3 Sudamericana
Motorcycle racing Name Nationality Date of birth Date of death Notable championships / competitions Ref FIM Women's Circuit Racing World Championship Moto3 World Championship, Supersport 300 World Championship Moto3 World Championship, Supersport 300 World Championship AMA Grand National Championship Isle of Man TT Championship Cup Series FIM Women's Circuit Racing World Championship FIM Women's Circuit Racing World Championship 125cc World Championship 125cc World Championship European Junior Cup AMA Supersport Championship Canadian Superbike Championship, AMA Supersport Championship Moto3 World Championship FIM Women's Circuit Racing World Championship European Superstock 1000 Championship, 250cc World Championship FIM Women's Circuit Racing World Championship Land-speed record holder Moto2 World Championship Saddlesore Rally 125cc World Championship Moto2 World Championship Manx Grand Prix 50cc World Championsip, Isle of Man TT British Superbike Championship, Isle of Man TT 125cc World Championship
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