A Saab 96 (left) and a Volvo Amazon (right) line up to race.
doing some Historic Racing.]]Historic motorsport is motorsport with vehicles limited to a particular era. Only safety precautions are modernized in these hobbyist races. A historical event can be of various types of motorsport disciplines, from road racing to rallying.
Notably some of the most famous events of them all are the Goodwood Festival of Speed and Goodwood Revival in Britain and Monterey Historic in the United States. Championships range from "grass root" Austin Seven racing to the FIA Thoroughbred Grand Prix Championship for classic Formula One chassis.
While there are several professional teams and drivers in historical racing, this branch of motorsport tends to be contested by wealthy car owners and is thus more amateur and laid back in its approach. One advantage of historical motorsport is that once a series for a particular category is introduced, it helps to increase the value of its competing cars, sometimes approaching the million dollar mark, therefore as a result, many of these are carefully driven by its owners and are occasionally used to bring in spectators.
Notable historic motorsport events[]
The list are for events that has run at least three years and are internationally recognised events.
| Event | Current/Last Venue/Circuit | Country | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Redman International Challenge | Road America | 
|
2001-date | |
| Cholmondeley Pageant of Power | Cholmondeley Castle, Cholmondeley, Cheshire | 
|
2008-date | |
| Circuit des Remparts | Angoulême | 
|
1979-date | |
| Copenhagen Historic Grand Prix | Faelledparken, Copenhagen | 
|
2001-date | |
| Coronado Festival of Speed | Coronado Air Force Base |
|
1997-date | |
| Coys Historic Festival | Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone Rockingham Motor Speedway |
|
1990s-2001, continued as Silverstone Classic | |
| Eifelrennen um den "Jan Wellem Pokal" | Nürburgring | 
|
2011-date | |
| Goodwood Festival of Speed | Goodwood House, Chichester |
|
1993-date | |
| Goodwood Revival | Goodwood Circuit, Chichester |
|
1998-date | |
| Grand Prix de l'âge d'or | Dijon-Prenois, Dijon |
|
1964-date | |
| Historic Pau Grand Prix | Pau |
|
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| Grand Prix Historique of Tunis | Avenue Habib Bourguiba | [[Image:  |
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| Hamburger Stadtpark Revival | Hamburger Stadtpark |
|
1999-date | |
| Historic Grand Prix of Porto | Circuito da Boavista, Porto | 
|
2005-date | |
| La Carrera Panamericana | From Oaxaca to Nuevo Laredo, México | 
|
1988-date | |
| Le Mans Classic | Fra: Circuit de la Sarthe Jpn: Fuji Speedway |
|
Fra: 2002–date Jpn: 2005–2007 | |
| Lime Rock Vintage Festival | Lime Rock Park |
|
1983-date | |
| Masters Festival | Brands Hatch Donington Park |
|
–date | |
| Mille Miglia Storica | Brescia to Rome and Brescia | 
|
1977–date | |
| Historic Grand Prix of Monaco | Circuit de Monaco, Monaco | 
|
1997–date | |
| Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion | Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca |
|
1974-date | |
| Muscle Car Masters | Sydney Motorsport Park | 
|
2005-date | |
| Nismo Festival | Fuji Speedway |
|
1997-date | |
| Oldtimer Festival um den "Jan-Wellem-Pokal" | Nürburgring |
|
1983–2010, continued as Eifelrennen | |
| Oldtimer Grand Prix | Nürburgring |
|
1974-date | |
| Oldtimer Grand Prix | Salzburgring | 
|
1974-date | |
| Oulton Park Gold Cup | Oulton Park |
|
2002-date | |
| Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix | Schenley Park |
|
1982-date | |
| Porsche Rennsport Reunion | Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca |
|
2001-date | |
| Silverstone Classic | Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone |
|
2001, 2005-date | |
| Spa Six Hours | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa | 
|
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| Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival | Sonoma Raceway |
|
1995-date | |
| Southern Festival of Speed | Dunedin Street Circuit, Dunedin; Levels Raceway, Timaru; Ruapuna, Christchurch; Teretonga Circuit, Invercargill | 
|
-2008 | |
| Tour de France Automobile | Paris - Evian |
|
1992-date | |
| Toyota Motorsports Festival | Fuji Speedway |
|
-date | |
| VHRR Historic Sandown | Sandown Raceway |
|
1992-date |