What is the best motor sport?

The Most Popular Motorsports in the World
  • Formula 1. Formula 1, or F1, is the most popular racing series in the world right now. ...
  • NASCAR. NASCAR is the 2nd most popular motorsport series in the world and the top-watched motorsport series in the United States of America. ...
  • IndyCar. ...
  • MotoGP.
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Which is the best car racing sport?

Monaco Grand Prix (First Held -1929) Formula One is hands down, the most popular form of auto racing in the world. The Monaco GP has been held since 1929 though, two decades before F1 even existed. The race tests a driver more than any other on the calendar today.
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What's the most popular form of motorsport?

Formula One is an international racing series consisting of 22 cars competing in 19 races around the world. The series, considered by many to be the pinnacle of motor racing, is also the most popular with an average of roughly 24 million fans tuning in every race.
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What is the toughest motor sport?

Dakar. The toughest motorsport in our list is the Dakar Rally. Formerly known as Paris-Dakar, it is an off road endurance race. The vehicles used are purpose built for this course and a normal modified vehicle would not last a day in this sport.
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What is the most popular motorsport in America?

NASCAR is America's number one spectator sport. According to Forbes, 17 of the top 20 attended sporting events in 2012 were NASCAR races. The Sprint Cup also has a unique "playoff" portion of the season called "the Chase" where the top 16 drivers spend the last 10 races of the season vying for the championship trophy.
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Which race is fastest?

The fastest road race in the world is the Silver State Classic Challenge held on Nevada's Route 318, in which the fastest cars can surpass speeds of 394 km/h (245 mph) over the 145-km (90-mile) course.
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Is NASCAR bigger than F1?

With Formula 1 attendance achieving around 4 million people per year in total, and NASCAR achieving around 3.5 million people per year. According to statistics the global TV viewership's for Formula 1 in 2019 stood at 471 million. The same source claims that TV viewership for NASCAR stood at 2.92 million in 2019.
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What is the deadliest form of racing?

Isle of Man TT

Through the years, this track has taken the lives of 239 motorcycle riders caused by hitting light poles, walls, and fences or flying off jagged cliffs and even crushing many spectators, giving this event the title of the most deadly race in the world.
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What motor sport has the most deaths?

If you look at it by total and most recent deaths, IndyCar is the most dangerous. Although each motorsport has featured many fatal and non-fatal crashes, it is the improvements in safety in each one that have made them what they are today.
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What is the deadliest race?

The International Isle of Man TT (Tourist Trophy) Race is a motorcycle racing event held on the Isle of Man that was for many years the most prestigious motorcycle race in the world and remains statistically the most dangerous race in the world.
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What is faster Indy or F1?

F1 cars are built for speed through corners and turns, and can accelerate faster than IndyCar vehicles. IndyCar, though, may have the higher top speed. The top speed record in a Formula 1 race is 231.4 mph, set by Valtteri Bottas in 2016.
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What is the most watched motor sport?

Formula 1, the most watched motorsport in the world, the highest class of open-wheel racing, is regarded as the pinnacle of all motor racing. The F1 championship as we know it today has been around since the '50s, awarding separate championship trophies to both drivers and teams.
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Which is faster NASCAR or F1?

These cars can achieve the top speed of just over or 212mph, accelerating from 0 to 62 miles per hour in 3.5 seconds. In addition, while F1 cars reach 200mph in just 9 seconds, NASCAR vehicles will only attain 160mph in that same duration. In short, F1 cars are faster than NASCAR cars in terms of outright top speed.
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Is Formula 1 better than NASCAR?

Formula1 cars are much faster than NASCAR vehicles at their peak performance. F1 cars can reach top speeds of around 250 miles per hour. Meanwhile, the fastest car in NASCAR usually tops out at about 200 miles per hour.
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Who is the world No 1 car racer?

1. Mario Andretti. At number one sits Mario Andretti, the Italian-American race car legend who transcended motorsport. A household name all over the world, Mario Andretti is one of only two drivers to win races in Formula One, Indy Car, World Sportscar Championship and NASCAR.
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Which motorsport has the best drivers?

Formula one racing is called the pinnacle of driving. Millions of dollars are invested in Formula One cars, and their drivers are some of the best in the world.
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Is car racing hard?

You're having very high speeds, drivers exposed to G loads that are higher than what NASA astronauts are exposed, in hot humid environments, and they do it every weekend." Behind the wheel of a race car it's stressful and it's difficult. Sure, drivers need skill and stamina. And their heart rates soar.
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What is the oldest motor race?

So, what exactly is Le Mans? Officially known as '24 hours of Le Mans' or '24 Heures du Mans' in French, this is the world's oldest active endurance race, held annually since 1923 near the town of Le Mans in France.
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How fast do F1 cars go?

F1 cars can accelerate from 0 – 60mph in just 2.6 seconds and clock up to 360kmph or 223.6mph. The formula one car reaches high speeds because of its carefully engineered aerodynamics. Also, the aerodynamics works better when the car goes fast.
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When was the last F1 death?

Jules Bianchi is the most recent driver to have been fatally injured during a World Championship Grand Prix. He died in July 2015, nine months after sustaining severe head injuries during the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix.
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What is faster F1 car or Bugatti?

According to ZeroTo60Times, one of the fastest Formula 1 cars recorded can reach 60 mph in 1.6 seconds. However, a modern car typically gets there between 2.1 and 2.7 seconds. As a result, the Bugatti is slower, but not by a massive difference.
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Is F1 losing popularity?

F1 is no longer losing popularity, with viewership of the 2021 season up on that from 2020. Formula 1 viewership had been in a steep decline ever since 2008, when 600 million viewers tuned in worldwide. This declined until 2017 when viewership was at its lowest in the past decade at 352 million.
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Why is NASCAR not as popular?

Reasons cited for its decline include the aforementioned track changes, the introduction of the Car of Tomorrow which both drivers and fans alike criticized, the constant tinkering of the rules of its championship and the racing itself, the change in its race day experience, the perceived decline in the quality of its ...
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Can Usain Bolt run?

Exactly How Fast Can Usain Bolt Run? Bolt's top speed during his world record run was 27.33 miles per hour (mph) , which he reached around the 60-80m mark. This is equivalent to: 44.72 km/h.
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