Understand a race, and the era that shaped it.
Follow photographs and timelines through the rise and fall of teams and the choices of champions, and meet the people who changed motorsport.
Photo: F1.comFrom racing on Alfa Romeo's behalf to Schumacher's five consecutive titles, and then a long pursuit of the front. The history of the red cars is also a story of repeatedly learning how to win again.
Explore Ferrari's storyStart with the teams,
then meet their champions.
Discover how teams built an advantage, and how drivers turned it into championships.
1. Ferrari →2. Schumacher →3. McLaren →4. Senna →5. Williams →6. Mansell →7. Lotus →8. Jim Clark →9. Brabham →10. Jack Brabham →Follow riders' choices to explore the technology and rivalries of different manufacturers.
1. Yamaha →2. Rossi →3. Ducati →4. Márquez →5. Honda →6. Mick Doohan →7. Suzuki →8. Kevin Schwantz →9. MV Agusta →10. Giacomo Agostini →Start with how works teams won, then see how drivers and co-drivers put a season together.
1. Subaru →2. McRae →3. Citroën →4. Loeb →5. Toyota →6. Carlos Sainz →7. Mitsubishi →8. Tommi Mäkinen →9. Peugeot →10. Marcus Grönholm →Begin with a team,
or start with a champion.
30 long reads
Photo: F1.comFrom racing on Alfa Romeo's behalf to Schumacher's five consecutive titles, and then a long pursuit of the front. The history of the red cars is also a story of repeatedly learning how to win again.
Photo: F1.comSpeed opened the door to F1; a bold move transformed Ferrari. He also left controversies that cannot be ignored. Understanding Schumacher takes more than counting seven trophies.
Photo: Ducati.comThe 2007 title did not immediately create a dynasty. Only after setbacks, rebuilding and a long wait did Bologna's red machines gradually reshape the competitive order in MotoGP.
He first reached the top of MotoGP at 20. Injury later brought everything to a halt. His title at the 2025 Japanese Grand Prix was so moving because it had once seemed so far away.
Photo: FIA.comFrom Dakar's deserts to WRC mountain roads, from the Xsara to the C3. Behind eight manufacturers' titles were Loeb's genius and technical and business choices that repeatedly demanded fresh answers.
Photo: FIA.comOnce dismissed as an asphalt specialist, he dominated for nine consecutive years across snow, gravel and mountain roads. Later, even with a different car and co-driver, he could still win an unforgettable rally.
Photo: McLaren.comOrange, red and white, silver, then orange again. McLaren's colours have changed several times; the constant has been its ability to build another championship-winning car after losing its advantage.
Photo: F1.comThree world titles, 41 Grand Prix wins, 65 pole positions. The numbers outline Senna's greatness; Monaco in the rain, the collisions at Suzuka and his first home victory complete the portrait.
Photo: Yamaha (official)From the two-stroke YZR500 to the four-stroke M1, from Agostini to Quartararo. Yamaha's history is a long experiment in rider feel, engineering choices and changing times.
Photo: Yamaha (official)He won on two-stroke 500cc bikes and four-stroke MotoGP machines; changed manufacturers and won, endured disappointment, then returned to challenge younger rivals. Behind the yellow 46 is a career that nine trophies alone cannot tell.
Photo: STI (official)From the Legacy to the Impreza, from McRae and Burns to Solberg, and finally the works team's withdrawal in 2008. Behind the blue and gold was a championship-winning project built by the Japanese manufacturer, STI and Britain's Prodrive.
Photo: FIA.comFrom local Scottish events to Subaru's first title, from Ford and Citroën to rallying's world of video games. To understand McRae, look beyond speed to the people beside him, the rallies he did not win and his influence beyond the stages.
Photo: F1.comNine championship trophies remain at the factory, but the founding family has left. How can this team find its competitive place again?
Photo: williamsf1.comAfter the tyre failure in 1986, he waited another six years. When the world title finally arrived, he went to America to become a rookie all over again.
Photo: global.hondaOval pistons, an underslung fuel tank, a five-cylinder engine. Honda's most compelling technical stories often begin by admitting that the previous answer was not good enough.
Photo: honda.co.ukHis right leg was saved; the championship was not. From a thumb brake to the heel of his boot, how did Doohan rebuild his ability to fight for titles?
Photo: toyotagazooracing.comA title slipped away in the final few hundred metres in 1998. Twenty-six years later, the final stage brought Toyota a title again.
Photo: audi.comHe first challenged the belief that southern European drivers excelled only on asphalt, then won Dakar with four different marques. Missing out on a third WRC title did not end his story.
Photo: media.lotuscars.comFrom the monocoque and Cosworth DFV to ground effect, explore how innovation became championships—and why it could not ensure the team's survival.
Photo: jimclarktrust.comA farm boy, a touring car champion, an Indianapolis 500 winner—and the Lotus driver who made up a full lap at Monza yet still did not win.
Photo: globalsuzuki.comFrom the RG500 to the GSX-RR: seven premier-class riders' titles, and victory and farewell at the final race of 2022.
Photo: suzukipress.co.ukNo. 34's late braking is only the starting point. From American racing to 1993, discover how an attacking rider learned to win over an entire season.
Photo: mitsubishi-motors.comThe Colt, Galant and four generations of Evo connect road-car development, European operations, four consecutive titles and the transition to World Rally Car rules.
Photo: mitsubishi-motors.comFrom seeking a full works-team opportunity to four consecutive titles and building Toyota's new team: how a driver's experience became organisational expertise.
Photo: BrabhamFrom customer cars and the Repco title double to the fan car and BMW turbo power, trace how one team repeatedly changed the way it competed.
Photo: BrabhamPushing his car at Sebring, five consecutive wins, the Indianapolis 500 and a title with his own team: the connected lives of a driver and a constructor.
Photo: MV AgustaEighteen 500cc riders' titles, a works structure spanning several classes, and the final chapter of competition as the two-stroke era arrived.
Photo: MV AgustaBeyond fifteen titles and 122 wins, explore his rivalry with Hailwood, his choices over the Isle of Man, and the learning that began again when he joined Yamaha.
Photo: Peugeot SportThe twin peaks of the 205 T16 and 206 WRC, from homologation requirements and season-long battles to the transition to the 307 and the works team's withdrawal.
Photo: Peugeot SportFrom Finnish domestic rallies to two world titles, then the four-point margin in 2007: a look back at his long partnership with Rautiainen.
Championship totals are through the 2025 season; MotoGP counts include only premier-class titles in 500cc and MotoGP.