Category:Motorsport terminology

• Glossary of motorcycling terms
• Glossary of motorsport terms

A

• Avoidable contact

B

• Balance of performance
• Bargeboard (aerodynamics)
• Brake balance
• Brake check
• Broadsiding
• Burt strut

C

• Chicane
• Co-driver
• Contingency sponsorship

D

• Did not finish
• Diffuser (automotive)
• Double Duty
• Downforce
• Drafting (aerodynamics)
• Drag reduction system
• Drifting (motorsport)
• Driver development program

F

• Factory-backed
• Fastest lap
• Five-point harness
• Formation finish

G

• Ground effect (cars)

H

• Hairpin turn
• Holeshot
• Homologation (motorsport)
• Hot lap

I

• Impound race (NASCAR)

M

• Missing man formation
• Monkey seat

P

• Parade lap
• Parc fermé
• Pay driver
• Perfect season
• Performance driving techniques
• Pit stop
• Pole position
• Privateer (motorsport)

R

• Race queen
• Racing flags
• Racing setup
• Rainout (sports)
• Rally support truck
• Riding mechanic
• Rolling start
• Roof flap
• Run-off area

S

• Safety car
• Sandbagging (racing)
• Satellite team
• Scrutineer
• Shift light
• Silhouette racing car
• Special stage (rallying)
• Spinning (motorsport)
• Spoiler (car)
• Spotter (auto racing)
• Standing start
• Start and park
• Suspension keel

T

• Team orders
• Test driver
• Timing strut
• Tire war
• Track day
• Transponder
• Triple Crown of Motorsport

V

• Vehicle setup
• Victory lap

W

• Works team

Z

• Zero keel