Both early races were sponsored by newspapers for promotional purposes. Organized automobile racing began in the United States with an 87-km race from Chicago to Evanston, Illinois, and back on Thanksgiving Day in 1895. The winner made an average speed of 24.15 kph. In 1895 the first true race was held, from Paris to Bordeaux, France, and back, a distance of 1,178 km. The first organized automobile competition, a reliability test in 1894 from Paris to Rouen, France, a distance of about 80 km (50 mi), was won with an average speed of 16.4 kph (10.2 mph). Early historyĪutomobile racing began soon after the invention of the gasoline- (petrol-) fueled internal-combustion engine in the 1880s. Local, national, and international governing bodies, the most notable of which is the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), divide racing cars into various classes and subclasses and supervise competitions. It includes Grand Prix racing, speedway racing, stock-car racing, sports-car racing, drag racing, midget-car racing, and karting, as well as hill climbs and trials ( see hill climb see also rally driving gymkhana).
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