Autosport

The UK’s ‘must-read’ motorsport magazine AUTOSPORT is revered by fans and industry personnel alike as the ultimate source of motorsport news and analysis. The magazine’s expert editorial covers all aspects of the sport, from major international series such as Formula 1, Sports Car racing and the World Rally Championship, to the less glamorous but hugely important grassroots events in UK club motorsport

Top 50 ranking and our bumper Christmas special

Pirelli addresses tyre gripes in final test day

Magnussen takes Wittmann’s place in BMW line-up

Wurz working on Rwandan F1 circuit

FIA reveals cheaper, slower rally future

Bearman run cut short as O’Sullivan joins test

FORMULA 4

Martin to race Iron Lynx Merc

F1 stories to watch in 2025 • This year delivered intrigue both on and off the circuit. Most of that is set to spill over into 2025 – with a few new talking points besides…

Point made before stepping up • The BRDC SuperStar and 2025 IndyCar driver reviews his Indy NXT championship-winning season

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TOP 50 DRIVERS of 2024 • We rank the best performers of the year

Porsche’s next rising star

Rowland’s remarkable turnaround

TOP 50 DRIVER LIST 2023

TOP 50 NEW ENTRIES

Versatile Vanthoor’s ongoing learning process with BMW

TOP 50 RE-ENTRIES • (and their most recent appearances)

How van der Zande secured Petit Le Mans honours for Cadillac

Nailing the formula for playoff success

TOP 50 DROP-OUTS FROM 2023 • Drivers’ 2023 Top 50 position and their 2024 results

Does Russell end the year as Verstappen’s biggest F1 enemy?

TOM’S engineer Masaki Saeda on Sho Tsuboi’s strengths

How good Leclerc was in 2024, in the Ferrari star’s own words

No debate on brilliance, but is this his best? • There were peerless performances and demerits too on the path to sealing a fourth world championship title

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THE GOOD AND THE BAD OF MAX VERSTAPPEN’S 2024 – IN NUMBERS

Pictures of the year • The 2024 motorsport season seen through a viewfinder – here’s a snapshot of our photographers’ work from trackside, pitlane and special stage

Fastest laps of 2024 • Our annual look at the fastest laps set in car races on each circuit in the British Isles

Porsche adds IMSA crown to WEC glory • It was a good year for international motorsport in 2024. Over the next few pages our special correspondents detail who excelled in the more prestigious championships across single-seaters, sportscars and tin-tops

It’s Michelisz again as rivals can’t quite Lynk it together

2024 CHAMPIONS

There’s no business like Sho business…

Camara keeps clicking up the victories

…and he doubles up in GT

Foster is the NXT big thing

TF’s Pole-winning performance

Lambo rams it home to German marques with Bortolotti glory

Ten Voorde is the king again ahead of King

Cometh the Auer, cometh the Mann Filter Mercedes

She just kept Pulling away

Gold for Brown in 1-2 for Triple Eight

Penske plays the system as Logano comes from nowhere

CHRISTMAS QUIZ • After a motorsport year of action and drama, how much can you remember? Time to put your knowledge to the test with Autosport’s Christmas quiz

WEIRD AND WONDERFUL MOTORSPORT LAUNCHES • F1 and Autosport will have their own fresh-faced launches in 2025, but first a look back at some of racing’s stranger ways of bringing news to the world

FAREWELL TO AN UNDERRATED WILLIAMS RACER • The Williams-designed Formula 2 car is finally retiring. Time to look back on its short-lived championship and long-lived career as a launchpad for future...