Motorsport.com is a website specializing in
motor racing
Motorsport, motorsports or motor sport is a global term used to encompass the group of competitive sporting events which primarily involve the use of motorized vehicles. The terminology can also be used to describe forms of competition of tw ...
news. It posts content in thirteen languages. It is part of the
Motorsport Network
Motorsport Network is an American media and technology company headquartered in Miami, FL and London, UK. The company's proprietary brands, websites and OTT operations focus on motor racing and consumer automotive content serving and presenting ...
company. Motorsport.com's headquarters are in
Miami, United States
Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a coastal metropolis and the county seat of Miami-Dade County in South Florida, United States. With a population of 442,241 at the ...
.
History
Motorsport.com was formed in 1994.
In March 2015, Motorsport.com acquired ToileF1.com.,
followed by Worldcarfans.com
and Edimotive S.r.l. in May.
In May, the
Grand Prix Drivers' Association
The Grand Prix Drivers' Association (GPDA) is the trade union of Formula One drivers.
History
The GPDA was founded in May 1961 and, following an election by members, its inaugural Chairman was Stirling Moss.
Its initial aims of this organisat ...
and Motorsport.com joined forces to allow followers of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship to voice and share their opinions about the sport through an extensive worldwide survey for fans.
More than 200,000 respondents from 194 countries participated in the survey.
In June, Motorsport.com acquired TotalRace.com.br, RaceFansTV and Formulawahad.com, while later gaining the technical archive of Giorgio Piola in September,
also announcing a partnership with
MSN.com
MSN (meaning Microsoft Network) is a web portal and related collection of Internet services and apps for Windows and mobile devices, provided by Microsoft and launched on August 24, 1995, alongside the release of Windows 95.
The Microsoft Net ...
.
In October, Motorsport.com became the official media partner of
Ferrari for the 2016 Ferrari Finali Mondiali
and a global partner of GPTicketShop.com.
In November, Motorsport.com acquired Wildsoft Digital F1 Encyclopedia.
The following month, the site formed a global digital content partnership with
VICE Sports and
AOL’s Autoblog.com.
In 2016 Motorsport.com acquired French pan-european TV-station
Motors TV
Motorsport.tv was a pan-European digital television channel dedicated to motorsport. It ceased broadcasting in late September 2018 to concentrate on web-streaming only.
Launched in 2000 as Motors TV, it broadcast an extensive range of nationa ...
after it went into a bankruptcy procedure.
In 2018 the renamed Motorsport.TV decided to stop broadcasting as a television station
and closed down the television operation.
In January 2016, Motorsport.com appointed
Zak Brown
Zakary Challen Brown (born November 7, 1971) is an American businessman and former professional racing driver, currently residing in England. He is chief executive officer of McLaren Racing with overall responsibility for the business, includi ...
as non-executive chairman of Motorsport.com
In February, the site announced a strategic merchandising partnership with UK-based Branded-London and
Puma Company.
In March 2016, Motorsport.com became the official digital media partner of the
FIA World Endurance Championship,
while also extending exclusive digital rights agreement to host the F1 video magazine Series ''Inside Grand Prix''.
On 15 March 2016, Motorsport.com acquired Spain’s moto racing digital media company Motocuatro.com.
In April 2016, Motorsport.com acquired TurkiyeF1.com, Turkish auto racing website.
In May 2016 Motorsport.com acquired gp-live.hu.
In June 2016 Motorsport.com acquired F1-Ukraine.com.ua.
The following month, the site become official media partner” of the
2016 TCR International Series.
In March 2017, Motorsport.com launched a tri-language Swiss edition in partnership with businessman Lorenzo Senna.
In 2016, Motorsport.com expanded to Japan through a joint venture with digital media company, Kotsu Times Sha Co.
Staff writers
Its current
editor-in-chief
An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies.
The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...
is Charles Bradley, having been appointed to the position of global editorial leader in May 2015.
The team's current roster of leading staff journalists includes Formula 1 Editor Jonathan Noble,
MotoGP Editor Oriol Puigdemont,
European News Editor Pablo Elizalde,
Swiss News Motorsport Italian Edition Antonio Russo,
Swiss News Motorsport German Edition,
Swiss News Motorsport French Edition,
US Editor David Malsher, News Manager Nick DeGroot, NASCAR Editors Lee Spencer and Jim Utter,
French Editor Guillaume Navarro, Italian Editor Franco Nugnes,
Swiss German, Swiss French and Swiss Italian Editor Gabriele Testi from July 2016 till August 2019 and Emmanuel Rolland from September 2019 till July 2020 Editor Australian Editor Andrew van Leeuwen,
UK Editor Jamie Klein, Russian Edito
Manu Chapodze Brazilian Editor Felipe Motta, German Editor Stefan Ziegler, Latin-American Editor Jose Roman, Middle East Editor Khodr Rawi,
Indian Editor Rachit Thukral, Canadian Editor René Fagnan,
Japanese Editor Kunihiko Akai, Turkish Director Cihangir Perperik, Editor in Chief Kemal Şengül, Head of Digital Abdullah Çelik and Head of Social İnci Beğen.
Awards
* Motorsport.com received Silver Telly Award by Telly Awards.
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