Speed, drama, and triumph: A year of motorsport milestones

2024 has been an exciting year for motorsport enthusiasts, with thrilling races, amazing moments, and historic feats in a variety of sports. From high-speed confrontations in Formula One to endurance tests in Le Mans, this year has been full of drama, innovation, and unexpected turns. Here is a rewind of the most memorable moments and performances from the motorsport season, highlighting the ability, emotion, and intensity that make racing one of the world’s most exciting sports.

Switches of players in this season

This year at the Formula 1 grid has been riveting, with intense competition and drama. For the first time in F1 history, 7 drivers secured several wins in races on different occasions throughout the season. Max Verstappen won his 4th World Championship in a row at the Las Vegas Grand Prix, and McLaren lifted the trophy after 26 years and clinched the Constructor’s Championship. However, it is not only the racing that has been generating headlines, the driver marketplace has also created quite a stir-up. Pierre Gasly was the only driver who didn’t contribute to crash damage this season and cost his team, Alpine, nothing.

This year’s first stunner was the seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton. After a decade-long partnership, Hamilton would leave Mercedes and join the prancing horse Ferrari in next year’s grid. Carlos Sainz joined Willams after Hamilton took his place in Ferrari. The Mexican minister of defence, Sergio Perez, and Redbull mutually parted ways, and Liam Lawson got promoted from the RB junior team. Isack Hajdar will join the junior RB team with Yuki Tsunoda and will be one of the five new rookies joining this season.

Six rookies will be joining next year, Kimi Antonelli will join Mercedes, Ollie Bearman will get a permanent spot in Haas, Isack Hadjar Will drive for RB junior team, Gabriel Bortoleto will partner with Kick Sauber, Jack Doohan will go in Alpine and Liam Lawson will race besides the four-time world champion Verstappen and driver for Redbull.

(Reuters) KTM will not Participate in Moto GP 2025 due to Bankruptcy (Reuters)

MotoGP

Moto GP celebrated their 75th anniversary this year as it began in 1949. Jorge Martin officially claimed the 2024 MotoGP World Championship, becoming the first independent rider in the modern era to achieve this historic feat after Valentino Rossi in 2001.

The dramatic conclusion at the Motul Solidarity Grand Prix in Barcelona saw Martin finish third, with rival Francesco/Bagnaia winning the race. However, Martin’s season-long consistency secured him the title, cementing his place among the sport’s elite. Ducati dominated the season to take their sixth Constructors’ World Championship, while Marc Márquez finished third in the Riders’ standings in his first year on Ducati machinery. Pedro Acosta became the youngest rider to achieve a podium in the MotoGP era and the third-youngest in the history of Grand Prix motorcycle racing.

(FIA WEC website) Ferrari gets two consecutive wins in 24 hours of LeMans (FIA WEC website)

24 hours of Le Mans

Antonio Fuoco, Miguel Molina, and Nicklas Nielsen’s Ferrari 499P of Ferrari AF Corse won the race after 311 laps. It was Fuoco, Molina, and Nielsen’s first overall Le Mans victory, Ferrari’s second consecutive win, and the Italian manufacturer’s 11th. Nyck de Vries, Kamui Kobayashi, and José María López finished second in a Toyota GR010 Hybrid, competing with the race winners in the last two hours. The sibling Ferrari AF Corse squad of James Calado, Antonio Giovinazzi, and Alessandro Pier Guidi finished third overall. A record nine vehicles finished on the lead lap.A 24 hours of LeMans race in which the winner is the automobile that travels the furthest distance. The race is noted for high-speed portions.

(Reuters) Joey Logano becomes joins the few people to win  3 NASCAR ChampionshipTitles  (Reuters)

NASCAR

Joey Logano claimed his third NASCAR Cup Series championship on the last weekend of the year at Phoenix Raceway. Logano held off Team Penske teammate Ryan Blaney in the final laps to win the race and the championship, Penske’s second in a row. Logano is currently one of ten drivers who have won at least three championships in NASCAR’s premier series. NASCAR is a professional auto racing organisation that promotes and runs stock car races.

(Reuters) Carlos Sainz Sr will lead Ford in the next season of Dakar Rally (Reuters)

Dakar Rally

Carlos Sainz Sr won his fourth Dakar Rally title in the 2024 edition, driving Audi’s innovative RS Q e-tron, and became the oldest person to win a Dakar rally. After his historic feat, he could have retired, but he chose to join a brand new team and lead American giants Ford for the next year. Cristina Gutiérrez, a dentist, became the first woman to win a Dakar rally, winning the T3 category at the Dakar Rally 2024. The Dakar rally is an off-road endurance event. The terrain that the competitors must navigate is far more difficult than that utilized in traditional rallying, and the vehicles used are often actual off-road vehicles.

(Reuters) Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe won WRC for Hyundai Motorsport (Reuters)

WRC World Rally Championship

Following the championship, Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe secured their first World Rally Championship crowns at the 2024 Rally Japan. Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT successfully defended their manufacturers’ championship title, with Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT trailing with three points and M-Sport Ford WRT in third place. The World Rally Championship (WRC) is a series of rally events held on closed roads in which drivers and co-drivers compete to set the best time on short, timed stages. The events take place on a variety of surfaces, including gravel, asphalt, snow, and ice.

(Isle of Man TT : Twitter) No open road deaths in Isle of Man TT after 40 years (Isle of Man TT: Twitter)

Isle of Man TT

This year saw Michael Dunlop surpass his uncle Joey Dunlop as the most successful TT rider, with 29 TT wins. Isle of Man TT or Tourist Trophy is a Time Travel that takes place in May and June that takes place on the Island of Isle of Man. And this year was the first time in four decades that the Race had no deaths — Race endures 2 to 3 deaths per race. The Race is considered one of the most dangerous as it covers much of the island, running through villages and pastures, with riders taking more than 200 turns just inches away from rock walls, buildings, residents and fans.

Manas Ranjan Sahoo
Manas Ranjan Sahoo

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