Races held around the world

1. Formula 1 : When Formula 1 is aired live in its final session, I have see enthusiasts gripped in utmost excitement. This Kart racing tournament is one of the most famous of the races in the world with a viewer base of 600 million. With Sebastian Vettel taking the podium for 2010, the game has just become more interesting with Alonso, Hamilton and Vettel as frontrunners for 2011. It is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the (FIA). The races in the Formula 1 tournament are known as Grand prix. All the teams in formula 1 are mostly based in Europe (though owners of these European teams have been from outside of late).  Various F1 games have debuted in the market to successful numbers and the Formula 1 grid girls serve as glamour to the otherwise fun race.

2. Nascar:  US has Miles, farenheit and inches against the European Kms, celsium and Meters. They even have American football... sigh!!!! No wonder they have their own racing tournament. The Nascar (National Association of Stock Car Racing) is a famous sport from North American (includes Canada and Mexico). The beautiful Nascar Logo, Nascar girls, Heady Nascar drivers and the Nascar hall of fame stories make up for one entertaining event. Nascar is distinctive in a way since it  is a family-owned and operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. Instead of grand prix, Nascar has several racing series such as the  Nascar Sprint cup series, Nascar Nationwide series and Nascar Canadian Tire Series. While not as popular NASCAR holds 17 of the top 20 attended single-day sporting events in the world. The Grand American Road Racing Association or Grand-Am is an auto racing sanctioning body that was established in 1999 to organize road racing competitions in North America. The Grand-AM is now a part of Nascar.

3. Indy Racing League:  Often mistaken for an F1 tournament, Indy Racing League  is an American-based open-wheel auto racing sanctioning body. The tournament has only gained adrenaline levels after merging the champ car racing tournament. The scoring is completely different than F1 and is mostly dominant in US, Canada, Japan and Brazil. Indycar is also facing the heat from the larger F1 fans base as being copycats. Danica does make it more worthy than the competition.

4. World Rally Championship: The sport with the most exciting logo IMHO. The series currently consists of 13 three-day events driven on surfaces ranging from gravel and tarmac to snow and ice. Each rally is split into 15-25 special stages which are run against the clock on closed roads. Sebastian Loeb is the current winner and has a stronger (but limited) following than Michael Schumacher. Some of the major car manufacturers particiapte in this event including Renault, peugeot, Citroen, Opel Vauxhall, Ford, Fiat, Lancia, Subaru and Mitsubishi.

5. World Touring Car Championship : The FIA World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) is an international Touring Car championship sanctioned by the FIA. One of the only championship of its kind, the race cars are Touring Cars such as the Chevrolet Cruze and BMW 3 series and Seat Leon.

6. Le Mans Racing : Sports car racing is a form of circuit auto racing with automobiles that have two seats and enclosed wheels. They may be purpose-built or related to road-going sports cars. A kind of hybrid between the purism of open-wheelers and the familiarity of touring car racing, this style of racing is often associated with the annual Le Mans endurance race. The prestige of Porsche, BMW, Ferrari, Lotus, Maserati, Alfa Romeo, Lancia, Mercedes- Benz, Jaguar and Aston Martin derives in part from success in sports car racing and the World Sportcar Championship. Road cars sold by these manufacturers have in many cases been very similar to the cars that were raced, both in engineering and styling. It is this close association with the 'exotic' nature of the cars that serves as a useful distinction between sports car racing and touring cars.

7. Cross CountryRally Raid:  Rally raid is a form of long distance off-road racing that takes place over several days. The Paris Dakar Rally and Raid de Himalaya are the most famous type of race of this kind. Navigation is accomplished using a roadbook and also with GPS since the race is long and spread over a perod of several days. It i the only race of its kind where cars, bikes and trucks race in the same rally including motorcycles from KTM, BMW and Yamaha.

8. Moto GP :  Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix is the premier championship of motorcycle road racing currently divided into three distinct classes: 125cc, 600cc and MotoGP (1000cc).  Grand Prix motorcycles are purpose-built racing machines that are neither available for purchase by the general public nor can be ridden legally on public roads.

9. World Superbike Championship : The Superbike World Championship season consists of a series of rounds held on permanent racing facilities. Each round has two races and the results of each race are combined to determine two annual World Championships, one for riders and one for manufacturers. The motorcycles that race in the championship are tuned versions of motorcycles available for sale to the public,  by contrast with Moto GP where purpose built machines are used. MotoGP is the motorcycle world's equivalent of Formula 1 racing, whereas Superbike racing is similar to Touring Car racing.

10. Isle of Man TT - is a motorcycle racing event held on the Isle of Man and was for many years the most prestigious motor-cycle race in the world. The race is run in a time-trial format on public roads closed for racing by the provisions of an Act of Tynwald (the parliament of the Isle of Man).

11. F1 Powerboat Racing : F1 grand prix also holds powerboat races.