List of motorsports people by nickname
This is a list of motor sports people by nickname.
Individuals
A
Nickname | Individual(s) | Notes |
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"The Abruzzi robber" | Luigi Fagioli, Italy Grand Prix driver[1] | |
"The Ace" | Ed McCulloch, US drag racer[2] | |
"Air Canada" | Gilles Villeneuve, Canada Formula One driver | |
"Airwastl" | Busty Wolter, Germany Freestyle Motocross rider[3][4] | |
"Al" | Victor "Al" Pease, UK Formula One driver Elwin Teague, US land speed racer[5] |
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"Alfalfa Jim" | Christian D. Roper, US NASCAR driver[6] | |
"The Answer To Every Trivia Question" | Harry Gant, US NASCAR driver | given by Darrell Waltrip as he holds many Busch Series records |
"Ardun Doug" | Doug King, US nostalgia drag racer[7] | |
*"Ashkan" | Kim Ashkenazi, Australia motorcross rider[8] | |
"Aspar" | Jorge Martínez, Spain motorcycle racer[9] | |
"Awesome Bill" ("Awesome Bill from Dawsonville") | Bill Elliott, US stock car racer | [6] |
B
Nickname | Individual(s) | Notes |
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"B. Bira" | Prince Birabongse Bhanutej Bhanubandh Thailand racing driver[10] | portmanteau of name |
"Babe" | Woolf Barnato, UK racing driver[11] | |
"Baby Face" | Jacky Ickx, Belgium racing driver[12] | |
"The Baby-Faced Assassin" | Glenn Seton,Australia racing driver[13] | |
"Baja Bob" | Bob Gordon, US off-road racer | |
"The Bandit" | Harry Gant, US stock car driver Damien Mulvey, Ireland drifting driver[14] |
Named after his longtime sponsor Skoal Bandit |
"Banjo" | Edwin K. Matthews, US racing mechanic | |
"The Barefoot Boy From Te Puke" | Denny Hulme, NZ racing driver | |
"Barky" | Robert Barkhimer, US midget racer and NASCAR official | |
"Barney" | Bern Oldfield, US racing driver | |
"The Baron" | Jarno Saarinen, Finland motorcycle racer | |
"Baylisstic" | Troy Bayliss, Australia motorcycle racer[15] | |
"The Bear" | Denny Hulme, NZ racing driver | |
"Beat" | Claude Fehr Switzerland racing driver[note 1][16] | |
"Ben" | Reuben Drinkwater, UK motorcycle racer[17] | |
"Benjy" | Dudley Benjafield, UK racing driver | |
"Beef" | Michael Park, UK rally co-driver | |
"Bergkönig" (German, "King of the Hill") | Hans Stuck, Germany racing driver[18] | Nicknamed for his innumerous hill climb successes |
"Bergmeister" (German, "hill master") | Hans-Joachim Stuck, Austria racing driver[19] | |
"Big Al" | Al Unser, Sr., US racing driver | |
"Big Bear" | Ross Brawn, UK team principal and owner[20] | |
"Big Daddy" | Don Garlits, US drag racer[21] | |
"Big John" | John Mazmanian, US drag racer[22] John Surtees, UK motorcycle racer and Formula One driver[23][24] |
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"Big Remmo" | Remmo Niezen, Netherlands drifting driver[25] | |
"Big Track Jack" | Jack Sprague, US stock car racer driver[6] | |
"The Bike" | Mike Hailwood, UK Formula One driver[26] | |
"Bill France of Mexico" | Michel Jourdain Sr., Mexico Indy racing driver | After being stated that in 2003 to have founded 28 different racing series[27] |
"Billy the Kid" | Billy Schumacher, US hydroplane driver[28] | |
"The Blackburn Bullet" | Carl Fogarty, UK motorcycle racer | |
"Black Bart" | Bart Markel, US flat track motorcycle racer[29] | |
"Black Jack" | Jack Brabham, Australia Formula One racing driver | |
"Blackumi" | Tommy Suell, JapanUS drifting driver[30] | |
"The Blade" | Michael Rutter, UK motorcycle racer | |
"Bladerider" | James Grimsey, UK drifting driver | |
"Bladey" | James Grimsey, UK drifting driver | |
"The Blond Blizzard of Virginia" | Curtis Turner, US Grand National racer | |
"The Blue Max" | Raymond Beatle, US NHRA Funny Car driver, was often called this nickname because of the name of his car. | |
"Bo" | Barry Seton, Australia racing driver | |
"Bob" | Boris Said, US racing driver | |
"Bobby Z" | Bobby Zoelner, US monster truck driver | |
"Bomber" | Earl F. Balmer, US racing driver | |
"BonBon" | Ben Broke-Smith, UK drifting driver[31] | |
"Bono" | Kevin Manion, US, NASCAR crew chief[6] | |
"Bootie" | Robert Barker, US, NASCAR crew chief[6] | |
"Boso" | Ross Petty, JapanUS drifting driver[32] | |
"Boss" | Seigo Yamamoto, Japan drifting driver | |
"Bosse" | Marcus Grönholm, Finland rally driver | |
"Bounty Hunter" | Connie Kalitta, US drag racer[33] | |
"Bounty Huntress" | Shirley Muldowney, US drag racer (used briefly)[34] | |
"Buckshot" | Roy Jones, US stock car racer driver[6] | |
"Bradman of Bathurst" | Peter Brock, Australia touring car driver[35] | |
"Brilliant Bob" | Robert Wollek, France sportscar racing driver[36] | |
"Brissou" | Brice Izzo, France Freestyle Motocross rider[3] | |
"Britney" | Nico Rosberg, Germany Formula One driver[note 2][37] | |
"Brute Force" | John Force, US American drag racer | 15 time NHRA Funny Car champion |
"Bubba" | James Stewart Jr., US Supercross rider Darrell Wallace Jr., US stock car racer Don Shobert, US motorcycle racer |
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"Bubi" (German: The Kid) | August Momberger, Germany Grand Prix driver[38] | |
"Buck" | Elzie W. Baker, Sr., US stock car racer[6] | |
"Buddy" | Wylie Baker, Jr., US stock car racer[6] George Byers, US hydroplane driver[39] |
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"Buff" | Mark Luney, UK drifting driver | |
"Bugs" | Leslie Allen, US dirt track racing driver | |
"Bugsy" | Dick Mann, US motorcycle racer[40] | |
"The Bulldog" | Mike Gascoyne, UK Formula One technical director | |
"Bunkie" | James R. Blackburn, US stock car racer[6] | |
"Bunny" | Carol Burkett, US Funny Car racer[41] | |
"Bushido" | Robbie Nishida, Japan drifting driver[42] | |
"'Bushmaster" | George Shreiber, US drag racer[43] | |
"Buster" | Robert Auton, US stock car racer[44] | |
"Busty" | Sebastian Wolter, Germany Freestyle Motocross rider[3][4] | |
"Butch" | Robert Leitzinger, US racing driver |
C
- "C. Wan" = Calvin Wan, US drifting driver[45]
- "Cacá Bueno" = Carlos Bueno Filho, Brazil racing driver
- "Cactus Jack" = Jack Yeley, US stock car racer[46]
- "Cam" = Chris Cameron US cross country racer and trail rider for technical riding
- "The Camfather" = Ed Iskenderian, US drag racer and land speed racer
- "The Candyman" = Elliott Sadler, US stock car racer driver[6]
- "The Cannon" = Eddie Bald, US Indy racer
- "Cannonball" = Erwin Baker, US racing driver
- "Caped Crusader of Auto Racing"
- Gianclaudio Regazzoni, Switzerland Formula One driver
- Eddie Sachs, US Indy racing driver
- "The Captain" = Roger Penske, US, team owner and former race car driver[6]
- "Captain Clutch kick" = Vaughn Gittin, Jr., US drifting driver[47]
- "Captain Nice" = Mark Donohue, US racing driver[48]
- "Captain Sideways" = Declan Hicks, UK drifting driver
- "Carlsson på taket" (Swedish, "Carlsson on the roof") = Erik Carlsson, Sweden rally racing driver
- "de las Casas" = George de Montbressieux, FranceArgentina Grand Prix driver[note 3][49]
- "The Cat in the Hat" = Jack Roush, US, team owner[6]
- "Cha-Cha" = Shirley Muldowney, US drag racer[note 4] Muldowney absolutely hated this nickname, and it was never used to her face.
- "Chacheee" = Tyler McQuarrie, US drifting driver.[50]
- "Chapulín" (Spanish, cricket) = Luis Díaz, Mexico racing driver
- "Charging Charlie" = Charlie Glotzbach, US NASCAR driver[51]
- "The Charging Comet" = Charlie Glotzbach, US NASCAR driver[52]
- "Charly" = Karl Lamm, Germany racing team manager[53]
- "Chick" = Takeo Hirashima, US racing mechanic
- "El Chueco" (Spanish for "knock-kneed" or "bandy legs") = Juan Manuel Fangio, Argentine Formula One driver[54]
- "Chocolate" = Danny Myers, US, Richard Childress Racing fueler for the team, now Museum Curator for the team[6][55]
- "Chopper" = R. K. Tyrrell, UK Formula Two driver and team owner (for once running a woodcutting business)[56]
- "Chromas" = Colin Teo, Singapore drifting driver
- "Le Chronometer" = Léon Théry, France[57] pioneering Grand Prix and rally driver
- "Chunky" = Kazuya Bai, Japan drifting driver[58]
- "Ciccio" (Italian, "butch") = Alberto Ascari, Italy Formula One driver[59]
- "Christo" =
- Riki Christodoulou, UK racing drivers[note 5]
- Adam Christodoulou, UK racing drivers[60]
- "Chip" =
- Lee E. Hanauer, US hydroplane driver[61]
- Floyd Ganassi, US IndyCar driver and team owner[62]
- "Il Cinghio" (Italian: The Wild Boar) = Gabriele Tarquini, Italy touring car driver[63]
- "Clay" = Gianclaudio Regazzoni, Switzerland Formula One driver
- "The Closer" = Kevin Harvick, US NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver.
- "Clown Prince of (Auto) Racing" =
- Eddie Sachs, US Indy racing driver
- Joe Weatherly, US stock car racer driver[6]
- "Coeur de Lion" (French, "Lionheart") = Raymond Sommer, France Grand Prix driver[64]
- "Colin McCrash" = Colin McRae, Scotland rally driver[note 6]
- "The Colonel" = Art Malone, US drag racer[65]
- "The Colossus" = Otto Merz, Germany Grand Prix driver
- "The Columbus Comet" = Anthony W. Stewart, US NASCAR driver[66]
- "Il Commendatore" (Italian, The Knight Commander) = Enzo Ferrari, Italy Grand Prix racing driver and team owner (a nickname he disliked)[67]
- "Comeback Kid" = Dean Chenoweth, US hydroplane driver[68]
- "Connie" = Conrad Kalitta, US drag racer[33]
- "Coo Coo"" = Clifton Marlin, US NASCAR driver[69]
- "Cootje" = Wilco van Esch, Netherlands drifting driver[70]
- "Cotton" =
- Henry C. Henning, US Indianapolis racing mechanic[52]
- Everett Owens, US stock car racer driver[6]
- "Count von Crash" = Wolfgang von Trips, Germany Formula One driver[71]
- "Cousin Carl" = Carl Edwards, US stock car racer driver[6]
- "Cowboy" =
- Kenny Bartram, US Freestyle Motocross rider
- Cletus O'Rourke, US, Indycar racer[72]
- Mark Powouk, US, NHRA Pro Stock driver (because of the loud whooping yells he makes after winning a race)
- Kevin Starland, US, NASCAR crew chief[6]
- "Crawfish" = Curtis Crider, US stock car racer driver[6]
- "The Crazy Swede" = Samuel Hübinette, Sweden, drifting driver.[73]
- "Curly" =
- Walter Boyd, US racing driver[74]
- M. L. Fredericks (also "Curley"), U.S. board track motorcycle racer[75]
- "Curre" = Curt Lincoln, Finland racing driver
- "Czech Pastrana" = Petr Pilat, Czech Republic Freestyle Motocross rider[3]
D
- "D-Dubya" = Darrell Waltrip, US stock car racer driver
- "D-MAC" = Darren McNamara, Ireland drifting driver[76]
- "Daddy of Offshore" = Al Copeland, US offshore powerboat racing driver[77]
- "Dai-chan" (大ちゃん) =
- Daijiro Inada, Japan racing driver, journalist and motorsport entrepreneur[78]
- Daijiro Kato, Japan motorcycle racer[79]
- Daijiro Yoshihara, Japan drifting driver
- "Dandy Dick" = Dick Landy, US drag racer[33]
- "Dart Izumi" = Yuuki Izumida, Japan drifting driver[80]
- "Davo" = Lex Davison, Australia racing driver talent scout[81]
- "De Crasheris" = Andrea de Cesaris, Italy Formula One driver[82]
- "Dead by June Doohan" = Mick Doohan, Australia motorcycle racer
- "Deo" = Amadeo Chiribiri, Italy tuner and Grand Prix constructor[83]
- "Desert Dominator" = Nasser Al-Attiyah, Qatar rally driver[84]
- "Le Diable Rouge" (French, The Red Devil)= 'Camille Jenatzy,France racing driver an land speed racer
- "Dick" = Richard Petty, US stock car racer[note 7][85]
- "Dickie" = Richard Attwood, UK racing driver[note 8][86]
- "Dieu au volant" (French for "God at the wheel") = Jacky Ickx, Belgium racing driver[12]
- "Diddì" = Berardo Taraschi, Italy Grand Prix driver[87]
- "Difficult Dan" = Dan Wheldon, UK racing driver[note 9][88][89]
- "Dindo" = Rinaldo Capello, Italy racing driver
- "Dix" = Larry Dixon Jr., US Top Fuel driver and 2 time NHRA Top Fuel champion
- "Doc" = Bob Magoo, US offshore powerboat racing driver[90]
- "The Doctor" = Valentino Rossi, Italy motorcycle racer[15]
- "The Dodge Boys" = Darrell Alderman and Scott Geoffrion NHRA Pro Stock racers during their historic run with Wayne County Speed Shops
- "Dodjie" = Arsenio Laurel, Philippines racing driver
- "Doki-Doki Kun" = Ryuji Miki, Japan drifting driver[91][92]
- "Dolly" = Dario Resta, Italy Indycar and land speed racer[93]
- "Don" = Reginald Whittington, UK racing driver[94]
- "The Doughnut King" = Alex Zanardi, Italy racing driver[95]
- "Drake" = Enzo Ferrari, Italy Grand Prix racing driver and team owner
- "Drift King" (Japanese:ドリキン "Dorikin") = Keiichi Tsuchiya, Japan racing driver and drifting driver/judge and team manager[58][96][note 10]
- "Drift Samurai" (Japanese:ドリフト侍 Dorifuto Zamurai) = Takahiro Imamura, Japan drifting driver[note 11]
- "Dryhopp" = Tetsuya Kawasaki, Japan drag racer (in reference to his launch style)[97]
- "Duffle bag Doug" = Doug Richert, US stock car racer driver[6]
- "Duke" =
- "Dukie" = Charles Ermolenko, US speedway rider
- "The Dutch Smoke Machine" = Lennard Wanders, Netherlands drifting driver[98]
- "DW" = Darrell Waltrip, US stock car racer driver[6]
- "Dvanz" = Doug Van Den Brink, US drifting driver
- "Dyno Don" = Don Nicholson, US drag racer[33]
E
- "Ears" = Kurt Busch, US stock car racer driver[6]
- "Elco Twin"= Bert Letner, US dirt track racing driver[99]
- "Emmo = Emerson Fittipaldi, Brazil Formula One driver
- "Emperor" (Japanese:帝王古口 Teiō Koguchi) = Yoshinori Koguchi, Japan drifting driver[58][100]
- "Emperor of Drift" (Japanese:ドリフトの帝王 dorifuto no Teiō) = Yoshinori Koguchi, Japan drifting driver
- "The Enforcer" = Russell Ingall, Australia racing driver
F
- "Fabulous Fred" = Fred Frame, US motorcycle racer and auto racing driver
- "Fanga Dan" = Daniel Woolhouse, NZ drifting driver
- "The Farmer" = Arnold Beswick, US drag racer[33]
- "The Farnham Flyer" = Mike Hawthorn, UK Formula One driver[101]
- "Fast Eddie" = Edward Schartman drag racer
- Eddie Rickenbacker, US Indy racer
- Eddie Irvine, UK Formula One driver
- Eddie Hill, US drag racer[102]
- "Fast Freddie" = Freddie Spencer, US motorcycle racer
- "Fast Jack" = Jack Beckman, US, NHRA Funny Car racer.
- "Fast Kenny" = Kenneth Moen, Norway drifting driver[103]
- "The Fastest Man in Japan" (Japanese:日本一速い男 Nippon ichi hayai otoko) = Kazuyoshi Hoshino, Japan racing driver
- "Fast son of Bitch" = France Alain Prost[104]
- "The Fastest Taxi Driver in the World" = Sabine Schmitz, Germany racing driver[note 12]
- "Fatback" = Mike McSwain, US, NASCAR crew chief[6]
- "Fearless Balke" = Charles Balke, US board track motorcycle racer[105]
- "Fearless John" = John Surtees, UK motorcycle racer and Formula One driver[24][106][note 13]
- "Fearless Frank" = Frank Sytner, UK touring car racing driver[107]
- "The Fearless One" = Charles Balke, US board track motorcycle racer[105]
- "Fidel" = Hélio Castroneves, Brazil Indy driver[note 14][108]
- "Figlio del Vento" (Italian, "Son of the Wind") = John Surtees, UK motorcycle racer and Formula One driver[24][109][note 15]
- "Fireball" = Edward Glenn Roberts, Jr., US stock car racer[6]
- "The First Family of Drag Racing" = 15 time Funny Car championJohn Force, and his daughters Courtney, Ashley, and Brittney, and son-in-law Robert Hight.
- "Fizzy Cola"
- Giancarlo Fisichella, Italian racing driver.
- "Flash"
- Gordon Shedden, UK racing driver.
- Jan Nilsson, Sweden racing driver.
- "Flash Gordon" = Robby Gordon, US stock car racer driver[6]
- "Flat Eric" = Eric O' Sullivan, Ireland drifting driver
- "The Flemish Lion" = Joël Smets, Belgium motorcross rider
- "Fletcher" = Jody Scheckter, South Africa Formula One driver[110][note 16]
- "Flookie" = James Buford, US NASCAR racer
- "Florida Hurricane" = Bill Snowden, US NASCAR racer[111]
- "Flying Colonel" =
- Warner Gardner, US hydroplane driver[112]
- Russ Schleeh, US hydroplane driver[112]
- "The Flying Czech" = Mira Slovak, Czech RepublicUS hydroplane driver[113]
- "The Flying Dentist" = Dick Thompson, US racing driver[114]
- "The Flying Dutchman" =
- Dan Vanden Heuvel, US off-road racer[115]
- Arie Luyendyk, Netherlands Indy Car racer, and two time winner of the Indy 500
- Jurgen van den Goorbergh, Netherlands motorcycle racer
- Cees Van der Velden, Netherlands F1 powerboat racing driver[116]
- The "Flying Finn" =
- Rauno Aaltonen, Finland rally driver
- Markku Alén, Finland rally driver
- Marcus Grönholm, Finland rally driver
- Mika Häkkinen, Finland Formula One driver
- Toni Haikonen, Finland snowmobile racer
- Mikko Hirvonen, Finland rally driver
- Mika Kallio, Finland motorcycle racer
- Juha Kankkunen, Finland rally driver
- Leo Kinnunen, Finland racing driver
- Toni Haikonen, Finland snowmobile racer
- Mikko Hirvonen, Finland rally driver
- Joonas Kylmakorpi, Finland speedway rider
- Jari-Matti Latvala, Finland rally driver
- Patu Leppälä, Finland F1 powerboat racing driver
- Timo Mäkinen, Finland rally driver
- Tommi Mäkinen, Finland rally driver
- Heikki Mikkola, Finland motocross rider
- Kimi Räikkönen, Finland Formula One driver
- Keijo Rosberg, Finland Formula One driver
- Jarno Saarinen, Finland motorcycle racer
- Juha Salminen, Finland enduro rider
- Timo Salonen, Finland rally driver
- Sami Seliö, Finland F1 powerboat racing driver
- Marko Tarkkala, Finland enduro rider
- Kari Tiainen, Finland enduro rider
- Henri Toivonen, Finland rally driver
- Ari Vatanen, Finland rally driver
- "Flyin'-Hawaiian" = Danny Ongais, US racing driver
- "The Flying Mantuan" = Tazio Nuvolari, Italy Grand Prix driver[54]
- "The Flying Norwegian" = Ivar Erik Tollefsen, Norway rally driver[117]
- "The Flying Scot" = John Y. Stewart, Scotland Formula One driver and team owner
- "The Flying Sikh" =
- Joginder SinghKenya rally driver[118]
- Karamjit SinghMalaysia rally driver[119]
- "Foggy" = Carl Fogarty, UK motorcycle racer and team owner
- "Fonsi " = Fonsi Nieto, Spain Grand Prix motorcycle road racer
- "Fonty" = Truman F. Flock, US NASCAR racing driver[120]
- "Formiga" = António Félix da Costa, Portugal Formula Renault racer
- "Four Father of Drag Racing" = Eddie Hill, US drag racer[121]
- "Foxy" = Tanner Foust, US drifting driver[122]
- "Frank the Tank" = Mitch Lash, US, NASCAR jackman[6]
- "Frankie" = Pierfrancesco Chili, Italy motorcycle racer
- "Freaky Fast" = J. Rose, US, NASCAR racing driver[120]
- "Freddie" = Goffredo Zehender, Italy Grand Prix driver[123]
- "The Fresno Flash" = Bill Vukovich, US Indy racer[124]
- "Front Row Joe" = Joe Nemechek, US stock car racer driver[6]
- "Frosty" = Craig Smokstad, US, NASCAR crew chief[6]
- "The Future" = Ken Gushi, Japan drifting driver[125]
- "The Fury" = Dayna Jury, NZ drifting driver
G
- "Gabby" = Vern Garrison, US NASCAR racer[126]
- "Gan-san" (ガンさん) = Motoharu Kurosawa, Japan racecar driver
- "Gar" = Garfield Wood, US hydroplane driver
- "The Gas Man" = Tom Sneva, US Indy driver[127]
- "Gasman Choc" = Danny Myers, former mechanic, Richard Childress Racing and curator of the team's museum.[55]
- "El Gato Volador" (Spanish, "The Flying Cat") = Johan Hungaray, Mexican Freestyle Motocross rider[note 17][3]
- "Geki" = Giacomo Russo Italy racing driver[128]
- "The General" = Brian Deegan, US Freestyle Motocross rider[129]
- "Genie auf Rädern" (German, "Genius on Wheels") = Walter Röhrl, Germany rally driver[130]
- "The Gentle Giant" = Wylie Baker, Jr., US stock car racer[6]
- "Gentleman Jack" = Jack Sears UK racing driver[131]
- "Gentleman Jimmy" = Jimmy Hensley, US stock car racer driver[6]
- "Gentleman Ned" = Ned Jarrett, US stock car racer driver[6]
- "Gigi" = Gianluigi Galli, Italy former World Rally Championship driver
- "Gino" = Luigi Macaluso, Italy rally co-driver[132][133]
- "Glen" = George Kidston UK racing driver[note 18]
- "G.O.A.T." (Greatest Of All Time(s)) = Ricky Carmichael, US Supercross rider
- "Go-Go" = Daijiro Inada, Japan racing driver, journalist and motorsport entrepreneur
- "The Go-Show" = Anthony Gobert, Australia motorcycle racer
- "The Godfather of Freestyle Motocross" = Mike Metzger, US Freestyle Motocross rider
- "The Golden Boy" = Fred Lorenzen, US stock car racer driver[6]
- "Golden Child" = Tanner Foust, US drifting driver[122]
- "The Gonzalez of the West Country" = Horace Gould, UK racing driver[134]
- "The Governor" = Francis C. Clement, UK racing driver
- "Il Grande John" (Italian, "John the Great") = John Surtees, UK motorcycle racer and Formula One driver[24][note 19]
- "Le Grand Pesca" (French, "The Big Pesca") = Henri Pescarolo, France racing driver[135]
- "The Grump" = Bill Jenkins, US drag racer (rarely used)[33]
- "Grumpy" = Bill Jenkins, US drag racer[33]
- "The Gunslinger" = Lee Shepherd, US NHRA drag racer
- "Der Gusseiserne Schorsch" (German: Ironman George) = Georg Meier, Germany motorcycle racer[136][note 20][137]
- "Gustl" = August Hobl, Germany motorcycle racer
- "Haga-san" (Japanese:芳賀さん, Mr. Haga) = Noriyuki Haga, Japan motorcycling Grand Prix rider
H
- "Häkä" = Mika Häkkinen, Finland Formula One driver
- "Hampshaa" = Ryan Tuerck, US drifting driver[138]
- "Handsome Harry" = Harry Gant, US stock car racer driver[6]
- "Hap" = Kevin Harvick, US auto racer[6]
- "Happy Harvick" = Kevin Harvick, US auto racer[6]
- "Hellé Nice" = Mariette Hélène Delangle, FranceEngland racing driver[136]
- "Helmet Hair" = Manabu Orido, Japan racing and drifting driver[78]
- "Henry Arundel" = Henry Fitzalan-Howard, UKEngland racing driver[note 21]
- "Herman the German" = Kenny Wallace, US stock car racer driver[6]
- "High Groove Harry" = Harry Gant, US stock car racer driver[note 22]
- "The High Plains Drifter" = Rick Carelli, US retired NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver and current Stewart-Haas Racing crew member.
- "The High Priest of Destruction" = Gilles Villeneuve, Canada Formula One driver[139]
- "Hizzy" = Steve Hislop, UK motorcycle racer[15]
- "Holeshot Hill" = Eddie Hill, US drag racer[140]
- "Hollywood" =
- Tim Richmond, US stock car racer driver[141]
- Petter Solberg, Norway rally driver[142]
- K. C. Spurlock, US drag racer[143]
- Jeff Hammond, US NASCAR Crew Chief.
- "Hong Kong's King of Asian Motorsport" = John MacDonald, Hong Kong racing driver[144]
- "Hootie" = Brian Chase, US NASCAR pit crew member[6]
- "Hoppo" = John Hopkins, US motorcycle racer
- "Howdy" = Howard Wilcox, US Indy racer
- "The Human Computer" = Walter Röhrl, Germany rally driver
- "The Humiston Comet" = Lee Humiston, US board track motorcycle racer[145][note 23]
- "Hungry" = Maynard Clark, US motorcycle stunt rider
- "Hunt the Shunt" = James Hunt, UK Formula One driver[note 24]
- "Hurricane" = Tony Angelo, US drifting driver[146]
- "Huschke" = Fritz von Hanstein, Germany racing driver and team manager[note 25]
- "Hut" = Wayman Stricklin, US stock car racer driver[6]
I
- "Iceman" =
- Terry Labonte, US stock car driver[6]
- Kimi Räikkönen, Finland Formula One driver"[147]
- Olaf Commijs, Netherlands drifting driver[25]
- "India-rubber Man" = Joe Abbott, UK speedway rider[148]
- "Indiana Andy" = Andy Hillenburg, US stock car racer[149]
- "Instant Ivo" = Tommy Ivo, U.S. drag racer[150]
- "The Intimidator" = Dale Earnhardt, Sr., US stock car racer[6]
- "The Irish Car Bomb" = Eric O'Sullivan, Ireland drifting driver[151]
- "Ironman" =
- Ivan Stewart, US off-road racer
- Ricky Rudd, US stock car racer driver[6]
- Ed Kretz, US motorcycle racer[152]
- "Ironhead" = Dale Earnhardt, Sr., US stock car racer[6]
- "Ironheart" = Ralph Earnhardt, US stock car racer[6]
- "Irv the swerve" = Eddie Irvine, UK Formula One driver[note 26]
- "Isky" = Ed Iskenderian, US drag racer and land speed racer[153]
J
- "J.J." = Christopher Yeley, US stock car racer[note 27][46]
- "Ja" = Justin Rood, NZ drifting driver
- "Jackie" = John Y. Stewart, Scotland Formula One driver
- "Jaws" = Darrell Waltrip, US stock car racer driver[6]
- "Joaninha" (Portuguese, "Ladybug") = Gilmar Flores, Brazil Freestyle Motocross rider[3]
- "Jeannot" = Jean Ragnotti, France rally driver
- "Jeggy" = Jeg Coughlin Jr., US NHRA Pro Stock driver, drives for Jeg's Performance Auto Parts, a company owned by his family.
- "Jenks" = Denis Jenkinson, UK sidecar racing passenger and racing navigator
- "The Jet" = Brett Sontag, US stock car driver
- "Jim" = Richard P. Rathmann, American Indy racer
- "Jimmy" = Serafino Cazzani, Italy offshore powerboat racing driver
- "JJ Lehto" = Jyrki Juhani Järvilehto, Finland Formula One driver[note 28]
- "Jock" = John A. McNeil, US board track motorcycle racer[154]
- "Joe" = Betty Carstairs, UK powerboat racing driver[155]
- "Joey" = William Dunlop, Northern Ireland motorcycle racer
- "John" = Hans-Johan Paul, US racing driver[note 29][156]
- "John Winter" = Louis Krages, Germany race driver[157][note 30]
- "Johnny" =
- Giovanni Lurani, Italy racing driver[158]
- Alberto Cecotto, Venezuelan motorcycle racer and racing driver
- "John Bute" = John Crichton-Stuart, Scotland Formula One driver[note 31]
- "Johnny Carwash" = Giovanni Lavaggi, Italy Formula One driver[note 32]
- "Johnny Dumfries" = John Crichton-Stuart, Scotland Formula One driver[note 33]
- "Joie" = George Chitwood, American Indy racer
- "Jos" = Johannes Verstappen, Netherlands Formula One driver
- "Jos the Boss" = Johannes Verstappen, Netherlands Formula One driver
- "JR" = Vaughn Gittin, Jr., US drifting driver[47]
- "JT" = Jairus Wharerau, NZ drifting driver[159]
- "JTP" = Justin Pawlak, US drifting driver
- "Jud" = Clarence Larson, US racing driver[160]
- "Jumper" = Jean-Pierre Jarier, France Formula One driver[161][note 34]
- "Jumping Jack" = Jack Johnson, US asphalt modified driver[162]
- "Junebug" = Dale Earnhardt, Jr., US stock car racer[note 35][6][163]
- "Jungle Boy" = Antônio R. Pizzonia, Júnior, Brazil Formula One and Champ Car driver
- "Jungle Jim" = Jim Liberman, US drag racer[164]
- "Junior" =
- Robert G. Johnson, Jr., US stock car racer
- Al Unser Jr, US IndyCar driver and champion
- John S. Zink, Jr., US Indy racer[165]
- Dale Earnhardt, Jr., US stock car racer[6]
K
- "Kamikaze" = Ukyo Katayama, Japan Formula One driver
- "Karnage" = Dean Kearney, Ireland drifting driver[166]
- "Karting Guru" = Martin Hines, UK superkart driver and entrepreneur[167]
- "Katagrama" (more explicitly Cata-Grama, Portuguese:grass-eater) = Ukyo Katayama, Japan Formula One driver[note 36]
- "Kenji-San" = Kenji Okazaki Japan Japanese NHRA Funny Car driver. Was given the nickname by longtime rival, and 15 time NHRA champion John Force.
- "Keke" = Keijo Rosberg, Finland Formula One driver
- "Kelly" = Cavino Petillo, US racing driver
- "The Kentucky Kid" = Nicky Hayden, US motorcycle racer
- "Kermit" = Zdeněk Kudrna, Czech Republic speedway rider[168]
- "The Kid" =
- Jody Beuachemin, Canada alky altered drag racer
- Jeff Gordon, US stock car racer[note 37])[6]
- Craig Lowndes, Australia racing driver[note 38]
- Eric Geboers, Belgium motorcross rider
- Jamie Bowman, US motorcycle racer[169]
- "Kiki" = Casper Canul, Mexico drifting driver[170]
- "The Kilt" = Kieran Cameron, Scotland drifting driver
- "The King"
- Richard Petty, US stock car racer[6]
- Jeremy McGrath, US Supercross rider
- "King Carl" = Carl Fogarty, UK motorcycle racer
- "King of the Burnouts" = John Force, US NHRA funny car racer
- "King of Freestyle Moto X" = Rémi Bizouard, France Freestyle Motocross rider[171]
- "King Gar" = Gar Wood, US hydroplane driver[172]
- "King Hiro" = Hiro Matsushita, Japan IndyCar driver[note 39][173]
- "King Kenny"
- Kenneth Roberts, US motorcycle racer[174]
- Kenny Bernstein Nickname given due to his longstanding sponsor, his cars were labeled the "Budewiser King".
- Kenny Bernstein First NHRA driver to win championships in both Funny Car, and Top Fuel.
- "King Rat" = Niki Lauda, Austria Formula One driver[175][note 40]
- "King Richard" = Richard Petty, US stock car racer[6]
- "King of Brands" = Derek Minter, UK motorcycle racer[176]
- "King of Formula Junior" = Peter Arundell, UK Formula One driver[177]
- "King of Monaco" = Graham Hill, UK Formula One driver[178]
- "King of the Ice" = Jo Bonnier, Sweden Formula One and GT driver
- "King of the Mille Miglia" = Clemente Biondetti, Italy racing driver
- "King of the Mountain" = Peter Brock, Australia touring car driver[179]
- "King of the Road" = Joey Dunlop, Northern Ireland motorcycle racer
- "King of Supercross" = Jeremy McGrath, US Supercross rider[180]
- "King of Speedboat Racers/Racing" =
- Lou Fageol, US hydroplane driver[68]
- Gar Wood, US hydroplane driver[181]
- "King of Speed" = Kenny Bernstein,US Former NHRA Top Fuel/Funny Car Champion, first Top fuel racer to reach 300 mph.
- "King of Thunderboat Row" = Don Aronow, US go-fast boat builder and racer
- "King of the Used Cars" = Darel Dieringer, US stock car racer[note 41][52]
- "KiPad" = Julian Smith, Ireland drifting driver
- "König Ludwig" = Klaus Ludwig, Germany racing driver
- "KRJR" = Kenny Roberts, Jr., US motorcycle racer[182]
- "Kuma" (Japanese:クマ, bear) = Nobushige Kumakubo, Japan drifting driver[183][184]
K-Dub Kevin windham supercross racer fan favorite.
L
- "The Lamp" = Dougie Lampkin, UK motorcycle trials rider[185]
- "The Last American Hero" = Junior Johnson, US stock car racer
- "Larrikin Larry" = Larry Perkins, Australia racing driver
- "Leadfoot" = Wylie Baker, Jr., US stock car driver
- "The Legend" = Walker Evans, US off-road racer[186][187]
- "Leon Duray" = George Stewart, US race driver[note 42]
- "Leksa" = Leo Kinnunen, Finland racing driver[188]
- "Lella" = Maria Grazia Lombardi, Italy, Formula One racing driver (The only woman to score points in F1.)
- "Il Leone" (Italian for "The Lion") = Nigel Mansell, UK Formula One driver[note 43]
- "Pierre Levegh" = Pierre Bouillin, France racing driver[note 44]
- "Li'l Al" = Al Unser, Jr., US race driver[189]
- "Lightning Larry" = Larry Ragland, US off-road racer[190]
- "Lil Martin" = Martin Truex, Jr., US stock car racer driver[6]
- "Lill Lövis" (Italian, "The Little Leaf") = Stefan Johansson, Sweden Formula One driver[191]
- "Little Art" = Arturo Merzario, Italy racing driver
- "Little Bob" = Bob Perry, US board track motorcycle racer[192]
- "Little 'E'" = Dale Earnhardt, Jr., US stock car racer[6]
- "Little Joe" = Joe Weatherly, US stock car racer[6]
- "Lofty" = Frank England, UK racing team manager
- "El Lole" (Spanish, "The Bull") = Carlos Reutemann, Argentina Formula One driver[193]
- "Löysä" (Finnish, "Loose") = Timo Salonen, Finnish rally driver, world champion 1985
- "Lucky" = Lloyd Casner, US GT sports car racing driver
- "Il lupo d'Abruzzo" (Italian: The Wolf of Abruzzo) = Berardo Taraschi, Italy Grand Prix driver
M
- "Mad Dog" =
- John Paul, Jr., US racing driver[156]
- Bob Glidden, US NHRA Pro Stock racer, 10 time champion.
- "The Mad Man from Miami" = George Morales, Colombia offshore powerboat racing driver[194]
- "Mad Max" = Max Biaggi, Italy motorcycle racer
- "Mad Mick" = Mick Doohan, Australia motorcycle racer
- "Mad Mike " =
- Michael Jones, US Freestyle Motocross rider
- Mike Whiddett, NZ drifting driver
- "The Mad Russian" = Bill Vukovich, US auto racer
- "Mad Ronald" = Ronnie Peterson, Sweden Formula One driver[195][196][note 45]
- "Mad Skills" = Rhys Millen, NZ drifting and rally driver[197]
- "Mad Skills Sr." = Rod Millen, NZ drifting, hillclimb and rally driver
- "El Maestro" (Spanish for "The Master") = Juan Manuel Fangio, Argentine Formula One driver, see Argentine URL www.cosasdeautos.com.ar/.../arte-se-inaugura-en-balcarce-la-muestra-fangio-el-maestro-el-mejor/
- "Madusa" = Debrah Miceli, US monster truck driver[note 46]
- "Magic" = Ayrton Senna, Brazil Formula One driver
- "Magic Shoes" = Mike McLaughlin, US NASCAR and modifieds driver[6][162]
- "Magoo" = Dick Megugorac, US land speed racer and customizer
- "Major Clutch kick" = Vaughn Gittin, Jr., US drifting driver[47]
- "The Man" = Mickey Thompson, US racing driver and entrepreneur[198]
- "The Man in Black" = Dale Earnhardt, Sr., US NASCAR racer[6][note 47]
- "Mana-P (マナP) = Manabu Suzuki, Japan racing driver and motorsport announcer
- "Mango" = Tony Brakohiapa, US drifting driver[199]
- "Il Mantovano Volante" (Italian, "The Flying Mantuan") = Tazio G. Nuvolari, Italy Grand Prix driver[54]
- "Mario Umberto" = Baconin Borzacchini, Italy Grand Prix racer[10][note 48]
- "Master of the Restart" = Ron Hornaday, US stock car racer driver[6]
- "El Matador" = Carlos Sainz Spain rally driver
- "Maverick" = Bill Golden, US wheelstander drag racer[200]
- "Max" =
- Manabu Orido ("Max Orido" (MAX☆織戸)), Japan racing and drifting driver
- Massimiliano Biaggi, Italy motorcycle racer
- "Mae-ken" = Ken Maeda, Japan drifting driver[58]
- "MC" = Jeremy McGrath, US Supercross rider
- "The Menace" = Kyle Mohan, US drifting driver[201]
- "Mi Tsu Ru" = Mitsuru Haruguchi, Japan drifting driver[202]
- "Mickey" = Marion Thompson, US off-road racing driver
- "Million Dollar Bill" = Bill Elliott, US stock car racer[6][note 49]
- "Miki" = Massimo Biasion, Italy rally driver
- "Mile-a-Minute" = Walter Collins, US board track motorcycle racer[154]
- "Mr. 875cc"[note 50] =
- Eric Geboers, Belgium motorcross rider
- Stefan Everts, Belgium motorcross rider
- "Mr. Clutch" = Jimmie Johnson, US NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver[203]
- "Mr. Chevrolet" = Dick Harrell, US Funny Car racer
- ""Mr. Consistency" = Mark Martin, US NASCAR driver
- "Mr. Corvette" = John Greenwood, US tuner and racing driver[204]
- "Mr. Daytona" = Scott Russell, US motorcycle racer and later sports car driver.[205]
- "Mr. Excitement" =
- Gary Porter, US monster truck driver
- Jimmy Spencer, US stock car racer driver[6]
- "Mr. Flathead" = John Bradley, US nostalgia drag racer
- "Mr. Innovator" = John Barnard, UK Formula One car designer and technical director
- "Mr. ISDT/ISDE" = Jeff Fredette, US Enduro rider[206]
- "Mr. Karting" =
- Art Ingels, US racing mechanic and karting pioneer
- Martin Hines, UK superkart driver and entrepreneur[167]
- ""Mr. Le Mans" = Tom Kristensen, Denmark sportscar racer[207]
- "Mr. Monaco" = Graham Hill, UK Formula One driver[208]
- "Mr. Motor Racing" =
- "Mr. Motorcross" =
- Craig Dack, Australia motorcross rider and team owner[211]
- Torsten Hallman, Sweden motorcross rider[212]
- Mort Andrews, NZ mechanic[213]
- "Mr. Nice Guy" = Gary Porter, US monster truck driver
- "Mr Pimms" = Declan Hicks, UK drifting driver
- "Mr. Rallycross = Martin Schanche, Norway rallycross driver
- "Mr. Saab" = Erik Carlsson, Swedish rally driver
- "Mr. September" = Harry Gant, U.S. stock car racer driver[note 51][6]
- "Mr. Speed" = Mickey Thompson, US racing driver and entrepreneur[198][198]
- "Mr. White" = Carl Rydquist, Sweden drifting and racing driver[214]
- "Mitto" = Mat Steele, UK drifting driver
- "Moco" (Portuguese, "Hard of Hearing Man") = Carlos Pace, Brazil Formula One driver[215]
- "Mongoose" = Tom McEwen, US drag racer[33]
- "Monkey Man" = Ken Nomura, Japan drifting driver[58]
- "Monsieur Dakar" (French , "Mister Dakar") = Karel Loprais, Czech Republic rally driver
- "Monsieur Le Mans" (French , "Mister Le Mans") = Jacky Ickx, Belgium racing driver[12][note 52]
- "Monkichi" (Japanese, monkey) = Manabu Orido, Japan racing and drifting driver
- "Monster" (Japanese:モンスター田嶋 "Monsuta Tajima") = Nobuhiro Tajima, Japan rally and hillclimb driver and team owner.
- "The Monza Gorilla" = Vittorio Brambilla, Italy Formula One driver[216][217][note 53]
- "Mouse" = Mike McCoy, US off-road motorcyclist[218]
- "Mousie" = Al Marcellus, US Fuel Altered drag racer[219]
- "Muddly Talker" = Murray Walker, UK Formula One commentator[220][note 54]
- "Muddy" = Peter McGrath, NZ offshore powerboat racing throttleman[221][222]
- "Mulisha Mike" = Mike Turley, NZ drifting driver
N
- "Nakajap" = Satoru Nakajima, Japan Formula One driver[223]
- "Nanni" = Giovanni G. G. Galli, Italy GT and Formula One driver
- "El Nano" = Fernando Alonso, Spain Formula One driver
- "Il Nano" (Italian: The Dwarf) = Alessandro Nannini, Italy touring car driver[224]
- "Il Negher" (Italian, "Blackie") = Giuseppe Campari, Italy Grand Prix driver[225]
- "Nello" = Cirillo Pagani, Italy Grand Prix driver
- "Nick" = Zbigniew Nowicki, Kenya rally driver[226]
- "Niki" = Andreas Lauda, Austria Formula One driver[227]
- "Nino" = Emilio Farina, Italy Grand Prix driver[1][228]
- "Nitro Nori" = Noriyuki Haga, Japan motorcycling Grand Prix rider
- Nivola= Tazio G. Nuvolari, Italy Grand Prix driver
- "NOB" (abbreviation: No One Better) = Nobuteru Taniguchi, Japan racing driver[58][183]
- Nobby
- Norman Hills, UK drag racer[229]
- ノビー = Noboru Ueda, Japan motorcycling Grand Prix rider[230]
- "Nomuken" (Japanese:のむけん) = Ken Nomura, Japan drifting driver[note 55][58][231][232]
- "Norick" (Japanese:ノリック・アベ "Norick Abe") = Norifumi Abe, Japan motorcycling Grand Prix rider
- "Nori-Chan" = Noriyuki Haga, Japan motorcycling Grand Prix rider
O
- "OG" = Ron Ewerth, US drifting driver[233]
- "Ohio George" = George Montgomery, US drag racer[234]
- "Okachan" (Japanese:岡ちゃん) = Kazuyoshi Okamura, Japan drifting driver and racing mechanic[183]
- "The Old Man" = Enzo Ferrari, Italy motor racing team owner
- "Old Pirate" = John Paul, Sr., US racing driver[156]
- "Old Master" = Ed Pink, US engine builder[235]
- "One-Armed Bandit" = Chuck Amati, US sprint car racer[236]
- "One Leg" = Paul Vlasblom, Netherlands drifting driver[70]
- "One Run Anderson" = Dennis Anderson, US monster truck driver and team owner
- "One Tough Customer" = Dale Earnhardt, US stock car racer driver[6]
- "On-The-Gas" = Danny Ongais, US racing driver
- "Onions" = Victor Chapman, NZ drifting driver
- "L'ordinateur" (French, "The Computer") = Niki Lauda, Austria Formula One driver[237][note 56]
- "Our Nige" = Nigel Mansell, UK Formula One driver[238]
- "Otto" = Harry Walker, US board track motorcycle racer[239]
- "Outlaw"= Kurt Busch
- "The Outlaw" = Ed Jones, US wheelstand drag racer[240]
P
- "Pancho" = Duane Carter, American midget and sprint racer
- "Pan Dakar" (Czech, "Mr. Dakar") = Karel Loprais, Czech Republic rally driver
- "The Pampas Bull" = José Froilán González, Argentine racing driver
- "Pappy" = Carmel Fernandez, US NASCAR driver
- "Parnelli" = Rufus P. Jones, US Indy racer[241]
- "Paso" = Renzo Pasolini, Italy motorcycle racer
- "Pat" = Ueal E. Patrick, US Champ Car and IRL racing team owner
- "Påven" (Swedish, "the Pope")= Ove Andersson, Swedish rally driver
- "Pechvogel" (German, "Unlucky bird") = Manfred von Brauchitsch, Germany Grand Prix racer[242]
- "PeeWee" = Greg Siddle, Australia motorsport talent scout[81]
- "Pesca" = Henri Pescarolo, France racing driver
- "Peter Pan of racing" = Jacky Ickx, Belgium racing driver[12]
- "Pete" = Lew Robinson, US drag racer[243]
- "Peter Perfect"
- Peter Gregg, US sportscar racing driver
- Peter Brock, Australia touring car racing driver
- "Le Petoulet" (French , "the rat-droppings") = Maurice Trintignant, France Formula One driver[244]
- "Phi Phi" = Philippe Étancelin, France Grand Prix driver[245]
- "Pierino La Peste" = Jacky Ickx, Belgium racing driver[12][note 57]
- "Piedone" = Fabrizio Giovanardi, Italy touring car driver[246]
- "Il Pirata" (Italian: the Pirate) = Felice Bonetto, Italy Grand Prix driver[10]
- "Pitbull" = Jeremy Lusk, US Freestyle Motocross rider[3]
- "Pi" = Per-Inge Walfridsson, Sweden rally driver
- "Pocket Rocket" = Leon Haslam, UK motorcycle racer[247]
- "Pop" =
- Maurice F. Eargle, US NASCAR, Sportsman, and Modifieds driver
- Jack Cooper, US hydroplane driver[68]
- "Pops" =
- Tony Eury, US, NASCAR crew chief[6]
- Curtis Turner, US stock car driver[6]
- Hideo Yoshimura, Japan mechanic and motorcycle race team owner
- "Possum" = Peter Bourne, NZ rally driver
- "The Prince of Drift" = Tengku Djan Ley, Malaysia racing and drifting driver and team manager[248]
- "Prince of White Smoke" (Japanese:白煙王子 byaku kemuri ōji) = Ken Nomura, Japan drifting driver
- "Princess Sparkle Pony" = Danica Patrick, US Indy driver[249]
- "The Professor" = Alain Prost, France Formula One driver
- "The Professor of Pro Stock" = Warren Johnson, US drag racer
Q
- "Queen of the Nürburgring" = Sabine Schmitz, Germany racing driver[250]
- "Quick Nick" = Nick Heidfeld, Germany racing driver[251]
- "Quick Vic" = Victor Elford, UK race and rally driver[252]
R
- "Racing’s Champion Without a Crown" = Stirling Moss, UK racing driver[253]
- "The Racing Dentist"
- Tony Brooks, UK Formula One driver[254]
- Jack Miller, US Indycar driver[255]
- "Rådis" = Thomas Rådström, Swedish rally and rallycross driver from Sweden.
- "Ragin Cagin" = Sami Selio, Finland F1 powerboat racer[256]
- "The Rainbow Warriors" = Hendrick Motorsports' #24 DuPont Chevrolet pit crew, 1992-2000.[6]
- "Rainmaster"
- Rudolf Caracciola[257][258][259][260]
- Christian Fittipaldi, Brazil racing driver[261]
- Sete Gibernau, Spain Grand Prix rider[262]
- Jacky Ickx, Belgium racing driver[12]
- Tom Pryce, UK Formula One driver[263]
- Jim Richards, NZ touring car racing driver[264]
- Michael Schumacher, Germany Formula One driver[265]
- Ayrton Senna, Brazil Formula One driver[266]
- Hans-Joachim Stuck, Germany racing driver[267]
- Peter Walker[268]
- "Rahzel" = Reece McBreen, NZ drifting driver
- "Raph" = George, Comte de Montbressieux, FranceArgentina Grand Prix driver[note 58][49]
- "The Rat" = Niki Lauda, Austria Formula One driver[175][note 59]
- "Rato" (Portuguese, "Rat") = Emerson Fittipaldi, Brazil Formula One driver[269]
- "Rebel" = Mark Visser, Netherlands drifting driver[25]
- "Red"
- Richard Amick, US Indy racer
- Robert Byron, US stock car racer
- Sherman Crise, US promoter
- Charles Farmer, US stock car racer[6]
- William Riegel, US racing driver
- Earl Armstrong, US board track motorcycle racer[239]
- Leslie Parkhurst, US board track motorcycle racer[239]
- Willard Bryan, US motorcycle racer hillclimber[270]
- "Red Baron" = Michael Schumacher, Germany Formula One driver[note 60]
- "Red Five" = Nigel Mansell, UK Formula One driver
- "Regenmeister" (German, "Rainmaster") = Rudolf Caracciola, Germany Grand Prix racer
- "The Red Devil"= Camille Jenatzy, France Grand Prix and land speed racer[note 61]
- "Rick" = Eddie Rickenbacker, US Indy racer
- "Rin Rin" = Kazunari Hayashida, Japan drifting driver[271]
- "Ringmeister" (German, "Ringmaster", for excellence at the Nürburgring, "the Ring")
- Rudolf Caracciola, Germany Grand Prix
- Jacky Ickx, Belgium racing driver[12]
- Tazio Nuvolari, Italy Grand Prix
- Bernd Rosemeyer, Germany Grand Prix
- "Rocket Man" = Masatoshi Asamoto, Japan drifting driver[58]
- "Rocketman" = Ryan Newman, US stock car racer driver[6]
- "Rocket Rick" = Rick Mears, US Indy racing driver[272]
- "Rocket Ron" = Ron Haslam, UK Grand Prix motorcycle racer
- "Rodger the Dodger" = Rodger Ward, US Indy racer
- "Rodeo Clown" = Yasuyuki Kazama, Japan drifting driver[note 62]
- "Rodeo Drift" (Japanese:ロデオ乗り Rodeo Dori) = Yasuyuki Kazama, Japan drifting driver[note 63]
- "RodeoMan" = Marc van Ocken, Netherlands drifting driver[25]
- "Roj" = Rodger Freeth, NZ rally co-driver
- "Roman Emperor" = Max Biaggi, Italy motorcycle racer
- "The Ronda Road Runner" = Robert G. Johnson, Jr., US stock car racer driver[6]
- "Ronnie" = Ronnie Smith, UK motorcycle racer[273]
- "Rooster" = Ricky Rudd, US stock car racer driver[6]
- "Rossifumi" = Valentino Rossi, Italy motorcycle racer[note 64]
- "Rossta" = Ross Petty, JapanUS drifting driver[32]
- "Roto" = Raymond Roche, France race organizer and starter[274]
- "Rowdy" = Kyle Busch, US stock car racer driver[6] driver[6]
- "Rubinho" = Rubens Barrichello, Brazil Formula One driver
- "The Rushville Rocket" = Anthony W. Stewart, US NASCAR driver[275]
- "Rusty" = Russell W. Wallace, US stock car racer
S
- "Sachio" = Yukio Fukuzawa, Japan racing driver[276]
- "Saki" = Scott Zipadelli, US, NASCAR crew chief[6]
- "Salt" = David Walther, US racing driver
- "Sammy" = Sydney Davis, UK racing driver
- "Le sanglier des Ardennes" (French, "The Wild Boar of the Ardennes") = Raymond Sommer, France Grand Prix driver[277]
- "São Paulo taxi driver" = Ayrton Senna, Brazil Formula One driver[278][note 65]
- "The Sarge" = Tony Schumacher US 7-time NHRA Top Fuel champion, nicknamed as such due to his primary sponsor, the U.S. Army
- "Sargent Ghost" (Japanese:鬼軍曹 "oni gunsō") = Hisashi Kamimoto, Japan drifting driver[96]
- "Sexy" = Yasuyuki Shiwachi, Japan drifting driver
- "Schorsch" (German: "Georgie") = Georg Meier, Germany motorcycle racer[136]
- "Schmiermaxe" = Bernhard Huser, Germany motorcycle sidecar passenger
- "Scooter" = Scott Crowell, US, NASCAR 2nd gasman/backup truck driver[6]
- "Schumi" = Michael Schumacher, Germany Formula One driver
- "Schumi II" = Ralf Schumacher, Germany Formula One/DTM driver[279]
- "Schumi III" =
- Sebastian Stahl, Germany racing driver[280][note 66])
- Mick Schumacher, Germany racing driver[281][note 67]
- "Senior" = Dale Earnhardt, US stock car racing
- "Seppi" =
- Jo Siffert, Switzerland Swiss Formula One driver
- Jo Gartner, Austria racing driver[282]
- "Shaggy" = Brian Larson, US, NASCAR catch can man[6]
- "Shakey" = Shane Byrne, UK motorcycle racer[283]
- "Shekhar" = Chandrashekhar MehtaKenya rally driver
- "Shin-1" = Shinichi Itoh, Japan motorcycle racer[note 68]
- "Shorty" = William Cantlon, US midget racer
- "Showtime" = Jeremy McGrath, US Supercross rider
- "Shrimp" = Albert Burns, US board track motorcycle racer[284][285]
- "Shrub" = Kyle Busch, US stock car racer driver[6]
- "Sideways Buff" = Mark Luney, UK drifting driver
- "The Silent Serb" = Bill Vukovich, US Indy racer
- "The Silver Fox" =
- David Pearson, US auto racer[6]
- Piero Taruffi, Italy auto and moto racer and manager
- "Siso" = Josep Lluis Cunill, Spain racing driver
- "Sito" = Alfonso Pons Ezquerra, Spain motorcycle racer[286]
- "Sjarrel" = Charles Zwolsman, Netherlands racing driver[287]
- "Skewers" = Karl Skewes, NZ drifting driver
- "Skip" = John Barber III, US racing driver, instructor and school owner
- "Skipp" = George Walther, US hydroplane driver
- "Skippy" =
- Shawn Zezula, Canada drag racer[288]
- David Parsons, Australia racing driver
- "Sliced Bread" = Joey Logano, US stock car racer driver[6]
- "Slick" = Anthony Bass, UK motorcycle racing mechanic[289]
- "Slivers" = Glenn Boyd, US board track motorcycle racer[290]
- "Slugger" = Richard Labbe, US, NASCAR crew chief[6]
- "Smilin' Jack" = John J. McGrath, US Indy racer and mechanic
- "Smoke" = Anthony W. Stewart, US NASCAR driver[6]
- "Smokey" =
- Henry Yunick, US racing mechanic[6][120]
- Kazuhiko Nagata, Japan racing mechanic[291][292]
- "Smoking Bandit" = Lennard Wander, Netherlands drifting driver[25]
- "Smokin' Jo" = Joachim Winkelhock, Germany racing driver
- "Smoking Jos" = Jos de Bruin, Netherlands drifting driver[25]
- "The Snake" = Don Prudhomme, US drag racer[33]
- "Sneaky Pete" = Lew Robinson, US drag racer[293]
- "Soapy" = Neil Castles, US NASCAR stock car racer
- "Spark" (Japanese:スパーク末永 Supaaku Suenaga) = Masao Suenaga, Japan drifting driver[294]
- "Spatzi" = Jo Gartner, Austria racing driver[282]
- "The Speed King" = Mickey Thompson, US racing driver and entrepreneur[198]
- "Speedboat King" = Don Aronow, US go-fast boat builder and racer[295]
- "Speedy" = Alfred Thompson, US auto racer
- "Spider" = Travis Webb, US Indy racer
- "Spider-Man" = Hélio Castroneves, Brazil auto racer
- "Spirit Of Drifting" = Joon Maeng, South KoreaUS drifting driver[296]
- "Spunk" = Emory Collins, Canadian auto racer[297]
- "Sputnik" = Harry Källström, Swedish rally driver
- "Steady Eddie" =
- Eddie Lawson, US moto racer racer
- Eddie Irvine, UK Formula One driver
- "Steady Freddy" = Frederic Girard, Canada drifting driver[298]
- "Stiffy" = Tony Eury, Jr., US, NASCAR crew chief[6]
- "The Stig" = Stephen Evans, Ireland drifting driver
- "Stingbrace" = Stefano Sebastiani, Italy racing driver[note 69][299]
- "Strietzel" = Hans-Joachim Stuck, Germany racing driver
- "Stubby" = Wilburn H. Stubblefield, US Indy racer
- "Sudden Sam" = Guy Ermolenko, US speedway rider
- "Suitcase Jake" = Jake Elder, US, NASCAR crew chief[6]
- "Super Aguri" = Aguri Suzuki, Japan Formula One driver and team owner
- "Super Mario" = Mario Andretti, US racing driver
- "Super Sub" =
- Roberto Moreno, Brazil racing driver[300]
- Troy Bayliss, Australia motorcycle racer[301]
- "Super Swede" = Ronnie Peterson, Sweden Formula One driver[302]
- "Super Rat" = Niki Lauda, Austria Formula One driver[175][303]
- "Super Tex" = A. J. Foyt, US Champ Car racer
- "Super Van" = ""Sarel van der Merwe, South African sports car driver
- "Super Wop" = Mario Andretti, US racing driver
- "Swede" = David E. Savage, Jr., US racing driver[304]
- "Sweeps" = Mark Buckle, UK drifting driver
T
- "Taffy" = Wolfgang von Trips, Germany Formula One driver[305]
- "Tandem Assassin" = Tengku Djan Ley, Malaysia racing and drifting driver and team manager[306] (given for his maneuvering style during a 2-car tsuiou rounds)
- "Tarzan" (Japanese:ターザン山田) = Eiji Yamada, Japan racing driver[58]
- "The Tasmanian Devil" = Marcos Ambrose, Australia NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver
- "Teaspoon" = Nick Teeboon, NZ drifting driver
- "Teacher's Pet" = Gary Densham, US NHRA Funny Car racer, so named because of his full-time job as a schoolteacher.
- "Ted" = Tudor Jones, US hydroplane builder and designer
- "Teddy" = Edward "Teddy" Carroll, US board track motorcycle racer[307]
- "Teflonso" = Fernando Alonso, Spain Formula One driver[note 70][37]
- "Terrible Ted" = Teddy Tetzlaff, US racing driver
- "Terrible Tommy" = Tommy Ellis, US stock car racer
- "Texas Cyclone" = Eddie Hasha, US board track motorcycle racer[105]
- "Texas Jim" = James McElreath, US NASCAR and IMCA racer
- "Texas Terry" = Terry Labonte, US stock car racer driver[6]
- "The Texas Tornado" = Colin Edwards, US motorcycle racer
- "Thommo" = James Thompson, UK touring car driver
- "The Thrill" = Eddie Hill, US drag racer[308]
- "The Thrill from West Hill" = Paul Tracy, US racing driver
- "The Thunder from Down Under" = Mick Doohan, Australia motorcycle racer[15]
- "Tiff" = Timothy Needell, UK racing driver
- "Tiger" =
- Romano Perdomi Italy racing driver
- Tom Pistone US stock car racer
- "Tiger Tom"=Tom Baldwin, US NASCAR modifieds driver (father of mechanic Tommy)
- "Tigrão" (Portuguese, "Big Tiger") = Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior, Brazil Formula One driver[128][309][310]
- "The Timmonsville Flash" = Cale Yarborough, US stock car racer driver[6]
- "Tim" = Henry Birkin, UK driver[10]
- "Tinley Park Express" = Melvin Bettenhausen, US Indy driver[52]
- "Tino" = Ernesto Brambilla, Italy Formula One driver[217]
- "Tiny" = DeWayne L. Lund, US NASCAR racer[6]
- "Der Todesengel" (German, "The Death Angel") = Ray Amm, UK motorcycle racer
- "Tom Thumb" = Charles J. P. Dodson, UK moto racer
- "Tony" = Melvin Bettenhausen, US Indy driver
- "Tony the Tiger" = Anthony W. Stewart, US NASCAR driver
- "Topics II" = Chris Forsberg, US drifting driver[311]
- "Toshi King" (Japanese:トシキん Toshikin) = Toshiki Yoshioka, Japan drifting driver[183]
- "Tono" = Katsuhiro Ueo, Japan drifting driver[312]
- "Too famous Ron" = Ronnie Smith, UK motorcycle racer[273]
- "Toxic Drift" = Samuel Hübinette, Sweden drifting driver (given in reference to his bleached blond haircut)
- "Track Brat" = Ayrton Senna, Brazil Formula One driver
- "Trouble" = Tim Marshall, UK drifting driver
- "Tucker" = Tommy Fults, US hydroplane and drag racing and dragboat driver[313]
- "Turbo Tommi" = Tommi Mäkinen, Finland rally driver
- "Twitch" = Jeremy Stenberg, US Freestyle Motocross rider[3]
- "TV Tommy" = Tommy Ivo, US drag racer (for appearances on "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis", and "The Donna Reed Show")[314]
U
- "Under-A-Cheever" = Eddie Cheever, US Formula One and Indy driver[315]
- "Underbird" = Alan Kulwicki, US NASCAR driver
V
- "Vermin" = Chris Vermeulen, Australia motorcycle racer
- "Vesuvio" = Ulrich Bigalke, Germany Grand Prix driver[316]
- "Vlugge" = Bas Plugge, Netherlands drifting driver[25]
- "La Volpe Argentata" (Italian, "The Silver Fox") = Piero Taruffi, Italy auto and moto racer and manager[317]
- "Von Dutch" = Kenny Howard, US custom car painter
- "Vuky" = Bill Vukovich, US Indy racer[318]
- "Vyborg Rocket" = Vitaly Petrov, Russia Formula One driver
W
- "Waku Waku Kun" (Japanese:ワクワクさん) = Yasuyuki Kazama, Japan drifting driver
- "Wally" = Walter Hassan, UK racecar engineer[319]
- "Wattie" = John Watson, UK Formula One driver[320]
- "Whizzo" = Barry Williams, UK racing driver[321]
- "Wiggerl" = Ludwig Kraus, Germany motorcycle racer[322]
- "Wild Bill" =
- William Cantrell, US hydroplane driver and race driver[323]
- Bill Shrewsberry, US drag racer
- Bill Snowden, US NASCAR racer[111]
- "Wild Bob" = Robert Burman, US Indy racer[324]
- "The Wild Indian from Atlanta" = Gober Sosebee, US NASCAR racer[325]
- "Wild Thing = Kyle Busch, US NASCAR racer
- "Wild Willie" = Willie Borsch, US AA/FA drag racer[326]
- "W Williams" = William Grover-Williams, UK Grand Prix racer[note 71][327]
- "The Whiz" = Wayne Gardner, Australia motorcycle racer[15]
- "The Wolf" = Matt Waldin, US drifting driver[214]
- "The Wollongong Whiz" = Wayne Gardner, Australia motorcycle racer[15]
- "Wonder Boy" = Jeff Gordon, US stock car racer driver[6]
- "Wonderkid" = Travis Pastrana, US Freestyle Motocross rider[3]
- "Woodchopper" = Glen Wood, US, NASCAR team owner[6]
- "Woodsie" = Raoul Castonguay, US motorcycle racer hillclimber and flat-track racer[328]
- "The World's Fastest Milkman" = Bill Brow, US hydroplane driver[329]
X
Y
- "Yamaken" = Kenji Yamanaka, Japan drifting driver[330]
- "Yancy" = Darel Dieringer, US stock car racer[52]
- "Yount Too" = Randy Yount, US I.M.C.A. Modified racing driver[331]
Z
- "Zazrache dite" (Czech, "Wonderkid") = Petr Pilat, Czech Republic Freestyle Motocross rider[3]
- "Zippy" = Greg Zipadelli, US, NASCAR crew chief[6]
- "Zonder Vrees" = Kees Kok, Netherlands drifting driver[25]
- "Zookeeper" = John Mulligan, US drag racing driver[332]
Collective
- "ABCD of France (フランスのABCD)"[note 72] =
- Jean Alesi, France
- Éric Bernard, France
- Érik Comas, France
- Yannick Dalmas, France
- Alabama Gang =
- Bobby Allison, US[6]
- Donnie Allison, US[6]
- Red Farmer, US[6]
- Jimmy Means, US[6]
- Davey Allison, US[6]
- Neil Bonnett, US[6]
- David Bonnett, US[6]
- Hut Stricklin, US[6]
- Clifford Allison, US
- "Bentley Boys" =
- Woolf Barnato UK[333][334][335]
- Dudley Benjafield UK[334][335]
- Tim Birkin UK[333][334]
- Dale Bourne
- Leslie Callingham[334]
- Jean Chassagne France[334][335]
- Frank Clement UK[333]
- Humphrey Cook[334]
- S. C. H. Davis UK[334][335]
- John Duff Canada
- George Duller[334]
- Clive Dunfee UK[335]
- Jack Dunfee[333]
- Gerard d’Erlanger Belgium[334][335]
- Clive Gallop
- Stan Ivernee[333]
- Glen Kidston UK[335]
- Bertie Kensington Moir
- Bernard Rubin Australia[334][335]
- Dick Watney[334]
- "Double Bud Thunder" =
- Darrell Waltrip, US[6]
- Neil Bonnett, US[6]
- "Ferrari Dream Team"[336] =
- Michael Schumacher, Germany, driver
- Ross Brawn, UK, technical director
- Rory Byrne, South Africa, chief designer
- Jean Todt, France, team principal
- Nigel Stepney, UK, Race and Test Technical Manager
- "First Family of Funny Car"[337]
- John Force, US
- Ashley Force, US
- Courtney Force, US
- Brittany Force, US
- Robert Hight, US
- "The Little Mexicans"
- Pedro Rodríguez, Mexico
- Ricardo Rodríguez, Mexico[338]
- "Magnificent Seven" =[339]
- See the entries of "The Unsinkable Seven"
- "The Two Ollies" =[340][note 73]
- Oliver Gavin, UK, sports car/GT racer
- Olivier Beretta, Monaco, sports car/GT racer
- "Tyrrell Twins"[note 74]
- John Love, Rhodesia Formula One driver[341]
- Tony Maggs, South Africa Formula One driver[341]
- Jackie Stewart, UK Formula One driver[342]
- François Cevert, France Formula One driver[342]
- Didier Pironi, France Formula One driver[343]
- Patrick Depailler, France Formula One driver[343]
- Jos Verstappen, Netherlands Formula One driver[344]
- Mika Salo, Finland Formula One driver[344]
- "Ulster's Big Two"[345]
- Ryan Farquhar, Northern Ireland motorcycle racer
- Adrian Archibald, Northern Ireland motorcycle racer
- "Unsinkable Seven"[note 75][346]
- Stuart Allison, Kenya rally co-driver (1968)[347]
- Mike Armstrong, Kenya rally driver (1968)[347]
- J.S. Bathurst, Kenya rally co-driver (1963)[347]
- Bill Bengry, Kenya rally driver (1963)[347]
- Richard Bensted-Smith, UK rally co-driver (1968)[348]
- Lucille Cardwell, Kenya rally driver (1968)[347]
- William Cardwell, Kenya rally driver (1963)[347]
- Paddy Cliff, Kenya rally co-driver (1963, 1968)[348]
- Gerry Davies, Kenya rally co-driver (1968)[347]
- Gordon Goby, Kenya rally co-driver (1963)[347]
- Ian Grant, Kenya rally co-driver (1968)[347]
- Peter Hughes, Kenya rally driver (1963)[347]
- Peter Huth, Kenya rally driver (1968)[347]
- Ian Jaffray, Kenya rally driver (1963)[347]
- David Lead, Kenya rally co-driver (1963)[347]
- Hugh Lionnet, Kenya rally driver (1963)[347]
- Kim Mandeville, Kenya rally driver (1968)[347]
- Nick Nowicki, Kenya rally driver (1963, 1968)[348]
- Derek Paveley, Kenya rally co-driver (1968)[347]
- Ian Philip, Kenya rally co-driver (1963)[347]
- Jaswant Singh, Kenya rally co-driver (1963)[347]
- Joginder Singh, Kenya rally driver (1963, 1968)[118][348][349]
- Robin Ullyate, Kenya rally driver (1968)[347]
- Michael Wood, Kenya rally co-driver (1968)[347]
- William Young, Kenya rally co-driver (1963)[347]
Pit team
Brackets indicates represented drivers
- "Brew-Crew" = #2 (Rusty Wallace)[6]
- "The Bumblebees" = '[6]
- "The Chocolate Force" = '[6]
- "Flying Aces" = #3 Richard Childress Racing . Team nickname earned during the 1980s Wrangler and later GM Goodwrench-sponsored teams of Dale Earnhardt, Sr.[6][55]
- "The Killer Bees" = #17 Roush Fenway Racing (Matt Kenseth). This nickname came during the days of Black and Decker DeWalt sponsorship with the yellow car.[6]
- "M&M's Chocolate Thunder" = #38 Robert Yates Racing[6]
- "NAPA Crew" = #15 DEI (Michael Waltrip)[6][350]
- "No Longer Blue Brew Crew" = #8 [6]
- "The Pit Bulls" = #16 Roush Fenway Racing
- "Rainbow Warriors" = #24 Hendrick Motorsports (Jeff Gordon). This was a reference to the 1993-2000 livery on the #24 car.[6][351]
- "Team Untouchable" = '[6]
- "Teeny Bopper Crew" = Miss Bardahl[352][353]
See also
Notes
- ↑ middle name
- ↑ Given by teammate Mark Webber for his golden locks in reference to Britney Spears.
- ↑ pseudonym, in fact his mother's name
- ↑ used briefly, despised by Shirley
- ↑ widely used as their surname by the motorsport media
- ↑ given in reference to his tendency to crash, even during title deciding rounds
- ↑ despised by Petty's mom, who reportedly remarked, "If we'd wanted him called Dick, we'd have named him Dick."
- ↑ lightly despised by Attwood
- ↑ Nicknamed in the IRL pitlane for his sometimes choleric temperament
- ↑ given to him by CarBoy magazine for his superior skills in drifting
- ↑ pseudonym
- ↑ in reference to her profession as one of the "Ring Taxi" drivers
- ↑ Given for his victory in the 1964 German Grand Prix
- ↑ Given by Eddie Cheever during a commentary
- ↑ Given during his time in motorcycle racing
- ↑ Named after a character of the Jonathan Livingston Seagull novel
- ↑ taken from the song of the same name which is used as his entrance track
- ↑ middle name
- ↑ Given during his time in motorcycle racing
- ↑ Given for the amount of successes in enduro events
- ↑ informal driver name
- ↑ after the high line he often took through the corner
- ↑ given as he became the first motorcyclist to be timed at 100 mph
- ↑ Given for his tendency to crash in his early career
- ↑ According to a document of Stuttgart's police dated 24 October 1956, he officially adopted "Fritz-Huschke" as first name
- ↑ insult, due to his reckless driving; became out of use in later career
- ↑ Short for Jimmy Jack after uncle Jimmy and father "Cactus" Jack.
- ↑ given by manager Keke Rosberg to make it appear media friendly
- ↑ legally changed name
- ↑ pseudonym, used in a bid to keep his racing activities secret from his families
- ↑ informal driver name
- ↑ a literal translation of "John Washing", popularized by David Letterman
- ↑ Pseudonym
- ↑ Given for starting style
- ↑ Childhood nickname
- ↑ because of his constant retirements (62 in his 97 races, meaning he retired from two out of three races). It was just a local pun that reinforced his given nickname of "Kamikaze".
- ↑ 1990s nickname, now out of use
- ↑ 1990s nickname, now out of use
- ↑ unintentionally given by Emerson Fittipaldi when intending to say "Fucking Hiro!" during a radio call to pit crew
- ↑ See "The Rat" entry for origin of nickname
- ↑ used in reference to a former NASCAR division, informally called "Used Cars Division"
- ↑ pseudonym
- ↑ given by tifosi during his time at Ferrari
- ↑ pseudonym
- ↑ Nicknamed by Mike Hailwood
- ↑ portmanteau of Made in the USA, adopted from her wrestling ringname during her previous career
- ↑ in reference to his GM Goodwrench sponsored car, which always was painted black
- ↑ Legally changed name following disapproval of his baptized name by the fascist government
- ↑ for winning the Winston Million>
- ↑ honorary nickname for winning all world titles in three different engine categories
- ↑ earned in 1991 when he won four consecutive races in September
- ↑ in reference to his then record 6 victories at the 24-hour race
- ↑ Given for his victory in the 1964 German Grand Prix
- ↑ For entertainingly mis-speaking (known as Murrayisms) in the heat of the moment during race commentaries.
- ↑ Portmanteau of name
- ↑ Given by the French press
- ↑ given at his time for Ferrari as well as his strong personality
- ↑ pseudonym
- ↑ Given for his prominent buck teeth, later superseded by his "Super Rat" nickname as successes grew.
- ↑ Given for a combination of his nationality, the national racing colour of his Ferrari, and allusion to Manfred von Richthofen.
- ↑ named for his beard
- ↑ For his ability to perform doughnuts, whilst straddling on the driver's door in a style of a rodeo rider.
- ↑ Same reason as "Rodeo Clown"
- ↑ In honour of Norifumi Abe, now out of use.
- ↑ Given as an insult by Nelson Piquet
- ↑ stepbrother to Michael and Ralf Schumacher
- ↑ son of Michael
- ↑ ichi translates as one in Japanese, as written on back of his suit
- ↑ pseudonym
- ↑ After Teflon, a non-stick kitchenware coating, for Alonso's involvement in the Spygate and Crashgate incidents, escaping punishment both times.
- ↑ pseudonym
- ↑ Officially known as "ABC of France" without Dalmas, due to his lackluster career due to his illness later in his career.
- ↑ Corvette Racing Le Mans and ALMS factory team.
- ↑ Given as teammate pairs.
- ↑ honoured on two occasions of the seven cars for reaching the finish at Nairobi (of the Safari Rally) when all others were stranded on the Mau Escarpment along the western rim of the Great Rift Valley.
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