Motorsport.com

Motorsport.com

Web address	Motorsport.com
Slogan	One Team. One World.
Type of site	Sporting News
Registration	Optional
Available in	Editions (21) Languages- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, German, Japanese, Russian, Chinese, Arabic, Hungarian, Ukranian and Turkish
Owner	Motorsport Network
Launched	9 April 1994
Current status	Active

Motorsport.com is technologically advanced international digital media group specializing in motor racing content offering 21 editions in 13 languages, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It is part of the Motorsport Network company.

Motorsport.com’s worldwide headquarters are in Miami, USA.

History

Motorsport.com was formed in 1994.

In March 2015, Motorsport.com acquired ToileF1.com.,^[1] followed by Worldcarfans.com^[2] and Edimotive S.r.l. in May.^[3] In May, the Grand Prix Drivers' Association 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.^[4] More than 200,000 respondents from 194 countries participated in the survey.^[5] In June, Motorsport.com acquired TotalRace.com.br, RaceFansTV and Formulawahad.com, while later gaining the technical archive of Giorgio Piola in September,^[6] also announcing a partnership with MSN.com.^[7] In October, Motorsport.com became the official media partner of Ferrari for the 2016 Ferrari Finali Mondiali^[8] and a global partner of GPTicketShop.com.^[9] In November, Motorsport.com acquired Wildsoft Digital F1 Encyclopedia.^[10] The following month, the site formed a global digital content partnership with with VICE Sports^[11] and AOL’s Autoblog.com.^[12]

In January 2016, Motorsport.com appointed Zak Brown as non-executive chairman of Motorsport.com^[13] and Chris Eschenburg as president of global operations, Motorsport.com and Motor1.com.^[14] In February, the site announced a strategic merchandising partnership with UK-based Branded-London and Puma Company.^[15] In March 2016, Motorsport.com became the official digital media partner of the FIA World Endurance Championship,^[16] while also extending exclusive digital rights agreement to host the F1 video magazine Series Inside Grand Prix.^[17] On 15 March 2016, Motorsport.com acquired Spain’s moto racing digital media company Motocuatro.com.^[18]

In 2016, Motorsport.com expanded to Japan through a joint venture with digital media company, Kotsu Times Sha Co..^[19]

Staff writers

Its current Editor-in-Chief 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,^[20] MotoGP Editor Oriol Puigdemont,^[21] European News Editor Pablo Elizalde,^[22] US Editor David Malsher, News Manager Nick DeGroot, NASCAR Editors Lee Spencer and Jim Utter,^[23] French Editor Guillaume Navarro, Italian Editor Franco Nugnes,^[24] Australian Editor Andrew van Leeuwen,^[25] UK Editor Jamie Klein, Russian Editor Aleksander Kabanovsky, Brazilian Editor Felipe Motta, German Editor Stefan Ziegler, Latin-American Editor Jose Roman, Middle East Editor Khodr Rawi,^[26][27] Indian Editor Darshan Chokhani,^[28] Canadian Editor René Fagnan^[29] and Japanese Editor Kunihiko Akai.

References

1. "Motorsport.com Acquires No. 1 France-Based Motor Sport Website ToileF1.com". Retrieved 22 April 2016.
2. "Motorsport Acquires Online Auto Enthusiast Publication WorldCarFans.com". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
3. "Motorsport.com Acquires Italy’s Largest Online Automotive Publishing Company". Retrieved 22 April 2016.
4. "GPDA and Motorsport.com Launch Global Fan Survey". IndyCar Today.
5. "Motorsport.com & GPDA Announce Global Survey Highlights: F1's Fans Want Change But No Revolution". KWES-TV. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
6. "Motorsport.com Acquires Giorgio Piola's F1 Technical Archive - KSLA News 12 Shreveport, Louisiana News Weather & Sports". Bayou Buzz.
7. "Motorsport.com and Prodigy/MSN Announce Digital Partnership in Latin America". Portada. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
8. "Finali Mondiali – Motorsport.com Official Media Partner for the event". Ferrari.com. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
9. "Motorsport.com and GPTicketShop.com Announce Global Partnership". Retrieved 22 April 2016.
10. "Motorsport.com Acquires Wildsoft Digital F1 Encyclopedia". World News.
11. "Vice Sports Drives Motorsport.com Content". Mediapost.com.
12. "Motorsport.com, AOL's Autoblog.com Share Content". Mediapost.com.
13. Motorsport.com Appoints Zak Brown Non-Executive Chairman
14. Motorsport Network Appoints Chris Eschenburg President of Global Operations
15. Motorsport.com and Branded, a Puma company, Announce Partnership
16. "Motorsport.com Named As Official Digital Media Partner". Fiawec.com. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
17. "Motorsport.com Extends Exclusive Rights Agreement To Host “inside Grand Prix”". Formula 1 press. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
18. "Motorsport.com adquiere la compañía digital líder en España Motocuatro.com". El Economista.es. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
19. "Leading Japanese Digital Media Company Kotsu Times Sha Co. to Invest in Motorsport.com". Morningstar.com. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
20. "World Leading F1 News Journalist Jonathan Noble Joins Motorsport.com". Retrieved 18 July 2015.
21. "Motorsport.com Appoints Oriol Puigdemont as MotoGP Editor". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
22. "Motorsport.com Pablo Elizalde announced as news editor for Europe". WardsAuto.com.
23. "Motorsport.com to Host Popular Weekly NASCAR Television Show "RACELINE"". WFMJ-TV. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
24. "Motorsport.com Launches New Digital Platform in Italy". KIII.
25. "Motorsport.com Launches Australian-Specific Digital Platform". WDRB.
26. "Motorsport.com Launches Its New Digital Platform to the Middle East and North Africa". KUAM-TV.
27. "Motorsport.com expands footprint into Mena region". Trade Arabia.
28. "Motorsport enters Indian market with new website". MediaNama.
29. "Veteran René Fagnan to Lead Editorial Efforts in Province of Québec". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 30 March 2016.