Motor Sport: Celebrating 100 glorious years

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A century ago, The Brooklands Gazette was launched by an enterprising publisher, dedicated to covering the best of the burgeoning world of motor racing.
The magazine was soon renamed Motor Sport and now, 100 years on, continues to flourish as an independent, free-speaking voice for racing fans worldwide.
As we celebrate the momentous year in 2024, scroll down to see the latest articles and podcasts that look back over a century of racing; the ways that you can get involved; and some of the best writing from the magazine’s history.
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Stories of the century

We haven’t just reported on events in the past 100 years; our correspondents have given readers exclusive viewpoints, played an active role and sometimes altered the course of racing itself. Below are some of the stories shaped or witnessed by Motor Sport, beginning — of course — with the most famous example.


Read the very first issue of Motor Sport

Launched in July 1924 as the Brooklands Gazette, the very first issue stated its intent to present “something quite fresh and original in motoring journalism”

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MARC TIELEMANS

Great Reads

Read some of our features of the past decades, with our Great Reads from the Motor Sport Archive