2018 in pictures
With racing’s next new dawn imminent, we thought it appropriate to take a photographic glimpse at some highlights from 2018, when Lewis Hamilton and Marc Márquez achieved fresh career milestones, Toyota finally broke its Le Mans jink, Formula E went from strength to strength and a driver named Sébastien won the World Rally Championship for the 15th straight season…
Arguably 2018’s perfect combination. Lewis Hamilton and the Mercedes F1 W09 EQ Power+ proved the dominant force in F1
Sun sets on the Sebring 12 Hours as Ford’s GT races into the night ahead of a pair of DPi machines
Billy Monger made headlines with a stunning racing comeback. And he never held back at the wheel of his Carlin-run British F3 car
Riley Motorsport’s Mercedes AMG GT3 captured in a blur of light at Sebring
The NASCAR field roars away for the Pennzoil 400 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway back in March, with Kevin Harvick and Jimmie Johnson leading
Kris Meeke and Paul Nagle might have escaped injury in their huge accident on Rally Portugal, but it brought about their departure from Citroën
The World Endurance Championship broke new ground with its ‘super season’ format, starting at Spa-Francorchamps
His Grand Prix season did not go quite to plan, but Fernando Alonso’s move to Toyota did bring him Le Mans success alongside Sébastien Buemi and Kazuki Nakajima
Kevin Hansen slides his Peugeot 208 FIA World Rallycross challenger during the series’ visit to Cape Town
Macau isn’t just about single-seaters. World TCR’s appearance this year brought drama for Norbert Michelisz
Back when it all looked rosy. Daniel Ricciardo plunges into Red Bull Racing’s Monaco pool to celebrate his second victory of the season, but things later went wrong
Toyota sprang a surprise in the WRC title race – and Esapekka Lappi scored three podium finishes in his Yaris
Ash Sutton clunks the Knockhill kerbs during an initially difficult British Touring Car title defence for Subaru
Marc Márquez continued to work his way into MotoGP’s record books, securing his fifth world title. Here he takes victory at Sepang, Malaysia
Sébastien Ogier again proved unbeatable, lifting a sixth WRC title (his second with the M-Sport Ford team). His performance on Rally GB’s Great Orme stage was remarkable
Alex Rins leads Valentino Rossi on his Suzuki at the Red Bull Ring, Austria
Brazilian Stock Cars aren’t on everybody’s radar. Here’s an arty shot of Felipe Fraga in Goiânia
Dramatic setting for the Gateway round of the IndyCar Series, won by Will Power ahead of Alexander Rossi and champ Scott Dixon
What a drag: Courtney Force’s Top Fuel Funnycar was always spectacular to behold
The GTE class upheld manufacturer interest in the World Endurance Championship (which ends at Le Mans in June). BMW and Aston Martin do battle at Spa
Water in the electrics: Daniel Abt splashes his way around the New York Formula E circuit, in the Red Hook area of Brooklyn
The Blancpain GT Endurance Series continued to attract strong fields – the mid-season Paul Ricard 1000Km drew 51 entries
Augusto Farfus’s BMW throws up sparks during a DTM round at the Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria