In the Vinony graph
Within Vinony's link graph, open-wheel car is referenced by 1,307 other articles, and connects out to Monza Circuit, IndyCar and road racing.
It sits within the topics Open wheel cars, Open wheel racing and Open wheel racing cars.
Its subject is documented across 29 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Classification
- Vehicle
- Application
- Recreation , sports
- Fuel source
- Gasoline , electric , hydrogen
- Powered
- Yes
- Self propelled
- Yes
- Wheels
- 4–6
- Aerofoils
- Optional
- Axles
- 2–4
- Inventor
- Ray Harroun
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- car classification
- Subclass of
- racing automobile
- Image
- 2011 Malaysian GP - Alonso.jpg
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- Commons category
- Single-seater racing automobiles
Sources (2)
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Encyclopedic overview
An open-wheel car is a car with the wheels outside the car's main body, and usually having only one seat. Open-wheel cars contrast with street cars, sports cars, stock cars, and touring cars, which have their wheels below the body or inside fenders. Open-wheel cars are built both for road racing and oval track racing. Open-wheel cars licensed for use on public roads (street legal), such as the Ariel Atom, are uncommon, as they are often impractical for everyday use.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “open-wheel car” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.