Motorsport News
{{Short description|British weekly magazine}}
{{Infobox newspaper
| name = Motorsport News
| image = Motorsport News 7-14 November 2024 cover.jpg
| type = Weekly newspaper
| format = Compact
| foundation = 1955
| owners = Kelsey Media
| headquarters = Richmond, England
| editor = Matt James
| ISSN =
| website = {{URL|https://www.fastcar.co.uk/motorsportnews/}}
| circulation = 6,665 (ABC Jan–Dec 2017){{cite web |title=Motorsport News |url=https://www.abc.org.uk/product/1152 |website=ABC |publisher=Audit Bureau of Circulation|accessdate=10 July 2018}}
}}
Motorsport News is a British weekly newspaper offering news, reports and analysis of circuit racing, rallying and other forms of motor sport. Its offices are in Richmond in Middlesex.
History
It was first published in 1955 as Motoring News, a monthly publication aimed at domestic car owners, but was bought in 1957 by Teesdale Publications, the publishers of Motor Sport. Motoring News was relaunched as a weekly newspaper focused on motorsport at all levels, from amateur hill-climbs and autotests to Formula One and world rallying.{{cite web |last1=Taylor |first1=Simon |title=Lunch With... Motor Sport |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/july-2014/126/lunch-motor-sport |website=Motor Sport Magazine |accessdate=10 July 2018 |date=July 2014}}{{cite journal |last1=Boddy |first1=Bill |title=WB on MS |journal=Motor Sport |issue=April 1999 |page=116 |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/april-1999/116/wb-ms |accessdate=13 July 2018|date=2014-07-07 }}{{cite journal |title=Matters Of Moment |journal=Motor Sport |issue=September 1957 |page=9 |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/september-1957/9/matters-moment |accessdate=13 July 2018|date=2014-07-07 }}{{cite web |title=1959 Who's Who in the Motor Industry: Name P |url=https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/1959_Who%27s_Who_in_the_Motor_Industry:_Name_P |website=Grace's Guide to British Industrial History |publisher=Grace's Guide Ltd. |accessdate=13 July 2018}}
Following the death of its owner, Wesley J. Tee,{{cite journal |last1=Boddy |first1=Bill |title=Wesley J Tee |journal=Motor Sport |issue=September 1996 |page=906 |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/september-1996/4/wesley-j-tee |accessdate=3 September 2020}} Teesdale Publications was sold in 1996 to Haymarket Publishing.{{cite journal |title=Motor Sport Changes Hands |journal=Motor Sport Magazine |issue=November 1996 |page=8 |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/november-1996/8/motor-sport-changes-hands |accessdate=11 July 2018|date=2014-07-07 }} In 2000 Haymarket rebranded Motoring News as Motorsport News.
In 2016 the publication was sold along with other titles in Haymarket's motoring portfolio to Miami-based Motorsport Network to form Autosport Media UK Ltd.{{cite web |last1=Arrigo |first1=Yasmin |title=Motorsport Network acquires Haymarket motorsport portfolio |url=https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/motorsport-network-acquires-haymarket-motorsport-portfolio/%7Bsubjects%7D/article/1411207 |website=Campaign |publisher=Haymarket Media Group Ltd |accessdate=13 July 2018 |date=6 October 2016}}
In January 2020 Motorsport News was acquired by Kelsey Media, who publish several other motoring and specialist magazines.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kelsey.co.uk/news/kelsey-media-acquires-motorsport-news/|title=Kelsey Media acquires Motorsport News|date=2020-01-17|website=Kelsey Media|access-date=2020-01-30}}
Alumni
Amongst the notable motorsport journalists to work for the publication are Alan Henry{{cite web |title=Alan Henry: an obituary |url=https://www.mclaren.com/formula1/inside-the-mtc/alan-henry-F1-scribe/ |website=McLaren |publisher=McLaren Automotive |accessdate=11 July 2018 |date=5 March 2016}}{{Cite news |title=Alan Henry obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/mar/07/alan-henry-obituary |newspaper=The Guardian |publisher=Guardian News and Media Limited |accessdate=13 July 2018 |date=7 March 2016|last1=Williams |first1=Richard }} and David Tremayne.{{cite journal |title=Contributors |journal=Motor Sport |issue=May 2008 |page=8 |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/person/david-tremayne-david |accessdate=11 July 2018}} Its first editor was Cyril Posthumus.
Event sponsorship
Motoring News initiated and sponsored a very successful national rally championship from 1961 to 1987.{{cite web |title=Motoring News Rally Championship |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/september-1980/86/motoring-news-rally-championship |website=Motor Sport Magazine |accessdate=31 August 2020 |date=September 1980}}{{cite web |last1=Barrow |first1=Don |title=Rally Results |url=https://www.donbarrow.co.uk/rally_results.html |website=Don Barrow Rally Navigation |accessdate=31 August 2020}}
Motorsport News has been the title sponsor of a rally championship at UK racing circuits since 2015.{{cite web |title=MSN Circuit Rally Championship |url=http://msnrallychamp.co.uk/ |accessdate=3 September 2020}}{{cite web |title=Motorsport News Circuit Rally Championship |url=https://www.msvracing.com/cars/race-series/motorsport-news-circuit-rally-championship/ |website=MotorSport Vision Racing |accessdate=3 September 2020}}