The first race ever organized, by the chief editor of Paris publication Le Vélocipède, Messieur Fossier, was on April 28 1887 and ran 2 kilometers from Neuilly Bridge to the Bois de Boulogne.

Touring car racing is a style of course racing that is run with production derived race cars. It often features exciting, full-contact racing due to the small speed site differentials and large grids.