Nicknames abound in motorsport . They are frequently applied to the sportspeople , the brands of sports car and other vehicles, the courses , and the competitions and series.
Vehicles
Cars
When given to roadgoing production cars, this list only includes cars that had nicknames given to them during their racing career
"Aero Warriors " =
"Baby" = 1977 Porsche 935 /2.0 , sportscar [2]
"Baby Bertha" = Gerry Marshall 's 1975 Vauxhall Firenza Droopsnoot[3]
"Back in Black" = 1991 Racing Beat Mazda RX-7 FD3S , land speed record car[note 1] [4]
"Baby Grands" = Dodge Dart , touring car [note 2] [5]
"Batmobile " =
"Belgrano " = Toleman TG181 [9] [note 3]
"Big Bertha" = Gerry Marshall 's 1974 Vauxhall Ventora [3]
"Big Sam" = 1971 Samuri Engineering Datsun 240Z , sportscar [10]
"Boy Racer " = Ford Mustang FR500 [11] [note 4]
"The Brute of the Brutes" = 1956 Ferrari 410 Sport , sportscar [12] [note 5]
"Le camion le plus vite du monde" (French: "The world's fastest truck" ) = 1925 Bentley Speed Six , sportscar [note 6] [13]
"Camionette" (French : Breadvan) =
"Can-Am Killer" = 1973 Porsche 917 /30 , sportscar [16]
"Clumsy Pup" = Briggs Cunningham 's 1950 Cadillac Coupe de Ville , sportscar [17]
"Cologne Capri" = Any factory backed...
"Disco Volante" (Italian : Flying saucer ) = 1952 Alfa Romeo 6C 34 , sportscar [19]
"Ensalada" (Spanish : Salad ) = Ak Miller's El Caballo de Hierro , sportscar /hot rod[20]
"The Flying Brick" =
"Godzilla " = Nissan Skyline GT-R R32 , touring car [24]
"The Great White Whale" = 1969 Chaparral 2H , sportscar [25]
"GT40" = 1964 Ford GT , sportscar [note 7] [15]
"Gurke" (German : Cucumber ) = Manfred von Brauchitsch 's 1932 Mercedes-Benz SSK L , Land speed record car[26] [27]
"Hippie Car" = 1970 Porsche 917 LH , sportscar [28]
"Hondola" = Honda RA300 , Formula One car[29]
"Hog " = 1956 Ferrari 410 Sport , sportscar [12] [note 8]
"The King of Africa" = Toyota Celica Twin-cam Turbo (TA64) , rally car [note 9] [30]
"The King of Cars" = Mitsubishi Lancer 1600 GSR , rally car [note 10] [31] [32]
"J-Car" = 1966 Ford GT prototype , sportscar [note 11] [15]
"Mefistofele " (Italian : Monster) = 1908 Fiat SB 4 , land speed record car
"Moby Dick " = 1978 Porsche 935 /78 , sportscar [33] [34]
"Le Monstre" (French : The Monster) = Briggs Cunningham 's 1950 Cadillac "Spider" , sportscar [17] [35]
"The Mormon Meteor " = 1935 Duesenberg SJ Speedster , land speed record car[36]
"Old Nail" =
"La Petite Pitaud" (French : The Little Elephant) = Briggs Cunningham 's 1950 Cadillac Coupe de Ville , sportscar racer [35]
"Pig " = Toleman TG181 [9] [note 12]
"Psychedelic Porsche" = 1970 Porsche 917 LH , sportscar
"Rosa Sau " (German : "Pink Pig") = 1971 Porsche 917 /20 , sportscar [39]
"Rote Sau " (German : Red Sow) = 1971 AMG Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 6.3 , touring car racer [40]
"SEFAC Hot Rod" = 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Competizione , grand tourer sportscar racer [41] [42] [43] [44]
"Sharknose" = 1961/62 Ferrari 156 , F1 racer [45]
"Silberpfeile" (German : Silver Arrows ) =
1934 Mercedes-Benz W25 , Grand Prix racecar [27]
1934 Auto Union Type B , Grand Prix racecar
1936/37 Auto Union Type C , Grand Prix racecar
1938 Auto Union Type D , Grand Prix racecar
1938 Mercedes-Benz W125 , Grand Prix racecar
1937/39 Mercedes-Benz W154 , Grand Prix racecar
1937/39 Mercedes-Benz W163 , Grand Prix racecar
1939 Mercedes-Benz W165 , voiturette racecar
1952 Mercedes-Benz W194 , sportscar
1954/55 Mercedes-Benz W196 , Formula One racecar
1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR , sportscar
1989 Sauber C9 , sportscar
1990 Mercedes-Benz C11 , sportscar
1991 Mercedes-Benz C291 , sportscar
1997 Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR , grand tourer
1998 Mercedes-Benz CLK LM , grand tourer
1999 Mercedes-Benz CLR , grand tourer
1999 Audi R8C , sportscar
1999 Audi R8R , sportscar
2010 Mercedes MGP W01 , Formula One racecar
2011 Mercedes MGP W02 , Formula One racecar
2012 Mercedes F1 W03 , Formula One racecar
2013 Mercedes F1 W04 , Formula One racecar
2014 Mercedes F1 W05 Hybrid , Formula One racecar
2015 Mercedes F1 W06 Hybrid , Formula One racecar
2016 Mercedes F1 W07 Hybrid , Formula One racecar
2017 Mercedes-AMG F1 W08 EQ Power+ , Formula One racecar
2018 Mercedes AMG F1 W09 EQ Power+ , Formula One racecar
2019 Mercedes AMG F1 W10 EQ Power+ , Formula One racecar
2020 Mercedes-AMG F1 W11 EQ Performance , Formula One racecar
"The Sucker Car" = 1970 Chaparral 2J , sportscar [46] [47]
"Tank " =
"Tank de Tours" = 1923 Bugatti Type 32 , Grand Prix racecar [49] [50]
"Tide Ride" =
"Der Truffeljäger von Zuffenhausen" (German : The Trufflehunter of Zuffenhausen ) = 1970 Porsche 917 LH , sportscar [39]
"Turbo Panzer " = 1973 Porsche 917 /30 , sportscar [51] [52]
"Wing Warriors" =
"The Vacuum Cleaner " = 1970 Chaparral 2J , sportscar [55]
"Weißer Elefant " (German : White Elephant) = Rudolf Caracciola 's 1931 Mercedes-Benz SSK L , sportscar [27]
"Wunderwagen " (German : Wondercar) = Zakspeed Ford Capri Turbo , sportscar [18]
"Yellow Submarine" = 1980 Chaparral 2K , Indycar [56] [57]
Motorcycles
Motorboats
Engines