INSIDE THE MOTORSPORT ARCHIVE

26 million images. 100 years of motorsport.

Every grand prix.
Every driver.

Motorsport Images is a photographic agency and archive covering motorsport and motoring. It is unique in that it provides photography of all major current motorsport events, from Formula One Grand Prix racing to national level racing, as well as archive images documenting the history of the sport dating back to 1895.

From journalists to teams.
An indispensable resource.

Within Motorsport Images is a vast library of bound volumes of F1 Racing, Motorsport News, Autosport and Autocar. This is a valuable resource for anyone researching a subject, and is used by authors and journalists, and can help any owner, collector or enthusiast to enhance the ownership history and value of their car.

In a world like Formula 1 which is so visual, images are so important - we are simply lucky to work with LAT.

Fernando Alonso, McLaren

The dawn of the motorcar.
To the present day.

The road car section of the archive contains over 7 million images documenting the history of motoring and covers every conceivable car model and make from Arbath to Zust in colour transparencies and black and white prints. The Autocar Published Pictures section contains the original prints from the first Autocar issue in 1895, through to the present day. There is also a set of bound volumes of the magazine for reference. 'The Motor' photographic archive contains road car and sporting images with black & white negatives, glass plate and acetate from 1924 – subjects include road cars, sprints, hill climbs, and motor shows.

History.
Handled with care.

Nearly every form of four-wheeled motorsport is covered, from international events such as Formula One, World Rallying, NASCAR, Formula E and the Le Mans 24 Hours, to national level events such as Formula Ford and hill-climbs. The archive includes coverage of Grand Prix racing from the earliest race in 1906 right up to the present day.