Dear reader,
Autosport will celebrate its 75th birthday in 2025 and will start an exciting new era as it does so. As well as marking the special occasion on autosport.com and the Autosport Podcast, the magazine will begin a significant new chapter of its life.
From January, Autosport magazine will become a monthly publication. News and reports from all the big motorsport events will appear on our website, while in-depth and premium articles – including interviews, track tests, historic features, analysis and opinion – will be in the magazine, which will also feature incredible photography on high-quality paper. “We shall feature personalities, their activities and their cars,” wrote founding editor Gregor Grant in the first issue of Autosport, and we still hold the same aims and values today.
The media landscape has changed considerably since the first weekly issue appeared on Friday 25 August 1950. Live TV, streaming, websites and social media means coverage of major series can be consumed almost instantly. A print title is no longer the main place to find out what has happened, but we believe it can still surpass other types of media when it comes to the who, how and why.
Autosport has always tried to cover the full breadth of motorsport, and the magazine will continue to do so. Formula 1, sportscar racing, touring car competition, rallying, the junior single-seater ladder and UK club motorsport will all be covered in the premium monthly.
As well as creating a special magazine, we will expand our coverage across online, podcast and video platforms during 2025. We’re also pleased to announce that we will launch a National motorsport newsletter so you can keep track of all the best stories from UK club competition. That means there will be many more ways to enjoy Autosport than ever before – or that could possibly have been imagined in 1950.
Thank you to you, the reader, for helping us to reach this landmark and embark on a new-yet-familiar Autosport era. We hope you’ll enjoy it as much as we will.
Kevin Turner
Chief Editor
