Rally driver Freddy Loix drove this Toyota Carina E in the 1996 Spa 24 Hours. The car finished 8th overall and 3rd in the Supertouring Class.

On Valentine's Day 1999, the late Uruguayan driver Gonzalo Rodriguez marked his only race in a Supertouring car by winning the Punta del Este Grand Prix in a BMW 320i.

After racking up DNPQs in all 14 of his F1 outings with Eurobrun in 1990, Claudio Langes tried his luck in the 1991 Italian Touring Car Championship. He drove an Opel Kadett in the S2 Class for the Supertouring entries (Italy having not yet abolished the multiclass system at the time).

After retiring from F1 at the end of 1993, Riccardo Patrese tested a DTM Mercedes in 1994.

Why do they do that

Sorry Max Angelelli.

2012 DTM Champion Bruno Spengler was one of the test and reserve drivers for the BMW Formula E team in the 2018-19 Season.

Sir Malcolm Campbell, the genius behind the world land and water speed record setting Bluebird vehicles, was briefly a Grand Prix driver. In 1927, he won at Boulogne and Brooklands in a Bugatti T39A.

Jacques Villeneuve driving a Skoda Fabia in the Andros Trophy in December 2010.

5 x British Rally Champion Jimmy McRae marked his guest appearance in the 1990 TVR Tuscan Challenge at the Birmingham Superprix by starting 2nd alongside 2 x British Touring Car Champion Chris Hodgetts (car #15) and finishing 5th.

After Andrea Moda were kicked out of F1 for bringing the sport into disrepute, Roberto Moreno switched to the 1992 Italian Touring Car Championship. He entered the last 6 races in a Ford Escort RS Cosworth. He ranked 11th overall. Here he is at Varano where he scored his best result, 4th in Race 1.

Graziano Rossi, father of MotoGP legend Valentino, raced in the Italian Touring Car Championship in 1992 and 1993. Having peaked with a 7th place at Binetto in a BMW M3 in 1992, Rossi Sr switched to a Vauxhall Cavalier for 1993 and improved to a 4th place at Vallelunga.

Michael Bleekemolen ranked 8th overall in the 1989 European Renault 21 Turbo Cup.

Billy Monger tested a modified 2011 Sauber C30 at Rockingham in June 2018. Tour-De-Force modified the car with a custom pedal box for metering out brake inputs accurately with his prosthetic leg, and a clutch paddle on the steering wheel was repurposed as the throttle.

Kenny Roberts Jr (#2) and Wayne Rainey (#6) drive karts during the the pre-event for the MotoGP World Championship US GP at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on July 2nd 2009 in Monterey, California.

Motorcycling ace Max Biaggi tested the 1998 Ferrari F300 at Fiorano in January 1999.

Grave of the Fireflies is devastating

Former Red Bull F1 Driver Christian Klien gave McLaren its DTM debut in the 2021 season. He competed at Zolder, Nurburgring and Assen as a guest entry in a JP Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3, so he wasn't eligible for points. His best result was 5th in Race 1 at Assen.

In April 1998, the Winfield Champions Test took place, during which Mick Doohan (the 1997 World 500cc Motorcycle Champion) and Tommi Mäkinen (the 1997 World Rally Champion) took turns driving the Williams-Renault FW19 at the Circuit de Catalunya in Spain

Marino Franchitti raced at Knockhill in the 2011 Ginetta GT Supercup. He finished in the Top 10 in all three races, peaking with a podium 3rd place in Race 3.

Lando Norris ranked 3rd overall with 4 wins in the 2014 Ginetta Junior Championship.

Isack Hadjar raced at Brands Hatch in the 2018 Ginetta Junior Winter Series. His results got better with each race (DNF, then 11th, then 9th).

Which Ghibli movie has the best soundtrack?

Best NON F1 never to win a championship.

Finnish Rally legend Hannu Mikkola (car #17) raced a Ford Escort at Brands Hatch in the British Saloon Car Championship in 1969 and 1970. He came 5th (3rd in Class) in 1969 (pictured).