Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger are killed at Imola • Karl Wendlinger put in coma after Monaco shunt. • Max Mosley and FIA accelerate safety improvements in top level motorsport • Nigel Mansell returns to F1 for four races with Williams, winning in Australia • Michael Schumacher wins his first world championship after a controversial clash with Damon Hill in Adelaide finale • Didier Auriol wins WRC title with Toyota • Jeff Gordon wins first ever NASCAR race at Indianapolis, Dale Earnhardt wins the title • Reynard wins on its IndyCar debut with series returnee Michael Andretti. Penske dominates the season, helped by a Mercedes one-off special at Indianapolis • Gabriele Tarquini wins BTCC for Alfa Romeo at the first attempt with aerodynamically-radical 155 • AUTOSPORT goes full-colour for the first time in the October 13 issue
- Ayrton Senna is killed in a crash during the San Marino GP at Imola
- Michael Schumacher beats Damon Hill by one point to win his first title
- Al Unser Jr wins his second IndyCar title as Penske dominates
- Nigel Mansell takes his final grand prix victory at Adelaide
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