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Best motoring documentaries of all time (including shorts).
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- DirectorJ.F. MusialJosh VietzeStarsManuel BerglundChris GoodwinDan GreenawaltAPEX: The Story of the Hypercar spotlights a new class of exotic sports cars designed to blast from zero to 200 miles per hour in seconds.
- DirectorMark NealeStarsBrad PittJorge LorenzoJose Manuel Lorenzo'Hitting the Apex' is the story of six fighters - six of the fastest motorcycle racers the world has ever seen - and of the fates that awaited them at the peak of the sport.
- DirectorMark NealeStarsEwan McGregorValentino RossiMax BiaggiFilmed around the world in 2001 and 2002, Faster captures the rise of MotoGP superstar Valentino Rossi amid ferocious competition, especially from his bitter rival Max Biaggi.
- DirectorGaurav JaniStarsGaurav JaniRiding Solo To The Top Of The World' is the unique experience of a lonesome traveler, who rides his motorcycle all the way from Mumbai to one of the remotest places in the World, the Changthang Plateau, in Ladakh, bordering China. Situated at an average altitude of 15,000 feet, Changthang covers almost 30,000 square kilometers of Ladakh. A land devoid of roads and with temperatures that dip to minus 40 degree Celsius in winter. As a one-man film unit, he astonishes you, filming the landscape he passes by and the people he interacts with, capturing moments of beauty, pain, love, hardship, self doubt and spiritual triumphs. As a city slicker, his interaction with the nomads of the region, the Chang pas, who live at the highest altitude used by mankind in the world, teaches him a new perspective on life, as does the religious fervor he encounters. The Hemis festival that comes once in twelve years, the Tashi Choling monastery where the Chang pas pray to the Rain God and the ever-changing life of the Chang pas, have been shot in all their splendor and festivity. The man and his camera even beyond the realm of practicality as he films the monastery at Chemur, the very first time a camera has ever entered the said monastery. Riding Solo to the Top of the World, in essence, is a film about a journey that begins as an adventure and ends with the man, Gaurav Jani, seeking the person within.
- DirectorMark NealeStarsJorge LorenzoEwan McGregorValentino RossiFastest explores the greatest feeling coupled with the greatest risk in MotoGP racing, asking the question every rider - even the greatest of all time - must face: Who's fastest now?
- DirectorRichard De AraguesStarsGuy MartinIan HutchinsonJohn McGuinnessMotorcycle racers reveal their motivation to participate each year in the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy, the most dangerous and deadliest event in the sport.
- DirectorBryan H. CarrollStarsJim AdamsErnie AlexanderKenny AlexanderThe passion of the riders and the soul of their machines.
- DirectorSimon WincerStarsKiefer SutherlandTony StewartMatt KensethA big-screen look into one of America's most successful entertainment industries, NASCAR racing.
- DirectorAsif KapadiaStarsAyrton SennaReginaldo LemeJohn BisignanoA documentary on Brazilian Formula One racing driver Ayrton Senna, who won the F1 world championship three times before his death at age 34.
- DirectorCory WellesStarsCory WellesSteve ClausmanDavid DiemA documentary film on the legacy of the U.S. Express - once known as the Cannonball Run - and the controversy shrouding the incredible secret behind the record time set on the last such illegal race nearly a quarter century ago.
- DirectorKeith CossrowBennett ViseltearStarsJason StathamUlrich BaretzkyFrank Biela"Truth in 24" chronicles the Audi Sport racing teams as they attempt to win a record fifth consecutive 24 Hours of Le Mans. The films gives viewers an unprecedented behind-the-scenes view of the strategies engineers and drivers use as they set out to make history against local favorite, Team Peugeot. "Truth in 24" rides alongside drivers Tom Kristensen, Allan McNish and Dindo Capello as they prepare for the 2008 24 Hours of Le Mans contest. Unlike any sports production, the film brings out all the drama and emotion of the 76-year old race and the people trying to win it.
- DirectorRob GehringStarsGreg CreamerHowden HaynesJason StathamThe follow-up film to the original Truth in 24, where the Audi Sport Racing team again attempts to cross the finish line first at the historic 24 Hours of Le Mans.
- DirectorMichael HewittDermot LaveryStarsLiam NeesonLiam BeckettSiobhan CarterFollowing the motorcycle road racing careers, and fate, of the Dunlop family.
- DirectorTamir MoscoviciStarsMichael GervaisKazunori YamauchiJordan GreerThis film is about drive. It's about the passion and creative drive of Kazunori Yamauchi, the architect behind Gran Turismo's birth and breath-taking fifteen-year evolution.
- DirectorEric BanaStarsEric BanaJeremy ClarksonSteve CoadWhat if you were a Hollywood movie star with an obsession for cars and racing? You would probably read every script with even the tiniest link to the subject matter, in the hope that you could tell a great car story of the likes of "Grand Prix", "Le Mans" or "Mad Max". Then one day you happened to open your garage door and sitting there, right in front of you, was the film you had been searching for. This is what happened to Eric Bana and this time around, the co-star is his very own Ford GT Falcon Coupe- THE BEAST. Eric realized the story was in fact, about him, his first car, a lifetime of ownership and a lifetime of friendship. He set about documenting his own 25 year long love story. A simple tale of one man's ongoing relationship with his very first car. After years of precious restoration, Eric and his 3 closest friends, decided to enter the car into one of the most grueling and dangerous motor races that exists: The Targa Tasmania Rally. This would be a personal Everest for both man and machine, until...on day 4 of the race, tragedy strikes. The man who was hell bent on trying to convey how much he and those around him loved "THE BEAST", had just destroyed it. Eric has now unwillingly cast himself in his own real life drama. We follow him from inside the race car to the surreal world of the red carpet. This compelling true story follows Eric's progression as a car lover, and as a person conflicted by what he has done. The personal and social pressures mount up in the face of re building a car that means so much to him. Along the way Eric seeks guidance and wisdom from not only the inner sanctum of his 3 life long friends but also Jay Leno, Jeremy Clarkson, and Dr Phil.
- DirectorTamir MoscoviciStarsKaren WalkerMagnus WalkerA portrait of Magnus Walker, the rebel Porsche customizer who turned a hobby into an obsession, and an obsession into a successful business. From a workshop in downtown Los Angeles, Magnus obsessively harvests fragments from donor 911s, grafting them onto vintage frames to create one-off automobiles with the spirit of Ferdinand Porsche but an ethos entirely his own.
- DirectorBruce BrownStarsSteve McQueenDave AldanaMark BrelsfordDocumentary on motorcycle racing featuring stars of the sport, including film star Steve McQueen, a racer in his own right.
- DirectorDana BrownStarsChad McQueenMario AndrettiSal FishA documentary on the Baja 1000, an annual off-road race held in Baja, Mexico that attracts hundreds of racers, their souped-up machines, and thousands of fans.
- DirectorJean Louis MourneyStarsAri VatanenA annual race up Pikes Peak in Colorado!
- DirectorPaul CrowderStarsMichael FassbenderLewis HamiltonNiki LaudaSet in the golden era of Grand Prix Racing '1' tells the story of a generation of charismatic drivers who raced on the edge, risking their lives during Formula 1's deadliest period, and the men who stood up and changed the sport forever.
- DirectorStephen LowStarsPaul NewmanRichard GarneauJim PaulsonFollow the Newman-Haas (Andretti) racing team through the process of building, testing, and racing for a season.
- DirectorDana BrownStarsBo DerekJimmy N. RobertsTravis PastranaInspired by Bruce Brown's 1971 documentary, "On Any Sunday," chronicles the international sport of motorcycle racing.
- DirectorEd ForsythDon ShoemakerStarsBob HannahBruce OgilvieBruce PenhallIn this documentary on motorcycle racing, the sequel to ON ANY SUNDAY, interviews with various racing legends are combined with races in just about every possible environment: dirt, sand, hills, tracks, valleys - anywhere a motorcycle can function.
- DirectorAl ClarkStarsDaniel BridlePieter GouwyPhil MorrisonJoin Phil Morrison and James Robinson from Driftworks, Mitto Steele from MeiNoMai and Pieter Gouwy from Garage Portello on a stunning tour of the real drift scene in Japan.
- DirectorGabriel ClarkeJohn McKennaStarsJames HuntBarry SheeneThe extraordinary story of James Hunt and Barry Sheene, who both won their world titles in 1976 and became friends off the track, where they lived life to the absolute maximum.
- DirectorMichael KeyserStarsMario AndrettiVic Elford1972 Sports Car racing. From 24hrs of Le Mans to 24hrs at Daytona. Told by drivers Mario Andretti and Vic Elford.
- DirectorMatt JohnstonStarsChris DuplessisEasier Said Than Done explores the ultimate motorsport - rallying. Following an international cast of characters including top drivers, mechanics and co-drivers from around the world. The film focuses on young three time U.S champion Chris Duplessis while he makes an attempt to reach the top level of the sport, the World Rally Championship. Rallying is extremely difficult. It's expensive, dirty, rough and one of the last pure motorsports in the world.
- DirectorRory KarpfStarsBobby AllisonDavey AllisonJohn Bickford
- DirectorRory KarpfMike VineyStarsMarshall BrooksRichard ChildressDale Earnhardt Jr.Archival race footage, outtakes, home videos and interviews Dale Earnhardt's friends, family, and competitors are used in this documentary on the racing legend who won seven NASCAR championships before his death in 2001 at the Daytona 500.
- DirectorAndrew Filippone Jr.StarsTony AssenzaPaul CastleRichard ClarkIt was a strange and curious misfit. Though born a Buick, the Grand National was clearly something else. It was too quick and too brutish to carry that stodgy name. There was something inside the car trying to get out. BLACK AIR is a feature-length documentary about Buick's premier but paradoxical 1980s performance car.
- DirectorChris PaineStarsMartin SheenTom HanksMel GibsonA documentary that investigates the birth and death of the electric car, as well as the role of renewable energy and sustainable living in the future.
- DirectorFrank SimonStarsJuan Manuel FangioGraham HillRoman PolanskiFilmmaker Roman Polanski spends a weekend with world champion driver Jackie Stewart as he attempts to win the 1971 Monaco Grand Prix, offering an extraordinarily rare glimpse into the life of a gifted athlete at the height of his powers.
- DirectorRuben FleischerStarsAdrien BrodyMaximillion CooperRob DyrdekSwitch your sofa for bucket seats and buckle-up for Gumball 3000 - '6 Days In May', the adrenaline-fuelled tale of 2004's Gumball 3000, the world's most glamorous and notorious rally. Drive all day and go wild all night with starlets and skate-pros, pop stars and princesses, as well as the planet's baddest boy racers on a 3000 mile endurance trial from Paris, through Madrid, Marbella, Morocco, Barcelona, and finally Cannes, via every party in between. Climb behind the wheel of your dream car as Ferrari Enzos, Lamborghinis, Porsches and a cheeky Citroen 2 CV vie for pole position. Long haul, high-speed and hardcore; Gumball 3000 - '6 Days In May' is the ultimate road trip.
- DirectorGabriel ClarkeJohn McKennaStarsSteve McQueenAlan TrustmanNeile AdamsThis Cannes-selected documentary reveals the true story behind the infamously troubled film shoot that nearly destroyed the career of Hollywood icon Steve McQueen.