Template talk:Infobox motorsport championship

Infobox motorsport championship
Category	Single seaters
Country	Europe
Inaugural season	2003
Drivers	31 (2006)
Teams	14 (2006)
Constructors	1
Engine suppliers	2
Drivers' champion	Paul di Resta
Teams' champion	ASM Formule 3

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Infobox[edit]

This an example of how this infobox should look. The title is automatically derived from the page title. The "engines" field is normally only applicable in single-seater championships, as most production-influenced series use engines that correspond to the chassis manufacturers. The value for the first season forms a link to that year's motor racing category, eg: Category:2003 in motor racing.

Spelling Question[edit]

Would it be possible to amend the infobox for artiles where "Tire" is the preferred spelling?Mustang6172 (talk) 03:29, 24 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

BTCC[edit]

Could extra detail be added for BTCC so that Independents Drivers Trophy and Independents Teams Trophy is insertable. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mharris99 (talk • contribs) 19:52, 21 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Removing links to categories[edit]

The "inaugural" (instead "inaugural2" has to be used) and "folded" won't let you link to the specific edition of the championship. It links to a category year in motorsport since the infobox creation in 2007. As a common practice in infoboxes, no such restriction to link articles exists. Does anybody oppose removing the links to categories? A new parameter "folded2" could be added that allows linking articles, but I think it'd make more sense to remove the categories completely. Also pinging the template expert @Primefac for opinion and possible replacement of "inaugural2"->"inaugural" by bot. Motorsport WikiProject has been notified. Pelmeen10 (talk) 09:52, 13 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I support removing the links to categories. DH85868993 (talk) 11:38, 13 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Adding the year to the "Current season" link text[edit]

When visually scanning the page for the current year (2024 right now), the "Current season" link doesn't pop up. I suggest adding ({{CURRENTYEAR}}) to make it immediately visible. It would then be "Current season (2024)". The RedBurn (ϕ) 07:24, 6 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The link appears on every page I've checked where the parameter is in use... I'm not sure the issue here. Primefac (talk) 12:44, 6 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It currently shows up as "Current season". I suggest adding the year to make it show up as "Current season (2024)". The RedBurn (ϕ) 19:38, 6 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It seems redundant, since this year is 2024. Also, there are seasons that split years (e.g. "2023-24") which means we cannot necessarily use a magic word to place it. Primefac (talk) 19:39, 6 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]