MotorsportDB is a project dedicated to documenting and archiving the results of all professional motorsport drivers, without expiration. Our goal is to maintain a comprehensive database that spans from the origins of motorsport to the present day. You can see the projet here : https://www.motorsportdb.org

• Covers all professional motorsport categories, including but not limited to:
  • Karting
  • Formula 1
  • Endurance racing (Le Mans, WEC, etc.)
  • NASCAR
  • IndyCar
  • MotoGP
  • WRC (World Rally Championship)
• Focus on accuracy over recency: our priority is to ensure that all data is correct and reflective of official results.
• No personal opinions or subjective judgments: only factual data from official sources.
• Official results are sourced from the FIA or relevant race organizers.

• website/: Contains everything related to the website, including scripts, result displays, and statistical calculations. You can clone this repository directly into:

  • C:\wamp64\www (Windows with WAMP)
  • /var/www/html (Linux with Apache2 and PHP installed)

• drivers/: Contains results and information about each driver, including career history, photos, and social media links. Future plans include adding biographies and detailed achievements.

• teams/: Stores information on team results and performance history.

• races/: Maintains championship results and race data.

The repository structures may evolve to improve usability and data integration.

To maintain consistency and quality, contributions must follow these rules:

• Only professional championships are allowed (local amateur karting does not qualify).
• Images must be copyright-free or officially provided by drivers, teams, or organizers.
• Partial data is acceptable as long as it is accurate.
• All commits must be signed (see the collaboration section below).

1. Clone the repositories:

   # Clone the website repository
   git clone https://github.com/motorsportdb/website.git
   cd website

   • Place it in:
     • Windows: C:\wamp64\www
     • Linux: /var/www/html

2. Clone the other repositories inside the website directory:

   git clone https://github.com/motorsportdb/drivers.git
   git clone https://github.com/motorsportdb/teams.git
   git clone https://github.com/motorsportdb/races.git

3. Make your modifications in JSON files or in the code.

4. Stage your changes:

   git add <filename>

   Example:

   git add index.html

5. Create a new branch for your modifications:

   git checkout -b feature-{short-description}

   • Choose a meaningful and descriptive branch name.

6. Commit your changes with a signed commit:

   git commit -s -m "Short commit title"
   
   """
   - Detailed description of changes
   - List of modifications with bullet points
   """

   • Keep commit titles under 70 characters.
   • Use bullet points for clarity in the message body.

7. Push your changes and create a pull request.

• The goal is to make contributing as easy as possible while ensuring high data accuracy.
• We encourage motorsport enthusiasts to help expand and refine the database.
• If you have questions, feel free to open an issue or contact the maintainers.

We appreciate your contributions to MotorsportDB! Together, we can build the most accurate and comprehensive motorsport database available.