Transmission Technologies in Motorsport

Transmission Technologies in Motorsport

Every bit of delay in gear shifting can cost racers the victory. Therefore, engineers involved in the process of the transmission development for racing cars frequently come up with unusual solutions to gain competitive advantage. In this section, you will learn about Racing Transmissions, Performance Torque Converters, Lubricants, Transmission Parts, and other peculiar technologies implemented in racing cars.


While most racing series have already been integrating sequential or DCT transmissions for quite a while, NASCAR has remained committed to its standard 4-speed manual H-pattern transmission. But recently, automotive news media have reported that the next-gen NASCAR Cup Series car that is presently under development comes with a six-speed transmission instead of a standard 4-speed unit.