| SALO | Mika -, Finnish F1 driver whose last race was the 2002 Japanese GP (4) |
| MIKASALO | Finnish F1 driver whose last race was the 2002 Japanese GP (4,4) |
| KIMI | .... Raikkonen, Finnish F1 driver nicknamed 'The Iceman' (4) |
| MIKA | Finnish F1 driver, _ Hakkinen (4) |
| OISE | Department of France whose 2023 Ronde de l'_ cycling stage race was won by Frank van den Broek (4) |
| DRAG | RuPaul's ___ Race was Emmy's best reality competition show (4) |
| THEHARE | Slow and steady wins the race was the moral of Aesop's fable, The Tortoise And ... (3,4) |
| LEWIS | First name of the racing driver whose last win was the 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix (5) |
| GERHARDBERGER | Austrian F1 driver whose final win was the 1997 German Grand Prix |
| YELLO | Swiss electronic duo whose 1988 single 'The Race' was a top ten hit in the UK (5) |
| NANNINI | Alessandro ___, 1986-90 F1 driver; 1989 Japanese GP winner (7) |
| PATRESE | Riccardo ?, 1977-93 F1 motor racing driver; 1992 Japanese GP winner |
| AINTREE | At which course, noted for its horse races, was the British Grand Prix held in 1955, 1957, 1959, 1961 and 1962? (7) |
| SCHUMACHER | Current F1 driver whose father took part in 308 Grand Prix between 1991 and 2012 (10) |
| STY | The time in which the race was run (3) |
| ANOSE | By _ ___ (The way the close horse race was won) |
| ERA | The time in which the race was run (3) |
| SECONDAVENUE | "Unfortunately the Democratic race was too crowded, so I cho |
| INACANTER | I can't earn redress as the race was easily won |
| PLACE | One of the first three in race was good for sitcom with Kristen Bell (5) |
