Analysis of the Patent Activity in the Field of Racing Cars

Motorsport is one of the fastest growing technological areas, and technical solutions related to racing cars are often subsequently implemented in civilian automobile manufacturing. Thus, development of racing cars has a direct impact on development of the entire automotive industry. In the framework of the study, a patent search in the field of racing cars was conducted using patent databases; a patent analysis of the market was performed, and the features of patenting individual technical solutions were considered. The objective was to identify trends in development of patent activity in the field of racing car technologies. The purpose was to identify leading countries and organisations in terms of patent application and activity, and to reveal a common trend for them regarding racing car technologies. The analysis revealed the general dynamics of technology development, characterised by periods of confident growth and decline in activity, and the absolute leadership of China and Chinese organisations in terms of the number of applications and patents. The study can be applied both to determine the dynamics of technology development in the field of racing cars and to establish the level of interest of individual countries, researchers and organisations towards this area.