| PRIX | French prize in grand motor race (4) |
| ALLINWRESTLING | Spent pounds securing prize in grand sport |
| DUCHAMP | He created unusual sculptures of the French prize winner (7) |
| INDY | A famous five-hundred-mile motor race in the States, in short. (4) |
| POLE | A stake formerly marking a favourable starting position in a horse race, hence the most advantageous position at the start of a motor race (4) |
| GRID | The starting formation for a motor race, with cars lined up in qualifying order (4) |
| ALLY | Friend first missing from motor race |
| LEMANS | French 24-hour motor race (2,4) |
| PITSTOP | Break for maintenance in a motor race (3,4) |
| REALLY | In fact there is energy in motor race (6) |
| DEMOLITIONDERBY | In North America, a motor race in which cars are deliberately crashed (10,5) |
| GRANDPRIX | Large and impressive public relations for nine Romans in formula motor race (5,4) |
| STARTINGGRID | Section of the track before a motor race where cars line up according to their times in practice (8,4) |
| GOLDPLATE | Veteran in motor race, nearly at the end, put on expensive coat (4-5) |
| CHEQUEREDFLAG | End of a motor race (9,4) |
| MONTECARLORALLY | Note redesigned vehicle beginning to lead in rightly famous motor-race |
| REINCARNATION | Sacred belief in control over motor race (13) |
| CARNATION | Bloomer in motor race |
| LEMAN | Sweetheart didn't finish motor race in France (5) |
| CARRALLY | Everyone involved in support for motor race (3,5) |
