Image gallery: Greatest race cars of all time

From the revered Bugatti Type 35 to what is arguably the most successful sports-racing car of the modern era, the Audi R8 Le Mans, we’ve compiled an image gallery of the greatest racing cars of all time. Click through the photo gallery above to look at some of the fastest, most successful and most beautiful race cars in history.

The list so far:

• Bugatti Type 35
• Audi R8 Le Mans
• Porsche 917K
• Lotus 49-Cosworth
• Ford GT40
• Porsche 917/30
• McLaren MP4/1 & 2
• Audi Sport Quattro S1
• Ford Falcon GT-HO Phase III
• Maserati 250F
• Lola T332
• Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR
• Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser Midget
• Ferrari F2004
• Ford Escort RS1600 BDA
• Holden Torana A9X
• Auto Union Type C
• Ferrari 250 GTO
• Ford Mustang Trans-AM
• Lancia Delta Integrale
• McLaren M8B
• Holden VK Commodore
• Chaparral 2J
• Nissan Skyline GT-R R32
• Bentley Speed Six
• Brawn BGP 001
• Porsche 919 Evo