It was first published in 1955 as
Motoring News, a monthly publication aimed at domestic car owners, but was bought in 1957 by Teesdale Publications, the publishers of
Motor Sport.
Motoring News was relaunched as a weekly newspaper focused on motorsport at all levels, from amateur
hill-climbs and
autotests to Formula One and world rallying. Following the death of its owner, Wesley J. Tee, Teesdale Publications was sold in 1996 to
Haymarket Publishing. In 2000 Haymarket rebranded
Motoring News as
Motorsport News. In 2016 the publication was sold along with other titles in Haymarket's motoring portfolio to Miami-based
Motorsport Network to form Autosport Media UK Ltd. In January 2020 Motorsport News was acquired by
Kelsey Media, who publish several other motoring and specialist magazines. == Alumni ==