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Motor Racing's Sexy Grid Girls

Grand Prix San Marino, April 2003

Grand Prix San Marino, April 2003

"Grid girls" are as much a part of international motorsports as high-octane fuel, ear plugs, and fiery crashes. Before each race, grid girls take up positions behind the starting line, holding up the national flag of the team and the vehicle's number. They also, it seems, spend a good deal of time just hanging out and looking hot. Long may they wave.

Photo: Alexander Hassenstein/Bongarts/Getty Images

Apr 19, 2003