The magazine carries race and rally reports from high-profile and significant meetings from all over the world and the UK and blends this with news analysis and in-depth articles looking at contemporary cars, drivers and events as well as retrospective looks at significant characters and developments from the sport's past.

Autosport stopped printing their magazine on 30 April 2020 due to COVID, and said that they would resume in time for the 2020 Formula 1 season.

Autosport switched from a weekly to a monthly publication at the beginning of 2025, after it was merged with its sister title GP Racing.

Since May 2016 the magazine has been edited by Kevin Turner,[4] who was previously the editor of sister title Motorsport News.

Among these are F1 columnist Nigel Roebuck,[6] Sportscar specialist Gary Watkins and British Club racing expert Marcus Pye.

The Autosport Awards, held annually at The Grosvenor House Hotel on Park Lane in London on the first weekend in December is motorsport's red carpet event, honouring the achievements of the race drivers from Formula One and other world championships, as well as recognising and promoting emerging talent.