Johnson, who unveiled his Carvana livery on NBC’s Today show on Wednesday morning, spent his rookie season competing in the 12 road and street courses on the 2021 schedule. But the NASCAR ace tested on the oval at Texas Motor Speedway and completed the IndyCar Rookie Orientation Programme at Indianapolis Motor Speedway shortly after the
And now Al Unser, four-time Indianapolis 500 winner, three-time Indycar champion, has left us at the age of 82 barely seven months after elder brother Bobby, leaving a similar-sized hole in the ranks of US open-wheel legends. He never relished the spotlight like Bobby, and would never have dreamt of being as strident, but while
Vosse made the claim after Rossi tested one of WRT’s Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evos at Valencia last week and revealed that he is working towards running the seven-time MotoGP world champion in the Pro class of next year’s GT World Challenge Europe. “Valentino is a legendary rider, but he is also impressive as a
IMS president Doug Boles stated on Friday that Unser had “died peacefully in his beloved Chama [New Mexico] home after a 17-year battle with Cancer.” As part of the Unser dynasty, “Big Al” was a fixture at the Indy 500 for three decades, his 27 starts the third highest number of appearances in history. He
Karam will be aiming to make his ninth start in the Memorial Day Weekend classic, his eighth with Dennis Reinbold’s team, while for Ferrucci it will be a fourth Indy entry. Dreyer & Reinbold Racing has entered and qualified 43 cars in the Indy 500 dating back to 1999 with a best finish of fourth
The 44-year-old Japanese driver, who spent the last four seasons at Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing and racked up three wins including the team’s – and his – second Indy triumph, will drive the #51 entry vacated by Andretti Autosport-bound Romain Grosjean. As first reported by Autosport in September, Coyne and Sato have been negotiating for
The success of Formula 3000 champions Juan Pablo Montoya, Bruno Junqueira and Sebastien Bourdais in Champ Car meant there was great expectation on the shoulders of 2003 king Bjorn Wirdheim when he headed Stateside in 2005. A money shortfall at his HVM squad, which couldn’t afford to go testing, and the lack of an experienced
After news broke last week that the RPM team’s storied #43 would be under new majority ownership next year, the rebranded organisation officially revealed its new name during a news conference on Tuesday, in which it was revealed that the team will run two Chevrolets for Erik Jones and Ty Dillon. Jones, who recently signed
Reigning FE champion De Vries lapped the 1.7-mile configuration of the track in 52.552 seconds, setting his best time on his 25th of 62 laps. Vandoorne, Williams Formula 1 reserve Jack Aitken (Ed Carpenter Racing) and Juncos Holinger’s 2022 IndyCar driver Callum Ilott were also in attendance at the four-car evaluation test. De Vries, who
With the US Air Force pulling its support for the #20 car which oval specialist and team owner Ed Carpenter shares with a road/street course driver, ECR has been freed up to enter discussions with non-American drivers. As a result, 2012 IndyCar champion Ryan Hunter-Reay’s candidacy for the ride has looked weaker and 26-year-old Aitken has emerged
Airline entrepreneur Maury Gallagher, the owner of the GMS squad that claimed Truck titles in 2016 and 2020 with Johnny Sauter and Sheldon Creed, has also acquired two charters in the agreement and will run two cars during the 2022 season. Erik Jones signed a contract extension with RPM in August and should remain in
After four winless seasons in Indy Lights, the 28-year-old Canadian joined Foyt in 2020 for a partial campaign of eight races, before switching up to a full-time seat piloting the #4 entry in 2021. His best result was 12th on the Gateway oval, while his top finishes on road/street courses were 18th places at Barber
The announcement from IGTC organiser the Stephane Ratel Organiser on Tuesday follows last week’s postponement of the South African series finale from its 4 December date this weekend as a result of the imposition of international travel restrictions to and from the country. They followed the identification of the new Omicron COVID variant in South
Having contested 24 Formula 1 grand prix for McLaren and Stewart during the 1990s, Jan Magnussen is no stranger to the motorsport limelight. But the Dane admits that he tried to go under the radar for a one-off NASCAR Cup Series appearance at Sonoma in 2010, which he describes as a “fantastic experience”. Despite an
The 27-year-old German has agreed his first manufacturer deal following five seasons of GT racing after calling time on a single-seater career that included two third-place championship finishes in GP3 in 2014 and 2015. His successes in the GT3 arena include a second-place finish in the Bathurst 12 Hours and a GT World Challenge Europe
The deal, announced back in August, formalises the IndyCar squad becoming part of the McLaren Racing organisation. McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown will chair a five-person board, which comprises the previous team owners, Sam Schmidt and Ric Peterson, along with three people appointed by McLaren Racing. Taylor Kiel will continue as president of Arrow McLaren
ORECA has won the tender to assemble the new contender under development on an as-yet-to-be disclosed car from Ferrari’s model range, as well as to provide after-sales service. The Paul Ricard-based organisation led by Hugues de Chaunac is taking over from Michelotto, which has built Ferrari’s GT3 challengers since the 458 Italia GT3 that started
The Kyalami 9 Hours will not take place on its original date of 4 December as a result of restrictions imposed on travel to and from South Africa by multiple countries following the detection of a new strain of the coronavirus in the country. A new date of the Africa IGTC round, officially called the
After being unable to nail down a seat in IndyCar next season, Askew links up with Andretti’s FE team to partner Jake Dennis at the team following the departure of Maximilian Guenther to Nissan e.dams. Through his time in IndyCar and the Road to Indy ladder, Askew has raced at a number of street venues
Andretti Autosport has been strong on street courses for the past four seasons, and Rossi believes his quarter of the team made a breakthrough on natural road courses in the final third of this season. But he says the team is still missing vital speed on ovals other than Indianapolis, which next year will comprise
To find out what it takes to be a mechanic for a GT3 car, we spoke to Todd Pannell – a Number 1 Mechanic for Jota Sport – to find out how to become a mechanic, what qualifications it takes, and what skills you need to succeed. What is your role? My role as a
Earlier this month, Detroit City Council approved moving the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix from Belle Isle, where the race has been held since 2007, back to downtown, where it originated back in 1982 as a Formula 1 event, before evolving into an IndyCar race in 1989. The new track will use some of the original
The 39-year-old Briton was a mainstay of the DTM for 16 continuous seasons between 2005 and 2020, scoring 17 wins for Mercedes and Audi and finishing second in the standings in 2015. But since his Audi factory deal concluded at the end of 2020, the 2004 Formula 3 Euroseries champion has only raced once for
Due to COVID-19 pandemic protocols and for cost-saving, the vast majority of NASCAR race weekends have gone without practice or qualifying since early 2020. In a statement, NASCAR’s senior vice president of competition Scott Miller said: “NASCAR is excited to return practice and qualifying to its race weekends. “We missed seeing cars and trucks on track all
The first day of a group test at the Charlotte Motor Speedway oval on Wednesday proved eventful, with Austin Dillon crashing his Richard Childress Chevrolet, while newly-crowned 2021 champion Kyle Larson and veteran Denny Hamlin had spins. Hendrick Motorsports driver Alex Bowman reported that the new car was “real edgy and hard to feel”, saying
Last month, it was revealed the Australian event would reprise its traditional status as the opening round of the Intercontinental GT Challenge season following the cancellation of the 2021 event due to the COVID-19 pandemic, albeit with a later-than-usual date of the 20th March. That put the Bathurst race on course to overlap with not
Ex-McLaren Formula 1 driver and 2015 GP2 Series champion Vandoorne will get the opportunity to test an Arrow McLaren SP on 6 December, as McLaren CEO Zak Brown suggested he would in September, because the team plans to expand to three entries by 2023. That same day at Sebring, reigning FE champion De Vries’ opportunity
Had it not been for an out-of-the-blue phone call, 1999 Macau Grand Prix winner Darren Manning believes he could still be racing in Japan to this day. Certainly, without the approach that resulted in the Yorkshireman racing for Derrick Walker’s Champ Car team in 2003 when he was on the brink of joining Team Impul
On Thursday prior to the F1 Brazilian Grand Prix, Norris said he recently sent Rossi a “heartfelt” message ahead of the nine-time grand prix motorcycle world champion’s retirement this weekend in Valencia. Norris revealed that he keeps in regular contact with Rossi – who is the McLaren’s driver’s personal hero – and explained that both have
Bad weather conditions caused delays for two planes containing teams’ freight following the last race in Mexico on Sunday, with some of the freight not due to arrive until Thursday. It means the affected teams are set to work through the night to ensure that their cars are ready for the start of on-track running
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