Johann Zarco admits he can “enjoy” his MotoGP Australian Grand Prix result more after “thinking where I came from”, a reference to his miserable 13-race stint with KTM. The double Moto2 champion is replacing the injured Takaaki Nakagami on the year-old RC213V for the final races, having been dropped with immediate effect from KTM after
Martin Truex Jr became the first NASCAR Cup Series driver to book his place in the title-deciding final race by dominating at Martinsville for Joe Gibbs Racing. Truex, who led a crushing 464 laps out of 500, moved into the lead of the race at the 0.5-mile circuit after quick work from the JGR crew
Martin Truex Jr became the first NASCAR Cup Series driver to book his place in the title-deciding final race by dominating at Martinsville for Joe Gibbs Racing. Truex, who led a crushing 464 laps out of 500, moved into the lead of the race at the 0.5-mile circuit after quick work from the JGR crew
Frederik Schandorff clinched the Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final title in dramatic fashion at Jerez after finishing tied on points with Sandy Mitchell and Andrea Amici. The Dane, who shared the #31 Target Racing machine with Jonathan Cecotto, won Saturday’s opener ahead of Mitchell and Amici’s Prestige Performance/Wayne Taylor Racing Huracan, with the places reversed
Ferrari has revealed an updated version of its 488 GT3 racer, the EVO 2020, which will be eligible for international competition next year. The third generation of the car, first released in 2016 and updated in 2018, was unveiled at Ferrari’s Finali Mondiali at Mugello, and will be available as a new car or an
Valentino Rossi could only manage eighth in the MotoGP Australian Grand Prix having led early on because Yamaha’s speed deficit meant he was “the slowest on the straight”. Rossi took the lead at the start of what was his 400th grand prix appearance from fourth on the grid, but could only keep first place for
Toyota’s Ott Tanak has won the 2019 World Rally Championship with one round to spare as he took second place at Rally Spain, where Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville secured victory. Neuville tried hard to deny Tanak’s coronation with a perfectly controlled performance. He hit the front on Saturday when the action switched from gravel to asphalt
Maverick Vinales says he was not going to settle for second place in MotoGP’s Australian Grand Prix and that he would have rather crashed, which he ended up doing. Yamaha rider Vinales led the majority of the race, but eventual winner Marc Marquez was right behind him all along and the Honda man passed him
Cal Crutchlow admits the Phillip Island crash which badly broke his ankle last year has “haunted” him all season, as he claimed second in the MotoGP Australian Grand Prix. The LCR Honda rider shattered his right ankle when he fell during practice at Phillip Island’s first corner last year, with the injury so severe his
Thierry Neuville is on the brink of his third World Rally Championship victory of the year on Rally of Spain as Hyundai team-mate Dani Sordo resisted Ott Tanak’s advances. But third place for Tanak would be enough for him to claim his first WRC title, provided he either beats or is just one place behind
Reigning MotoGP champion Marc Marquez was victorious in the Australian Grand Prix as long-time race leader Maverick Vinales crashed out on the final lap. Both Marquez and Vinales started from the front row but had slow getaways, meaning Valentino Rossi – making his 400th MotoGP start – held the lead, with Cal Crutchlow and Andrea
Yamaha MotoGP rider Maverick Vinales put on a dominant display in qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix to claim pole by a more than half a second from Fabio Quartararo. Vinales built on the pace he showed earlier in the weekend, breaking into the 1m28s barrier on his first run in Q2, which put him
Tech3 MotoGP rider Miguel Oliveira will miss the Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island, as he has been declared unfit to ride following his crash on Saturday. During the fourth practice session, a gust of wind pushed Oliveira over the outside kerb and onto the grass at the end of the main straight, which then
Following a steward’s review, Louis Prette won the Ferrari Challenge Europe championship in Mugello, despite a 25-second penalty that relegated him from second to 27th. Prette had a 13-point advantage over title rival and pole-sitter Niccolo Schiro heading into the final race, and looked to have secured the championship with second, behind Schiro, when a
Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville heads Rally Spain by 21.5-seconds as World Rally Championship champion-elect Ott Tanak surged onto the podium in place of Sebastien Loeb on Saturday afternoon. The running began with Neuville, Loeb and Sordo preserving a Hyundai 1-2-3, with Toyota’s Tanak 9.8s behind Sordo. But Tanak won the first pass of El Montmell that
MotoGP riders have offered differing views on Australian Grand Prix qualifying being moved to Sunday morning, after high winds forced Saturday’s action to be abandoned. After a high-speed crash for Tech3’s Miguel Oliveira during FP4, caused by a sudden gust of wind into the first corner, a safety commission meeting was called during the red-flag
Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville has resumed the lead of World Rally Championship Rally of Spain from team-mate Sebastien Loeb as Toyota’s Kris Meeke crashed out of a podium place. After Friday’s six gravel stages, the action switched to Tarmac, and Meeke immediately dethroned Dani Sordo of third place on the opening Savalla test with a second-quickest
LCR Honda rider Cal Crutchlow says conditions on Saturday during MotoGP Australian Grand Prix practice were not “rideable”, and is “glad” qualifying was abandoned. High winds wreaked havoc on Saturday’s MotoGP schedule, with only 12 riders taking to the track in a red-flagged FP3, before the day was abandoned altogether during FP4 as conditions failed
Miguel Oliveira says a wind gust caused him to crash heavily at 186.4mph into Turn 1 at Phillip Island during MotoGP Australian Grand Prix FP4 on Saturday. There was heavy wind at the Phillip Island circuit throughout all of Saturday, which limited running to a bare minimum in FP3, with only 12 riders setting a
MotoGP Australian Grand Prix qualifying has been cancelled due to dangerous weather conditions at Phillip Island, with a decision on rescheduling the session still to be taken. High winds have battered the Phillip Island circuit on Saturday, and only 12 riders taking to the track in the morning’s FP3 session – which was briefly red-flagged
Yamaha MotoGP rider Maverick Vinales topped third practice for the Australian Grand Prix on Saturday, as strong wind at Phillip Island restricted track running to a bare minimum. Only four riders had set a time in the first 20 minutes of the session, with the quickest lap more than seven seconds slower than Friday’s benchmark.
All three regional Lamborghini Super Trofeo titles went down to the wire as the European, North American and Asian seasons reached their conclusion at Jerez. Bonaldi Motorsport pairing Danny Kroes and Sergey Afanasiev secured the Europe crown with second place to team-mates Stuart Middleton and Jack Bartholomew, while former Superleague Formula driver Chris van der
Sebastien Loeb has launched himself into the lead of the World Rally Championship’s Rally Spain, sealing a Hyundai 1-2-3 ahead of Thierry Neuville and Dani Sordo. Despite “pushing really hard,” Toyota’s Ott Tanak has slipped from third to fifth place, 20 seconds behind Neuville. But as things stand Tanak, who Autosport has confirmed will switch
Adam Carroll led from lights to flag in the Ferrari Challenge Europe opener at Mugello, as Louis Prette extended his championship lead over Niccolo Schiro. A1GP champion Carroll, who joined the championship for round three at Spielberg, converted pole to a comfortable victory in his Ferrari Budapest-backed FF Corse entry, finishing 1.2s ahead of Octane
World Rally Championship leader Ott Tanak has signed for Hyundai and will drive alongside his current title rival Thierry Neuville in the 2020 season. Autosport’s sources have confirmed the deal was completed earlier this month. Tanak, who has been driving for Toyota for the last two years, denied any such agreement was in place and
Tech3 MotoGP team boss Herve Poncharal says Fabio Quartararo’s sensational rookie season in 2019 was partly behind his desire to sign Moto2 underdog Iker Lecuona for next year. Lecuona has been signed by Tech3 after just three full years in the Moto2 world championship to take over the KTM originally earmarked for Brad Binder, who
Marc Marquez says he almost gave up trying to save a crash in a tyre test during MotoGP Australian Grand Prix practice on Friday. The riders carried out a 20-minute test session following second practice on Friday at Phillip Island to try out a new tyre construction from Michelin ahead of it being raced next
Dani Sordo leads Thierry Neuville in a Hyundai 1-2 on the first morning of Rally Spain, as defending World Rally champion Sebastien Ogier’s 2019 title hopes took a battering. Ogier made the best possible start by winning the opening Gandesa stage, pulling a slender 0.7-second advantage over Sordo and a further 0.3s over Neuville. But
Yamaha rider Maverick Vinales set the pace in a wet opening practice session for MotoGP’s Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island, as Fabio Quartararo suffered a major crash. Vinales was the only rider to break the 1m39s barrier during the 45-minute session on Friday morning, ending up 0.147 seconds clear of nearest rival Jack Miller
The major GT series in Europe, North America and Asia run by the Stephane Ratel Organisation will no longer bear the Blancpain name from next season. The Swiss watchmaker has not renewed a deal that gave it title sponsorship of the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup in Europe, as well as SRO’s GT World Challenge