Britain’s round of the World Rally Championship has moved to an August date next year following a virtual meeting of the FIA’s World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) members on Friday. The decision to include Rally GB in the Eurocentric twelve-round calendar ends months of speculation and means that the event will continue its long-held association
MotoGP starts up its second consecutive triple-header after a one-week break with the French Grand Prix. Here’s how to watch qualifying. After a damp start to the race weekend at Le Mans, Jack Miller topped Friday practice for Pramac Ducati in FP2 as tricky conditions led to a number of crashes late on in the
KTM finally unveiled its version of the holeshot start device Ducati first introduced into MotoGP in 2018 during Friday’s practice for the French Grand Prix. The holeshot device mechanically lowers the rear of the bike to lower the centre of gravity, which allows the rider to launch off the line better without the front of
Hyundai ‘super-sub’ Dani Sordo holds the overnight lead after Day 1 of the World Rally Championship’s Rally Italy, as standings leader Elfyn Evans ended the day fifth. Many of the front-runners elected to take a cautious approach on the opening stage of the day, which allowed M-Sport’s Teemu Suninen to shine. The Finn, who has
MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi has no plans to compete at the 2020 Monza Rally as a wildcard at the new World Rally Championship finale, but hasn’t ruled it out. On Friday it was announced the WRC will end its current campaign with the Rally Monza event, which since 1978 has been held as a non-championship
The FIA has announced that the 2020 World Rally Championship will conclude in Italy with the Monza Rally on 4-6 December. The Monza Rally will be the eighth round of the 2020 season, having been held annually since 1978 as a non-championship event. Over the years it has attracted stars from both the rallying and
The trio of World Endurance Championship regulars have moved over to one of the Porsche 911 GT3-Rs fielded by the Hong Kong entrant for the rescheduled centrepiece round of the GT World Challenge on 24-25 October after winning the Belgian event with GPX Racing in 2019. Estre, Christensen and Lietz, who have all won the
Porsche factory drivers Kevin Estre, Michael Christensen and Richard Lietz will defend their Spa 24 Hours crown with the KCMG squad later this month. The trio of World Endurance Championship regulars have moved over to one of the Porsche 911 GT3-Rs fielded by the Hong Kong entrant for the rescheduled centrepiece round of the GT
Bradley Smith topped a wet first practice for the MotoGP French Grand Prix on the Aprilia ahead of home hero Johann Zarco on the Avintia Ducati. Smith’s future beyond this weekend is uncertain as Andrea Iannone’s appeal to have his 18-month doping ban overturned will be heard on Thursday and could be in a position
LCR’s Cal Crutchlow admits his right arm is still “not in a great situation” ahead of the MotoGP French Grand Prix, a month after arm pump surgery. After sustaining the injury in a free practice crash at the season-opening Spanish GP, Crutchlow underwent an operation following August’s Styrian Grand Prix and was forced to miss
Current MotoGP points leaders Fabio Quartararo and Joan Mir insist their team-mates won’t be issued team orders in the coming triple-header to aid their title bids. Petronas SRT’s Quartararo leads Mir by eight points following the Frenchman’s Catalan Grand Prix victory last month, with 31 points now splitting the top five down to Franco Morbidelli.
Toyota’s NASCAR boss David Wilson has labelled its record of eight wins in this year’s Cup Series as “unacceptable”, despite Denny Hamlin’s title-challenging form. Toyota provides support to only six full-time Cup teams in the form of Joe Gibbs Racing’s four-car stable and single-car entries from Leavine Family Racing and Gaunt Brothers Racing. Hamlin took
Matt DiBenedetto will remain with the Wood Brothers in the NASCAR Cup Series next year, but will be replaced by Austin Cindric for the 2022 season. In a two-part announcement on Thursday, the team said it had signed DiBenedetto to another one-year contract extension to drive its #21 Ford Mustang in the 2021 Cup Series
Roger Penske says his team’s Supercars plans and the future of Scott McLaughlin are still undecided, ahead of the Kiwi’s entry into IndyCar’s season finale in a fourth Penske-run car. Toward the end of 2014, Penske entered the Supercars championship after buying a 51% stake in Dick Johnson Racing. The rebranded DJR Team Penske ran
Toyota driver Sebastien Ogier says he has not given up on taking a seventh World Rally Championship title this season, despite a costly retirement at last month’s Rally Turkey. Ogier lost his lead in the drivers’ standings to Toyota team-mate Elfyn Evans when his Yaris WRC was struck down by terminal engine failure on the
After one week’s rest, MotoGP gears up for a second straight triple-header which starts at Le Mans with the French Grand Prix. Following a torrid run of results, Fabio Quartararo returned to the fore with victory at the Catalunya GP ahead of Suzuki’s Joan Mir and the pair have formed a small breakaway at the
Daniel Suarez will continue his career in the NASCAR Cup Series next season, driving for a new team owned by former driver Justin Marks. Trackhouse Entertainment Group, founded and owned by Marks, announced Wednesday it had formed a Cup Series team and will debut at the 2021 Daytona 500 with Suarez as its driver. The
Triple MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo insists Yamaha is not “wasting” his talents as a test rider through a lack of mileage on the M1 this year. After retiring from racing at the end of 2019 following his tough sole season on the factory Honda, Lorenzo returned to Yamaha in the winter as its official
Hendrick Motorsports has gone in-house and chosen Alex Bowman to replace retiring NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson in the #48 machine in 2021. On Tuesday, HMS announced Bowman, who currently drives Hendrick’s #88 Chevrolet in the Cup Series, will move to the #48 beginning with the 2021 season. Bowman will take over Johnson’s ride
Leopard Racing says “things are being negotiated” for it to make a step to MotoGP in 2022 as a satellite operation, though it admits it has a way to go. The current agreement between MotoGP organisers Dorna Sports and the International Race Teams’ Association (IRTA) expires at the end of the 2021 season, as well
It was announced in June that the race would be extended in duration by an hour. Series boss Stephane Ratel said that he wanted to the event to be a “race to remember that we talk about in years to come”. The shift to 25 hours reflected the fact that the clocks changed on the
Plans for the Spa 24 Hours GT World Challenge Europe blue riband to run to 25 hours have been scrapped, while the event will now be held behind closed doors. It was announced in June that the race would be extended in duration by an hour. Series boss Stephane Ratel said that he wanted to
2014 IndyCar champion Will Power will have a hand in the design of a new $175 million circuit in his hometown of Toowoomba. Plans for the Will Power Centre for Motorsport and Driver Training Excellence were formally unveiled last week, the Wagner Corporation leading the development with a $95 million pledge. The Queensland state government
KTM’s Brad Binder says he’s not happy with the number of mistakes he has made in his rookie MotoGP season and believes he has “missed a lot” of points-scoring opportunities. The 2016 Moto3 world champion has had an impressive rookie season so far in MotoGP, which included a maiden victory in August at the Czech
The latest NASCAR Cup Series Playoff race ended in controversy at Talladega with NASCAR officials defending the yellow line rule at the centre of the debate. Denny Hamlin survived a post-race investigation to clinch the victory, but his triumph was initially under threat for multiple reasons. Hamlin’s win was put into question as he went
Denny Hamlin survived a post-race investigation to win the NASCAR Cup Series Playoff race at Talladega, edging out Matt DiBenedetto in a photo-finish during the third period of overtime. A big accident on 187 of a scheduled 188 involving points leader Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr and Alex Bowman brought out the second
After another frustrating weekend five-time IndyCar champion Scott Dixon says the Chip Ganassi Racing team still has a tough job ahead to clinch the title at St Petersburg. Following on from two 10th place finishes at Mid-Ohio, Dixon could only bag a ninth and an eighth from the two races on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s
Fabio Quartararo admits he is “not really thinking” about beating future team-mate Maverick Vinales in the 2020 MotoGP campaign ahead of his move to the works Yamaha squad in 2021. Quartararo will join Vinales at the factory Yamaha team next year after both were signed to two-year deals with the Japanese manufacturer back in January.
Will Power converted pole into victory at IndyCar’s Harvest Grand Prix at Indianapolis despite intense pressure from Colton Herta, as Josef Newgarden trimmed Scott Dixon’s points lead. Penske driver Power made a strong start to maintain the lead as Herta locked up at Turn 1 – but maintained second ahead of Andretti Autosport stablemate Alexander
IndyCar has pushed back the introduction of its hybrid power unit formula to 2023 in an effort to spread out costs for teams and manufacturers in an uncertain economy. The hybrid formula is part of a multi-year contract extension IndyCar has reached with Honda and Chevrolet, which promises a continuation of manufacturer competition and also
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