Motor Sport

Sport newsNathanaël Berthon stormed to his first pole position of the season in qualifying at WTCR Race of Saudi Arabia as Mikel Azcona was crowned provisional King of WTCR for 2022 at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit.Comtoyou DHL Team Audi Sport’s Berthon grabbed pole as the last to run in the Q3 shootout, knocking BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse’s Norbert Michelisz off the top. Azcona was third fastest but had already been confirmed as the provisional…

Sport newsNathanaël Berthon stormed to his first pole position of the season in qualifying at WTCR Race of Saudi Arabia as Mikel Azcona was crowned as provisional King of WTCR for 2022 at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit.Comtoyou DHL Team Audi Sport’s Berthon grabbed pole as the last to run in the Q3 shootout, knocking BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse’s Norbert Michelisz off the top. Azcona was third fastest, but had already been confirmed as the…

Sport newsThe FIA World Rally Championship calendar will widen in geographical spread in 2023 after the FIA World Motor Sport Council approved next season’s schedule through an electronic vote of its members this week.Featuring 13 rounds from January and November, the calendar includes one new event, plus a return to two traditional heartlands in North and South America.Of the 13 rounds, five will count for the FIA Junior WRC Championship, which provides young, up-and-coming talents…

Sport newsThe race for the 2022 WTCR − FIA World Touring Car Cup Drivers’ and Teams’ titles reaches its climax in Saudi Arabia this weekend (November 26-27) when the final chequered flag will be waved on the all-action series after five seasons and 108 races.With a 60-point advantage in his bid to be crowned King of WTCR, Goodyear #FollowTheLeader Mikel Azcona is preparing to head to the Jeddah Corniche Circuit in the knowledge that it’s…

FIA newsFollowing a worldwide detection of all the most promising young talents and several evaluation stages including those in Le Castellet in August, the four junior finalists – French Lisa Billiard, Italian Zoe Florescu Potolea, Japanese Sara Matsui, German Mathilda Paatz – have just experienced four more intense days under the supervision of the Ferrari Driver Academy and the watchfull eyes of Rahel Frey from the Iron Dames.The two days spent in the Maranello headquarters…

Sport newsThe entry is headed by reigning champions Stanislaw and Anna Postawka, the Polish father and daughter team competing in the FSO Polski Fiat 125 they won in last year when Poland hosted the event in Krakow.Eight of the fifteen eligible crews are Belgian, with four Polish, one Latvian and one mixed crew from Luxembourg and Belgium.  As well as two Polski Fiat 125s, the entry for the FIA Trophy for Historic Regularity Rallies also includes…

FIA newsAmong the 23 projects received, 11 focused on advancing social responsibility objectives through good practices, community engagement initiatives, as well as programmes aimed at facilitating participation in motor sport of people with disabilities and improving their mobility:MOTORSPORT AUSTRALIA — Racing TogetherAUTOMÓVIL CLUB DE COSTA RICA — Sueños Sobre Ruedas (Dreams on Wheels)AUTOCLUB OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC — Relief to Ukrainian Children Through Motor Sport and Mobility InitiativesAUTOMÓVIL CLUB DE EL SALVADOR — Pilotos por la…

FIA newsShaila-Ann Rao returned to the FIA to assist the new Presidential Team during the transition period as Interim Secretary General for Motor Sport. Shaila-Ann successfully managed this transition period, providing valuable support and assistance to the FIA President and the organisation during this period which is now coming to an end. Shaila-Ann will now therefore be leaving the FIA following the end of the Formula 1 Season. The FIA thanks Shaila-Ann for her support…

Sport newsFollowing its successful premiere in Rome in 2019, the FIA Motorsport Games returned this year for its second edition in Marseille. Staged at and around Circuit Paul Ricard, the event brought together almost 500 drivers representing 72 countries from across the globe, with 42,000 spectators in attendance over the course of the weekend.The second running of this unique global celebration of motor sport expanded from six disciplines to 16, ranging from grassroots to the…

Sport newsThe Ostbelgien Classic has a route length of approximately 800 km divided into three legs.  The route will include regularity tests on roads open to public traffic where the competitors will aim to keep an average speed of 50kph.What is a Regularity Rally?The purpose of a Regularity Section on a Historic Road Rally is to test the crew’s skill at maintaining a precise average speed over a defined route, usually on public roads.  Each regularity section will…