Motor Sport

FIA newsThe Women Officials’ Exchange programme is a joint initiative of FIA Women in Motorsport and FIA Volunteers and Officials Commissions aiming to promote and encourage participation of female motor sports officials around the world.Following an extensive application campaign, 24 women representing six regions of the world were selected from 300 applicants to gain their first experience of volunteering outside their country and at a world championship.To qualify for the programme each of the volunteers…

Sport newsFIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIPPresent:- 1st driver and 2022 WRC Champion – Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, Kalle Rovanperä (FIN), Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Hybrid – 1st Co-driver and 2022 WRC Champion – Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, Jonne Halttunen (FIN), Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Hybrid- 2nd Driver – Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, Sébastien Ogier (FRA), Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Hybrid- 3rd Driver – Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, Ott Tänak (EST), Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Hybrid- Representative of…

Sport newsFinnish wunderkind Kalle Rovanperä obliterated the FIA World Rally Championship record books after sealing a historic title with victory at Repco Rally New Zealand.*At 22 years and one day old, the Toyota Gazoo Racing driver becomes the youngest driver in the history of the sport to lift the crown – sweeping aside the record previously held by Colin McRae, who won in 1995 aged 27 years and 89 days.Rovanperä, who is co-driven by Jonne…

Sport newsAt 22 years and one day old, the Toyota Gazoo Racing driver becomes the youngest driver in the history of the sport to lift the crown – sweeping aside the record previously held by Colin McRae, who won in 1995 aged 27 years and 89 days.Sébastien Ogier brought up the rear of the GR Yaris 1-2 while Rovanperä’s main title threat Ott Tänak settled for third overall in a Hyundai i20 N.More news to…

Sport newsCharles Leclerc took pole position in a wet-dry qualifying session for the 2022 FIA Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix, as championship leader Max Verstappen finished eighth after being told to abandon his final lap.Heavy rain earlier in the afternoon and evening meant that Q1 began with the track still damp in many areas, making intermediate tyres the choice for all drivers.After being forced to back out of his first flying lap due to yellow…

Sport newsKalle Rovanperä is closing in on his maiden FIA World Rally Championship title after taking the Repco Rally New Zealand field by storm on Saturday.A 29.0sec lead heading into Sunday’s final leg was the best 22nd birthday present the Toyota Gazoo racing star could have asked for after six technical stages on gravel roads north of Auckland.The icing on the cake was a 46.4sec buffer over his main title challenger Ott Tänak, who finished…

Sport newsKalle Rovanperä made a major gain in his FIA World Rally Championship title bid by moving into the lead of Repco Rally New Zealand as his rivals struggled on Saturday morning.The Finn – celebrating his 22nd birthday today – started on the back foot when he was dealt a five-second penalty by rally stewards for breaching hybrid strategy rules. Friday pacesetter Ott Tänak and his Hyundai team-mate Thierry Neuville were both handed identical punishments, gifting…

Sport newsCarlos Sainz led a Ferrari 1-2 in second practice for the 2022 FIA Formula 1 2022 Singapore Grand Prix with the Spaniard finishing two tenths of a second ahead of team-mate Charles Leclerc. Mercedes’ George Russell was third ahead championship leader Max Verstappen who completed just eight laps, while Leclerc only managed 14. At the start of the session Alfa Romeo’s Valtteri Bottas was first out on track and he established the early benchmark of…

Sport newsJust 7.2sec blanketed the leading four drivers after 158.56km of frantic action on what was the longest leg of this year’s FIA World Rally Championship so far.Tänak was initially dominant in his Hyundai i20 N and opened up a slender advantage as heavy downpours plagued the morning’s stages on gravel roads in the Waikato Region. When the rain clouds briefly parted ahead of the second pass of Whaanga Coast, however, the Estonian driver was hampered…

Sport newsOne of the 49 nations that joined the inaugural FIA Motorsport Games in Italy three years ago, Team Lithuania returns to compete across seven disciplines at the second edition of the event next month, 26-30 October.There are two familiar faces in the Team Lithuania line-up, with Benediktas Čirba confirmed to contest the Drifting discipline for a second time, having finished in the top 10 in 2019. Joining him will be Julius Adomavičius, who makes…