Motor Sport

Sport newsThe FIA Cross Car Academy Trophy reaches its penultimate event of the season at the spectacular Maggiora Offroad Arena in Piedmont, Italy, an hour north-west of Milan.The championship battle in the five-round series for aspiring rally, rallycross and autocross drivers aged from 13-16 years is shaping up to be a three-way fight between the most consistent performers in the field.Spanish youngster Manuel Gayoso Vazquez leads the points standings after taking his second overall victory…

Members news”We are proud to have been awarded with the FIA Environmental Accreditation at a Three Star level for another two years. In the UAE we now have the national motorsport authority and F1 circuit (Yas Marina Circuit), both awarded with the Three-Star FIA Environmental Accreditation which is an excellent achievement towards UAE goals. EMSO will continue efforts to remain an environmentally friendly and sustainable Organization.”, said Khalid Bin Sulayem, President of the Emirates Motorsports…

Sport newsThe 2023 calendar for the FIA Formula One World Championship has been approved by e-vote by Members of the World Motor Sport Council.The Formula 1 calendar features 24 events, with the addition of the Las Vegas Grand Prix as the penultimate round of the campaign. It will be the third event in the United States joining races in Miami and Austin.The Bahrain Grand Prix will open the 2023 World Championship on March 5, while…

Mobility newsFor two days, over sixty delegates, speakers and FIA executives will discuss the future of mobility in the Asia-Pacific region, with a focus on tourism, road safety, sustainability, youth engagement and innovation. It will be the first physical FIA Region II Roundtable held since the outbreak of COVID-19.FIA Deputy President for Automobile Mobility and Tourism Tim Shearman will be joined by FIA Region II President Greig Craft, hosting the Roundtable as AA Vietnam and…

Sport newsAfter a lay-off of nearly seven months following the cancellation of this year’s Rally Kazakhstan and the rescheduling of the event in Spain, the inaugural FIA World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC) faces a hectic finale with back-to-back rounds three and four in Morocco (October 1-6) and Andalucia in Spain (October 18-23).At the half-way point of the season, nine-time FIA World Rally Champion Sébastien Loeb and four-time Dakar Rally winner Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah have been the…

Sport newsOn Thursday and Friday, preceding the event, 40 children from the nearby Senpukugaoka and Subashiri elementary schools were given the chance to experience the backstage of the series at Fuji International Speedway.The pupils, aged between 10-11, enjoyed a busy programme that kicked off with a digital presentation of the championship. Next was a visit to the FIA scrutineering area to receive an explanation on how the governing body of world motor sport assesses the…

Sport newsAn emotional Kobe Pauwels thanked his family – and in particularly his father, former FIA World Rallycross Championship driver Koen Pauwels – for their hard work, support and sacrifices that have helped the 17-year-old Belgian driver become the 2022 FIA European Rallycross Euro RX3 champion.Having started his racing career in karting, becoming European champion in 2016 and the CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy vice-champion in 2019, Pauwels made his rallycross debut in the Belgium Cross…

Sport newsAnton Marklund has become a three-time FIA European Rallycross champion, having added the 2022 Euro RX1 crown to the titles he won in 2012 and 2017.The 29-year-old Swedish driver made the perfect start to this year’s Euro RX1 campaign, winning the opening two races in Nyirád (Hungary) and Höljes (Sweden) with flawless performances in his SET Promotion Hyundai 120.Despite strong season-long opposition from the likes of Andreas Bakkerud (who won his home race in…

Sport newsNiclas Grönholm scored his first win of the 2022 FIA World Rallycross Championship, after an exciting World RX of Portugal final saw him take the Round 5 spoils – while his Construction Equipment Dealer team-mate Klara Andersson make history with a breakthrough podium finish.Johan Kristoffersson had taken the chequered flag in first position at Montalegre, but his fifth straight World RX victory celebrations were short lived when the Volkswagen RX1e driver was given a…

Sport newsJohan Kristoffersson made it four wins out of four rounds in the 2022 FIA World Rallycross Championship, although it was far from easy as the Volkswagen RX1e driver had to work hard to maintain his 100% winning record in the first part of the World RX of Portugal double header weekend.In the picturesque mountain circuit of Montalegre – the venue where Kristoffersson scored his maiden World RX victory back in 2015, and five years…