Motor Sport

Members news“Comprehensive training allows us to identify risk factors for road safety on any route and climate, reduce the probability of crashes and generate awareness of safe and responsible driving”, explained Pablo Daniel Azorín.The focus of the first training day was on defensive motorcycle driving.  It aimed to help instructors acquire the tools to anticipate what may happen while driving and modify habits that can cause road crashes. The theoretical session focused on preventive maintenance, ergonomics…

Sport newsPolish veteran Krzyzstof Holowczyc and co-driver Lukasz Kurzeja dominated Columna Medica Baja Poland, winning all five timed sections on the three-day event, to seal victory in their X-raid built Mini John Cooper Works Rally by the huge margin of 17min 59.5sec.The former FIA European Rally Champion duly earned his eighth victory on the Szczecin-basedfifth round of the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas and the final event in the FIA European Cup for Cross-Country…

Sport newsKiss kickstarted his weekend by taking yet another pole position and extending his record-breaking pole run. In the process, the Hungarian ace also broke the Czech circuit’s lap time record for race trucks set all the way back in 2009.Came race one and Kiss conducted another lights-to-flag victory, with a dramatic race taking place behind him.Sunday was a similar scenario, with the championship leader winning the opening race of the day, in what was…

Sport newsWith so many participants, so much at stake in the four competing categories and so many races leading up to the Finals, the 2022 FIA Karting event in Le Mans will be remembered as a pure moment of karting, full of individual exploits and team performances, offering a flamboyant spectacle during three intense days. A Swede, Viktor Gustafsson, was crowned FIA Karting World Champion – KZ and three Frenchmen were rewarded: Arthur Carbonnel, winner…

Sport newsZane Maloney claimed the second victory of his rookie Formula 3 season with an impressive display around the Circuit Zandvoort. Losing the lead on the opening lap to Victor Martins, the Trident driver bided his time to pounce and saw off late Safety Car drama and take the chequered flag first.Martins made sure the title fight would go down to the wire as the ART Grand Prix driver kept himself out of trouble to…

Sport newsThe changing skies at Le Mans contributed to several unexpected developments in the Qualifying Heats of the Mondokart.com FIA Karting event currently taking place in the Sarthe region of France. A succession of brief showers on Saturday morning did not help all of the competitors. However, the verdict is in. Simo Puhakka (FIN) took the lead in KZ. Arthur Carbonnel (FRA) took the top position in KZ2. Jeroen Bos (NLD) remained the leader of…

Sport newsJohan Kristoffersson made it two-from-two in the 2022 FIA World Rallycross Championship as he fought his way to victory at Ferratum World RX of Rīga-Latvia today (3 September), thrilling fans with a scintillating turn-of-speed at the Bikernieki circuit.In front of an enthusiastic Latvian crowd, the second round of World RX’s new electric era had everything – a champion’s fightback, some sensational no-holds-barred action and the emergence of a future star.After setting the pace in…

Sport newsCaio Collet brought home his second win of the 2022 Formula 3 campaign in an impressive fashion, executing a textbook getaway to immediately fight for the lead and once he got it, the MP Motorsport driver never looked back – finishing four seconds clear of the rest of the field.Juan Manuel Correa defended all the way to the chequered flag, holding off a parade of cars behind without the advantage of DRS, to claim…

Sport newsAt the end of the four stages on Leg 1, “Zippo” and Nicola Arena were leading the overall classification in the Category 3 Audi quattro, ending the day 2:00.07 ahead of Matts Myrsell and Esko Juntila in the Category 4 Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 4×4. The Swedish duo are ahead of Spaniards Antonio Sainz and Carlos Riesgo in the n°4 Subaru Legacy Turbo 4WD. Category 3 was headed by the overall leader, ‘Zippo’ and Nicola…

Sport newsStaged from 26-30 October, the growth of the event from six to 17 disciplines is already achieving its objective to help non-traditional motorsport nations use the event as a platform to showcase their country’s driving talent, and raise awareness of the opportunities to compete in their own country. The introduction of new categories, including Auto Slalom, plus Cross Car and Karting Sprint, which both offer Junior and Senior levels, opens the FIA Motorsport Games up…