Motor Sport

Sport newsThe Audi quattro set the pace on the first four stages of the day, with the Porsche keeping pace and keeping the gap to a manageable 15 seconds ahead of the fifth and final stage of the day.  The Porsche set the fastest overall time on SS5, closing the gap to the Audi by three seconds.  Third overall was being fought over by the BMW M3 of Marc Valliccioni and Yoann Raffaelli, the Ford Sierra RS…

Sport newsKalle Rovanperä snatched a surprise Rally Estonia lead after a dramatic finale to Friday’s opening leg which derailed daylong pacesetter Elfyn Evans.Welshman Evans, co-driven by Englishman Scott Martin, was imperious initially, winning the first five dry-road stages near Tartu to head his Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 team-mate by almost 20s.Rovanperä almost halved the deficit in the next two as intermittent showers provided a different challenge, ahead of the closing 6.70-kilometre Vastsemõisa test.In heavy rain,…

Sport newsCraig Breen and Paul Nagle will take a narrow lead into the first full day of competition on Rally Estonia after they went fastest on this evening’s superspercial stage in host city Tartu.Driving a hybrid-powered Ford Puma Rally1, the M-Sport Ford World Rally Team pair edged FIA World Rally Championship leaders Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen (Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT) by 0.1s over the 1.66-kilometre test.Elfyn Evans/Scott Martin made it two Toyota GR Yaris…

Sport newsThis followed the validation by the FIA World Motor Sport Council on June 29 and a presentation of the OK-N category dossier to the National Sporting Authorities (ASNs) and general public.Major kart engine manufacturers have supported the FIA in this initiative to provide a low-cost entry point aimed at growing participation in the sport of karting. Engines from the four brands involved in the project to date were watched with interest by the sporting community.Portuguese…

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Sport newsOverdrive Racing’s Yazeed al-Rajhi won the Qualifying Stage and all three selective sections of the Italian Baja 2022 to secure a comfortable victory with co-driver Michael Orr on what was the third round of both the FIA World and European Cups for Cross-Country Bajas.Driving his customary Toyota Hilux, the Saudi finished 5min 06.7sec ahead of the Portuguese Mini JCW Rally crew of João Ferreira and David Monteiro, with the T4 category-winning Brazilian crew of…

Members newsThe Road Patrol Training for Excellence is a yearly event organised in Europe by FIA Region I and ARC Europe. Less than a year after its first participation in the event, FIA Member Club Emergency Assist 991 (Botswana) successfully collaborated with FIA Region I and ACTA Clubs to replicate the event in Africa.In his opening remarks, FIA Region I ACTA Sub Region and Emergency Assist 991 President Simon Modisaemang urged the Delegates from African…

Sport newsEach in its own way, the two Finals in Franciacorta offered a breathtaking spectacle. However, neither winner became champion. Jan Przyrowski (POL) won in OK-Junior after epic battles full of twists and turns while Alex Powell (JAM) won in OK. It was Anatholy Khavalkin who became FIA Karting European Champion – OK-Junior and Kean Nakamura-Berta (GBR) who won the FIA Karting European Championship – OK after a stroke of fate.Overall the competition was tough…

Sport newsHypercarAlpine Elf Team take second 2022 FIA WEC victory as Nicolas Lapierre, Matthieu Vaxiviere and André Negrão seal a famous victory at MonzaRace turns on its head in the fifth hour when the battle for the lead between No.7 Toyota GR010 Hybrid driven by Kamui Kobayashi and Matthieu Vaxiviere’s Alpine ends in contact on main straight Kobayashi suffers a puncture and drops back to third place. He then loses further time with a 90-second stop/go…

Sport newsIsack Hadjar proved that experience isn’t all that matters as he stormed to the third victory of his rookie campaign, and his first Feature Race win, around a drenched Spielberg circuit. Starting from pole proved to be the backbone of the Hitech Grand Prix driver’s success, as the clear air ahead allowed him to build a gap to Victor Martins which even an appearance from the Safety Car couldn’t overcome.Oliver Bearman converted third on…