Motor Sport

Sport newsThe hierarchy seemed well assured at the end of the Super Heats of the FIA Karting European Championship – OK and OK-Junior at Kristianstad. However, the Finals allowed Anatholy Khavalkin to win in OK-Junior while Alex Powell (JAM) won in OK. The provisional rankings for both Championships remain unchanged, but the conclusion will only be closer in a month’s time in Franciacorta (ITA).Sunday’s weather was even better than the day before, with a uniformly…

Sport newsFIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIPPresent:1st – Ott Tänak (EST), Hyundai Shell Mobis World Rally Team2nd – Craig Breen (IRL), M-Sport Ford World Rally Team3rd – Dani Sordo (ESP), Hyundai Shell Mobis World Rally TeamJulien Moncet (FRA), Deputy Team Director, Hyundai Shell Mobis World Rally TeamQ:Ott, congratulations on the win here in Sardinia. You seemed to be very much in the zone. How pleased are you to be on the top step of the podium again?OT:It’s…

Sport newsThe #7 Toyota Gazoo Racing GR010 HYBRID ended the two sessions of running as a red flag ended running with just a few minutes left on the Rolex time face above the Le Mans finish line, as the day passed without significant incident as teams and drivers prepared for competitive action over the week ahead.After overnight thunderstorms, Sunday started with inspiring blue in the sky, but by mid-morning this had given way to grey…

Sport newsThe #4 Lancia Rally 037 of championship leaders Ville Silvasti and Risto Pietilainen was keeping pace with the leaders until an accident on SS8 put the Finns into retirement. The #11 BMW M3 of Michel Ducreux and Ramona Formica finished third in Category 4, 4m22s behind Valliccioni’s M3.In Category 3 the Audi quattro of ‘Zippo’ and Denis Piceno was repaired overnight and the Italians were on a charge to make up lost ground.  ‘Zippo’ posted…

Sport newsOtt Tänak is on course for a much-needed victory at Rally Italia Sardegna after leaving his rivals for dust on Saturday’s penultimate leg.The Estonian driver will start Sunday’s final leg with a hefty 46.0sec advantage over M-Sport Ford’s Craig Breen after pulling clear on what was a disastrous day for Friday leader Esapekka Lappi.The stage was set for a thrilling battle after Lappi led Tänak by 0.7sec overnight, but he retired on Saturday’s opening…

Sport newsOn a day when the action on-track was as hot as the temperature off it in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, the chase for the crown intensified in Jakarta as Jaguar TCS Racing’s Mitch Evans fought to his third triumph of the season in a heavyweight bout on the streets of the Indonesian capital.Prior to the start of the race, a minute’s silence was held in memory of Organización Mexicana De Automovilismo…

Sport newsEsapekka Lappi delivered a near-perfect drive to round out Friday’s punishing opening leg with a slender lead at Rally Italia Sardegna.The Finn, making his gravel debut in a Toyota GR Yaris, won two of the six rock-strewn speed tests to open up a tiny 0.7sec advantage over Ott Tänak on a shortened opening day at round five of the FIA World Rally Championship.Unfortunately, the final two stages were cancelled due to delays following an…

Sport newsAfter Free Practice sessions marked by rain showers, the Åsum Ring was dry for the Qualifying sessions of the third round of the FIA Karting European Championship – OK and OK-Junior on Friday at noon in Kristianstad. The gaps were extremely close in both categories and it was Guillaume Bouzar (LUX) who finally proved to be the fastest in OK-Junior while Kean Nakamura-Berta (GBR) set the fastest time in OK.The Kristianstad circuit was overcast…

Sport newsThierry Neuville grabbed an early lead at Rally Italia Sardegna after winning the super special stage around the suburbs of Olbia.The Belgian edged Toyota Gazoo Racing’s Takamoto Katsuta by 0.5sec over the 3.32km curtain-raiser, flinging his Hyundai i20 N through a mixture of asphalt streets and dirt tracks on his way to the benchmark time in the east coast city.Thousands of fans watched on in delight as the rally got underway ahead of three…

FIA newsMARSEILLE, France (Tuesday, May 24) – The famous Circuit Paul Ricard near Marseille, France, will play host to a wide range of motorsport disciplines for the return of the FIA Motorsport Games in October this year.Staged from October 26-30, the event features 17 different motorsport disciplines with individual FIA (Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile) National Sporting Authorities (ASNs) from countries across the globe competing for gold, silver, and bronze medals.The Circuit Paul Ricard venue will…