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Sport newsThe Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 driver holds third in the championship thanks to victory at Rally Serras de Fafe – Felgueiras – Cabreira e Boticas, but he missed round two at the Azores Rallye due to financial shortages.A recent funding charge has pulled through for the Spaniard, and he starts with number two on the doors at the Las Palmas-based event.“I’m very happy to be there again and to run on Tarmac, so we…

Sport newsMangat won the opening stage in a rain-interrupted leg one and was never by the charge of local championship leader Ponsiano Lwakataka as well as a host of other African rally championship contenders.First on the road on leg two of the rally, the Ugandan managed to maintain his pace to claim the victory in spite of treacherous muddy conditions and a late charge from restarters Karen Patel and Tauseef Khan from Kenya.It was his first…

Sport newsThe sun shined down on Pau as Ekström was crowned King of the Weekend after a near-flawless display from the winner of the FIA ETCR’s predecessor PURE ETCR. Indeed, Ekström’s only faux pas over the weekend was for reversing in the pit lane for which he coped a fine from the Stewards.The Swede powered through Saturday’s Qualifying sessions with the top time in both Q1 and Q2 of his Pool FURIOUS then won his…

Sport newsMikel Azcona won the partially reverse-grid Race 2 at WTCR Clean Fuels for All Race of France after front row starters Norbert Michelisz and Attila Tassi collided as they charged to the first corner at Circuit de Pau-Ville.Azcona, in his Goodyear-equipped BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse Hyundai Elantra N TCR, led home the Lynk & Cos of Santiago Urrutia and Ma Qing Hua, after King of WTCR Yann Ehrlacher was forced to pit with…

Sport newsNéstor Girolami led Esteban Guerrieri to an ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport team 1-2 in Race 1 at WTCR Clean Fuels for All Race of France, as the 2022 WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup season kicked into life around the streets Pau.Pole position starter Girolami and Guerrieri made a clean getaway from the front row in their Goodyear-equipped Honda Civic Type R TCRs to head the field all the way, with local hero Yvan…

Sport newsFormula 1 points leader Charles Leclerc took his third pole position of the season as Carlos Sainz claimed second place to hand Ferrari a front-row lockout in qualifying for the inaugural Miami Grand Prix. Defending world champion Max Verstappen will line up in third place on the grid alongside Red Bull team-mate Sergio Pérez.Early in Q1 Verstappen, who was still getting to grips with the new Miami International Autodrome after completing just 15 laps…

Sport newsRed flags, safety cars and full course yellows punctuated the race, but it was the No.7 Toyota GR010 Hybrid Hypercar that emerged with maxim points.AF Corse claimed the spoils in the LMGTE Pro category after a clever strategy saw James Calado and Alessandro Pier Guidi emerging victorious. In the thrilling finale Calado just held off the Porsche of Michael Christensen, eclipsing the Dane by 0.523s. WRT took a brilliant LMP2 victory on home soil as Robin Frijns, Sean Gelael and Rene…

Sport newsThe no6 Lancia Rally 037 of Ville Silvasti and Risto Pietilainen finished the day in second place, with the no1 Audi quattro of ‘Zippo’ and Denis Piceno in 3rd overall and leading Category 3.  The Italians were struggling for pace and a drive shaft broke on stage 5, allowing the no2 Porsche 911 SC of Karl Wagner and Gerda Zauner to close the gap.  The Audi was repaired before the start of stage 6 and the gap…

Sport newsOlivier Pla’s early session lap of 2m02.771s was 0.2s ahead of the Alpine ELF Team entry driven by Matthieu Vaxiviere. Porsche GT Team locks out the front row of the grid in the LMGTE Pro class, while AF Corse and TF Sport head LMP2 and LMGTE Am respectively. The Headlines after Qualifying at Spa:Hypercar   Glickenhaus 007LMH car takes sensational first pole position as Olivier Pla beats Toyota and Alpine Alpine ELF Team place second 0.2s off Pla’s impressive…

Sport newsMike Conway’s lap of 2m03.225s was 0.2s ahead of the sister Toyota GR010 Hybrid Hypercar. Porsche GT Team placed 1-2 in the LMGTE Pro class, while Prema Orlen Team and Dempsey Proton Racing head LMP2 and LMGTE Am respectively. The Headlines after FP3 at Spa:  Hypercar   An early session lap by Mike Conway is sufficient to head the field in the final 60-minutes of running at a warm and sunny Spa British racer laps in 2m03.225s in No.7 Toyota…