Motor Sport

Sport newsFollowing the season opener in Fafe earlier this month, the FIA European Rally Championship resumed on the 56th Azores Rallye (March 25-27).Ricardo Moura, the 10-time Azorean champion and home hero, had led from the start but couldn’t prevent Efrén Llarena from snatching the victory on the rally-deciding Power Stage.Llarena, who is co-driven by Sara Fernández, the first woman to win the FIA European Rally Championship for Co-Drivers, started the event’s 14th stage 6.1s behind…

Sport newsQatar’s Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah and his French co-driver Mathieu Baumel won a Qatar International Baja that was shortened by strong winds, sand storm conditions and resultant safety concerns that forced officials to cancel the final 200.39km selective section through the western and southern deserts.  With visibility substantially reduced by shifting sand and gusting north-westerly winds, competitors were not able to take a revised start and results stood as per the classification after the second…

Sport newsLocal hero Ricardo Moura is on track to win his home round of the FIA European Rally Championship for a second time after a flawless drive on a day when just nine seconds blanketed the leading trio at the Azores Rallye.The multiple Azorean champion previously stood on the top step of the ERC podium at this rally in 2016 and, if things stay as they are, he could be doing the same again come…

Sport newsFIA Formula 2: Many congratulations to the top three qualifiers for Sunday’s FIA Formula 2 Feature Race here in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Starting in third place, Jack Doohan for Virtuosi Racing, in second place Richard Verschoor for Trident and taking his second pole position in Formula 2 out pole-sitter, Felipe Drugovich for MP Motorsport. Felipe, that was such a tense and disrupted session, and you managed to find a lot of time in those…

Sport newsThe circuit in the Ardennes Forest hosted the first European WEC event back in May 2012 and is one of only two circuits that has been on the calendar in every season for the past ten years, the other being Le Mans.  Also, for the first time since 2019, the TotalEnergies 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps returns to its position as the final dress rehearsal for the teams and drivers ahead of the 24 Hours…

Mobility newsDrive in the Moment was developed by the Australian Automobile Association (AAA), in collaboration with the New Zealand Automobile Association (NZAA) and the University of Queensland, and is being promoted worldwide with the support of the FIA as a good practice.Drive in the Moment is one of the evidenced-based global programmes supported by the FIA through the FIA Road Safety Grants Programme. FIA Member Club RSI ‘Panos Mylonas’ translated and localised the application in…

Sport newsSaudi Arabia roared to life with a spectacular BWT Alpine F1 Team activity in some of the most iconic locations in the Kingdom, from Diriyah, the original home of the Al Saud Royal family, to the bright lights in the vibrant new King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD).Showcasing Alpine’s commitment to diversity & inclusion within motorsport, Aseel Al Hamad, Saudi Automobile & Motorcycle Federation Board Member, and Abbi Pulling, Alpine Academy Affiliate Driver, both got…

FIA newsOn the proposal of the Hill Climb Commission, in consultation with the Technical Department, a marking of the chassis of Category 2 cars will be carried out by the scrutineers operating on the 2022 FIA European Championship and FIA International Cup events. The initiative aims to allow a better traceability of the cars involved in Hill Climbing races. Frangible stickers will be applied to the cars and must not be removed by the competitors.Article…

Sport newsLocal hero Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah and Saudi Arabian rival Yazeed Al-Rajhi head an impressive 28-car entry for the Qatar International Baja, the second round of the FIA Middle East Cup for Cross-Country Bajas.The Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF) has also confirmed that WRC stars Kris Meeke and Dani Sordo will compete in the Baja for the first time in a pair of Can-Am Maverick X3s entered by Nasser Racing in the FIA T3…

Sport newsRanked as one of the sport’s most spectacular events, its stages are characterised by their sandy surface and narrow and undulating nature, breathtaking scenery and lush countryside.And because the timed tests are often no wider than the width of a car, there is no margin for error, particularly on Sete Cidades, which includes a high-speed section along the rim of a volcanic crater lake.Changeable weather is also a factor with conditions typically switching from…