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Sport newsVanthoor briefly took the lead once the race got underway. Aboard his BMW M4 GT3, the Belgian manged to get his nose ahead of the sister machine of polesitter Raffaele Marciello, but did not get to enjoy the lead for long, running too deep into the Lisboa corner and allowing the incumbent FIA GT World Cup winner to resettle into the lead.The younger of the Vanthoor brothers wasn’t, however, willing to lay his weapons down, demonstrating stellar pace and…

Sport newsThe Macau Grand Prix has long been a pivotal proving ground for drivers dreaming of a career in the FIA Formula One World Championship, and this year’s event brings five of the most recent crop of talented youngsters who are already a part of one of the Formula 1 team’s junior driver programmes.Having already garnered this attention is undoubtedly something that sets these racers apart in this highly-talented field, but even amongst their ranks…

Sport newsThe Italian racer who switched to BMW for 2024, having spent the bulk of his career with Mercedes-AMG, is set to start Saturday’s 12-lap qualification race from pole position, with his qualifying triumphed being the first time his named appeared atop of the timing screens this weekend.The younger of the two Vanthoor brothers came a close second aboard his M4 GT3, being only 0.053s down on the sister car with Marciello behind the wheel.Third…

Sport newsWhile track conditions were certainly improved compared to yesterday’s first qualifying session, it was still far from ideal for the young drivers in the FIA FR World Cup as they attempted to gather as much experience and data ahead of this afternoon’s second qualifying.It was a similar case of the fastest times being set early on as rain started to fall mid-way through the 40-minutes of practice. The first foray of laps were sighters,…

Sport newsThe seventh edition of the FIA GT World Cup enjoys arguably the strongest entry in the history of the event held annually on the streets of Macau. Out of 23 drivers, 16 are platinum-ranked, which translates to nearly 70% of the grid being top-level sportscars professionals. Out of these 16, 10 have competed in the FIA WEC this season, with eight representing the Hypercar class, which is the pinnacle of endurance racing.Less than two…

Sport newsThe Guia Circuit in Macau is one of the most challenging in the world, and it was a challenge made even greater for the young talents of the 2024 FIA FR World Cup as they ventured out for the first track action of the weekend in wet conditions for Free Practice 1.Erring on the side of caution as the drivers made their way around 6.12km snake of 24 corners around the famous city streets,…

Sport newsThe FIA today, 13 November, announces that a tender process is being launched for the promotion of the FIA World Rallycross Championship from 2025. This is an exciting opportunity for a new enterprise to take the category further, reaching the next generation of fans and engaging with automotive manufacturers the world over.Since its launch in 2014, World RX has provided incredible action and on-track excitement. As one of the oldest motor sport disciplines it continues…

Sport newsOne of the historical features of the Macau Grand Prix makes a return this year, as teams and drivers from Japan return to the grid for the first time since 2018 to do battle with their counterparts from junior racing championships the world over.The formation of the FIA FR World Cup means that from 14-17 November, two of the front-running teams from Japan’s domestic racing scene – TOM’S Formula and TGM Grand Prix (previously…

Sport newsJohan Kristoffersson has won the FIA World Rallycross Championship drivers’ title for an unprecedented seventh time after an exciting season finale in Türkiye.The 35-year old Swede didn’t add to his five race wins at the Istanbul Park double header – although he didn’t have to as he secured the title with victory in the second heat on Saturday.“What a race to win the championship – simply unbelievable and so much fun,” said Kristoffersson.“We have…

Sport newsFor this weekend’s event at the renowned Guia Circuit, Pirelli will provide a special limited-edition tyre featuring unique design elements.All 23 cars from six different GT3 manufacturers are set to battle it out for the FIA GT World Cup equipped with the tested and proven P Zero DHF tyres from Pirelli. The tyres are of the same specification as last year and are used worldwide by several championships for GT3-specification cars.Adding a distinctive visual…