Motor Sport

Sport newsThe home hero led the Tarmac event from start to finish in the Ford Sierra Cosworth 4×4 he shared with co-driver István Kerék, overcoming a handful of mechanical issues in the process and adding the Category 4 triumph to his list of achievements.Italian pair “Zippo” and Nicola Arena finished second and won Category 3 in their Audi Quattro after they were slowed through SS6 with a broken front-left driveshaft before turbo failure struck nearing…

Sport newsPaddon (BRC Racing Team Hyundai i20 N Rally2) led the pack following his fastest time through the mixed-surface BAUHAUS super special stage on Thursday evening. Although the New Zealander maintained his advantage after SS2, Swede Solberg moved in front on SS3 by 3.1sec aboard his Škoda Fabia RS Rally2.Back-to-back stage wins for Paddon trimmed that gap to 1.4sec at the midday service halt in Karlstad before Solberg responded with the SS6 best time to…

Sport newsEIGHT ROUNDS MAINTAINED FOR 2025 AS IMOLA SECURES MULTI-YEAR EXTENSIONAs the FIA World Endurance Championship continues to go from strength to strength, the 2025 season will see the championship maintain the same eight events held across four continents that formed this year’s schedule. The FIA WEC promoter has also signed a contract with Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari that will keep the Italian circuit on the calendar until 2028.Mohammed ben Sulayem, FIA President,…

Sport newsThe FIA’s Affordable Cross Car project reached a crucial milestone at the FIA Conference in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, as the Affordable Cross Car project was officially unveiled by FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem.“We committed ourselves to this project and we are proud to have now delivered it,” he said. “When we said we would develop motor sport around the world, we were not being overly optimistic. The problem in developing countries is accessibility and cost,…

Sport newsThe Frenchman set an incredible lap of 3:24.634s to beat Alex Lynn in the #2 Cadillac V-Series.R by just 0.148s after Lynn had just beaten the time of the sister #3 Cadillac with local ace Sébastien Bourdais behind the wheel.Bourdais had for a while looked to have taken pole after setting an initial fastest lap of 3m24.816s.The local ace bettered his own early benchmark of 3:25.294s to head the two Ferrari AF Corse 499…

FIA newsThe FIA has completed its first ever Conference in Uzbekistan. Over 300 delegates attended the annual event, which unites global member clubs for votes, discussions, and governance meetings on the future of motor sport and mobility. FIA Member Club NAFKU and brake supplier Brembo supported the event. The Conference celebrated the federation’s 120-year history. As part of these celebrations, the FIA launched a number of new initiatives including a 3-year Helmet Wearing programme, designed to improve safety for…

FIA newsThe third edition of the President’s Awards for 2024 has now been launched.  The annual Awards are split into three categories, with each category winner receiving a financial contribution of €10,000. The categories are:  FIA President’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) award: This recognises outstanding commitment to diverse and inclusive practices that foster equitable, sustainable and measurable change. FIA President’s Climate Action Award: This celebrates innovation, mitigation and actions that help both Club members, and the wider community, to tackle…

Sport newsIn a motor sport first, the FIA has launched a new global development programme for women. The innovative ‘Women in Motorsport Mentorship programme’ will connect successful professionals with those wishing to advance or to start their careers. The programme was launched by the FIA Sustainability and D&I Department Director, Sara Mariani, alongside the former FIFA Secretary General and current FIA Senate member, Fatma Samoura, Women in Motorsport Commission Chair, Burcu Cetinkaya, FIA Vice President for Sport -…

FIA newsThe FIA has announced plans to integrate social impact into its Sustainability Roadmap, heading into 2025.The revised roadmap establishes clear goals for diversity and inclusion, targeting improvements across various demographics including  age, gender, disability and geographies. This is in addition to existing focus areas, such as  climate action, and pollution.Key initiatives such as FIA Girls on Track and Safeguarding in Motorsport will be expanded to help the Federation achieve equal opportunities for those of…

Sport newsSecond-best was the #3 Cadillac Racing V-Series.R driven by hometown veteran hero Sebastien Bourdais who was just 0.177s off the Belgian’s pace-setting time.Last year’s polesitter Antonio Fuoco was third with a 3:24.731s in the #50 Ferrari AF Corse 499P Hypercar.Kamui Kobayashi was on a flying lap in the final minutes of the session when he went off on the exit of the Porsche Curves and spun into the gravel bringing out the red flags. The…