Motor Sport

FIA newsKalle Rovanperä is tackling a tightrope of speed and caution at Safari Rally Kenya. He led the event comfortably after Saturday morning but his Toyota team-mates fell afoul of the brutal conditions.The Finn headed a trio of a Toyota GR Yaris cars by almost one minute coming into this penultimate leg, with his team-mates Elfyn Evans and Takamoto Katsuta starting the day in podium position.That dynamic had flipped by the time crews returned for…

Sport newsKalle Rovanperä dominated Friday’s opening leg of Safari Rally Kenya to build a 56.9-second lead on a dream day for his Toyota Gazoo Racing team.The Finn, winner of the FIA World Rally Championship for two years running, was simply untouchable as he and co-driver Jonne Halttunen romped to fastest times on all six of Friday’s rugged gravel speed tests around Lake Naivasha.His team-mates Elfyn Evans and Takamoto Katsuta made it a GR Yaris 1-2-3,…

FIA newsFIA World Rally Championship leader Thierry Neuville took a slender 0.1-second lead over his Hyundai team-mate Ott Tänak after winning Safari Rally Kenya’s opening stage on Thursday.Thousands of passionate fans were vying for every possible vantage point as this 71st edition of the iconic Safari Rally got underway in the suburbs of Kenya’s capital. It followed a glittering ceremonial start in downtown Nairobi which was attended by President William Ruto and his Cabinet Secretary…

Sport newsPhoto credit: ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, 2024 Sao Paulo E-Prix, (DPPI/Paulo Maria) The modern metropolis of Tokyo awaits this weekend (30 March) for the next instalment in the 2023/24 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship campaign, as the all-electric single-seater series travels to Japan for the first time.The inaugural Tokyo E-Prix will mark the fifth of 16 rounds in Season 10, with the opening four contests having each delivered a different winning driver and team – and no…

Sport newsNissan has today announced its commitment to the GEN4 era of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship during a press conference held in Tokyo ahead of the first ever Formula E race in Japan. Nissan Formula E Team Managing Director and Team Principal Tommaso Volpe signed the official registration document for car manufacturers in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship for Seasons 13 (2026/27) to 16 (2029/30), together with FIA Senior Circuit…

Sport newsThe iconic motorsport brand, which has more than 500 championship wins, is working with Yamaha to develop and supply a powertrain to compete in the world’s first all-electric, single seater race series from the 2024/25 season that will see the introduction of an evolution of the current GEN3 race car.Mark Preston, Motorsport Director, Lola Cars Ltd “We are thrilled to confirm our entry in Formula E. For us, this is more than just an…

FIA newsHeld ahead of the inaugural Tokyo ePrix, ‘Transport’s Net-Zero Transition’ was an opportunity for discussions around the future of sustainability in motorsport, track-to-road innovation, and mobility innovation.The Japan Automobile Federation (JAF) and the University of Tokyo kindly supported the event.This year’s packed agenda included keynotes from Mastercard’s Erica Katayama and the University of Tokyo’s Professor Noboru Koshizuka, as well as panels on innovation in Formula E (with Nissan’s Tommaso Volpe, Andretti’s Roger Griffiths, and…

Sport newsVALENCIA, SPAIN, (March 27, 2024) – The FIA Motorsport Games today revealed a huge addition to the line-up of racing categories for this year’s event – when we say huge, we’re not only talking about the importance of the announcement but also the actual size of the vehicles – Truck Racing is coming to the 2024 event in Valencia, Spain.The 2024 edition of FIA Motorsport Games will feature 26 different motorsport categories from October…

Sport newsThe Spaniard won the Dakar in January and he rejoins X-Raid Team to continue his challenge for a first W2RC Drivers’ Championship. With rival Nasser Al-Attiyah failing to finish the Dakar and both Guerlain Chicherit and Guillaume De Mévius retiring in Abu Dhabi, Sainz still leads the series by nine points.Al-Attiyah won the last round in Abu Dhabi on his first event with Edouard Boulanger and heads a team of three Prodrive Hunters representing…

FIA newsThe FIA is accelerating its efforts to inspire future generations and double global participation in motor sport, after partner iRacing confirmed it will provide the governing body with a host of promotional codes for ASN members to pilot the FIA F4 car on its platform.FIA Formula 4 is widely regarded as the first step on the single-seater ladder for drivers stepping up from karting into car racing. It has grown in popularity all around…