Motor Sport

Members newsACI has a longstanding tradition of organising specialised road education courses in schools at all levels.In recognition of the International Day of Education on January 24, 2024, supported by the UN General Assembly, ACI shared a video on its digital platforms, highlighting the organisation’s commitment to education. ACI President Angelo Sticchi Damiani said: “Road safety is crucial not only for the future drivers but also to address the concerning increase in accidents among young individuals.”ACI’s…

Sport newsHearingCase ICA-2023-03: Appeal lodged by Optimum Motorsport against the Decision No. 2/2023 dated 4 October 2023 of the National Court of Appeal and Discipline of the Spanish Automobile Federation (Real Federacion Espanola de Automovilismo) upholding the Decision No. 27 issued on 10 September 2023 by the Panel of the Stewards of the event at the “Red Bull Ring” circuit (Austria) counting towards the 2023 International GT Open International ChampionshipDuring Race 2 of the Austrian…

FIA newsThe President expressed support on behalf of the FIA for the Auto Moto Park project, the Balkan country’s first international motor racing complex based in Elbasan. The venue includes a Grade A circuit to develop motorsport activity in the country and road safety facilities. The FIA will oversee the homologation of the circuit with the support and guidance of the FIA Safety Department. The FIA President also congratulated the Albanian government’s work in the area of…

Sport newsThierry Neuville celebrated his 20th world rally win at Rallye Monte-Carlo on Sunday afternoon, banking a perfect score of 30 points alongside co-driver Martijn Wydaeghe.The Hyundai i20 N star opened his 2024 FIA World Rally Championship title bid with a sublime performance in the French Alps, mastering the ice-patched mountain roads to head Toyota Gazoo Racing rival Sébastien Ogier by 16.1sec.Neuville shrugged aside early engine issues before launching an attack on Saturday, overtaking both…

Sport newsJaguar TCS Racing ace maintains perfect podium record in Season 10 by speeding to victory in his 50th E-Prix.Nick Cassidy stormed into the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship lead as he tallied his sixth career triumph in the all-electric single-seater series courtesy of a superb strategic drive for Jaguar TCS Racing in Saudi Arabia today (27 January).Like yesterday’s winner Jake Dennis (Andretti Formula E), Cassidy began the Diriyah E-Prix from third on the…

Sport newsThierry Neuville has set up the perfect Sunday showdown at Rallye Monte-Carlo after dethroning Sébastien Ogier in Saturday’s final stage, provisionally netting himself 18 points.Hyundai i20 N star Neuville was undoubtedly the man to beat in the morning. Having held third last night, he pinched second place from Ogier on the day’s first ice-patched speed test and stormed into the top spot before midday as time ebbed away from overnight leader Elfyn Evans.Ogier seized…

Sport newsThierry Neuville won two of Rallye Monte-Carlo’s three Saturday morning stages to charge into the lead of the opening round of the FIA World Rally Championship.The Belgian, who previously won this rally in 2020, clearly woke up on the right side of bed as he outpaced Elfyn Evans and Sébastien to climb from third to first overall in his Hyundai i20 N.Neuville trailed long-time leader Evans by 16.1sec overnight but turned the tables during…

Sport newsAndretti Formula E star outmanoeuvres and outpaces his rivals in Saudi Arabian street fight.Jake Dennis kick-started the defence of his ABB FIA Formula E World Championship crown with a commanding sixth career victory in Diriyah today (26 January). The Andretti Formula E star began the Diriyah E-Prix from third on the grid, but he did not stay there for long. By lap five, he was in the lead as front row sitters Jean-Éric Vergne…

Sport newsElfyn Evans leads Rallye Monte-Carlo after Friday’s second leg, but the Welshman is under increasing pressure from his Toyota Gazoo Racing team-mate Sébastien Ogier.Evans had been 21.6sec clear of his GR Yaris Rally1 colleague after Thursday’s night-time loop, but Ogier is now looming large in the Welshman’s rear mirror after a stunning drive over Friday’s French Alps roads near Gap saw him whittle that deficit down to just 4.5sec.Ogier won two of the morning’s…

Sport newsElfyn Evans maintained his lead in Rallye Monte-Carlo after three ice-patched speed tests on Friday morning, but his team-mate Sébastien Ogier was hot on his heels.Evans, steering a GR Yaris Rally1 car for Toyota Gazoo Racing, showcased dominance in Thursday’s night-time stages when he secured a 15.1secovernight lead. However, on the slippery mountain roads west of Gap, he couldn’t replicate the same performance.A cautious run in the opener from Saint-Léger-les-Mélèzes to La Bâtie-Neuve reduced…