Motor Sport

Sport newsThe British track is a significant venue in the history of the sport, as the first ever rallycross race meeting took place there on 4 February 1967.Tucked away in the ‘Garden of England’ in Kent, Lydden Hill featured on the World RX calendar from 2014 to 2017. Now, the circuit is preparing to host the championship’s latest-generation 500kW (680bhp) all-electric RX1e cars – capable of sprinting to 100km/h from a standing start in just…

Sport newsThird win of the 2023 FIA European Historic Rally Championship season for Hungarian ace Erdi‘Lucky’ maintains strong season of podium finishes in second place, Jürgen Geist completes the overall and Category 4 podiumIntense battles throughout the field, with margins as narrow as 0.7 seconds after 13 timed stagesTibor Erdi claimed his third outright win of the 2023 FIA European Historic Rally Championship season with a dominant performance on Rallye Weiz in Austria. Huge crowds…

Sport newsKiss enjoyed a nearly perfect weekend, clinching two pole positions, taking three wins out of four races and setting the fastest laps in all four races. This allowed the reigning four-time series champion to gather a total of 59 points, which is his second-best points tally of the season, only a single point shy of his Slovakia Ring achievement where he won all four races.The Hungarian was particularly impressive in Race 2, where in…

Sport newsJake Dennis has put himself in pole position to clinch the 2022/23 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship crown on home soil in London in a fortnight’s time, after taking a commanding lights-to-flag victory in Rome today (16 July).Despite not having won since the Mexico City curtain-raiser, Dennis’ laudable consistency in recent outings had kept him firmly in the hunt for honours arriving in Italy, and around the Circuito Cittadino dell’EUR, the Avalanche Andretti…

Sport newsOn a day of drama in the Italian capital, Mitch Evans maintained his outstanding record in the Rome E-Prix today (15 July), registering his fourth victory around the Circuito Cittadino dell’EUR as an accident for Jaguar TCS Racing stablemate Sam Bird prompted a mid-race stoppage.In sweltering conditions, Evans started from pole position, but he conceded the advantage to Bird into Turn One in an effort to conserve energy in the sister car’s slipstream. On…

Sport newsChampionship leader Norbert Kiss looks forward to another strong weekend to continue his march towards his fifth title and extend his lead over the likes of Jochen Hahn, Sascha Lenz and Antonio Albacete.Hahn, despite securing a pair of second places in Poland, hasn’t won a race since the season-opening event at Misano and will be looking forward to ending his winless run of results on home ground. Following a weekend of mixed fortunes last…

Sport newsHeld at the European Commission’s headquarters in Brussels, the EU Sport and Innovation Summit was the occasion for Robyn to highlight the role of motor sport in driving progress towards more safety, sustainability, diversity, equality and inclusion and to sign, with European Commission Vice President Margaritas Schinas, the FIA’s pledge to join the #HealthyLifestyle4All campaign and increase female participation in motor sport through the FIA Girls on Track Programme. Leading with InnovationsAlong with President of…

Sport newsLamborghini has partnered with the Italian team to run a single car in the full 2024 WEC campaign. In parallel, the manufacturer will also have a one-car presence in Michelin Endurance Cup, part of IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car Championship.The SC63 features an all-new 3.8-liter twin-turbo V8 engine that has been developed by Lamborghini engineers specifically for the racing program. Lamborghini has selected the renowned expert company Ligier as its partner to develop and build the monocoque…

Sport newsMDD provide advanced medical equipment for tracks and circuits at all levels of motorsport. The collaboration allows the FIA, and our member clubs, to have access to the MDD safety and medical products to ensure that the FIA Medical Delegates, Chief Medical Officers, and their teams have access to the most up-to-date expertise and equipment.  MDD specialises in providing tailored solutions in the field of state-of-the-art trauma care training and medical equipment supply. As…

Members newsCAA’s 110th anniversary annual meeting was opened by outgoing CAA National Chair, Janet Lafortune, and also featured greetings from Paula Collins, the newly elected chair of the AAA Inc. Board. Delegates came not only from FIA Region III, but also included leading CEOs from the Global Mobility Alliance. First up was a session by economist Todd Hirsch on the Global Economic Outlook. Another noteworthy session was a panel discussion on Membership Models for the Future. As the automotive…