Motor Sport

Sport newsZak O’Sullivan claimed his first Feature Race win in a closely-fought battle around the Red Bull Ring. As many as four different drivers held the lead at various stages but it was the PREMA Racing man that kept his foes at bay in the end.Trident’s Gabriel Bortoleto picked up vital Championship points with his P2 finish to strengthen his lead to 36 points, while Caio Collet made it back-to-back P3 finishes for Van Amersfoort Racing.AS…

Sport newsMax Verstappen and Sergio Pérez handed Red Bull Racing a front-row lockout for the Sprint at the 2023 FIA Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix, with championship leader Verstappen beating his team-mate by almost half a second as Lando Norris took third place in the Shootout for McLaren. After heavy rain in the morning, the conditions improved in the run-up to the Sprint Shootout, and with the track drying rapidly, Verstappen emerged on a set of…

Sport newsIt was redemption day for Paul Aron in Spielberg as the PREMA Racing man fought back from eighth on the grid to take his first FIA Formula 3 victory. The Estonian hunted down reverse grid pole sitter Josep María Martí after a mid-race Safety Car to secure his victory.Gabriele Minì took important points for the title fight in second position for Hitech Pulse-Eight ahead of Van Amersfoort Racing’s Caio Collet, who returned to the podium…

Sport newsHaving won the opening two rounds of the 2023 FIA World Rallycross Championship in Portugal (Montalegre) and Norway (Hell), defending World RX champion Johan Kristoffersson will be aiming for a hat-trick of victories as he heads to the famous ‘Magic Weekend’ at the World RX of Sweden in Höljes (1-2 July).Tens of thousands of fans are expected to make their rallycross pilgrimage to the circuit tucked away deep in the Värmland forest. The undulating…

Sport newsAnd it’s hoping to repeat that performance at the team’s home event – this weekend’s World RX of Sweden in Höljes.“It’s a new level – I don’t need to say more,” said Sjökvist about #YellowSquad, after the pole-sitter won the RX2e final from lights to flag and take an early series lead.And that comment will please team principal Kevin Hansen and his brother Timmy, #YellowSquad’s driver coach, for a ‘new level’ is exactly what…

Sport news Thomas Erdi Jr storms to victory on home event, second win of the year for the Ford Sierra Cosworth 4x4Karl Wagner returns to action and claims Category 3 for PorscheCategory 2 winner Valter Christian Jensen takes laudable fourth overallErnie Graham puts Category 1 title out of reachThe FIA European Historic Rally Championship crossed its halfway point for the 2023 season in the Hungarian town of Pécs for the 56th running of the Mecsek Rally…

Sport newsBelgian teenager Emilien Allart opened his account in the 2023 FIA Cross Car Academy Trophy this weekend (June 24-25) with victory in the first round of the season at the Matschenberg Offroad Arena near Dresden, Germany.Allart put the experience gained from competing in the 2022 FIA Cross Car Academy Trophy to good use in order to master the 0.83 km forest circuit.Undaunted by the experience or the challenges of a venue that is famous…

Mobility newsToday 26 June 2023, the FIA has announced that TotalEnergies has become the first private sector company to receive 3 stars as part of the newly launched FIA Road Safety Index.  The 3-star recognition is the highest one as part of the methodology of the Index that provides companies and organisations with a tool to measure their safety footprint over their entire value chain and help them contribute to creating a safe and sustainable mobility…

Sport newsThe programme, in collaboration with the Ferrari Driver Academy and supported by Iron Dames, aims to detect, and nurture the female racing talent of the future of the best 12-16 years old female drivers from around the world. It offers them a unique opportunity to forge a professional career in motor sport.Following a worldwide detection of all the most promising young talents between 12 and 16 years old, a pool of 16 drivers will…

Sport newsThe Hyundai Motorsport driver finished eighth overall at the FIA World Rally Championship’s seventh round but was disqualified by event stewards following a hearing at the rally base in Naivasha.The stewards summarised the finding of the report received from the clerk of course that was initiated independently by the Safari Rally organisers. It indicated instances where an unauthorised person was seen, after reconnaissance, to be driving on routes that would be used as special…