Motor Sport

Sport newsCommenting on the shootings in Baja California, Mexico, the President of the FIA, Mohammed Ben Sulayem said:’I am horrified by the reports of an appalling attack at the Baja California Rally in Mexico. Motor sport events should be safe places for participants and spectators. On behalf of the whole FIA family our thoughts and prayers are with the victims of this senseless violence.’Cross CountrySport1SportCross Country00Monday, May 22, 2023 – 1:12pmMonday, May 22, 2023 – 1:12pm…

Sport newsIt was the reigning champion Norbert Kiss who qualified on pole position on Saturday morning. In Race 1, leading the field away, the Hungarian looked to be breaking away from the pack until a mechanical failure forced the four-time champion to stop at Turn 1, ending his race prematurely.Hahn inherited the lead and quickly began to build a comfortable advantage and eventually won the race, starting pursuit of his seventh FIA ETRC title, and…

Sport newsMārtiṇš Sesks charged to his second victory in the FIA European Rally Championship after he fended off and then pulled clear of title leader Hayden Paddon to win ORLEN 79th Rally Poland on Sunday (May 21).With Renars Francis co-driving his Team MRF Tyres-entered Škoda Fabia RS Rally2, Sesks completed Saturday’s opening leg 8.2s ahead of Paddon.Although Sesks initially appeared to be on the defensive when his BRC Racing Team rival won Sunday’s opening test…

Sport newsThe FIA Karting competition organised for the first time on the Steel Ring circuit in Trinec, Czech Republic  gave rise to some exciting races in front of an audience that was enthralled by the quality of the show. Gabriel Gomez (ITA) in OK, Oleksandr Bondarev (UKR) in OK-Junior and Marius Barry-Berg (NOR) in Academy were the victors of the weekend.The Czech organisers spared no effort to welcome the participants, attendants and officials of the…

Sport newsMārtiṇš Sesks completed a super-charged Saturday afternoon in the FIA European Rally Championship by leading ORLEN 79th Rally Poland with an advantage of 8.2s following leg one’s eight high-paced gravel stages.The Team MRF Tyres driver was 4.3s off top spot in 22nd overall following Friday evening’s Mikołajki Arena super special stage after he ran wide on a left-hand corner.But the Latvian underlined his intent by clocking the fastest time through Saturday’s opening test, the…

Sport newsThe 202 drivers of the weekend inaugurated the Trinec track in the Czech Republic in good conditions at the second round of the FIA Karting European Championship – OK & Junior and the first round of the FIA Karting Academy Trophy.With rain forecast for the next few days, the Qualifying session benefited from a dry surface allowing the participants to fine-tune their skills on the 1223m long, twisty Czech track. Trinec is making an…

Sport newsReigning Champion Norbert Kiss began last season’s title campaign by taking the pole position and the first victory of each of the two race days. The Hungarian ace will be looking to start his 2023 title defense in very much the same way. After winning the championship titles for two consecutive years, Kiss’ rivals are looking to turn the tables and challenge the Hungarian for the crown this season.Jochen Hahn and Sascha Lenz, who have…

Sport newsThe 2023 Cross Car season got underway this weekend (May 13-14) at Crossstrecke Seelow, a few kilometres east of Berlin. Running among the main FIA European Autocross Championship categories, the Cross Cars delivered huge entertainment to the sizeable crowd in attendance.Autocross was created in Britain in the late 1940s as single-stage rallying on farmland in mildly modified road cars. The concept took off in Europe as an affordable, accessible grassroots sport, leading to the…

Sport newsThe lush green landscape of Asturias in northern Spain welcomed 24 crews to Pravia for the third round of the FIA European Historic Rally Championship, Rally de Asturias Historic, from May 11-13.Facing 130km of tarmac special stages over two days tested the crews from across Europe in the picturesque hills close to the rally base. Whilst the fast, bumpy and undulating roads were a test in their own right, it was the unpredictable Asturian…

Sport newsAnd had the Clio not been spun out on the opening lap of the semi-final at the Nyirád Racing Center, it may well have reached the Euro RX3 final at its first attempt.The car is built and run by RX Evolution. Since the Brittaney-based outfit was established six years ago, it has gained an excellent reputation for building high-quality and competitive Renault Clio rallycross cars. After many successes in the French Rallycross Championship, the…