Motor Sport

Members newsProtecting and increasing biodiversity is one of United Nations’ top environmental goals in Agenda 2030 and one of the main challenges we are facing today. Svenska Bilsportforbundet’s report, which complementsprevious research finding similar positive results, proves that, when properly maintained, motor sport arenas can have a net positive impact on biodiversity and be considered as assets to preserve and develop ecosystems.The inventory was undertaken during the summer and autumn of 2022 by Calluna AB at three race car tracks…

Sport newsMichal Ždársky and Jakub Nabelek take victory in Portuguese round of the Bridgestone FIA ecoRally CupAll-amateur competitors in standard electric vehicles compete in major eventsLocal partnership delivers 100% renewable power to the 24 competitorsThe Oeiras ecoRally in Portugal, Round 4 of the all-electric 2023 Bridgestone FIA ecoRally Cup, was claimed by Czech pairing Michal Ždársky and Jakub Nabelek in their Hyundai Kona after an exciting two days of emission-free competition and catapulting them into…

Sport newsThe Latvian driver was one of the pace-setters from the outset in the high-calibre Euro RX1 field, bolstering a heat win with a brace of further top three times to soar to the summit of the intermediate standings in his Peugeot 208 – ahead of the chasing Enzo Ide (Audi S1) and home hero Máté Benyó (Ford Focus).From there Baumanis, a former European Super1600 (now Euro RX3) champion, led the first semi-final from lights-to-flag….

Sport newsAn eventful final hour saw Kobayashi overtaking Hartley off-track. The Japanese racer was given a penalty of 5 seconds added to his next pitstop which was later converted to a time penalty of the same length.The final podium positions saw a close battle between #5 Porsche Penske 963, #51 Ferrari AF Corse 499P and #5 Cadillac Racing entries. Frédéric Makowiecki in the Porsche did not manage to open enough of a gap to hold off James Calado…

Sport newsThe Italian had taken a brilliant pole position with a pole lap of 2m00.77s only to lose it for track limit violation at T7. As a result, Kobayashi slipped down to third, behind his team-mate Miguel Molina. The #2 Cadillac V-Series.R entry driven by Earl Bamber went fourth, ahead of the sister car qualified by Sebastien Bourdais that joined the WEC grid this weekend.Sixth was the best of the Porsches, the #6 official entry driven by…

Sport newsFerrari’s Charles Leclerc took a superb first pole position of 2023 in Qualifying for Sunday’s FIA Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, beating Red Bull’s Max Verstappen by almost two tenths of a second after nothing could separate the pair in opening runs of Q3. Verstappen’s opening time in the final segment of Qualifying was swift 1:40.455, and that was matched, to the thousandth by Leclerc. However, the Red Bull driver claimed provisional pole by virtue…

Sport newsKamui Kobayashi topped the session in this #7 Toyota Gazzoo Racing entry, having set his fastest lap of 2m08.702s on a drying track.  Second in Hypercar was the #2 Cadillac V-Series.R entry driven by Earl Bamber, who lapped 0.7s off Kobayashi’s best.Third overall was the best of the LMP2 competitors, local outfit Team WRT with its #31 Oreca – Gibson driven by Ferdinand Habsburg.Hypercar class newcomer, Hertz Team Jota with its brand-new Porsche 963 went third…

Sport newsTOYOTA QUICK FROM THE OFFThe #8 Toyota Gazoo Racing GR010 Hybrid Hypercar driven by Sébastien Buemi set the fastest lap of the first free practice session of the day.The winner of the recent 6 Hours of Portimão lapped in 2m02.982s, with Antonio Fuoco placing the #50 Ferrari 499P second with a 2m04.632s lap. José María López took the third-best time as the Argentinian, who won the Belgian race with teammates Kamui Kobayashi and Mike Conway last season,…

Sport newsThis weekend in Azerbaijan, Formula 1 will introduce a new format designed to boost the spectacle of Sprint weekends and improve track action for fans around the world. Thanks to the close working relationship the FIA enjoys with FOM as well as the sport’s 10 teams and power unit manufacturers, moving the changes from concept to regulatory reality has been accomplished swiftly and positively through collaboration. But how does this whole process work? The answer…

Sport newsWith round three the season enters a critical phase, with Toyota Gazoo Racing emerging as early title-favourite and Hypercar-class newcomer Ferrari – AF Corse is seeking to close the gap in order to remain in contention.Traditionally, the venue located in the Ardennes, famous for its ever-changing weather conditions, also serves the teams as the ultimate test ahead of the all-important 24 Hours of Le Mans.Last year, the circuit underwent significant changes, these focused on the run-off areas…