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The German driver, who joined the Monaco-based outfit from Nissan over the off-season, set a 1m26.096s in the morning session which stood as the fastest time of the day. He also headed the rain-affected afternoon running when the timing slate was wiped clean, just over a tenth slower than his best lap before lunch. Rene

The Mercedes-AMG factory drivers won the blue ribband round of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup together with Raffaele Marciello, and secured the title by defeating Iron Lynx Ferrari driver Antonio Fuoco over the five-round series. Juncadella, who was also confirmed last weekend as the Intercontinental GT Challenge champion in last weekend’s Gulf 12

The Austrian manufacturer has won a race at least once a season since 2020, but consistency has eluded the marque in that time. While Miguel Oliveira won twice in 2022, he did so in wet conditions, and was only 10th in the standings, while all of KTM’s dry podiums were courtesy of Binder with rostrums

The Cumbrian had spent his entire Formula E career with the NIO 333 outfit across its various guises, having joined for the 2015 London E-Prix when it was known as Team China Racing. There, he scored two ninth-place finishes and was signed to the team on a full-time basis for the following year, where he

The WEC has signed a six-year contract with the Losail International Circuit to host a round of the championship, guaranteeing its place on the schedule until 2029 at least. Losail will also be the venue for the official pre-season WEC test known as the prologue ahead of the race. No date has been given for

The Japanese manufacturer pulled out of F1 at the end of the 2020 season, with it clear that its focus on its electric road car business meant it could no longer justify a programme in the series. But it still kept its toe in the water as it leased the IP of its power units

My European Le Mans Series season was a bit up and down. We came so close in so many races to getting a strong result, and we felt like the win was never really coming until we got to the last part of the season when we managed to dominate at Spa in September and

The Australian said during the season finale in Valencia that his time with the Italian outfit had been “an amazing journey”. Miller returns to KTM next year alongside Brad Binder at its factory squad, having ridden for the Ajo team in Moto3 in 2014 when he was runner-up in the standings. He said he hopes

The DTM faced uncertainty when it emerged that previous organising body the ITR would be disbanded, and that it had entered into discussions with rival promoter the ADAC to continue the DTM name in 2023. Both the DTM and the ADAC’s GT Masters series for crews of two drivers per car utilise GT3 regulations, and

Earlier this year Penske revealed he had held talks with the WEC about staging a race on the Indianapolis road course, which previously hosted Formula 1 events from 2000 to 2007, saying the plan was at “the top of his list”. The discussions precede Penske’s eponymous squad joining forces with Porsche for its LMDh programme

Owing to the tight and small circuit configurations, robust racing between drivers has been prevalent during Formula E races, especially as bodywork has historically mitigated wheel-to-wheel contact. But the exposed wheels of the Gen3 car presents more risk, particularly if drivers lock horns, and Barclay suggests that this is the key reason that Formula E

During this offseason, something calling itself the IndyCar Drivers Association sent a letter to five very senior members of Penske Entertainment, asking for IndyCar to step up its marketing. It was, by most accounts, an ill-conceived and ill-constructed missive from a loose band of drivers, and apparently it went down like a cup of cold

The Danish pairing, who are in action together in this weekend’s Gulf 12 Hours in Abu Dhabi, will once more drive for Ohio-based MDK Motorsports. It will be Kevin Magnussen’s third start in the Floridian sportscar classic, following on from his Cadillac DPi program with Chip Ganassi Racing – which he bailed out from after last

The Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) division will form the top class of the IMSA SportsCar series, which kicks off with the series’ marquee event, the Daytona 24 Hours at the end of January. Cadillac and Porsche will also run these cars in the World Endurance Championship, as they chase the biggest sportscar race of all

The Anglo-Chinese squad unveiled its Gen3 livery and has retained its dark blue background, but has augmented that with solid red, white and teal flashes. It heads into the ninth season of Formula E with a revised line-up, with Sergio Sette Camara coming in to partner Dan Ticktum – as long-serving Oliver Turvey steps away

Hawksworth and Barnicoat powered the VS Lexus team to second in this year’s GTD Pro standings on the strength of two wins, four other podium finishes and two pole positions. Success included glory in the prestigious Petit Le Mans, along with IndyCar racer Kyle Kirkwood. Barnicoat finished second in standings and even Hawksworth clinched sixth

Belgians Vanthoor and Weerts formed a successful duo at Audi team WRT in the GT World Challenge Europe, taking three consecutive Sprint Cup titles in the Audi R8 LMS as well as an overall title in 2021. Along with the Vincent Vosse-led team, the pair have moved to BMW for 2023, defending the Bavarian brand’s

The Dutch driver will return to the WEC for the first time in two years to drive United’s #23 Oreca 07-Gibson with Oliver Jarvis and Josh Pierson in the LMP2 class. He has been called in to replace British driver Tom Blomqvist, who has to prioritise his commitments in the IMSA SportsCar Championship with Meyer

The US has hosted a Formula E round in every season barring the COVID-hit 2019-20 championship, with New York’s Brooklyn Street Circuit holding all of the American races since 2016-17. Renovations at the Red Hook Cruise Terminal meant that New York was unable to host a round for 2022-23, and Formula E considered options to

Draft plans to turn the WEC into a two-class championship for the Hypercar and new LMGT3 divisions were rubber stamped at Wednesday’s FIA World Motor Sport Council in Bologna. A statement from WEC promoter and Le Mans organiser the Automobile Club de l’Ouest explained that the interest in the Hypercar and LMGT3 classes will “result

Autosport sources understand Abiteboul has emerged as the successful candidate after the brand’s lengthy search for a new leader. Hyundai has been searching for a new leader since long-time boss Andrea Adamo left the South Korean marque in December last year. The Frenchman will effectively take over from countryman Julien Moncet, the team’s former powertrain

The iconic Italian brand announced earlier this year that it would join the all-electric single-seater series as a powertrain supplier to the Venturi squad for the start of the Gen3 era. Its step into Formula E ends a 60-year spell on the sidelines in world motorsport for Maserati. The Maserati MSG team will field Edoardo

Chevrolet and Honda have swivelled their resources from testing their 2.4-litre engines to cooperating with each other and working with a new hybrid component supplier after it became clear that the proposed component from Mahle would be insufficient for the rigours of IndyCar racing and would not be ready in time for the 2024 season.

The next-gen cars will be powered by completely new engines that are more heavily based on production units than the current pushrod V8s. The new Ford is a 5.4-litre version of the quad cam Coyote, while the Chevrolet is a 5.7-litre pushrod motor. There will also be a philosophy change when it comes to teams

Alonso was released by Alpine to drive an unbranded AMR22 in the Pirelli tyre test that followed the Abu Dhabi GP, giving him a useful head start as he gets to know his new team. He may get more running in the 2022 car as Pirelli starts its 2024 tyre testing programme in the new

Two-time IndyCar champion Newgarden and his race-winning team-mate McLaughlin will share the team’s ORECA-Gibson 07 with 2021 Formula Regional Americas champion Kyffin Simpson and the team’s 2022 LMP2 champion John Farano. Along with Farano’s title, the Rick Capone-run squad won the teams’ title this year as Farano and Louis Deletraz racked up two wins and

Alpine clinched P4 in the constructors’ championship at the final race in Abu Dhabi, ending the year 14 points clear of McLaren and finishing as the leading midfield team behind Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes. While McLaren opted for less frequent but bigger development packages over the season, Alpine took a more regular approach to

The 20-year-old Briton will receive £200,000, a test in an Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant Formula 1 car, full British Racing Drivers’ Club membership and an Arai helmet as his prize. Browning beat fellow finalists Ollie Bearman, Jamie Chadwick and Louis Foster to become the 33rd winner of the Award, which aims to find and boost

It’s almost time to reveal the winner of the 2022 Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year. At Sunday night’s Autosport Awards at Grosvenor House, Ollie Bearman, Luke Browning, Jamie Chadwick or Louis Foster will be crowned as the 33rd winner of the initiative to find and help the best up-and-coming British single-seater

Following the conclusion of the 2022 F1 season in Abu Dhabi two weeks ago, the focus of the sporting world has been on Qatar, which is hosting the FIFA World Cup. Qatar has come into criticism over its human rights record and the treatment of migrant workers in the construction of the stadiums for the