KIRKWOOD TO PSL AS OFFICIAL DRIVER
Joinging team mates, Gianfranco Mazzaferro and Oliver Askew, the team-leads are joined by ex-OGP driver, Kyle Kirkwood fresh off his Florida Winter Tour back-to-back Championship titles.
Alpine finish promising weekend just shy of silverstone podium
The N°36 Signatech-Alpine of Nicolas Lapierre/Gustavo Menezes/Stéphane Richelmi came close to securing an LMP2 podium at the 2016 6 Hours of Silverstone.
M1 GT Racing with Driver Walt Bowlin Head to Barber Motorsports Park
Brooksville, Florida based M1 GT Racing is set to embark on their second Pirelli World Challenge event of the 2016 season in Alabama. Looking to build on the momentum of a pair of top five finishes at the Circuit of the Americas in early March, the Audi Sport customer racing (AScr) program will travel to Barber Motorsports Park with driver Walt Bowlin and their Tampa Bay Jaw Surgery / Surgery Centers of America Audi R8 LMS machine.
A podium and an especially good performance in curtain raiser for Dorian Boccolacci
Eager to race again after the long months of winter, Dorian Boccolacci’s season restarted at the Motorland Aragon circuit with a lot of positives. As well as 2nd place in Race 2 of the first round of the 2016 Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup, the raw performance and synergy with the Tech 1 Racing team are very encouraging signs for a season that has just begun.
Nico dominates, Lewis battles back on a dramatic afternoon in Shanghai
Nico took his 17th career victory today – his second at the Shanghai International Circuit, four years after sealing his first Formula One win at the same venue
THE ITALIAN ACI KARTING CHAMPIONSHIP IN CASTELLETTO WITH A RECORD PARTICIPATION OF 207 DRIVERS. FINALS ON SUNDAY LIVE ON TV
The ACI Italian Karting Championship highlighting its first protagonists at the Circuit 7 Laghi of Castelletto di Branduzzo in qualifying and in the 24 heats held on Saturday. Sunday April 17th: Finals of KZ2, 60 Mini, ACI Kart and ACI Kart Junior, OK Junior, Prodriver Under and Prodriver Over
Sowery and Herta take maiden BRDC British F3 wins on Sunday at Brands Hatch
Lanan Racing’s Toby Sowery and Carlin’s Colton Herta took their first BRDC British Formula 3 Championship in association with Duo wins on Sunday at Brands Hatch, with victory in races two and three of the weekend (16/17 April) respectively. Sowery now leads the championship from Ricky Collard, who enjoyed a consistent day to move into second in the overall standings.
Tiago Monteiro wins in Slovakia and takes championship lead
Tiago Monteiro reached the ambitious goals he set for himself in Slovakia, scene of the 3rd and 4th races of the 2016 FIA World Touring Car Championship, WTCC. The Honda Civic # 18 driver secured the victory he was hoping for in the first race of the weekend. In the second, he came close to taking the double, crossing the finish line in second place, just 0.7 seconds behind the winner.
Leist takes lights-to-flag victory in opening race of the weekend at Brands
Double R Racing’s Matheus Leist took a controlled win in race one of the weekend at Brands Hatch having led the field away from pole position, coming home ahead of Carlin’s Ricky Collard and Lanan Racing’s Toby Sowery, who now assumes the championship lead with his third-place finish. There was plenty of drama behind the podium finishers however as a late race rain shower made the Grand Prix circuit slick, catching out a number of drivers and jumbling up the order.
2016 Chinese Grand Prix Renault review
Renault Sport Formula One Team was unable to move up the order in an actionpacked 2016 Formula 1 Pirelli Chinese Grand Prix where both drivers finished the race, but finishing positions of seventeen for Kevin Magnussen and twentysecond for Jolyon Palmer illustrated that the team wasn’t able to harness its performance potential at the Shanghai International Circuit today.
Red-Bull and Team Motopark support DKM
The new DKM season is going to start in two weeks. More than 130 drivers have already entered their registrations for the four grade series. The future German Kart champion can look forward to an attractive prize – a test day in a Formula 4 racecar.
Raoul Hyman to drive for HHC Motorsport at Brands Hatch this weekend
South African Raoul Hyman will contest this weekend’s (16/17 April) BRDC British Formula 3 Championship round at Brands Hatch with HHC Motorsport, it has been confirmed today (15 April). The 19-year-old has most recently been racing in the FIA European Formula 3 Championship, and will now reunite with the Harrogate-based squad which ran him to third overall in the 2014 BRDC Formula 4 Championship.
Strong FKS Debut For McCarthy
Rotax star Jack McCarthy ‘switched codes’ to the IAME X30-based Formula Kart Star (FKS) championship at Buckmore Park last weekend (9/10 April) and made an immediate impact.
TEAM KOENE USA SET FOR US OPEN WITH A STRONG NINE DRIVER TEAM
With the MAXSpeed Entertainment promoted US Open only one week away, Team Koene USA is poised and ready to attack with a talented squad of nine drivers. Littered amongst four of the Rotax divisions, Team Koene USA will enter drivers in Micro Max, Mini Max, Junior Max and Senior Max as they look to carry their momentum from the popular Florida Winter Tour and Rotax Challenge of the Americas programs where they claimed multiple race wins and podium results including a Rotax Junior Championship and a trio of Vice-Championships.
Tiago Monteiro aiming for victory in Slovakia
After an excellent start to the season in France two weeks ago, Tiago Monteiro is preparing for the second round of the 2016 WTCC this coming weekend, April 16 and 17, with a visit to Slovakia. Fully aware of his Honda Civic's potential, the Portuguese driver is confident that he can be in the fight for victories once again and be one of the early title contenders.
JAK CRAWFORD WINS ROTAX CHALLENGE OF THE AMERICAS IN SONOMA AND ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR REMAINDER OF 2016 AND 2017
When the dust had finally settled and the last checkered flag had flown, Jak walked away with two Rotax Mini MAX victories and a near sweep of the weekend racing under the Rolison Performance Group (RPG) tent. Yet, there is clearly more work to do in preparing for another Grand National Championship and the work behind the scenes is formalized with this announcement
Historic Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit awaits British F3 grid this weekend
The second round of the BRDC British Formula 3 Championship in association with Duo takes place on the legendary Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit in Kent this weekend (16/17 April), with a packed field of talented racers aiming for glory in three races.
The Volkswagen for a new era of rallying: development of the 2017 Polo R WRC enters crucial phase
More powerful, faster, and more spectacular – the Polo R WRC will generate about 380 hp/280 kW in the future. That is roughly 60 hp/45 kW more than the current car (318 hp/235 kW).
RACE REPORT: TEXAS SPRINT RACING SERIES PRESENTED BY MG TIRES
The Shifter Light class was dominated by local driver Casey Ross (DR Kart). Ross put his DR Kart on the Pole and never looked back with two heat race wins and the main event victory to sweep the weeknd.
MARCO KACIC ENDS 2016 CHALLENGE OF THE AMERICAS AS VICE-CHAMPION
Canadian Marco Kacic started his 2016 race season by competing in the Challenge of the Americas (COTA) winter series. This season Marco has been blessed with the support of some of the sport's top companies. If it were not for his partnership with his sponsors, CRG Nordam, Black Racing Engines and Fikse Wheels, it would not have been possible for Marco to race at the Challenge of the Americas this year.
