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The 4.563-kilometre, 16-turn Fuji Speedway layout – beloved by drivers and fans alike – may be the second-shortest lap on the FIA World Endurance Championship calendar, but its 1.475km main straight is one of the longest in the world, enabling drivers to reach eye-watering speeds in excess of 330kph. The iconic Japanese circuit has featured […]

DATE TIME DRIVER / TEAM MEMBER Wednesday, 23 September 1330hrs  1400hrs Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)Isack Hadjar (Red Bull)Alex Albon (Williams) Sergio Pérez (Cadillac)Oscar Piastri (McLaren)George Russell (Mercedes) Thursday, 24 September 1430hrs Mattia Binotto (Audi)Ayao Komatsu (Haas)Laurent Mekies (Red Bull) Friday, 25 September Post-Qualifying Top three fastest drivers Saturday, 26 September Post-Race First three finishing drivers

The 2026 FIA World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC) has already visited Saudi Arabia, Portugal and Argentina this season and the popular round in North Africa precedes the year’s finale at the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge in late November.  Frenchman Sébastien Loeb and his navigator Edouard Boulanger head into the penultimate round attempting to defend a slender three-point […]

Fresh from toppling a quality field in last weekend’s Baja Spain Aragón, the SVR Toyota Gazoo Racing Hilux Evo duo moved up from third place after the opening stage on Friday and won the two longer selective sections on Saturday to give them a commanding lead to take into the final short stage on Sunday. […]

The following is an overview of the key discussion points:   2026 Regulatory changes Minor changes to the 2026 Sporting and Financial Regulations were agreed.  2027 Regulatory changes In line with the refinements to the Power Unit regulations to be introduced in 2027 on fuel flow, a reduction in the total race distance from 305km to 290km […]

The illustrious list of Mondokart.com FIA Karting World Champions has today (20 September) welcomed a returning name as Viktor Gustafsson from CRG Racing Team, delivered a dominant, assured and commanding performance in Le Mans to take the race win, the World Champion title and lift the trophy in front of a buzzing crowd who had […]

The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), the global governing body for motor sport and the federation for mobility organisations worldwide, and WRC Promoter have today confirmed that Rally Saudi Arabia, scheduled to take place from 12–15 November, will not form part of the 2026 FIA World Rally Championship. The FIA and WRC Promoter have worked […]

After two days of qualifying, championship battles remained alive in three of the four categories. However, persistent rain on race day limited eliminations to a single round before the event was called, bringing the FIA EDRC season to an early conclusion. The Santa Pod track crew worked throughout the day to prepare the surface after […]

Le Mans will this weekend (17-20 September) host what will be a gripping showdown to decide some of the most coveted titles in karting when the Mondokart.com FIA Karting World Championship (KZ) returns to the Le Mans Karting International circuit in France. Across the KZ, KZ2 and KZ2 Masters categories returning and reigning world champions, […]

Kimi Antonelli claimed his eighth victory of the 2026 FIA Formula One World Championship season at the inaugural Spanish Grand Prix at Madring, beating Max Verstappen and Lando Norris after the timing of a Virtual Safety Car turned the race in the Mercedes driver’s favour. Antonelli crossed the line 4.351 seconds ahead of Verstappen, with […]

After eight events and 19 races, Italian Olivieri, driving for the French R-ace GP squad, beat American Sebastian Wheldon, who won the deciding contest in Germany by finishing ahead of Olivieri for his fourth victory of the season, more than any of his rivals managed. Briton Kean Nakamura-Berta was running second in Race 2 for […]

Having shared the race wins with Sascha Lenz on Saturday, Kiss triumphed twice in the rain on Sunday for a provisional lead of 105 points with two events and eight races remaining. After winning Race 3 from his 10th pole position of 2026, the Révész Racing-run Hungarian charged through from eighth to first in Race […]

The Toyota Gazoo Racing SA Hilux Evo crew were the class of the 58-car field on the fifth round of both the FIA World and European Baja Cups. They won the first two selective sections on Saturday and finished fourth on the last stage to secure victory with a winning margin of 3min 53.4sec. The […]

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The German driver’s triumph ahead of René Reinert and Jochen Hahn followed on from Norbert Kiss banking his 13th win of the season in Race 1 from pole position. Kiss, the provisional points leader ahead of the Belgian Truck Grand Prix weekend, beat Antonio Albacete and Hahn. Lenz, meanwhile, was restricted to seventh after a […]

Reigning FIA Formula One World Champion Lando Norris claimed his third pole position of the 2026 season in a closely fought qualifying session for the inaugural Spanish Grand Prix at the Madring, edging Mercedes championship leader Kimi Antonelli by just 0.011 seconds. The McLaren driver produced a 1m 31.824s lap on his final Q3 run […]

It follows a dramatic opening race in Germany this afternoon, which began with a first-corner collision between two championship chasers, Emanuele Olivieri and Sebastian Wheldon, who started on pole, and ended with 20 points covering the top four drivers and 28 points still up for grabs across Qualifying 2 and Race 2 tomorrow. While Wheldon […]

Johan Kristoffersson has taken a giant step towards clinching a maiden FIA European Rallycross Championship title in the opening leg of this weekend’s double-header season finale at Lousada, as a third victory of the campaign allied to misfortune for arch-rival Andreas Bakkerud enabled the Swede to place one hand on the coveted crown. As has […]

Solberg began the longest day of the rally 10.1 seconds ahead of Evans, but came under increasing pressure as Ogier won four of Saturday’s six stages and steadily reduced the gap to his Toyota team-mate. The rally leader responded on the final 28.31-kilometre María las Cruces stage, setting the fastest time by 3.7 seconds over […]