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The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), the global governing body for motor sport and the federation for mobility organisations worldwide, the Saudi Automobile and Motorcycle Federation (SAMF) and Extreme H have today confirmed that the second edition of the FIA Extreme H World Cup, scheduled to take place in Qiddiya City, Saudi Arabia on 29–31 […]

The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), the global governing body for motor sport and the federation for mobility organisations worldwide, has today confirmed that Dakar Saudi Arabia 2027, scheduled from 1 to 15 January 2027, will not be held in the Kingdom, following recent developments in the region. The confirmation follows a joint announcement by […]

Sesks had completed leg one with a lead of 10.5sec over Roope Korhonen, his team-mate at Team MRF Tyres. But when a damper issue struck the Latvian’s Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 and left him trailing his Finnish rival by 8.2sec following the morning loop of stages, his chances of victory were seemingly on the slide. […]

The Qatari guided his Autotek Motorsport Škoda Fabia RS to six wins on the 11 gravel special stages (SS7 was cancelled) but was pushed hard for outright victory until the final metres of the Power Stage by Simos Galatariotis and Antonios Ioannou in their Škoda Fabia RS. Al-Attiyah’s winning margin was just 4.63 seconds after […]

DRIVERS1 – Kimi ANTONELLI (Mercedes) 2 – Charles LECLERC (Ferrari)3 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing)  TRACK INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Martin Brundle)  Q: Charles, great result for you, I mean, after the first pit stop, you just came alive. You had so much speed.Charles LECLERC: Yeah, I mean, it was quite a good race. Unfortunately, we came short of the victory, […]

Kimi Antonelli claimed his ninth victory of the 2026 FIA Formula One World Championship with a commanding performance at the United States Grand Prix, leading home Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen at the Circuit of The Americas. The Mercedes driver controlled the 56-lap race to win by 13.078 seconds, executing a successful one-stop strategy while […]

Lewis Hamilton topped the timesheets in the final practice session for the 2026 FIA Formula 1 United States Grand Prix, leading Max Verstappen and Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc in a closely-matched hour at the Circuit of The Americas. Hamilton posted a fastest lap of 1:34.893 to finish 0.168 seconds clear of Verstappen, with Leclerc completing […]

But with the 2026 ERC season decider proving a tough challenge due to the rough and tough gravel roads, victory is far from guaranteed for the Team MRF Tyres driver. Fourth quickest through the Tarmac super special on the Monte Penha hillclimb in Guimarães on Friday evening, Sesks moved to the top of the timing […]

DRIVERS1 – Kimi ANTONELLI (Mercedes) 2 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing) 3 – Isack HADJAR (Red Bull Racing) PARC FERMÉ INTERVIEWS(Conducted by James Hinchcliffe) Q: Isack, great lap out there. It’s been a bit of a challenging weekend on your side of the garage, struggling to get the car balance the way you wanted it. Obviously, a big step up in qualifying. […]

Kimi Antonelli claimed pole position for the 2026 FIA Formula 1 United States Grand Prix, beating Max Verstappen by 0.179s in a tight Qualifying session at the Circuit of The Americas. Isack Hadjar completed the top three for Red Bull, ahead of the Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton, while George Russell qualified sixth […]

With one event remaining, Andrea Mabellini and Miko Marczyk are eight points apart in their respective pursuits of second place in the final standings behind Teemu Suninen, who secured the coveted ERC title on JDS Machinery Rali Ceredigion last month. And Jon Armstrong, last year’s ERC runner-up who has recently completed his first season in […]

Charles Leclerc topped the opening practice session for the 2026 United States Grand Prix, edging out Max Verstappen by 0.084s as Ferrari made an encouraging start to the weekend at Circuit of The Americas. Leclerc set a fastest lap of 1:36.052 to finish ahead of the Red Bull driver, with championship leader Lando Norris third […]

Q: Welcome Adrian, perhaps we could start with you, please. Contrasting performances for the team at the last couple of races: a great race at Sepang was followed by a more frustrating weekend in Singapore. How do you reflect on those two weekends?Adrian NEWEY: Yeah, Singapore was certainly not one of our finest. We never really […]

Charles Leclerc set the pace for Ferrari in Free Practice 2 at the 2026 FIA Formula 1 United States Grand Prix, edging Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli by just 0.042s, with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen third as the leading trio finished within 0.189s of one another. Leclerc clocked a fastest lap of 1:35.291 at the Circuit of […]

Organised by the Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF), the three-day event has attracted a 37-car field with 11 crews registered for the FIA World Baja Cup and 15 concentrating on the regional Baja series. Nine teams are registered in the flagship Ultimate class, in addition to 12 in Challenger, 13 in SSV and three in the […]

PART ONE – Isack HADJAR (Red Bull), Oscar PIASTRI (McLaren), Carlos SAINZ (Williams) Q: Carlos, why don’t we start with you? You have an excellent record here at COTA, including that Sprint podium last year for Williams, of course. Can you give us your thoughts on the track and what kind of performance you’re expecting this weekend from […]

Launched in 2026 as part of the FIA’s strategy to diversify its Esports offering, the competition attracted over 7,000 classified participants from 87 countries during the online qualifying phase. The eight fastest drivers progressed to the live final, organised by ACL Sport at the E-Motion sim-racing centre. Hosted on RaceRoom, the event challenged finalists to […]

DATE TIME DRIVER / TEAM MEMBER Thursday, 22 October 1330hrs  1400hrs Oscar Piastri (McLaren) Isack Hadjar (Red Bull) Carlos Sainz (Williams)  Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac) Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) Friday, 23 October  1430hrs Adrian Newey (Aston Martin) Allan McNish (Audi) Marcin Budkowski (Cadillac)  Saturday, 24 October Post-Qualifying Top three fastest drivers Sunday, 25 October Post-Race First three finishing drivers  

The Petrolina Cyprus Rally returns to the international stage after a one-year absence and will host the final round of the FIA Middle East Rally Championship (MERC) on October 23rd-25th. The three-day event utilises narrow and twisty gravel stages through the Troodos mountains and has attracted an FIA field of 19 cars with an additional […]

The 2026 Asia-Pacific Motorsport Championship gets underway this week with a record entry list of drivers participating at the Bira Circuit in Thailand. The third edition of the highly successful event offers a global platform for the future motor sport stars from across the Asia-Pacific in a celebration of accessible motor sport. Over 280 drivers […]