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F1 – Gasly takes sensational first career pole at Monza ahead of Russell and Piastri 

Pierre Gasly delivered a stunning performance to claim the first pole position of his Formula 1 career at the 2026 FIA Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix, beating Mercedes’ George Russell and McLaren’s Oscar Piastri in a dramatic Qualifying session at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza. On the circuit where he famously claimed his maiden Grand Prix […]

FREC: Start-to-finish Hanna is ninth different winner

Oleksandr Bondarev finished second on his FIA FREC debut for Van Amersfoort Racing and also claimed top Rookie honours, while CL Motorsport’s Reno Francot took third, his first podium since his home race at Zandvoort in May. MP Motorsport’s Sebastian Wheldon finished eighth, gaining one point on provisional championship leader and recently crowned Rookie champion* […]

ERC: Mighty Meeke ahead in Wales as Suninen closes in on crown

Starting out 0.9sec behind Suninen following Friday’s four stages, which included two run at night, Meeke charged through the day-opening 12.02-kilometre Aberffrwd test leading by 11.9sec after Suninen spun exiting a tight right-hand turn after 4.49ks and dropped more than 10sec. With SS6 cancelled for safety reasons, Pirelli-equipped Suninen had to wait until SS7 to […]

WEC: Giovinazzi takes Texas pole in closest-ever qualifying

When Giovinazzi displaced Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA’s Jack Aitken to vault to the head of the order behind the wheel of the #51 car he shares with fellow defending world champions James Calado and Alessandro Pier Guidi, the job looked to be done – but Aitken was not yet finished. Digging deep, the Briton matched […]

ICA decision-2026-06-07-08-09 – Hearing 25 08 26 – McLaren and Red Bull – 2026 FIA Formula One World Championship

Hearing Case ICA-2026-06-07-08-09: Appeals lodged by McLaren Racing Limited and Red Bull Racing Limited against Decisions No. 1 and No. 2 dated 12 June 2026 contained in Document 99 of the Stewards of the 2026 Monaco Grand Prix, counting towards the 2026 FIA Formula One World Championship. On 7 June 2026, having received reports from […]

F1 – Leclerc leads Ferrari one-two in opening practice at Monza

Charles Leclerc set the pace in Free Practice 1 for the 2026 FIA Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix, leading team-mate Lewis Hamilton in a Ferrari one-two at Monza. In front of the tifosi, Leclerc produced a late-session benchmark of 1:23.008 to finish 0.173 seconds clear of Hamilton, with Mercedes’ George Russell completing the top three. […]

F1 – 2026 Italian Grand Prix – Friday Press Conference Transcript

TEAM REPRESENTATIVES Flavio BRIATORE (Alpine), Frédéric VASSEUR (Ferrari), Andrea STELLA (McLaren) Q: Can we start with some breaking news from the International Court of Appeal today, the headline being that Pierre Gasly has lost his third place at the Monaco Grand Prix. Flavio, perhaps we could start with you and get your reaction to that, please?Flavio […]

F1 – Russell tops second practice in Monza ahead of Leclerc and Antonelli

George Russell set the pace in Free Practice 2 for the 2026 FIA Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix, with the Mercedes driver finishing 0.120 seconds clear of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc at Monza. Russell’s best lap of 1:22.559 put him narrowly ahead of Leclerc, with Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli completing the top three, just 0.141s behind […]

FREC: Olivieri on pole, breakthrough for Štolcermanis

Lining up in Group B, Olivieri’s effort of 1m39.227s for R-ace GP proved the time to beat as Štolcermanis (Prema Racing) headed Group A – which was shortened in the closing seconds due to a red flag – in a time of 1m39.493s. By qualifying on pole, Italian Olivieri, the Rookie category pacesetter, banked two […]

F1 – 2026 Italian Grand Prix – Thursday Press Conference Transcript

PART ONE – Lewis HAMILTON (Ferrari), Oliver BEARMAN (Haas), Pierre GASLY (Alpine) Q: Lewis, please can we start with you. Home race for Ferrari. Just tell us how special it feels to be a Ferrari driver at Monza?Lewis HAMILTON: Good afternoon, everyone. Yeah. I mean, it’s the best feeling to be a Ferrari driver. It’s such an honour and […]

F1 – 2026 Italian GP Schedule of Press Conferences

DATE TIME DRIVER / TEAM MEMBER Thursday, 03 September 1330hrs  1400hrs Pierre Gasly (Alpine)Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari)Oliver Bearman (Haas) Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)Liam Lawson (Red Bull) Friday, 04 September 1430hrs Flavio Briatore (Alpine)Frédéric Vasseur (Ferrari)Andrea Stella (McLaren) Saturday, 05 September Post-Qualifying Top three fastest drivers Sunday, 06 September Post-Race First three finishing drivers

FREC: FIA championships at stake as title run-in approaches

Part one of the end-of-term double-header, which concludes at Hockenheim from 11-13 September, Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari marks the resumption of on-track action following FIA FREC’s six-week summer break. With six rounds run, the championship chase is tightly poised ahead of the Imola weekend, which features three races. Briton Kean Nakamura-Berta (Prema Racing) tops […]

Building Knowledge, Developing Talent, and Creating Safer Roads: Cayman Motoring Federation Announced as FIA José Abed Award Winner 2026

The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), the global governing body for motor sport and the federation for mobility organisations worldwide, has announced the Cayman Motoring Federation (CMF) as the recipient of the José Abed Award at the FIA American Congress 2026 in Buenos Aires. The CMF received the award for building a comprehensive education programme, […]

WEC: COTA clash kick-starts second half of captivating campaign

COTA first welcomed FIA WEC in 2013 and is the newest venue on the calendar. The track quickly established itself as a favourite among drivers and fans alike for its dramatic elevation changes, sweeping high-speed corners, slow technical sections, notorious bumps, a signature uphill climb into Turn 1 – known as ‘Big Red’ – and […]

X-Raid Mini’s Hołowczyc and Kurzeja seal emphatic victory in Szczecin-based Akpol Baja Poland

Krzysztof Hołowczyc and Łukasz Kurzeja sealed a comfortable victory in the 2026 Akpol Baja Poland in their petrol-engined X-Raid Mini JCW Rally. In so doing, Hołowczyc secured his 11th victory on the Szczecin-based event since 2010 and his navigator earned his seventh win. The Polish pair are not registered for the 2026 FIA European Baja Cup, […]

ETRC: Quick Kiss charges to Sunday Most pole

Fastest in every qualifying shootout so far in 2026, Hungarian Kiss will be joined on the front row of the grid for the first of two races this afternoon by Antonio Albacete after the Spaniard hit back from his earlier weekend woes to go second quickest. Jochen Hahn completed the Q6 battle for pole with […]

Goodyear FIA ETRC Autodrom Most raceday two round-up: Calm Steffi Halm keeps champion Kiss in Czech

Halm joined home hero Adam Lacko on the front row of the partially-reverse Race 4 grid and was able to gain an early advantage over the chasing pack as Kiss made his move from eighth place. After the seven-time winner of the Goodyear FIA ETRC snatched second from home hero Adam Lacko with five laps […]

Pailler delivers home masterclass to claim maiden Euro RX victory in France

The Frenchman converted a sensational Semi-Final victory over eight-time FIA World Rallycross Champion Johan Kristoffersson into an equally impressive Final performance, leading from the opening corner to defeat Andreas Bakkerud and Juha Rytkönen. Second place was enough for Bakkerud to move into the championship lead by a single point ahead of the final double-header in […]

Goodyear FIA ETRC Autodrom Most raceday one round-up: Lukas beats father Jochen in Hahn 1-2 after earlier Kiss win

Kiss eased away from his seventh pole position of the season to win Race 1 ahead of José Eduardo Rodrigues and Sascha Lenz as John Newell celebrated a first Chrome category triumph of the year in fourth overall followed by Lukas Hahn and Bradley Smith. Lukas Hahn then made full use of the pole position […]

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