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Colton Herta took his first BRDC British F3 win with victory in race three 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.

TOURING

Tiago Monteiro wins in Slovakia and takes championship lead

April 18, 2016 David Martin-Janiak

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.

Matheus Leist took his second win of the season with victory in race one at Brands Hatch

Formula 3

Leist takes lights-to-flag victory in opening race of the weekend at Brands

April 18, 2016 David Martin-Janiak

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.

Renault Sport Formula One Team drivers Jolyon Palmer and Kevin Magnussen

FORMULA 1

2016 Chinese Grand Prix Renault review

April 18, 2016 David Martin-Janiak

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.

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Red-Bull and Team Motopark support DKM

April 15, 2016 David Martin-Janiak

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.

Formula 3

Raoul Hyman to drive for HHC Motorsport at Brands Hatch this weekend

April 15, 2016 David Martin-Janiak

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.

IAME

Strong FKS Debut For McCarthy

April 15, 2016 David Martin-Janiak

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 enters the US Open program with a strong nine driver team

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TEAM KOENE USA SET FOR US OPEN WITH A STRONG NINE DRIVER TEAM

April 15, 2016 David Martin-Janiak

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.

TOURING

Tiago Monteiro aiming for victory in Slovakia

April 15, 2016 David Martin-Janiak

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.

ROTAX

JAK CRAWFORD WINS ROTAX CHALLENGE OF THE AMERICAS IN SONOMA AND ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR REMAINDER OF 2016 AND 2017

April 15, 2016 David Martin-Janiak

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

Brands Hatch is the venue for round two of the 2016 BRDC British F3 Championship

Formula 3

Historic Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit awaits British F3 grid this weekend

April 13, 2016 David Martin-Janiak

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.

RALLY

The Volkswagen for a new era of rallying: development of the 2017 Polo R WRC enters crucial phase

April 13, 2016 David Martin-Janiak

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).

Shifter light & Shifter Junior by Core Karting

BRIGGS

RACE REPORT: TEXAS SPRINT RACING SERIES PRESENTED BY MG TIRES

April 13, 2016 David Martin-Janiak

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.

ROTAX

MARCO KACIC ENDS 2016 CHALLENGE OF THE AMERICAS AS VICE-CHAMPION

April 11, 2016 David Martin-Janiak

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.

FORMULA 1

What makes a champion a champion – what can we learn from them?

April 11, 2016 David Martin-Janiak

Ferrari has a new British engineer this season, Jock Clear. Clear worked with Michael Schumacher in the past and remembers well when Schumacher boasted about how good Sebastian Vettel was.

MOTO RACING

RICHIE MORRIS RACING LOOKING AHEAD FOLLOWING A DIFFICULT WEEKEND AT CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICAS

April 11, 2016 David Martin-Janiak

Richie Morris Racing persevered through a challenging weekend at the Lone Star Half Mile at Circuit of the Americas.

TOURING

THE WHELEN ENGINEERING CORVETTE DP IS PRIMED TO PERFORM AS THE IMSA WEATHERTECH SPORTSCAR CHAMPIONSHIP HITS THE STREETS OF LONG BEACH

April 11, 2016 David Martin-Janiak

The Whelen Engineering Chevrolet Corvette Daytona Prototype is headed west to the streets of Long Beach in pursuit of the team's first victory of the 2016 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship following a runner-up performance in the Twelve Hours of Sebring.

American Colton Herta will join Carlin for the upcoming British F3 round at Brands Hatch

Formula 3

Colton Herta to make BRDC British F3 debut at Brands Hatch this weekend

April 11, 2016 David Martin-Janiak

American Colton Herta will make his BRDC British Formula 3 Championship debut this weekend (16/17 April), as he replaces Carlin’s Lando Norris at Brands Hatch. The 16-year-old will take part in the three races on the Grand Prix circuit for the Surrey-based outfit, as Norris has clashing racing commitments in Europe.