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Formula 1 heads into Sunday at Monza with Pierre Gasly on pole after a stunning qualifying result for Alpine at the Italian GP.
Gasly beat George Russell by just 0.060s to take his first Formula 1 pole position, using a tow from Lewis Hamilton to vault to the top of the timesheets in Q3. Oscar Piastri qualified third, but will serve a three-place grid penalty for blocking Liam ...Keep reading

Exactly a year ago, Oscar Piastri arrived at Monza as the title favourite, leading team-mate Lando Norris by 34 points after the latter's retirement at Zandvoort - but it was from that weekend onwards that things started to go wrong. Piastri eventually lost the title, ending the season third behind not only Norris, but also Max Verstappen.
While several poor performances and mistakes cost him a ...Keep reading

Team Penske’s Scott McLaughlin surged late to take pole for the IndyCar season finale Grand Prix of Monterey at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.
The 33-year-old New Zealander set a 1m09.1363s lap in the final moments of qualifying saw him nail a flying lap of 1m09.1363s on the 11-turn, 2.238-mile natural terrain road course, which bested newly crowned five-time series champion ...Keep reading

Unfortunately, constant lightning on a very hot day in Darlington forced NASCAR to cancel Cup Series qualifying for the very first race of the 2026 Chase...even without a single drop of rain.
As a result, the metric will set the starting lineup, which is a weighted average of a car's place in the owner standings (30%), and the entry's finish in the most recent race (70%).
Tyler Reddick, who ...Keep reading

Ferrari driver Antonio Giovinazzi claimed his second pole of the 2026 World Endurance Championship at Austin after ending up tied at the top of the times with Cadillac’s Jack Aitken. 
Giovinazzi led the way after posting a 1m52.445s lap aboard the #51 Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercar as the chequered flag fell at the end of the 10-minute Hyperpole session on Saturday. 
Aitken then stopped ...Keep reading

The drivers and teams report back on all the action from the Temple of Speed after Qualifying for the 2026 Italian Grand Prix.

Matt Youson takes a look at the different pit stop and tyre options that are available to the teams on race day at Monza.

We have picked a four-leg Bet Builder for Monza, including podium finish and top-six selections.

Chris Medland picks out five key things to keep an eye on when the lights go out on race day at the Temple of Speed.

Gabriel Bortoleto believes Audi "can be fighting for points" in the Italian Grand Prix, having just missed out on reaching the top 10 in Qualifying by the smallest of margins.

During pre-race inspection for the NASCAR Cup Series at Darlington Raceway, one car struggled to get through inspection. The No. 12 Team Penske Ford of Ryan Blaney failed twice, before passing on the third attempt.
As a result, the No. 12 car chief has been ejected from the track the remainder of the race weekend, and the team has lost their pit stall selection so they will get the 38th and ...Keep reading

Loek Hartog stopped his Porsche and pulled Ollie Millroy from his burning Ferrari following a major crash during Saturday’s opening China GT race in Shanghai.
Millroy suffered five broken ribs, a fractured collarbone, a broken hand and finger and a bruised lung in the accident, but later credited Hartog with saving his life.
The crash occurred around 20 minutes into the race as Neil ...Keep reading

NASCAR is expanding practice adjustments for NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series teams at Darlington Raceway this weekend by adding rear springs to the list of allowed changes during practice.
NASCAR teams have a limited list of adjustments that are allowed during practice sessions and since practice was condensed during the Covid-19 pandemic, that list has prevented most parts from being ...Keep reading

Pierre Gasly delivered the biggest surprise pole position in F1 for years in Italy as the leading contenders had scrappy qualifying sessions.

After helping George Russell with a tow in Monza qualifying, Kimi Antonelli says he expects his team-mate and championship rival to act in the same way later in the season.
The Italian had little to gain from his own qualifying result because of a back-of-the-grid penalty and effectively spent the session helping Russell, who ultimately qualified second.
Mercedes took the opportunity to ...Keep reading

Dreyer & Reinbold Racing is stepping back into full-time IndyCar Series competition for the first time in fifteen years, signing veteran driver Conor Daly to a multi-year deal to drive the team's newly acquired #24 entry beginning in 2027.
The announcement was made during the 2026 season finale at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. As part of its full-season return, the Carmel, Indiana-based ...Keep reading

At WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca on Saturday, a massive crash halted all on-track activity for some time.
During Race #1 for the Porsche Sprint Challenge North America support series that was on track prior to IndyCar practice, one driver crashed heavily at the newly named 'Zanardi Corkscrew.'
The driver, who Motorsport.com understands to be Manuel Gil Del Real , went straight off and ...Keep reading

George Russell was unexpectedly pipped to pole position for the Italian Grand Prix by Alpine’s Pierre Gasly.

Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton admit that Ferrari failed to execute a good enough strategy during Qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix, with the pair only achieving P4 and P5 respectively.

Invicta Racing driver Joshua Duerksen was the winner of the Formula 2 Sprint Race at Monza.