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Kalle Rovanpera was in a “different league” and produced a Rally Islas Canarias event domination 'rarely seen' in the World Rally Championship, according to eight-time world champion Sebastien Ogier.
Rovanpera and co-driver Jonne Halttunen were virtually untouchable on the Canary Islands' smooth asphalt roads, winning 15 of the 18 stages en route to a first win of the season, igniting ...Keep reading

World championship favourite Marc Marquez is unable to explain the crash that handed the points lead back to his brother Alex at the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday.
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The factory Ducati rider fell out of third ...Keep reading

With only one week off during its entire 36-week season, the NASCAR Cup Series drivers and teams have a long road ahead of them in 2025. That one-week vacation is now behind them, which means they are now facing 28 straight weeks of racing until the November 2nd finale at Phoenix Raceway.
NASCAR has been dealing with a 36-race schedule for over two decades now, but usually with off-weekends ...Keep reading

Gresini Ducati rider Alex Marquez ranks Sunday’s long-awaited and emotional first MotoGP win as highly as his Moto2 and Moto3 world championships.
After five full seasons in MotoGP, the Spaniard finally took glory during his home race at Jerez. His first victory follows a collection of second place finishes to his brother Marc Marquez already this season, and came at the track that he would ...Keep reading

Exactly 50 years ago today, a chaotic Spanish Grand Prix came to an end after just 29 laps following a deadly crash. Half points were awarded to the top six finishers, which included Italian racer Lella Lombardi.
The moment marked the first, and only, time that a woman racing in Formula 1 finished in points-paying positions in a grand prix, and fans have been asking when another woman could ...Keep reading

In a thrilling Sunday race at Oschersleben, Ayhancan Guven celebrated his first victory – and the first-ever DTM win by a Turkish driver. The Manthey-Porsche driver triumphed thanks to a perfect strategy that vaulted him to the front after the first of two mandatory pitstops.
"Already in my first year, I was immediately fighting for victories and the championship title," recalled the ...Keep reading

Kalle Rovanpera kick-started his 2025 World Rally Championship campaign with one of the most dominant victories of his career at Rally Islas Canarias.
Two-time world champions Rovanpera and co-driver Jonne Halttunen delivered a masterclass on Gran Canaria’s smooth asphalt mountain roads, winning 15 of the 18 stages. The performance culminated in a first victory of the season by 53.5 seconds ...Keep reading

Alex Marquez scored his breakthrough MotoGP victory at the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday, reclaiming the lead of the world championship in the process.
Alex’s brother and previous points leader Marc Marquez crashed his factory Ducati on lap three of the race at Jerez, thus falling a point behind the Gresini Ducati rider.
In a morale-boosting result for Yamaha, Fabio Quartararo scored his ...Keep reading

Champagne has been sprayed on the F1 rostrums since the 1950 French Grand Prix, becoming one of the sport's many cherished traditions. In F1 that ritual has had a unique flavour to it ever since circuit speaker Bob Constanduros came up with his now iconic 'Champaaaaaagne', the sign for drivers to douse each other in the delicate bubbly substance, and for dignitaries to duck out of the ...Keep reading

MotoGP has committed to race in Jerez until at least 2031 after the series’ commercial rights holder Dorna extended its contract with the track. The Andalusian venue, which is hosting the Spanish Grand Prix for the 38th time this weekend, has become one of the most iconic stops on the calendar.
It therefore comes as no surprise that an extension to its hosting contract has been agreed. This ...Keep reading

Injured MotoGP world champion Jorge Martin has arrived back in his home town of Madrid less than two weeks after his horror crash at the Qatar Grand Prix.
Martin took a special flight from Doha on Saturday and was then taken to hospital in Madrid, where he underwent a CAT scan to determine the true extent of his lung and rib injuries. The results of his tests allowed him to start planning a ...Keep reading

The 20-year-old French-Algerian rookie has wasted no time standing out. He had a rocky start in Melbourne, where he crashed on the formation lap, but has since emerged as one of the most talked-about newcomers on the grid, with Q3 appearances in China and Japan, as well as points finishes in Japan and Saudi Arabia. His speed and consistency have already earned praise from Red Bull advisor Helmut ...Keep reading

Landgraf Mercedes driver Lucas Auer made a perfect start to the 2025 DTM season, dominating Saturday’s race from pole position at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben.
"It's a perfect day," said a delighted Auer following the contest. "Once again, I have to congratulate my Landgraf squad. They delivered the pitstop, delivered the set-up and came back like this after a year off – I have to take my ...Keep reading

NASCAR introduced the choose rule a few years ago, which is their own take on the choose cone commonly used at short tracks around the country. It's a V-shaped painted box on the frontstretch and its purpose is simple: Drivers may choose which lane they wish to restart in for double-file restarts.
At tracks like Martinsville, the inside is obviously favored while the outside is clearly better ...Keep reading

Jesse Love and Connor Zilisch are good friends off the track, but with a win on the line, both of the young racers battled fiercely at the front of the pack. And on the final lap of the NASCAR Xfinity race at Talladega, Love's attempt to cut under Zilisch for the lead ended poorly for one — and awful for the other.
Zilisch spun, slamming the inside wall nose-first. He impacted the wall in ...Keep reading

Saturday's NASCAR Xfinity race featured an unfortunate accident with just 13 laps to go where some spotter miscommunication resulted in a multi-car crash that eliminated, Katherine Legge, Aric Almirola and Jeffrey Earnhardt from the event.
It was a solid day up until that point for Legge, who led her first lap ever in NASCAR during a cycle of green-flag pit stops. She was running around 15th ...Keep reading

Two-time Talladega Xfinity winner Jeb Burton is not ready to accept the results of Saturday's NASCAR Xfinity race at the superspeedway. While he was battling three-wide for the race lead, officials threw the caution when Connor Zilisch slammed the inside wall. Zilisch himself was leading the race only moments prior.
After reviewing the tape, NASCAR determined that Austin Hill was narrowly ahead ...Keep reading

It seems inevitable at this point, but Austin Hill is once again the winner at a superspeedway track. Connor Zilisch was in control of the race on the final lap, but an unfriendly bump from his friend Jesse Love sent the JR Motorsports driver spinning across the back stretch. Zilisch slammed the inside wall hard, and the caution flag promptly waved.
Austin Hill, who was narrowly ahead at the ...Keep reading

The year is 2022, the stage is Mandalika International Street Circuit, Central Lombok, Indonesia, and the rider sitting in pole position is Fabio Quartararo. That’s the last time Quartararo sat in first position on the grid until this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix, and nothing could take the smile from the French rider’s face.
Three years out of pole position is a long time for a rider who ...Keep reading

Kalle Rovanperä says he cannot remember the last time he felt so comfortable driving a World Rally Championship car after winning a stunning 12 consecutive stages at Rally Islas Canarias.
The two-time world champion has so far delivered a masterclass display on the Canary Islands smooth asphalt roads to open up a commanding 45.2s lead over Toyota team-mate Sébastien Ogier. Championship leader ...Keep reading