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After being dropped from 2024 due to flooding, Valencia returns on the MotoGP calendar this year to host the season finale.
Newly-crowned nine-time world champion Marc Marquez remains absent due to injury, but Jorge Martin returns to action this weekend on the factory Aprilia.
Martin, however, will have to serve a double long lap penalty in Sunday's race, with stewards blaming him for ...Keep reading

F1 Academy has confirmed that 16-year-old American driver Payton Westcott will join the grid for the season finale in Las Vegas as the Wild Card entry.
Supported by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (Visit Las Vegas), Westcott will sport a Las Vegas-themed race suit and livery.
"I’m so proud to be racing as the F1 Academy Wild Card driver in Las Vegas, especially as an ...Keep reading

Ahead of the final three races of the 2025 season, we asked our writers to answer the big questions on what could unfold – as well as making some bold predictions.

Marco Bezzecchi has explained why he feels “it’s a shame” not to have Marc Marquez competing at the MotoGP finale in Valencia, despite having a better chance of victory without the 2025 world champion in action.
This weekend, Marquez will visit a MotoGP paddock for the first time since the accident that ended his season early at the Indonesian Grand Prix. But the injured factory Ducati ...Keep reading

As Motorsport.com does at the conclusion of every NASCAR season, it's time to take a look back at the ten closest finishes of 2025 in the Cup, Xfinity, and Craftsman Truck Series. Stock car racing is known for its action-packed events with no shortage of dramatic finishes.
But surprisingly, the closest finish of the year would have only been good enough for fifth on 2024's list. Even still ...Keep reading

On Wednesday night Audi kicked off its 2026 entry with a launch event in Munich, showcasing a concept livery for its first-ever Formula 1 challenger.
Here's what we learned from the event about Audi's approach and ambitions.
1. Audi views F1 as long-term project and wants to win titles by 2030, but thinks it can "compete" before
There has never been any doubt that Audi sees its F1 project ...Keep reading

Alpine managing director Steve Nielsen said the team was caught by surprise by how its midfield rivals continued to improve their cars during the 2025 Formula 1 campaign.
The Enstone-based squad started the season in decent form, carrying momentum from a strong finish to 2024. Pierre Gasly reached Q3 three times in the first six grands prix, including a stellar Bahrain Grand Prix with a ...Keep reading

Whether it’s the Grammys, the Emmys, or the Laureus World Sports Awards – the drama and excitement of F1 has been commended away from the circuit. Here’s how the sport and its stars are earning recognition on the world’s biggest stages.

Sergio Perez has got his first taste of Formula 1 machinery in just under a year after beginning a two-day test in a 2023-spec Ferrari at Imola as part of his preparations to return to the grid with Cadillac next year, F1.com understands. 

Ryan Hunter-Reay will join Arrow McLaren for the 2026 Indianapolis 500, completing the team’s four-car lineup for the 110th running of the event.
The 2014 Indy 500 winner and 2012 IndyCar Series champion will drive the No. 31 Chevrolet alongside full-time drivers Pato O’Ward, Nolan Siegel and Christian Lundgaard.
Arrow McLaren continues its tradition of adding a high-profile fourth entry ...Keep reading

Australian fast-food chain Grill'd has responded to reports of an Oscar Piastri 'curse' after the brand changed its campaign about the McLaren Formula 1 driver.
The food chain changed its promotion surrounding Piastri after he failed to finish on the podium in any race since a third-place finish at the Italian Grand Prix. The campaign promised a free 'bonus' burger every time the 24-year-old ...Keep reading

As the Abu Dhabi Autonomous Racing League readies itself for its second-ever live race at Yas Marina on 15 November, the series readies itself to put on an incredible show for packed out grandstands.
With a stage as special as Yas Marina Circuit, A2RL’s dusting off its fineries, and making sure that race fans will have a spectacular weekend to mark the series’ second ever live event. As ...Keep reading

Jorge Martin has admitted that the 2025 MotoGP season has been “shitty” for him, but insists it won’t shape how his career is remembered.
Martin has endured a wretched first year with Aprilia after winning the 2024 title on a Pramac Ducati, with a series of injuries derailing his title defence.
Two separate training injuries during pre-season kept him out of action until the Qatar GP ...Keep reading

Opinion among the manufacturers appears split on the potential introduction of success handicaps in the Hypercar class for next year’s World Endurance Championship.
Ferrari is among the marques that has come out against the idea of bringing in handicaps, provision for which has been made in the 2026 WEC sporting regulations, to supplement the Balance of Performance as a means of levelling the ...Keep reading

Yuki Tsunoda was surprised to send Lance Stroll into a spin in Formula 1’s Brazilian Grand Prix, a contact that led to his race unravelling.
Tsunoda was in 16th following the race’s safety-car restart on lap six when, exiting Ferradura behind Franco Colapinto, the Red Bull driver braked much later, swerved to avoid the Alpine, and ended up tapping Aston Martin’s Stroll into a spin.
The ...Keep reading

Yamaha’s V4 MotoGP bike will run with a new chassis at the season-closing Valencia Grand Prix this weekend.
In doing so, the Japanese manufacturer appears to have responded to remarks by the V4’s development rider, Augusto Fernandez, at the bike’s last race outing in Malaysia.
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MotoGPYamaha’s V4 'still a long way off' says test rider Augusto ...Keep reading

F1 Academy has announced a multi-year partnership extension with the current 10 Formula 1 teams from 2026 on top of major change from 2027.
The all-female racing series will continue to have the backing of the 10 current F1 teams, which all sponsor an F1 Academy livery and driver, through 2026 on a multi-year basis. Cadillac, which is set to make its F1 debut in 2026, will join the F1 Academy ...Keep reading

The Formula 1 teams agree to extend their commitment to back the all-female F1 Academy series beyond 2025.

The Formula 1 teams agree to extend their commitment to back the all-female F1 Academy series beyond 2025.

The Formula 1 teams agree to extend their commitment to back the all-female F1 Academy series beyond 2025.