Audi has won the Nürburgring 24 Hours exactly one week following the brand’s 13th success in the Le Mans 24 Hours. Phoenix Racing with the Audi R8 LMS ultra celebrated a hard-fought victory in its home round in the Eifel. Ernst Moser’s squad had previously taken the honours in the …
Read More »One-off Ferrari F12 TRS joins the Ferrari Cavalcade 2014 in Sicily
More than 90 Ferraris driven by clients from 27 different nations are preparing to explore some of the most beautiful corners of Sicily between tomorrow, Wednesday 18th, and Sunday 22nd of June, in the course of the third edition of the Ferrari Cavalcade. The event was held in Emilia Romagna …
Read More »Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 takes on the Nurburgring 24 Hours
Nissan heads “home” this weekend to the Nurburgring, the scene where the Nissan GT-R is developed and set the lap record for the fastest volume production car around the 20.8km long circuit. With an all-star international team of drivers, competing in the Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 this is Nissan’s biggest assault on …
Read More »Toyota takes record breaking pole at Le Mans 24-hour
Toyota Racing’s Kazuki Nakajima set a new Le Mans qualifying lap record to put the #7 TS040 Hybrid in pole position for the 82nd running of the famous Le Mans 24-hour endurance race this weekend. Toyota Racing arrives at Le Mans – often regarded as the world’s most demanding race …
Read More »Subaru takes new WRX STI to Nürburgring 24-Hour
Subaru has announced it will participate for the seventh consecutive year in Germany’s famed Nürburgring 24-Hour Race, using the new All-Wheel Drive WRX STI race car. The company’s performance arm – Subaru Tecnica International (STI) – is aiming for its third victory in the SP3T class, on what is regarded …
Read More »2015 Subaru WRX STI sets new lap record at Isle of Man
A 2015 Subaru WRX STI piloted by British rally champion, Mark Higgins, set a new lap record of the fabled 59.5km Isle of Man TT Road Course with a time of 19 minutes and 26 seconds at an average lap speed of 187 km/h. This breaks the current record of 19 …
Read More »Toyota eyes sports car racing’s biggest prize
Toyota Racing’s quest for the biggest prize in international sports-car racing culminates this month as it sets its sights on victory at the famous Le Mans 24-hour race classic.The team, campaigning two TS040 hybrid-powered race cars, aims to extend its World Endurance Championship (WEC) lead by surpassing its second placing …
Read More »Nissan dominates Super GT and fastest in LM P2 at Le Mans
Nissan turned up the volume on the summer of #eatsleepRACErepeat over the weekend with events taking place at Le Mans, Silverstone, the USA and Japan. The first race results of the weekend came from Japan with a fantastic 1-2-3 finish in the Super GT race at Autopolis. Nissan’s new GT500 GT-R dominated …
Read More »Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 all set to attack 2014 Nurburgring 24 Hours
Nissan has announced that it is bringing back the Nissan GT-R to the Nordschleife with an assault on the 2014 Nurburgring 24 Hours. The event, held on 21-22 June, is one of the toughest endurance races in the world, providing the ultimate test of man and machine as they compete …
Read More »Ogier Show Thrills 100,000 Fans in Portugal
Right at the front with the Portuguese flag at the rear: The current WRC champions Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia secured victory at the legendary “Fafe Rally Sprint” at their debut attempt. The Volkswagen pair put on a spectacular show in their Polo R WRC for more than 100,000 enthusiastic …
Read More »Volvo Polestar Racing scores first V8 Supercars victory
Volvo Polestar Racing scored its first V8 Supercars victory in the final race of the Formula 1 weekend in Melbourne. Racing driver Scott McLaughlin crossed the finishing line first in a Volvo S60 Polestar V8 after 12 laps to score Volvo’s first racing victory in Australia since 1999, one second ahead of …
Read More »Nico Rosberg wins 2014 Australian Grand Prix
The MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team today entered the new era of Formula One with a composed victory for Nico Rosberg from P3 on the grid at the Australian Grand Prix. Nico claimed first place off the line and led every lap of the race to win by 24 …
Read More »Alfa Romeo 4C coupe announced as WTCC official safety car
The Alfa Romeo 4C coupe has been announced as the official safety car for the World Touring Car Championship (WTCC). The 4C WTCC safety car will make its debut with a special livery at the first round of the 2014 championship on April 12-13 at the Moulay El Hassan Circuit in …
Read More »Volvo Polestar Racing set for Melbourne’s Grand Prix weekend
Volvo Polestar Racing heads to the second V8 Supercars Championship event of 2014 this weekend, joining the Formula 1 event in Melbourne. Racing driver Scott McLaughlin secured a sensational podium finish in Volvo Polestar Racing’s debut race two weeks ago at the Clipsal 500, and is aiming to continue in the …
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