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After 500 laps of racing at Bristol Motor Speedway, Ryan Blaney has moved closer to the points lead, now 62 markers behind Tyler Reddick, who has led the standings all year.
After earning his first career win, Ty Gibbs has jumped up to fourth in the standings. 
After a mid-race crash, Shane van Gisbergen has fallen to the Chase cut line, and is just one-point clear of Chase Briscoe.
The ...Keep reading

The World Rally Championship has a habit of creating surreal stories that are unique in motorsport, as Adrien Fourmaux has experienced after a surprise at-home family lunch in Croatia.
An image of Hyundai driver Fourmaux and co-driver Alex Coria sat at a dining table in race suits, eating lunch with a family last Saturday is likely to become one of the images of the season given its unusual ...Keep reading

Ty Gibbs became the 207th different driver to win a NASCAR Cup Series race, beating Ryan Blaney in a 0.055s photo finish at Bristol Motor Speedway. It was the closest Cup finish at Bristol in 35 years.
Blaney had to settle for second while Kyle Larson, who won both stages and led 284 of 500 laps, finished third. Championship leader Tyler Reddick was fourth, and Chase Briscoe was fifth.
Todd ...Keep reading

Making his 131st career start in the NASCAR Cup Series, Ty Gibbs earned his first career win in a wild overtime finish. 
Kyle Larson won both stages and Ryan Blaney had the fastest car in the end, but they had to settle for second and third, respectively. Both chose to pit for fresh tires in the closing laps, while Gibbs rolled the dice and stayed out.
Blaney ran side-by-side with Gibbs ...Keep reading

Lancia has declared its maiden WRC2 victory in Croatia as an "exceptional result" on its second start since rejoining the World Rally Championship after an absence of more than three decades.
The Italian manufacturer, which holds a record 10 WRC manufacturers’ titles, has made its long awaited return to the WRC this year through the second tier WRC2 class. Lancia's previous factory ...Keep reading

Mercedes Formula 1 CEO and team chief Toto Wolff has revealed that he was ready to fire both Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg during their heated team-mate rivalry in 2016.
The 2016 season featured an intense intra-team battle between the two Mercedes drivers. Having grown up racing against each other, their fierce rivalry reached a head as they fought for the championship title, which led to ...Keep reading

Thierry Neuville has vowed to “come back stronger” after a costly final stage mistake let slip a likely first win of the World Rally Championship season for Hyundai in Croatia.
The 2024 world champion had been afforded the luxury to back off through Sunday’s asphalt stages having built a lead of more than a minute, and seemed on course to end Hyundai’s winless start to ...Keep reading

The Ayrton Senna International Circuit in Goiânia, which hosted a MotoGP race a few weeks ago, welcomed representatives from IndyCar on Friday, April 10, further fueling discussions about a possible return of the series to Brazil. 
Mark Miles, CEO of Penske Entertainment, was welcomed by the governor of Goiás, Daniel Vilela, and First Lady Iara Vilela. According to the Diário de Goiás, the ...Keep reading

Lance Stroll’s debut in the GT World Challenge Europe at Paul Ricard ended in low-key fashion, as his #18 Comtoyou Racing Aston Martin squad took 48th place in a late retirement following a series of earlier issues.
In the six-hour race, Stroll’s co-driver Mari Boya started the event and was followed by Roberto Merhi, with the Aston Martin Formula 1 driver only jumping in the car for the ...Keep reading

With Formula 1’s new 2026 regulations, the race start has gained massive importance. The revised power units deliver significantly more hybrid power but no longer feature the MGU-H on the turbo. As a result, power delivery off the line has become inconsistent – making car behaviour in the opening metres less predictable.
This creates a particularly critical phase for drivers and teams ...Keep reading

Takamoto Katsuta claimed victory in Croatia after a dramatic final stage that saw Hyundai's Thierry Neuville throw away a likely first win of the 2026 World Rally Championship season. 
Neuville took a 1m15.4s lead into the final stage and was seemingly on course to end Toyota's 100% winning start to the season. However, the Belgian lost the rear of his i20 N and clouted a concrete block ...Keep reading

In the NASCAR Cup Series, there is no driver with as many wins at Kyle Busch (63), although Denny Hamlin is moving ever-closer.
The 40-year-old Busch won at least one race every year between 2005 and 2023 in his Hall of Fame career. That final year before the impressive streak came to a grinding halt was his very first with Richard Childress Racing, and the two-time Cup champion came out of ...Keep reading

Williams team principal James Vowles has offered fresh praise for Lewis Hamilton's handling of losing the 2021 drivers' championship.
The end of the 2021 Formula 1 season remains one of the most debated moments in the modern era of the championship. The fight between Hamilton and Max Verstappen went down to the wire at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Hamilton had been leading the ...Keep reading

Marc Marquez’s last MotoGP victory dates back to the San Marino Grand Prix in September 2025, just weeks before he sealed the world championship in Japan with a second-place finish.
Less than a week after Motegi, the Ducati rider was injured in Indonesia after being struck by Marco Bezzecchi, sustaining a right shoulder injury that still affects him today. The incident brought an abrupt end ...Keep reading

Damon Hill and Jacques Villeneuve have discussed their time as Williams team-mates and fighting for the drivers' championship in 1996.
The Canadian driver made his Formula 1 debut with the Grove outfit in 1996, joining Hill as they both fought for the championship title. It was the Briton who ultimately won, and Villeneuve finished second, with Michael Schumacher in third.
"I always found ...Keep reading

Every Formula 1 driver races with a fixed number. The series introduced the concept of permanent numbers in 2014 to make drivers more recognisable to fans on track, as numbers were previously assigned based on the final standings in the world championship.
For many years, only the world champion was allowed to change their race number: they were given the option to swap their permanent number ...Keep reading

It was a JR Motorsports 1-2 at Bristol Motor Speedway, and despite dominating the 2025 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series (NOAPS) season, few expected Connor Zilisch to prevail on Saturday. That was because of Kyle Larson, who absolutely dominated the entire race until the very end.
Zilisch was one of three drivers who stayed out during a late-race caution, with crew chief Rodney Childers opting ...Keep reading

On Lap 194 of the 300-lap NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway, the caution flew for an engine failure back in the pack.
Mason Maggio was limping his car around the apron in the No. 91 DGM Racing Chevrolet, white smoke billowing from underneath. He quickly turned behind the pit wall and came to a stop in the garage. Just as he did that, flames erupted from ...Keep reading

In qualifying at Saturday, the No. 12 Team Penske Ford of Ryan Blaney secured pole position at Bristol Motor Speedway. With a fast lap of 15.101s, he earned his 13th career pole and second at Bristol.
"Just kind of got free on Lap 1, and then it was like all right, gather yourself up in (Turns) 3 and 4 and try and get a second lap," said Blaney. "Luckily, the rear tires came in better the ...Keep reading

Thierry Neuville’s sole focus is on bringing home a "very important" victory in Croatia for Hyundai as it bids to end Toyota’s 100% winning streak this World Rally Championship season.
Hyundai has endured a difficult start to the year, being on the end of heavy defeats to rival Toyota, who locked out the podium in Monte Carlo and Sweden. The Korean team’s upgraded i20 N has struggled to ...Keep reading