Racing

Nissan confirmed in February it would be making an official return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2014 with a new race car entered through the event’s ‘Garage 56’ entry for environmentally friendly cars. At the time, Nissan said its race car would be “pioneering” and...

Spanish racing driver Marc Gene has lent a hand in the promotion of the 2014 Alfa Romeo 4C by providing a lucky stranger with a ride in the upcoming sports car. Gene was in his native Spain for the stunt, on what looks like an ordinary working day. Surprisingly, the first person offered a ride...

The 24 Hours of Le Mans is underway, with practice and qualifying sessions taking place today, and the race running this weekend. Eighteen years ago, McLaren was in the thick of it, with the F1 GTR pulling through the long night and into the checkered flag for the overall win. That F1 GTR, piloted...

The Lotus Praga Le Mans campaign has come unstuck just days out from this year’s running of the 24-hour endurance race. A number of components for the two T128 LMP2 prototypes being prepared by German squad Kodewa, which is running the cars under the Lotus Praga banner, have been seized by a...

In early February, we told you that Aston Martin was asking fans to design the livery of one of its Vantage-based race cars destined for competition this year. Today, Aston Martin took the wraps off the fan-designed livery, which graces the #97 Vantage GTE race car to be driven by Darren Turner...

Following initial reports a week ago, Volvo has now formally announced its participation in the exciting touring car series that is V8 Supercars. Raced primarily in Australia but with a handful of races held overseas, including one in the U.S., V8 Supercars pits family sedans turned race cars in...

While Audi continues to set the benchmark in World Endurance Championship racing, particularly at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the newcomer to prototype racing, Toyota, is eager to prove it has the pace to win. Coming off a strong showing at last year's 24-hour race, and a trio of wins to close out the...

Formula One triple world champion Sebastian Vettel has extended his contract with Red Bull Racing for at least two more years. Vettel, now 25, won his three successive world championships with Red Bull Racing, and, considering his performance so far this season, the German youngster could soon be...

Earlier this week, we had the good fortune to interview Audi racer Allan McNish ahead of next week's 24 Hours of Le Mans. During the interview, he made a case for the Le Mans formula being very well-designed to yield the most relevant form of racing, both now and in the future. But is that really...

The king of rally is about to take on the biggest hill climb in the world. We expect records to tumble, re-set at levels that will stand for years. What else should you expect, after all, when the eight-time World Rally Champion Sébastien Loeb brings an 850-horsepower Peugeot to Pikes Peak?...

The current Subaru WRX STI is a beast: powerful, capable, but something less than pretty. Despite its ungainly looks, it has made fans out of us and out of a large chunk of the populace. But it's due for replacement soon. So we took the opportunity to spend the better part of a week with the car in...

It's not every day you see an F1 legend like Sir Stirling Moss with his old Silver Arrow racer trackside. It's even rarer to have Lewis Hamilton and his W04 Silver Arrow join the party. Fortunately, the event was captured on video. While it's not exactly a deep dive into the technological...

It’s been three years since we first heard Porsche’s confirmation it would be returning to Le Mans’ premier LMP1 category in 2014, with a brand new works team and car. Porsche has been working overtime since then, in order to get its team ready for the start of the 2014 World...

Bentley gave us its biggest indication that it was seriously considering a return to motorsports with the unveiling of the striking Continental GT3 race car concept at the 2012 Paris Auto Show. Due to the overwhelmingly positive response to the concept, it didn’t take long for Bentley to...

The 81st running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans is just over a week away, and the testing has begun. Here, we get to see Oliver Gavin wheeling the #74 Corvette C6R around the famed street circuit during this week's damp test day. Apart from rather miserable visibility at points, there's also the issue...

At nearly 200 mph, the jumps, curves, and hard stone walls of the Snaefell Mountain Course are among the most challenging in all of competitive motorsports. They're also among the most dangerous, claiming the lives of 240 competitors since the race's founding in 1907, including one more this year...

Williams is the latest Formula One team to get involved with the new Formula E Championship, whose inaugural season commences next year. McLaren has already announced it will supply the electric motors for the Formula E race cars while Renault is helping to optimize their performance and electronic...

Official testing for the 81st running of the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans race is now over, with Audi and Aston Martin topping the time sheets in their respective categories. This year’s Le Mans race doesn’t kick off until June 22, but this past weekend teams got their final chance to...

After being dominated for years by Holden and Ford, Australia’s V8 Supercars this year opened up the series to more brands. This saw Nissan with its Altima and a private entity racing a Mercedes-Benz quickly sign on, and at one point there was talk of Chrysler joining too. While the Chrysler...

Red Bull Racing’s Sebastian Vettel drove a superbly controlled race yesterday at Montreal’s Circuit Gilles Villeneuve to claim his first Formula One Canadian Grand Prix victory. The German youngster, starting from pole for the third consecutive time at the Canadian race, cruised to...