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Aoyama takes commanding 250cc win at Donington

July 26, 2009

Hiroshi Aoyama has taken a commanding victory in the 250cc British Grand Prix at a drying Donington Park. The Japanese rider had a perfect race that saw him take the lead within the first lap, open a large gap over the rest of the field despite the changing track conditions causing degradation to the wet tyres everyone was on, then manage his lead in the closing laps.

Peka Corvette wins Spa 24 Hours

July 26, 2009

Mike Hezemans, Anthony Kumpen, Jos Menten and Kurt Mollekens have won the 2009 Spa 24 Hours in their Pekaracing Chevrolet Corvette C6.R. With the failure of their last remaining rival, the #3 Selleslagh Racing Corvette, in the 21st hour, Peka was able to cruise home to score the second victory in the Belgian classic for the Corvette

Vettel blames Raikkonen for DNF

July 26, 2009

World championship contender Sebastian Vettel blamed Kimi Raikkonen for his own retirement in Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix

125cc race red flagged at rainy Donington

July 26, 2009

The 125cc British Grand Prix has been red flagged because of rain at Donington Park. The event, which started in damp conditions, was interrupted after 14 of the originally scheduled 25 laps had been run, and it will be restarted at 13:25 local time for five laps

Hayden frustrated to fall back again

July 26, 2009

Nicky Hayden was left frustrated to fall back towards the bottom of the grid again in yesterday's qualifying at Donington Park. The American lamented a lack of grip and qualified his factory Ducati in a lowly 15th position, following good progress made in the previous two races which he started from the eighth and the fourth slots of the grid. "It's not coming at all," said the 2006 world champion

Barbera beats Simoncelli to 250cc pole

July 25, 2009

Hector Barbera snatched pole position from Marco Simoncelli on his very last lap ahead of tomorrow's 250cc British Grand Prix. The Pepe Aprilia rider got within one hundredth of a second of the Gilera rival with just a handful of seconds to go in the 45-minute session at Donington Park, but the Spaniard's last lap of 1m31.802s put him ahead of the Italian by 0.092s

Alguersuari pleased despite car problems

July 25, 2009

Formula 1 rookie Jaime Alguersuari was content with his performance in qualifying in Hungary despite finishing at the bottom of the times

Rossi surprised by Donington pole

July 25, 2009

Valentino Rossi said he had not expected to end up on pole position for the British Grand Prix given the tyre problems he encountered earlier in the session. The championship leader struggled to get up to speed on the harder Bridgestone, but found enough pace on soft tyres to beat Dani Pedrosa and Jorge Lorenzo to the top spot. "For me it was a surprise as unfortunately we didn't try the harder tyre this morning," said Rossi.

Aspar eyes second bike for 2011

July 25, 2009

MotoGP's newest team principal, Jorge Martinez, says he wants his Aspar team to expand to a two-rider squad in the premier category by 2011. The team, which will enter a single Ducati in the 2010 MotoGP championship, has been linked to 250cc title contender Alvaro Bautista. Martinez said in a statement on Saturday at Donington Park that he was relieved to have finally bring his MotoGP plans to fruition: "It seems that after three years we are finally able to achieve our dream presenting a MotoGP project.

British F3: Buzaid takes first win at Spa

July 25, 2009

Adriano Buzaid produced a commanding performance in atrocious conditions to claim his maiden British F3 win in a breathless second encounter at Spa today. A heavy downpour delayed the start and reduced the race distance to 11 laps, but the rain was brief and most drivers opted for slick tyres. Brazilian racer Buzaid powered into the lead from his maiden pole position, with points leader Daniel Ricciardo (Carlin) tucking into second.

Aspar to run single Ducati in MotoGP

July 25, 2009

Leading 125cc and 250cc team Aspar will make its long-awaited MotoGP move with Ducati next season. Jorge Martinez's team will run a single Ducati, with 250cc frontrunner Alvaro Bautista tipped as favourite to take the seat. "Still not sure who the rider is," Ducati boss Livio Suppo told AUTOSPORT

Rossi to use airbag system in Britain

July 24, 2009

Valentino Rossi is to use the Dainese airbag system in his race suit for the first time during the British Grand Prix weekend. His Yamaha team-mate Jorge Lorenzo adopted the 'D-air' airbag seat from the last race at the Sachsenring, following his accidents at Laguna Seca and will also stick with it for Donington Park

Toseland vows to fight for his ride

July 24, 2009

James Toseland has vowed to do all he can to retain his seat at Tech 3 Yamaha beyond 2009, despite what he describes as a 'frustrating' season so far. The Briton's best result so far in 2009 is a sixth place at Assen and he currently lies 14th in the riders' points table, while his team-mate Colin Edwards is fifth. But while the likes of World Superbike sensation Ben Spies and 250cc championship contender Alvaro Bautista have been linked to a switch to Tech 3, Toseland is determined to fight for his place on the grid

Toseland happy with Silverstone switch

July 24, 2009

Britain's only MotoGP rider James Toseland says he will not be as sad as some of his rivals to see the British Grand Prix switch from Donington Park to Silverstone in 2010. The Tech 3 Yamaha rider, a double World Superbike champion, is one of the few on the grid with extensive experience of Silverstone, which he hopes will give him an edge when the world championship moves to the venue next season.

Scott Mansell to return in Superleague

July 24, 2009

Scott Mansell will return to motor racing in the Superleague Formula at Donington Park next weekend. The 23-year-old Briton is to take Duncan Tappy's place in the Galatasaray car. He last raced in 2006, when he was driving in the Indy Pro Series (now Indy Lights) in America.

Alonso says Button still favourite

July 24, 2009

Jenson Button is still the favourite to win the world championship this year, claims Fernando Alonso, despite Red Bull Racing's resurgent form. Although Button's Brawn team has seen its advantage in the title chase whittled away in the last two races by Red Bull Racing duo Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber, Alonso thinks the current points leader has little to worry about.

Smith hopes for home turnaround

July 22, 2009

Bradley Smith hopes he can use his home grand prix at Donington Park this weekend to revive his challenge for the 125cc world championship

Raikkonen: Hungary is big opportunity

July 22, 2009

Kimi Raikkonen believes the Hungarian Grand Prix will be one of Ferrari's best chances to fight at the front this season

Renault to hold open day at factory

July 22, 2009

Renault is to hold an open day at its Formula 1 factory in Enstone on 12 August as part of Britain's National Motorsport Week

Lorenzo: Yamaha offer not good enough

July 20, 2009

Jorge Lorenzo says he is ready to delay a decision on his future, claiming he is worth more than what his Yamaha team is offering him.

Simoncelli wins 250cc at the Sachsenring

July 19, 2009

Marco Simoncelli has won the shortened and delayed 250cc German Grand Prix, after rain interrupted the first start. But it was a short drizzle that left the track dry by the time the 19-lap race was re-started half an hour later, with all riders starting on slick tyres except for Karel Abraham, whose gamble on wets didn't pay off. Gilera's Simoncelli dropped down to third from pole at the start, but Hector Barbera's Pepe Aprilia was soon overtaken on the first lap, after which the Italian made up a small gap to Alex Debon (Blusens Aprilia).

Rain interrupts and delays 250cc race

July 19, 2009

The 250cc German Grand Prix was red-flagged due to rain hitting the Sachsenring circuit while the riders were completing their first lap and will be restarted at 12:45 local time. The starting grid will remain the same as in the original start, but the race will only run for 19 laps rather than the originally-scheduled 29.

Simoncelli takes Sachsenring 250cc pole

July 18, 2009

Marco Simoncelli took a strong pole position at a wet but drying Sachsenring, ahead of tomorrow's 250cc Grand Prix

Lorenzo pleased with improved fitness

July 18, 2009

Jorge Lorenzo said his physical condition was improving after taking second behind his Yamaha teammate Valentino Rossi in qualifying for the German Grand Prix

Jarvis suspected pole was possible

July 18, 2009

Oliver Jarvis says that he felt he had a chance of achieving a special result in qualifying before he went on to take his first DTM pole at Zandvoort

Kallio: Finger injury not a problem

July 17, 2009

Mika Kallio is confident that his severely injured finger will not hamper him too much during this weekend's MotoGP German Grand Prix

Pedrosa not thinking of MotoGP championship

July 08, 2009

Dani Pedrosa says he is not thinking about the championship despite his breakthrough victory at the United Stated Grand Prix last weekend

Raikkonen realistic for German GP

July 08, 2009

Kimi Raikkonen says he is staying realistic about Ferrari's chances for the German Grand Prix, admitting victory is out of reach for the Italian squad

Ganassi in no hurry to fill Truex void

July 08, 2009

Chip Ganassi is in no rush to find a replacement for Martin Truex Jr. after Michael Waltrip Racing announced it has signed him on a multi-year contract from 2010

Waltrip happy to hand drive to Truex

July 08, 2009

Michael Waltrip says he is "happy and proud" to hand his drive to Martin Truex Jr as he announced that he is set to retire from full-time racing in the Sprint Cup Series at the end of the season