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Faccin to join British F3 at Silverstone

August 03, 2009

Former Italian Formula Renault frontrunner Michele Faccin will make his British F3 debut at Silverstone next weekend
 

Kentucky: Cup race unlikely for 2010

August 02, 2009

But new track owner Bruton Smith plans to make the IndyCar Series at Kentucky Speedway race a major success
 

Pocono Cup race postponed

August 02, 2009

The Sprint Cup series race scheduled for Sunday at Pocono has been postponed until Monday due to intermittent rain in the area. A heavy downpour in the morning had already pushed back the start of the race, with officials estimating a delay of around an hour and a half that would give them enough time to get the track race ready. However, a similar situation as the one experienced by the Indycar Series at Kentucky further delayed procedures, as weepers on the track surface didn't allow the track to be raceable still.
 

Tander leads HRT 1-2 in Supercar

August 02, 2009

The Holden Racing Team scored a perfect result in race two of the second race of the Norton 360 Sandown Challenge at Sandown Raceway, with Garth Tander leading home teammate Will Davison for a one-two result
 

Hirvonen secures Rally Finland win

August 02, 2009

Mikko Hirvonen has clinched his third consecutive victory and his first home win on the Rally Finland. The result stretches the Ford driver's lead over Citroen rival Sebastien Loeb in the World Rally Championship to three points with three rounds to go.
 

Davison on Supercar pole again at Sandown

August 02, 2009

Holden Racing Team's Will Davison followed up yesterday's maiden V8 Supercar pole position with pole again today for the second race of the Norton 360 Sandown Challenge at Sandown Raceway. Davison almost matched his time from yesterday, but the battle behind him was much closer today.
 

Keselowski takes Iowa Nationwide win

August 01, 2009

Brad Keselowski beat points leader Kyle Busch in a tight and exciting battle to win the inaugural NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Iowa Speedway.
 

Basso clinches Madeira Rally victory

August 01, 2009

Giandomenico Basso has claimed his third career victory in the Rali Vinho Madeira, a result that has both put him into contention for the Intercontinental Rally Challenge title and into the lead of the FIA European Rally Championship.
 

Stewart loses another Pocono pole

August 01, 2009

Crash sends owner-driver to back-up car
 

Johnson: Season better than '08

August 01, 2009

Reigning Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson feels he is currently having a better season than at this stage 12 months ago, as he fights for an unprecedented fourth consecutive title
 

Kristensen takes DTM pole as Audi dominates

August 01, 2009

Tom Kristensen will start from pole position at Oschersleben on Sunday as he bids for his third DTM win at the German track. The Dane comfortably took first place in the four-way shootout for pole, which was contested exclusively by the Abt Sportsline 2009-spec Audis. Timo Scheider had just edged Martin Tomczyk by 0.001 seconds to sit on pole very briefly, before Kristensen came round three tenths of a second faster to grab top spot
 

Engine issue could stop Raikkonen in Finland

August 01, 2009

Kimi Raikkonen's participation in the Rally Finland could soon come to an end as his Abarth Grande Punto has developed an ominous engine problem
 

Turkington tops Snetterton practice

August 01, 2009

Colin Turkington was fastest in free practice for rounds 16, 17 & 18 of the British Touring Car Championship at Snetterton on Saturday.
 

Basso closes on Madeira Rally win

August 01, 2009

Giandomenico Basso's third victory on the Rally Madeira is within his grasp, halfway through the final day's action on round seven of the Intercontinental Rally Challeng
 

Davison dominates Sandown race one

August 01, 2009

Holden Racing Team's Will Davison dominated the first race of the Norton 360 Sandown Challenge at Sandown Raceway, taking his first victory for Holden Racing Team. Davison lost a place at the start to Whincup but passed him back on lap three, Davison then steadily extending his margin as he along with most of the front-runners chose to run the sprint tyre in today's race.
 

Will Davison takes Supercar pole

August 01, 2009

Holden Racing Team's Will Davison has taken his maiden V8 Supercar pole position in qualifying for today's first race of the Norton 360 Sandown Challenge at Sandown Raceway. Davison was fifth-fastest going into the shootout but put in a stunning lap to dominate the shootout, nearly four-tenths faster than his closest challenger and nearly six-tenths faster than third-fastest.
 

Hirvonen pulls away in Finland

August 01, 2009

Mikko Hirvonen has stretched his lead over Sebastien Loeb to 10.9 seconds after an excellent performance on the second morning in Finland. In slightly wet conditions, Hirvonen took three straight stage wins and now holds a more comfortable advantage approaching the rally's halfway point. "The grip is very, very good," said the Ford driver
 

Rain gives Stewart Pocono pole

July 31, 2009

Tony Stewart will start from pole position in Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Pocono after rain forced qualifying to be cancelled for the fifth time this season.
 

Lapierre puts ORECA on Algarve Le Mans Series pole

July 31, 2009

ORECA driver Nicolas Lapierre claimed pole position for Saturday's Le Mans Series enduro at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve in Portugal. The Frenchman came out on top in a closely-fought qualifying session in which the top five cars were separated by just over a half a second. Lapierre's pole time of 1m32.020s aboard the lead ORECA-AIM 01 was just over one tenth of a second quicker than Stefan Mucke's best in the 007 Lola-Aston Martin.
 

Roush drops McMurray for 2010

July 31, 2009

Jamie McMurray will not compete under the Roush Fenway Racing banner in 2010 as the team downsizes from five to four full-time cars next year in order to comply with NASCAR rules
 

Basso still on top in Madeira Rally

July 31, 2009

Giandomenico Basso moves closer to his first win of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge season after leading throughout a marathon day two of the Rally Madeira
 

Weepers delay Kentucky practice

July 31, 2009

Practice for the Kentucky round of the IndyCar Series has been delayed due to patches of moisture on the track
 

Montoya ready to put Brickyard penalty behind him

July 31, 2009

Juan Pablo Montoya says he has turned the page on his frustrating penalty at Indianapolis, which prevented him from scoring what would have been his first NASCAR victory on an oval last week
 

Bianchi beats Bottas to another F3 pole

July 31, 2009

Jules Bianchi came out on top in a duel with team-mate Valtteri Bottas to take pole position for the first Formula 3 Euro Series race of the weekend at Oschersleben. The ART pair exchanged places at the top of the order several times during the session, but Bianchi's effort with four minutes to go was good enough to seal the top spot
 

Raikkonen looks forward to Schumacher return

July 31, 2009

Kimi Raikkonen says he has no qualms about being joined in the Ferrari lineup if Michael Schumacher goes ahead with his plan to substitute for the injured Felipe Massa
 

Audi wants team orders clarification

July 31, 2009

Audi's head of motorsport Wolfgang Ullrich has recommended that the rules regarding team orders in the DTM are made clearer following the controversy at Zandvoort two weeks ago. Ullrich's squad was found guilty of using team orders in the Dutch race following an investigation by the German motorsport authorit
 

Basso extends Madeira advantage

July 31, 2009

A good day at the office for Giandomenico Basso has seen the Abarth man stretch his advantage over the Peugeot hordes at the halfway point of day two on the 50th Rally Madeira, round seven of this year's Intercontinental Rally Challenge. The Italian has performed flawlessly on the island's mountainous roads to claim four successive fastest stage times and build a 16.8-second advantage over Portuguese ace Bruno Magalhaes.
 

Massa will leave hospital on Monday

July 31, 2009

Felipe Massa will leave Hungary by a private plane on Monday, his personal doctor, Dino Altmann confirmed
 

Fauzy quickest in Portimao F-Renault practice

July 31, 2009

Fairuz Fauzy set the fastest time in practice for round seven of the Formula Renault 3.5 series at Portimao on Friday morning. The Malaysian's 1m32.166s today was 0.5s faster than Le Mans pole-winner Jon Lancaster, while Oliver Turvey was third for Carlin Motorsport after being forced to change an engine after Thursday's opening collective test. Team-mate Jaime Alguersuari also opted for a fresh engine today, and the ensuing restricted running left the Formula 1 racer in unfamiliar ground in 23rd.
 

Meeke takes early Madeira Rally lead

July 30, 2009

Intercontinental Rally Challenge leader Kris Meeke set the fastest time as the 50th Rally Madeira got underway this evening with the streets of host city Funchal crammed with tens of thousands of fans