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Mass penalties hand Vietoris F3 victory

August 02, 2009

Christian Vietoris took a surprise victory in the second Formula 3 Euro Series race of the Oschersleben weekend after all six drivers ahead of him had 30 seconds added to their race times. The Mucke Motorsport driver was only seventh on the road at the chequered flag, but he was classified the winner after 21 of the 23 drivers still running were penalised for setting personal best times through the first sector while yellow flags were out. The drivers who were given a time penalty included all of those ahead of Vietoris - Stefano Coletti (who took a dominant win on the road), Mika Maki, Roberto Merhi, Jules Bianchi and Jean Karl Vernay.

Giovanardi wins bruising BTCC race one

August 02, 2009

Vauxhall's Fabrizio Giovanardi gave his chances of another British Touring Car title a boost by winning an incident-packed first race at Snetterton. Mat Jackson came through to second in the Silverline Chevrolet, with Paul O'Neill a delighted third in his Tech-Speed Honda Integra. Front row starters Jason Plato and Colin Turkington both fell out of victory contention on a bruising opening lap.

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.

Lancaster scores first FR3.5 victory

August 01, 2009

Jon Lancaster withstood intense pressure from championship leader Bertrand Baguette to claim his maiden Formula Renault 3.5 victory at Portimao today. Toro Rosso Formula 1 driver Jaime Alguersuari came through from seventh on the reversed grid to complete the podium for Carlin Motorport.

Corinthians leads way in Superleague practice

August 01, 2009

Ex-Formula 1 racer Antonio Pizzonia set the fastest time in free practice for round three of Superleague Formula at Donington Park, but series returnee squad Sevilla rivalled him as being the most consistent across the three sessions. All running so far has been rain-affected, with the opening 30-minute session offering the driest weather conditions. That was led by Corinthians' driver Pizzonia, who was almost half a second clear of Lyon's Nelson Panciatici

Alguersuari takes first FR3.5 pole

July 31, 2009

Toro Rosso Formula 1 driver Jaime Alguersuari dispelled any apprehensions over running a dual program by claiming his first Formula Renault 3.5 pole position at Portimao

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

Raikkonen ready to raise his pace at Rally Finland

July 31, 2009

Ferrari Formula 1 star Kimi Raikkonen says he is ready to step his pace up a level on the second day of his World Rally run

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.

Afanasiev returns to top step in IFM

July 26, 2009

Russian Sergey Afanasiev ended his 14-month International Formula Master winless streak with an easy victory in the second Hungarian Grand Prix support race of the weekend

Three-way fight continues at Spa

July 26, 2009

Three cars remain in contention for victory in this year's Spa 24 Hours with less than seven hours remaining.

Kral claims first Master win of 2009

July 25, 2009

Josef Kral claimed his first International Formula Master victory of the season, and the first since his first win at Oschersleben last year, with a lights-to-flag victory in the first of this weekend's two races in support of the Hungarian Grand Prix

Massa: FIA should allow rookies to test

July 25, 2009

Felipe Massa believes the FIA should allow a change to Formula 1 testing restrictions to allow young rookies the chance to get mileage under their belt away from a race weekend

F3: ART put to the back of the Spa grid

July 25, 2009

Top Euro Series Formula 3 team ART has been bumped to the back of the British F3 grid for race two at Spa today after officials discovered an irregularity with the squad's three Dallaras

Webber: Win a major mental boost

July 25, 2009

Red Bull Racing's Mark Webber feels his mindset has changed for the better in the wake of his maiden Formula 1 victory - even if he reckons his car is not as strong this time out in Hungary. Webber took a popular win at the Nurburgring two weeks ago as his Red Bull outfit showed it had the pace to be a serious threat to Brawn GP's world championship ambitions

Hamilton's Top Gear return postponed

July 25, 2009

World champion Lewis Hamilton is going to have to wait a bit longer to try and beat the record time on the 'Star in a reasonably priced car' feature on BBC's Top Gear programme, after plans to get him out next week were shelved.

Button: Brawn is back to its best

July 25, 2009

Jenson Button thinks his Brawn GP team is back to its best again, after the recent struggles that have allowed rivals Red Bull Racing into the World Championship hunt

Perera barred from GP2 feature race

July 25, 2009

DPR's Franck Perera will not be allowed to start today's GP2 feature race at the Hungaroring after stewards declared him responsible for yesterday's collision with Romain Grosjean in qualifying

Buzaid given post-race penalty

July 24, 2009

Adriano Buzaid has dropped to 19th in the results of the first Spa British Formula 3 race after being given a post-race penalty. The Brazilian T-Sport driver had finished sixth on the road but was penalised for overshooting his grid position as he lined up for the start of the race. Earlier in the day he had claimed his maiden F3 pole position in qualifying for race two, which takes place tomorrow morning prior to the Spa 24 Hours.

New F1 Concorde dependent on cost-cutting deal

July 24, 2009

The FIA has said that it is now entirely up to Formula 1's teams to agree on cost-cutting restrictions for the new Concorde Agreement to be signed, as moves to find a settlement hit late snags at the Hungarian Grand Prix

Hamilton dreaming of front row start

July 24, 2009

World Champion Lewis Hamilton is hopeful of a front row start at the Hungarian Grand Prix, although the McLaren driver admits he will be happy by reaching Q3 tomorrow

British F3: Ricciardo ends losing streak at Spa

July 24, 2009

Championship leader Daniel Ricciardo ended a losing streak of eight races for Carlin Motorsport; American teammate Jake Rozenzweig fifth in series debut

F-Renault: Ricciardo to join Tech 1 for Portimao

July 24, 2009

British Formula 3 championship leader Daniel Ricciardo will make his Formula Renault 3.5 debut with Tech 1 Racing at Portimao next month. The Australian Carlin Motorsport driver will substitute for fellow Red Bull Junior Brendon Hartley, who is on Formula 3 Euro Series duty with Carlin at Oschersleben. "It's really Red Bull's decision," Ricciardo told AUTOSPORT.

Toro Rosso expects Alguersuari to shine

July 24, 2009

Scuderia Toro Rosso team principal Franz Tost has hit back at critics who say Jaime Alguersuari is too young to be in Formula 1. Alguersuari is set to become the youngest driver to start an F1 race this weekend, but his promotion into Toro Rosso has caused controversy, with Mark Webber and Felipe Massa saying he should not have been given the chance yet. However, Tost has jumped to Alguersuari's defence - and said he thinks the youngster will have a bright future in F1 as he is groomed for eventual promotion to Red Bull Racing.

British F3: Buzaid claims first pole at Spa

July 24, 2009

Adriano Buzaid claimed his and T-Sport's maiden British Formula 3 pole position by topping the times during a sodden second qualifying session at Spa this morning. The track dried slowly throughout the session and, after T-Sport had traded times with leading F3 Euro Series squad ART in the early part of qualifying, Brazilian racer Buzaid leapt to the top permanently with eight minutes of the half-hour session to run. The ex-Formula Renault UK race winner, who also topped the times during wet first practice yesterday, set several laps good enough for pole during the latter part of the session and was particularly rapid through the long middle sector

Q & A with Anton Alen

July 24, 2009

Abarth driver Anton Alen will start his first World Rally Championship round since 2007 on Rally Finland next week.

Sutil targets top 10 regularly

July 24, 2009

Adrian Sutil is convinced that Force India, which has yet to score a point in 27 grands prix, can now be a regular top 10 contender after the team showed significantly improved form in recent races