Stuttgart. Porsche returns to Le Mans with a works-run LMP1 sports prototype. The first outing of the completely new developed race car is planned for the year 2014. With 16 overall victories, Porsche is the most successful manufacturer in Le Mans. The most recent win was in 1998 with the Porsche 911 GT1. “Motorsport was [...]

Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team has introduced a stunning new black colour scheme to its Fiesta RS World Rally Car for this week’s four-day asphalt test in north-east France. The car, Ford’s challenger in the FIA World Rally Championship, carries the same design that it sported on the opening seven rounds of the series.  [...]

Sun 29th 2011- Year after year the world’s best offroad riders and a huge number of ambitious privateers meet in Austria at “The Iron Mountain”. Around 1500 riders contest the Prologue on Saturday and Sunday and following this, only a handful of riders reach the summit in the Red Bull Hare Scramble on Sunday. KTM [...]

Stuttgart. It was one of the most exciting and dramatic 24 hour races at the Nürburgring. And it finished with a triumph for Porsche. In front of 220,000 spectators lining the legendary Nordschleife, Porsche works drivers Marc Lieb (Germany), Timo Bernhard (Germany), Romain Dumas (France) as well as Lucas Luhr (Switzerland) won the 39th running [...]

Valencia, 26 June 2011.  World Championship leader Sebastian Vettel claimed his sixth win of the year in eight races, having started from pole position at the The Grand Prix of Europe Valencia street circuit. He was followed home by Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso, who claimed his second podium of the year, following the Monaco Grand Prix. It [...]

American Ben Spies, who was edged out of pole position by Marco Simoncelli (San Carlo Honda Gresini Team), rode a perfect race to cross the line 7.697s ahead of Casey Stoner in second place. The Texan had a good start, allowing him to narrowly avoid the drama of the first lap, when pole starter Italian [...]

Sat 25th 2011- Treacherous wet conditions made the already immense challenge of the Nürburgring-Nordschleife an even greater task during the inaugural Porsche Carrera World Cup race on Saturday, 25th June, an encounter in which Oman’s Ahmad Al Harthy unfortunately had to retire on the opening lap. Acting as round nine of the Porsche Carrera Cup [...]

Sat 25th Jun 2011: Oman Air Racing Team driver Ahmad Al Harthy has spoken of his amazement, awe and respect of the challenge offered by the Nürburgring-Nordschleife after qualifying fourth in Pro-Am 1 today, Friday, 24th June, ahead of the weekend’s ninth round of the Porsche Carrera Cup GB Championship. As part of the inaugural [...]

Marco Simoncelli (San Carlo Honda Gresini Team) displayed his determination for a first premier class podium by sealing his second pole position of the 2011 MotoGP season. The Italian’s hot lap of 1’34.718 left him just 0.009s clear at the top of the timesheet, ahead of Yamaha Factory Racing’s Ben Spies. Spies stepped up his [...]

Assen, June 23rd- The first day of practice at the Iveco TT Assen was shortened substantially when the afternoon practice sessions for all three categories were cancelled. Heavy rain during the first practice sessions claimed many riders in crashes, particularly in the Moto2 class which saw the heaviest rain. Italian rider Alex Baldolini inadvertently left [...]