At Thursday’s pre-event press conference at the Monster Energy Grand Prix de France in Le Mans, Repsol Honda Team’s Casey Stoner surprised the racing world by announcing his retirement at the end of the 2012 MotoGP™ season. At the same time Valentino Rossi confirmed he will be continuing in the sport for at least another [...]

Donington Park (UK), Sunday 13 May 2012 – A 48,500 strong crowd saw some astounding race action at Donington in two sun-blessed 23-lap races, which culminated in a moment of history for one of the world’s most important motorcycle manufacturers, some of the best SBK racing ever seen and changes near the top of the [...]

  Spa-Francorchamps,Belgium, May 7th, 2012- The Gulf Racing Middle East team, representing theUnited Arab Emirates, had a challenging weekend at the second round of the FIA World Endurance Championship inSpa-Francorchamps,Belgium. The rain arrived early and had a strong influence on the shape of the 6hr race as the conditions remained tricky throughout, for the 42 car [...]

Portugal, Sun 6th May 2012- Repsol Honda Team’s Casey Stoner made it two wins in a row to take the lead in the MotoGP™ championship with victory at the Grande Prémio de Portugal Circuito Estoril. Having led from the start, the reigning World Champion never gave up the lead, as he put in another dominant [...]

Sat May 5th 2012- A large crowd of 31,000 braved the typically changeable Spa weather to see the WEC 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps and were treated to the first victory for the new Audi R18 Ultra, a worthy successor to its distant ancestor the R8.  Romain Dumas, who won the 24 Hours of Spa in [...]

Jerez -Sun Apr 29th- On a day when MotoGP™ fans around the globe were treated to three absolutely thrilling races, reigning World Champion Casey Stoner took his first premier-class victory at the Jerez track at the Gran Premio bwin de España, as he fought an epic battle with championship rival Jorge Lorenzo. With rain throughout [...]

BIC, Sakhir – Grand Prix motor racing thundered back to the desert with a scintillating race that brought victory for defending world champions, Sebastian Vettel and the Red Bull Racing team. The 2012 Formula 1™ Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix delivered an all-action race with a feast of overtaking and drama. Starting on pole position, [...]

BIC, Sakhir – The deafening roars of Formula One engines signaled the start of this year’s Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix on Friday at Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) in Sakhir. McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes’s Nico Rosberg shared the honours of being the fastest drivers on the opening day of the weekend-long event. Hamilton set the [...]

BIC, Sakhir – The long wait is over; the 2012 Formula One Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix flags off Friday (April 20) with tens of thousands of fans expected to flock to Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) for the return of motor racing’s pinnacle to the Sakhir desert. This year’s Bahrain Grand Prix weekend marks the [...]

Bologna, April 18, 2012 – AUDI AG is acquiring from Investindustrial Group the tradition-steeped Italian sports motorcycle manufacturer Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A., which has its registered office in Bologna. The transaction will be completed as quickly as possible once authorized by the competition authorities. The Supervisory Boards of AUDI AG and Volkswagen AG approved the [...]