A masterful drive from Sebastien Ogier

The second day of the 2008 Rally Mexico saw Sebastien Ogier and his co-driver Julien Ingrassia continue to dominate the FIA Junior World Championship standings thanks to another remarkably mature run. The Equipe de France FFSA crew came through the day's challenging stages totally unscathed to extend their lead with ... [ more ]

Wilson a day away from points with Stobart

Stobart VK M-Sport Ford rally team driver Matthew Wilson and co-driver Scott Martin have advanced a further place from their overnight position on day 2 of Rally Mexico; round three of the FIA World Rally Championship.

On his first event as a Stobart-nominated point-scoring driver, since Wales Rally GB in ... [ more ]

Atkinson challenges for the lead after wildly unpredictable second day in Mexico

In a turbulent day of competition on Rally Mexico, Chris Atkinson and Stephane Prevot grabbed second position overall aboard their Subaru Impreza WRC2007. Petter Solberg and Phil Mills however fell foul of the conditions and were forced to retire mid-way through the morning's ... [ more ]

Day 2: sierra showdown for Loeb/Elena and the Citroen C4

Sebastien Loeb, Daniel Elena and their Citroen C4 WRC completed Day 2 of the 2008 Rally Mexico on top of the provisional leaderboard.

With a total of 157.32 kilometres of competitive action to cover, the second leg was the longest of the weekend and featured two loops of three stages all more ... [ more ]

Rally Mexico bites hard but Ford drivers hold firm in top five

Despite setbacks for both cars, BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team ended the second day of Rally Mexico in a strong position as the only squad with both pairings in the top five on the leaderboard. Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila are third in a Ford Focus RS World Rally Car with team-mates Mikko ... [ more ]

At Phillip Island
Australian riders took the honours in the second round of the HANNspree Superbike World Championship at Phillip Island in front of a 65,400 crowd.

Troy Bayliss (Ducati Xerox) dominated both Superbike races, while Andrew Pitt clinched the Supersport win. Troy Corser (Yamaha Motor Italia) and Michel Fabrizio (Ducati Xerox) took the other ... [ more ]

“We are a bit behind”
With the second nocturnal test on the Losail International Circuit, in Qatar, MotoGP winter tests have concluded.

From next weekend, always in Doha, things will get serious with the first 2008 MotoGP World Championship round.

Alice Team riders, Toni Elias and Sylvain Guintoli, have worked hard to find the best solution for ... [ more ]

“We know that we have to improve on qualifiers”
The second and final evening of testing concluded in Doha, Qatar, on Friday night.

After spending the first part of the test putting together impressive race times, both Team San Carlo Honda Gresini riders used the final few hours to improve the set-up of their machines in race trim, reacting to the constant ... [ more ]

“The conditions are very cold out on track”
The last, pre-season test before the start of the 2008 MotoGP World Championship took place on Friday night at Qatar's Losail circuit.

After Friday's stunning, and bewildering, introduction to riding their 800cc premier class machines at night, the riders took to the track to continue working on set ups and ... [ more ]

In second Qatar night test
The second evening of night testing at the Doha circuit saw the temperature range for the test sit below the 15 centigrade level by the time testing got underway for the final evening of the Doha test at the 3.344-mile Losail circuit.

During the test, Andrea Dovizioso and his JiR Team Scot squad worked on finalising the race ... [ more ]

“I expected to be faster here”
The second night of the first ever MotoGP night test in Qatar saw Fiat Yamaha Team rider Valentino Rossi running into some unexpected problems, finishing the test tenth overall.

Rossi and his crew spent the day working on Bridgestone tyre testing and set-up, but were unable to find time to complete a planned race simulation. ... [ more ]

“These two days have been very productive”
The second and final evening of MotoGP floodlit test at Losail circuit ended with LCR Honda MotoGP rider Randy De Puniet in third position on the timesheets with a 1'54.973 best lap time.

Continuing his positive learning process aboard the Michelin-shod Honda RC212V the Frenchman was again on of the most impressive ... [ more ]

Gadea lights up 125cc Qatar night premiere
The opening night for the 125cc and 250cc riders in Qatar was not only the first two-stroke activity to take place under the momentous lighting project, but also the largest simultaneous night time participation of World Championship riders to date.

Two combined sessions involving both of the lower cylinder categories ... [ more ]

From BMW Sauber F1 to Peugeot Sport LMS
Christian Klien has enjoyed a busy start to his 2008 programmes with the BMW Sauber F1 Team and Peugeot Sport. Over the course of four days the 25-year-old Austrian completed 1425kms of testing in Valencia, Paul Ricard and Barcelona as he swapped between his top-level Formula One and sports car drives.

Klien’s driving ... [ more ]

Two day Ricard test comes to a close
Testing ahead of the new season continued for the GP2 series yesterday at Pual Ricard HTTT.

The objective of this two-day test session was to familiarize teams and drivers with the new car, which underwent important changes since 2007. The objective has been achieved for all the teams, using the 3D track solution (3.853 ... [ more ]