| By Lawrence Barretto | Wednesday, April 15th 2015, 15:35 GMT |
Williams needs to understand why it has struggled to make Formula 1's soft tyre work if it is to challenge Mercedes and Ferrari, says performance chief Rob Smedley
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| By Mitchell Adam | Wednesday, April 15th 2015, 16:41 GMT |
Rookie Tom Blomqvist kept BMW on top in the second day of the DTM's final pre-season test at Oschersleben, leading fellow Brit Gary Paffett
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| By Mark Glendenning | Wednesday, April 15th 2015, 18:56 GMT |
Ryan Hunter-Reay has been docked points and placed on probation after IndyCar officials determined that the Andretti Autosport driver was responsible for the three-car accident that ended his race last weekend at NOLA
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| By Mitchell Adam | Tuesday, April 14th 2015, 17:05 GMT |
Reigning DTM champion Marco Wittmann led the way as BMW dominated the opening day of the final pre-season test at Oschersleben
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| By Mark Glendenning | Tuesday, April 14th 2015, 19:18 GMT |
Oriol Servia will renew his association with Rahal Letterman Lanigan next month after signing on to drive a second entry for the team in the Indianapolis 500
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| By Mark Glendenning | Tuesday, April 14th 2015, 19:52 GMT |
Sage Karam and Sebastian Saavedra will share the fourth Chip Ganassi Racing entry for the remainder of the 2015 IndyCar season
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| By Gary Watkins | Monday, April 13th 2015, 14:22 GMT |
Nissan is focusing on endurance testing as it resumes running its GT-R LM NISMO LMP1 prototype today ahead of its race debut in the Le Mans 24 Hours in June
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| By Ben Anderson and Lawrence Barretto | Monday, April 13th 2015, 14:20 GMT |
Red Bull boss Christian Horner says Ferrari's transformation back into a race-winning Formula 1 team is proof his team can turn its fortunes around too
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| By Edd Straw | Monday, April 13th 2015, 16:34 GMT |
Ex-Formula 1 driver Narain Karthikeyan is confident that he heads into the 2015 Super Formula season fully recovered from the major accident he suffered last year
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| Sunday, April 12th 2015, 20:54 GMT |
Honda rider Marc Marquez claimed the first victory of his 2015 MotoGP campaign in the Grand Prix of the Americas, maintaining his perfect Austin record in the process
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| Sunday, April 12th 2015, 20:13 GMT |
The new Lamborghini Huracan GT3 has been disqualified from its debut victory in the Monza Blancpain Endurance Series race, handing victory to the Rinaldi Ferrari
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| By Mark Glendenning | Sunday, April 12th 2015, 21:56 GMT |
A gamble on strategy rewarded James Hinchcliffe with victory for Schmidt Peterson in a damp, incident-filled incident-filled IndyCar race at NOLA on Sunday
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| Sunday, April 12th 2015, 03:46 GMT |
Jimmie Johnson led home an epic three-way fight for the win to secure his fifth Texas Motor Speedway NASCAR Sprint Cup victory
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| Saturday, April 11th 2015, 19:58 GMT |
Marc Marquez took one of the most extraordinary poles of his MotoGP career at Austin after sprinting down pitlane for his spare Honda with under three minutes to go
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| By Mark Glendenning | Saturday, April 11th 2015, 23:24 GMT |
Electrical storms forced the cancellation of qualifying for the IndyCar race at NOLA, meaning that Juan Pablo Montoya will start from pole position in a field set by entrant points
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| Saturday, April 11th 2015, 00:21 GMT |
Kurt Busch led an all-Stewart-Haas front row as he claimed pole for the first Texas Motor Speedway round of the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup season
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| By Mark Glendenning | Saturday, April 11th 2015, 00:28 GMT |
Will Power was fastest for Penske in a severely rain-shortened second practice session for this weekend's IndyCar race at NOLA
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| Saturday, April 11th 2015, 00:38 GMT |
Felix Rosenqvist has lost two of his three Silverstone European Formula 3 poles due to a technical infringement, promoting rookie Charles Leclerc
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| Thursday, April 9th 2015, 18:22 GMT |
Jorge Lorenzo says the helmet problem that ruined his Qatar Grand Prix was due to a 'human error' by a staff member at his MotoGP helmet supplier.
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| By Mark Glendenning | Thursday, April 9th 2015, 19:19 GMT |
IndyCar's manufacturers have been given the green light to make structural upgrades to their aero kits ahead of this weekend's race at NOLA.
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| Friday, April 10th 2015, 03:36 GMT |
Lewis Hamilton led Nico Rosberg in a commanding Mercedes one-two in the opening practice session for Formula 1's Chinese Grand Prix at Shanghai
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| Wednesday, April 8th 2015, 20:38 GMT |
Former Le Mans 24 Hours winner David Brabham has been recalled to the Extreme Speed Motorsports LMP2 squad for the World Endurance Championship opener at Silverstone this weekend
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| By Gary Watkins | Wednesday, April 8th 2015, 17:20 GMT |
The Swiss Morand LMP2 team is not expected to take part in this weekend's opening round of the World Endurance Championship at Silverstone
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| By Gary Watkins | Wednesday, April 8th 2015, 20:43 GMT |
The withdrawal of the Morand LMP2 squad from the first round of the World Endurance Championship at Silverstone this weekend has been confirmed by the team
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| By Mark Glendenning | Tuesday, April 7th 2015, 17:05 GMT |
JR Hildebrand will return to IndyCar next month after securing a deal to drive a third CFH Racing entry at the Indianapolis road course race and the Indy 500
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| By Marcus Simmons | Tuesday, April 7th 2015, 17:12 GMT |
Charles Leclerc went fastest in the Formula 3 European Championship's last pre-season test day at Silverstone on Tuesday
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| By Mark Glendenning | Wednesday, April 8th 2015, 00:11 GMT |
Sage Karam and Simona de Silvestro will remain in the field for this weekend's IndyCar round at NOLA after extending their deals with Chip Ganassi Racing and Andretti Autosport respectively
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| By Scott Mitchell | Monday, April 6th 2015, 16:01 GMT |
British Touring Car Championship drivers will no longer be involved in the draw for the series' reverse-grid races
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| Monday, April 6th 2015, 12:19 GMT |
On-loan BMW factory drivers Dirk Muller and Maxime Martin gave Team Brasil a very narrow victory over the lead WRT Audi in the main Nogaro Blancpain Sprint Series race
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| By Mark Glendenning | Monday, April 6th 2015, 17:25 GMT |
Reigning IndyCar manufacturers' champion Chevrolet will go into this weekend's NOLA round with a negative point score after incurring several penalties for unsanctioned engine repairs following the St Petersburg race
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| Sunday, April 5th 2015, 13:38 GMT |
The Stephane Richelmi/Stephane Ortelli WRT Audi fended off BMW factory duo Dirk Muller and Maxime Martin to win the Nogaro Blancpain Sprint Series qualifying race by just half a second
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| By Scott Mitchell | Sunday, April 5th 2015, 17:12 GMT |
Matt Neal made it two wins from three for Honda's new British Touring Car Championship challenger, as he held off MG debutant Jack Goff in the Brands Hatch reverse-grid race
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| By Scott Mitchell | Sunday, April 5th 2015, 13:58 GMT |
Gordon Shedden beat Andy Priaulx to hand Honda's new Civic Type-R a first British Touring Car Championship win, as Jason Plato ended a dramatic race in the Brands Hatch gravel
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| By Glenn Freeman | Saturday, April 4th 2015, 20:19 GMT |
Sebastien Buemi stole pole position for the Formula E race at Long Beach in the dying moments of the final qualifying segment
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| By Glenn Freeman | Saturday, April 4th 2015, 22:36 GMT |
Sebastien Buemi has lost his pole position for the Formula E Long Beach race, dropping to 10th on the grid as a result of using too much power in qualifying
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| By Glenn Freeman | Sunday, April 5th 2015, 00:07 GMT |
Nelson Piquet Jr took a commanding first Formula E win on the streets of Long Beach to become the series' sixth winner in six races
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| Friday, April 3rd 2015, 13:53 GMT |
Red Bull junior Pierre Gasly has finished GP2 pre-season testing on top, setting the fastest time on the final day of running at Bahrain International Circuit
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| By Lawrence Barretto | Friday, April 3rd 2015, 15:21 GMT |
Marcus Ericsson has described his Malaysian Grand Prix weekend as a "breakthrough" in Formula 1, despite spinning out of the race
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| By Scott Mitchell | Friday, April 3rd 2015, 14:31 GMT |
British Touring Car champion Colin Turkington thinks it will be "harder than ever" to win in the series ahead of the 2015 season opener at Brands Hatch
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| Thursday, April 2nd 2015, 21:45 GMT |
Simona de Silvestro's Andretti Autosport IndyCar deal will be extended to cover the Indianapolis 500
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| Thursday, April 2nd 2015, 21:30 GMT |
Richard Childress Racing is appealing against the substantial penalties imposed on it and Ryan Newman by NASCAR for tyre rules infringements at Fontana
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| Thursday, April 2nd 2015, 21:57 GMT |
Kyle Larson has been given medical clearance to return to the NASCAR Sprint Cup for the next race at Texas, and says his Martinsville health scare was probably just dehydration
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| By Lawrence Barretto | Wednesday, April 1st 2015, 16:48 GMT |
Red Bull development driver Pierre Gasly will drive a Formula 1 car for the first time when he gets behind the wheel of a Toro Rosso in Barcelona next month
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| By Scott Mitchell | Wednesday, April 1st 2015, 16:55 GMT |
The new Infiniti team will field just one car at the opening British Touring Car Championship round at Brands Hatch this weekend.
Having missed the official pre-season test at Donington Park last week due to a delayed build process, the Support our Paras-linked team completed the shakedown of its first Q50 on Wednesday at Mallory Park with Derek Palmer Jr driving.
However, its second car will not be ready for the coming weekend.
"We experienced a late technical problem today which, after detailed analysis, has unfortunately resulted in the second car now not being in a position to race at Brands Hatch," team principal Derek Palmer Snr said.
"Of course it's disappointing, but this is exactly what test sessions such as today's are intended to discover before we head into a race weekend.
"We can now take the necessary steps to ensure the same problem doesn't materialise in the other car."
The team has not decided which driver will be forced to miss the opening round of the 2015 season.
The shakedown at Mallory, where the team is based, comprised installation laps and "a number of race-pace laps".
"We completed everything we set ourselves for this first running," added Palmer Sr.
"The guys did a fantastic job preparing the car, and it was an emotional moment seeing it take to the track for the first time.
"Everyone in the team has worked tirelessly to get to where we are.
"We know we're a work-in-progress, but we know we have the team to deliver."
| By David Evans | Wednesday, April 1st 2015, 20:16 GMT |
World Rally Championship driver Kris Meeke has called on the Northern Irish Government to help safeguard the future of the Circuit of Ireland Rally
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| By Mark Glendenning | Tuesday, March 31st 2015, 22:54 GMT |
Kyle Larson was released from a Charlotte hospital on Monday night, although further medical evaluations will be required before the Ganassi NASCAR Sprint Cup driver is cleared to race again.
Larson was hospitalised after fainting following an autograph session at Martinsville on Saturday.
"After extensive testing and observation over the last few days, Kyle Larson was released from the hospital last night and has finished up final tests today," said a statement from Ganassi on Tuesday.
"He is currently waiting for final doctor recommendations in order to clear him to return to all NASCAR-related activities."
NASCAR does not have a race scheduled this weekend, which gives Larson additional time to recover before a possible return at the next round at Texas on April 10.
The 22-year-old had already completed two practice sessions at Martinsville when he collapsed.
Regan Smith was called up to replace him for the remainder of the weekend, and finished the race in 16th.
| By Peter Mills | Tuesday, March 31st 2015, 19:27 GMT |
Matthieu Vaxiviere remained in command at Aragon as the final pre-season Formula Renault 3.5 test concluded on Tuesday with a day reserved for running the series' low-downforce set-up.
The Lotus protege recorded his fastest time of 1m40.662s during the morning session, to extend his run of quickest times to a third consecutive session after dominating Monday.
Dean Stoneman broke the Charouz-run driver's stranglehold on proceedings by setting the quickest time in a windy, and generally slower, afternoon session for reigning champion team DAMS. The Briton's time of 1m42.273s edged out Vaxiviere by 0.201 seconds.
"For sure it would have been good to continue my streak, but I was out of new tyres for the last session," said Vaxiviere, who was heighth in last year's FR3.5 standings. "To put in such a good time in the afternoon is all the same excellent.
"We've done a good job with the car, and everything went well this morning. Beyond that, testing remains relative, we now have to see how it goes in the races."
Tio Ellinas ended the day second overall for Strakka. The Cypriot, who set the pace at Jerez earlier this month, finished 0.421s in arrears of Vaxiviere.
Fortec's Oliver Rowland was third throughout the day and, despite brake gremlins and a preference for the higher downforce set-up, was satisfied with his pre-season preparations.
Series returnee Beitske Visser temporarily set the second fastest time in the afternoon, before her AVF machine was found to be underweight.
However, Visser produced a competitive showing to take a confirmed fourth, ahead of Rowland's Fortec team-mate Jazeman Jaafar and Stoneman.
Former GP3 title challenger Facu Regalia returned to action at Zeta Corse. The Argentinean had sat out the opening day of testing at Aragon, where his place was taken by the team's 2014 driver Roman Mavlanov.
Carlin was reduced to a single car for Tom Dillmann, owing to exam commitments in London for the team's second driver Sean Gelael.
Manor Formula 1 driver Roberto Merhi was only 18th and 12th but remained upbeat, having conserved several sets of tyres.
"We weren't aiming for laptimes and working in that direction today," said Merhi.
"We used half the new tyres available compared to the other teams and we have clear development plan for the season.
"We have to see whether it will pay off. Last year, I was also running at the back in testing, but fought for the title at the end of the year."
In the afternoon, several teams opted to forsake all-out attempts at flying laps in order to practice pitstops, including Lotus driver Meindert van Buuren and Draco's Bruno Bonafacio.
MORNING TIMES:
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthieu Vaxiviere | Lotus | 1m40.662s | - | 29 |
| 2 | Tio Ellinas | Strakka Racing | 1m41.083s | 0.421s | 39 |
| 3 | Oliver Rowland | Fortec Motorsports | 1m41.126s | 0.464s | 29 |
| 4 | Beitske Visser | AVF | 1m41.245s | 0.583s | 21 |
| 5 | Jazeman Jaafar | Fortec Motorsports | 1m41.254s | 0.592s | 32 |
| 6 | Dean Stoneman | DAMS | 1m41.418s | 0.756s | 41 |
| 7 | Tom Dillmann | Jagonya Ayam with Carlin | 1m41.479s | 0.817s | 41 |
| 8 | Meindert van Buuren | Lotus | 1m41.505s | 0.843s | 32 |
| 9 | Gustav Malja | Strakka Racing | 1m41.559s | 0.897s | 35 |
| 10 | Pietro Fantin | International Draco Racing | 1m41.694s | 1.032s | 41 |
| 11 | Nyck De Vries | DAMS | 1m41.723s | 1.061s | 31 |
| 12 | Egor Orudzhev | Arden Motorsport | 1m41.870s | 1.208s | 48 |
| 13 | Philo Paz Armand | Pons Racing | 1m42.395s | 1.733s | 39 |
| 14 | Nicholas Latifi | Arden Motorsport | 1m42.544s | 1.882s | 44 |
| 15 | Bruno Bonifacio | International Draco Racing | 1m42.676s | 2.014s | 44 |
| 16 | Alfonso Celis | AVF | 1m42.766s | 2.104s | 33 |
| 17 | Roy Nissany | Tech 1 Racing | 1m42.830s | 2.168s | 39 |
| 18 | Roberto Merhi | Pons Racing | 1m42.939s | 2.277s | 28 |
| 19 | Facu Regalia | Zeta Corse | 1m42.956s | 2.294s | 35 |
| 20 | Aurelien Panis | Tech 1 Racing | 1m43.439s | 2.777s | 46 |
AFTERNOON TIMES:
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dean Stoneman | DAMS | 1m41.273s | - | 18 |
| 2 | Matthieu Vaxiviere | Lotus | 1m41.474s | 0.201s | 34 |
| 3 | Oliver Rowland | Fortec Motorsports | 1m41.478s | 0.205s | 33 |
| 4 | Jazeman Jaafar | Fortec Motorsports | 1m41.521s | 0.248s | 37 |
| 5 | Nyck De Vries | DAMS | 1m41.534s | 0.261s | 28 |
| 6 | Tom Dillmann | Jagonya Ayam with Carlin | 1m41.803s | 0.530s | 35 |
| 7 | Nicholas Latifi | Arden Motorsport | 1m41.809s | 0.536s | 27 |
| 8 | Pietro Fantin | International Draco Racing | 1m41.912s | 0.639s | 28 |
| 9 | Facu Regalia | Zeta Corse | 1m41.996s | 0.723s | 39 |
| 10 | Egor Orudzhev | Arden Motorsport | 1m42.028s | 0.755s | 40 |
| 11 | Gustav Malja | Strakka Racing | 1m42.143s | 0.870s | 23 |
| 12 | Roberto Merhi | Pons Racing | 1m42.151s | 0.878s | 29 |
| 13 | Beitske Visser | AVF | 1m42.196s | 0.923s | 39 |
| 14 | Tio Ellinas | Strakka Racing | 1m42.256s | 0.983s | 25 |
| 15 | Meindert van Buuren | Lotus | 1m42.326s | 1.053s | 27 |
| 16 | Alfonso Celis | AVF | 1m42.452s | 1.179s | 34 |
| 17 | Bruno Bonifacio | International Draco Racing | 1m42.479s | 1.206s | 31 |
| 18 | Roy Nissany | Tech 1 Racing | 1m42.491s | 1.218s | 42 |
| 19 | Aurelien Panis | Tech 1 Racing | 1m42.840s | 1.567s | 41 |
| 20 | Philo Paz Armand | Pons Racing | 1m42.898s | 1.625s | 29 |
| By Mark Glendenning | Tuesday, March 31st 2015, 22:49 GMT |
NASCAR has imposed heavy sanctions upon the crew for Ryan Newman's #31 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet after determining that it had manipulated his tyres at Fontana earlier this month.
Series officials confiscated the tyres of several teams following the March 22 race, and a subsequent inspection found Newman's crew to be in violation of rules that bar modifications to the tyre or wheel, including the valve stem that is used to release pressure.
The infractions amounted to a P5 penalty - the second-most severe category of breach under NASCAR's six-tier system.
Newman's crew chief Luke Lambert was fined $125,000 and suspended from the next six events, and placed on probation until the end of the year.
Tyre technician James Bender and engineer Philip Surgen received the same suspension and probation period.
In addition, Newman and Childress were docked 75 driver and owner points respectively.
"NASCAR takes very seriously its responsibility to govern and regulate the rules of the sport in order to ensure competitive balance," said Steve O'Donnell, the series' executive vice president and chief racing development officer.
"We've been very clear that any modifications to race vehicle tyres is an unacceptable practice and will not be tolerated."
| By Gary Watkins | Monday, March 30th 2015, 16:37 GMT |
An increase in the number of pits at Le Mans to allow 60 cars to start the 24 Hours is on course to be completed in time for next year's race
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| Monday, March 30th 2015, 16:24 GMT |
Nick Yelloly will test Hilmer Motorsport's GP2 car after parting company with the Jota Sport LMP2 squad prior to his planned European Le Mans Series campaign
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| By Peter Mills | Monday, March 30th 2015, 19:02 GMT |
Lotus Formula 1 Junior Team driver Matthieu Vaxiviere set the fastest time in both sessions of the first day of the final Formula Renault 3.5 pre-season test at Motorland Aragon.
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| Sunday, March 29th 2015, 22:43 GMT |
Jorge Lorenzo has revealed that a problem with his helmet cost him a shot at victory in MotoGP's season-opening Qatar Grand Prix
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| Sunday, March 29th 2015, 22:22 GMT |
Dani Pedrosa may be forced to halt his MotoGP career due to an inoperable arm condition
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| By Mark Glendenning | Sunday, March 29th 2015, 22:33 GMT |
Juan Pablo Montoya held off Penske team-mate Will Power to open the 2015 IndyCar season with a victory in St Petersburg
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| By Mark Glendenning | Saturday, March 28th 2015, 19:43 GMT |
Ed Jones dominated the weekend's opening Indy Lights race on the streets of St Petersburg to give Carlin a victory in its maiden North American race
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| Saturday, March 28th 2015, 18:26 GMT |
Andrea Dovizioso underlined Ducati's MotoGP resurgence by claiming pole position for the Qatar Grand Prix season opener ahead of Honda's Dani Pedrosa and Marc Marquez
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| By Mark Glendenning | Saturday, March 28th 2015, 21:49 GMT |
Reigning IndyCar champion Will Power will start his title defence from pole position after leading a Penske domination of qualifying in St Petersburg
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| By Peter Mills | Friday, March 27th 2015, 19:20 GMT |
Manor Formula 1 driver Roberto Merhi has committed to a demanding travel schedule in order to contest Monday's Formula Renault 3.5 test at Aragon straight after the Malaysian Grand Prix
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| By Mark Glendenning | Friday, March 27th 2015, 21:13 GMT |
IndyCar has abandoned its second scheduled practice session for this weekend's season-opener in St Petersburg due to bad weather
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| Friday, March 27th 2015, 23:28 GMT |
Joey Logano became the second repeat NASCAR Sprint Cup pole winner of the season at Martinsville, topping a session delayed by rain
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| By Mitchell Adam | Thursday, March 26th 2015, 18:30 GMT |
Mercedes rookie Lucas Auer led the way on the second, rain-marred day of DTM's first official pre-season test at Estoril
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| Thursday, March 26th 2015, 18:03 GMT |
Two-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez started the 2015 season as he finished 2014, topping the first practice session of the new campaign in Qatar
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| By Edd Straw | Friday, March 27th 2015, 03:38 GMT |
Nico Rosberg topped opening practice for the Malaysian Grand Prix, with Formula 1 title rival Lewis Hamilton completing only four laps before stopping on track
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| By David Evans | Wednesday, March 25th 2015, 17:00 GMT |
Gymkhana star Ken Block will focus his attentions on Global Rallycross this season and will not compete in a single World Rally Championship round for the first time since 2009
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| By Dieter Rencken and Glenn Freeman | Wednesday, March 25th 2015, 16:42 GMT |
Honda does not believe that its bid to catch up to its rivals in Formula 1 would be boosted if it supplied more than one team for its comeback
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| Wednesday, March 25th 2015, 19:48 GMT |
Jamie Green set the pace for Audi on the first day of official pre-season DTM testing at Estoril on Wednesday
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| By Gary Watkins | Tuesday, March 24th 2015, 17:02 GMT |
British single-seater specialist Fortec Motorsport has closed its GT arm after just two seasons
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| By Gary Watkins | Tuesday, March 24th 2015, 19:03 GMT |
The Murphy Prototypes team and Nathanael Berthon topped the times in the official European Le Mans Series test at Paul Ricard
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| By Scott Mitchell | Tuesday, March 24th 2015, 17:11 GMT |
Jason Plato led new British Touring Car Championship team-mate Colin Turkington as the Team BMR Volkswagens topped the series' official pre-season test at Donington Park
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| Monday, March 23rd 2015, 15:13 GMT |
Ferrari protege Raffaele Marciello will make his Formula 1 grand prix weekend debut in Malaysia, when he contests Friday's first practice session with Sauber
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| By Hal Ridge | Monday, March 23rd 2015, 15:46 GMT |
Former single-seater racer Tamas Pal Kiss will make a full time move to rallycross this season, including occasional appearances in the world championship
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| By Scott Mitchell | Monday, March 23rd 2015, 17:16 GMT |
WSR boss Dick Bennetts is concerned the British Touring Car Championship regulation changes for rear-wheel drive cars will have an unfair impact on his title-winning team's performance in 2015
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| By Gary Watkins | Sunday, March 22nd 2015, 03:04 GMT |
Joao Barbosa, Christian Fittipaldi and Sebastien Bourdais claimed a clear victory in the Sebring 12 Hours for the Action Express Racing team
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| By Lawrence Barretto | Sunday, March 22nd 2015, 11:42 GMT |
Williams is confident it can outdevelop any of its Formula 1 rivals and maintain a consistent challenge throughout the 2015 season, despite falling behind Ferrari in the Australian Grand Prix
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| Sunday, March 22nd 2015, 23:23 GMT |
Brad Keselowski completed a spectacular comeback to take Fontana NASCAR Sprint Cup victory on the second green-white-chequered restart
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| By Gary Watkins | Saturday, March 21st 2015, 21:13 GMT |
Chip Ganassi Racing led the Sebring 12 Hours with its Riley-Ford EcoBoost DP at half distance
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| By Gary Watkins | Saturday, March 21st 2015, 17:17 GMT |
The organisers of the Le Mans 24 Hours and the Tudor United SportsCar Championship have extended their alliance until the end of the 2020 season
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| By Gary Watkins | Sunday, March 22nd 2015, 03:04 GMT |
Joao Barbosa, Christian Fittipaldi and Sebastien Bourdais claimed a clear victory in the Sebring 12 Hours for the Action Express Racing team
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| Friday, March 20th 2015, 20:48 GMT |
IndyCar has announced that it will increase payments to its 'Leaders Circle' teams to $1.25million per car this season.
The series issues the payments to pre-selected teams - this year choosing 21 entrants - providing they qualify for every race during the season.
Last year the chosen teams received $1million, but the money on offer has increased by $250,000.
IndyCar president of competition and operations Derrick Walker said: "IndyCar is invested in the continued support of its teams.
"This programme rewards teams for full-season participation and helps each of them with an additional source of funding.
"The programme is also an asset to our [race] promoters as it guarantees over 20 cars at each event.
"As IndyCar continues to grow we're excited about opportunities like this that are beneficial to the teams that compete in our series."
Teams eligible for the scheme will also compete for race-by-race bonuses, which will be issued to the top 12 this year, compared to the top 10 in 2014.
Non-eligible teams can also compete for payouts given to the top three finishers, although both race-by-race reward schemes exclude the Indianapolis 500.
| By Gary Watkins | Friday, March 20th 2015, 22:41 GMT |
Olivier Pla set two laps good enough for pole position aboard the Krohn Racing Ligier-Judd/BMW JSP2 in qualifying for the Sebring 12 Hours.
The Frenchman ended up on a 1m51.152s during the 15-minute prototype class qualifying session, which put him three tenths ahead of Ryan Dalziel's Extreme Speed Motorsports HPD ARX-03b.
Dalziel had trailed Pla by seven tenths, but he improved on his last flying lap to a 1m51.455s.
Pla said: "It is something special to be on pole at Sebring.
"The more laps we did, the quicker we went, and I think I had another lap in my pocket if I needed it.
"The track changed a lot because the wind was a lot stronger; it changed the balance and made it loose at the rear."
Joao Barbosa set the best time in a Daytona Prototype to line up third behind the two LMP2 cars in the lead Action Express Racing Coyote-Chevrolet Corvette DP.
The reigning Tudor United SportsCar champion finished on a 1m52.128s, putting him just ahead of Oswaldo Negri Jr in the Michael Shank Racing Ligier-Honda JSP2, which only just made qualifying after an engine change in the wake of final free practice.
The factory CORE Porsche team blocked out the front two positions in GT Le Mans with Frederic Makowiecki and Patrick Pilet.
Makowiecki jumped ahead of Antonio Garcia's Chevrolet Corvette C7.R to take the class pole with a 1m58.587s and then Pilet improved his best to put the #911 Porsche 911 RSR second with a 1m58.806s.
Garcia ended up third, his 1m58.828s leaving him just ahead of Rahal BMW driver Dirk Werner.
Martin Plowman led the way in the prototype challenge class with a 1m55.257s aboard the BAR1 ORECA-Chevrolet FLM09.
That put him a tenth up on Colin Braun in the CORE Autosport entry.
Jeroen Bleekemolen snatched pole for the GT Daytona class at the wheel of the Riley Motorsports Dodge SRT Viper GT3-R from Mario Farnbacher's Alex Job Racing Porsche 911 GT America.
The Dutchman crossed the line in 2m03.485s to eclipse Farnbacher's best by just five hundredths of a second.
The top two were more than half a second ahead of third-placed Spencer Pumpelly, who ended up on a 2m04.106s in his Park Place Porsche.
QUALIFYING RESULTS
| Pos | Class | Driver | Team | Car | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P | T.Krohn, N.Jonsson, O.Pla | Krohn Racing | Ligier/Judd | 1m51.152s | - |
| 2 | P | S.Sharp, R.Dalziel, D.Hansson | Tequila Patron ESM | HPD | 1m51.455s | 0.303s |
| 3 | P | J.Barbosa, C.Fittipaldi, S.Bourdais | Action Express Racing | Corvette/Chevrolet | 1m52.128s | 0.976s |
| 4 | P | J.Pew, O.Negri, J.Wilson | Michael Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian | Ligier/HPD | 1m52.170s | 1.018s |
| 5 | P | E.Curran, D.Cameron, M.Papis | Action Express Racing | Corvette/Chevrolet | 1m52.490s | 1.338s |
| 6 | P | R.Westbrook, M.Valiante, M.Rockenfeller | visitflorida.com Racing | Corvette/Chevrolet | 1m52.691s | 1.539s |
| 7 | P | R.Taylor, J.Taylor, M.Angelelli | Wayne Taylor Racing | Corvette/Chevrolet | 1m52.720s | 1.568s |
| 8 | P | E.Brown, J.van Overbeek, J.Fogarty | Tequila Patron ESM | HPD | 1m53.047s | 1.895s |
| 9 | P | J.Hand, S.Pruett, S.Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates | Riley/Ford | 1m53.329s | 2.177s |
| 10 | P | M.Rojas, K.Legge, A.Meyrick | Claro / TracFone DeltaWing Racing | DeltaWing/Elan | 1m55.223s | 4.071s |
| 11 | PC | M.Drumwright, T.Drissi, D.Cheng, M.Plowman | BAR1 Motorsports | ORECA/Chevrolet | 1m55.257s | 4.105s |
| 12 | PC | J.Bennett, C.Braun, J.Gue | CORE Autosport | ORECA/Chevrolet | 1m55.327s | 4.175s |
| 13 | PC | M.Guasch, A.Palmer, T.K.-Smith | PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | ORECA/Chevrolet | 1m55.416s | 4.264s |
| 14 | PC | J.Mee, J.French, C.Daly | Performance Tech Motorsports | ORECA/Chevrolet | 1m55.748s | 4.596s |
| 15 | PC | B.Junqueira, C.Cumming, G.Menezes | RSR Racing | ORECA/Chevrolet | 1m56.450s | 5.298s |
| 16 | PC | M.Goikhberg, C.Miller, R.Mitchell, G.Kraut | JDC/Miller Motorsports | ORECA/Chevrolet | 1m57.248s | 6.096s |
| 17 | P | T.Nunez, J.Bomarito, S.Tremblay | Speedsource | Mazda | 1m57.421s | 6.269s |
| 18 | PC | R.van der Zande, M.Hedlund, M.Schultis | Starworks Motorsport | ORECA/Chevrolet | 1m57.842s | 6.690s |
| 19 | GTLM | J.Bergmeister, E.Bamber, F.Makowiecki | Porsche North America | Porsche | 1m58.587s | 7.435s |
| 20 | GTLM | N.Tandy, P.Pilet, R.Lietz | Porsche North America | Porsche | 1m58.806s | 7.654s |
| 21 | GTLM | J.Magnussen, A.Garcia, R.Briscoe | Corvette Racing | Chevrolet | 1m58.828s | 7.676s |
| 22 | GTLM | B.Auberlen, D.Werner, A.Farfus | BMW Team RLL | BMW | 1m58.842s | 7.690s |
| 23 | GTLM | P.Kaffer, G.Fisichella, A.Bertolini | Risi Competizione | Ferrari | 1m58.927s | 7.775s |
| 24 | GTLM | J.M.Edwards, L.Luhr, J.Klingmann | BMW Team RLL | BMW | 1m58.930s | 7.778s |
| 25 | GTLM | O.Gavin, T.Milner, S.Pagenaud | Corvette Racing | Chevrolet | 1m59.451s | 8.299s |
| 26 | GTLM | B.Sellers, W.Henzler, P.Long | Team Falken Tire | Porsche | 1m59.787s | 8.635s |
| 27 | GTLM | P.D.Lana, P.Lamy, D.Turner, M.Lauda | Aston Martin Racing | Aston Martin | 1m59.896s | 8.744s |
| 28 | GTD | B.Keating, J.Bleekemolen, S.Bleekemolen | Riley Motorsports | Dodge | 2m03.485s | 12.333s |
| 29 | GTD | I.James, M.Farnbacher, A.Riberas | Team Seattle/Alex Job Racing | Porsche | 2m03.538s | 12.386s |
| 30 | GTD | P.Lindsey, S.Pumpelly, J.Norman | Park Place Motorsports | Porsche | 2m04.106s | 12.954s |
| 31 | GTD | C.MacNeil, L.Keen, A.Davis | Alex Job Racing | Porsche | 2m04.339s | 13.187s |
| 32 | GTD | C.Nielsen, J.Davison, B.Davis | TRG-AMR | Aston Martin | 2m04.855s | 13.703s |
| 33 | GTD | D.Faulkner, M.Skeen, M.Avenatti | GB Autosport | Porsche | 2m04.930s | 13.778s |
| 34 | GTD | J.Potter, A.Lally, M.Seefried | Magnus Racing | Porsche | 2m04.944s | 13.792s |
| 35 | GTD | M.Snow, J.Heylen, M.Valverde | Wright Motorsports | Porsche | 2m05.059s | 13.907s |
| 36 | GTD | A.Carter, M.Goossens, B.Keating, C.Lawrence | Riley Motorsports | Dodge | 2m05.081s | 13.929s |
| 37 | GTD | C.Haase, B.Miller, D.von Moltke | Paul Miller Racing | Audi | 2m05.265s | 14.113s |
| 38 | GTD | M.Holzer, R.Thorne, C.Thompson | Flying Lizard Motorsports | Audi | 2m05.499s | 14.347s |
| 39 | GTD | P.Perazzini, M.Cioci, R.Aguas, E.Potolicchio | AF Corse | Ferrari | 2m05.781s | 14.629s |
| 40 | GTD | B.Sweedler, T.Bell, A.Lazzaro | Scuderia Corsa | Ferrari | 2m06.479s | 15.327s |
| 41 | GTD | M.Marsal, M.Palttala, A.Priaulx, B.Said | Turner Motorsport | BMW | 2m07.373s | 16.221s |
| 42 | P | T.Long, J.Miller, B.Devlin, S.Tremblay | Speedsource | Mazda | - | - |
| 43 | P | J.Pace, B.Defoor, D.Hinton, D.Schroeder | Fifty Plus Racing | Riley/BMW | - | - |
| Saturday, March 21st 2015, 01:11 GMT |
Kurt Busch dominated qualifying for the fifth NASCAR Sprint Cup race of the season at Fontana, only his second event back after suspension.
The Stewart-Haas driver had topped the earlier practice session and set the fastest times in the second and final segments of qualifying to head team-mate - and winner of the last two Cup races - Kevin Harvick.
Busch had sat out the first three races of 2015 during a legal case over assault allegations.
Last year's Fontana polesitter Matt Kenseth managed third after setting the fastest time of the entire session in the first qualifying instalment, followed by David Ragan - subbing for an injured Kyle Busch in the #18 Joe Gibbs Toyota - and 2014 Fontana race runner-up Kyle Larson.
The most notable absentee from the final qualifying showdown was Joey Logano, who was only able to muster 13th and missed out on the final qualifying segment for the first time since Talladega last year.
Behind Logano and also missing out was Jimmie Johnson. The Hendrick Motorsports driver has five wins and a pole in 20 races at the track but struggled in Turn 1 and 2 during his second qualifying lap, leaving him 14th.
Last week's Phoenix runner-up Jamie McMurray had a difficult session and failed to progress past the first segment of qualifying. The Ganassi driver could only manage 26th.
Roush Fenway Racing particularly struggled on the aero-dependant Fontana track, with Ricky Stenhouse Jr its highest-placed car in 27th. Greg Biffle managed 29th and Trevor Bayne 36th.
Brett Moffitt qualified the #55 Michael Waltrip Racing car in 30th, after Brian Vickers was ruled out of the weekend following a recurrence of blood clots that interrupted his racing in 2010 and '13.
Front Row Motorsport is now onto its third driver change of the year after losing Ragan to Gibbs and Moffitt to Waltrip.
Chris Buescher took over the #34 Front Row entry and made his Cup qualifying debut in the process, taking 33rd.
Reed Sorenson and Travis Kvapil failed to qualify.
| By Gary Watkins | Thursday, March 19th 2015, 16:32 GMT |
Rob Bell is returning to Aston Martin Racing after a year away for an attack on the Le Mans 24 Hours in June.
The Briton, who is contracted to McLaren for its GT3 programmes, will race the lead Aston Martin Vantage GTE together with Darren Turner and Stefan Mucke in the GTE Pro class at Le Mans and the Spa World Endurance Championship round in May.
Bell, who led the class at Le Mans in 2013 for Aston Martin together with Frederic Makowiecki and Bruno Senna, told AUTOSPORT: "I'm pretty happy to be back with Aston, and McLaren has been great about letting me do it with them again.
"I'll be doing Spa to get up to speed; there's a bit of pressure on being with Darren and Stefan."
AMR boss John Gaw explained that Bell had "done a great job in 2013".
"Rob gets on well with Darren and Stefan; the chemistry within the team is very important," he said.
Bell is rejoining Aston after McLaren vetoed him staying with the team in 2014, which resulted in a move to the factory Dodge Viper squad.
He raced in three of the four North American Endurance Cup rounds of the Tudor United SportsCar Championship and was scheduled to do Le Mans prior to the Riley-run squad's withdrawal.
Richie Stanaway is scheduled to contest all the full WEC for the first time in AMR's second car alongside Fernando Rees and Alex MacDowall.
Should Stanaway, who joined AMR in 2013, land a GP2 drive after starring in last week's official GP2 test in Abu Dhabi with the Status team, there would be only one clash with the WEC.
MacDowall, who joined AMR last year as part of a tie-up with the Bamboo squad, has stayed on board for a second year in the WEC.
He said it was "undeniably the best place for me to be".
Ferrari GT3 regular Francesco Castellacci joins Roald Goethe in AMR's #96 GTE Am entry together with Stuart Hall, the German's long-time driving partner.
Stanaway will also be part of AMR's Nurburgring 24 Hours campaign with a pair of V12 Vantage GT3s along with fellow newcomer Jonny Adam.
FULL AMR WEC LINE-UP
#5 Marco Sørensen/Christoffer Nygaard/Nicki Thiim
#96 Francesco Castellacci/Roald Goethe/Stuart Hall
#97 Darren Turner/Stefan Mücke,/Rob Bell ( Spa & Le Mans only)
#98 Paul Dalla Lana/Pedro Lamy/Mathias Lauda
#99 Alex MacDowall/Fernando Rees/Richie Stanaway
| By Gary Watkins | Thursday, March 19th 2015, 19:54 GMT |
Olivier Pla went fastest in second practice for Saturday's second round of the Tudor United SportsCar Championship at Sebring aboard the Krohn Racing Ligier LMP2 coupe.
The Frenchman, who is sharing the Krohn Ligier-Judd/BMW JSP2 with team owner Tracy Krohn and Nic Jonsson, topped the times with 1m52.731s over the course of the one-hour session.
That put him eight tenths up on Oswaldo Negri Jr's 1m53.554s best in the Honda-powered Ligier entered by Michael Shank Racing.
Pla said: "We had a good two days of testing here last week and have been going in the right directions to deal with the bumps.
"We are pretty happy, but I don't think everyone else has shown their potential so far."
The lead Action Express Racing Coyote-Chevrolet Corvette DP, which had gone fastest in the opening session, was third in Christian Fittipaldi's hands on a 1m53.818s.
Joey Hand took fourth for Chip Ganassi Racing, setting a 1m54.098s aboard the team's solo Riley-Ford EcoBoost DP
The Rahal BMW team again led the way in GT Le Mans, this time with John Edwards going fastest in the #24 Z4 GTE with a 1m59.879s.
That put him less than a tenth ahead of Richard Lietz in the fastest of the CORE-run factory Porsche 911 RSRs.
Tom Kimber-Smith was quickest in the Prototype Challenge class for the PR1/Mathiasen squad, while Andrew Davis topped the GT Daytona division in his Alex Job Racing Porsche 911 GT America.
Leading second practice times:
| Pos | Class | Driver | Team | Car | Time | Laps | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P | T.Krohn, N.Jonsson, O.Pla | Krohn Racing | Ligier/Judd | 1m52.731s | 20 | - |
| 2 | P | J.Pew, O.Negri, J.Wilson | Michael Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian | Ligier/HPD | 1m53.554s | 22 | 0.823s |
| 3 | P | J.Barbosa, C.Fittipaldi, S.Bourdais | Action Express Racing | Corvette/Chevrolet | 1m53.818s | 20 | 1.087s |
| 4 | P | J.Hand, S.Pruett, S.Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates | Riley/Ford | 1m54.098s | 18 | 1.367s |
| 5 | P | R.Taylor, J.Taylor, M.Angelelli | Wayne Taylor Racing | Corvette/Chevrolet | 1m54.254s | 20 | 1.523s |
| 6 | P | S.Sharp, R.Dalziel, D.Hansson | Tequila Patron ESM | HPD | 1m54.385s | 20 | 1.654s |
| 7 | P | R.Westbrook, M.Valiante, M.Rockenfeller | visitflorida.com Racing | Corvette/Chevrolet | 1m54.698s | 22 | 1.967s |
| 8 | P | E.Curran, D.Cameron, M.Papis | Action Express Racing | Corvette/Chevrolet | 1m54.716s | 23 | 1.985s |
| 9 | P | E.Brown, J.van Overbeek, J.Fogarty | Tequila Patron ESM | HPD | 1m54.880s | 20 | 2.149s |
| 10 | PC | M.Guasch, A.Palmer, T.K.-Smith | PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | ORECA/Chevrolet | 1m57.130s | 22 | 4.399s |
| Thursday, March 19th 2015, 16:38 GMT |
Jenzer Motorsport driver Ralph Boschung led the way on the final day of GP3's opening pre-season test at Estoril.
The 17-year-old Swiss driver set his 1m27.789s lap midway through the morning session, which was dry, unlike the first day's action on Wednesday.
On his 21st birthday, ART's Marvin Kirchhofer was Boschung's closest challenger, almost two-tenths adrift, while Emil Bernstorff, Jimmy Eriksson and day one pacesetter Antonio Fuoco completed the top five.
Fuoco's Carlin team-mate Mitchell Gilbert was sixth fastest, before topping the afternoon session.
In warmer conditions, Gilbert's 1m28.517s was 0.728 seconds off the morning benchmark, but still good enough to lead Matheo Tuscher, Bernstorff, Pal Varhaug and Boschung.
Confirmed by Carlin as its third driver on the eve of the test, Jann Mardenborough was eighth in the morning and 10th in the afternoon and the busiest driver of the day, logging 103 laps.
Valencia will host the next pre-season test on April 9-10.
MORNING TIMES:
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ralph Boschung | Jenzer Motorsport | 1m27.789s | - | 36 |
| 2 | Marvin Kirchhofer | ART Grand Prix | 1m27.967s | 0.178s | 36 |
| 3 | Emil Bernstorff | Arden International | 1m28.049s | 0.260s | 39 |
| 4 | Jimmy Eriksson | Koiranen GP | 1m28.050s | 0.261s | 25 |
| 5 | Antonio Fuoco | Carlin | 1m28.268s | 0.479s | 36 |
| 6 | Mitchell Gilbert | Carlin | 1m28.312s | 0.523s | 35 |
| 7 | Luca Ghiotto | Trident | 1m28.366s | 0.577s | 38 |
| 8 | Jann Mardenborough | Carlin | 1m28.520s | 0.731s | 37 |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon | ART Grand Prix | 1m28.546s | 0.757s | 33 |
| 10 | Sandy Stuvik | Status Grand Prix | 1m28.594s | 0.805s | 37 |
| 11 | Matheo Tuscher | Jenzer Motorsport | 1m28.601s | 0.812s | 39 |
| 12 | Alex Palou | Campos Racing | 1m28.749s | 0.960s | 37 |
| 13 | Matt Parry | Koiranen GP | 1m28.772s | 0.983s | 33 |
| 14 | Pal Varhaug | Jenzer Motorsport | 1m28.848s | 1.059s | 30 |
| 15 | Seb Morris | Status Grand Prix | 1m28.941s | 1.152s | 31 |
| 16 | Alex Fontana | Status Grand Prix | 1m29.015s | 1.226s | 19 |
| 17 | Alfonso Celis | ART Grand Prix | 1m29.031s | 1.242s | 35 |
| 18 | Adderly Fong | Koiranen GP | 1m29.052s | 1.263s | 33 |
| 19 | Oscar Tunjo | Trident | 1m29.091s | 1.302s | 29 |
| 20 | Kevin Ceccon | Arden International | 1m29.239s | 1.450s | 34 |
| 21 | Artur Janosz | Trident | 1m29.866s | 2.077s | 29 |
| 22 | Alex Bosak | Arden International | 1m29.932s | 2.143s | 24 |
| 23 | Zaid Ashkanani | Campos Racing | 1m30.846s | 3.057s | 27 |
AFTERNOON TIMES:
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mitchell Gilbert | Carlin | 1m28.517s | - | 56 |
| 2 | Matheo Tuscher | Jenzer Motorsport | 1m28.628s | 0.111s | 29 |
| 3 | Emil Bernstorff | Arden International | 1m28.751s | 0.234s | 39 |
| 4 | Luca Ghiotto | Trident | 1m28.786s | 0.269s | 35 |
| 5 | Pal Varhaug | Jenzer Motorsport | 1m28.953s | 0.436s | 30 |
| 6 | Ralph Boschung | Jenzer Motorsport | 1m28.962s | 0.445s | 46 |
| 7 | Kevin Ceccon | Arden International | 1m29.120s | 0.603s | 35 |
| 8 | Alex Fontana | Status Grand Prix | 1m29.126s | 0.609s | 25 |
| 9 | Artur Janosz | Trident | 1m29.406s | 0.889s | 29 |
| 10 | Jann Mardenborough | Carlin | 1m29.611s | 1.094s | 66 |
| 11 | Oscar Tunjo | Trident | 1m29.630s | 1.113s | 19 |
| 12 | Adderly Fong | Koiranen GP | 1m29.682s | 1.165s | 40 |
| 13 | Seb Morris | Status Grand Prix | 1m29.811s | 1.294s | 43 |
| 14 | Sandy Stuvik | Status Grand Prix | 1m30.086s | 1.569s | 47 |
| 15 | Zaid Ashkanani | Campos Racing | 1m30.257s | 1.740s | 31 |
| 16 | Matt Parry | Koiranen GP | 1m30.450s | 1.933s | 26 |
| 17 | Alex Bosak | Arden International | 1m30.749s | 2.232s | 35 |
| 18 | Esteban Ocon | ART Grand Prix | 1m30.763s | 2.246s | 47 |
| 19 | Alex Palou | Campos Racing | 1m30.925s | 2.408s | 42 |
| 20 | Antonio Fuoco | Carlin | 1m31.102s | 2.585s | 59 |
| 21 | Marvin Kirchhofer | ART Grand Prix | 1m31.283s | 2.766s | 53 |
| 22 | Jimmy Eriksson | Koiranen GP | 1m31.454s | 2.937s | 59 |
| 23 | Alfonso Celis | ART Grand Prix | 1m32.236s | 3.719s | 51 |
| Wednesday, March 18th 2015, 17:45 GMT |
The British round of the World Rallycross Championship at Lydden Hill will be sponsored by AUTOSPORT's sister publication Motorsport News this year.
The fourth round of the World RX season takes place on May 23-24 and MN has put its name to the event as part of the publication's 60th anniversary celebrations. It will be known as FIA Motorsport News World RX of Great Britain.
The event will also receive additional promotion via other publications within the Haymarket Consumer Media group, including AUTOSPORT, Autocar and Pistonheads.com.
Lydden Hill owner Pat Doran said: "The support we enjoyed from these titles last year were significant in us attracting a record crowd, so we are delighted to be extending the partnership.
"We are absolutely delighted to be teaming with a title of Motorsport News' renowned reputation and long-running popularity in what's such a very special milestone year for the magazine.
"Ever since Vic Elford won the very first rallycross race at Lydden Hill back the late 1960s, the sport has always enjoyed great exposure in the pages of Motorsport News and that's why we are so delighted to be part of its 60th birthday celebrations."
Early Bird tickets for the meeting are available until the end of March. These are priced at £20 for Saturday and £25 for Sunday, but will rise to £25 and £30 from the beginning of April, with any remaining general admission tickets to be sold on the gate for £30 and £35 respectively.
Accompanied children aged 12 and under will be admitted free of charge, while VIP Hospitality and a limited number of grandstand tickets are also available in advance.
For more information, visit the official www.lyddenhill.co.uk website.
| By Marcus Simmons | Wednesday, March 18th 2015, 16:34 GMT |
Series newcomer Charles Leclerc dominated Wednesday's Formula 3 European Championship official test day at Valencia, on a track that never dried out fully
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| Wednesday, March 18th 2015, 17:49 GMT |
Ferrari protege Antonio Fuoco topped the GP3 Series' first day of 2015 pre-season testing for Carlin at Estoril
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| Tuesday, March 17th 2015, 16:36 GMT |
GP2 race winner Mitch Evans will take his first steps in sportscar racing this season with a Le Mans 24 Hours campaign for the British Jota LMP2 squad
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| By Marcus Simmons | Tuesday, March 17th 2015, 17:23 GMT |
Italian Antonio Giovinazzi kept the rookie challenge at bay in the first official day of Formula 3 European Championship testing at Valencia
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| By Scott Mitchell | Tuesday, March 17th 2015, 19:36 GMT |
Matt Neal believes Honda's brand-new Civic Type-R will make the manufacturer's late start to British Touring Car Championship testing worth the wait
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| Monday, March 16th 2015, 18:07 GMT |
A relaxation in Switzerland's ban on motor racing has opened the door for Formula E to race in the country in the future
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| By Edd Straw | Monday, March 16th 2015, 16:52 GMT |
McLaren racing director Eric Boullier has refused to set the timeline for when the Honda-powered team will start to achieve competitive results
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| Monday, March 16th 2015, 18:38 GMT |
The final day of MotoGP pre-season testing in Qatar was called-off due to rain at the Losail circuit on Monday
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| By Gerhard Kuntschik and Glenn Freeman | Sunday, March 15th 2015, 19:33 GMT |
Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko has warned that the Austrian firm could pull out of Formula 1, claiming that the current regulations "will kill the sport"
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| Sunday, March 15th 2015, 21:15 GMT |
Andrea Dovizioso fended off Marc Marquez to keep Ducati on top for a second day of MotoGP testing in Qatar
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| Sunday, March 15th 2015, 23:12 GMT |
Kevin Harvick survived two late race restarts to win the Phoenix NASCAR Sprint Cup race, taking his second consecutive victory and fifth in the last six races at the track
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| By Lawrence Barretto | Sunday, March 15th 2015, 01:37 GMT |
Valtteri Bottas' participation in the Australian Grand Prix remains in doubt after scans revealed the Finn sustained soft tissue damage in his lower back
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| By Gary Watkins | Saturday, March 14th 2015, 22:12 GMT |
Nicolas Prost snatched victory in round five of the Formula E Championship in Miami after passing Daniel Abt with less than two laps left and then resisting debutant Scott Speed
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| By Edd Straw | Sunday, March 15th 2015, 02:22 GMT |
The FIA has issued a technical directive to allow it to measure fuel pressure throughout each car's fuel system, AUTOSPORT can reveal.
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| By David Evans | Friday, March 13th 2015, 16:15 GMT |
Citroen management refused to criticise Kris Meeke's third mistake in as many 2015 World Rally Championship events, insisting he has its full backing
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| By Jonathan Noble and Anthony Rowlinson | Friday, March 13th 2015, 17:31 GMT |
The battle between Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg for the Formula 1 title will be closer this year than last season, reckons Niki Lauda
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| By Lawrence Barretto | Saturday, March 14th 2015, 00:47 GMT |
Giedo van der Garde has given up his legal rights to race in the Australian Grand Prix after coming to an arrangement with Sauber over their dispute
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| Thursday, March 12th 2015, 18:40 GMT |
Former Formula 1 driver Vitantonio Liuzzi is to make his Formula E debut in Miami this weekend after agreeing a deal to join the Trulli team.
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| Thursday, March 12th 2015, 16:41 GMT |
Ex-Formula 1 driver Charles Pic will return to Formula E this weekend in Miami, with China Racing
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| By Ben Anderson | Friday, March 13th 2015, 03:09 GMT |
Nico Rosberg edged Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton to top the first free practice session of the new Formula 1 season by less than half a tenth of a second
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| By Lawrence Barretto | Thursday, March 12th 2015, 02:06 GMT |
Mercedes says it is not writing off a challenge from Red Bull this season, despite its Formula 1 rival's indifferent form in testing
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| By Lawrence Barretto and Glenn Freeman | Wednesday, March 11th 2015, 17:21 GMT |
Pastor Maldonado says his Lotus team is much better prepared for this season compared to 12 months ago
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| By Scott Mitchell | Wednesday, March 11th 2015, 17:26 GMT |
Former World Endurance Championship team Ram Racing will bring Mercedes back to British GT this season
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| By Gary Watkins | Tuesday, March 10th 2015, 18:47 GMT |
Ex-Caterham Formula 1 test driver Robin Frijns could make a switch to sportscar racing this season with the WRT Audi team in the Blancpain GT Series
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