Victory in the French enduro with Klaus Ludwig and the Whittington brothers, Bill and Don, for Kremer Racing’s own K3 version of the Porsche 935 was the highpoint of Manfred Kremer’s involvement in top-line sportscar racing over the course of four decades. Kremer won a race of attrition at Le Mans in ’79 ahead of
The Asian round of the IGTC, which links the major GT3 enduros around the world, was schedule for 22 August and is a casualty of “domestic and international travel restrictions”, according to a statement. Series organiser the Stephane Ratel Organisation said that it is planning to replace the cancelled event with a new round in
Stroll has been joined by four-time F1 world champion Vettel at the rebranded Aston Martin team for 2021 following his departure from Ferrari. Vettel has been quickly adjusting to his new surroundings, making a positive impression on the team, and brings title-winning experience to the squad for the first time. It is also the first
An offer of COVID-19 vaccinations from the Bahrain government left Formula 1 teams and others in the championship with a difficult question – should they take it up or not? In the end views were split, essentially on national lines that reflect the efficient vaccine rollout in the UK. The British-based organisations left the choice
Schmitz became the first woman to win the Nurburgring 24 Hours in 1996, taking two victories in the historic sportscar race before enjoying a long career intrinsically linked to the circuit, as well as becoming known for her features on BBC programme Top Gear. In a statement issued by Frikadelli Racing – the team she
Dovizioso is currently on a sabbatical after being ousted from his place at the factory Ducati squad at the end of 2020 as the relationship between himself and general manager Gigi Dall’Igna soured. The three-time MotoGP title runner-up was offered a race seat with Aprilia for 2021, but turned down the offer as at the
10:05 AM ET Associated Press NÜRBURG, Germany — Sabine Schmitz, the first and only female race car driver to win the annual 24-hour race on the famed Nürburgring circuit and a renowned TV personality, has died. She was 51. Schmitz had been ill with cancer since 2017 and continued racing until 2019. The 24-hour race’s
F1’s chiefs have commenced with plans to experiment with Saturday sprint qualifying at three events this season – Silverstone, Monza and Interlagos – in a bid to see if it is something that can become more regular in the future. Under the plans, a normal qualifying session will take place on the Friday of a
Schmitz became the first woman to win the Nurburgring 24 Hours in 1996, taking two victories in the historic sportscar race before enjoying a long career intrinsically linked to the circuit, as well as becoming known for her features on BBC programme Top Gear. In a statement issued by Frikadelli Racing – the team she
The Grove-based outfit believes that going down such a route with its FW43B will pay off handsomely in the right conditions and allow its drivers George Russell and Nicholas Latifi to shine on the calmer days to pick up constructors’ championship points. Speaking about the decision, Russell says that Williams’ hopes of moving up the
Loeb admitted “it wasn’t an easy decision” to make and it is understood that he called Elena around midday on Tuesday to deliver the news to him, having most recently competed together at this year’s Dakar Rally for the Bahrain Raid Xtreme team. The Prodrive-built BRX1 car’s debut at the Dakar Rally was marred with
The nine-time grand prix title winner begins his 26th season in the world championship with the satellite Yamaha squad Petronas SRT, replacing new factory team rider Fabio Quartararo. PLUS: What we learned from MotoGP pre-season testing Despite an initially tricky start to testing – which he blamed on a weight balance setting which didn’t work
1:35 PM ET If we learned one lesson from testing in Bahrain, it’s that three days is not long enough to get a proper reading of the competitive order. But, as is the tradition at this time of the year, it hasn’t stopped us trying. Trends started to develop over the three days in Bahrain
The FIA introduced a raft of measures over the winter targeted at slashing downforce to put less strain through the tyres. The new regulations included cutting away a section of the floor ahead of the rear tyres, outlawing holes and slots in this area, plus reducing the size of rear brake ducts and diffuser strakes.
As part of the Italian car manufacturer’s sim-racing push, it attracted more than 20,000 competitors for the inaugural Ferrari Esports Series in 2020, with Italian Giovanni Da Salvo triumphing and earning a place on its official Academy Esports Team. The competition, which is hosted on the Assetto Corsa platform, will begin again with qualification rounds
Marquez has been out of action since last July’s Andalusian Grand Prix when he broke his right arm in the opening Jerez race, and has since undergone three operations. The six-time MotoGP world champion’s arm is now recovering and he has begun his preparations for staging his return in 2021, having been able to start
The promising pace and reliability that Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez showed over the three days in Bahrain was in contrast to the difficulties that Mercedes duo Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas encountered. But although the general consensus is that Red Bull is coming out of testing in pretty good shape, the Milton Keynes-based team
Chevrolet will field a solo GTE Pro class Corvette C8.R at Spa on 1 May for Oliver Gavin and Antonio Garcia as part of its preparations for a return to the Le Mans 24 Hours this year, having previously entered the same duo for the Algarve round now set back from April to June. At
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As the third and final day of pre-season testing wound down at the Bahrain International Circuit, the TV feed showed Sainz and Alfa Romeo’s Raikkonen running closely together off-track at the exit of Turn 10. Sainz had been attempting a final flying lap on a set of soft tyres in the closing minutes of the
Extreme E is an off-road racing championship for all-electric SUVs that will hold rounds in locations hurt most by climate change to promote environmental repair and protection. It was originally devised in 2018 by Formula E co-founder Alejandro Agag and two-time Champ Car champion Gil de Ferran, plus it has the backing of motorsport governing
KTM was one of two brands allowed to start 2021 with a new engine design, but remained largely anonymous on the timesheets and through the speed traps. Double race winner Miguel Oliveira was KTM’s top rider on combined times, but was 1.3 seconds off the pace set by Ducati’s Jack Miller in 16th, while Binder
5:08 AM ET CS Santosh can now walk and run – gross motor skills that seemed gauzy two months ago. In January, the Indian rider met with a brutal crash in Stage 4 of the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia – he was thrown off his bike, briefly lost his pulse, was resuscitated by two
Arguably no Formula 1 team faced as big a challenge as McLaren heading into last weekend’s Bahrain testing, given the switch of power unit supplier from Renault to Mercedes. Even at a time when much on the 2020 cars was frozen by the FIA, allowing teams to carry over parts without having to devote R&D
Last month, Jaguar announced plans to become an electric-only brand by 2025, five years ahead the UK government’s ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars. This boosts the likelihood of Jaguar remaining in Formula E by committing to the Gen3 regulations in time for the 31 March manufacturer registration deadline. Bentley will
The six-time podium finisher joined the factory Honda team from KTM in the off-season and will partner Marc Marquez when the six-time MotoGP champion returns from injury. After high winds curtailed last Friday’s fifth day of testing, Espargaro had the 10th quickest time and was just 0.716 seconds off the pace on his first outing
8:49 AM ET On the basis of three short days of preseason testing in Bahrain, Mercedes’ Formula One dominance is under threat. 1 Related Seven straight years of title success warn against making such statements at this time of the year, but if you focus purely on what happened on track in Bahrain, it’s hard
The four-time world champion’s hopes of a solid start with his new squad in pre-season testing in Bahrain last weekend were dashed by reliability problems that limited his running. A gearbox failure on day two, and a suspected turbo problem on the final day, left him short of mileage and behind where we wanted to
The four-time champion wrapped up his programme with his new team on Sunday, managing 56 laps on his way to the second slowest time of the day. After three days of track action, Vettel was the racing driver with the smallest amount of laps completed – 117 – only ahead of Williams’ test driver Roy
Mar 13, 2021 Associated Press GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Steve Torrence maintained the top spot in Top Fuel qualifying Saturday at the season-opening Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway. Torrence, the three-time defending series champion and defending event winner, qualified No. 1 for the 28th time in his career with a run of 3.699