January 23, 2025

Many remarkable names in racing have graced the IMSA paddocks since the series’ inception in 1969, but few of the legends have been a presence so consistently, for so long — and so good at winning — as Wayne Taylor.“Mark Raffauf, who works for IMSA [as its Senior Director of Race Operations], reminded me that he and I are the only two people that have actually been to every single …Keep reading

Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier handed Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville the Monte Carlo Rally lead after a small mistake in the final stage of the opening night of the 2025 World Rally Championship.   New-for-2025 non-hybrid powered Rally1 cars and Hankook tyres created plenty of unknowns in the event build up, but it was the familiar sight of record nine-time Monte Carlo winner Ogier topping the times …Keep reading

BMW snatched pole position for the Daytona 24 Hours during an interrupted qualifying session for this weekend’s IMSA SportsCar Championship season-opener.Dries Vanthoor jumped to the top of the times on his final lap in the #24 BMW M Hybrid V8 LMDh run by the Rahal team to knock Meyer Shank Racing Acura driver Nick Yelloly off the pole.Vanthoor’s 1m33.895s gave him a margin of nearly …Keep reading

Balance of performance (BoP) has often been a taboo discussion in sportscar racing because everyone wants to find an advantage over their competition and be able to use it. But new technology arriving in the paddock could make those debates a thing of the past. Sportscar racing regulations in WEC and IMSA are unique based on the fact that to keep racing competitive, they opt to “balance” …Keep reading

Red Bull ran a NASCAR Cup Series team from 2007 to 2011, then left the sport entirely while enjoying success in other racing series. But now it’s back in the Cup, this time as the primary sponsor for Trackhouse Racing.The math makes sense. Trackhouse already has two Red Bull athletes on the squad: Shane van Gisbergen (who’s been with the energy drink make since 2016) and young phenom Connor …Keep reading

Ex-Sauber managing director and team representative Alessandro Alunni Bravi has joined McLaren in the team’s newly created role of chief business affairs officer.Alunni Bravi will report directly to McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown and as part of his new remit will head up McLaren’s driver development programme.McLaren has also announced several other changes to its management …Keep reading

Another year, and another change in the qualifying procedures at the Daytona 24 Hours. The IMSA SportsCar Championship kicks off on the hallowed banking of the Daytona International Speedway this weekend and there’s still time before you have to settle down in front of your TV, computer or whatever for the sessions on Thursday afternoon in Florida that will set the grid for the big …Keep reading

Aprilia kicked off its 2025 MotoGP campaign with a special launch event at the Sky studios in Milan last week. Jorge Martin and Marco Bezzecchi made their first appearance in Aprilia gear during the ceremony, while new technical director Fabiano Sterlacchini was also in attendance.The Noale-based brand also showcased the latest version of its MotoGP bike on stage and the event was broadcast …Keep reading

Shane van Gisbergen and Scott McLaughlin have a lot in common: New Zealanders who parlayed multiple Supercars championships in Australia (often battling each other) into U.S racing careers — SVG in NASCAR, and McLaughlin in IndyCar. But this weekend, their careers paths briefly overlap, as the duo become teammates in this year’s Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona with Trackhouse Racing. This weekend …Keep reading

Le Mans 24 Hours pole winners Kevin Estre and Neel Jani have welcomed revisions to Hyperpole qualifying under which Hypercar entries will run on track alone at the French enduro.They have told Motorsport.com that the new procedure introduced for this year’s double-points round of the World Endurance Championship in June will be both fairer and increase the spectacle.This will result from …Keep reading