January 24, 2025

Come 8:00am on the morning of the Rolex 24 at Daytona, Kyle Kirkwood, driver for Vasser Sullivan Racing, will already be an hour and a half into his work day. The green flag won’t wave for almost six more hours.  It’s the same situation for the 230-plus drivers taking part in the fabled 24-hour race that runs across Saturday and Sunday: a 24-hour race, plus the rest of “race day.”But for …Keep reading

Sebastien Ogier capitalised on a mistake from Toyota team-mate Elfyn Evans to end an eventful Friday leading the World Rally Championship opener in Monte Carlo.The eight-time world champion began the day sitting third after a mistake on Thursday night cost him the rally lead. But a strong showing across Friday’s five completed stages hauled Ogier into a 12.6s advantage over Evans, who was …Keep reading

While the 2025 Formula 1 season is heralded as having the finest rookie intake in years, teams are scouring the karting scene trying to unearth the next raw diamond.The upcoming season will feature no less than five full-time rookies, with a lot of attention on Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton replacement Andrea Kimi Antonelli, while Ferrari protege Oliver Bearman debuts for Haas and Jack Doohan gets …Keep reading

Cadillac could have as many as four LMDhs at the Le Mans 24 Hours with the confirmation that Wayne Taylor Racing and Action Express Racing have filed entries.The General Motors brand’s representatives in the IMSA SportsCar Championship in North America have revealed that they have each made a bid to run a solo V-Series.R in the Hypercar class at the centrepiece round of the World Endurance …Keep reading

Creditors filed claims totalling around 2.2 billion euros against KTM AG and its two subsidiaries during the companies’ insolvency proceedings in Austria on Friday.Insolvency administrator Peter Vogl presented his third report during the hearing and he must now provide a statement on all registered claims.At the moment, there are 3,534 claims filed against KTM AG. These are divided into …Keep reading

Toyota’s Elfyn Evans leads the Monte Carlo Rally after a dramatic Friday morning headlined by incidents for Hyundai duo Thierry Neuville and Ott Tanak.Evans managed to survive two challenging stages affected by icy patches to head to the midway service with a 1.5s lead over team-mate and Monte Carlo master Sebastien Ogier, while Hyundai’s new recruit Adrien Fourmaux climbed to third …Keep reading

Officials have been forced to cancel stage five of the World Rally Championship opener in Monte Carlo due to a spectator medical issue.Before crews were able to start the 16.68km Saint-Leger-les-Melezes/La Batie-Neuve stage, officials announced there would be a delay to the start due to a spectator issue. Minutes later a call was made to cancel the test to allow medical crews to provide …Keep reading

Pierer Mobility AG has announced that Stefan Pierer has stepped down as the CEO of Austrian two-wheel manufacturer KTM.Gottfried Neumeister will take over the reins of the company as part of the management reshuffle, but Pierer will remain on board as the Co-CEO.The news was made public just ahead of an important court hearing for KTM AG and its two subsidiaries at the regional court in …Keep reading

The FIA says its new officials department will lead to a “more professional” governing body in the future.Last September the FIA announced it would introduce a new officials department to help the governing body train them across all its sanctioned motor racing activities.The department, headed by the experienced Italian steward Matteo Perini, who was appointed Sport Officials Manager at …Keep reading