For the first time in the series’ 25-year history, Supercars will switch to a three-stage split season, with the opening eight rounds counting for a Sprint Cup and the two endurance races determining an Enduro Cup champion.Should those be two different drivers, both will be seeded into the final threeContinue Reading
The DTM announced its full 2025 calendar earlier this week, but curiously both Vila Real and the Salzburgring were absent from the eight-round schedule.Portuguese street circuit Vila Real, best known for hosting World Touring Car Cup races, had signed a deal with DTM’s previous owner ITR for 2023, but theContinue Reading
Supercars has revealed an expanded 13-round championship for 2025.Several calendar changes for the Australian touring car series have been announced, with a round at Queensland Raceway joining the schedule for the first time in five years, along with a new street race in Perth which will replace the Wanneroo RacewayContinue Reading
Three-time DTM champion Rene Rast held off Porsche rival Thomas Preining to claim victory in the second race at the Red Bull Ring, as Mirko Bortolotti extended his championship lead.Boosted by an overnight Balance of Performance change, factory BMW driver Rast qualified third on the grid in Austria and movedContinue Reading
Factory Lamborghini driver Mirko Bortolotti moved back into the lead of the DTM standings with his first victory of the 2024 season at the Red Bull Ring.Starting fourth in his SSR Performance-entered Lamborghini Huracan GT3, Bortolotti showed rapid pace on a damp but drying track to move into the leadContinue Reading
Factory Lamborghini driver Mirko Bortolotti moved back into the lead of the DTM standings with his first victory of the 2024 season at the Red Bull Ring.Starting fourth in his SSR Performance-entered Lamborghini Huracan GT3, Bortolotti showed rapid pace on a damp but drying track to move into the leadContinue Reading
Abt Sportsline will conclude a two decade-long relationship with Audi to partner with Lamborghini from the 2025 DTM season.Having already joined forces with the Italian manufacturer for the Nurburgring 24 Hours last year, Abt will extend that partnership to field two examples of the Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 in theContinue Reading
In a 30-year career spanning Europe, Japan and Australia it takes James Courtney an impressively short amount of time to nominate Garth Tander as his favourite team-mate.When Courtney and Dick Johnson Racing were fighting for the 2010 V8 Supercars title, behind the scenes it was anything but smooth sailing. TeamContinue Reading
Audi has announced that it has parted ways with two-time DTM champion Mattias Ekstrom to bring an end to a 23-year partnership.A special farewell for Ekstrom was organised by Audi at its factory in Ingolstadt on 26 September, which was attended by Audi Sport chief Rolf Michl and several otherContinue Reading
Will Brown and Scott Pye led a dominant one-two result for the Triple Eight Chevrolet Camaros at the Sandown 500 in Melbourne.Not even late-race contact between Brown and Broc Feeney or a sprint to the flag after a late safety car could derail the dominant result, though it did leadContinue Reading