Racing

Conditions are typically quite warm at the Australian Grand Prix, the traditional first race on the Formula One calendar. However, the city’s geographical location between the sea and hills to the hinterland can cause several changes of weather throughout the day and the outlook for this...

The NASCAR Sprint Cup series heads to Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee twice each year. Early in the season, it’s for this weekend’s Food City 500, while the Irwin Tools Night Race is held in late August. Though the two races run at different times of the year, under...

In January, we bought you news that Lamborghini would be bringing its Blancpain Super Trofeo racing series to drivers and fans in North America. That expands the global presence of the single-car series (based around the 2013 Lamborghini Gallardo LP 570-4 Super Trofeo) to three global markets...

As we confirmed in yesterday’s United SportsCar Racing announcement, the DeltaWing racer has a guaranteed future in North American sports car racing. Eligible for competition in the Prototype class, the current open-cockpit DeltaWing (now in a bright chrome livery) will make its 2013 ALMS...

If you’re wondering what Formula One drivers do for fun on testing days, this video should answer that question. While at the Circuit de Catalunya for pre-season shakedown testing of the new Ferrari F138 Formula One car, Scuderia Ferrari drivers Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa borrowed a...

Following last year’s announcement that the American Le Mans Series and the Grand-Am Series would merge for the 2014 season, two primary questions arose: who would be the sanctioning body, and what would the new series be called? In an effort to connect with those close to the sport, fans...

If you don't remember Jeremy Foley's massive off at the Devil's Playground from last year's Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, you probably haven't touched a computer in the past 7 months. Fortunately, both Foley and co-driver Yuri Kouzenetsov were unharmed in the massive barrel-rolling...

This is the moment race fans all around the world have been waiting almost four months for, the start of the 2013 Formula One World Championship at the Australian Grand Prix. The Australian Grand Prix has been F1’s curtain raiser for 15 of the last 17 seasons, and on each occasion the race...

It’s often said that those who can, do, while those who can’t, teach. There’s no denying the fact that Lotus F1 Team star Kimi Raikkonen can wheel a Formula One car, not to mention a World Rally Championship car, a NASCAR Camping World truck and a NASCAR Nationwide car. His...

Although Porsche’s 911 GT3 Cup and 911 RSR race cars have already moved to their latest 991-based chassis and bodies, the mid-level 911 GT3 R soldiers on for one final year in 997 trim. Porsche revealed today its 911 GT3 R for the 2013 motorsport season, which the company promises will remain...

Matt Kenseth celebrated his 41st birthday in style, taking his Toyota Camry to victory in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Kobalt Tools 400 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver nursed worn tires while holding off a charge from Kasey Kahne in the closing laps. Kahne looked...

It appears the 24 Hours of Le Mans is shaping up to be the popular arena for automakers to outdo one another once again, with more and more major players returning to the famous endurance race. Joining the likes of Aston Martin, Nissan, Porsche, SRT and Toyota, which have either recently returned...

Official one-make racing series appear to be the next big trend for automakers seeking to expand their businesses. For anyone dreaming of racing in a proper competition format but simply don’t have the time, official series like the Ferrari Challenge or Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo...

The McLaren 12C GT3 made its international competition debut in 2012, racking up 19 victories and 19 other podium finishes in 98 events. Though the car got off to something of a rocky start, by the end of the season the 12C GT3 was proving to be the car to beat in series adhering to FIA GT3 rules...

In certain sports, most noticeably bicycle racing, random drug tests have been business as usual for the past decade. In recent years, however, the outcry to test athletes of all levels, in virtually all sports, has begun to grow louder and louder. NASCAR has had some highly-public positive drug...

Luxury automaker Aston Martin continues to celebrate its centenary year in a grand manner: at the Geneva Motor Show, Aston Martin head Ulrich Bez stated that the brand would debut an ultra-exclusive CC100 roadster at this year’s Nürburgring 24 Hours. As Autocar reports, only two examples...

The DeltaWing (formerly partnered with Nissan) race car has seen a surprising amount of success and adversity in its very short run at professional racing. This season, it's wearing a much more easily visible livery of shiny silver. Hopefully it will be a bit more successful in avoiding the scrapes...

A living legend, Sir Stirling Moss, has confirmed his attendance at the 2013 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance taking place this month. The British F1 hero is regarded by many as ‘the greatest driver to have never won a World Championship,’ and though he quit motorsport’s...

Despite already announcing its most ambitious lineup for the 24 Hours of Le Mans yet, with four cars previously announced for the classic endurance race, Aston Martin has now confirmed that a fifth car will be added to its works team. The event’s organizer, the Automobile Club de l'Ouest...

Carl Edwards couldn’t have scripted a better ending to Sunday’s Subway Fresh Fit 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup race in Phoenix, Arizona. The Roush Fenway Racing driver lead 122 of 316 laps, but the most critical laps followed a green-white-checkered restart. Edwards held off a late-race charge...