Full starting grid after Marc Marquez’s withdrawal
Factory Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia will start the French Grand Prix from pole position after topping Saturday’s qualifying session at Le Mans. It was the Italian’s first pole position since last year’s Malaysian Grand Prix, as well as the second for Ducati in 2026 following Marc Marquez’s impressive lap at the Spanish Grand Prix last […]
BMW scores maiden Hypercar win in chaotic finish
BMW executed an alternative strategy to perfection to claim its maiden World Endurance Championship victory in a chaotic, incident-packed Spa-Francorchamps 6 Hours race. A decision to short-fuel in the opening pitstop propelled the #20 BMW M Hybrid V8 LMDh of Rene Rast, Sheldon van der Linde and Robin Frijns to the lead, which the trio […]
Marc Marquez injured, will miss at least two races, after French GP highside
MotoGP legend Marc Marquez has withdrawn from the French Grand Prix weekend after his violent highside crash late in Saturday’s sprint race. Read Also: The Ducati factory star has been declared unfit after an X-ray revealed a fracture in his right foot. Marquez will fly to Madrid this evening for surgery, and has already been […]
Oliver Solberg stunningly jumps to first in the rain
Oliver Solberg snatched the lead at Rally Portugal after delivering a stunning time in wet conditions on the final stage of the morning loop, to climb from fourth to first. Solberg faced an 18.6s margin to rally leader Sebastien Ogier heading into stage 14, which was hit by rain. The Toyota driver produced an incredible […]
The real reason Verstappen is drawn to GT3 racing
Max Verstappen is drawn to GT3 racing because it offers him a chance to make a difference in a level-playing field, according to the category’s architect Stephane Ratel. While Formula 1 drivers have largely stopped competing regularly outside grand prix weekends in recent decades, aside from an occasional appearance in the Race of Champions, Verstappen […]
Francesco Bagnaia takes surprise pole in Ducati 1-2
Factory Ducati MotoGP rider Francesco Bagnaia beat his team-mate Marc Marquez by just 0.012s to take an unlikely pole position in Saturday’s French Grand Prix qualifying. The two-time MotoGP champion set a best time of 1m29.634s with just over a minute remaining in Q2, scoring his first MotoGP pole since the Malaysian Grand Prix in October last […]
“We are faster than last year”
Toyota has denied it is «sandbagging» at Spa after both its cars failed to get into Q2 in Friday’s World Endurance Championship qualifying. The Japanese manufacturer could only manage the 12th- and 16th-fastest times in qualifying, just three weeks after it claimed its 50th WEC victory at Imola. The sharp contrast in performance between the […]
What’s behind Honda’s pace-setting speed in French GP practice
Honda caused a stir on the opening day of the MotoGP French Grand Prix by topping the times across the two practice sessions. While Honda was always expected to be competitive at Le Mans following Johann Zarco’s brilliant wet-weather victory there last year, its pace on Friday was particularly striking given the track remained dry […]
Adrien Fourmaux off gives Sebastien Ogier rally lead
Reigning world rally champion Sebastien Ogier ended Friday leading Rally Portugal after a wild off inflicted a double puncture for Hyundai’s Adrien Fourmaux. Ogier had started Friday’s leg struggling to extract the desired pace from his Toyota GR Yaris Rally1, but changes made during the midday remote service sparked an afternoon resurgence. The nine-time world rally champion […]