Motorsport.com writers’ most memorable moments of 2024
Working in motorsport media is a privilege that is not lost on the staff at Motorsport.com. Travelling to races around the world and reporting on what happens — both on and off the track — is something we take very seriously. But it also affords plenty of opportunities to make lasting personal memories. From a […]
The remarkable motorsport stories you may have missed in 2024
During a record-breaking season of 24 Formula 1 races, there was always likely to be the odd gem of a story that had a short shelf-life before being overtaken on the news agenda. Factor in another blockbuster year for the World Endurance Championship, several u-turns over World Rally Championship’s hybrid future and a MotoGP season […]
The «ridiculous» Group C Jaguar that roared briefly but loudly
Martin Brundle wasn’t blessed with the finest Formula 1 machinery for his 159 world championship starts. The Benetton B192, which provided five of his nine grand prix podiums, was probably the best but it doesn’t take the accolade of his favourite race car. PLUS: Ranking the top 10 Benetton F1 drivers Ross Brawn’s Jaguar XJR-14 moved […]
Full 2025 Rolex 24 at Daytona entry list
N°TeamCarDrivers GTP — 12 cars 5 Proton Competition Porsche 963 Gianmaria Bruni Neel JaniTBA 6 Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963 Mathieu Jaminet Matt Campbell Kevin Estre 7 Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche …Keep reading Source link
The “exciting” Ferrari that lifted a BTCC star to the next level
Rory Butcher is best known for winning 11 races during an accomplished British Touring Car Championship career that he elected to pause at the end of 2023. But the amiable Scot, also a handy historic racer who pedalled a Lotus Elan 26R to third in September’s Spa 6 Hours, had also proven himself a force […]
Formula E champion Wehrlein to make Daytona 24 debut in Porsche LMDh
Reigning Formula E champion Pascal Wehrlein will join Porsche customer JDC-Miller for his maiden outing in the Daytona 24 Hours next month. The factory Porsche driver will share the #85 963 LMDh with Tijmen van der Helm and Bryce Aron in the blue riband round of the IMSA SportsCar Championship on 25-26 January, 2025. The […]
Kelvin van der Linde joins BMW as factory driver for 2025
BMW has announced that Kelvin van der Linde will join its pool of factory drivers in 2025, two years after he split with rival German brand Audi. As reported by Motorsport.com last week, the South African will unite with younger brother Sheldon van der Linde in BMW’s factory roster next year after spending the last two […]
The lesser-trodden path Martin is taking in joining Mercedes-AMG
Following last week’s announcement of his departure from BMW for a second time, decorated sportscar racer Maxime Martin’s move to Mercedes-AMG was announced over the weekend. «I am extremely happy to start a whole new chapter of my racing history together with the Mercedes AMG Motorsport family,» the Belgian wrote on social media. «Joining the […]
Why Genesis evaluated F1 programme but chose WEC
Luxury car brand Genesis says it did evaluate a potential entry into Formula 1 prior to deciding that it would commit to an LMDh programme for the 2026 World Endurance Championship instead. The South Korean manufacturer officially launched its Genesis GMR-001 Hypercar plans ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in Dubai, revealing a scale […]