Sport news The Japanese manufacturer took victory on Ferrari’s home turf after rain brought drama and uncertainty, with teams facing difficult tyre strategy choices in the final two hours of the race while certain portions of the track remained wet and others were bone dry. Kobayashi crossed the finish line just two seconds ahead of the second-placed Porsche, but the Qatar-winning trio of Estre and team-mates André Lotterer and Laurens Vanthoor maintained the lead in the FIA Hypercar World Endurance Drivers’ Championship standings. Rounding out the podium was the second of the Porsch ..read more

Sport news THE CROATIA RALLY POST-EVENT FIA PRESS CONFERENCE IS AVAILABLE HERE.     FIA WRC2 CHAMPIONSHIP Present: WRC2 and WRC2 Challenger winning driver: DG Competition - Nikolay Gryazin (BGR), Citroën C3 Rally2 2nd place WRC2: DG Competition - Yohan Rossel, Citroën C3 Rally2 3rd place WRC2: Pepe Lopez (ESP), Škoda Fabia RS   FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP Present: 1st place: Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT – Sébastien Ogier (FRA), Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Hybrid 1st place: Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT – Vincent Landais (FRA), Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Hybrid 2nd place: Toyot ..read more

Sport news Sébastien Ogier jumped from third to first overall on a dramatic Sunday at Croatia Rally, claiming a surprise win as Thierry Neuville and Elfyn Evans faced heartbreak. After three days of neck and neck competition on spectator-packed asphalt roads around capital city Zagreb, victory looked set to be decided between Neuville, driving a Hyundai i20 N, and Welshman Evans in a Toyota GR Yaris. However, as they headed into the second stage of this final day separated by just 2.6sec, the tables suddenly turned. A late pace note meant overnight leader Neuville arrived too fast into a left ..read more

Sport news Thierry Neuville led a finely balanced Croatia Rally after Saturday’s enthralling penultimate leg ended with the leading three drivers blanketed by 11.6sec. After a day of many twists and turns – literally and metaphorically – Hyundai i20 N star Neuville held a 4.9sec advantage over Toyota rival Elfyn Evans, provisionally scoring 18 points to boost his championship charge against the Welshman. Eight-time world champion Sébastien Ogier made it two GR Yaris cars inside the top three, ending within 11.6sec of the top spot. The morning swung in Neuville’s favour thanks to his efforts in ..read more

Sport news The 27-year-old set the pole time in the final moments of the Hyperpole session to head the #83 AF Corse-entered 499P of Robert Shwartzman by 0.419s. The second of the factory-run cars, the #51 entry driven by Alessandro Pier Guidi, rounded out the top three with the best time of 1m29.953s. The #6 Porsche Penske 963 with Kévin Estre behind the wheel was the best no-Ferrari in fourth place as the Frenchman led the sister car of Matt Campbell who recovered from a trip across the Tamburello gravel trap. Kamui Kobayashi in the #7 Toyota GR010 Hypercar was the better of the two Toyo ..read more

Sport news The battle is well and truly raging at Croatia Rally after FIA World Rally Championship frontrunners Thierry Neuville and Elfyn Evans ended day one level on times. There was nothing to separate the two drivers after eight treacherous stages totalling 120km in the hills west of the capital city Zagreb. However, Neuville, who entered this fourth round of the season with a six-point lead over Welshman Evans, was left to rue missed opportunities. Neuville won four of the day’s first five asphalt speed tests, building a 10.1sec advantage. However, the Belgian driver's efforts were thwart ..read more

Sport news Norbert Michelisz will be looking to defend his title from last year with BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse. Returning with the Hungarian will be Spanish racing driver Mikel Azcona, with the duo now joined by Argentine touring car racer Néstor Girolami, with the Hyundai-equipped team targeting fighting for both the drivers’ and teams’ titles with its enhanced line-up. The cars will also carry the same branding at the South Korean manufacturer’s FIA World Rally Championship programme, and the team’s Elantra N TCR cars also feature the upgraded facelift of the new road car model. Fighting t ..read more

Sport news • Romet Jürgenson aiming to build on strong beginning to Junior WRC adventure • Taylor Gill hoping previous Tarmac knowledge will aid ongoing progression • Max Smart preparing for first full sealed-surface rally outing • Jose ‘Abito’ Caparó targeting maiden Junior WRC finish • FIA Rally Star journey now available with YouTube series Be The Next One The FIA Rally Star drivers will take on a tough Tarmac test this week (18-21 April) when they continue their FIA Junior WRC Championship adventure on Croatia Rally. Having gained their first taste of Junior WRC action on the ice-coated Ra ..read more

Sport news Despite playing host to a WEC round for the first time, the venue is no stranger to endurance racing, with the history dating back half a century, to the inaugural 1000km of Imola race, which was first held in 1974. More recently, the circuit has been a regular fixture on the European Le Mans Series calendar, which makes it a familiar territory for several competitors taking part in this Sunday’s six-hour WEC event. With 14 manufacturers (Alpine, Aston Martin, BMW, Cadillac, Corvette, Ferrari, Ford, Isotta Fraschini, Lamborghini, Lexus, McLaren, Peugeot, Porsche and Toyota), 37 cars ..read more

Sport news The FIA and Formula 1 have announced the calendar for the 2025 season which will mark the 75th anniversary of the FIA Formula One World Championship. The calendar features 24 races and will commence in Australia on 16 March and conclude in Abu Dhabi on 7 December. Ramadan will be throughout March in 2025, and therefore the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix will be held in April.  The changes made to the calendar in 2024 to create a better geographical flow of races have been carried over to 2025, with Japan in April following Australia and China, followed predominantly by t ..read more