Motorsports

The Memorial Day weekend is a time racing fans all over the globe look forward to. Over in Germany, there is the gruesome 24 Hours of Nürburgring. For Formula One fans, there is the prestigious Monaco Grand Prix. In the United States, drivers will take part in the 101st running of the Indy 500. After two days of qualifying sessions, the IndyCar contenders have secured their spots on the grid.

If you took notice of the Practice sessions on Thursday and Saturday, the results of the Monaco F1 qualifying session were almost a foregone conclusion. Almost because most would’ve predicted Sebastian Vettel to take the spoils. However, it was his team mate Kimi Raikkonen who stole the precious pole in the principality.

Often heralded as one of the most hectic motorsports weekends of the the year, the last weekend of May is packed. Starring the Indy 500, Monaco GP and the 24 Hours of Nürburgring, this year is no different.

Another tense round of the 2017 Super GT series has recently concluded. After 65 laps, Kazuki Nakajima and James Rossiter took the No.36 au TOM’S Lexus LC500 to a decisive win in the top GT500 class at Autopolis.

With Le Mans only just over a month away, the final 60-car entry list has been revealed.

In racing, things often come down to fine margins, and there’s few finer than at Silverstone this weekend.

In a race we’ll remember for a long time, Lewis Hamilton capped off a stellar weekend with a thunderous win in the Pirelli Spanish Grand Prix. The fisticuffs were out as the battle raged on in a spectacular Spanish showdown.

Lewis Hamilton starts on pole for the 64th time in his Formula One career tomorrow as he edged out championship leader Sebastian Vettel in qualifying earlier today.

The Cadillac crew continued its dominance in Texas this weekend, as the No. 10 Wayne Taylor Racing car set an IMSA record at the Circuit Of The Americas.

Toyota took a magnificent 1-2 victory at the 2017 6 Hours of Spa with the No. 8 car of Kazuki Nakajima, Anthony Davidson and Sebastien Buemi taking the checkered flag and their second victory in a row. It was Toyota’s first victory at Spa in two years.

The second race of the 2017 Super GT series held at Fuji Speedway concluded last Thursday. After 110 laps of high-speed competition, Yuji Tachikawa and Hiroaki Ishiura from team Zent Cerumo (#38) claimed a top podium placement in the GT500 class and overall.

The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship has set up shop at the Circuit of the Americas this weekend, and the main event is set to get underway later today.

If you were to suggest that the regulation changes for Formula One this year have been a step backwards for the prospect of wheel-to-wheel action, it’s not likely you’ll hear too many dissenting voices — and the chances are that’ll be because everyone’s still asleep after today’s race.

Jeff Gordon — the man who coached players through Gran Turismo 5’s NASCAR School and is seen as one of the greatest racers in the sport — has learned what the big deal is about racing simulators.

As it marks its 25th anniversary in Formula One, the Sauber F1 team has announced an unexpected switch to Honda power units for the 2018 season.

An unwanted record stretching back for nine years has fallen following an enthralling qualifying session for the Russian Grand Prix in Sochi.

A meeting of the top teams in Formula 1, known as the F1 Strategy Group, has agreed on a proposal to ban the controversial shark fin and T-wing elements for the 2018 season.

With the Blancpain GT Series sister championship, the Sprint Series, having its season opener earlier this month, it was time for the more established GT Endurance Series to also take on Italy for its start to the 2017 season — this time at Monza.

It has been announced that 17-year old racing driver Billy Monger has lost both of his lower legs following an incident during a British Touring Car Championship support race this weekend at Donington Park.

The 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship got off to a thrilling start at Silverstone this past weekend. Toyota took a hard-fought victory overall, earning an early points lead in LMP1 over arch-rival Porsche.