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A1GP World Cup of Motorsport prepares for its second trip to China this season, visiting the Shanghai International Circuit next weekend (13-15 April). Last year at the state of the art facility, 82,000 fans gathered to watch a thrilling season finale in which A1 Teams Malaysia and Czech Republic claimed surprise victories to close A1GP’s [...]

In one of the first developments of its kind the FIA World Touring Car Championship (FIA WTCC) is set to run on bio-fuel from 2009 after the FIA World Motor Sport Council gave unanimous support for the initiative.
Bio-ethanol fuel will be introduced to the FIA WTCC alongside unleaded petrol and diesel in 2008, before a [...]

Team Australia’s Marcos Ambrose has made a fast start to this weekend’s Sharpie Mini 300 by recording top ten times in practice at Bristol Motor Speedway today.
Ambrose topped rookie practice in the Aussie Vineyards-backed #59 Kingsford Charcoal Ford Fusion and was tenth fastest in opening practice at the 0.533 miles (0.858km) Bristol venue, before rounding [...]

Australian Marcos Ambrose has maintained his position inside the top ten in the NASCAR Busch Series points standings despite a tough day behind the wheel during the Nicorette 300 in Hampton, Georgia Saturday.
After five races in the 35 race schedule, the two-time Australian V8 Supercar Champion is currently seventh in the points standings.
Ambrose started today’s [...]

Australian teenager Sam Abay will drive for Team Loctite in the 2007 British Formula BMW Championship.
An Australian karting standout, Abay demonstrated his potential leading the 2006 Formula BMW Asia series until the final round. The youngster secured the position with leading UK squad Team Loctite after highly impressive tests for the Somerset based outfit. [...]

THREE COLLECTIVE TESTS IN EUROPE
The FIA WTCC competitors will take part in three collective test sessions during the month of April, in order to be prepared for the European season that will start in Zandvoort, Netherlands, on May 6.
List of collective tests April 3 and 4 Brno, Czech Republic April 16 and 17 Oschersleben, Germany [...]

PRIAULX CROWNED WORLD CHAMPION BY THE FIA
Andy Priaulx has been officially titled 2006 FIA World Touring Car Champion, during the traditional FIA prize giving gala last night in Monaco. In the sumptuous setting of the Sporting d’Eté’s Salle des Etoiles, the FIA honoured all its champions.
In a progression from Karting Racing to Formula 1, the [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: 29 November 2006
Time: 0900
Location: Sydney, New South Wales
Sydney’s Louis “Action Man” Chan scooped the NSW Improved Production Racing (IPRA) Newcomer/Rookie of the Year at last Saturday’s IPRA Presentation Awards Night.
Chan also took home the 2nd place (0-1600cc) Class Championship Trohpy. Chan’s #7 Honda EK4 Civic claimed 5 class round wins from [...]

BMW SIGN FARFUS FOR 2007 WTCC
BMW signed Augusto Farfus as a works driver for the 2007 FIA WTCC. The 23-year-old Brazilian will contest the next season at the wheel of a Schnitzer Motorsport BMW 320si alongside Jörg Müller.
“I’m delighted that this up-and-coming touring car ace will line up for us in 2007,” said BMW Motorsport [...]

ALESSANDRO ZANARDI TO DRIVE BMW SAUBER F1
Alessandro Zanardi will make his return to the cockpit of a Formula One car. On the occasion of the DELL Formula BMW World Final, at Valencia from 24th to 26th November, the 40-year-old Italian will hit the track at the wheel of a modified BMW Sauber F1.06. By driving [...]

Anybody claiming they can predict the winner of the 2007 Toyota Racing Series will have to take another look at the entry list because the country’s most experienced observers and enthusiasts won’t even hazard a guess!
As the series enters its third season, the competition has increased dramatically to the point where no driver is a [...]

FIA WTCC HEADING BACK TO EUROPE
After the two American events – at Curitiba, Brazil and Puebla, Mexico – the FIA World Touring Car Championship faces a one month summer break before resuming at Brno,
Czech Republic.
The Czech racetrack will host rounds 13 and 14, marking the beginning of the series’ second European phase that will continue [...]

CHANGES TO THE PUEBLA-AMOZOC CIRCUIT
Following the requests from the FIA Circuits Commission, the Miguel E. Abed circuit of Puebla-Amozoc has undergone a number of changes in the first portion of the track.
The left-handed corner at the end of the main straight no longer leads to the infield; on the contrary it is followed by two [...]

Andy PRIAULX – BMW Team UK, pole position
“Today everybody had one go on new tyres so it was fair but totally hectic. It was a tough session and the hardest thing was the traffic. The circuit was busy with a lot of shuffling going on. I was lucky to build a bit of a gap [...]

FIA WTCC NEWSLETTER - #17 – 2 June 2006
FIA WTCC’s TV audiences are consistently growing. After TNS Sport certified that a total
of 324 million viewers worldwide watched WTCC broadcasts during the 2005 season,
the first figures from the first three events of the current season are being unveiled and
testify that the championship is well on the [...]