Motorsport

Hirst favourite for weekend Nicky Grist Stages

7 July 2022

Matthew Hirst will be targeting his fourth straight 2022 Motorsport UK Pirelli Ravenol Welsh Rally Championship win when he contests the Nicky Grist Stages on Saturday 9 July in his Pirelli-shod Delta Salvage Ford Fiesta R5+. Co-driven by Declan Dear, Matthew became the first driver since Callum Black in 2017 to win three Welsh Championship rallies in a row … [Read more...]

Hamilton & Moss honoured at British Grand Prix

7 July 2022

Sir Lewis Hamilton has been presented with the Hawthorn Memorial Trophy for an 11th time, extending his record-breaking run in the history of the prestigious award. The Hawthorn Memorial Trophy is awarded annually by Motorsport UK to the most successful British or Commonwealth driver in the FIA Formula 1 World Championship. It was first presented by the … [Read more...]

Formula Student takes to the grid next weekend

5 July 2022

With Covid restrictions lifted, spectators will be back in full force at Silverstone for Formula Student, which will take place at the famed circuit across the weekend of 9-10 July. For the first time in two years, more than 130 teams from over 30 countries will have the chance to showcase the results of their hard work in formal presentations and dynamic … [Read more...]

Ultimate air b&b for F1 fans on show this weekend

1 July 2022

As the home of British motorsport prepares to welcome record crowds at this weekend’s Grand Prix, new pictures have been released of the luxury residences currently being built just yards from Silverstone’s hallowed tarmac. Escapade Silverstone is an £80m development of two, three and four-bedroom residences next to the racetrack’s most legendary series of … [Read more...]

Fan-tastic supercar sets Goodwood record

30 June 2022

Former F1 driver Max Chilton driving an innovative Batmobile-like EV equipped with a pair of fans creating 2000kg of downforce, provided an impressive climax to Goodwood’s mid-summer motorsport soiree. Followed by an impressive swirl of dust as it whooshed along, the diminutive Gloucestershire-made car’s stealth-fighter-like profile might look intimidating, … [Read more...]

Out of Africa and into the history books

30 June 2022

Toyota Gazoo Racing claimed a historic result at the legendary Safari Rally Kenya with Kalle Rovanperä leading a clean sweep of the top four positions for the GR Yaris Rally1 car. Welshman Elfyn Evans and Takamoto Katsuta joined him on the podium, with Sébastien Ogier finishing fourth. It is a landmark 10th victory for Toyota on the famous African event, … [Read more...]

British Motorsport Day Westminster presentation

28 June 2022

Motorsport UK and the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Motorsport yesterday presented Our Eclectic Future at British Motorsport Day in the Palace of Westminster to showcase the vision of a world powered by a range of use-appropriate systems and fuels. Fossil-fuels will continue to power existing vehicles around the world for quite some time, and therefore … [Read more...]

Edwards Irish luck runs out in Donegal event

23 June 2022

Matt Edwards made one of the most incredible maiden appearances in the 50-year history of the Donegal International Rally at the weekend when he challenged for victory from the start, only to retire from the lead of the event just four stages from the end of the three-day, 20 stage and 187 stage mile classic. Matt had taken a 19.2 second lead going into … [Read more...]

Skoda Fabia RS Rally2 breaks cover

16 June 2022

ŠKODA Motorsport unveiled the successor to the FABIA Rally2 evo. The new rally model from Mladá Boleslav is based on the fourth-generation ŠKODA FABIA and follows on from the most successful Rally2 vehicle of recent years. ŠKODA Motorsport has developed a new engine for the FABIA RS Rally2, as well as improving the handling, powertrain and electronics … [Read more...]

Pritchard moving up a gear for NGS in July