First week of shooting complete for Kiwis – Born to Fly
The first full week of production is now complete for the documentary Kiwis - Born to Fly that will air only on Sky Sport NZ later this year. Featuring New Zealanders in the various Motorsport roles they may have within the NTT INDYCAR SERIES and...
Ferrari Driver Academy – Asia Pacific Selection 2023
The Ferrari Driver Academy (FDA) – Asia Pacific and Oceania regional selection program is back for 2023! Held on 23-27 September at Sepang International Circuit, Malaysia, drivers aged 14-17 are invited to apply for the selection program. The best 24 applicants will be selected to attend...
Paddon extends ERC lead with second place in Poland
Kiwi rally stars Hayden Paddon and John Kennard continue to lead the 2023 FIA European Rally Championship (ERC) after securing a hard-fought second place at Rally Poland which ran 18-21 May. Paddon and Kennard, from Cromwell and Blenheim respectively, got off to a flying start...
Ronan Murphy takes first race win, Giltrap second round win in Tasmania
Son-of-a-gun Ronan Murphy has claimed his first win on Aussie soil after racing his way to the front in a 40-lap Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge Australia showdown at Symmons Plains Raceway, while Marco Giltrap claimed his second round win in a row. Murphy started on the...
Another win puts Lawson in the lead of Super Formula
Liam Lawson snatched the lead of the Japanese Super Formula championship with an impressive win in Autopolis, his second in just four races. It was an outstanding drive after dropping to third from his front-row start, pitting the first of the front-runners for his compulsory...
Shane van Gisbergen inducted to MotorSport Wall of Fame
Reigning Supercars champion Shane van Gisbergen has been inducted into New Zealand’s MotorSport Wall of Fame at the annual MotorSport New Zealand Awards Evening on Saturday night. The MotorSport Wall of Fame was established in 1994 and is a permanent reminder of the achievements of past...
Marco Giltrap doubles up in Kiwi 1-2 at Symmons Plains
MARCO GILTRAP led a Kiwi 1-2 in a pair of combative races that opened the second round of the Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge Australia Series at Symmons Plains Raceway. The 18-year-old Aucklander, who won the opening round of the series at Phillip Island, started from...
All boxes ticked at 12h of Spa for Brendon Leitch
Invercargill’s Brendon Leitch is more than satisfied after competing in the Hankook 12h race at Spa-Francorchamps, in Belgium over the weekend. Along with team-mates Kerong Li and Jean-Francos Brunot, the trio finished sixth in the GT3 AM category at the second round of...
Paddon leads ERC after Canary Islands rally
New Zealand rally stars Hayden Paddon and John Kennard were delighted to secure second place at Rally Islas Canarias, which ran 4-6 May, to lead the 2023 FIA European Rally Championship (ERC) points-table after the first two ERC rounds before flying back to New Zealand...
Leitch to compete at 24H Spa-Francorchamps in June
Kiwi Brendon Leitch and his MOTUL-backed Leipert Motorsport team from Wegberg, Germany, have confirmed their entry to compete with the best GT3 teams in the top field of 72 named cars at the CrowdStrike 24h race at Spa-Francorchamps from 29 June – 2 July 2023. The...