van Gisbergen to make ARC debut in 2022
Supercars Champion Shane van Gisbergen will compete in the opening round of the RSEA Safety Motorsport Australia Rally Championship in April this year. The first round, Canberra’s Netier National Capital Rally, will see van Gisbergen drive the top spec Skoda Fabia R5 rally car, prepared...
Armstrong switches to Hitech GP for 2022 Formula 2 Championship
Kiwi Formula 2 driver Marcus Armstrong has announced he will drive for the successful Hitech GP team in the 2022 FIA Formula 2 Championship. “I’m very excited to be racing in a motivated team with such a strong pedigree this year and I’ll be giving the...
Lawson receives grant from TQ Foundation
Formula 2 driver Liam Lawson is the first international driver to receive support from the Tony Quinn Foundation. Established to assist young Kiwi drivers on the global stage, the TQF is part of a family of supporting sponsors who are joining Red Bull and Rodin...
Scott Dixon named as finalist for 59th Halberg Awards
New Zealand motorsport star, Scott Dixon, has been named as a finalist in the ‘Sportsman of the Year’ category for the 59th Halberg Awards. Dixon won his sixth Indy Car Championship in 2020, putting him just one shy of the current all-time record of seven set...
Emma Gilmour joins McLaren Racing as their first ever female driver
McLaren Racing today announced Emma Gilmour as the team’s first-ever female driver who will compete for the McLaren Extreme E team in 2022. Emma’s announcement follows a media engagement today during the COP 26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow with His Royal Highness The Prince...
Nick Cassidy to join Liam Lawson for DTM finale
New Zealand motorsport star Nick Cassidy will join the DTM field this weekend when he stands in for Alex Albon at the wheel of the #23 Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 in the colours of Red Bull’s premium fashion brand AlphaTauri. Albon will instead attend the...
Emma Gilmour called for for Extreme E event
Veloce Racing has announced that New Zealand's Emma Gilmour will step up from her role as the team’s female reserve driver to fill the boots of Jamie Chadwick in the upcoming Arctic X Prix – the third event on Extreme E’s inaugural 2021 calendar. The Kiwi...
Hollywood star Michael Fassbender joins Jaxon Evans in Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup
Michael Fassbender will join New Zealander, Jaxon Evans, in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup this weekend. Fassbender has a score to settle in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup. In August 2020, the German-Irish actor (X-Men, 12 Years a Slave) made his first guest appearance in the...
Evans takes second in Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup season opener
The action-packed opening round of the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup ended with a convincing win for the reigning champion Larry ten Voorde (Team GP Elite). The Dutchman controlled the twice red-flagged race on the famous street circuit of Monte Carlo and crossed the finish line...
Leitch secures podium on 24 Hour Series debut
Kiwi GT driver Brendon Leitch has secured a podium finish on debut in the Hankook 12 Hour GT race at Hockenheim in Germany, the fifth round of the 2021 24 Hour series. The race was run in two parts over the weekend on the iconic Rhine...