Asian F3 clean sweep for Lawson
Rising New Zealand single-seater racing star Liam Lawson made an emphatic debut in Asia, totally dominating the final round of the Formula 3 championship at Sepang. Lawson made a clean sweep of all three races, top in both qualifying sessions, recorded the fastest lap in all...
Lawson to race Asian F3 this weekend
Liam Lawson will make his Formula 3 race debut this weekend when he drives for Irish-based Pinnacle Motorsport in the final round of the Asian F3 series this weekend at Sepang. Fresh back from his debut season in Europe, the 16-year-old from Pukekohe received the call...
Marcus impresses with a top-ten result on Macau debut
Once a year, the city of Macau plays host to one of the most prestigious events on the motorsport calendar - The Macau Grand Prix. Revered by drivers, the tight and twisty challenge posed by the streets of Macau, makes it one of the most...
Paddon takes second at 2018 WRC final in Australia
New Zealander Hayden Paddon aimed to push hard at this week’s final round of the FIA World Rally Championship in Australia and, with co-driver Seb Marshall alongside, he did – scoring a hard-fought second place. In what was a dramatic final day of the season near...
Expat Kiwi Dick Bennetts’ prestigious motorsport award
New Zealander Dick Bennetts and the UK-based race team he founded have been recognised with an award from European motorsport industry publication and expo, Professional Motorsport World. Originally from Dunedin, Bennetts came to prominence as a championship-winning race engineer for Niki Lauda and Stefan Johansson as...
Paddon and Marshall aim to push hard in Australia
New Zealander Hayden Paddon and his British co-driver Seb Marshall will be pushing hard at this week’s final round of the FIA World Rally Championship in Australia, striving to end the season on a good note. “After a podium finish here last year, it would be...
Cassidy runner-up in Super GT series
For the second time in a fortnight Nick Cassidy has had to swallow the bitter pill of finishing runner-up in both of Japan’s premier motor racing series. With co-driver Ryo Hirakawa the pair’s Lexus LC500 finished just 1.5 seconds behind 2009 Formula 1 World Champion Jensen...
HUNTER MCELREA WINS AUSTRALIAN FORMULA FORD CHAMPIONSHIP
After a dominating season of 13 Wins, 3 Poles, 9 fastest laps, 2 Lap Records, and a 100% Front Row qualifying record, 18 year old Hunter McElrea has acheived the one thing he set out for - the 2018 Australian Formula Ford Championship. The newly crowned Australian...
Cassidy tantalisingly close in Super Formula
Aucklander Nick Cassidy has finished just 0.654 of a second away from winning Japan’s Super Formula Championship at Suzuka on Sunday. The 23-year-old, finished second behind Naoki Yamamoto, who won the title by one point from Cassidy, who was driving a 600-horsepower turbocharged Toyota single seater. “It...
Armstrong heading for Grand Prix finale to racing year in Macau
Christchurch’s Marcus Armstrong has been selected to race at the prestigious Macau Grand Prix next month. “Really stoked to announce I’ll be heading for Macau next month! It’s been one of my dream events to race, a real challenge for any driver,” he said at the...