Last weekend saw the BTCC Donington Park Rounds 2018 as the British Touring Car Championship made its way to the Leicestershire circuit. Thursday saw a test day for some of the support series, and the timetable for the weekend included the usual Renault Clio Cup, British F4, Ginetta GT4 Supercup, Ginetta Juniors, and the Porsche…
The BTCC visit to Leicestershire this weekend included the British F4 Donington Park Rounds 2018 as the support events joined the British Touring Cars. The teams had some testing as the circuit on the Thursday before the racing started on a rather cold and damp Saturday. As normal, the series lived up to its reputation…
The BTCC visit to Leicestershire at the weekend included the Ginetta GT4 Supercup Donington Park Rounds 2018 as part of the Touring Car support package. Harry King topped the qualifying times from Angus Fender and Charlie Ladell, and it was Ladell who took the win from Team Hard’s Carl Boardley, with Fender in third. Boardley…
The British Touring Car Championship is back! The BTCC Brands Hatch Opening Rounds 2018 were held last weekend at Brands Hatch, and after a pleasant Friday and Saturday, Sunday was a wet and murky day, but that did not distract from a fantastic opening three races for the season. As normal, the series is supported…
Last weekend saw the British F4 Brands Hatch Opening Rounds 2018, again as part of the support package for the ever popular BTCC series. Although it was a familiar series at a familiar circuit, there were plenty of new drivers in the dynamic and fast paced championship. It was a weekend of changeable conditions with…
The return of the BTCC British Touring Car Championship saw the Ginetta GT4 Supercup Brands Hatch Opening Rounds 2018 last weekend at the Kent circuit. A sunny Friday and Saturday was replaced with a wet and dull Sunday, but that did not detract from some superb racing across all the series. As with all of…
Today saw the BTCC Media Day 2018 at Donington Park, and as has been the standard format in recent years, the day saw the teams launch their cars in the morning and a series of interviews, followed by a public access test session in the afternoon. The day started overcast and wet, with the rain…
Today saw the British Superbikes Pre season test 2018 at Donington Park. Events at Donington were cancelled at the weekend given the amount of snow on the ground, and although the track was now cleared, there were still little white piles to be seen around the circuit. It was cold, and there were a few…
I wrote recently about the 1983 Brazilian Grand Prix, an unusual Formula One race where no one came second, which led to some conversation about just how unusual an outcome that is. It requires a driver to be disqualified and the subsequent drivers not being promoted to take their places. There has been another case,…
With the new motor racing season starting for most series, February and March see plenty of test sessions, and today saw the British F4 Pre season test 2018 at Northamptonshire’s Rockingham circuit. It was a great opportunity to see the 2018 series of cars on track, with some fantastic new liveries on display. There was…
Sergey Sirotkin was born in Moscow in 1995, and began karting in 2008. In 2010, he moved to Formula Abarth season where he raced in the last six events, showing impressive form. In 2011, he won the Formula Arbath European Series and came second in the Formula Abarth Italian Series. 2012 was a busy year,…
Pierre Gasly was born in 1996 in Rouen, and like many racing drivers started his career in karting at the age of ten, where he made a name of himself first in the French and then the European championships. In 2011, Pierre moved to the French F4 championship, where his performance improved through the course…