An impressive number of Saudi and GCC drivers and riders tackling the opening round of the 2021 Saudi Toyota Desert Rally Championship have boosted the field for this weekend’s Sharqiyah International Baja in the Eastern Province. In addition to hosting the opening round of the 2021 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas, the Saudi Automobile … Read more
The Italian marque will return to the top class of endurance racing for the first time since 1973 and will be yet another major manufacturer to confirm its participation in the WEC’s new Hypercar category, which is equally appealing to both global automotive brands as well as specialist firms building road-going supercars. Ferrari is set … Read more
French-Argentine driver, Sacha Fenestraz has been announced as Jaguar Racing’s reserve driver and joins the team for the opening race weekend of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship in Diriyah. Fenestraz, 21, is no stranger to the British racing team, having driven for Jaguar Racing in the 2020 rookie test in Marrakesh. Jaguar were … Read more
British race team, Jaguar Racing, have their focus firmly on the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship with the season opener only four days away. Season seven of the electric street racing series will start with two-night races in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia. The first on 26 February 2021 at 20:00 (AET) and the second just … Read more
Young Emirati karting star Rashid Al Dhaheri opened the new racing season with a win, gaining a head start in the World Series Karting Champions Cup. The victory is in the same major competition that Rashid won in 2019 in the Mini category. Flying Parolin colours, Rashid once more demonstrated his winning ways as he … Read more
When the Formula 3 Asian Championship Certified by FIA and Giti Tire were tasked with executing the first major racing series of 2021, it was sure to be a challenge. With the COVID-19 travel and logistics difficulties of gathering all drivers and teams, safely completing the five round series, and maximizing digital exposure without having … Read more
Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler begins its final season as a factory team in Formula E with big goals: Lucas di Grassi and his new teammate René Rast want to clinch victories and fight for the title in the series’ first year as a world championship. The season kicks off with two night races in Diriyah … Read more
The Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team has taken to the scenic roads of NEOM, ahead of the start of the sport’s first FIA World Championship season in Saudi Arabia. Impressive footage released today shows Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team Driver Stoffel Vandoorne preparing for this week’s double-header night race at the Diriyah E-Prix with a demonstration run … Read more
Audi Sport customer racing is perfecting the new RS 3 LMS entry-level touring car in a demanding environment prior to delivery to the customer teams: the newcomer to Audi Sport’s model range, which was unveiled just a fortnight ago, competes in the WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup, the most high-profile and fiercely contested … Read more
The Saudi Automobile and Motorcycle Federation (SAMF) will host the Sharqiyah International Baja Toyota, round three of the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas, on March 3rd-6th. Following hot on the heels of the opening round held through the frozen Russian wastelands in early February and this week’s second round in the UAE’s Al-Qudra desert, … Read more