The fiercely-fought 2021 Dakar, which took place in Saudi Arabia from January 3 to January 15 in compliance with strict sanitary measures necessitated by the Covid-19 pandemic, saw Stéphane Peterhansel – aka Monsieur Dakar – take the top prize at the wheel of his JCW Team-tended two-wheel drive, diesel-powered X-Raid Mini buggy. The Frenchman’s blend … Read more
The reigning World Champions and three-time Le Mans winners will defend those titles against new manufacturer competitors using a racing version of the upcoming hypercar road car, featuring powertrain technology developed in the TS050 HYBRID and highlighted via new Racing Hybrid branding. The GR010 HYBRID is a prototype racer developed over the last 18 months … Read more
Podium finish for the Audi R8 LMS in the first 24-hour race of the 2021 season: Team WRT took second place in the Dubai 24 Hours. Throughout the race, Audi Sport drivers Kelvin van der Linde and Dries Vanthoor together with their teammates Frank Bird, Benjamin Goethe and Louis Machiels had maintained their position among … Read more
There was no shortage of drama spread across the 12 stages of the Dakar Rally 2021 as competitors battled mountainous sand dunes under the glare of the unforgiving desert sun. As always, the race was much more than the sum of its parts. Here is all you need to know: 14 Stéphane Peterhansel’s 14th win at … Read more
French legend Stéphane Peterhansel kept main rival Nasser Al-Attiyah in sight on Stage 12 in Saudi Arabia to wrap up a record 14th Dakar Rally victory on Friday – 30 years after his first one – as Russian Dmitry Sotnikov earned his maiden truck crown and Chilean Chaleco Lopez a second title. Peterhansel first contested … Read more
Lamborghini Squadra Corse, the motorsport department of Automobili Lamborghini, unveiled the new Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo EVO, which made its world debut at an exclusive event in Sant’Agata Bolognese and announces its new partnership with the famous Swiss luxury watchmaker Roger Dubuis. The new Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo EVO raises the already high standards of … Read more
Aston Martin DBR9 was shown to a selected audience for the first time on 4th November 2004 at Aston Martin’s headquarters at Gaydon in the UK. An intensive testing programme followed prior to the Aston Martin DBR9’s debut race at the 12 hours of Sebring, Florida, in March 2005. Aston Martin Racing run two cars … Read more