| By Edd Straw | Monday, September 30th 2013, 15:23 GMT |
Esteban Gutierrez is confident he can build on his breakthrough qualifying performance in Singapore last weekend
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| By Marcus Simmons | Monday, September 30th 2013, 14:29 GMT |
The Formula 3 European Championship is to introduce a separate rookie classification for 2014.
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| By Ben Anderson | Monday, September 30th 2013, 15:35 GMT |
The company that operates Mallory Park was put into administration this week, as the ongoing row over noise nuisance with the circuit's local community continues.
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| By Glenn Freeman | Sunday, September 29th 2013, 14:35 GMT |
Kevin Magnussen made up for the disappointment of his race one exclusion to take victory in the second Formula Renault 3.5 race at Paul Ricard
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| By Charles Bradley | Sunday, September 29th 2013, 14:37 GMT |
Jason Plato scored his second British Touring Car Championship victory of the day at Silverstone, and the 80th of his career, but only after a pulsating duel with series leader Andrew Jordan
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| By Andrew van Leeuwen | Sunday, September 29th 2013, 14:49 GMT |
Gianni Morbidelli will take a 33-point lead into the Superstars International Series season finale at Vallelunga next month after winning the second race at Imola
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| By Glenn Freeman | Friday, September 27th 2013, 15:53 GMT |
Kevin Magnussen stole top spot from title rival Stoffel Vandoorne in the dying seconds of Formula Renault 3.5 free practice at Paul Ricard on Friday.
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| By Hal Ridge | Friday, September 27th 2013, 15:43 GMT |
The FIA World Motor Sport Council has approved the creation of the FIA World Rallycross Championship from 2014 onwards
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| By Dieter Rencken and Jonathan Noble | Thursday, September 26th 2013, 14:39 GMT |
Australian Grand Prix promoters are confident that they are on course to secure a fresh contract from 2016, following talks with Bernie Ecclestone in Singapore last weekend.
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| By Jonathan Noble | Thursday, September 26th 2013, 14:45 GMT |
Caterham has restructured its technical department in a bid to ensure it is ready to make the most of the new 2014 regulations.
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| By Andrew van de Burgt | Thursday, September 26th 2013, 15:13 GMT |
NISMO, Nissan's in-house motorsport division, will assist Kelly Racing with the development of the engine used in its V8 Supercars racing programme.
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| By Edd Straw and Sam Tremayne | Wednesday, September 25th 2013, 14:06 GMT |
Felipe Massa says he is revelling in the pressure of competing for his Formula 1 future after Ferrari opted not to retain him past 2013
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| By Matt Beer | Wednesday, September 25th 2013, 13:00 GMT |
Dragon Racing has become the second IndyCar Series team to commit to Formula E
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| By Gary Watkins | Wednesday, September 25th 2013, 14:26 GMT |
The FIA GT Series finale on the streets of the Azerbaijani capital of Baku looks certain to be postponed from October to November
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| Tuesday, September 24th 2013, 12:45 GMT |
Junior single-seater stalwart EuroInternational is interested in joining Auto GP for 2014 and could participate in the series' close season test at Jerez on October 28-29
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| By Matt Beer | Tuesday, September 24th 2013, 14:47 GMT |
Audi Sport Italia will be back up to a two-car line-up for the Imola Superstars weekend as the team tries to boost Gianni Morbidelli's championship bid.
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| By Jonathan Noble | Tuesday, September 24th 2013, 15:10 GMT |
Fernando Alonso has been told he is dreaming if he thinks that the 2014 Formula 1 rule changes offer a total reset in Ferrari's bid to beat Red Bull
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| By Jonathan Noble and Dan Cross | Sunday, September 22nd 2013, 15:33 GMT |
Fernando Alonso admitted his second-place finish in the Singapore Grand Prix was the result of Ferrari's 'nothing to lose' approach to strategy
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| By Edd Straw and Matt Beer | Saturday, September 21st 2013, 15:27 GMT |
Kimi Raikkonen's back pain issue in Singapore has its roots in an injury from a 2001 crash, AUTOSPORT has learned
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| By Marcus Simmons | Saturday, September 21st 2013, 15:48 GMT |
Jordan King put in a measured drive to wrap up the British Formula 3 title with a race to spare in the second race of the Nurburgring finale
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| By Jonathan Noble and Matt Beer | Saturday, September 21st 2013, 15:57 GMT |
Fernando Alonso declared Ferrari's Singapore Grand Prix qualifying performance as "sad" after struggling to seventh on the grid
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| By Matt Beer | Friday, September 20th 2013, 15:03 GMT |
Sebastian Vettel beat Red Bull team-mate Mark Webber to the fastest time in Friday's second Singapore Grand Prix practice session after a mighty battle between the duo
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| By Gary Watkins | Friday, September 20th 2013, 15:40 GMT |
Chevrolet American Le Mans Series racer Oliver Gavin has joined the Aston Martin Racing line-up for this weekend's World Endurance Championship event at Austin
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| By Jonathan Noble | Thursday, September 19th 2013, 14:54 GMT |
Lewis Hamilton believes Ferrari will replace Mercedes as having the strongest driver pairing in Formula 1 next year.
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| Thursday, September 19th 2013, 15:11 GMT |
The British Touring Car Championship has extended its deal with Dunlop to remain as the series' tyre supplier.
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| By Jonathan Noble | Thursday, September 19th 2013, 15:34 GMT |
Sebastian Vettel has no concerns that Red Bull's title prospects next year will be compromised by him having an inexperienced team-mate in Daniel Ricciardo.
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| By Mark Glendenning | Wednesday, September 18th 2013, 14:28 GMT |
Indy Lights title contender Jack Hawksworth came away encouraged after his first test day in an IndyCar.
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| By David Evans | Wednesday, September 18th 2013, 14:49 GMT |
Kris Meeke's hopes of landing a factory Citroen for Rally GB remain alive, despite crashing twice on last week's Rally Australia
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| By Sam Tremayne | Wednesday, September 18th 2013, 15:15 GMT |
Lada is planning to expand to a three-car operation for the second full year of its new factory World Touring Car Championship programme
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| By Pablo Elizalde | Tuesday, September 17th 2013, 12:48 GMT |
Pirelli has announced its tyre choices for the races in Korea, Japan and India
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| By Gary Watkins | Tuesday, September 17th 2013, 13:44 GMT |
Audi has been handed a performance break ahead of this weekend's Blancpain Endurance Series finale at the Nurburgring.
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| By Jonathan Noble and Sam Tremayne | Tuesday, September 17th 2013, 15:56 GMT |
Jenson Button insists it is only a "matter of time" before he confirms his place on next year's Formula 1 grid with McLaren.
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| By Jamie O'Leary | Monday, September 16th 2013, 14:58 GMT |
Newly-crowned German Formula 3 champion Marvin Kirchhofer will test for top European championship outfit Prema Powerteam at Imola this week
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| Monday, September 16th 2013, 15:15 GMT |
Singapore GP preview quotes: Force India
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| By Matt Beer | Monday, September 16th 2013, 15:27 GMT |
Juan Pablo Montoya will return to IndyCar to race for Penske in a third car next season
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| By Ben Anderson | Sunday, September 15th 2013, 14:05 GMT |
Rob Austin claimed his maiden British Touring Car Championship victory with a composed drive away from the field in race two at Rockingham.
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| By Jamie O'Leary | Sunday, September 15th 2013, 12:57 GMT |
Augusto Farfus kept the battle for the DTM title alive with a commanding victory for BMW at Oschersleben
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| By Hal Ridge | Sunday, September 15th 2013, 14:46 GMT |
Alexander Hvaal claimed his first Supercar victory to win the eighth round of the FIA European Rallycross Championship held at Greinbach, Austria.
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| By Jamie O'Leary | Saturday, September 14th 2013, 13:58 GMT |
Bruno Spengler took his second DTM pole position of the year after coming out on top of a rain-affected qualifying session at Oschersleben.
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| By Hal Ridge | Saturday, September 14th 2013, 14:55 GMT |
British driver Liam Doran sits on top of the order after two heats at the eighth round of the FIA European Rallycross Championship, held at Greinbach, Austria.
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| By Ben Anderson | Saturday, September 14th 2013, 15:35 GMT |
Double British Touring Car Champion Jason Plato led a Triple Eight MG one-two in qualifying at Rockingham this afternoon.
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| By Gary Watkins | Friday, September 13th 2013, 14:27 GMT |
The German ADESS design group has put its plans to build an LMP1 prototype for the 2014 World Endurance Championship on hold to focus on an entry into the P2 market next year.
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| By Jamie O'Leary | Friday, September 13th 2013, 14:15 GMT |
Gary Paffett sees no reason why he cannot spend another 10 years racing in the DTM as he gears up for his 100th start in the series at Oschersleben this weekend
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| By Sam Tremayne | Friday, September 13th 2013, 15:24 GMT |
Valentino Rossi says the seamless gearbox Yamaha introduced for this weekend's MotoGP race at Misano is a 'fantastic' development.
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| Thursday, September 12th 2013, 15:27 GMT |
CRT squad Forward Racing will campaign a non-factory Yamaha in next year's MotoGP championship.
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| By David Evans | Thursday, September 12th 2013, 14:05 GMT |
Volkswagen driver Jari-Matti Latvala is concerned about his chances on Rally Australia following his disappointing showing on this morning's qualifying stage.
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| By Marcus Simmons | Thursday, September 12th 2013, 15:34 GMT |
Red Bull junior Daniil Kvyat dominated the second day of the Formula 3 European Championship test at Hockenheim to set the fastest time over the two days of running.
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| By Marcus Simmons | Wednesday, September 11th 2013, 15:20 GMT |
Britain's Alexander Sims headed the first of two days of Formula 3 European Championship testing at Hockenheim
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| By Matt Beer | Wednesday, September 11th 2013, 12:03 GMT |
Kimi Raikkonen will return to Ferrari to join Fernando Alonso from 2014, the team has confirmed
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| Wednesday, September 11th 2013, 14:23 GMT |
Ferrari team boss Stefano Domenicali says Felipe Massa will always be regarded as part of the Scuderia's family
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| By Sam Tremayne | Tuesday, September 10th 2013, 12:26 GMT |
RML is close to finalising an agreement to design and produce Chevrolets to the World Touring Car Championship's new 2014 regulations
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| By Simon Strang and Jonathan Noble | Tuesday, September 10th 2013, 12:30 GMT |
Mercedes has no concerns that the momentum of its 2014 Formula 1 season has dropped away, despite its disappointing performances in the Belgian and Italian Grands Prix
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| By Jonathan Noble | Tuesday, September 10th 2013, 15:16 GMT |
Formula 1's 2014 calendar may not be able to expand beyond 20 races because of the consequences that will have on the new engine regulations.
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| Saturday, September 7th 2013, 15:39 GMT |
Post-qualifying press conference - Italy
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| By Jonathan Noble and Matt Beer | Saturday, September 7th 2013, 15:41 GMT |
Adrian Sutil has been handed a three-place grid penalty for blocking Lewis Hamilton in Italian Grand Prix qualifying.
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| By Edd Straw and Matt Beer | Saturday, September 7th 2013, 15:56 GMT |
Felipe Massa believes he did a good job of giving Fernando Alonso a tow in Italian Grand Prix qualifying despite the controversy over Ferrari's tactics.
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| By Simon Strang and Matt Beer | Friday, September 6th 2013, 15:57 GMT |
Romain Grosjean reckons there is no chance of catching Red Bull during the Italian Grand Prix weekend despite his Lotus team ending up second-best in Friday practice.
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| By Pablo Elizalde | Friday, September 6th 2013, 15:59 GMT |
Ferrari has been fined €10,000 for the pitlane incident involving Felipe Massa during first practice for the Italian Grand Prix
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| By David Evans | Thursday, September 5th 2013, 14:31 GMT |
Hyundai Motorsport says its confidence in its 2014 World Rally Car is growing following its last two test sessions
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| By Jonathan Noble and Matt Beer | Thursday, September 5th 2013, 14:32 GMT |
Daniel Ricciardo reckons it will be business as usual for the rest of his Formula 1 season at Toro Rosso once the excitement over his 2014 Red Bull deal blows over.
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| By Jonathan Noble and Scott Mitchell | Thursday, September 5th 2013, 15:34 GMT |
Lewis Hamilton says he would "love" a repeat of the podium jeers that greeted his Italian Grand Prix victory last season
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| By Jonathan Noble | Wednesday, September 4th 2013, 10:47 GMT |
Formula 1's leading drivers may only be thinking of victory and title hopes in Italy this weekend, but it is the looming preparations for 2014's rules that is becoming the biggest issue for their bosses
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| Wednesday, September 4th 2013, 14:16 GMT |
Carlos Sainz Jr will contest the final three rounds of this year's Formula Renault 3.5 for Zeta Corse, the team has announced
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| By Mark Glendenning | Wednesday, September 4th 2013, 15:06 GMT |
Scott Dixon has called for the replacement of IndyCar race director Beaux Barfield, while simultaneously firing a broadside against the series' judicial system as a whole
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| By Edd Straw and Matt Beer | Tuesday, September 3rd 2013, 15:02 GMT |
McLaren now believes Formula 1 podium finishes on merit are unlikely in 2013 following its Belgian Grand Prix result
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| By Mark Glendenning | Tuesday, September 3rd 2013, 14:02 GMT |
Indy Lights frontrunner Jack Hawksworth will get his first opportunity to sample an IndyCar when he tests for Rahal Letterman Lanigan in two weeks
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| By Sam Tremayne | Tuesday, September 3rd 2013, 15:54 GMT |
Felipe Nasr believes that mistakes will determine the destination of this year's GP2 crown, given how little separates the championship leaders heading into the final three rounds
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| By Jonathan Noble | Monday, September 2nd 2013, 15:17 GMT |
Force India has signed James Calado as its new reserve and test driver, after impressing during his running in July's Young Driver Test
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| By Mark Glendenning | Monday, September 2nd 2013, 15:27 GMT |
Will Power has taken responsibility for the accident that took championship contender Scott Dixon out of Sunday's IndyCar race at Baltimore
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| By Hal Ridge | Sunday, September 1st 2013, 14:46 GMT |
Andreas Bakkerud stormed to victory at round seven of the European Rallycross Championship at Loheac, France, while Sebastien Loeb just missed out on reaching the final.
It was the second win in a row for young Norwegian Bakkerud, who won last time out in Sweden.
Bakkerud lined up on the front row of the grid having won his semi-final, alongside Petter Solberg.
Solberg made the best start, and led into the first corner, just ahead of Bakkerud.
Tanner Foust, Davy Jeanney and Timur Timerzyanov battled for fourth position, which became a fight for third when French driver Jeanney took his joker on the first lap.
Bakkerud made a move past Solberg on lap two to take the lead, but ran deep, allowing Solberg back in front.
Bakkerud repeated his move on Solberg on the third lap, and this time made it stick to claim the lead, which he never gave up, taking his joker towards the end and returning in front.
Timerzyanov jokered on the second lap, while Foust took on the fifth lap, coming out just ahead of Timerzyanov. The two then made contact into the next corner; Foust ending up in the wall as a result.
Bakkerud continued to pull a lead, clear by almost two seconds as he crossed the finish line to take the win ahead of Solberg and the ever consistent Jeanney.
Timerzyanov came home fourth with Gaetan Serazin fifth and Foust managing to bring his car home in sixth.
Loeb finished fourth in his semi-final, just four tenths of a second behind Timerzyanov and a place in the final.
Kris Meeke was classified 18th and did not make it to the semi-final stages.
Fast all weekend, the Brit picked up a puncture in heat two and a disqualification for rough driving in heat three.
| By Dan Cross | Sunday, September 1st 2013, 13:05 GMT |
Jan Kopecky further extended his lead in the European Rally Championship after a commanding performance on home soil in the Czech Republic.
The Skoda driver gained an early advantage by winning Friday evening's superspecial event around the streets of the host city Zlin before stretching his overnight lead with a faultless run through all of Saturday's stages.
The gap to the chasing group was 37.5 seconds as the final day of competition got underway when his undefeated streak came to an end after he adopted a cautious approach through the morning stages - which were blighted by muddy corners following an overnight downpour.
He continued in this tentative manner through the afternoon to win the event by 1m01.6s despite not winning a stage on the final day.
Fellow countryman Vaclav Pech claimed second place in his Mini. The current Czech Championship leader was rewarded for his consistency and ability to remain out of harm's way.
Behind him for the majority of the rally was Roman Kresta, who had enjoyed a relatively comfortable ride in the final podium position in his self-run Skoda before suffering a puncture through the first pass of Jankovice on Sunday morning.
The three minutes he lost dropped him down to fifth overall and promoted team-mate Jarmoir Tarabus - who also encountered a puncture on the same stage - up into third position.
Tarabus had threatened to enter the top three early on in the event, but was handed a one-minute penalty for entering service ahead of schedule before the start of the sixth stage.
He eventually clawed his way back up the order with a succession of quick times through Saturday afternoon's stages and finished the day in fourth after displacing Skoda works driver Sepp Wiegand on day's final test through Pindula.
The pair were initially embroiled in a battle for third during the opening loop of stages on Sunday, but Tarabus found form in the final trio of tests and pulled away from his German rival by finishing 31.6s ahead of him.
The event also marked the competitive debut of the Ford Fiesta R5 in the ERC, but hopes for local hero Tomas Kostka to reach the podium once again came to a halt on the first pass through Pindula on Saturday when he suffered a broken differential that led to his retirement.
Fellow R5 runner Pavel Vaolusek fared better and underlined the new-generation car's pace by making series history with a stage win on the first run through Jankovice on the final day.
Leading finishers after SS15: Pos Driver Team/Car Time/Gap 1. Jan Kopecky Skoda 2h15m23.0s 2. Vaclav Pech Invelt Mini +1m01.6s 3. Jaromir Tarabus AK Skoda +2m32.7s 4. Sepp Wiegand Skoda +3m04.3s 5. Roman Kresta Adell Mogul Skoda +3m58.7s 6. Miroslav Jakes Gemini Mitusbishi +6m35.8s 7. Jaroslav Orsak GPD Mitsubishi +7m52.1s 8. Pavel Valousek Delimax Ford +7m52.6s 9. Antonin Tlustak GPD Skoda +8m27.4s 10. Robert Koristka GPD Mitsubishi +9m37.2s Major retirements: Esapekka Lappi Skoda SS7 Tomas Kostka Rufa Ford SS6
| By Andrew van Leeuwen | Sunday, September 1st 2013, 15:13 GMT |
Gianni Morbidelli and Thomas Biagi are now tied on points in the Superstars International Series, after the pair finished first and second respectively in race two at Donington Park.
Biagi (Romeo Ferraris Mercedes) and Morbidelli (Audi Sport Italia RS5) started the race on the third row, both making flying starts to be first and second, Biagi leading Morbidelli, by halfway through the first lap.
While Biagi was able to hold off Morbidelli in the early stages of the race, the ex-Formula 1 driver upped the ante with 15 minutes to go.
A couple of minutes later Biagi finally caved under the pressure, running wide at the Melbourne hairpin, and giving Morbidelli a chance to get alongside down the front straight.
Despite the Audi carrying more weight than the Mercedes, Morbidelli was able to make his move stick into Redgate, and immediately set about opening a gap. Within a lap it was 0.8 seconds, and by the end of the race it was a whopping 8.5s between first and second.
While Biagi was not able to win, he was able to set the fastest lap, earning a crucial point that leaves he and Morbidelli tied on 173 points apiece with four races left.
Behind the front two, Max Mugelli led home a Dinamic BMW 3-4-5 from Giovanni Berton and Mauro Trentin.
Briton Colin Turkington made it four BMWs in a row, finishing a fine sixth in the Scuderia Giudici entry.
Tonio Liuzzi did not even make the start of the race, the ex-Red Bull Racing driver peeling into the pitlane at the end of the formation lap, his Romeo Ferraris Mercedes suffering from what the team believes to be a gearbox problem.
And he was not the only Mercedes driver to have troubles. Race one winner Luigi Ferrara looked on for another top four result, only to retire just after half-race distance with his second water pump failure of the weekend.
Results - 17 laps: Pos Driver Team/Car Time/Gap 1. Gianni Morbidelli Audi Italia 27m13.077s 2. Thomas Biagi Ferraris Mercedes +8.544s 3. Max Mugelli Dinamic BMW +9.322s 4. Giovanni Berton Dinamic BMW +10.916s 5. Mauro Trentin Dinamic BMW +39.145s 6. Colin Turkington Giudici BMW +49.167s 7. Roberto Papini CAAL Mercedes +49.993s 8. Domenico Schiattarella Solaris Chevrolet +1m03.231s 9. Francesco Ascani Todi BMW +1m13.322s 10. Gianni Giudici Giudici BMW +1m42.490s Retirements: Andrea Bacci CAAL Mercedes 9 laps Luigi Ferrara Roma Mercedes 7 laps Tonio Liuzzi Ferraris Mercedes 0 laps Francesco Sini Solaris Chevrolet DNS Diego Romanini MRT Lexus DNS
