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Shaun Muir Racing (SMR) has signed Tom Sykes for the 2019 World Superbike Championship as the squad switches from Aprilia to BMW machinery, Crash.net understands.

Antonio Felix da Costa continued BMW’s strong start to the 2018/19 Formula E pre-season test as the series’ new race format was trialled for the first time at Valencia.

Gary Paffett has secured the 2018 DTM drivers' title for Mercedes after finishing the final race of the season on the podium in third behind race winner Rene Rast and Marco Wittmann at the Hockenheimring.

1. Rene Rast GER Audi Sport Team Rosberg 37 laps 2. Marco Wittmann GER BMW Team RMG +3.786s 3. Gary Paffett GBR Mercedes-AMG Motorsport PETRONAS +15.838s

Two-time DTM champion Marco Wittmann will start the final race of the 2018 season from pole position after beating title contender Rene Rast in qualifying at the Hockenheimring.

1. Marco Wittmann GER BMW Team RMG 1 minute 32.683 seconds 2. Rene Rast GER Audi Sport Team Rosberg 1 minute 32.737 seconds

Mercedes driver Gary Paffett has admitted his 'disappointment' in gaining a fourth place result during the opening race, despite regaining the DTM championship lead at the Hockenheimring.

Reigning champion Rene Rast took a hard fought fifth win in a row to keep his DTM title hopes very much alive after leading an Audi 1-2 result in race one at the Hockenheimring.

1. Rene Rast GER Audi Sport Team Rosberg 34 laps 2. Robin Frijns NED Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline +0.354s 3. Timo Glock GER BMW Team RMR +1.856s

Mercedes driver Lucas Auer will start the penultimate race of the 2018 season from pole position ahead of Gary Paffett, who crucially out-qualified his main DTM title rivals at the Hockenheimring.

1. Lucas Auer AUT SILBERPFEIL Energy Mercedes-AMG Motorsport 1 minute 32.635 seconds 2. Gary Paffett GBR Mercedes-AMG Motorsport PETRONAS 1 minute 32.737 seconds

Reigning DTM champion Rene Rast has taken his second victory of the 2018 season for Audi after beating BMW's Bruno Spengler to the race one win at the Nurburgring.

1. Rene Rast GER Audi Sport Team Rosberg 40 laps 2. Bruno Spengler CAN BMW Team RBM +0.862s 3. Gary Paffett GBR Mercedes-AMG Motorsport PETRONAS +6.872s

Antonio Felix da Costa is eager to continue balancing duties in Formula E and the FIA World Endurance Championship through 2019 as part of BMW’s factory team in both series.

Team Parker Racing's Stephen Jelley is looking to back up his stand-out qualifying performance by scoring a strong haul of points during today's three Knockhill British Touring Car Championship races.

BMW Pirtek Racing's Andrew Jordan storms to the top of the British Touring Car Championship timesheets after setting the pace during FP2 at Knockhill.

1. Andrew Jordan BMW Pirtek Racing BMW 125i M Sport 51.185 seconds 2. Dan Cammish Halfords Yuasa Racing Honda Civic Type R 51.247 seconds

Peter Hickman has produced one of the performances of the season to secure a double podium at Thruxton to ignite his Bennetts British Superbike championship top six charge after spending the night in hospital with a kidney infection.

Smiths Racing BMW has confirmed Peter Hickman has been taken to hospital as a precaution after falling ill following qualifying at Thruxton and is a doubt for today’s races.

BMW Pirtek Racing's Andrew Jordan has put himself 'within striking distance' of the British Touring Car Championship lead after securing a solid fourth place finish in the double-points race at Snetterton.

Full free practice one results for the seventh round of the 2018 Bennetts British Superbike Championship (BSB) at Thruxton. 1. Peter Hickman GBR Smiths Racing BMW S1000RR 1m 15.385s 2. Bradley Ray GBR Buildbase Suzuki GSX-R1000 1m 15.701s

BMW Pirtek Racing's Andrew Jordan is aiming to secure his first British Touring Car Championship race victory of the season at this weekend's Croft round.

The standings after two hours of the 86th 24 Hours of Le Mans, round two of the 2018/19 FIA World Endurance Championship season. 86th 24 Hours of Le Mans - Hour 2 Results

BMW Pirtek Racing's Andrew Jordan says he's primed to pounce from fourth position as the 2013 British Touring Car champion looks to open his 2018 victory account at Oulton Park.