2002

Rubens Barrichello received payback for his generosity in Austria as he held off Ferrari team-mate Michael Schumacher to defeat the German in front of an adoring Nurburgring crowd.

The annual visit of the BTCC to the Mondello Park circuit in Eire threw up an entertaining wet-dry qualifying session.

Juan Montoya did the unthinkable in qualifying at the Nurburgring and dared to beat, not only Mercedes-Benz, but also both Schumacher brothers to pole position for Sunday's European Grand Prix.

According to rumour in the Nurburgring paddock, Mark Webber is not the only promising youngster to be testing with Jaguar in the coming weeks.

World champion Mickael Pichon heads to Sevlievo, Bulgaria this weekend hoping to win four consecutive 250cc Grands Prix for the first time in his career and place one hand on the 2002 title.

Fabien Foret put the disappointment from Lausitzring behind him to go straight to provisional pole in Friday's timed qualifying. His Ten Kate Honda team mate Iain MacPherson joined him on the provisional front row.

Tech2 Racing stunned the paddock yet again on Sunday 16 June as riders, David Jefferies, Tom Sykes and Cal Crutchlow delivered another set of outstanding results at round seven of the Superstock and Junior Superstock Championships at Brand Hatch.

European Minardi F3000 announced at the Nurburgring that it will compete in all remaining rounds of the 2002 series.

It looked more like an Elton John concert with so many wide rimmed glasses being worn. Although there was no piano or the man himself to entertain the guests at this very special celebration, his Rocket Man song or in this particular case Rocket Men, was the perfect anthem.

Next weekend's Dutch TT at the classic Assen circuit is the first of a run of special races for Proton Team KR - at tracks where the lightweight triple's greatest strengths will pay the biggest dividends.

World Champion Valentino Rossi invites you to his Ride-In London Premiere at Leicester Square in London on Tuesday 9 July at 15.00.

Ricky Rudd did something on April 23 and 24 that he had not done in over 10 years. The driver of the No. 28 Havoline Ford tested at the 12-turn, 2.0-mile Sears Point Raceway road course at the gateway to the Sonoma Wine Country.

KL Minardi Asiatech boss Paul Stoddart has said that his team's future in F1 will be announced today [Friday].

Ten drivers will turn their first official laps in an Indy Racing Infiniti Pro Series car at Open Tests scheduled for June 22 and 24 at Gateway International Raceway and Chicagoland Speedway, respectively.

Rizla Suzuki's John Reynolds is on a roll after taking his first win of the year at Brands Hatch last weekend - and he is ready to rock the racing applecart when the seventh round of the Championship kicks off at Rockingham Motor Speedway on June 23rd.

Irish girl Sarah Kavanagh has relaunched her innovative fundraising scheme in an attempt to land one of the FIA F3000 seats she feels will be vacated by late summer.

Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro personnel experienced a major climate change, as they left the suffocating heat of Maranello, with temperatures in Italy easily exceeding the 30 Centigrade mark.

KL Minardi Asiatech is today pleased to announce the team will be joined at this weekend's Grand Prix of Europe by new commercial partner, the Quadriga Group.

Junie Donlavey is on the brink of closing his 52-year old NASCAR Winston Cup team after sponsors CF Sauer's/Duke Mayonnaise elected not to renew their half-season sponsorship deal.

Mansion Motorsports has finally given up the unequal struggle to remain on the NASCAR Winston Cup grid and announced that they were folding leaving driver Carl Long looking at an uncertain future.

Ken Howes began 2002 as the Director of Competition for Hendrick Motorsports but was drafted in as an interim crew-chief for the #25 team in mid-April when Tony Furr stepped down.

London based Piper Design, a leading British design engineering company, is currently developing its PO1 LMP900 Sportscar with the aim of competing in next year's Le Mans 24 Hour race.

The Castrol Honda Rumi team will be looking for success in their home round as rider Mark Heckles bids to improve on his 24th place in the championship on the HRC kit SP-2 machine.

This weekend sees Formula One return from Canada to Europe with, appropriately enough, the European Grand Prix. Held in Germay at the historic Nurburgring location, the track has been altered this year to give a new challenge for all the drivers.