2003

The newest of the MotoGP rookies, Ryuichi Kiyonari, secured 15th place and one championship point yesterday in Rio, but it could have been more according to his own affirmation.

1. Ryan Briscoe Prema Dallara-Opel 30mins 31.428secs 17 laps 2. Christian Klien M?cke Dallara-Mercedes +6.208s# 3. Olivier Pla ASM F3 Dallara-Mercedes +6.994s 4. Markus Winkelhock M?cke Dallara-Mercedes +8.941s

SCOTT DIXON (No. 9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing Panoz G Force/Toyota/Firestone): "It was generally pretty good. I think we've geared our downforce level more for the race. We'll just see how it plays out. We concentrated on the race. We need to win the race, not qualifying."

BAR-Honda driver Jacques Villeneuve describes a lap of Indianapolis - site of next weekend's US Grand Prix:

MG Sport and Racing visits Oulton Park in Cheshire determined to keep up its recent run of race wins and podium finishes in the British Touring Car Championship.

Full 125, 250 and MotoGP race results from the Rio Grand Prix, at the Nelson Piquet circuit, round twelve of sixteen.

The recently announced "King of the Rink" Ice Speedway Spectacular, to be held at the Hull Arena on Sunday 2 November 2003, has gained International recognition.

John Hopkins may have walked away from a heavy crash in today's final qualifying session at Rio without any broken bones, but the tough 20-year-old did suffer numerous injuries which could well force him out of tomorrow's GP.

Gauloises Yamaha riders Alex Barros and Olivier Jacque suffered a series of disasters that saw them qualify in 11th and 14th positions respectively for tomorrow's Rio Grand Prix, in a session labelled 'catastrophic' by team manager Herve Poncharal.

Complete qualifying times for Saturday's California 100 IRL Menards Infiniti Pro Series event at the 2-mile California Speedway, round 11 of the 2003 championship:

The FIM has announced that Suzuka, the traditional home of the season opening Japanese Grand Prix, has been removed from the 2004 calendar.

Full 125, 250 and MotoGP final qualifying times from the Rio Grand Prix, at the Nelson Piquet circuit, round twelve of sixteen.

Last year's British Formula Three champion Robbie Kerr will make a surprise return to the series at next weekend's Brands Hatch finale, renewing his successful relationship with the Alan Docking Racing squad to continue the development of the Lola-Dome F106/03 chassis.

Ralph Firman did not appear for the second of two scheduled days of testing with Jordan at Silverstone yesterday, raising speculation that he may not have fully recovered from the practice accident he suffered in Hungary.

1. Christian Klien M?cke Dallara-Mercedes 1m 33.288s# 2. Ryan Briscoe Prema Dallara-Opel 1m 33.337s +0.049s 3. Olivier Pla ASM F3 Dallara-Mercedes 1m 33.440s +0.152s

Following the statement of intent issued in the aftermath of the Dutch round of the Superbike World Championship, GSE team principal Darrell Healey has confirmed that his operation will be quitting the Superbike World Championship at the end of the 2003 season.

Scott Dixon currently lies second in the IndyCar Series point standings with 427 points - trailing Helio Castroneves by only 12.

With Alex Barron already ensconced in the Red Bull Cheever entry this weekend, it fell to the Indy Racing League's other 'supersub', Richie Hearn, to replace Buddy Lazier at Hemelgarn Racing for the Fontana round.

The glitz and glamour surrounding the upcoming Grand Prix Americas will have an intriguing sub-plot as the teams and drivers of the CART Champ Car World Series battle for supremacy on the streets of Miami next weekend.

The proposed takeover of Championship Auto Racing Teams Inc [CART] by Open Wheel Racing Series LLC continues on track, after the latter allowed the 18 September deadline for backing to pass by.

Indy Racing League officials have released next year's calendar, which contains 16 races, including the jewel in the crown Indianapolis 500.

The ever-changing MB2 Motorsports line-up will take another twist for the final four races of the Winston Cup season, after the team revealed that it had struck a deal for Hendrick Motorsports Busch Series standout Brian Vickers to drive the #01 US Army Pontiac in place of the injured Jerry Nadea

Due to the expected drenching and high winds that will accompany Hurricane Isabel as it makes its way north through the mid-Atlantic states, NASCAR and Dover International Speedway have decided to cancel all race activities at Dover International Speedway for this Thursday and Friday.

Joe Granatelli, Andy Granatelli's older brother who helped fabricate the famed turbine race car that nearly won the 1967 Indianapolis 500, died last Saturday in Woodland Hills, California aged 84.