2006

One year ago, at the season opening Spanish Grand Prix, a 'reborn' Marco Melandri turned heads by clinching a podium finish in his very first race on a Honda RC211V (top picture).

The biggest MotoGP rider shake-up of recent years has occurred for the 2006 season, with several high profile competitors being replaced by young riders making their first steps into the premier grand prix class.

by Matthew Agius. The 2006 V8 Supercar Championship Series and the 2006 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series get underway this weekend with the award-winning and most popular motor racing event in Australia - the Clipsal 500 Adelaide.

Giancarlo Fisichella has dedicated his Malaysian Grand Prix win to a friend who died last week in a road accident.

Former Menu Motorsport team principal Mike Baker has joined British F3 International Series squad Performance Racing as commercial director.

Complete unofficial results from Monday's Golden Corral 500 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway.

When the green flag drops at the 2006 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series season opener at Homestead-Miami Speedway next Sunday, Sam Hornish Jr.

Ferrari's front wing is under investigation by the FIA, after TV pictures suggested that it contravenes the rules outlawing movable aerodynamic devices.

Nextel Cup debutant Bill Lester says he can't believe the level of support he has received since successfully qualifying for Sunday's Golden Corral 500 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Formula One's minnows made steady progress in the second round of the FIA Formula One World Championship in Malaysia, with Scuderia Toro Rosso, MF1 Racing and Super Aguri Racing all proving more closely matched.

Former World Champion Jason Crump was victorious in the Sean Cracker at Owlerton on Sunday - winning a Final which would have graced the last race of a Grand Prix. A bumper crowd enjoyed a well-organised and fully competitive meeting which was packed full of quality, safe racing.

Giancarlo Fisichella led a Renault 1-2 in the Malaysian Grand Prix, giving the team its second win of the 2006 season after leading all the way from pole position.

While many believed that Fernando Alonso's qualifying misery in Malaysia had occurred because he did not get enough fuel in his car to run competitively, it actually turned out to be quite the opposite as the Renault team fuelled him twice after thinking that the first load hadn't gone into the c

Winston Ten Kate Honda has signed a deal with Moto-Events to provide fans an unprecedented chance to experience the World Superbike Championship behind the scenes.

Fernando Alonso's victory salute after the Bahrain Grand Prix may have gone unnoticed - or unrecognised - by many, but did not escape the attention of Indian MP Maneka Gandhi, who has accused the Spaniard of glorifying animal abuse.

McLaren drivers Juan Pablo Montoya and Kimi Raikkonen qualified fifth and sixth in Malaysia after putting heavy fuel loads in at the start of the final session.

Having seen Fernando Alonso grab the headlines in Bahrain, Renault team mate Giancarlo Fisichella has made his bid for a share of the limelight by taking pole position for the Malaysian Grand Prix.

Complete Bud Pole qualifying results for Golden Corral 500 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Bill Elliott will return to the cockpit for at least five more races this season with the Michael Waltrip owned #00 Chevrolet team and sponsorship from fast food giants Burger King.

Hi Everyone! I'm Lauren Carter and Crash.net has asked me to do a column about life with my British Superbike boyfriend, Sean Emmett. Hopefully you'll enjoy my column which will bring a different angle to bike racing and my life with Sean, which is never boring!

Repsol Honda's 2005 technical director, Erv Kanemoto, will not continue with the team for the 2006 MotoGP season, which starts on March 26, and is currently taking time off to consider his future options.

Nicolas Bernardi will miss the Rallye de France-Tour de Corse, despite having been included on the provisional entry list.

MAN trucks will be the driving force behind the Stone Brothers Racing team transport systems in 2006 after signing on as a sponsor of the team this week.

Technical directors/team principals: Patrick Head (Williams), John Howett (Toyota), Mario Theissen (BMW Sauber) and Geoff Willis (Honda). Questions from the floor.