2006

Williams have announced that they have secured a three-year extension on their contract with sponsors Accenture that will take them beyond the eleven year relationship they have established.

Subaru Rally Team USA drivers Travis Pastrana and Ken Block successfully completed the reconnaissance portion of the Corona Rally Mexico - round three of the FIA World Rally Championship, last week.

Hall of Fame Racing's appeal against the penalties NASCAR assessed to them following the Daytona 500 has been quashed.

F1 will be available on free-to-view television this year in the Middle East and North Africa, after a deal was concluded between the Al Jazeera Sports TV Network and the Bahrain International Circuit, rights-holder for F1 in the region.

Only one person has won more premier-class titles than reigning MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi and that's fellow Italian Giacomo Agostini, who dominated motorcycle grand prix racing throughout the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Midland MF1 Racing managing director, Colin Kolles has revealed that he thinks they have the 'right ingredients' now to go forward after a difficult season in 2005.

McLaren has added another high-profile partner to its portfolio on the eve of the 2006 Formula One season, with the announcement that Emirates Airlines has signed on as a partner.

After months of discussion over who is best prepared for the 2006 Formula One season, the talking finally stops this weekend as the eleven teams and 22 drivers arrive in Bahrain for the opening round of the year.

Toni Gardemeister may not be able to take part in the Rally RACC Catalunya-Costa Daurada later this month, after his 307 WRC was apparently re-sold by Peugeot to a French team.

CDW Corporation, a leading provider of technology products to business, government and education, is to become the primary sponsor of the #9 CDW/RuSPORT car of Justin Wilson for the 2006 Champ Car World Series season.

The rotation of senior stewards at grands prix throughout the year has often provoked claims of inconsistency among Formula One figures, but will end in 2006 with the decision to appoint a permanent chief steward to oversee each race weekend.

Any hopes the Pro Celebrity Race that will precede the first round of the Formula One World Championship in Bahrain would be any less competitive than the Grand Prix itself have been shattered by the announcement that Jamiroquai front man Jay Kay will be lining up.

Manfred Stohl secured the third podium of his WRC career on Sunday, when he brought his OMV backed Peugeot 307 WRC home behind Rally Mexico winner, Sebastien Loeb and runner-up, Petter Solberg.

While Alfa Romeo will not be present in the World Touring Car Championship this season as an official works entry, the Italian marque will have a presence on the grid following confirmation that N.technology will field three cars in the series.

by Matthew Agius. Ford Australia's former service engineering manager, Ray Price, has been announced as Ford Racing's motorsport manager and will oversee campaigns in V8 Supercars, the NEC Computers Australian Rally Championship and Formula Ford.

Repsol Honda team manager Makoto Tanaka admits HRC still has "a lot of work to do" in order to make the RCV competitive in time for the season opening Spanish Grand Prix, at Jerez on March 26.

Rinaldi Yamaha's nine-times Motocross world champion, Stefan Everts, claimed his third victory in four weeks after winning both MX1 heats during his final appearance at the Hawkstone Park International, in Shropshire, England on Sunday.

Wiley X Eyewear a manufacturer of sports, casual and tactical eyewear, will be the primary sponsor on Sterling Marlin's #14 Chevrolet for this weekend's UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Sebastien Loeb has paid homage to Kronos Racing following his victory on the Rally Mexico on Sunday.

Former Formula One team boss Eddie Jordan has been appointed as director and key shareholder of London-based hedge fund Clareville Capital in an attempt to help it expand.

Sebastien Loeb's co-driver, Daniel Elena has hit out at the organisers of the Rally Mexico, following several incidents with animals on the road during the first and second legs of the event.

Reigning World Champion Troy Corser showed the world exactly why he is the Champion with a hard fought race one win at his home circuit of Phillip Island for round two of the Corona Extra World Superbike Championship.

Full World Superbike race two times from round two of the 2006 world championship at Phillip Island, Australia.

Full MotoGP test times from Sunday's third and final day of the first official MotoGP IRTA test session of 2006, held at the Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona.