2009

Luca Cantamessa has been selected to pilot the BFGoodrich Drivers' Team entry on Rallye Sanremo, the penultimate round of the 2009 Intercontinental Rally Challenge on September 24-26.

1. Augusto Farfus BMW Team Germany BMW 320si 1min 50.841secs 2. Rob Huff Chevrolet Chevrolet Cruze 1min 51.046secs 3. Tiago Monteiro SEAT Sport SEAT Leon TDi 1min 51.092secs

NASCAR's version of musical chairs continued Friday, when Wood Brothers Racing named David Gilliland to replace ailing Bill Elliott in the #21 Ford for Sunday's Pep Boys 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

New Ferrari recruit Giancarlo Fisichella has confessed that he is 'in seventh heaven' after being released by Force India to join the fabled Prancing Horse for the remainder of the 2009 Formula 1 World Championship campaign and likely also the remainder of his grand prix career - 14 years on from

The final driver pairings for Team BOC and WOW Racing for the upcoming L&H 500 at Phillip Island and the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 have been announced.

TeamVodafone endurance specialists Craig Lowndes and Jamie Whincup have wrapped up an intensive on-track testing programme in preparation for next week's L&H 500 at Phillip Island and are quietly confident of continuing their run of successful results.

Bobby Labonte may be out of his Sprint Cup ride at Yates Racing, which operates the #96 Ford for Hall of Fame Racing, but that doesn't mean he will miss this Sunday's Pep Boys Auto 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Ryan McCay went out at the Mountain Box,

Fresh from his first Ducati podium last weekend at Indianapolis, Ducati has announced that Nicky Hayden will sign a one-year extension to his current contract and remain alongside Casey Stoner in its factory team for the 2010 MotoGP World Championship.

Team CVR (Clyde Valley Racing) - the organisation behind Cartridge World Carbon Zero Racing - has officially and regrettably announced its withdrawal from the 2009 HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship (BTCC), citing 'circumstances beyond our control'.

Repsol Honda's Andrea Dovizioso will switch to Ohlins suspension on his factory RC212V for this weekend's San Marino Grand Prix and the rest of the 2009 season.

With an eye toward the 2010 season, all Atlantic Championship teams and drivers participating in the promoter test day at Road Atlanta will have the opportunity to test Cosworth's power-to-pass system.

Renault is understood to have held discussions with 2007 F1 World Champion Kimi Raikkonen regarding a potential switch to the French outfit next year - in a move that could at the same time earn the R?gie a title sponsorship deal with mobile 'phone company Nokia.

Sylvain Guintoli was pleased to emerge from his comeback MCE British Superbike event still standing after a producing a pair of solid top ten results for the Worx Crescent Suzuki team.

Dave Weston Junior has received the perfect 19th birthday present - confirmation of his entry into the Spanish round on the 2009 World Rally Championship calendar.

Noriyuki Haga says he feels fit and ready to resume his fight for the World Superbike title following a timely break to fully recover from injuries sustained in a crash back in June.

The four lap Classic race was brought forward 15-minutes to 1300hrs.

Australia's leading automotive chain, Supercheap Auto has extended its naming rights sponsorship of Holden V8 Supercar team Paul Morris Motorsports under the Supercheap Auto Racing banner for a further two years.

Airwaves Yamaha has released a detailed statement following the disqualification of BSB title leader Leon Camier from race two at Cadwell Park on Monday.

Runaway MCE British Superbike Championship leader Leon Camier was in pragmatic mood after seeing a double victory stripped from him after the finish line at Cadwell Park on Monday.

Toni Gardemeister will drive the Hankook Opel Corsa OPC Super 2000 later this month, when he takes in the next round in the 2009 Intercontinental Rally Challenge, the Rally Principe de Asturias in Spain.

Despite speculation to the contrary, Kevin Harvick will drive Richard Childress Racing's #29 Shell-Pennzoil Chevrolet Impala SS in the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup campaign, his tenth in the top tier of NASCAR competition.

The votes have been counted, and your top motorsport grid girl for the month of August can be revealed - with the sexiest babes almost entirely to be found in the MotoGP paddock.

Aleix Espargaro exceeded expectations on his MotoGP debut at the Indianapolis Grand Prix, with his only mistake of the weekend being to punt fellow Spaniard Toni Elias onto the grass at turn two of the race.