2018

Valentino Rossi came within 15-minutes of leading the opening day of official 2018 MotoGP testing at Sepang, as Yamaha's back-to-the-future chassis strategy made an instant impact.

Ducati have made no secret that their main goal for 2018 is to reduce the Desmosedici's last remaining weakness; a resistance to turning during the transition from brake-to-throttle in the middle of the corner.

MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez began a year in which he will aim for a fifth premier-class crown by setting the seventh fastest lap time at the start of testing, in Malaysia.

Johann Zarco proclaimed his first day aboard a MotoGP machine in 2018 to be “great,” as he clocked up 62 laps at Sepang while evaluating the benefits of Yamaha’s year-old M1.

Action Express Racing survived brief scares on both its Cadillac DPi cars at the front of the pack to hold a comfortable lead with four hours remaining in the Rolex 24 at Daytona, with the #5 Mustang Sampling Racing sitting three laps clear of the field.

Formula 1 driver Carlos Sainz Jr. took a first step towards following in his father's rallying footsteps by completing one stage of the Rallye Monte Carlo on Sunday in a Renault Megane R.S.

Dani Pedrosa put Honda fastest on the opening day of official 2018 MotoGP testing, at Sepang on Sunday. With the track getting ever-faster following earlier rain, the Repsol star punched out a 1m 59.427s shortly before the 6pm finish.

Sebastien Ogier has produced the perfect start to the defence of his World Rally championship title with a fifth consecutive victory at Rallye Monte-Carlo after seeing off a sustained charge from Toyota Gazoo Racing debutant Ott Tanak.

Final classification after SS17 at Rallye Monte-Carlo, the first round of the 2018 World Rally Championship.   1. Sebastien Ogier FRA M-Sport Ford Fiesta WRC 17 4h 18m 55.5s 2. Ott Tanak EST Toyota Yaris Gazoo Racing +58.3s

Action Express Racing sits in control of the Rolex 24 at Daytona entering the final third of the race after seeing the rival Acura-Penske cars drop out of contention for victory following reliability issues through the night.

Sunday marks the start of official 2018 MotoGP testing, at Sepang in Malaysia. All 23 confirmed race riders are present, plus some test riders, while Yonny Hernandez has been called-up by Tech 3 as they continue the search to replace Jonas Folger.

Following a private outing for factory test riders, MotoGP 2018 officially gets underway today with the start of testing for race riders at the Malaysia circuit.

Sunday marks the start of official 2018 MotoGP testing, at Sepang in Malaysia. All 23 confirmed race riders are present, plus some test riders, while Yonny Hernandez has been called-up by Tech 3 as they continue the search to replace Jonas Folger.

Cadillac and Acura look poised to duel for overall victory in the Rolex 24 at Daytona as just four cars find themselves still on the lead lap with half of the race completed as Fernando Alonso's hopes of a podium were dashed following a brake issue through the night.

Sunday marks the start of official 2018 MotoGP testing, at Sepang in Malaysia. All 23 confirmed race riders are present, plus some test riders, while Yonny Hernandez has been called-up by Tech 3 as they continue the search to replace Jonas Folger.

Sunday marks the start of official 2018 MotoGP testing, at Sepang in Malaysia. All 23 confirmed race riders are present, plus some test riders, while Yonny Hernandez has been called-up by Tech 3 as they continue the search to replace Jonas Folger.

Sunday marks the start of official 2018 MotoGP testing, at Sepang in Malaysia. All 23 confirmed race riders are present, plus some test riders, while Yonny Hernandez has been called-up by Tech 3 as they continue the search to replace Jonas Folger.

Sunday marks the start of official 2018 MotoGP testing, at Sepang in Malaysia. All 23 confirmed race riders are present, plus some test riders, while Yonny Hernandez has been called-up by Tech 3 as they continue the search to replace Jonas Folger.

Mike Conway leads the Rolex 24 at Daytona after six hours of racing for Whelen Engineering Racing after perfect his tyre changes through a rain shower to overturn a 20-second deficit and move to the head of the field.

Formula E has given fans a first glimpse of its new 'Generation 2' car for Season 5, featuring a 'Halo' cockpit protection device that includes LED lights.

Filipe Albuquerque moved into the lead of the Rolex 24 at Daytona through the opening hour after getting the jump on Renger van der Zande through the opening round of pit stops for the Prototype runners.

Ott Tanak has taken six seconds out of Sebastien Ogier’s overall lead at the 2018 World Rally Championship season opener Rallye Monte-Carlo for a final day showdown.

Top 15 classification after SS13 at Rallye Monte-Carlo, the first round of the 2018 World Rally Championship.   1. Sebastien Ogier FRA M-Sport Ford Fiesta WRC 17 3h 30m 30.9s 2. Ott Tanak EST Toyota Yaris Gazoo Racing +33.5s

Danilo Petrucci starts preparations for the 2018 MotoGP season at Sepang on Sunday already knowing he will leave the Pramac team at the end of the season.