A keen race fan has been left with a rare souvenir from the Bathurst 12 Hour after pole-sitter Charles Weerts crashed out of the race. Weerts was battling for second position with just over seven hours left of the marathon race when he found himself facing traffic heading up the mountain and nearly flipped over … Read more
Australian endurance star Matt Campbell has won his second Bathurst 12-hour race at a wet and wild Mount Panorama. Just weeks after winning the famous 24 Hours of Daytona for the first time, Campbell saluted with Porsche co-drivers Laurens Vanthoor and Ayhancan Guven after 275 completed laps on Sunday. The 29-year-old’s victory, stamping himself as … Read more
The Bathurst 12 Hour has lost the pole-sitting BMW from the race after Charles Weerts suffered a huge crash at the Cutting. Weerts was battling for second position with just over seven hours left when he found himself facing traffic heading up the mountain. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: BMW almost flies over the fence at … Read more
Three-time Australian Supercars champion Shane van Gisbergen’s new career in American racing lasted just four laps before getting caught in a nasty crash at Daytona. American Toni Breidinger was seventh in a tight pack on lap four of the ARCA season-opener when she was turned around after being squeezed on both sides, setting off a … Read more
Nash Morris has taken aim at Supercars driver James Golding for his role in a “stupid” crash on lap one of Sunday’s only Trans Am race at Sandown. The 21-lap showdown was halted when nine cars — just over half the field — blocked the road at the exit of turn four. It all started … Read more
Supercars has suffered an apparent sponsorship blow in the wake of criticism for its role in reigning champion Brodie Kostecki’s contract saga. The 26-year-old will miss the opening round at Bathurst this month and is likely to exit Erebus Motorsport without racing for the team this year. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Will Brown speaks out … Read more
Rally champion Giulia Maroni has died in a tragic accident while walking her dog. The 37-year-old Italian star reportedly “slipped and fell” off a mountainside during a hike with her partner, Simona Panzacchi, on the Modena Apennines on Sunday. She plummeted 50 metres to her death, hitting trees and rocks in the fall. Seven and … Read more
Supercars champion Brodie Kostecki has reportedly split from Erebus Motorsport and may not race at all in the 2024 season. The 26-year-old won his maiden title last year, coming up trumps in a showdown with departing great Shane van Gisbergen. But his defence could be over before it even began. Seven and 7plus has Motorsport … Read more
Australian former MotoGP prodigy Anthony Gobert has died after a battle with addiction, his mother has confirmed. The 48-year-old passed away on Wednesday after a short stay in palliative care. “My heart is breaking as I write this as my first born beautiful son Anthony has passed late this afternoon,” Gobert’s mother, Suzanne, wrote. Watch … Read more
Motorsport’s famous Fittipaldi family is on edge after ex-Formula One driver Wilson Fittipaldi Jr suffered cardiac arrest on Christmas Day — the day he turned 80. He has remained in hospital ever since. The health situation, announced by his wife Rita and their ex-F1 driver son Christian on Instagram, occurred at dinner on December 25. … Read more
