race report

Michael Schumacher bookended his fourth world championship season in fitting style, taking a ninth win of the year and enough points to ensure that he became the highest scorer of all time in Formula One.

Sam Hornish Jr takes the flag at the Texas Motor Speedway to win his third race and end the season as he begun, showing what a true champion he is.

French manufacturers have dominated the opening day of the 11th round of the FIA World Rally Championship, the Sanremo Rally.

Warsteiner AMG Mercedes driver Uwe Alzen won the ninth and penultimate round of the 2001 DTM at Zandvoort, Netherlands over the weekend.

Sete Gibernau capped off an astounding day's racing at the Ricardo Tormo circuit in Valencia by taking his maiden 500c MotoGP victory in a thrilling race that saw many of the top riders starting on slick tyres despite the circuit being very damp and slippery.

In one of the most exiting race seen this, or any other year, Manuel Poggiali went from fourth on entering the final corner to the lead as he edged out Championship rival Toni Elias by a mere 0.022seconds following a race long ten bike scrap for the win at Valencia.

Former champions Steve Hislop and John Reynolds continued their private battle for the British Superbike Championship as they each enjoyed a victory in a dramatic double race eleventh round at Mallory Park.

Juan Montoya finally broke his grand prix duck after a solid workmanlike performance brought him victory in front of Ferrari in the Italian Grand Prix at Monza.

Carl Stonehewer emerged from Coventry on Sunday afternoon as Premier League Riders Champion for the second successive year.

Valentino Rossi absorbed race long pressure from Loris Capirossi to take a sensational seventh win of the year at the Portuguese Grand Prix today, with the World Championship leader's title hopes boosted by Max Biaggi's second crash in two races.

Former champions Steve Hislop and John Reynolds continued their private duel for the British Superbike Championship with a victory apiece in the double race tenth round on the tight, fast 1.226mile Brands Hatch Indy Circuit.

Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher romped to an easy victory today at the Belgium Grand Prix to help alleviate his fellow countryman's woes following the thrashing Germany received last night in the international football match against England (they lost 5-1).

Steve Hislop powered to a fourth winning double in the ninth round of the British Superbike Championship at Cadwell Park to extend his lead to 20 points ahead of John Reynolds who took third and second place finishes in front of a 33,500 crowd at the Lincolnshire circuit.

Japanese driver Takuma Sato added a further 21 points to his championship tally by taking victory at Knockhill, Scotland, today in round 19 of the Green Flag British F3 Championship.

Ferrari not only got a one-two finish at the Hungarian Grand Prix and a maximum 16 points but the Maranello based outfit also clinched their third consecutive Constructors' Championship and the 2001 Drivers' Championship.

The Snetterton night race pulled in a bumper crowd of 16,500 spectators for Rounds 15 and 16 of the British Touring Car Championship this weekend.

Ben Bostrom emerged victorious in race two at Brands Hatch today, the American battling tooth and nail with British hero Neil Hodgson - the pair clearly in a class of their own around the challenging Kent track.

Home hero Neil Hodgson won a thrilling duel with Ben Bostrom in the restarted race one at Brands Hatch, but the American had an aggregate advantage and his second place on the road was enough to put him on the top step of the podium.

Ralf Schumacher was handed the chance to do something his brother has managed just once in his career - winning in front of the Hockenheim faithful - as the rest of the expected frontrunners fell by the wayside in the German Grand Prix.

Steve Hislop extended his advantage over British Superbike Championship rival John Reynolds to 20 points as he completed his third winning double of the campaign in the seventh round at Oulton Park.

Max Biaggi claimed a perfect lights-to-flag victory in the German Grand Prix at the Sachsenring, heading a Marlboro Yamaha one-two with Carlos Checa second and Shinya Nakano taking his first 500cc podium finish in third.

Marco Melandri won his first 250 Grand Prix at the Sachsenring after a fantastic late race charge saw him catch and then pass race leader Daijiro Katoh with a brave move at the final corner - and win by just 0.052secs.

Mika Hakkinen proved wrong the doubters that suggested he'd retire, by dominating the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.

Ben Bostrom became the first man to sweep both Laguna Seca races since John Kocinski in 1997 as he led race two from start to finish and was never troubled leaving all the fighting and squabbling to those left in his wake.