2008
Kobayashi penalised after qualifying.
Kamui Kobayashi dropped five places down the GP2 Series grid ahead of Saturday's feature race at Hockenheim after being accused of impeding another driver during a typically fraught qualifying session.
American world champions honoured US GP.
In a crowded press conference in the media centre of the Laguna Seca circuit on Friday a unique gathering of the seven American men to have won premier class world championships took place in celebration of the 60th season of MotoGP.
Jones: Murphy deserved to be penalised.
Team BOC's Andrew Jones has hit out at Greg Murphy following race 1 of the City of Ipswich 400 on Saturday at Queensland Raceway, the latest round in the 2008 V8 Supercar Championship.
Cal Crutchlow: Objective Victory!
I was at the Goodwood Festival of Speed a week ago, and it was one of those weekends for me which I thoroughly enjoyed. It was somewhere to relax and have a look around at all the cars and all the old bikes - something I love doing - and just keep up-to-date with everything.
Courtney: Great to get the monkey off my back.
JELD-WEN Motorsport's James Courtney has taken his first V8 Supercar race win in style, leading the first race of the City of Ipswich 400 from start to finish after claiming pole position earlier in the day.
Queensland 2008: Courtney takes debut win.
It has been two years for the pinup boy of V8 Supercars to break through for a race win. Today James Courtney realised his enormous calibre with victory in the opening race of the City of Ipswich 400 at Queensland Raceway.
City of Ipswich 400 - Race result (1).
1. James Courtney SBR/Jeld-Wen Ford 38 laps 46mins 30.0751secs 2. Mark Winterbottom FPR/Ford Credit Ford 38 laps 3. Russell Ingall Morris/Supercheap Holden 38 laps 4. Garth Tander Toll/HRT Holden 38 laps
Haug happy with Heikki, Lewis.
Mercedes motorsport boss Norbert Haug has added weight to McLaren's defence of Heikki Kovalainen amid suggestions that the Finn is to under threat of being replaced by Nico Rosberg next season.
Rossi re-signs.
Valentino Rossi has signed what could be his final MotoGP contract after it was officially announced that the Italian superstar will, as expected, stay at Yamaha for the next two seasons.
Ferrari duo dismiss mistakes as `part of racing`.
Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa have stressed that the errors committed in the British Grand Prix a fortnight ago - branded 'stupid' by Ferrari President Luca di Montezemolo [see separate story -
Laguna Seca - Free practice times (2).
The session was red flagged with 21 minutes to go after a fast accident for Kawasaki's Anthony West. West walked away but a section of airfence needed to be repaired, forcing the stoppage. Valentino Rossi and Jamie Hacking were the only riders to lap slower in the afternoon...
Dovizioso: Laguna Seca is mad!
Laguna Seca left an instant impression on MotoGP rookie Andrea Dovizioso, who labelled it as a 'mad track' - in both a good and bad way - after finishing a highly impressive seventh in Friday morning free practice for the US Grand Prix.
Pedrosa taped and bandaged.
By Lynne Huntting Repsol Honda's Dani Pedrosa is still suffering from his orthopaedic injuries sustained last weekend in Germany. He sprained his right ankle and fractured two fingers of his left hand - index and ring fingers - as well as his wrist.
Stoner under pole in FP1, Spies falls.
By Lynne Huntting Ducati Marlboro's reigning MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner dominated first free practice for the US Grand Prix at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.
Laguna Seca - Free practice times (1).
Title contender Dani Pedrosa, who fractured his left hand and sprained his right ankle last Sunday in Germany, completed 21 laps...
Grand Prix of South Africa - Preview.
The FIM Motocross World Championship returns to South Africa this weekend for round ten of the 2008 MX1 and MX2 season.
Honda likely to retain F1 line-up in 2009.
Honda looks likely to keep both Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello in its Formula 1 line-up in 2009 - that was the assertion of the Brackley-based concern's team principal Ross Brawn ahead of the German Grand Prix this weekend.
Heidfeld admits to set-up frustration.
Nick Heidfeld has admitted that he was beginning to get very frustrated by the problems that saw him fall away from BMW Sauber team-mate Robert Kubica towards the halfway point of the Formula One season.
McShea qualifies for X Games.
2004 FIA Production Car World Rally champion Niall McShea took the 'Last Chance Qualifier' invitation for the X Games 14 rally event last weekend when he won the New England Forest Rally.
Lewis Hamilton says he`s the Rafael Nadal of F1.
Lewis Hamilton has likened his 'hunger' to lift his first Formula 1 World Drivers' Championship crown to that of Rafael Nadal chasing his maiden Wimbledon men's singles tennis trophy on the same day that the McLaren-Mercedes star so memorably triumphed in the British Grand Prix two weeks ago.
Oulton Park - Preview
The Bennetts British Superbike Championship returns from a brief summer break with the series' second trip of the season to Oulton Park.
Hacking targets MotoGP top ten.
This weekend's US Grand Prix at Laguna Seca will mark the MotoGP debut of AMA Superbike contender Jamie Hacking, who will deputise for the injured John Hopkins aboard Kawasaki's Ninja ZX-RR this weekend.
Nicky Hayden's lap of Laguna Seca.
Double US Grand Prix winner Nicky Hayden talks through a lap of Laguna Seca, where he will be racing in front of his home fans this weekend...
BMW hints at unchanged F1 driver line-up in `09.
For the first time this year, Dr Mario Theissen has suggested that BMW-Sauber will retain an unchanged driver line-up in Formula 1 in 2009 - seeming to quell speculation about Nick Heidfeld's future at the squad.