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McLaren outruns Bathurst 12-Hour drama
Motorsport

McLaren outruns Bathurst 12-Hour drama

Motorsport report: van Gisbergen coolly claims Bathurst win; V8 Utes stirred and shaken; Brabham revs up for Indy

Renault Sport 2016 Strategy
Motorsport

Renault Sport F1 crucial to doubling sales

RENAULT’S return to Formula One as a constructor after five years as an engine supplier is part of its strategy to double sales of its high-performance Renault Sport road cars by 2020.

Mark Webber inteviewed by Wheels Senior Journalist Alex Inwood
Motorsport

Webber: Vettel the best, Maldonado out of his depth

Aussie F1 ace Mark Webber spills the beans on his former rivals

BMW passes on V8 Supercars for Aussie GT battle
Motorsport

BMW passes on V8 Supercars for Aussie GT battle

A factory-backed BMW M6 GT3 will arrive in 2016 to take on Mercedes, Audi in the Australian GT Championship

Humble celebrations for Mark Winterbottom's V8 Supercars win, says Ford
Motorsport

‘Humble’ celebrations for Mark Winterbottom's V8 Supercars win, says Ford

Ford says Winterbottom’s V8 Supercars crown was celebrated, just without any public ‘chest-beating’

Winterbottom takes 2015 V8 Supercars title
Motorsport

Winterbottom takes 2015 V8 Supercars title

Monday Motorsport Report: Frosty snares V8 Supercars title at Homebush; another Brabham at the Brickyard; Speedway hero dies; Aussie joins Superbikes ranks; Hyundai almost ready for WRC title pitch

Mercedes Rosberg wins F1 season closer in Abu Dhabi
Motorsport

Mercedes' Rosberg wins F1 season closer in Abu Dhabi

Monday Motorsport Report: Silver Arrows claim a 1-2 finale finish; What will drive Renault in 2016?; Porsche Cayman GT4s to campaign Bathurst; Webber keeps Porsche seat; Racing robots switch on

Mark Webber snares maiden world title thriller
Motorsport

Motorsport Report: Mark Webber wins maiden world title thriller

Monday Motorsport Report: Webber breaks championship hoodoo; V8 Supercars title fight down to the wire; Aussie to wheel Ford GT for US race team; Citroen sits out 2016 WRC season

Rosberg  seals the deal in F1 Brazil
Motorsport

Rosberg seals the deal in Brazilian F1 Grand Prix

Rosberg dominates Sao Paulo Grand Prix as Dan runs out of straight-line puff; Ogier pushes through a dark and stormy Rally of Great Britain; Circuit of the Americas’s F1 ambitions lose local support

SIX-TIME Champion Red Bull Commodore driver Jamie Whincup
Motorsport

Red Bull’s V8 rout, as Lorenzo snares bitter MotoGP title

Motorsport wrap: Whincup and Red Bull dominate across the ditch; MotoGP title fight ends with war of words; musical chairs at Erebus, Volvo; Wolff walks from Williams; Rolled Stone chases development series cash

Nico Rosberg celebrates win in Mexico F1 race
Motorsport

Rosberg rules Mexico, as Webber wins in Shanghai

Motorsport wrap: Rosberg leads Mercedes 1-2 in Mexico; Webber closes on WEC title; Rossi gains ground in Marquez controversy

Lewis Hamilton wins third F1 title in Texas
Motorsport

Hamilton storms to third F1 title in Texas

Hamilton wins incident-packed Texas race; Courtney makes fairytale return to V8 Supercars; Rossi penalised after bizarre MotoGP duel

Marc Marquez wins Australian MotoGP thriller
Motorsport

Marc Marquez wins Australian MotoGP thriller

Motorsport wrap: Ingall joins Prodrive; Coulthard changes sides; Bathurst 12 Hour live and free

Lewis Hamilton wins in Russia en route to another F1 world title
Motorsport

Lewis Hamilton wins in Russia en route to another F1 world title

Motorsport wrap: Hamilton wins Russian Grand Prix; Red Bull engine speculation continues; Webber triumphs at Fuji

Lowndes and Richards claim Bathurst 1000 V8 Supercars title
Motorsport

V8 Supercars: Lowndes and Richards claim Bathurst 1000

Australia’s favourite race driver overcame a lengthy wet period to take the Bathurst 1000 crown.

Jari-Matti Latvala racing Rally France
Motorsport

Latvala masters slick Corsica to win Rally France

Motorsport wrap: Treacherous roads test WRC contenders; Legends praise Tasman Cup book; Ecclestone shrugs off F1 complaint

Mercedes dominance resumes at Suzuka
Motorsport

Mercedes dominance resumes at Suzuka

Motorsport wrap: Hamilton wins as Ricciardo suffers in Japan; Courtney battles for Bathurst return; scandal to sink Volkswagen F1 bid

Daniel Ricciardo and Sebastian Vettel
Motorsport

Daniel Ricciardo seals second at Singapore

Motorsport wrap: Ricciardo chases Vettel home at Singapore; Red face then triumph for Webber; VW believed close to F1 deal

Sébastien Ogier wins Rally Australia and WRC title
Motorsport

Sébastien Ogier wins Rally Australia and WRC title

Motorsport wrap: Ogier takes world rally title with Australian win; Mark Winterbottom leads Ford 1-2 in Sandown 500; Later start for Bathurst 1000

Lewis Hamilton wins at Monza, Italy | F1
Motorsport

Monza tyre probe clears imperious Hamilton

As Lewis Hamilton streaked to a dominant victory for Mercedes at the Italian Grand Prix, title challenger Nico Rosberg retired with engine failure and Red Bull was reported to be cutting loose troubled power-unit partner Renault

Mark Webber and Porsche win at the Nurburgring
Motorsport

Webber and Porsche win at Nurburgring

Mark Webber finds that winning feeling again; Brisbane-born Scott Dixon snatches the IndyCar crown; and Valentino Rossi schools his rivals at Silverstone

Renee Gracie with NSW premier Mike Baird
Motorsport

Bathurst 1000: A tale of two wildcards

A two-woman driver pairing accepted for the Bathurst 1000 looks set to draw a lot more attention than the other wildcard entry for the event, which could be no less competitive

Pocono IndyCar driver Ryan Hunter-Reay
Motorsport

Fears for IndyCar driver struck by debris

Briton Justin Wilson hurt in Pocono IndyCar crash; Ricciardo out as Hamilton strolls to victory at Spa; Mostert puts the blowtorch to Frosty in Sydney

V8 Supercars
Motorsport

V8 Supercars challenges ratings claim

The head of V8 Supercars has disputed figures suggesting a switch to pay TV has turned off viewers, saying another measure shows races still draw big numbers