Weather: rainy, with a wet track The first appearance of the FIA World Touring Car Championship in Japan turned out to be a great success. Spectators flocked to the track in spite of winterlike weather - 28,000 was the official

Rob Huff used the Japanese round of the 2008 WTCC to further strengthen his third place in the World Championship standings. In bad weather, but in front of a near-capacity crowd at the Okayama International Circuit, Huff mastered the weather

Michelin rider Nicky Hayden (Repsol Honda RC212V-Michelin) starred in this afternoon's final qualifying session of 2008, leading most of the hour-long outing and finally claiming a front-row start with third-best time, only two tenths off pole position. Hayden had earlier

The spirit of competition has always been at the heart of Michelin. Racing has been a part of the company history and the company has been a part of racing history. MotoGP now becomes a one-make tyre championship. Michelin is

In front of 39,000 fans, NASCAR Sprint Cup regular Ryan Newman drove his No. 2 American Commercial Lines Chevrolet at the E-Z - GO 200, becoming the fourth driver to win in his first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race (Mike

In front of 26,000, Carl Edwards and his No. 60 CitiFinancial Ford won the Kroger On Track For The Cure 250 presented by the Southern Dodge Dealers, his 18th victory in 138 NASCAR Nationwide Series races. This is his fifth

Race results for WTCC rounds 21 and 22 will remain suspended, pending the technical check of the front and rear hubs of cars #3 (Augusto Farfus' BMW 320si) and # 11 (Gabriele Tarquini's SEAT León TDI). These parts have been

Visits by corporate board members, numerous prominent guests and marketing activities galore dominated Audi's "off-track" presentation at the DTM's season finale. At Hockenheim, Audi welcomed the largest number of prominent guests in the 2008 DTM season: comedian Django Asül, actress

Lewis Hamilton will win the 2008 world championship if he finishes fifth or better at the Brazilian grand prix in one week. The 23-year-old McLaren driver's only title opponent is Felipe Massa, whose task to secure his own maiden championship

Frédéric Vervisch entered the last round of the F3 Euroseries after receiving an invitation from the Italian team RC Motorsport. "The team asked me to do some development work on the car for the forthcoming season. From the moment I

RYAN BRISCOE (No. 6 Team Penske, Nikon Indy 300 winner): "What a way to cap off the year and in my home country. It doesn't get better than this. I have to give credit to the guys at Team Penske.

The new DTM Champion has been crowned: With a victory in the finale at Hockenheim, Audi driver Timo Scheider clinched the title win in the most popular international touring car racing series and celebrated the biggest triumph in his career.

Dramatic finale at the ADAC Volkswagen Polo Cup: after a fierce battle, victory at Hockenheim went to the Swede Andreas Simonsen, the new Polo Cup Champion is Alexander Rambow (Zehdenick). Thor Qualmann from Denmark and the Swede Niclas Olsson completed

Casey Stoner took a dominant victory in the final round of the 2008 MotoGP season to secure second place in the Constructors' World Championship for Ducati. Today's win, at the circuit where he celebrated his debut success in the 125cc

29-year-old German Timo Scheider is the new DTM Champion, who thus takes over from his team-mate Mattias Ekström. Even though the Audi factory driver ranks among the stars this season there are several facts you may not have known before.

Rizla Suzuki's Loris Capirossi used all his experience to fight to the chequered flag at Valencia today to secure himself a top-10 finish in the 2008 MotoGP World Championship. Capirossi started from eighth on the grid and was battling with

The last race of the World Championship 250cc class ended for Yuki Takahashi and JiR Team Scot with a fine second place position today: this marked Yuki's third podium of the season after the Grand Prix of Spain and San