Motor Sport

SAN MATEO, Calif.: GoPro, Inc. Wednesday announced title sponsorship of the MotoGP Gran Premio GoPro de Aragon motorcycle race weekend to be held at the MotorLand racetrack in Alcañiz, Spain, August 31 – September 1. 

On-site fans and customers will have opportunities to interact with GoPro products and staff throughout the race weekend. Broadcast and online viewers will get new, incredibly high-resolution perspectives, including a HERO12 Black camera on-board lap preview of the Aragon circuit and some of the world's most exciting racing action.

Feb 28, 2019 13:02
LONDON: Formula 1 team McLaren Racing have announced that its former race driver and two-time world champion Fernando Alonso will become its new brand ambassador as per a wide-ranging agreement. Spain’s Alonso had contested in 95 races for McLaren in two separate stints, first in 2007 and second from 2015-2018 in what turned out to be a decorated F1 career.
Feb 27, 2019 16:02
SILIGURI: Over 50 competitors from across the country are set to prove their mettle in Indias only multi-nation TSD (time, speed & distance) drive that got underway here Wednesday.
Feb 27, 2019 15:02
MUMBAI: Luxury motorcycle brand Ducati has announced that it will be officially launching the DRE Racetrack Training Programme in India.  Ducati India will not only host more DRE Track Days events but, will also develop one on one training sessions for the Ducatisti, who wish to hone their track riding skills and become more competitive if they wish to race in the Ducati Race cup or the National Championships.
Feb 27, 2019 12:02
MUMBAI: The Xtreme1 (X1) League, India's first franchise-based motorsport competition sanctioned by the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI), announced in a statement on Tuesday that it will also be introducing the ‘X1 eSports League’ (X1EL) in the country.
Feb 26, 2019 13:02
MUMBAI: Global oil major Gulf Oil Lubricants have confirmed enhancing its partnership with Italy’s Aprilia Racing courtesy a new multi-year deal starting from the upcoming MotoGP 2019 season which begins in Qatar, Motorsport Week reports. Gulf Oil and Aprilia have been associated with each other since 2017 in the World Superbike Championship.
Feb 25, 2019 13:02
CHENNAI: Honda 2Wheelers India along with its racing partners in India, IDEMITSU conducted the Coimbatore leg of its ambitious national talent on Sunday, which saw the participation of a 13-year-old amongst 19 youth prospects. It is being termed as a success due to Honda’s aim of identifying and nurturing racers who are aged 13 at the minimum, for a professional career in the future.
Feb 21, 2019 15:02
LONDON: Formula 1 and Netflix Wednesday announced details of the highly-anticipated docuseries ‘Formula 1: Drive to Survive’, which will launch on the OTT video platform on 8 March 2019. It is a gripping, high-octane 10 part series, which for the first time in the sports history, a series such as this has been given exclusive and intimate access to the greatest racing championship in the world.
Feb 20, 2019 12:02
NEW DELHI: Formula E Monday named Belgium’s premier materials technology and recycling firm Umicore as its official battery recycling partner, to recycle the lithium-ion battery units and cells used during the first two seasons of the futuristic, electric street racing series.
Feb 18, 2019 12:02
LONDON: Formula 1 giants Scuderia Ferrari will be aiming to go one step further from their best performance in the turbo-hybrid era in the 2018 season in which they finished second, with the ‘SF90’ car it launched at its test track in Italy’s Fiorano on Friday.
Feb 16, 2019 14:02
NEW DELHI: JK Tyres, the Indian tyre brand which has been renowned for its support to developing motorsport in the country, has been named the title sponsor of the first-ever TSD (Time, Speed and Distance) event in India exclusively for women called ‘Times Women’s Drive’.