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This week in motor sport, from the database April 28 April 29 April 30 May 1 May 2 May 3 April 27 1908 Count Carlo Felice Trossi was born in…

F1 champion Jenson Button joins Russian squad for WEC  Jenson Button will race for Russian outfit SMP Racing in the World Endurance Championship 'superseason'. The 2009 Formula 1 champion will…

This week in motor sport, from the database April 20 April 21 April 22 April 23 April 24 April 25 April 26 April 20 1927 America’s first Formula 1 World Champion…

TVR is back on the road and it's back on the track too... but not in anger, just yet On the eve of the World Endurance Championship, Rebellion Racing and…

This week in motor sport, from the database April 13 1877 Christian Lautenschlager, winner of the 1908 and 1914 Grand Prix de l’Automobile de France (French GP), was born in Magstadt.…

Former racer and TV presenter David Hobbs looks back on his expansive and varied racing career, from his first Morris Oxford to Formula 1, on to Le Mans, America and…

Porsche begins 919 tribute year by smashing Lewis Hamilton's Spa-Francorchamps Formula 1 record Porsche set a new track record at Spa-Francorchamps with its evolved 919 Hybrid on Monday. Works driver…

Motor sport highlights from IndyCar, WRC, WEC and Super GT in our latest weekend in review IndyCar Phoenix NASCAR Texas WEC Prologue Super GT Okayama, round one Australian Supercars Tasmania…

Looking through the database for the motor sport news on this day April 6 1909 Pre-war titan Hermann Lang was born near Stuttgart and he joined Mercedes-Benz as a mechanic as…

WEC has successfully avoided a headache when it comes to determining driver ratings, but there are still creases to iron out before The Prologue Never far from…

Colombian Juan Pablo Montoya to make Le Mans 24 Hours debut  Ex-Formula 1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya will compete at the Le Mans 24 Hours this year with United Autosports, joining…

The latest big name has been confirmed for the Le Mans Classic Jenson Button will drive a Jaguar XJR-9 at this year's 2018 Le Mans Classic on July 6-8. The 2009 Formula…

Delving into the database for the motor sport news that took place on this day March 23 1939 Sports car team boss and sometime racing driver Jochen…

Submit your questions to David Hobbs for the Royal Automobile Club talk show Versatile racer David Hobbs will join us for the Royal Automobile Club talk show in association with Motor Sport.…

The last Ford GT40 chassis built to be auctioned at Amelia Island on Friday All images copyright and courtesy of Gooding & Company. Photos: Mathieu Heurtault. The final Ford GT40…

The World Endurance Championship and ACO are today announcing the entries to both the full season and 2018 Le Mans.  Watch the full press conference below: The World Endurance Championship…

Manor and TRS will enter two Ginetta LMP1s into World Endurance Championship ‘superseason’ Manor Racing has confirmed it will field two Ginetta G60-LT-P1s in this season's World Endurance Championship's 'superseason'. It…