Put your motorsport career in pole position at Autosport International

– Plan your career in motorsport at Autosport International taking place between 14-17 January, 2016*
– Leading universities to present courses and students’ creations
– First online engineering courses are live, from the National Motorsport Academy
– Speak to academics and students currently on the courses
– Graduates have gone on to varied careers in motorsport and beyond
– Come to Europe’s premier pre-season motorsport show by buying your tickets at http://www.autosportinternational.com/trade

Your visit to Autosport International in January could lead to the start of your own career in motorsport, with some of the biggest companies and several leading universities presenting their courses and the achievements of current students at the show.

On parade at Silverstone Classic!

– New Year brings new automotive anniversaries
– The perfect backdrop for car clubs to celebrate milestones
– Lamborghini, Viper and Westfield track parades
– Car Club to celebrate 100 years of Bayerische Motoren Werke
– Early Bird tickets available until the end of March

The top new cars to see at the Performance Car Show presented by Landsail Tyres

– The Performance Car Show presented by Landsail Tyres will play host to several new car launches and a selection of the rarest and most exotic cars currently in existence
– Two Jaguar C-X75s from the 24th James Bond movie, SPECTRE, at the show – one on static display and the other wowing crowds at the Live Action Arena
– McLaren P1 GTR, Aston Martin Vulcan and BMW M4 GTS amongst the headline attractions at the NEC in Birmingham on 14-17 January, 2016*
– Lightweight sportscars from Zenos, Radical, Avatar and BAC Mono
– The brand new McLaren 570S making an appearance and you can even win a day in it with Sportscarhire
– Get your tickets now at http://www.performancarshow.com

HRCR Stage Masters Challenge 2016

The Historic Rally Car Register (HRCR) are please to announce a new challenge series for 2016, designed to put the fun into historic stage rallying in the UK.

Seven rallies with eight scoring rounds have been carefully selected to offer value for money, great organisation and classic stages on a mixture of surfaces.

The closed to club Stage Masters Challenge 2016 will offer an overall Challenge winner, best performances on asphalt and gravel, plus class awards.

The best five scoring rounds will count, with more points available for the highlight of the calendar – the Killarney Stages Rally – which will allow crews to tackle the infamous Molls Gap, a must on most drivers bucket list.

Join five motorsport World Champions at Autosport Inetrnational 2016

– Autosport International will welcome five incredible motorsport world champions this January, including Damon Hill OBE and Petter Solberg
– Motorbike racing world champions Phil Read and Wayne Gardner will be meeting fans and signing autographs
– 2013 FIA World Endurance Champion, Allan McNish adds to stellar line-up of world title winners
– Damon Hill OBE will be reunited with the Williams FW18 – his 1996 Drivers’ Championship-winning car – as part of an exclusive Williams Martini Racing feature
– Solberg and McNish will be speaking on the Autosport Stage and performing tyre-smoking stunts in the Live Action Arena
– Autosport International – January 14-17, 2016*, Birmingham NEC

World’s first electric Pikes Peak winner joins MIA Energy Efficient Motorsport Conference

The first-ever electric car to win the Pikes Peak International Hillclimb joins an increasingly strong line-up of innovations and panellists for the International Energy Efficient Motorsport Conference in association with AVL (formerly the Low Carbon Racing Conference).

This cornerstone event returns to the NEC, Birmingham, on Wednesday 13 January 2016. With more than 200 motorsport and automotive delegates from around the world expected to attend, it provides a unique opportunity to set the agenda for energy efficient racing over the next decade.

Celebrating its tenth anniversary, the central theme of the Motorsport Industry Association’s (MIA) Energy Efficient Motorsport Conference – ‘The Grid of the Future’ – will explore motorsport’s technological landscape in five and ten years’ time. It will also review the continued and widespread transfer of ‘race-bred’ innovations into parallel industrial sectors and the new business opportunities that such development will unlock.

Rothmans liveried MG Metro 6R4 headlining a stellar catalogue from Coys Autosport International

– Iconic slice of rallying history is going up for sale at the Coys auction at Autosport International
– Rothmans liveried MG Metro 6R4 in pristine condition having covered just 3100 miles
– Over 60 classic and historic road and race cars going under the hammer
– Other notable motorsport cars including ex works Vauxhall Chevette and an Indianapolis-winning 996 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
– Sale takes place at 14:00 on Saturday 16 January on stand 2780 in Hall 20
– Autosport International runs from 14-17 January, 2016* at the NEC in Birmingham

Williams FW08C to star in live action arena at Autosport International

– Visitors to Autosport International this January will see the 1983 Williams Formula One car in action
– A Williams-Cosworth FW08C won the 1983 Monaco Grand Prix, and will star in the Live Action Arena at the show
– Originally driven by Keke Rosberg and Jacques Laffite, the car finished fourth in the 1983 Constructors’ Championship
– The first F1 car driven by Ayrton Senna was an FW08C
– Eight significant cars from Williams’ history on display at the show
– The Jaguar C-X75, as featured in the 24th James Bond film SPECTRE, will also appear in the Live Action Arena
– Autosport International takes place between 14-17 January* and tickets are selling fast at http://www.autosportinternational.com

Bentley returns to Pirelli World Challenge for 2016

• Bentley confirms 2016 Pirelli World Challenge championship campaign with Absolute Racing
• Two cars confirmed with third entry planned
• Andrew Palmer and Adderly Fong will each race a Continental GT3

21 December 2015, Crewe – At least two Bentley Continental GT3s will enter the 2016 Pirelli World Challenge as Bentley Team Absolute announces a programme including entries from young American rising star Andrew Palmer and one of Asia’s top sportscar drivers, Adderly Fong.

Vergne surges through field to pick up first points for DS Virgin Racing in Punta

Jean-Éric Vergne secured his first points for DS Virgin Racing as he claimed a valuable six points at the FIA Formula E Punta del Este ePrix.

Starting at the back of the grid after a hard qualifying session, which saw him blocked in sector three, the Frenchman made up ground on those ahead of him and headed into the halfway stage of the race having made up five places. After successfully winning the Fanboost vote, the 25-year old was able to use the extra 100KJ of power gained, following the changeover, to overtake Stephane Sarrazin on lap 26 and set his sights on Nelson Piquet Jr.

A scintillating battle developed over the final half a dozen laps as Vergne went wheel-to-wheel with the Brazilian, before forcing a mistake to overtake on the penultimate lap. With Daniel Abt now in his sights, Vergne and his DSV-01 made up another position on the final lap to secure his first points finish with DS Virgin Racing.