V8s to break 300 km/h limit at Bathurst

Mark Fogarty   Leading drivers are set to break the 300 km/h barrier on a regular basis for the first time in more than two decades in next Sunday's Bathurst 1000.

Bathurst start unlikely for injured Courtney

Star power: "Darth" Tander with his HRT Commodore.

David McCowen   The Holden Racing Team was once a dominant force in V8 Supercars, but that seems like a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away.

Button will race with McLaren in 2016

Staying with McLaren: Jenson Button.

McLaren on Thursday confirmed that former F1 champion Jenson Button would race for the team in 2016, ending weeks of speculation regarding the driver's future.

Australian Grand Prix 2016 pushed forward two weeks

The chequered flag

Mark Fogarty   Next year's Australian Grand Prix has been rescheduled two weeks earlier than planned following the expected reshuffle of the Formula 1 calendar.

How to double-park a $300,000 Porsche

Something you don't see every day: The cars sit atop each other after the crash.

David Sygall   After a bingle with a competitor, Jules Gounon could not have expected the prestige car to end up where it did.

Australian GP could be held three weeks earlier

The chequered flag

Mark Fogarty   Next year's Australian Grand Prix could be staged as much as three weeks earlier than planned if proposed changes to the Formula One calendar go ahead.

Alonso slams Honda engine during Japan GP

Embarrassed: McLaren driver Fernando Alonso.

Claire Siracusa   Fernando Alonso has aired his grievances with McLaren's mechanical problems over the cockpit radio at the Japanese Grand Prix.

Lorenzo closes gap on Rossi in MotoGP title race

Jorge Lorenzo of Spain, and Valentino Rossi of Italy celebrate on the podium after the Aragon MotoGP on Sunday.

Spaniard Jorge Lorenzo stormed to victory in the Aragon MotoGP on Sunday after leading from the start, to close the gap in the world championship race to 14 points on leader Valentino Rossi who finished third.

Hamilton powers to Japanese F1 GP win

Lewis Hamilton celebrates his victory.

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton won the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday to widen his lead in the Formula One title race.

Mate's death gives Ricciardo new perspective

Daniel Ricciardo admits Jules Bianchi's death has altered his mindset about life, not just sport.

Matthew Clayton   Daniel Ricciardo's mood was as dark as the sky that had spent the past 90 minutes dumping buckets of rain on the Suzuka circuit.

Rosberg on pole after Daniil Kvyat crash

Red Bull driver Daniil Kvyat talks with a mechanic during the second practice session.

Alan Baldwin   Nico Rosberg put Formula One world champions Mercedes on pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix on Saturday after Red Bull's Daniil Kvyat crashed heavily and brought qualifying to an early close.

All-female pairing grab the spotlight

Simona de Silvestro who will drive at Mount Panorama in the Bathurst 1000.

Mark Fogarty   A few dozen women have competed in the Bathurst 1000 in the endurance race classic's half-century history, but there have been only a handful of all-female driver teams.

Silly season ramps up in V8s

The 2016 V8 season will begin in with the Adelaide 500 on March 4-6 and end at the Sydney 500 on November 26-27.

Stephen Ottley   Who will be driving with which team in 2016 is becoming clearer.

Formula One 2015: Drivers' call for closed cockpits gets stronger

Daniel Ricciardo wants an end to open-air cockpits.

Matthew Clayton   Since its inception, Formula One cars have been characterised by their open cockpits, but Daniel Ricciardo believes that could soon change.

Button to announce end of F1 career

Jenson Button of Great Britain.

Daniel Johnson, Tokyo   Jenson Button is expected to call time on his glittering formula one career after 16 seasons by making an announcement before the Japanese Grand Prix this weekend.

Star Wars gives Tander's Holden a space-age look

The dark side: Troop leader, first order.

The force will be with three-time Bathurst 1000 champion Garth Tander at Mount Panorama this year with Holden Racing Team Commodore V8 Supercar to be decked out in Star Wars: The Force Awakens livery.

Track intruder sets pulses racing at Singapore GP

The safety car drives ahead of Sebastian Vettel.

An intruder set pulses racing at the Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday when he ambled across the floodlit track midway through the Formula One race and strolled by the metal fences as cars sped past.

Vettel wins Singapore GP, Ricciardo second

Fan on the track

Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel won an incident-packed Singapore Formula One Grand Prix on Sunday after world champion Lewis Hamilton retired early.

Inquest as Hamilton's pole run abruptly ends

Sebastian Vettel celebrates his pole victory.

Daniel Johnson   Conspiracy or paranoia? Sebastian Vettel took pole position in Singapore, prompting suggestions that Mercedes' dramatic loss of speed from one race to the next had a suspicious cause.

Bikes and V8s in calendar clash

Clash of dates: The Phillip Island Motorcycle GP will clash with the Gold Coast 600.

Mark Fogarty    Next year's Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix at Phillip Island will clash with one of V8 Supercars' showcase events, the Gold Coast 600 in Surfers Paradise.