Van Gisbergen wins third Supercars race of year in Townsville

Mark Fogarty 7:57 PM   Shane van Gisbergen became the first winner of three races in the most closely contested Supercars championship ever.

Ricciardo to start fourth in British GP

Daniel Ricciardo qualified behind his teammate for the first time this season.

Andrew Tate   Earlier, the final practice session was delayed when Swedish driver Marcus Ericsson crashed heavily. He  was cleared by medical staff of any injuries. 

Hamilton edges Rosberg for British GP pole

Top two qualifiers: Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg.

Lewis Hamilton has claimed pole position for the British Grand Prix in a dramatic qualifying session on Saturday.

Whincup closes in on impressive ton

Dominant: Championship leader Jamie Whincup on his way to yet another victory at the Townsville 400 on Saturday.

Supercars great Jamie Whincup is one win from a century of career race victories after a dominant display on Saturday in Townsville.

Newcastle set to replace Homebush V8 street race

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.

Mark Fogarty   Newcastle has emerged as the likely replacement for Sydney Olympic Park to take over the season-ending Supercars street race next year.

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Ricciardo looks within for better finish at British Grand Prix

Daniel Ricciardo prepares on the grid.

Andrew Tate   Ahead of the British Grand Prix Daniel Ricciardo has conceded that it was not just his car that had an off day at last week's  race in Austria. 

Hamilton booed after dramatic victory

SPIELBERG, AUSTRIA - JULY 03:  Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes and Great Britain wins the Formula One Grand Prix of Austria ...

Alan Baldwin   Lewis Hamilton was booed on the podium after a last-lap collision with Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg handed the triple Formula One world champion a dramatic first Austrian Grand Prix victory.

Hamilton gets the cake as Rosberg blows it

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen (left), Mercedes driver winner Lewis Hamilton (centre) and Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen ...

Andrew Tate   Daniel Ricciardo and Sebastian Vettel celebrated birthdays at the Austrian Grand Prix, but it was Lewis Hamilton who took the cake and a gift-wrapped win in a controversial end to an exciting race. 

Hamilton on pole in Austria, Rosberg seventh

Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes GP celebrates his pole position.

Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton took pole position for the Austrian Grand Prix on Saturday.

Motor racing faces a track crisis

A cloud is hanging over Supercars

Mark Fogarty   Top-level motor racing is facing a track crisis if marginal existing circuits and proposed new sites don't receive government assistance.

Motoring bodies sure that Sandown will close

Sandown Raceway is within the Sandown Park thoroughbred racing complex owned by the Melbourne Racing Club.

Mark Fogarty   Motor sport authorities are convinced that the closure of Sandown is inevitable despite the Melbourne Racing Club's denials that the future of the combined horse and car racing complex has been decided.

Albert Park grandstand named after Ricciardo

SPIELBERG, AUSTRIA - JUNE 30:  Daniel Ricciardo of Australia and Red Bull Racing in the Drivers Press Conference during ...

An illegal fuel line once cost him a podium finish at Albert Park, but Daniel Ricciardo will now have a grandstand named in his honour at the formula one track.

Supercars remain at Gold Coast and Townsville

Supercars will remain on the Gold Coast 600 for another three years.

Townsville and the Gold Coast will keep their popular Supercar events.

Australian MotoGP gets boost from Miller

Shock victory: Jack Miller is sprayed with champagne by Marc Marquez after winning his maiden MotoGP race.

Andrew Tate   Jack Miller's stunning maiden MotoGP win this week could not have come at a better time for the sport in Australia and the Phillip Island round of the world championship. 

Ferrari interested in me? I don't blame them, says Ricciardo

Daniel Ricciardo and Sebastian Vettel: Could the former Red Bull teammates be reunited at Ferrari?

Daniel Ricciardo says he would jump at the chance to join Ferrari as speculation grows about the future of Kimi Raikkonen with the Italian Formula One giant.

Miller can challenge for MotoGP title: Beattie

Expectations will grow on Jack Miller: Daryl Beattie.

James Lemon   Jack Miller has forged his own path to the big time, says Daryl Beattie, noting his ability to take advice from all many sources, but to separate the useful from the unhelpful.

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Miller goes from 'Jackass' to 'Jack Assen'

Shock victory: Jack Miller is sprayed in champagne by Marc Marquez after winning his maiden MotoGp race.

Australian Jack Miller celebrated a stunning first MotoGP victory on Sunday after rain and slippery conditions caused chaos at a stopped and re-started Dutch TT at Assen.

Power scorches home in Wisconsin

Will Power reacts to his IndyCar win in Wisconsin on Sunday.

Australian driver Will Power has won the IndyCar race at Road America in Wisconsin.

McLaughlin trades places to Penske

Scott McLaughlin will leave the Garry Rogers Motorsport Volvo team at the end of this season.

Mark Fogarty   Volvo V8 star Scott McLaughlin is to confirm his move to DJR Team Penske next year, in a multimillion-dollar switch that will trigger a scramble for the remaining vacancies.

Porsche wins last lap Le Mans thriller

Porsche 919 Hybrid of Romain Dumas, Neel Jani, Marc Lieb snatched victory at the 2016 Le Mans 24 hour after Toyota's ...

David McCowen   Toyota robbed of certain victory in heartbreaking final lap.