Single-Seaters

Kaiser continues with Juncos in Indy Lights

Juncos Racing is excited to announce American Kyle Kaiser will continue his hunt for the Indy Lights Championship with the team for the 2017 Indy Lights season. Kaiser proved to be one of the...

Brendon Leitch secures Toyota Racing Series drive

Invercargill driver Brendon Leitch is the third New Zealand driver to commit to the 2017 Castrol Toyota Racing Series. This will be the 21 year old Southlander's fourth tilt at the series but it is...

Chilton continues with Ganassi for 2017

Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR) announced today that international insurance brokerage and risk management services firm Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. will return in 2017 as the primary partner with CGR’s No. 8 Honda driven...

Tech 1 Racing announces its four drivers for 2017

The Tech 1 Racing team, 2-time winner of the teams’ championship in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, is today accelerating its preparations for the 2017 season by announcing the young talented drivers who will...

Carlin sign Daruvala for 2017 FIA F3 season

Jehan Daruvala will join Carlin for an assault on the 2017 FIA Formula Three European Championship. Daruvala joins the team off the back of a solid season racing in the Formula Renault 2.0 NEC...

Habsburg joins Carlin in FIA F3 for 2017

Carlin is pleased to announce Ferdinand Habsburg as the first driver in their 2017 FIA Formula Three European Championship line-up. Austrian racer Habsburg has enjoyed a stand-out 2016 season racing in the Euroformula Open...

Servia returns to Rahal for the 2017 Indy 500 and possibly more

Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (RLL) announced today that Oriol Servia will return to the team for the 2017 Indianapolis 500 with the hope of adding more races during the season. Servia competed for the...

Malja to join Racing Engineering for the 2017 GP2 Series

Racing Engineering are pleased to announce that Gustav Malja will be joining the Racing Engineering team for the 2017 GP2 Series. The 21-year-old Swede will be driving for the Spanish team in his second...

Blackstock to debut in Toyota Racing Series

Shelby Blackstock has taken a different route to stardom than his famous mother, Reba McEntire - legendary country music singer, songwriter, actress and record producer. He has instead chosen to follow a motor racing dream that has led...

Latifi fastest overall during three days test

Nicholas Latifi concluded his GP2 season on top at Yas Marina Circuit: the Canadian driver from DAMS set the fastest overall laptime over the past three days of post-season testing with a 1:49.929. Johnny...

Russell fastest on Day 3 of Yas Marina Test

George Russell (ART GP) posted the fastest time on Day 3 of testing. The Briton’s best laptime of 1:55.364 which was set in the morning was six tenths quicker than Trident’s Santino Ferrucci and...

Albon ends on top on day 2

Alexander Albon topped the second day of post-season testing at Yas Marina: at the wheel of an ART Grand Prix car, the Thai clocked in a laptime of 1:49.062. Raffaele Marciello and Charles Leclerc...

Lorandi fastest on Day 2 in Yas Marina

Jenzer Motorsport’s Alessio Lorandi clocked the quickest time on day two of post-season testing. The Italian’s laptime of 1:55.734 was set in the afternoon. Finn and Red Bull protégé Niko Kari led the way...

2017 FIA Formula 3 European Championship calendar announced

The FIA has today in its World Motor Sport Council meeting approved the provisional calendar for the 2017 FIA Formula 3 European Championship. In the upcoming season, the FIA Formula 3 European Championship teams...

Marciello tops Day 1 session at Abu Dhabi

Raffaele Marciello set the best laptime in today’s post-season test session at the Yas Marina Circuit. The Italian lapped the track in a 1:49.937 at the wheel of a Trident car during the afternoon...

Jamin to Join Andretti Autosport in 2017

Andretti Autosport has announced that Frenchman Nico Jamin will join the team’s Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires roster for the 2017 season. The Mazda Road to Indy Presented by Cooper Tires standout will...

Dapero Moves Up to Indy Lights Series with Juncos Racing

Juncos Racing is pleased to announce young Argentinean Nicolas Dapero will return to Juncos Racing and move up to the final step of the Mazda Road to Indy ladder for the 2017 Indy Lights...

Belardi Auto Racing Signs Blackstock for 2017

After winning six races during the 2016 Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires championship, Belardi Auto Racing has by no means lifted off the throttle as they focus on the upcoming year.  The 2014...

Fukuzumi fastest on day 1 of test in Yas Marina

Honda protégé Nirei Fukuzumi posted the quickest time in both the morning and afternoon session on day one of post-season testing at the Yas Marina Circuit. The ART Grand Prix driver’s best time was...

Alessio Lorandi: “2016 did not go as I wanted”

During the last GP3 Series week-end of the season, FormulaRapida.net met Alessio Lorandi and discussed about his difficult 2016 season. The interview took place on Saturday afternoon after the first race which he finished...

Champions’ thoughts

For the first time of GP2 and GP3 history, both titles were decided on the last week-end of the season in Abu Dhabi, claiming Pierre Gasly and Charles Leclerc as their champions. FormulaRapida.net asked...

Sergio Sette Camara graduates into GP2 with MP Motorsport

Multiple podium finishing GP2 Series team MP Motorsport is absolutely delighted to today, Sunday, 27th November, announce its first high-profile driver signing for the 2017 season – exciting Brazilian 18-year-old Sérgio Sette Câmara. Mere days...

Gasly is crowned GP2 Champion as Lynn wins in Abu Dhabi

Alex Lynn won the sprint race in Abu Dhabi after dominating from pole. Johnny Cecotto and Sergey Sirotkin completed the podium in a race which has crowned Pierre Gasly as the new GP2 Champion. Lynn...

Hughes takes the last victory of the season in Abu Dhabi

Jake Hughes won the sprint race in Abu Dhabi ahead of Jack Aitken y Nirei Fukuzumi. Fukuzumi had a wonderful start which brought him from 4th to 1st in the first corner, but he lost...

Gasly wins and takes championship momentum

Pierre Gasly takes the win in Abu Dhabi ahead of Nobuharu Matsushita and Artem Markelov. Giovinazzi ending fifth, the Frenchman takes a twelve-points championship lead.   Pierre Gasly started from pole position ahead of Sergey Sirotkin...

Two-day GP2 test for Ilott in Abu Dhabi

British driver Callum Ilott will have his first experience of GP2 machinery at the upcoming GP2 test in Abu Dhabi on December 1st and 2nd. Ilott, 18, who recently confirmed he would drive for...

De Vries wins the race as Leclerc takes the championship

Abu Dhabi-  Nyck De Vries claimed his second victory of the season ahead of Jake Dennis and Jack Aitken after incidents involving Albon and Leclerc. By retiring, Albon offered the title to Charles Leclerc, who...

Red Bull renews contract with Niko Kari

The 2015 F4 NEZ season champion, will continue in the Red Bull Junior Team for the 2017 season. He will race in GP3 Series. Helmut Marko, head of the Red Bull Racing Junior Team, told...

Gasly above everyone in qualifying

Abu Dhabi- Pierre Gasly set a stellar lap in qualifying session in Abu Dhabi and gets to 5 points to Giovinazzi in the championship. Sergey Sirtokin and Artem Markelov complete the top 3. All the drivers...

Giovinazzi : « I am feeling really positive »

Abu Dhabi -  This week-end, Antonio Giovinazzi has the opportunity to become the first rookie GP2 Series champion of the Pirelli era. We met him ahead of the week-end. All smiling in the paddock, Antonio Giovinazzi...