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GT Festival Preview
Samuel Densley Samuel Densley

GT Festival Preview

The Fanatec GT World Challenge Australia Pro-Am heads to Phillip Island with just twenty points separating the top five teams after three rounds, with Arise Racing's Liam Talbot and Chaz Mostert leading the standings, followed closely by Melbourne Performance Centre's Brad Schumacher and Will Brown.

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Kai ALLEN will be in penrite colours for 2025
Samuel Densley Samuel Densley

Kai ALLEN will be in penrite colours for 2025

Penrite Racing has signed 19-year-old Super2 champion Kai Allen, forming the youngest driver pairing on the Repco Supercars Championship grid with Matt Payne, and adding intrigue to the driver market.

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Richie Stanaway is given the door by penrite racing
Samuel Densley Samuel Densley

Richie Stanaway is given the door by penrite racing

Richie Stanaway will part ways with Penrite Racing at the end of the 2024 season, marking a significant shift in the Supercars landscape as teams and drivers prepare for a busy silly season with multiple high-profile contracts expiring.

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VR46 to get factory support from 2025
Samuel Densley Samuel Densley

VR46 to get factory support from 2025

Ducati has announced a new multi-year partnership with VR46 Racing Team, replacing Pramac as its primary satellite squad from 2025, providing factory support and one latest-spec bike, with Fabio di Giannantonio expected to ride alongside factory team riders Francesco Bagnaia and Marc Marquez.

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TRACKHOUSE RETAIN Raul Fernandez FOR 2025
Samuel Densley Samuel Densley

TRACKHOUSE RETAIN Raul Fernandez FOR 2025

Raul Fernandez will remain in MotoGP for the next two seasons with Trackhouse Racing after a strong performance with Aprilia, and he is excited about the team's future plans and upcoming upgrades to the RS-GP bike.

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Seidl out binotto in to spearhead Audi F1 project
Samuel Densley Samuel Densley

Seidl out binotto in to spearhead Audi F1 project

Audi has overhauled its leadership team ahead of their 2026 Formula 1 debut, appointing former Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto to replace CEO Andreas Seidl and Chairman Oliver Hoffmann, aiming to accelerate their preparations and improve Sauber's current performance.

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Ducati announce blockbuster signing of Marc Marquez
Samuel Densley Samuel Densley

Ducati announce blockbuster signing of Marc Marquez

Six-time MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez will join Ducati's factory team for the next two seasons, forming a powerful partnership with reigning champion Francesco Bagnaia, after a series of dramatic moves in the MotoGP rider market.

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Speedseries heads to Tailem Bend
Samuel Densley Samuel Densley

Speedseries heads to Tailem Bend

The Fanatec GT World Challenge Australia returns to Shell V-Power Motorsport Park with 17 crews and five manufacturers, featuring top drivers like Chaz Mostert and Will Brown, alongside the Trico Trans Am Series debuting with a competitive lineup including James Golding and reigning champion James Moffat.

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Alpine season turns to turmoil at Monaco
Samuel Densley Samuel Densley

Alpine season turns to turmoil at Monaco

The Monaco Grand Prix collision between Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly has highlighted the unsustainable tension in Alpine's driver line-up, likely leading to a change for the 2025 season.

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Phillip Island Speed series Review
Samuel Densley Samuel Densley

Phillip Island Speed series Review

The kickoff of the 2024 GT racing season witnessed not only a gripping battle in the Fanatec GT World Challenge Powered By AWS, where Liam Talbot and Chaz Mostert clinched a thrilling victory, but also intense competition across other categories, with Brad Harris dominating the Supercheap Auto TCR Australia Series with back-to-back wins, and George Miedecke and Rylan Gray making history in the Monochrome GT4 Australia Series by guiding the Ford Mustang GT4 to its first-ever global competitive victories.

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Speed Series Phillip Island preview
Samuel Densley Samuel Densley

Speed Series Phillip Island preview

The Ford Mustang 60 Years Race Phillip Island weekend promises intense racing action with the Trico Trans Am Series, Fanatec GT World Challenge Australia, and Monochrome GT4 Australia series headlining a field of top drivers and manufacturers.

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Ferrari take out one-two in Australia
Samuel Densley Samuel Densley

Ferrari take out one-two in Australia

Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz clinched victory at the Australian Grand Prix, the first non-Red Bull win of the season, following Max Verstappen's early retirement due to technical troubles, amidst a race marked by strategic maneuvers and dramatic incidents.

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