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• REDEMPTION FOR ROWLAND AS BRILLIANT BRIT SPOILS PORSCHE’S PARTY IN MEXICO

  by adezaluski on 2025년 01월 12일

  Sport newsNissan Formula E Team star thrills fans with a scintillating single-lap charge from fourth to first at the iconic Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. Having been unlucky in Brazil last month, for the 2024/25 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship curtain-raiser, fate looked to be conspiring against Oliver Rowland once more in the Mexico City E-Prix today (11 January), but the Brit was determined not to be denied twice and unleashed an inspired performance to battle to a brilliant fourth career triumph.Going into the race, Rowland had never finished higher than seventh in five previous starts in Mexico City, but from fourth on the grid, the Nissan Formula E Team star was a contender from the outset in the second round of Season 11, with a characteristically feisty move carrying him past DS Penske’s Jean-Éric Vergne for third heading onto lap two.On lap 14, third became second as Rowland split the race-leading TAG Heuer Porsche cars of pole-sitter Pascal Wehrlein and António Félix da Costa, and although he subsequently conceded ground as others took their Attack Modes while he kept his powder dry, the Nissan driver was playing the long game.Rolling the dice, he activated his remaining six minutes of Attack Mode on lap 29, with the intention of closing down the gap to the top three of da Costa, Wehrlein and 2022/23 title-winner Jake Dennis (Andretti Formula E). Shortly after, however, CUPRA Kiro rookie David Beckmann went off following contact, bringing out the safety car – and eradicating much of Rowland’s advantage.When the race went ‘green’ again, the Yorkshireman had barely a lap of additional power and all-wheel-drive left to exploit – and three former champions to pass if he wanted to get to the front of the field. It looked to be the tallest of orders, but by Turn 12, he had cleared them all in a display that brought the large and enthusiastic crowd to its feet.He went on to stave off a counter-attack from da Costa in the closing stages to end Porsche’s long-standing domination in Mexico City and secure Nissan’s 20th victory in the all-electric single-seater series – vaulting himself firmly into the championship fight in the process.It is da Costa who now leads the chase for the crown, as a second consecutive runner-up result catapulted the Portuguese ace 12 points clear of Rowland at the summit of the standings. Conversely, defending champion and Mexico City master Wehrlein was frustrated to ascend just the bottom step of the podium, after qualifying on pole in the North American megalopolis for the third time in four years and leading almost the entire opening half of the E-Prix.The German actually had his hands full fending off fellow Porsche-powered driver Dennis towards the end – the pair engaging in a typically spirited scrap along the way. The Brit was less than a tenth-and-a-half behind when the chequered flag fell, with DS Penske duo Vergne and Maximilian Günther following home in fifth and sixth respectively on a good day for the French outfit.Season 8 title-holder Stoffel Vandoorne converted 13th on the grid into a seventh-place finish in his second appearance for Maserati MSG Racing, as Mahindra Racing’s Nyck de Vries, Andretti’s Nico Müller – who played a tactical role in team-mate Dennis’ duel with Wehrlein – and Maserati MSG Racing Jake Hugues rounded out the top ten points-scorers.There was no joy, however, for Brazil winner Mitch Evans or Jaguar TCS Racing. The New Zealander looked to potentially be in the pound seats, ensconced firmly inside the top ten with four minutes of Attack Mode still to deploy as the pack sat bunched up behind the aforementioned safety car, when none of his immediate rivals had very much left at all.Next time around, however, Evans too was in the wall as the result of a collision, leaving him empty-handed, while stablemate and fellow 2023/24 championship protagonist Nick Cassidy could only climb as far as 14th, having started 22nd and last due to a penalty for a throttle pedal map infraction during qualifying.The campaign continues with the first double-header of Season 11 – a new event in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah – on 14-15 February.Oliver Rowland, Nissan Formula E Team, said: “We’ve come here, we’ve done a solid job in qualifying and we were there in the race to pick up the pieces with a little bit of luck. I had fun out there and the podium was incredible. When I took ATTACK MODE, in half a lap I noticed already how much I gained on Jake [Dennis]. I think my strategy at that point would have been to get to these guys and then consolidate a podium, so when I got the chance to go for it I just went for it.”António Félix da Costa, TAG Heuer Porsche, said: “This is insane - the best fans of the whole season, thank you! I’m happy with two podiums in a row, but it looks like it was a weekend for P2. I’m a little bit disappointed but it’s a long season. I came here with the mentality to score some good points and we did just that, so I’m happy with this. It needs to be said that it’s the first time I’ve been on the podium with my teammate since I joined this team, so this is for everyone back home, they work long long hours, thank you guys for providing us with such a strong package. The championship lead at this moment means nothing: I know the mentality I need to have this year - it’s there, we’re doing a good job, and we’re going to try and keep this up.”Pascal Wehrlein, TAG Heuer Porsche, said:“First of all, it’s great that we have so many fans here, it’s one of my favourite races. I don’t think this race went to plan. We were looking strong on energy, leading almost half of the race initially, but somehow it went out of our hands. It is what it is, I’m sure we’ll learn something from it.” Final Race Classification Final Drivers' Championship Classification Final Teams' Championship Classification Final Manufacturers' Championship Classification ABB FIA Formula E World ChampionshipFormula ESEASON 2024-2025SportCircuit1SportABB FIA Formula E World ChampionshipCircuitSEASON 2024-2025Formula E00Sunday, January 12, 2025 - 1:44amSunday, January 12, 2025 - 1:44am

• SECONDS OUT, ROUND TWO: GEN3 EVO SET TO AMP UP THE ACTION IN MEXICO’SHISTORIC CAPITAL

  by adezaluski on 2025년 01월 10일

  Sport newsFollowing a captivating curtain-raising contest in Brazil, sparks look sure to fly once more in the secondLatin American race of the season. The ABB FIA Formula E World Championship is Mexico-bound for the second instalment of its 2024/25 campaignthis weekend (11 January), with a thrilling fight in prospect at one of the most popular tracks on the all-electricsingle-seater series’ calendar.Formula E’s new GEN3 Evo era got off to a scintillating start last month in São Paulo, where the upgraded AttackMode for Season 11 – providing competitors with the benefit of all-wheel-drive throughout its exploitation – sparkedcountless crowd-pleasing overtaking manoeuvres. More of the same seems assured in Mexico.The iconic Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez was the first permanent circuit to welcome the championship back in2016, and the eight races held there to-date have produced some electrifying entertainment around its fast andtechnical 2.63km layout, which incorporates a section running through the legendary Foro Sol stadium. To add tothe challenge, its 2,250m altitude makes it the highest track on the calendar.Over the past few campaigns, Porsche-powered drivers have dominated the Mexico City E-Prix, with PascalWehrlein in particular something of a specialist in the North American megalopolis. In 2022, the Germanspearheaded a commanding TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team one-two from pole position, prevailing again two years later and similarly vying for victory in 2019 and 2023.Indeed, the reigning champion has not placed lower than second in the race’s most recent three editions. Havingbeen firmly in the mix for more silverware in the Brazilian curtain-raiser before his world turned quite literallyupside-down in a late clash, Wehrlein will be determined to reprise his winning ways and kick his title defence intogear in round two.Mitch Evans was the star of the show in São Paulo, as the Jaguar TCS Racing driver played his cards to perfectionto blast from the rear of the grid to a record-equalling 13th career triumph, making history in the process.The New Zealander’s second Formula E success came in Mexico in 2020, while Jaguar stablemate andcountryman Nick Cassidy finished third in the Americas’ oldest capital city – founded seven centuries ago in 1325 –on his Jaguar debut in Season 10. Having got caught up in the same accident as Wehrlein in Brazil, the Aucklandnative will likewise be eager to quickly bounce back.Wehrlein’s own team-mate, António Félix da Costa, scooped the runner-up spoils in Mexico City in both 2019 and2020 – in the latter of those campaigns, going on to clinch the coveted crown – and the Portuguese ace heads intothe forthcoming battle sitting second in the standings, ahead of NEOM McLaren Formula E Team pairing TaylorBarnard and Sam Bird.The British duo were arguably the surprise package in the season-opener as they converted lowly grid slots intothird and fourth at the chequered flag – Barnard becoming Formula E’s youngest podium-finisher in just his fourthstart in the series. The 20-year-old will be bidding to build upon that at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, whereBird reached the rostrum in 2017.Others to have previously picked up trophies in Mexico are Mahindra Racing’s Edoardo Mortara – fifth in thecurrent classification – as well as former champions Sébastien Buemi (Envision Racing), Jean-Éric Vergne (DSPenske) and Jake Dennis (Andretti Formula E). The Swiss star wound up second in 2016 and 2024 and third in2018 and 2020, with Frenchman Vergne ascending the podium in 2017 and 2022 and Dennis dominating en routeto title glory two years ago.Aside from Wehrlein, the only other repeat winner in the race is Lola Yamaha ABT Formula E Team’s Lucas DiGrassi. The Season 3 champion triumphed in 2017 and 2019, subsequently deploying all of his experience as heunleashed a defensive masterclass to secure third place in 2023. The ninth Mexico City E-Prix will get underway at 14:05 local time (21:05 CET) on Saturday, 11 January. THE 2025 TRACK MEDIA CENTREOpening Hours of the Media CentreFriday 10th January 08:00 - 19:00Saturday 11th January 06:00 – 20:00  2025 MEXICO CITY E-PRIX TIMETABLEFriday 10th January   StartsEndsLength Activity 14 :3014 :4217:00 14 :3714 :4917:40 00:0700:0700:40 SHAKEDOWN GROUP ASHAKEDOWN GROUP BFREE PRACTICE 1    Saturday 11th January   StartsEndsLength Activity07:3008:1000:40FREE PRACTICE 209:4009:5200:12QUALIFYING Group A09:5710:0900:12QUALIFYING Group B10:2510:4000:15QUARTER FINAL10:4410:5400:10SEMI FINAL10:5811:0300:05FINAL≈14:05  RACE (36 LAPS) MEDIA OPPORTUNITIESFriday 10th January 12:30 - 12:45Team Representatives FIA Press Conference Florian Modlinger – Tag Heuer Porsche Formula E Ian James – NEOM McLaren Formula E Team Frédéric Bertrand – Mahindra Racing12:45 - 13:00Drivers FIA Press Conference Jean-Eric Vergne – DS PENSKE Nick Cassidy – Jaguar TCS Racing Oliver Rowland – Nissan Formula E Team13:00 - 13:20Media Pen (All Drivers) Saturday 11th January 15:35 - 15:50FIA Press Conference (Top 3)15:50 - 16:10Media Pen (All drivers)  2025 MEXICO CITY E-PRIX ENTRIES2024 MEXICO CITY E-PRIX RESULTS1. Pascal WehrleinTag Heuer Porsche Formula E2. Sébastien BuemiEnvision Racing3. Nick CassidyJaguar TCS Racing ABB FIA Formula E World ChampionshipFormula ESEASON 2024-2025SportCircuit1SportABB FIA Formula E World ChampionshipCircuitSEASON 2024-2025Formula E00Friday, January 10, 2025 - 11:21amFriday, January 10, 2025 - 11:21am

• Toyota Gazoo Racing’s Henk Lategan and Brett Cummings take surprise rest day lead at the 47th Dakar Rally

  by adezaluski on 2025년 01월 10일

  Sport newsAfter one of the most physically and mentally demanding ever starts to the Dakar Rally, Toyota Gazoo Racing’s Henk Lategan and Brett Cummings have forged into a 10min 17sec lead after five desert stages in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The event is the opening round of the 2025 FIA World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC).The Prologue winners hit the front on the gruelling two-day second 48-hour Chrono stage of 967km and managed their pace for the following three days, as last year’s winner Carlos Sainz crashed his Ford Raptor out of contention and nine-time WRC winner Sébastien Loeb was disqualified with roll cage damage to his Dacia Sandrider.Lategan’s performance is all the more impressive, bearing in mind he missed part of last season, including the 2024 Dakar, with a shoulder injury. The South African said: “We had to open the fifth stage for the second half when he overtook Yazeed (Al-Rajhi). It was a high pace and it was easy to make mistakes and lose time. I’m happy with the whole week, even if starting first the day after the rest day wasn’t part of the plan.”Toyota Gazoo Racing and Overdrive Racing won the Prologue and the opening five stages and the Japanese manufacturer has five cars in the top 10 at the rest day in Ha’il. Yazeed Al-Rajhi and his German navigator Timo Gottschalk hold a solid second place after consistent performances on each of the stages, capped by the fastest time in their Toyota Hilux on stage four.The Saudi said: “It was my hardest first week of my career on the Dakar. All the stages were long, tough and difficult everywhere. Last year, I was leading the race until the day before the rest day when the car rolled with a suspension problem. Now, we are close to the lead. In the dunes (next week), we are capable of doing very well.”One shining light after a disappointing first week for the Ford M-Sport Team is the third place held by the Swedish pairing of Mattias Ekström and Emil Bergkvist in the first of three surviving Raptors.Following Sainz’s retirement with roll cage damage after his crash, the Spanish duo of Joan Roma and Alex Haro have overcome an engine block change, massive time penalties and a collision with a fellow competitor to continue at the rear of the field. The American pairing of Mitch Guthrie and Kellon Walch hold sixth overall in their Raptor after stopping to help Sainz’s car back on to its wheels after his fateful accident in the dunes earlier in the week.Five-time event winner Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah is Dacia’s only realistic hope of achieving victory on the team’s first attempt at the Dakar. Following’s Loeb accident and subsequent disqualification, Al-Attiyah and Edouard Boulanger were running inside the top three before slipping back to seventh after collecting a puncture and breaking a suspension arm on stage four.After being deprived of a first ever stage win for Dacia by a 10-minute penalty after he had unofficially topped the times in stage five, the Qatari will start the second week in fourth overall.Al-Attiyah said: “We stopped once for a puncture and then again because we broke a rear suspension arm. We had to wait for Cristina (Gutiérrez), who gave us hers and then we repaired it and got going again. My only option is to attack. It’s good to be back in the game. I will try to do my best. The Dakar is tough but the Dacia is robust. There are surprises each day. Next week, there will be many dunes, so we will see what will happen.”Before his disqualification, Loeb said: “At the start of the special (where he crashed), I thought we were on the tracks but we were on the side. I hit a rut that turned us sideways and the car rolled. That took the tyres off two wheels, but we managed to sort it out within five minutes. There wasn’t so much damage but, after 50km, we broke a steering rod. It wasn’t a serious problem but our spare part was with the bits of bodywork that had been ripped off the car when we rolled!”Cristina Gutiérrez and Pablo Moreno have suffered their own fair share of problems in the third Dacia but were an invaluable assistance crew for both Loeb and Al-Attiyah during an action-packed first week.Toyota Gazoo Racing’s Lucas Moraes and Armand Monleón have made their way into fifth place at the rest day after several consistent stage performances, while Frenchman Mattieu Serradori and his navigator Loic Minaudier have mixed it well with the established factory drivers to hold seventh in their Century Racing CR-7.Juan Cruz Yacopini and Dani Oliveras guided the second of the Overdrive Racing Toyotas to eighth, ahead of Toyota Gazoo Racing’s Seth Quintero and Dennis Zenz: they led outright after stage one before a series of flat tyres cost them dearly on the fourth stage to Al-Ula.  Quintero claimed a second stage win by just one second with the fastest time on SS5.Despite GPS issues and a small fire early in the race, Guerlain Chicherit and Alex Winocq were the highest-placed of the X-Raid MINI JCW Team crews in their petrol-engined machine in 10th, but the French duo are not registered for the W2RC. Current FIA World and European Baja Cup champion João Ferreira and his co-driver Filipe Palmeiro are 11th in their diesel-engined Mini after a fifth-stage puncture.Flat tyres and technical issues plagued Guillaume de Mévius and last year’s winning navigator Mattieu Baumel. They hold 22nd. The Czech duo of Martin Prokop and Viktor Chytka are 14th in their Orlen Jipocar Team Ford F-150.De Mévius said: “It was a tough first week with various challenges. We had multiple tyre punctures on stage four and we got lost on stage five. The first week was really intense, just as David (Castera) warned us. Things didn’t always go our way, but we’ll come back stronger in the second week. Our goal is to return to the top 10.”Rokas Baciuška has graduated to the Ultimate category with Overdrive Racing after sealing both the Challenger and SSV titles in recent seasons. The Estonian and navigator Oriol Mena won the 48-hour Chrono stage but had stopped with rear brake and suspension issues on stage one and dropped over 2hr 20min. They have recovered to hold 18th.Overdrive Racing is also running a Toyota for former Dakar motorcycle winners Toby Price and Sam Sunderland. They were holding a top six spot until a series of puncture-related problems cost them dearly on a rocky section into Al-Ula on stage four. They slipped back to 37th.South African Saood Variawa is out of contention for the win after hefty time losses with technical issues but, at just 19-years-old, the Toyota Gazoo Racing driver becoming the youngest ever winner of a stage in the Ultimate category when he set the quickest time in SS3.Cavigliasso and Pertegarini hold Challenger lead at halfway pointArgentina’s Nicolás Cavigliasso and his wife, the defending Challenger champion navigator Valentina Pertegarini, held a lead of 28min 34sec after five stages in the battle to become Dakar Challenger champions. They are classified 15th in the general classification.The Taurus T3 Max crew produced a last-gasp push to pip Portugal’s Gonçalo Guerreiro to the opening stage win with Qatar’s Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari and the Red Bull Off-Road Junior Team USA by BFG’s Corbin Leaverton moving into second and third. Last year’s W2RC SSV champion Yasir Seaidan suffered steering issues and incurred massive time penalties.Cavigliasso was again quickest on the 48hr Chrono stage from Paul Spierings and Leaverton but he was handed a speeding time penalty and Spierings duly claimed the stage win. The fastest time on stage three strengthened Cavigliasso’s challenge and he led from Guerriero and Leaverton with Spierings, Dania Akeel and Pau Navarro trailing in his wake. Seaidan bounced back strongly with the third quickest time.The Argentine extended his lead to 25min 14sec with the win on stage four, as Leaverton and Guerriero held second and third places.Seaidan is now running under the Dakar Experience section after his earlier woes but earned the win on stage five. Leaverton stopped with technical issues 50km into the fifth stage on the run into Ha’il and his misfortune lifted Guerreiro into second overall and Spierings into third.Consistent stage performances by Al-Kuwari and his brother Nasser have moved the QMMF Team crew into fourth place, ahead of Team BBR’s Akeel/Stéphane Duplé and Navarro/Lisandro Herrera. The Taurus brand holds the top six places in the general classification after five stages.Last year’s Jordan Baja winner Khalid Al-Jafla (Taurus) retired after three stages and Argentina’s David Zille (Taurus) and Portugal’s Mario Franco (X-Raid YXZ 1000R) are running well down the Challenger leader board. The FIA World Cup Challenger champion Eduardo Pons was badly delayed on SS5.America’s Heger/Eddy top SSV category: Portugal’s Pinto/Oliveira lead the W2RC-registered crewsCan-Ams dominated the entries for the highly-competitive SSV class but Polaris machines run by Sebastien Loeb Racing-RXR Factory Racing hold the early advantage after five stages.The American duo of Brock Heger and his navigator Max Eddy have moved into a massive 1hr 18min 30sec lead over their team-mates Xavier de Soultrait and Martin Bonnet at the rest day. With neither crew registered for the W2RC in their Polaris RZR Pro R Sports, the Portuguese pairing of Alexandre Pinto and Bernardo Oliveira are the leading W2RC SSV crew in third place in their Old Friends Rally Team Can-Am Maverick XRS Turbo RR.The Can-Am Factory Team’s Francisco Lopez and Juan Pablo Latrach are fourth and MMP’s Jérôme de Sadeleer and Diego Gil are classified in fifth. The Dutch duo of Roger Grouwels and Rudolf Meijer are sixth and second of the registered W2RC crews in a category that has been decimated by five punishing special stages.Heger won the Prologue and then De Soultrait topped the times on the opening Bisha loop stage to snatch the lead. Heger was again quickest on the 48hr Chrono stage but Lopez hit back to give the new Can-Am Maverick R a first stage win on SS3 with Pinto running as the leading W2RC-registered driver in third.  After engine problems earlier in the week and resultant massive time penalties, the Can-Am Factory Team’s Sara Price and Sean Berriman bounced back strongly to win the fourth stage from Lopez, Heger and the South Racing Can-Am Team’s Fernando Alvarez.On stage four, Heger retained a massive lead in the general classification after three punctures and a broken suspension rod hampered second-placed De Soultrait, while Pinto remained the leading registered driver in third.Lopez was quickest in SS5 to claim a second stage win on his 14th Dakar but Price suffered ongoing technical issues. The South Racing Can-Am Team’s Diego Martinez was forced to withdraw on stage four.The sixth stage of 606km runs between Ha’il and Ad-Duwadimi on Saturday before a special of 481km loops through the deserts around Ad-Duwadimi. The Dakar caravan then heads to Riyadh and on to Haradh for a further two specials of 487km and 357km before arriving in Shubaytah on January 15th after a short run of 119km through the towering dunes in the vast sandy Empty Quarter. A sting in the tail could well be the 11th 280km stage around Shubaytah on January 16th before the final Power Selective Section forms part of the 134km finale that brings the survivors to the finish celebrations in Shubaytah. 2025 Dakar Rally – positions at the Ha’il rest day (top 25 only - unofficial): 1. Henk Lategan (ZAF)/Brett Cummings (ZAF) Toyota Hilux IMT Evo                    28hr 10min 11sec  2. Yazeed Al-Rajhi (SAU)/Timo Gottschalk (DEU) Toyota Hilux Overdrive            28hr 20min 28sec3. Mattias Ekström (SWE)/Emil Bergkvist (SWE) Ford Raptor                                 28hr 21min 05sec4. Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (QAT)/Edouard Boulanger (FRA) Dacia Sandrider      28hr 35min 11sec  5. Lucas Moraes (BRA)/Armand Monleón (ESP) Toyota GR DKR Hilux                                    28hr 52min 06sec6. Mitch Guthrie (USA)/Kellon Walch (USA) Ford Raptor                                        28hr 52min 55sec7. Mathieu Serradori (FRA)/Loic Minaudier (FRA) Century CR7                             28hr 56min 10sec8. Juan Cruz Yacopini (ARG)/Daniel Oliveras (ESP) Toyota Hilux Overdrive         29hr 13min 28sec9. Seth Quintero (USA)/Dennis Zenz (DEU) Toyota GR DKR Hilux                          29hr 40min 21sec10. Guerlain Chicherit (FRA)/Alex Winocq (FRA) Mini JCW Rally 3.0i                    29hr 48min 56sec*11. João Ferreira (PRT)/Filipe Palmeiro (PRT) Mini JCW Rally 3.0D                       30hr 02min 26sec12. Urvo Männama (EST)/Risto Lepik (EST) Toyota Hilux Overdrive                      30hr 17min 22sec*13. Brian Baragwanath (ZAF)/Leonard Cremer (ZAF) Century CR7                        30hr 19min 23sec*14. Martin Prokop (CZE)/Viktor Chytka (CZE) Ford Raptor RS                                 30hr 35min 24sec15. Nicolas Cavigliasso (ARG)/Valentina Pertegarini (ARG) Taurus T3 Max         30hr 38min 42sec16. Gonçalo Guerreiro (PRT)/Cadu Sachs (BRA) Taurus T3 Max                             31hr 07min 16sec17. Paul Spierings (NLD)/Jan Van Der Stelt (NLD) Taurus T3 Max                           31hr 12min 08sec*18. Rokas Baciuška (LTU)/Oriol Mena (ESP) Toyota Hilux Overdrive                     31hr 38min 30sec19. Giniel de Villiers (ZAF)/Dirk von Zitzewitz (DEU) Toyota Hilux IMT Evo          31hr 42min 28sec*20. Brock Heger (USA)/Max Eddy (USA) Polaris RZR Pro R Sport                           31hr 51min 54sec*21. Christian Lavieille (FRA)/Valentin Sarreaud (FRA) MD Optimus                       31hr 57min 48sec*22. Guillaume de Mévius (BEL)/Mathieu Baumel (FRA) Mini JCW Rally 3.0i       32hr 00min 30sec23. Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari (QAT)/Nasser Al-Kuwari (QAT) Taurus T3 Max               32hr 10min 17sec24. Pascal Thomasse (FRA)/Arnold Brucy (FRA) MD Optimus                                 32hr 11min 06sec*25. Dania Akeel (SAU)/Stéphane Duplé (FRA) Taurus T3 Max                                32hr 16min 41sec  * denotes not W2RC registered  Rally leadersSS1                                                                 Seth Quintero (Toyota)SS2-5                                                             Henk Lategan (Toyota) Stage winnersPrologue                                                       Henk Lategan (Toyota)SS1                                                                 Seth Quintero (Toyota)                                                               SS2                                                                 Rokas Baciuška (Toyota)SS3                                                                 Saood Variawa (Toyota)SS4                                                                 Yazeed Al-Rajhi (Toyota)SS5                                                                 Seth Quintero (Toyota) FIA World Rally-Raid ChampionshipCross CountrySEASON 2025SportOff-Road1SportFIA World Rally-Raid ChampionshipOff-RoadSEASON 2025Cross Country00Friday, January 10, 2025 - 10:47amFriday, January 10, 2025 - 10:47am

• Safer Roads for Children: FIA School Assessment Toolkit Project Successfully Implemented in Armenia

  by aridsdillsmith on 2024년 12월 18일

  Mobility newsThe year-long project sought to assess and improve safety in two school districts (Gyumri and Vanadzor).Vanadzor and Gyumri both share significant road safety concerns. Of the 40 schools assessed in the cities, 25 received 1-Star ratings from the FIA School Assessment Toolkit, based on iRap’s Star Rating for Schools methodology. 1 Star is the lowest possible rating – and indicates poor safety measures in the roads and pedestrianized areas around schools.Following the assessment, two schools were chosen for further intervention – Gyumri Community School no.24 and Vanadzor Community School No.10.In Gyumri, a pedestrian-activated traffic light was installed, and appropriate signage, and speed limits were implemented. These interventions helped the school to achieve a 5-Star rating – the best school safety it’s possible to achieve.Meanwhile, at the school on Aghayan Street in Vanadzor, improved road markings, essential signage, and a new 30 km/h speed limit were introduced, resulting in an elevated safety rating of 4.7 stars.400 students have ultimately benefitted from the programme.The FAA will now seek to broaden the initiative – ultimately assessing and improving the star ratings of schools across the nation.Road safety is a key priority at the FIA. Through the FIA School Assessment toolkit, the FIA has helped hundreds of schools around the world to improve the safety and wellbeing of children on their way to school. GrantsRoad SafetyMobility1MobilityGrantsRoad Safety00Wednesday, December 18, 2024 - 11:14amWednesday, December 18, 2024 - 11:14am

• Historic Achievement: FIA Founding Members award Heritage and Heritage Promotion Cups

  by aridsdillsmith on 2024년 12월 16일

  FIA newsIn the Federation’s 120th year, the Automobile Club d'Italia received the Heritage Cup for their work on the circuit of Monza, while the Azerbaijan Automobile Federation received the first ever Heritage Promotion Cup for their Classic Car exhibition. Automobile Club d’Italia’s collaboration with the Autodromo Nazionale Monza has helped to preserve the track’s unique heritage for future generations. Now more than 100 years old, the track has succeeded in maintaining a balance between its history and its vision for the future — combining classic car exhibitions and vintage motorsport events, with concrete sustainability commitments (as recognised by a 3-star rating from the FIA Environmental Accreditation Programme) and a forward-looking community outreach programme. This work has helped to secure the track’s place both on international calendars and in the annals of history. Meanwhile, the Azerbaijan Automobile Federation was recognised for its Classic Cars exhibition, organised in collaboration with France’s National Automobile Museum and Germany’s prestigious ‘Classic Remise’. Hosted at the Heydar Aliyev centre in the heart of Baku, the exhibition brings together an impressive range of classic cars from manufacturers around the world - including an 1892 motor carriage, a 1956 Mercedes Benz 300 SL Gullwing, and a 1967 Jaguar E-Type. The impressive exhibition both serves as a hub for classic car collectors, and as a resource for families, historians, and technologists interested in finding out more about the history of motorsport and mobility around the globe. The Founding Member Clubs’ Cups form part of the FIA’s wider work to preserve motorsport and mobility heritage around the world. Separately, the Federation’s International Historical Commission (CHI) carries out extensive advocacy work to ensure the ongoing development and preservation of the historical vehicle community around the world. Prize GivingHeritageFIA1FIAPrize GivingHeritage00Monday, December 16, 2024 - 12:25pmMonday, December 16, 2024 - 12:25pm

• Landmark FIA Awards see 2024 FIA Champions crowned in Rwanda

  by vricard on 2024년 12월 14일

  Sport newsChampions and legends from the world of motor sport have been celebrated in spectacular style at the FIA Awards, which took place for the first time ever on the African continent in Kigali, Rwanda tonight, 13 December.In the presence of FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem and His Excellency Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda, 2024’s FIA Champions have been crowned at the BK Arena in the Rwandan capital, with the event hosted by the Rwandan Automobile Club and supported by partners Rolex, Hankook, AlphaTauri and RwandAir.FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem welcomed the evening's guests saying: “Here in Kigali, we have shone a light on members of our motor sport family whose commitment, spirit, and endeavour are at the heart of our sport, and we look to the champions of the future, those just beginning their careers and enjoying their first taste of success.“Congratulations to all our deserving winners, it is an honour to celebrate with you.”The FIA Awards bring to a close one of the most fiercely contested seasons in recent memory across all of the FIA’s World Championships, with spectacular action and close competition reminding us why motor sport is a passion for so many.There were several exciting new features added for the 2024 edition of this annual celebration, including the addition of an Action of the Year award for each of the World Championships, recognising the unique and thrilling aspects of each of our varied categories. These awards were chosen by popular vote from thousands of fans across the FIA’s social media platforms.Another new feature provided one of the standout moments of the evening, when the FIA Lifetime Achievement Award was announced. Rallying legend, pioneer of the FIA’s Women in Motorsport activities and dedicated rally safety advocate, Michèle Mouton, received a standing ovation from the crowd and received her award from FIA President Ben Sulayem.Max Verstappen received the FIA Formula One World Drivers’ Champion trophy for the fourth consecutive year, joined in Kigali by the man who piled the pressure on in the second half of the season, McLaren’s Lando Norris, who takes home the runners-up trophy. Charles Leclerc returned to the FIA Awards for the second time, finishing third for Ferrari, while it was McLaren’s Zak Brown and Andrea Stella taking the Constructors’ trophy after a thrilling fight that went down to the final race in Abu Dhabi.The most decorated manufacturer of the evening was, however, Toyota, with the TOYOTA GAZOO Racing teams triumphing in the FIA World Rally, Rally-Raid and Endurance Championships in 2024.Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe reached the pinnacle of the rally world after five previous runners-up finishes in the WRC, sealing the title at the last round in Japan, while in W2RC it was the third consecutive drivers’ honours for Nasser Al-Attiyah and the first for his co-driver Edouard Boulanger.There was an incredible seventh appearance for Johan Kristoffersson at the FIA Awards, as the Swedish driver again proved unmatched in the FIA World Rallycross Championship which this year uniquely pitted sustainably-fuelled ICE cars against full EVs in a ‘Battle of Technologies’.Back to circuit racing, and it was another incredible year in the FIA World Endurance Championship, with the Hypercar category going from strength to strength. Ultimately it was Porsche’s André Lotterer, Kévin Estre, Laurens Vanthoor who received the Champions’ trophies tonight in Rwanda – a second for Lotterer and first for both Estre and Vanthoor.The tenth season of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship was as ultra-competitive as we have come to expect from the groundbreaking electric series. In yet another title-deciding season finale, it was Pascal Wehrlein who triumphed.Looking to the future, the FIA Awards brings the spotlight on those drivers who are rapidly rising through the ranks of motor sport. The FIA Karting World Champions were honoured for their victories, with Kenzo Craigie, Ethan Jeff-Hall and Giuseppe Palomba receiving their coveted trophies for Junior, OK and KZ classes respectively.A proven indicator for future stardom, the FIA Rookie of the Year rewards a driver who has produced an outstanding performance in their first season of a new category, and this year it was Brazilian Gabriel Bortoleto who joins the likes of Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc and Oscar Piastri as a winner of this award.Bortoleto also took to the spectacular stage to receive his FIA Formula 2 Champion trophy, alongside second and third placed finishers Isack Hadjar and Paul Aron.Bernie Ecclestone received the FIA President’s Innovation Medal for a lifetime of achievements and contributions to the promotion of Formula 1, and the integral part he has played in transforming the pinnacle of our sport into the global spectacle it is today.For the full list of 2024 champions and award winners, view the official FIA Prize Giving brochure. FIA AwardsSport1SportFIA Awards00Saturday, December 14, 2024 - 10:47amSaturday, December 14, 2024 - 10:47am