Mercedes-Benz Classic Motorsport recently delved into the archives and called to mind a number of notable anniversaries from their nearly 130-year history in racing. April/May of this year marks 120 years since the victory in the Nice–La Turbie hill climb, 25 years since the season-opening triple victory for the CLK-GTR...

RM Sotheby’s begins its 2022 European calendar with a return to Paris on February 2, with sale cars available to preview at Place Vendôme. Located in the very heart of Paris, close to the world-famous Champs Elysées and the Musée du Louvre, the venue is just a short walk to...

The Total 24 Hours of Spa has unveiled a new logo to celebrate its 70th anniversary edition.Race week will feature an extensive tribute to the history of the event, with previous winners, historic racecars and exhibitions to accompany the on-track action, which features Formula Renault Eurocup, the FIA Formula 3...

Three-time World Touring Car champion and DS Virgin Formula E driver Jose Maria Lopez will join Toyota's World Endurance Championship line-up for next season. The move follows a series of tests for the 33-year-old with Toyota since last winter, when he was expressing interest in a move to sportscars ahead...

BMW factory driver Nicky Catsburg will take part in this weekend's Le Mans test day with the Larbre Chevrolet team. The Dutchman has been called up together with team stalwart Jean-Philippe Belloc to drive the Larbre Competition GTE Am class Corvette C7.R with a view to taking the place of...

The Belgian Marc VDS Racing squad, winner of this year's Spa 24 Hours with BMW, will close its car racing program at the end of the season.Marc VDS will cease operations of its sports car team after this month's final round of the European Le Mans Series at Estoril, although...

Reiter Engineering and 3R Racing announced today a partnership that is aimed at bringing the Camaro GT3 to the Pirelli World Challenge.Reiter Engineering has designed the SaReNi United Camaro GT3 for its debut in the Pirelli World Challenge GT class for 2015. Click here for more information on the car:...

Veteran Finnish sports car driver Markus Palttala has been drafted into the ProSpeed Porsche team's Le Mans 24 Hours lineup to replace the injured Matthieu Vaxiviere.Palttala takes the place of Vaxiviere, who sustained back injuries in last weekend's Monaco Formula Renault 3.5 race, in the Belgian team's 911 GT3-RSR alongside...

Nigel Stepney, who died yesterday in a road accident in England at the age of 56, was a key player in Ferrari's dominance of Formula 1 during the Michael Schumacher era but achieved notoriety for his involvement in the spy scandal of 2007.Stepney's first role in motorsport was with the...

Philippe Favre, a race winner in British Formula 3 before graduating to Formula 3000 and going on to become a factory Honda sports car driver, has died at the age of 51 in a skiing accident in Val Thorens, France.The Swiss started racing in French Formula Ford 1600 in 1984...