FIA newsThe newly-elected World Motor Sport Council gathered today (9 March) in Geneva for its first meeting of 2018.The following is a summary of the decisions taken during the meeting:FIA Formula 3 The selection of Formula One Group as the promoter for the new FIA Formula 3 Championship was approved....

The most successful Macau competitor in modern history Edoardo Mortara (Mercedes-AMG Driving Academy) has claimed a dominant flag-to-flag victory in the third FIA GT World Cup.Mortara qualified fastest, won the crash-shortened qualifying race and converted both into his most satisfying ever victory at the 3.8-mile Guia track.He outpaced Macau debutant...

Three-time GT winner at the Macau Grand Prix Edoardo Mortara (Mercedes AMG Driving Academy GT3) won the qualifying race for the FIA GT World Cup after the first leg was halted by a multi-car accident at Police bend.Three quarters of the GT field was caught up behind a total track...

Teams representing Audi, BMW, Ferrari, Honda, Lamborghini, Mercedes-Benz and Porsche have secured a stellar line-up of drivers under the race's new "professionals-only" rules.The tightened driver categorization regulations mean that half the field, drawn from throughout the world, will face the starter for the first time under the GT World Cup...

Laurens Vanthoor took a bizarre win in a FIA GT World Cup race at Macau that was red-flagged because of his own high-speed roll.The race featured just one lap of racing thanks to lengthy barrier repairs following a first-lap crash that resulted in a red flag.Vanthoor (below) won Saturday's qualification...

Audi factory driver Lucas di Grassi is not seeking a second program alongside his Formula E campaign following his employer's World Endurance Championship pullout.The Brazilian, who has competed in FE with Audi Sport Team Abt alongside his WEC commitments since the end of 2014, explained that his focus would be...

Mercedes has signed leading Audi driver Edoardo Mortara for the 2017 DTM season.Mortara narrowly missed out on the title for Audi this year, finishing four points adrift of BMW's champion Marco Wittmann. However, his deal to switch to Mercedes was signed long before the end of the season."We are delighted...

Sport newsThe leading GT3 series drivers from around the world are registered to contest the FIA GT World Cup title on the streets of Macao from November 17 to 20.The second year with world cup status, the Macau Grand Prix has a history of drawing the best of the best...

Four manufacturers have signed up to take part in the second running of the FIA GT World Cup at Macau in November.Mercedes will defend its drivers' and manufacturers' titles against returnees Audi and Porsche and first-time entrant Lamborghini in the event on the Macau Formula 3 Grand Prix undercard on...

Sport newsDuring the meeting, the following decisions were taken:FIA Formula One World ChampionshipThe World Motor Sport Council approved the provisional calendar for the 2017 FIA Formula One World Championship:26 MarchMelbourneAustralia9 AprilShanghaiChina16 AprilBahrainBahrain30 AprilSochiRussia14 MayBarcelonaSpain28 MayMonte CarloMonaco11 JuneMontrealCanada*18 JuneBakuAzerbaijan2 JulySpielbergAustria9 JulySilverstoneUnited Kingdom23 JulyBudapestHungary30 JulyHockenheimGermany*27 AugustSpa-FrancorchampsBelgium3 SeptemberMonzaItaly17 SeptemberSepangMalaysia1 OctoberSingaporeSingapore8 OctoberSuzukaJapan22 OctoberAustinUSA5 NovemberMexico...