Sport news*Thrilling session ends with titanic battle for top spot between touring car legends *Oriola on pole for reverse-grid Race 2 as Bennani goes seventh *Excitement builds ahead of afternoon races in sun-drenched MarrakechRace 1 winner Gabriele Tarquini snatched the DHL Pole Position at WTCR AFRIQUIA Race of Morocco after...

Sport newsThe FIA is pleased to announce that it has appointed Yokohama as Official Tyre Supplier and Panta as Official Fuel Supplier for the new WTCR - FIA World Touring Car Cup.Created at the end of 2017 to replace the FIA World Touring Car Championship, the WTCR - FIA World...

Formula E CEO Alejandro Agag wants United States president-elect Donald Trump to attend the series' New York race to alter his view on climate change.The election victory by Trump, a noted climate change denier, immediately invoked fear at the United Nations' climate change summit in Marrakech that he will follow...

Formula E's 2016-'17 calendar has finally been approved, expanding the series' schedule to 12 events.The electric single-seater championship had intended to get its season-three calendar ratified at last week's meeting of the FIA's World Motor Sport Council. This was delayed due to concerns from the FIA, but these have now...

The real significance of London's absence from next season's Formula E calendar is how symptomatic it is of bigger scheduling concerns that threaten a championship with great potential. Last week, a judicial review concerning the Battersea Park round was dropped, paving the way for the season two finale to take...

London is set to be dropped from Formula E's calendar for 2016-17 despite the series expecting to get the green light for this season's title decider.Autosport understands the protracted situation surrounding the fate of the doubleheader in Battersea Park means this July's event will be the venue's last.A judicial review...

Rob Huff led home a Honda 1-2-3 to clinch his second World Touring Car Championship win of the season with a controlled performance in the wet in Marrakech.Rain before the start threatened to wreak havoc and the intensity meant wet tyres were the only viable option. Huff held his lead...

The Honda and Lada World Touring Car Championship teams have received a weight break following a second review of the championship's success ballast levels.Having run without ballast during the opening two rounds of the season, Honda and Lada were handed 70 and 50 kilograms (154lb and 110lb) respectively ahead of...

The Russian round of the World Touring Car Championship will remain at Moscow Raceway for 2016 after a move to Sochi fell through.The Russian Grand Prix Formula 1 venue had been set to host the championship's season-opening event in March but the event has now been pushed back to June...

Rickard Rydell will miss a second World Touring Car Championship event due to illness as he is not well enough to return to racing at the Hungaroring this weekend. The WTCC returnee was diagnosed with thyroiditis last week and sat out the previous event in Marrakech.A statement from Rydell's Nika...