Karishma Persad

FIA promotes its Road Safety Index at the 6 Hours of São Paulo, recognising firms advancing safety in transport and logistics now.
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FIA highlights Road Safety Index at 6 Hours of São Paulo

The FIA will use the 6 Hours of São Paulo to promote road safety beyond the boundaries of the Autódromo José Carlos Pace. During the Brazilian round of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), the governing body will highlight companies that have gained certification through the FIA Road Safety Index, as reported by Motorsport.com. The…

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Lando Norris hails a “very special” Goodwood run inthe McLaren MCL-HY as the marque readies its 2027 FIA WEC Hypercar debut season.
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Norris hails “very special” Goodwood debut for McLaren MCL-HY

Lando Norris relished the opportunity to drive McLaren Racing’s new MCL-HY during its first global public appearance at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The reigning Formula 1 World Champion guided the striking papaya prototype up the famous 1.86-kilometre hill in West Sussex on 10 July. McLaren Driver Development Programme member Grégoire Saucy also completed demonstration…

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Ricardo Baptista reflects on two Red Bull Ring top-10 finishes after clean, combative drives from deep in the 2026 GB3 field in Austria.
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Baptista satisfied after double 2026 GB3 top-10 finishes at Red Bull Ring

Ricardo Baptista praised his clean and combative driving after matching his best GB3 Championship result twice during the opening two races at the Red Bull Ring. The Xcel Motorsport driver recovered from 17th in Race 1 and 15th in Race 2 to finish 10th in both contests. Those results doubled his number of top-10 finishes…

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Will Stevens and Kobe Pauwels celebrate São Paulo poles after standout 2026 WEC Hyperpole laps for Cadillac and Aston Martin at Interlagos.
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Stevens and Pauwels celebrate Cadillac and Aston Martin 2026 WEC poles at São Paulo

Will Stevens and Kobe Pauwels celebrated standout Hyperpole performances after securing the two class pole positions for the 2026 World Endurance Championship (WEC) Rolex 6 Hours of São Paulo. Stevens delivered his quickest lap at the end of the Hypercar shootout to lead a Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA front-row lockout. The British driver recorded a…

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Will Stevens leads a Cadillac front-row lockout at 2026 WEC São Paulo, beating Jack Aitken in a fiercely close Hyperpole and Qualifying.
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2026 | WEC | 6 Hours of São Paulo | Qualifying & Hyperpole | Hypercar | Stevens leads Cadillac front-row lockout

Will Stevens secured pole position for the 2026 World Endurance Championship (WEC) Rolex 6 Hours of São Paulo as Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA locked out the Hypercar front row at Interlagos after a close Qualifying. The British driver produced a 1m23.041s on his final Hyperpole lap in the #12 Cadillac V-Series.R, edging team-mate Jack Aitken…

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Kobe Pauwels takes LMGT3 pole for Aston Martin at 2026 São Paulo, beating Lin Hodenius by 0.199s in only his second FIA WEC appearance.
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2026 | WEC | 6 Hours of São Paulo | Qualifying & Hyperpole | LMGT3 | Pauwels delivers Aston Martin pole

Kobe Pauwels secured LMGT3 pole position for the 2026 World Endurance Championship (WEC) Rolex 6 Hours of São Paulo with a commanding Hyperpole performance for Heart of Racing Team. The Belgian recorded a 1m33.350s in the #23 Aston Martin Vantage AMR LMGT3, beating Lin Hodenius in the #79 Iron Lynx Mercedes-AMG by 0.199s. Pauwels claimed…

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Alpine tops 2026 WEC São Paulo FP3 with Victor Martins, while Iron Lynx leads Akkodis ASP after an LMGT3 dead heat at Interlagos in Brazil.
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2026 | WEC | 6 Hours of São Paulo | FP3 | Martins tops closely matched final practice

Victor Martins placed Alpine Endurance Team at the top of the final Free Practice (FP3) session for the 2026 World Endurance Championship (WEC) Rolex 6 Hours of São Paulo, setting the fastest lap of the weekend before Saturday afternoon’s qualifying sessions. Martins recorded a 1m24.038s in the No. 36 Alpine A424 to beat the No….

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Nikita Bedrin wins GB3 Race 1 at the Red Bull Ring with a bold late pass, as penalties reshuffle the podium behind him in Austria.
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2026 | GB3 | Red Bull Ring | Race 1 | Bedrin takes fifth win after bold Turn 6 pass

Nikita Bedrin completed a determined late move on Maxim Rehm to claim his fifth GB3 Championship victory of the 2026 season in Race 1 at the Red Bull Ring. The VRD Racing driver started third and moved into second on the opening lap before spending much of the contest pressuring Rehm. Bedrin eventually swept around…

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Augusto Farfus targets a home FIA WEC podium at Interlagos as Team WRT looks to revive its LMGT3 season in São Paulo this weekend.
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Farfus wants to leave São Paulo “with a smile” after home struggles in WEC

Augusto Farfus hopes to reverse his difficult home record when he contests the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) 6 Hours of São Paulo with Team WRT. The 42-year-old Brazilian has started two FIA WEC races at Interlagos but has scored only one point at the circuit. He finished 10th in 2024 before another disappointing…

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Nikita Bedrin celebrates his fourth straight GB3 Q2 pole at the Red Bull Ring and backs himself to fight forward from third in Race 1.
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Bedrin backs Red Bull Ring race pace after dominant 2026 GB3 Q2 performance

Nikita Bedrin credited his consistency after securing his fifth pole position of the GB3 Championship season at the Red Bull Ring. The championship leader dominated Qualifying 2 with a 1m24.345s, beating Rodin Motorsport’s Martin Molnar by 0.320s. The result extended Bedrin’s perfect run in the Race 2 grid-setting sessions to four consecutive poles. However, the…

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