2009

Mark Webber has transformed himself from a 'nearly man' to a 'really man' in becoming only the third Australian ever to win in the top flight by storming to a dominant triumph in the 2009 German Grand Prix at the N?rburgring - half a century on from Sir Jack Brabham's famous Monaco Grand Prix glo

1. Mark Webber Australia Red Bull-Renault 60 laps 1hr 36m 43.310s 2. Sebastian Vettel Germany Red Bull-Renault +00m 09.2s 3. Felipe Massa Brazil Ferrari-Ferrari +00m 15.9s

Body-slamming and bump-drafting were the order of the day at Chicagoland Speedway and 50-year old Mark Martin was the last man standing in a wild LifeLock.com 400.

BP Ford Abu Dhabi team director Malcolm Wilson reckons that everything is looking very positive for the World Rally Championship now following the measures announced by the World Motor Sport Council at the end of last month.

Toll Holden Racing Team's Garth Tander secures pole for the second V8 Supercar race of the weekend at Townsville.

Juho Hanninen dominated Rally Russia this weekend to give Skoda its first win in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge - and on only the Czech manufacturers' fourth appearance.

Ferrari responds to qualifying for the German Grand Prix at the Nurburgring. Felipe Massa - 8th:

1. Mark Webber Australia Red Bull-Renault 1m 32.230s 2. Rubens Barrichello Brazil Brawn-Mercedes 1m 32.357s 3. Jenson Button Britain Brawn-Mercedes 1m 32.473s 4. Sebastian Vettel Germany Red Bull-Renault 1m 32.480s

Some of the leading technical lights in Formula One have admitted that they under-estimated the amount of downforce that would be clawed back by the teams following the redrafting of the rules for 2009, with the subsequent adverse effect on overtaking.

Juan Pablo Montoya has claimed that Martin Truex's departure from the Earnhardt Ganassi Racing will have no affect on his own assault on the end-of-season Chase for the Championship.

1. Lewis Hamilton Britain McLaren-Mercedes 1m 31.121s 2. Fernando Alonso Spain Renault-Renault 1m 31.340s 3. Felipe Massa Brazil Ferrari-Ferrari 1m 31.351s 4. Sebastian Vettel Germany Red Bull-Renault 1m 31.542s

You'll never see a book titled How To Win Friends and Influence People in Chicago under Jeff Gordon's byline, especially as Chicago Cubs fans still remember - with revulsion - the four-time NASCAR champion's off-key rendition of Take Me out to the Ballgame from May 2005.

Jamie Whincup created his own piece of history on Saturday when he won the opening V8 Supercar race at the inaugural Dunlop Townsville 400 in North Queensland.

Jamie Whincup wins the opening race at Townsville for 888/Vodafone Ford.

The Force India F1 team has confirmed that it received a visit from police and legal personnel during the opening day of the German Grand Prix at the Nurburgring - but insists that the matter is minor.

1. Lewis Hamilton Britain McLaren-Mercedes 1m 32.149s 2. Sebastian Vettel Germany Red Bull-Renault 1m 32.331s 3. Jenson Button Britain Brawn-Mercedes 1m 32.369s 4. Mark Webber Australia Red Bull-Renault 1m 32.480s

Iconic grand prix rider Giacomo Agostini has been confirmed to make a special appearance at the upcoming Brands Hatch round of the ViSK.com British Superbike Championship next month.

Geoff Willis has been relieved of his role as technical director at Red Bull Racing, apparently the latest victim - and the most high-profile - of the wave of redundancies being forced on Formula One teams.

A week may have passed since the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona, but Kyle Busch remains far from happy with the incident on the final lap of the race which saw him lose out on victory to Tony Stewart.

Mark Webber kept Red Bull Racing at the head of the timesheets as the German Grand Prix opened for free practice under moody skies at the Nurburgring.

PSG-1 Corse refugee Matteo Baiocco will reappear on the World Superbike Championship scene after being included on the entry list for the upcoming mid-season test at Imola.

Nick Heidfeld has unveiled the crash helmet design he will run at the is weekend's German Grand Prix, the result of a competition organised on behalf of charity by his official website.

Jorge Lorenzo's shoulder and ankle injuries sustained during a huge end-of-qualifying highside at Laguna Seca have been confirmed after medical tests in Barcelona.

Jorge Lorenzo's MotoGP may remain undecided, but the 2009 title contender continues to insist that his 'first option' is to stay with Yamaha.