Motorsport

Motorsport

Formula E chief executive Alejandro Agag has said India’s stringent tax regulations will prevent the electric car-racing series from staging a race in the country, despite identifying three potential h...
Motorsport
Business

Plans have been unveiled today (Wednesday) for a new female-only motor racing series which aims to bridge the gap to elite championships and create “global superstars” out of its drivers.
Motorsport
Sports Betting

Nascar has taken a calculated gamble that legal sports betting will further engage its audience and attract new fans and commercial partners to the embattled motor racing series. A
Motorsport
Business

The Formula One motor-racing series has reported a 65 per cent increase in revenue from digital rights and services, but failed to make a profit from this sector as owners Liberty Media continue their...
Motorsport
Business

UK-based Formula One teams have received £112.2m ($145m) in subsidies from the UK government since 2012 according to a report in The Daily Telegraph.
Formula One
Fan Engagement

Formula One’s director of marketing and communications Ellie Norman tells Ben Cronin why the sport’s series of city-based Fan Festivals aim to make it more accessible to audiences and promote it beyond the confines of a Grand Prix weekend.
Boxing
Business

Welcome to the US Digest, rounding up the big news and developments coming out of the world’s biggest sports market Woods-Mickelson showdown set for Thanksgiving weekend More details emerged this we...
American Football
Fan Engagement

US major leagues are tweaking their rules to make sure fans stay tuned in as concerns build about distracted audiences. Data is playing a critical role, with leading rights-holders employing sophisticated, data-led decision-making to make the changes.
Motorsport
Business

Electric GT, organiser of new electric car-racing championship the Electric Production Car Series (EPCS), has revealed plans to open up the event to new manufacturers, adding that it has already received significant levels of interest.

Motorsport
Events

Digital media company Motorsport Network has continued its drive into the ticketing sector with the acquisition of Dutch operator SportStadion.

Motorsport

Digital media company Motorsport Network has moved into a new business sector with the launch of a betting service that it claims will set new standards for the industry.
 

Motorsport
Events

The Peruvian government has committed to staging the 2019 Dakar Rally in full following concerns over the financial strain the motorsport showpiece would place on the South American country.

Motorsport
Business

US stock car-racing series Nascar is not for sale, but is seeking minority investors, according to the Forbes website.

American Football
Business

In this week's US sports industry round-up: FIFA World Cup ratings recovering from rough start | Rhode Island legalizes sports gaming | NASCAR looking at changing sponsorship model 

Motorsport
Events

The IndyCar US motor-racing series has extended its race deal with Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, but has dropped its event in Phoenix, Arizona.

Motorsport
Business

Kenya’s Safari Rally has moved a step closer to returning to the World Rally Championship calendar after being confirmed as a candidate event for the motorsport series in 2019.

Formula 1
Business

A deal has been reached that will retain the Belgian Grand Prix on the Formula One calendar through to 2021, according to the government of the region of Wallonia.

Motorsport
Events

MotoGP is set to return to Brazil in 2021 after Dorna, the promoter of the motorcycling championship, signed a memorandum of understanding with Rio Motorsports.

Formula E
Business

Formula E and its sanctioning body, the International Automobile Federation (FIA), have today (Thursday) released the calendar for its fifth season, with China set to receive a second event.

Motorsport
Business

The International Automobile Federation (FIA) has rubberstamped proposals to transform the World Rallycross Championship (World RX) into an electric car-racing series from 2020.