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Today in Motorsport History, September 18: Rosberg’s Singapore Win Set Up F1’s Most Shocking Retirement Formula 1 cars racing under floodlights on a night street circuit, with fireworks and full grandstands in the background

Formula 1 cars racing under floodlights on a night street circuit, with fireworks and full grandstands in the background

Today in Motorsport History, September 18: Rosberg’s Singapore Win Set Up F1’s Most Shocking Retirement

Lauren Miller September 22, 2026

On September 18, 2016, Nico Rosberg won the Singapore Grand Prix at Marina Bay by 0.488 seconds...

Daily Motorsport Briefing: Baku Races on Saturday, Hadjar Returns, Mir Sidelined Formula 1 car at speed on track ahead of the 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix at the Baku City Circuit

Formula 1 car at speed on track ahead of the 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix at the Baku City Circuit

Daily Motorsport Briefing: Baku Races on Saturday, Hadjar Returns, Mir Sidelined

Elle Puckett September 22, 2026

Welcome to the daily motorsport briefing for Tuesday, 22 September 2026. Formula 1 has landed in Baku...

Norris Ran 38 Laps in McLaren’s Le Mans Car. The Deadline Behind It Is Homologation. McLaren MCL-HY Le Mans Hypercar prototype in papaya and black livery on display in front of spectators at the 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans

McLaren MCL-HY Le Mans Hypercar prototype in papaya and black livery on display in front of spectators at the 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans

Norris Ran 38 Laps in McLaren’s Le Mans Car. The Deadline Behind It Is Homologation.

Lauren Miller September 22, 2026

Lando Norris tested the McLaren MCL-HY at Portimao. The timing matters more than the name: homologation freezes...

No Boost Button, Two Corners, 33 Minutes: How Tatiana Calderón Beat All of NASCAR Brasil at Curvelo Tatiana Calderón stands on the roof of her No. 25 Ford Mustang in victory lane at Curvelo after winning Race 2 of the NASCAR Brasil Series

Tatiana Calderón stands on the roof of her No. 25 Ford Mustang in victory lane at Curvelo after winning Race 2 of the NASCAR Brasil Series

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No Boost Button, Two Corners, 33 Minutes: How Tatiana Calderón Beat All of NASCAR Brasil at Curvelo

Kyle Matthews September 22, 2026

The oval at Curvelo’s Circuito dos Cristais is 1.25 kilometres long and has two corners. Vitor Genz...

The TT Killed Its Last Open Class — and Michael Dunlop’s Paton Along With It Road racing motorcycles leaning through a corner on a grand prix circuit

Road racing motorcycles leaning through a corner on a grand prix circuit

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The TT Killed Its Last Open Class — and Michael Dunlop’s Paton Along With It

Kyle Matthews September 22, 2026

The Isle of Man TT spent two years easing its paddock toward this, and on 10 September...

Zane Smith Slammed the Wall at Gateway. The Bristol Entry List Is the Real Clearance. A racetrack curve and grandstands are shown

A racetrack curve and grandstands are shown

Zane Smith Slammed the Wall at Gateway. The Bristol Entry List Is the Real Clearance.

Elle Puckett September 22, 2026

Zane Smith’s Sunday at World Wide Technology Raceway ended the way a lot of bad days at...

Front Row Locks Up Layne Riggs Through 2027, But a 25-Point Cushion Won’t Win Him the Truck Title Generic illustration of a NASCAR-style stock car racing under lights on an oval short track, representing Bristol Motor Speedway's night race.

Generic illustration of a NASCAR-style stock car racing under lights on an oval short track, representing Bristol Motor Speedway's night race.

Front Row Locks Up Layne Riggs Through 2027, But a 25-Point Cushion Won’t Win Him the Truck Title

Elle Puckett September 22, 2026

Layne Riggs used Truck Series media day this week to handle two pieces of business at once....

Supercars’ 37 Percent Rule Needs Fixing. The Obvious Fix Wouldn’t Have Saved Blanchard. Touring cars lined up in the pit lane before a race

Touring cars lined up in the pit lane before a race

Supercars’ 37 Percent Rule Needs Fixing. The Obvious Fix Wouldn’t Have Saved Blanchard.

Elle Puckett September 22, 2026

A time-certain finish took six laps off The Bend 500 and two Mustangs off the result sheet....

Gateway’s Real Story Wasn’t Larson’s Win. It Was Three Brake Failures and a Widening Chase Gap. Denny Hamlin's No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota on track during the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season

Denny Hamlin's No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota on track during the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season

Gateway’s Real Story Wasn’t Larson’s Win. It Was Three Brake Failures and a Widening Chase Gap.

Johnny Puckett September 22, 2026

Kyle Larson ended a 51-race winless streak on Sunday at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway, and...

IMSA’s New Mobile Game Mode Isn’t Trying to Simulate Racing. It’s Trying to Find Fans. Official Asphalt Legends x IMSA artwork showing a prototype and GT race car for the new IMSA Endurance Mode Spotlight game mode.

Official Asphalt Legends x IMSA artwork showing a prototype and GT race car for the new IMSA Endurance Mode Spotlight game mode.

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IMSA’s New Mobile Game Mode Isn’t Trying to Simulate Racing. It’s Trying to Find Fans.

Shawn Henry September 22, 2026

Starting September 15, players teaming up in Asphalt Legends can grab a Prototype or GT car, link...