Men vi kunde givetvis vara nöjdare, menar stallchefen Tommy Kristoffersson. Varken han eller Thed Björk tog sig till Super Pole, där de åtta snabbaste fick göra upp om de främsta startplatserna. Thed stannade på tionde plats och Tommy på 15:e

Ralf Schumacher only just failed to make it through to the final part of qualifying when his 1m14.398s lap was good for 11th fastest time in the second session. Ralf and Jarno had a difficult task because the team spent

The route takes crews to the hills north and west of Athens, with no test further than 80km from the service park. The stages combine roads used in previous years with new stretches of freshly-regraded gravel, however with large rocks

Panasonic Toyota Racing today began preparations for Sunday's glamorous grand prix around the twisting streets of Monaco. This weekend Toyota is running its new TF106B, which features a mechanical evolution at the front end of the car that will enable

Revanschlystna BMW-förare kommer till Gelleråsen mer taggade än någonsin på att försöka knäcka Audis dominans på racerbanan. Audi kommer med mer vikt efter dubbelsegern, och starkt självförtroende. Alla utom Tommy Kristoffersson, som fick bryta med punktering efter närkontakt med Duncan

The jurors were impressed by the engine's pulling power and high level of everyday suitability. The exceptionally broad torque plateau on the one hand permits a fuel-efficient driving style, and on the other hand means that only light accelerator action

The Volkswagen Group has won a major order from Porsche AG. The Volkswagen plant in Hanover will produce the painted bodies for Porsche's new "Panamera" sports coupé to be launched in 2009, and deliver them to Porsche's plant in Leipzig.

With its high and sustained propulsive power in the lower and medium speed ranges, the engine puts in an impressive performance. It has a top speed of 160mph, and with manual transmission accelerates from 0-62mph in 6.1 seconds. The Cayman

Lamborghini Birmingham will be based alongside Sytner's existing Bentley franchise in the north of Birmingham until Sytner's multi-million pound showroom development is completed at Fort Dunlop in the autumn, which will include a dedicated Lamborghini facility. Lamborghini Edinburgh will operate

Ralf Schumacher (Car 7): "From a driving point of view it's great to drive at Monaco and a challenge to be quicker than everyone else round the narrow streets. The barriers are closer than anywhere so you need to adapt

Capello and McNish claim third consecutive LM P1 victory - Five-year-old Audi R8 reigns supreme once again - "Farewell race" for the Audi R8 on 1 July Capello slipped behind the Dyson Lola of Butch Leitzinger and James Weaver immediately

In the second race Andy Priaulx took an early lead, but he then committed one of his rare mistakes, handing command to Alain Menu. The Swiss driver put in a superb performance, resisting the pressure from Rydell and Thompson and

Superb tactical and driving exhibition at Oschersleben - Heinz-Harald Frentzen in fourth position - Every Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline car takes points The Audi driver continued to build his lead over his closest rivals, before being held up by

Starters 66 crews started the final Leg of Rally d'Italia Sardegna. Route Crews covered 77.94 competitive kilometres to the north of Olbia. The route included two loops of three stages, with two of the roads, La Prugnola and Campovaglio, completely

Allan McNish fastest in LM P1 in Qualifying - Second-last race entry for the "good old" Audi R8 - Advantage for the LM P2 cars at Mid-Ohio On the newly resurfaced track, Capello and McNish again utilise the Audi R8

Starters 75 of the original 79 crews started Leg two. 28 of those were competing under FIA restart regulations. Route Leg two featured a further two loops of three stages to the south of Olbia. The route was a combination

With a time of 1:34.493 the Swede will start ahead of the field tomorrow joined by team-mate Peter Terting on the front row. Chevrolet achieved its best qualifying result so far after Rob Huff posted a spectacular 1:34.675 which placed

Second pole position in a row at Oschersleben - Four Audi A4 DTM cars among the top eight - Frank Stippler best driver of a car from last year In Saturday's shoot-out Qualifying which, yet again, turned out to be

The best of the BMW troop was Jörg Müller, 6th fastest overall, while Alex Zanardi completed a lap just 0.001 seconds slower (1:34.583) placing him an impressive 7th. Alain Menu, at the wheel of his Chevrolet Lacetti, achieved the 8th

At the wheel of his Chevrolet Lacetti, Alain Menu drove a 1:35.080 lap, placing him ahead of his team-mates and 5th overall. The 6th best time was set by BMW Team Germany man Dirk Müller, who shot up from towards