Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke will swap the baggy green for a racing helmet when he takes part in the International Rally of Queensland (IROQ) later this month.

Kurt Busch was fined $US50,000 ($NZ65,000) by Nascar today for reckless driving on pit road at Darlington and a post-race altercation with Ryan Newman's crew members.

Pastor Maldonado started the Spanish Grand Prix with the expectation of a nation on his back and ended it as a winner, hoisted aloft on the shoulders of champions and covered in champagne.

Seven Formula One personnel were taken to hospital, and 31 tended to by circuit doctors, after a fire gutted the Williams garage while the team were celebrating winning theSpanish Grand Prix.

Pastor Maldonado a the Spanish Grand Prix thriller to take his first Formula One victory and hand former champions Williams their first triumph in 132 races and nearly eight years.

Jimmie Johnson broke free on a restart three laps from the end in the Nascar Southern 500 and held today to give Hendrick Motorsports its 200th Sprint Cup victory.

Venezuelan Pastor Maldonado will start Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix on pole position for Williams after Lewis Hamilton was sent to the back of the grid because McLaren failed to put enough fuel in his car.

Mitch Evans has marked his return to Barcelona in style, winning the first race of the 2012 GP3 series in Catalunya.

Spain's two Formula One races in Barcelona and Valencia will alternate from next year while a return to France is looking less likely, Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone said on Saturday.

Red Bull's Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel wrapped up practice for the Spanish Grand Prix in ominous form today with the fastest time of the final session.

errari's Fernando Alonso gave his home fans what they wanted to see with the fastest time in first practice for the Spanish Grand Prix on Friday.

Brazilian Rubens Barrichello completed his IndyCar oval rookie orientation programme, clearing the way for the Formula One veteran to race at this month's Indianapolis 500.

Kiwi rally stars Hayden Paddon and John Kennard are the first competitors to submit their entry for Rally New Zealand, which runs from June 21-24.

Formula One drivers need to wind back the clock and show each other more respect like they did in the past when motor racing was much more dangerous, according to Ferrari's Fernando Alonso.

Toyota will join Ford and Holden on the NZV8 grid for the 2012-2013 summer racing season.

Ferrari marked the 30th anniversary of the death of fan favourite Gilles Villeneuve today with the Canadian's son Jacques behind the wheel of one of his cars at the Italian team's Fiorano test track.

Mercedes' Michael Schumacher has criticised Pirelli's Formula One tyres by saying they make him feel like he is driving on raw eggs.

A ''heavily shafted'' Craig Lowndes has claimed a racing official's mistake may yet cost him a V8 Supercars  championship tilt.

Brendon Hartley's best bet in Europe this year appears to be picking up last-minute drives weekend by weekend.

World champion Casey Stoner admits he is still battling an arm problem despite the impressive win in Portugal which ensured the best season start of his MotoGP career.