Red Bull has tied team principal Laurent Mekies to the team until the end of 2031, a deal announced on Wednesday, 14 October. Financial terms were not disclosed, and the agreement runs a year past Max Verstappen's contract.
The race will run on a purpose-built circuit at Bugesera, about 40 km south of Kigali, and will be the sport's first in Africa since Kyalami in 1993. No start date is fixed until the track is finished, which F1 expects early in the next decade.
Verstappen starts first in Sunday's Singapore Grand Prix after winning the rain-hit sprint, while Norris and Piastri collided on the final lap and nine cars retired.
Marc Márquez heads into Sunday's Indonesian Grand Prix four points ahead of Jorge Martín after winning Saturday's sprint, while Raul Fernandez starts from pole at the Mandalika circuit.
Cadillac driver Valtteri Bottas rode from Sepang near Kuala Lumpur to Singapore instead of flying, while the rest of the F1 paddock took flights of just over an hour. He reported snakes, a lizard, a chasing dog and cows blocking a track along the way.
The motorcycle racing series will introduce distinct qualifying sessions for sprint races and Grand Prix events starting in 2027, dropping the traditional Sunday warm-up.
Max Verstappen won his first race of the season in Sepang after an FIA engine software glitch on wet formation laps delayed the start by over 90 minutes.
Antonelli finished on the Singapore Grand Prix podium on Sunday, 11 October 2026, while Mercedes managed a track-limit count that could have cost him five seconds. Sources differ on whether he finished second or third, and the title could be settled at Austin.
The 18-year-old Spaniard won the Indonesian Grand Prix at Mandalika from sixth on the grid and secured the championship with five rounds still to run.
Formula 1 has reached an agreement with Rwanda to stage a Grand Prix from 2030, returning the motorsport series to Africa for the first time since 1993 with financial backing from Qatar.
Ducati rider Marc Marquez won the Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi, finishing ahead of Jorge Martin to cut the championship deficit to two points.
A German driver died and his German co-driver was seriously injured on Friday when their car fell into a ravine on the Ma-10 at Mortitx, in Escorca. Organisers have permanently cancelled the sixth edition of the Rally 550 Challenge Mallorca.
At his Singapore Grand Prix press conference, Alonso said Formula 1 and the Dakar cannot be combined, but left open the possibility that he will announce a future challenge himself.
The governing body will revise power unit testing and release updated wet weather code after low engine speeds triggered unexpected 250-kilowatt power cuts during formation laps at the Sepang circuit.
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen set a 1:35.130 lap to beat Lewis Hamilton at Sepang, securing his first pole position of 2026 at the relocated Bahrain Grand Prix.
Toyota driver Elfyn Evans secured the 2026 World Rally Championship by five points in Sardinia after rival Oliver Solberg went off the road two corners from the finish of the final stage.
Bulega took the lead on lap three and finished 3.870 seconds clear of teammate Iker Lecuona, while Miguel Oliveira crossed fourth, 1.776 seconds short of the podium.
The 2027 World Rally Championship calendar has 15 rounds, adding the United States and Britain while dropping Rally de Portugal. The promoter and the FIA released the schedule on Thursday, 8 October.
Mercedes rookie Kimi Antonelli holds an 84-point championship lead over George Russell entering the Singapore Grand Prix, while Max Verstappen dismissed a move to Ferrari following a contract extension with Red Bull through 2030.
Fernando Alonso is set to compete in the 2027 Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia, driving a Prodrive-prepared T1+ prototype branded as an Aston Martin with co-driver Marc Coma.
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen set the fastest time of 1:37.520 in first practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix, hosted at Malaysia's Sepang circuit following Middle East calendar changes.
Formula 1 will stage its final two 2026 races at Lusail and Yas Marina as planned, keeping Italy's Imola circuit on standby while regional conflicts reshape Middle East motorsport.
Betard Sparta Wrocław hosts PRES Grupa Deweloperska Toruń on Sunday at Stadion Olimpijski, needing to overcome a 20-point first-leg deficit to win the Polish speedway title.
Speedway Grand Prix organizers awarded Polish rider Maciej Janowski a permanent wild card for the 2027 season, making him the fourth Polish competitor in next year's 11-round world championship lineup.
Max Verstappen will start the Singapore sprint from pole after stewards cleared him over a yellow-flag pass on Lewis Hamilton. Kimi Antonelli qualified seventh, 0.573 seconds behind teammate George Russell, and the Mercedes pair are struggling with an updated package.
Belgium secured its 16th Motocross des Nations title at the Raymond-Demy circuit in Ernée, holding off Spain by three points as home favorites France suffered two race retirements.
Leon Madsen secured the 2026 Speedway Euro Championship title on 2 October in Pardubice, holding off six title contenders despite Maciej Janowski winning the Czech round.
Ducati rider Marc Márquez won the Mandalika sprint after Jorge Martín lost tyre pressure and ran wide late in the race. He now leads the championship by four points, with the Sunday Grand Prix still to come.
A 31-year-old competitor was transferred to the intensive care unit of Arta Hospital with severe craniocerebral injuries after his car went off the road during the 2nd Agrinio Hill Climb on Sunday.
Orlen Oil Motor Lublin overcame injuries to Kacper Woryna and Mateusz Cierniak to defeat Fogo Unia Leszno, overturning a two-point first-leg deficit to claim third place in the PGE Ekstraliga.
Four-time Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen will compete in the GT World Challenge Europe endurance finale at Portimao in a Mercedes-AMG GT3 alongside Chris Lulham and Ben Barnicoat.
The 21-year-old Polish driver edged Joao Ferreira by 56 seconds in a 259-kilometer loop around Zagora, while Marek Goczał secured the 2026 Masters world championship title.
Russell's title hopes were all but ended by an engine failure in Malaysia, and he starts from the back in Singapore after a grid penalty for using too many engine parts.
Cellfast Wilki Krosno junior Jakub Wieszczak has retired from professional speedway at age 20 after health problems prevented him from preparing for the 2027 season.
The Automóvel Club de Portugal notified host municipalities that the event will not take place in 2027 after losing its slot to another global region.