Motorsport

The Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari di Imola circuit in Italy will continue to host a round of the Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) series until 2020 after a new hosting-rights contract was signed.

The Formula One motor-racing championship has today (Thursday) made its first investment in an external company through a deal with PlayON that has resulted in the launch of fantasy sports games for F1 and granted the sports entertainment firm live streaming rights to the sport.

Retired Formula One world champion Nico Rosberg has become an investor in the Formula E electric car-racing series.

North American stock car-racing series Nascar has promoted Steve Phelps to the position of chief operating officer.

The newly-formed World Touring Car Cup (WTCR) has launched an esports competition to coincide with its inaugural season.

The World Endurance Championship (WEC) will return to the Brazilian city of São Paulo for the first time since 2014 after the motor-racing series struck a multi-year deal to stage a race at the Interlagos circuit from the 2019-20 season.

Dutch Formula One motor-racing driver Max Verstappen has entered into a three-year endorsement partnership with telco Ziggo.

British Formula One motor-racing driver Lewis Hamilton has entered into a partnership with US fashion and lifestyle brand Tommy Hilfiger.

The IMG agency, which organises the World Rallycross Championship (World RX), has confirmed it will launch a new Americas Rallycross Championship (ARX) this year.

The International Automobile Federation (FIA) has selected the Formula One group of companies as the promoter of the new Formula 3 championship, which will launch in 2019 and tie in with the F1 calendar.

Zurich has signed a three-year extension to its hosting rights deal with Formula E, a move that will see an event from the electric car-racing series take place in the Swiss capital until at least 2027.

Formula 1 is using a new proprietary tool to provide a more holistic valuation of its sponsorship assets. Ben Cronin speaks to the sport's head of global sponsorship and commercial partnerships Murray Barnett and developer Rob Mills about how it works.

US-based motorsport series the Global Rallycross Championship (GRC) has announced plans to form a new European series as it seeks to broaden its footprint.

The International Automobile Federation (FIA) has confirmed that the World Rallycross Championship (World RX) will switch to electric cars from its 2020 season.

MotoGP motorcycle-racing star and current world champion Marc Márquez has signed an endorsement deal with Swiss watchmaker Tissot.

US-based motorsport series the Global Rallycross Championship (GRC) has agreed a deal for English circuit Lydden Hill to stage its 2018 season finale.