One of the most famous long distance races in the world turns 60: The twelve hour classic on the Sebring International Raceway is the oldest and toughest sports car race in the USA. Not only does the American Le Mans Series kick off the new season at the anniversary event on 17 March on the legendary airfield circuit in the heart of Florida. Fans can also experience the long-awaited debut of the new World Endurance Championship as well as the first race outing of the Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, which underwent improvements in many areas. As the most successful manufacturer in the history of the race, Porsche is strongly represented with seven works drivers.

The race

On 15 March, 1952, the 12 hour race celebrated its inauguration. Immortalised on the winners' list are racing legends like Juan Manuel Fangio, Phil Hill, Dan Gurney, Jacky Ickx and Mario Andretti. Hollywood stars have also fulfilled their racing dreams here: For instance, Steve McQueen who finished second overall in 1970 with a Porsche 908.

The FMSCI Indian National Autocross Championship (INAC) makes its formal entry as a premier championship in the Motor-Sport calendar of the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI). Wynnsport, the Promoter of the series, in association with An Open Mind (AOM) as Principal Associate, is bringing this exciting National Motorsport Championship to the motorsport enthusiasts in the country. The FMSCI, Wynnsport and AOM jointly announced the first edition of FMSCI Indian National Autocross Championship 2012 at a press conference here today.

The FMSCI INAC will be held in five cities including Bangalore, Chennai, Coimbatore, Cochin and Mumbai with the final round again in Bangalore in December 2012. The  first round of the championship will be held in Bangalore on April 28th - 29th followed by Cochin on May 26th - 27th and will then move on to the other cities.  The schedule of the  locations with the respective dates of the championship is listed below in detail.

The Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI) Rally Commission have today finalised the salient features of the 2012 Rally Championship following a lengthy two day meeting.

The proposed 2012 Championship will feature three categories running parallel with a new Championship promoter coming forward to raise the bar and take the National Rally Championship to the next level.

Rajan Syal, CEO of FMSCI was excited by the prospect of a bigger and better championship in 2012 and said, "We are committed to improving rallying in the country and giving it a clear structure is surely the best way forward. We formed a committee to address the challenges faced and I am extremely satisfied with the recommendations made. Rallying is the backbone of motorsport and we will ensure that we focus on making it a success in the country. In addition we are close to signing a new promoter and title sponsor for the series which will be announced in the next couple of weeks."

Caterham Racing announced today that Giedo van der Garde and Rodolfo Gonzalez will join forces with the team this year for the much anticipated 2012 GP2 championship.

Giedo Van der Garde, who tested for Caterham F1 Team in Jerez earlier this month, had his first taste of Formula One in 2007 when he was test driver for Spyker F1. The following year he won the Formula Renault 3.5 Series championship with P1 Motorsport with two races to spare in the calendar. Giedo then joined iSport International for the 2008/2009 GP2 Asia Series season and for the following Main Series, taking three race-wins to finish the season seventh. He joined Barwa Addax for one round of the 2009-10 Asia Series and continued with the team until the end of the 2011 Main Series season. The Dutchman held second place in the 2011 championship until the last round of the season in Monza where bad luck saw him slip to fifth place in the final standings after a strong season. This year Giedo will also be Reserve Driver for Caterham F1 Team, driving several FP1 sessions during the 2012 season.