Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Theo Pourchaire

IndyCar teams condemn Pourchaire death threats for Canapino Detroit clash

The Formula 2 champion's McLaren entry made contact with JHR driver Augustin Canapino at the Turn 3 hairpin following a restart, one of several incidents triggered by drivers struggling to bring their tyres up to temperature in a race blighted by caution periods, that also featured a rain shower.

Motorsport

IndyCar Detroit: Dixon wins after tire and fuel gamble in chaotic race

The 43-year-old New Zealander started fifth, pushed through the murky cycle of pit strategy, and fended off late chargers while saving fuel to claim victory by 0.8567s around the 1.645-mile, nine-turn temporary street circuit.

Motorsport

IndyCar Detroit: Herta beats Palou to pole by 0.152s

Herta navigated the 1.645-mile, nine temporary street circuit to put down a quick lap of 1m00.5475s to claim the top spot, which provided a big rebound after crashing from second in the Indianapolis 500 last weekend.

Motorsport

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

IndyCar Detroit: Herta tops FP2 as Ferrucci and Kirkwood clash

The California native rocketed to the top of the leaderboard with a 1m01.5726s around the tight and twisty 1.645-mile, nine-turn temporary street circuit based in the heart of Motor City.

Motorsport

Brown: Ilott on McLaren's "consideration list" for 2025 IndyCar drive

Ilott has been called upon on multiple occasions by Arrow McLaren through the early part of the 2024 campaign in the IndyCar Series, including Sunday’s 108th Running of the Indianapolis 500 that will see him roll off 15th in the Chevrolet-powered No. 6 entry.

Motorsport

Barnicoat: Hard to prepare for "extreme" Super Formula debut after late call-up

Team Impul revealed on Tuesday that Barnicoat will step into its #19 car for this weekend’s second round of the season, following last week’s news that Theo Pourchaire will not return to the Japanese series to focus on IndyCar with Arrow McLaren.

Motorsport

Barnicoat replaces IndyCar-bound Pourchaire at Autopolis Super Formula round

Barnicoat, the reigning IMSA GTD Pro champion, will take over the cockpit of Impul’s #19 Toyota-powered SF19 following last weekend’s news that Pourchaire will join Arrow McLaren in IndyCar.

Motorsport

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Ilott gets Indy 500 start with Arrow McLaren IndyCar team

The Brit lost his full-time seat with Juncos Hollinger Racing at the end of last season, despite impressing during his time with the team.

Autosport

Arrow McLaren selects Pourchaire for rest of 2024, minus Indy 500

Reigning Formula 2 champion Pourchaire becomes the primary choice of the #6 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet beginning with this weekend’s round on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course.

Autosport

Arrow McLaren confirms Pourchaire for rest of 2024, minus Indy 500

The reigning Formula 2 champion, Pourchaire becomes the primary choice of the No. 6 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet beginning with this weekend’s round on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course.

Motorsport

IndyCar Long Beach: Dixon wins strategic battle, Herta hits Newgarden

After starting eighth, the 43-year-old New Zealander took advantage of the race's only caution, that temporarily neutralised the 85-lap contest, and switched to an alternate strategy. The outcome cycled him to the lead but forced him into fuel conservation mode.

Autosport

McLaren admits Malukas injury “more serious than we thought”

Malukas was brought in at the conclusion of the 2023 IndyCar season, signed to replace Felix Rosenqvist in the team’s No. 6 Chevrolet after the fallout from the Alex Palou contract drama.

Autosport

Pourchaire “worried” for Super Formula prospects after nightmare debut

Reigning Formula 2 champion Pourchaire finished way down in 18th in his Toyota-powered Team Impul machine in Sunday’s opener, having started 16th on the grid.

Autosport

How to watch Super Formula: schedule, line-up and more

The 2024 Super Formula season kicks off this weekend at Suzuka, so here is how and when you can watch this weekend's action.

Motorsport

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Motorsport

The next F1 hopefuls hoping to follow Lawson's footsteps in Japan

After a tough few years amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Super Formula re-emerged as a viable stepping stone to Formula 1 last year thanks to the exploits of Liam Lawson. Although Lawson wasn’t quite able to convince Red Bull to give him a race seat at the team now known as…

Autosport

The next F1 hopefuls striving to follow Lawson's footsteps in Japan

Motorsport

Top 10: F1 feeder series kings who were overlooked the following year

Theo Pourchaire has become the third driver in succession miss out on a graduation to Formula 1 in the year after winning the Formula 2 title. As with Oscar Piastri (2021) and Felipe Drugovich (2022) before him, the Sauber junior will watch from the sidelines this year, though he will…

Autosport

Top 10: The F1 feeder series kings who were overlooked the following year

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Autosport

Sauber signs Rodin F2 driver Maloney for F1 reserve role

Maloney, who was previously part of Red Bull's young driver programme, will switch to the Swiss squad and attend several grands prix as its official reserve driver, sharing duties with reigning F2 champion Theo Pourchaire.

Motorsport

2024 Formula 2 and F3 grid: Who is driving for each team?

Theo Pourchaire won the 2023 F2 Championship, but he will not return to the series in 2024 as he evaluates a switch to Japan's Super Formula series and continues to be Sauber F1’s reserve driver.

Motorsport

When does F1 and other motorsport series start in 2024?

Formula 1 is in the midst of its off-season, like many other motorsport championships, but it really is not long until racing gets back underway.

Autosport

When is F1 and every other motorsport series starting in 2024?

Formula 1 is in the midst of its off-season like many other motorsport championships, but it really is not long until racing gets back underway.

Autosport

Autosport Top 50 of 2023: #40 Frederik Vesti

Frederik Vesti finished a close second to Theo Pourchaire in Formula 2 after a superb sophomore year in the series on his switch to Prema.

Motorsport

Kobayashi fastest as 32 drivers take part in Super Formula test at Suzuka

Kobayashi, who now looks set to stay on in the Japanese series next year after hinting at an exit previously, posted a time of 1m36.296s in his Toyota-powered KCMG SF23 on Thursday afternoon to end the three-day test on top.

Autosport

2024 Formula 2 and 3 grid: Who is driving for each team?

Theo Pourchaire won the 2023 F2 Championship, but he will not return to the series in 2024 as he evaluates a switch to Japan's Super Formula series and continues to be Sauber F1’s reserve driver.

1 2 3 4 5

People

Andrea Kimi Antonelli

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.