Motorsports

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – December 8, 2025 – When Brad Pitt steps out under the neon glow of Las Vegas and hands his keys to a valet, you expect movie magic – not a five-time F1® race winner behind the wheel of a camouflaged prototype. That’s exactly the kind of high-energy surprise Mercedes-AMG staged to introduce the upcoming Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door Coupe, kicking off a new era of performance with a blockbuster-style premiere that feels tailor-made for sports car fans.

A Las Vegas Stunt That Feels Like a Movie Scene

For this launch moment, Mercedes-AMG swapped the usual motor show stage for the buzzing streets of Las Vegas. The scene is simple and cinematic: Brad Pitt waits for his car at a valet stand, only to discover that his “valet” is actually Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team star George Russell. From there, the prototype Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door Coupe becomes the true co-star.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – December 5, 2025 – For everyone who ever fell in love with a low-slung coupé on a poster, Toyota and Lexus just delivered a serious jolt of excitement: the world premiere of the Lexus LFA Concept EV sports car, together with the Toyota GR GT and GR GT3, promises a new era where performance, passion and future tech finally meet in one family of dream machines.

A World Premiere for Pure Driving Emotion

Held at Toyota’s Higashi-Fuji Plant in Eastern Japan, the event was less dry press conference and more love letter to car culture. It took place in a former press shop that once helped create the first Toyota Century in 1967 and is now reborn as the “Inventor’s Garage” of Woven City – a fitting stage for three radical new sports cars.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – December 5, 2025 – Toyota is turning its most hardcore motorsport know-how into two new dream machines: the GR GT, a road-legal race car, and the GR GT3, a full FIA-spec customer race car designed for people who genuinely want to win on Sundays and still enjoy the brand’s racing spirit the rest of the week.

Lead image suggestion: A low, wide, graphite-grey GR GT prototype speeding through a fast corner at sunset, with a GR GT3 in full race livery chasing behind it, motion blur on the track and heat shimmer around the cars to emphasize speed and drama.

Flagship sports cars with true racing DNA

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – December 5, 2025 – For anyone who ever had a 2000GT or the original Lexus LFA as a poster on their wall, Toyota and Lexus just handed you three new dream machines to obsess over: the all-new GR GT, the race-ready GR GT3 and the dramatic Lexus LFA Concept. Together, they’re not just show cars – they’re rolling proof that Japan’s biggest carmaker still believes in emotion, craftsmanship and goosebump-level performance in an increasingly electric, software-driven world.

Heritage reboot: what “Toyota’s Shikinen Sengu” really means

To understand these three flagships, you almost have to think like a shrine carpenter rather than a car engineer. Toyota frames them as part of “Toyota’s Shikinen Sengu,” inspired by a traditional Japanese ritual where a shrine is rebuilt every few decades to keep skills and spirit alive.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – December 5, 2025 – On a cool November weekend at Fuji Speedway, the air above Mount Fuji filled with the deep roar of NASCAR stock cars – and for thousands of Japanese fans, it felt like a piece of American motorsport had landed right in their backyard. The special showrun during the Super Taikyu season finale wasn’t just about noise and speed; it was about “cultural exchange between the U.S. and Japan through motorsports” and a new chapter in the relationship between the two car-loving nations.

NASCAR thunder over Mount Fuji

On November 16, day two of the Super Taikyu finale in Shizuoka Prefecture, six NASCAR machines shipped over from the United States took to the track. Behind the wheel were top drivers from both countries, including Kamui Kobayashi, trading their usual machinery for the raw, big-hearted character that makes American stock cars so addictive to watch.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – December 5, 2025 – In a heart-stopping desert finale at Rally Saudi Arabia, TOYOTA GAZOO Racing star Sébastien Ogier clinched a record-equalling ninth FIA World Rally Championship title, outpacing teammate Elfyn Evans in a last-day points shootout that kept fans guessing right up to the final stage.

Desert showdown for the crown

The brand-new Saudi Arabian round delivered everything you’d expect from a season decider: soft and sandy desert tracks, rough mountain roads, scorching temperatures – and three title contenders all wearing the same Toyota badge. Ogier, Evans and Kalle Rovanperä headed into the rally knowing the championship would be settled here, but the loose surfaces and brutal puncture risk meant they were fighting two battles: each other and the elements.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – November 27, 2025 – Speedway Motorsports is proving that great racing starts with great workplaces, earning Sports Business Journal’s Best Places to Work in Sports Silver Medalist recognition for the second year in a row. For motorsports fans and jobseekers alike, the honor underlines how a company built around speed, sound and spectacle also invests deeply in its people and culture behind the scenes.

What it means to be a ‘Best Place to Work in Sports’

The recognition comes from Sports Business Journal’s 2025 Best Places to Work in Sports awards, based on a confidential employee satisfaction survey conducted by Quantum Workplace. More than 9,000 employees from 98 companies took part, rating their organizations across more than 40 culture factors including trust in leadership, perks and benefits, and internal communication.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – November 25, 2025 – South America’s legendary gravel, deserts and high-altitude stages are getting a fresh dose of excitement in 2026 as Stellantis Motorsport launches the Rally Cup South America – a new trophy that lets privateers in Peugeot, Opel and Lancia Rally4 cars compete for glory across an entire continent.

One trophy, three brands, a whole continent of stages
With the Stellantis Motorsport Rally Cup South America, the brand is bringing its successful Rally4 formula to an even bigger audience. The new series is open to drivers competing in Peugeot 208 Rally4, Opel Corsa Rally4 and Lancia Ypsilon Rally4 machinery across national and regional championships. Instead of being tied to a single country, the Cup spans all of South America, uniting drivers from different federations in one shared ranking.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – November 25, 2025 – Lancia is officially back at the sharp end of rallying, unveiling the new Ypsilon Rally2 HF Integrale and launching a full WRC2 programme for 2026 that links its legendary past with a bold, electrified and performance-driven future for everyday drivers.

Lancia’s rally legend returns with a modern mission
At Stellantis Motorsport headquarters in Satory, Lancia presented the Ypsilon Rally2 HF Integrale to international media, confirming that the car will compete in WRC2 from 2026. For fans who grew up with Delta Integrale posters on their walls, this is a landmark moment: the most successful marque in rally history – 11 World Rally Constructors’ titles, plus victories at the Mille Miglia, Targa Florio and Carrera Panamericana – is back where it belongs.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – November 25, 2025 – Lancia is officially writing a bold new chapter in rallying history, unveiling the Ypsilon Rally2 HF Integrale and confirming a full WRC2 programme for 2026 that connects its legendary past with an electric, performance-focused future for everyday drivers.

A legend returns: from Stratos and Delta to Ypsilon Rally2 HF Integrale
Presented at Stellantis Motorsport headquarters in Satory, the new Ypsilon Rally2 HF Integrale will compete in the FIA World Rally Championship’s WRC2 category from 2026. For rally fans, it’s more than just another new car: it’s the rebirth of the most successful marque in the sport’s history, a brand that has collected 11 World Rally Constructors’ titles as well as wins at the Mille Miglia, Targa Florio and Carrera Panamericana.