https://www.scmp.com/rss/323531/feed The Macau Grand Prix is the only street circuit racing event featuring both cars and motorcycles, and one of only two current national Grand Prix events that are not part of the Formula One calendar. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Annemarie Evans Annemarie Evans I WAS BORN IN a small city in the north of Mozambique called Nampula in 1962. My parents were living in Mozambique. My father was a soldier and the capital was called Lourenco Marques (present-day Maputo). It was, of course, a colony of Portugal. We moved to Portugal when I was four. My father became a merchant and he travelled a lot, so I seldom saw him. I stayed with my grandparents in Porto and then lived with my mother again in Lisbon a few years later. By then, she was separated from my... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3341202/ricardo-pinto-covering-macau-through-decades-and-launching-literary-festival?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3341202/ricardo-pinto-covering-macau-through-decades-and-launching-literary-festival?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 26 Jan 2026 09:00:10 +0000 SCMP SCMP This article was first published on November 20, 2025 By Alvin Sallay French motor­cycle ace killed in Macau Veteran French rider Bruno Bonhuil was killed when he crashed during the warm-up session for the showpiece motorcycle race at the Macau Grand Prix on Saturday (November 19, 2005). “It is a huge shock and a terrible tragedy for his family,” said Michael Rutter, who later went on to win the Motorcycle Grand Prix and equal Ron Haslam’s record of six wins. Bonhuil, 45, was riding for the Team... https://www.scmp.com/news/article/3333241/when-french-racer-died-during-macau-grand-prix-2005-scmp-archive?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/article/3333241/when-french-racer-died-during-macau-grand-prix-2005-scmp-archive?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 19 Nov 2025 03:15:08 +0000 When Hong Kong-born Formula 3 driver Gerrard Xie Yonglin was a baby, the only way his parents could stop him crying was by letting him sit in the driving seat of their car and play with the steering wheel. The 18-year-old told the Post that by the time he was six, he could name all the cars he saw on the streets of Shenzhen, the city neighbouring Hong Kong where he was raised. Harnessing their child’s automobile obsession, Xie’s parents took him to a local karting track so he could complete a... https://www.scmp.com/sport/formula-one-f1/article/3306188/named-after-steven-gerrard-meet-next-chinese-racing-driver-accelerating-top?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/formula-one-f1/article/3306188/named-after-steven-gerrard-meet-next-chinese-racing-driver-accelerating-top?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 12 Apr 2025 01:30:14 +0000 Hong Kong-born Gerrard Xie Yonglin has the opportunity to accelerate on the road towards his dream of racing in Formula One, when he makes his debut in the FIA Formula 3 Championship at the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday. After a promising youth career that included an F4 title, Shenzhen-raised Xie is gearing up to follow in the slipstream of Zhou Guanyu, the only Chinese driver to have featured on the F1 grid. Xie, who represents mainland China in Formula 3, is a member of the Hitech TGR team... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3302343/hong-kong-born-driver-gerrard-xie-racing-australian-grand-prix-he-chases-f1-dream?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3302343/hong-kong-born-driver-gerrard-xie-racing-australian-grand-prix-he-chases-f1-dream?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 14 Mar 2025 05:39:21 +0000 Veteran British racer Michael Rutter holds the record for the most wins at the Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix, and believes there is no race like it in the world. The 52-year-old is making his 30th appearance at the gambling hub’s weekend of racing and will start Sunday’s 56th edition of the race in fourth position, seeking a record-extending 10th victory on the famed street circuit. And the leader of the city’s sports bureau said the four days of racing that started on Thursday showed Macau was... https://www.scmp.com/sport/motorsport/article/3286899/macau-grand-prix-veteran-rider-rutter-hails-exciting-race-thats-unlike-anything-else?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/motorsport/article/3286899/macau-grand-prix-veteran-rider-rutter-hails-exciting-race-thats-unlike-anything-else?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 17 Nov 2024 02:08:31 +0000 All eyes will be on Bosnian-Swedish racing driver Dino Beganovic on Sunday as the Formula One hopeful attempts to overcome an 11th-place start on the grid to win the Macau Grand Prix. Beganovic started Saturday’s FIA FR World Cup Qualifying Race in 15th place after crashing out of qualifying the day before. American Ugo Ugochukwu won both to secure pole position for Sunday’s race, the curtain closer to the city’s four-day event. This weekend marks the 71st edition of the Macau Grand Prix, and it... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3286889/macau-grand-prix-all-eyes-dino-beganovic-its-ugochukwu-starting-pole?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3286889/macau-grand-prix-all-eyes-dino-beganovic-its-ugochukwu-starting-pole?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 16 Nov 2024 23:00:10 +0000 The Macau Grand Prix, back for its 71st edition this weekend, is renowned as the proving ground for young motorsport talent and exactly 10 years ago the eyes of the world were on a teenage Max Verstappen as he arrived in the southern Chinese city. The young flying Dutchman was already being tipped as a Formula One world champion of the future when he strapped himself into an F3 car to take on the treacherous Guia Circuit in November 2014. He had one aim in mind, to emulate the F3 victories of... https://www.scmp.com/sport/motorsport/article/3286850/macau-grand-prix-10-years-teenage-max-verstappen-wowed-crowds-casino-city?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/motorsport/article/3286850/macau-grand-prix-10-years-teenage-max-verstappen-wowed-crowds-casino-city?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 16 Nov 2024 05:33:20 +0000 Flashes of colour and thunder on the racetrack. The acrid smell of burnt rubber on the tarmac. The chequered flag a blur over the finish line. All these scenes are set to return to Macau as the SAR gears up for its most prestigious annual sporting event, the Macau Grand Prix. Since its first edition in 1954, the Macau Grand Prix has created its share of motorsport history, with Formula One legends such as Ayrton Senna, Michael Schumacher, Mika Häkkinen, Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen all... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3285755/macau-grand-prix-returns-top-racers-and-thrilling-events?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3285755/macau-grand-prix-returns-top-racers-and-thrilling-events?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 08 Nov 2024 18:00:11 +0000 Vivian Siu could be considered a poster girl for the power of positive thinking. The Hong Kong native was 16 and living in New York when her mother, her sole carer, died of cervical cancer in 2008. “After she was diagnosed things happened really quickly – she died within five months,” says Siu, an only child. “I was underage at the time, so if I had stayed in the States I would have been put into foster care. So I returned to Hong Kong because that was the only other place I had legal... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3264518/lost-and-broke-macau-grand-prix-star-hong-kongs-vivian-siu-harnessing-her-pain-drive-herself?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3264518/lost-and-broke-macau-grand-prix-star-hong-kongs-vivian-siu-harnessing-her-pain-drive-herself?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 30 May 2024 23:15:08 +0000 The Macau Grand Prix’s reputation as a breeding ground for stars is inextricably linked to the Theodore Racing team – a marque that launched some of the biggest names in motorsport including the late, great Ayrton Senna. And the team may give fans a tantalising glimpse of some future stars when the lights go out on Sunday’s 70th-anniversary edition in the southern Chinese city. Theodore Racing managing director David Kennedy told AFP that any of the Formula 3 team’s current three young drivers... https://www.scmp.com/sport/motorsport/article/3242047/macau-grand-prix-ayrton-senna-charles-leclerc-hong-kong-racing-team-breeding-stars-50-years?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/motorsport/article/3242047/macau-grand-prix-ayrton-senna-charles-leclerc-hong-kong-racing-team-breeding-stars-50-years?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 19 Nov 2023 06:00:18 +0000 Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words, and must include your full name and address, plus a phone number for verification. A day before Presidents Xi Jinping and Joe Biden met this week, US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters at a press briefing that both sides had worked hard to pave the way for... https://www.scmp.com/comment/letters/article/3241734/xi-biden-meeting-reflects-changing-power-dynamics-between-china-and-us?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/letters/article/3241734/xi-biden-meeting-reflects-changing-power-dynamics-between-china-and-us?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 17 Nov 2023 03:30:09 +0000 Andy Chang Wing-chung tells a story about how his mother likes to show off a photo that shows him – aged three – gaping in wonder down in the grandstand, there by the famed first corner, as the Macau Grand Prix screams past. Twenty-three years after that photo was taken, he found himself up there on the victory dais last year, having claimed the 2022 Macau Grand Prix for himself. “It was a dream come true,” says Chang. “Every time I watched the race I wondered what it would feel like, being on... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/3240795/history-macau-grand-prix-its-champions-and-best-viewing-spots-and-how-it-improved-citys-criminal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/3240795/history-macau-grand-prix-its-champions-and-best-viewing-spots-and-how-it-improved-citys-criminal?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 11 Nov 2023 23:45:11 +0000 The 70th edition of the Macau Grand Prix gets under way on Saturday. With 11 races spread over two weekends from November 11 to 12 and 16 to 19, thousands of spectators will be on the edges of their seats as drivers battle wheel-to-wheel around the demanding Guia street circuit. Take a look back at some pictures of the Macau Grand Prix over the years. https://www.scmp.com/sport/motorsport/article/3241026/macau-grand-prix-70-f1-world-champions-lewis-hamilton-max-verstappen-and-michael-schumacher-had?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/motorsport/article/3241026/macau-grand-prix-70-f1-world-champions-lewis-hamilton-max-verstappen-and-michael-schumacher-had?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 11 Nov 2023 02:30:12 +0000 Entries for the 69th Macau Grand Prix have been announced, with the seven-race line-up for the November 17-20 spectacular featuring an array of motorsport talent across four disciplines all set to compete on the Guia Circuit. Defending champion Darryl O’Young leads a star-studded field for the Galaxy Entertainment Macau GT Cup, while the race will be on to unseat two-time Formula 4 Macau Grand Prix winner Charles Leong Hon Chio. O’Young will again tackle the 6.2km circuit in a Mercedes-AMG run... https://www.scmp.com/sport/motorsport/article/3199471/darryl-oyoung-joins-stellar-cast-69th-macau-grand-prix?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/motorsport/article/3199471/darryl-oyoung-joins-stellar-cast-69th-macau-grand-prix?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 13 Nov 2022 23:45:09 +0000 The Macau Grand Prix returns to the city next month, with a seven-race programme that includes the 54th running of its famous motorcycle race alongside a host of other events. Organisers said the four-day event would take place from November 17 to 20, and also include feature races for junior single seaters and touring cars. At a press conference on Monday, the organising committee unveiled a provisional programme for the 6.2km Guia Circuit highlighted by the Sands China Formula 4 Macau Grand... https://www.scmp.com/sport/motorsport/article/3196276/macau-grand-prix-return-next-month-famous-motorcycle-race-among?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/motorsport/article/3196276/macau-grand-prix-return-next-month-famous-motorcycle-race-among?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 17 Oct 2022 11:50:01 +0000 Top driver Darryl O’Young said he would like to see his dream come true as the Hong Kong government weighs up the prospect of building the city’s first motor racing circuit in Lantau. The 2021 Macau Grand Prix GT Cup champion said such a racetrack would be a key milestone for the development of motorsport in Hong Kong. “There is no sport that can be developed without a venue,” O’Young said. “It’s not only for drivers like us. It can also motivate more young people to take up the sport and... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3162419/darryl-oyoung-hopes-world-class-motor-racing-circuit-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3162419/darryl-oyoung-hopes-world-class-motor-racing-circuit-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 06 Jan 2022 13:15:20 +0000 Darryl O’Young’s fairy tale Macau Grand Prix win in November was but one instalment of the sacrifices he made as a motorsport professional during the Covid-19 pandemic. Following his GT Cup victory, in which the 41-year-old Hong Kong driver steered a seriously damaged Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO to first place having not raced or trained for a year, O’Young travelled to South Africa as team manager for the GT Challenge’s Kyalami 9 Hour – only for it to be postponed to next year because of the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3158934/macau-grand-prix-winner-darryl-oyoung-covid-19-sacrifices-led-hong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3158934/macau-grand-prix-winner-darryl-oyoung-covid-19-sacrifices-led-hong?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 08 Dec 2021 12:00:22 +0000 Darryl O’Young sealed a fairy tale comeback at the Macau Grand Prix at the Guia Circuit to win his fourth GT Cup on Sunday, nursing his ailing car to the finish line after mechanics worked overnight to make sure he could start the race. The 41-year-old had just seconds to spare to make it on to the grid after his #95 Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO suffered serious damage from the previous round the day before. O’Young immediately thanked his Craft Bamboo Racing team’s mechanics, who reportedly spent the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3156857/macau-grand-prix-hong-kongs-darryl-oyoung-wins-gt-cup-despite?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3156857/macau-grand-prix-hong-kongs-darryl-oyoung-wins-gt-cup-despite?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 21 Nov 2021 09:46:10 +0000 Darryl O’Young narrowly avoided what could have been a serious collision after skidding on another car’s oil in round one of the Macau Grand Prix GT Cup on Saturday evening. The 41-year-old three-time GT Cup winner nonetheless finished second on the podium with his fastest lap time of 2:21.113 – meaning he will start in the front row on Sunday’s final round pending vehicle repairs. The incident came in round five, soon after Chinese driver Tang Ruobin was forced to pull up as his engine was... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3156813/macau-grand-prix-darryl-oyoung-overcomes-oil-slip-drama-keep-podium?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3156813/macau-grand-prix-darryl-oyoung-overcomes-oil-slip-drama-keep-podium?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 20 Nov 2021 14:09:56 +0000 Veteran Hong Kong driver Darryl O’Young hopes to prove he is still king of the Guia street circuit when he battles it out against China’s defending champion Ye Hongli in round one of the Macau GT Cup on Saturday. Driving his Mercedes-AMG GT3 in his 17th year racing at the Macau Grand Prix, the Craft Bamboo Racing team driver kicked off free practice in the morning with the fastest time of two minutes and 22.113 seconds over the 6.2-km circuit. The mainlander managed 2:23.084 to lie third but in... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3156746/macau-grand-prix-darryl-oyoung-and-pole-sitter-ye-hongli-set-epic?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3156746/macau-grand-prix-darryl-oyoung-and-pole-sitter-ye-hongli-set-epic?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 19 Nov 2021 12:39:54 +0000 Chinese drivers can make their mark at this weekend’s Macau Grand Prix, Hong Kong Automobile Association Governor Lawrence Yu Kam-kei said – as Covid-19 restrictions result in a reduced field with most of the competitors coming from the mainland. For the second year in a row, the Macau GP weekend will be held on a smaller scale with six races being staged on the streets of the famous tight and twisting Guia circuit. A small number drivers are from Hong Kong, including Darryl O’Young in the Macau... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3156558/macau-grand-prix-chinese-drivers-set-roar-hong-kongs-darryl-oyoung?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3156558/macau-grand-prix-chinese-drivers-set-roar-hong-kongs-darryl-oyoung?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 18 Nov 2021 12:01:02 +0000 Hong Kong driver Darryl O’Young faces one of the biggest challenges of his career, racing for the first time in 12 months, as he returns to the annual Macau Grand Prix, which takes place in two weeks. It will be the veteran’s 17th appearance in the campaign, which he has won five times in different racing categories, but it will also be his first race since he last competed at the demanding 6.2-kilometre Guia circuit in 2020 when he finished fourth in the Macau GT race. “I used to competed in... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3154873/macau-gp-hong-kongs-darryl-oyoung-race-first-time-12-months-when-he?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3154873/macau-gp-hong-kongs-darryl-oyoung-race-first-time-12-months-when-he?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 04 Nov 2021 10:18:17 +0000 Former Hong Kong E-Prix champion Felix Rosenqvist was hospitalised overnight following a wall-smashing crash on Saturday early in the IndyCar race on Belle Isle. Arrow McLaren SP said Oliver Askew will replace Rosenqvist in Sunday’s race. Askew made 12 starts for the team last year but was replaced by Rosenqvist after the season. The throttle appeared to stick in Rosenqvist’s car as he entered the sixth turn at the Raceway at Belle Isle Park. With no way to stop or slow his car, the Swede... https://www.scmp.com/sport/motorsport/article/3137133/hong-kong-e-prix-winner-felix-rosenqvist-hospitalised-after-horror?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/motorsport/article/3137133/hong-kong-e-prix-winner-felix-rosenqvist-hospitalised-after-horror?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 13 Jun 2021 06:20:05 +0000 Max Mosley was a persuasive figure in the world of motor racing but even his influence was not enough to convince Macau Grand Prix organisers to upgrade the demanding Far East classic to a Formula One race back in the 1990s. Mosley, the former president of motorsport’s world governing body the FIA who died aged 81, had a fondness for the Macau race. Deeply saddened by the passing of Max Mosley.He was a major figure in @F1 & motor sport. As @FIA President for 16 years, he strongly contributed to... https://www.scmp.com/sport/motorsport/article/3134800/course-not-how-max-mosley-tried-convince-macau-grand-prix-upgrade?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/motorsport/article/3134800/course-not-how-max-mosley-tried-convince-macau-grand-prix-upgrade?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 25 May 2021 11:13:40 +0000 Motorsport great Mika Hakkinen is leaning into view across a table at home in Monaco as he’s asked to take his mind back to Macau and talk about the experiences he had racing around its streets in the annual Grand Prix for which the city is famous. That Hakkinen has returned to the past – in an instant – is obvious because he’s now raised his hands, like he is once again gripping a steering wheel. He’s driving his Formula 3 car while he talks, taking us through the twists and the turns and the... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3133996/schumacher-and-hakkinens-clash-macau-grand-prix-and-other?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3133996/schumacher-and-hakkinens-clash-macau-grand-prix-and-other?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 19 May 2021 23:15:11 +0000 Darryl O’Young’s hopes of glory in the Macau GT Cup will have to wait another year after he was given a “harsh” penalty and started 11th on the grid in Sunday’s race for infringing rules at the start of Saturday’s qualification race, which he won. Even before the start of the Macau GT Cup, one of five races at the Macau Grand Prix weekend, there was drama after stewards handed the 40-year-old Craft-Bamboo Racing driver a 30-second drive-through time penalty on Saturday night. That meant he... https://www.scmp.com/sport/motorsport/article/3110884/darryl-oyoung-finishes-fourth-macau-gt-cup-after-been-given-30?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/motorsport/article/3110884/darryl-oyoung-finishes-fourth-macau-gt-cup-after-been-given-30?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 22 Nov 2020 07:39:29 +0000 Veteran Hong Kong driver Darryl O’Young took pole position for the Macau GT Cup on Saturday, taking a huge step towards winning the prestigious race for the first time in 12 years. The 40-year-old was back at the Guia circuit doing what he does best as he won the qualification race for the Macau GT Cup, one of five races at the 67th Macau Grand Prix weekend. The Macau GT Cup qualification race was truncated after just five laps from eight because of fading light and O’Young also survived an... https://www.scmp.com/sport/motorsport/article/3110827/darryl-oyoung-pole-position-macau-gt-cup-he-makes-dramatic-return?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/motorsport/article/3110827/darryl-oyoung-pole-position-macau-gt-cup-he-makes-dramatic-return?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 21 Nov 2020 11:40:39 +0000 The Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix has been cancelled after overseas riders decided to stay away from the showpiece event owing to the 14-day quarantine imposed by the Macanese government. In an expected move, organisers of the two-wheel race, which was first held on the 6.2-kilometre Guia in 1967, said the event will not be held this year as many teams and riders have indicated that they were not prepared to undergo the 14-day quarantine period upon arrival in Macau. Macau Grand Prix: blue riband... https://www.scmp.com/sport/motorsport/article/3108976/macau-motorcycle-grand-prix-cancelled-pandemic-bites-hard?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/motorsport/article/3108976/macau-motorcycle-grand-prix-cancelled-pandemic-bites-hard?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 08 Nov 2020 09:23:24 +0000 Veteran Hong Kong racing driver Darryl O’Young will be making personal sacrifices in his attempt to make the starting grid for this month’s Macau GT Cup but it’s an assignment he’s looking forward to having not raced for a year. The 40-year-old must spend time away from his family while he undergoes four weeks of quarantine, a sacrifice he is willing to make as he returns to Macau for the first since he competed in a Porsche GT3 at the FIA GT World Cup in 2018. O’Young will need to do two weeks... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3107970/five-weeks-quarantine-race-macau-grand-prix-its-sacrifice-im?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3107970/five-weeks-quarantine-race-macau-grand-prix-its-sacrifice-im?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 01 Nov 2020 08:11:16 +0000 China’s Formula 1 hope Zhou Guanyu has said that his debut Formula 2 win, which came in a crash-shortened Sochi sprint in Russia was never in doubt. “I always believed that I should have won long ago. We could have had a good season this year. Obviously the season did not develop as planned,” the 21-year-old told the Chinese version of the Motorsport website in an interview published on Tuesday. Zhou’s season has been blighted by technical difficulties, starting with the opening race of the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3103596/chinese-f1-hope-zhou-guanyu-says-first-f2-win-should-have-come-long?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3103596/chinese-f1-hope-zhou-guanyu-says-first-f2-win-should-have-come-long?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 30 Sep 2020 06:00:19 +0000 History-making racing car driver Jonathan Hui is one of the only Hong Kong athletes to lift silverware during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic – but competing under such hazardous circumstances has not been easy. “My teammates have been very patient and understanding with me, because I need to do testing and get exemption letters from Ferrari, from the FIA [motorsport governing body], from the organisers, from the track – six or seven letters of exemptions every time I travel – to make sure I’m... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3102462/letters-exemption-quarantines-and-family-squabbles-toils-competing?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3102462/letters-exemption-quarantines-and-family-squabbles-toils-competing?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 22 Sep 2020 03:44:25 +0000 Top Hong Kong racing driver Shaun Thong Wei Fung did not beat around the bush when talking about being grounded in Japan for the last six months. The 24-year-old, who won this season’s opening Fuji 24-Hour Super Tec race in stunning fashion last weekend, had visited the island nation for a few trial runs with the intention of returning home for the summer. “Living in Japan wasn’t my plan at all, to be honest,” Thong said. “I came for the preseason tests and that’s when all the Covid-19 issues... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3101349/local-racing-star-shaun-thong-urges-youngsters-keep-fighting?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3101349/local-racing-star-shaun-thong-urges-youngsters-keep-fighting?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 13 Sep 2020 08:14:46 +0000 For the first time in 37 years, the Formula Three race will not be part of the Macau Grand Prix as organisers try to save this year’s annual showpiece event that has been ravaged by uncertainties caused by the coronavirus. Since 1983, Formula Three cars have been part and parcel of the Macau Grand Prix, which this year marks its 67th edition. The late, great Ayrton Senna, of Brazil, heralded a new era by winning the inaugural Formula Three race in 1983. This year, fans will not be able to watch... https://www.scmp.com/sport/motorsport/article/3101348/macau-grand-prix-blue-riband-formula-three-race-cancelled-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/motorsport/article/3101348/macau-grand-prix-blue-riband-formula-three-race-cancelled-and?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 13 Sep 2020 08:10:58 +0000 Lotus blossom: I was born in Welwyn Garden City, in Hertfordshire (Britain), in 1968. My dad had a Lotus Seven sports car and was an amateur racer, but he gave up racing when I was born. Two years later my sister came along. As a kid, my dad took me to the races. I went to my first Formula One Grand Prix in 1977, which was won by James Hunt. I loved the noise and the speed. I remember being scolded by a teacher for running around the St Albans School grounds making racing car noises. What the... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/3082269/why-fast-cars-still-give-former-racing-driver?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/3082269/why-fast-cars-still-give-former-racing-driver?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 03 May 2020 09:00:06 +0000 You may not know Christian Horner by name but in the cut throat world of Formula One racing, one word by the principal of the Red Bull Racing team could make or break the career of a driver. Horner’s decisions, from the team he forms to the engines he uses for the cars, are pivotal for success. He earns a modest US$10 million per year in salary and does not get endorsement deals like the racing drivers on his team do, but for the lack of sensation as a boss of a racing team you make up for in... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3077970/how-does-christian-horner-formula-ones-red-bull-team-boss?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3077970/how-does-christian-horner-formula-ones-red-bull-team-boss?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 01 Apr 2020 18:00:16 +0000 A woman competing in a male-dominated sport is not news, but one who breaks down certain gender barriers and succeeds in the ultimate way – by winning – is always a cause for celebration. Denise Yeung might be one of Hong Kong’s fastest female racing car drivers – and the proof is in the trophies on her shelf. She is also a successful businesswoman and is often spotted at high-profile social events and parties. It would seem there is not enough time in the day for Yeung’s busy lifestyle. And... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/leisure/article/3073910/meet-hong-kongs-star-female-racing-car-driver-denise-yeung?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/leisure/article/3073910/meet-hong-kongs-star-female-racing-car-driver-denise-yeung?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 08 Mar 2020 02:00:19 +0000 Sophia Floersch, the teenage driver who suffered severe injuries in a crash at the 2018 Macau Grand Prix, has won the Laureus Comeback Award for her return to racing. The 19-year-old Formula Three driver described it as “a dream come true when she picked up her award in Berlin at the 20th anniversary Laureus World Sports Awards on Monday. She also thanked the Laureus Academy, her family and her doctor. “I started this sport when I was four and loved it from the first moment onwards. I had this... https://www.scmp.com/sport/motorsport/article/3051085/sophia-floerschs-macau-gp-crash-return-wins-laureus-comeback-award?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/motorsport/article/3051085/sophia-floerschs-macau-gp-crash-return-wins-laureus-comeback-award?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 18 Feb 2020 03:28:21 +0000 Looking to expand its fan base by introducing new and innovative entertainment and lifestyle offerings, Formula One launched its first perfume collection in collaboration with Designer Parfums at the 2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the last race of the season. The catch? The perfume comes with a US$10,000 price tag. The collection comprises five different scents representing the best of haute parfumerie by perfumers Emilie Coppermann, Alexandra Carlin, Aliénor Massenet, Louise Turner, Fabrice... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3045198/would-you-pay-us10000-formula-ones-first-perfumes?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3045198/would-you-pay-us10000-formula-ones-first-perfumes?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 11 Jan 2020 02:00:13 +0000 It was Yvan Muller who started off the final day of the Macau Grand Prix with another win – and another 25 points in his attempt to take over the WTRC lead. The 50-year-old Frenchman made it two wins from two over eight laps this weekend with the major difference between Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning was that he did not start on pole for his second win. Instead, from fifth on the grid he got off to a great start, moving past title rival Esteban Guerrieri, safe in the knowledge that his... https://www.scmp.com/sport/motorsport/article/3038110/macau-grand-prix-yvan-muller-andy-priaulx-and-raffaelle-marciello?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/motorsport/article/3038110/macau-grand-prix-yvan-muller-andy-priaulx-and-raffaelle-marciello?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 17 Nov 2019 09:12:14 +0000 Rookie Richard Verschoor won a dramatic Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix despite the best efforts and DRS of favourite Juri Vips. The Estonian was in pole for the street circuit’s showpiece event after finishing top of both qualifiers and the qualification race but his dreams of making it four in a row were shattered by the Dutchman, who had started in fourth. Former Red Bull junior Verschoor got past current Red Bull junior Vips after the intervention of a safety car. “I prepped really well,” the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/motorsport/article/3038109/formula-3-macau-grand-prix-richard-verschoor-sees-juri-vips-after?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/motorsport/article/3038109/formula-3-macau-grand-prix-richard-verschoor-sees-juri-vips-after?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 17 Nov 2019 09:10:21 +0000 The 66th Macau Grand Prix concludes on Sunday with the showpiece Formula 3 race but there is plenty for motor racing fans to get their teeth into before then. Sunday starts with the first of two Guia Races, both of which could have a say on where the FIA WTCR championship ends up this year. Macau favourite Rob Huff is on pole for the third of those but there is the small matter of the Greater Bay Area GT Cup before that. The afternoon session on the famous street circuit starts with the GT World... https://www.scmp.com/sport/motorsport/article/3038084/macau-grand-prix-live-formula-three-gt-world-cup-and-touring-cars?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/motorsport/article/3038084/macau-grand-prix-live-formula-three-gt-world-cup-and-touring-cars?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 17 Nov 2019 00:39:54 +0000 The Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix ended with not a bang but a whimper after two red flags meant that the race was called off for a second time and then cancelled. Regulations stipulate that for a grand prix to be run, three laps have to be completed. That was not the case so the 53rd Macau Grand Prix at the time of either stoppage so it was declared null and void. “There is not a result,” said a spokesperson for the organisers. “There will be no podium.” However, hours later, organisers declared... https://www.scmp.com/sport/motorsport/article/3038050/macau-motorcycle-grand-prix-peter-hickman-and-michael-rutter?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/motorsport/article/3038050/macau-motorcycle-grand-prix-peter-hickman-and-michael-rutter?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 16 Nov 2019 09:01:40 +0000 Juri Vips was the main man in the Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix qualifying race at the Guia circuit on Saturday morning. The race was marred by a pile-up on the first of its 10 laps but that did not affect Vips, who had made a perfect start. “It’s never really perfect,” he said, “but there were no mistakes.” He kept championship winner Robert Shwartzman just out of the DRS zone for the remainder of the race, although Vips thinks that it may play a factor in Sunday’s Grand Prix. “DRS should be... https://www.scmp.com/sport/motorsport/article/3038048/macau-grand-prix-juri-vips-takes-pole-formula-3-yvan-muller-wins?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/motorsport/article/3038048/macau-grand-prix-juri-vips-takes-pole-formula-3-yvan-muller-wins?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 16 Nov 2019 08:57:14 +0000 The first day proper of action from the streets of Macau starts with the last qualifying session for the Formula Three and ends with the 53rd Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix. It’s all set up to be a cracking day on the famous Guia circuit, with Juri Vips the driver to beat in the Formula Three after a record breaking Friday but Robert Shwartzman was hot on his heels. The Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix is even more exciting. Peter Hickman kept pole for the race, despite a strong showing from record... https://www.scmp.com/sport/motorsport/article/3038019/macau-grand-prix-live-watch-formula-three-qualifying-and-macau?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/motorsport/article/3038019/macau-grand-prix-live-watch-formula-three-qualifying-and-macau?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 16 Nov 2019 01:18:57 +0000 It was a day typical of Macau motor racing at the Guia track on Friday, where the tight corners of the street circuit made sure for a day packed with action. Sessions ran late after a number of crashes ensured it was a stop-start day of racing for frustrated drivers but the fans packing the grandstand got what they wanted. Estonia’s Juri Vips played a large part of that with a record 2:04.997 lap in the Formula Three Macau Grand Prix qualifying session, the fastest ever recorded on the course.... https://www.scmp.com/sport/motorsport/article/3037961/macau-grand-prix-juri-vips-and-rob-huff-set-new-course-records?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/motorsport/article/3037961/macau-grand-prix-juri-vips-and-rob-huff-set-new-course-records?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 15 Nov 2019 10:19:05 +0000 Defending champion Peter Hickman picked up pole position for the Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix despite not clocking the fastest lap in the final qualifying session on Friday morning. The bikers kick-started a day of action at the Guia circuit and Hickman went in to the day with a healthy lead from Thursday. The Briton had put in the fastest lap in Thursday’s morning practice session before establishing his intent to hold on to his crown on Saturday in the afternoon’s first qualifying... https://www.scmp.com/sport/motorsport/article/3037932/macau-grand-prix-peter-hickman-takes-motorcycle-gp-pole-he-looks?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/motorsport/article/3037932/macau-grand-prix-peter-hickman-takes-motorcycle-gp-pole-he-looks?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 15 Nov 2019 08:40:02 +0000 It’s the second and final practice day at the 66th Macau Grand Prix from the Guia circuit before the action heats up over the weekend. Friday also sees qualifying for the 53rd Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix, the Greater Bay Area GT Cup and the Macau Touring Car Cup before finishing off with qualifying for the Formula Three Macau Grand Prix and Macau GT Cup. You can watch all the action wherever you are on the live stream from the track. Motorsports fans in the Asia-Pacific region can watch live on... https://www.scmp.com/sport/motorsport/article/3037857/how-watch-macau-grand-prix-day-two-live-stream-and-schedule-moto?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/motorsport/article/3037857/how-watch-macau-grand-prix-day-two-live-stream-and-schedule-moto?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 15 Nov 2019 04:24:38 +0000 Racing in the blood: I was born in 1972, in Wordsley, which is just inside the Black Country, in England’s West Midlands, a built-up, industrial area. I’m an only child. My dad, Tony, was a world champion motor­cycle racer and I followed him around the world when he was racing, going to lots of the circuits. He always wanted to go to Macau. For racers, it’s the end of the season and he never quite made it. I first rode a bike when I was four, pottering around paddocks and fields on a mini bike.... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/3037643/macau-grand-prix-record-holder-michael-rutter?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/3037643/macau-grand-prix-record-holder-michael-rutter?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 15 Nov 2019 02:45:13 +0000 German teenager Sophia Floersch made an emotional return to the scene of her dramatic crash a year on at the 66th Macau Grand Prix on Thursday. Driving the HWA Racelab No18 car, the 18-year-old took to the track during Thursday morning’s practice session and then in the Suncity Group Formula 3 Grand Prix qualifying session in the afternoon. She described her return to the track as a “very, very emotional moment” in a Tweet after driving in the practice session. That tweet also thanked her teams... https://www.scmp.com/sport/motorsport/article/3037736/macau-gp-sophia-floersch-makes-emotional-return-guia-circuit-year?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/motorsport/article/3037736/macau-gp-sophia-floersch-makes-emotional-return-guia-circuit-year?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 14 Nov 2019 09:01:38 +0000 German teenager Sophia Floersch has been confirmed for this month’s Macau Grand Prix, having received last-minute funding to have another go in the race that last year saw her suffer a spectacular crash. The 18-year-old has managed to secure a seat with HWA Racelab and is set to return to the famous 6.2km Guia circuit, where she survived a massive crash that made news headlines around the world. This month’s Macau Grand Prix will be held on November 17 with the 66th running of the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/motorsport/article/3036051/macau-deep-my-heart-sophia-floersch-confirms-macau-grand-prix?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/motorsport/article/3036051/macau-deep-my-heart-sophia-floersch-confirms-macau-grand-prix?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 02 Nov 2019 09:59:16 +0000