Valentino Rossi has already secured the MotoGP title, but the final round of the year, in Spain this weekend, still promises action aplenty with Casey Stoner chasing a hat-trick of wins.
Cameron McConville survived the most frightening crash in V8 Supercars this year, but a far more conventional shunt convinced the Bathurst runner-up to quit the sport.
Renault has held an emergency board meeting in Paris to discuss pulling out of Formula One, as Toyota announced it was quitting the sport.
Formula One was left reeling on Wednesday as Toyota became the latest automaker to quit the motor sport in response to the economic crisis, just days after tyre manufacturer Bridgestone pulled out.
After an impressive debut season in the big time Australian driver Marcos Ambrose has cemented his place in the competitive US NASCAR series with a new two-year deal.
Japan’s Toyota Motor is to quit Formula One (F1) in a bid to slash costs as the company battles to cope with the fallout from the global recession, the Mainichi Shimbun newspaper has reported.
The Williams Formula One team have announced their drivers for next year will be veteran Brazilian Rubens Barichello and German rookie Nico Hulkenberg.
Australian Mark Webber rounded out his best Formula One season by finishing second behind Red Bull teammate Sebastian Vettel at the inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Lewis Hamilton claimed the 17th pole position of his career when he topped the times at the inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, with Australia’s Mark Webber third.