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The fifth round of the 2016 FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship (APRC) was held in Malaysia last weekend and Gaurav Gill was at his dominant best sealing the driver's championship title. The ace Indian driver sealed his fifth consecutive win for the season and secured the APRC drivers' championship one round early. Gill's victory has also helped team MRF Skoda claim the manufacturers' championship title with one round still to spare this season.

Aspar Mahindra's Francesco Bagnaia (29:29.351s) took a dramatic win at the Malaysian Grand Prix in Moto3, securing a perfect weekend. The race as described by Bagnaia was probably the best of the season, after the Italian rider converted a front row start into a dominant victory.

The fight between Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg continues as we close in on the 2016 Formula 1 World Championship. Hamilton drove his way to victory at the Mexican Grand Prix and now has closed in the points gap with Rosberg to just 19 points.

Considering that the Ameo diesel is the most powerful sub-compact sedan in the country and in fact even compared to the Polo and Vento, it was inevitable that the car would make it to the racing series. Yes, the 2017 Ameo Cup is here and registrations for it have already been started by Volkswagen India.

Audi will no longer be part of the FIA World Endurance Championship and this includes the 24 Hours of Le Mans, at the end of the 2016 season. Instead of this, Audi is taking up a factory-backed commitment in the all-electric Formula E racing series.

All eyes were on Lewis Hamilton as he managed to take a small bite into team mate Nico Rosberg's points' lead in F1 Championship standing. Hamilton finally got things going his way with a much awaited win at the United States Grand Prix.

MotoGP continues to be at its unpredictable best this year, as Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda)stormed towards the chequered flag in the Australian Grand Prix at Philip Island. The Brit marked his second win this year, and did so with Valentino Rossi finishing second and Maverick Vinales nagging the third position on the podium. Things weren't as exciting Marc Marquez with a crash end his run prematurely.

It was not the best of outings for Aditya Patel at the Taiwan round of the Audi R8 LMS Cup held last weekend at the Penbay International circuit in Taiwan. He got off to a slow start during the practice session for the first race but picked up the pace during qualifying, only to falter again in the super pole lap. He ended up being on the 8th position on the grid for the start of the first race of the weekend.