TALENT VIEWING On March 22, the regional qualifying rounds for the "AutoScout24 Young Driver Challenge 2018 powered by Seat" began. The three best finalists will once again each win a race in the ADAC TCR Germany with a Cupra TCR from Topcar Sport.

TWO SEASONAL GOALS Thomas Schmid got the 2018 racing year off to a perfect start with a dominant victory at the Rallye Pays du Gier in the Junior Championship. He also wants to become champion in the Junior Mountain Championship. A short interview on the talented driver from Eastern Switzerland's successful start to the season.

CHANGE OF POWER The Ecurie Basilisk is the oldest (since 1956) and largest racing club in north-western Switzerland. After seven years of domination by Giuliano Piccinato, LOC driver Raymond Stofer emerged as club champion for the first time.

IMMEDIATE RETIREMENT The surprising announcement came from himself on Tuesday evening. Sébastien Carron is retiring from rallying with immediate effect. The three-time Swiss rally champion sees the accident at the Rallye Pays du Gier as a sign of fate. Now family and friends are taking the lead.

DOUBLE BURGER The 12 Hours of Sebring ended with a triumph for a Nissan sports car. One of the three drivers was Nicolas Lapierre from Geneva. The GT class was also won by a dual national, Patrick Pilet in a Porsche. Simon Trummer, Marcel Fässler and Philipp Frommenwiler missed out on the podium.

ZERO NUMBER IN URUGUAY At the sixth round of the FIA Formula E season, Sébastien Buemi came away empty-handed after making a mistake. The Renault driver had won the two previous races in Uruguay. Winner Jean-Eric Vergne pulls away at the halfway point of the championship.

RECORD HUNT IN THE USA A few weeks ago, Volkswagen announced the project of an electric racing sports car for the hunt for the record at the famous Pikes Peak mountain race (USA). Now its name is known: I.D. R Pikes Peak. It is the forerunner of the new I.D. family.

TURBULENT SM-AUFTAKT Victory and lead for Ivan Ballinari at the first start in the Skoda Fabia, an accident for defending champion Sébastien Carron in the Ford Fiesta and a brilliant performance by Thomas Schmid in the Junior-SM - the Rally Pays du Gier offered plenty of variety.

TOURING CARS After the first two 24-hour races in Dubai and Silverstone, Martin Kroll is leading two touring car championships in the 24H Series. For his brother Michael and his daughter Chantal Kroll of Hofor Racing, however, defending the title will be difficult.

SEASON START IN THE HALL On Saturday, a pit stop festival with an exhibition of vehicles from the Swiss championship will take place in Malters LU. The organizer is the IG-Motor-Sport-Team Zentralschweiz around touring car warhorse Josef Koch.