Laden with additional ballast the N.technology Alfa Romeo drivers' came away from the Czech Brno circuit this afternoon without any points, severely setting back their FIA World Touring Car Championship title aspirations

The Alfa Romeo drivers' suffered today around Brno with their heavy loads of "success" ballast, so Augusto Farfus, Salvatore Tavano and Gianni Morbidelli will line-up in 10th, 21st and 22nd positions on the grid tomorrow

The Fiat Abarth Racing team moved one step closer to the 2006 South African Production Car Class C Championship after a solid performance at Zwartkops Raceway which saw Trevor Tuck extended his series lead

Damaged sustained during the hectic three British Touring Car Championship programme at Snetterton last weekend, will force Irishman Eoin Murray to sit out the next round at Knockhill in his N.technology-built Alfa 156

While one victory and one second place at Puebla may have propelled Alfa Romeo's Augusto Farfus back into the fight for the FIA WTCC title, they have also resulted in the maximum 80 kg handicap for the next round in Brno

Fórmula Fiat, which sees Chilean University student teams' competing on track in identical-specification Fiat Palio racecars, is rapidly turning into a highly successful series for finding the next-generation of Chilean racing drivers

Photo Gallery: Fórmula Fiat, Chile

After a successful weekend’s racing in mixed conditions at the East London circuit, Trevor Tuck of the Fiat Palio Team now heads the South African Junior Production Car Championship after six rounds

After the two successful American events for the N.technology Alfa Romeo team at Curitiba, Brazil and Puebla, Mexico the FIA World Touring Car Championship now faces a one month summer break before resuming at Brno

Photo Gallery: FIA World Touring Car Championship, Movistar Race of Mexico - Alfa Romeo 156 S2000

Alfa Romeo stunningly bounced right into contention in the 2006 FIA World Touring Car Championship title race after unexpectedly scoring 1-2 finishes in both races which took place at Puebla in Mexico yesterday

Alfa Romeo's return to FIA WTCC front-running form continued at Puebla in Mexico yesterday with Salvatore Tarano and Augusto Farfus second and fourth fastest in qualifying for today's opening race

Eoin Murray is making his British Touring Car Championship debut at Croft this weekend in an N.technology-built Alfa Romeo 156, a car he won as his prize for lifting last year’s European Alfa Challenge title

Last weekend the FIA World Touring Car Championship visited Brazil for the first time, and for the N.technology-run Alfa Romeo and in particular their 'local' driver Augusto Farfus, it was deemed a great success

Alfa Romeo continued their return to FIA World Touring Car Championship form with a third place for local hero Augusto Farfus in race one in Brazil yesterday and with a second spot for Gianni Morbidelli in race two

Brazilian fans will be treated to the sight of N.technology's home-grown star Augusto Farfus starting from pole position in his Alfa 156 today after he topped yesterday’s World Touring Car Championship qualifying session in Curitiba

Four Alfa Romeos were in the thick of the action as the first ever World Touring Car Championship meeting in Brazil got underway yesterday with an extra practice session squeezed in ahead of today's three official sessions

Alfa Romeo's local boy Augusto Farfus will be gunning for victory this weekend as the FIA World Touring Car Championship pitches up in Brazil for the first time and the Italian seeks to build on its recent return to form

Alfa Romeo couldn't make quite it four wins in a row in the 'Alternative Fuels' class in the Nürburgring 24 Hours last weekend, although four of the six Alfa 147 JTDs taking part in the raceto reach the chequered flag

Fiat's newest best-selling compact model, the Grande Punto, has kicked off its racing career in some style, with two Multijet-powered examples starting and comfortably finishing the Nürburgring 24 Hours

The new Fiat Grande Punto will be seeking to open up a chapter of racing success for Fiat's latest model this afternoon when it takes on the "green hell", aiming to survive that toughest of tests - the Nürburgring 24 Hours

The FIA World Touring Car Championship will welcome an extra Alfa Romeo, entered by a Brazilian team and driver for the next race meeting, the FIA WTCC Race of Brazil which will take place in Curitiba on July 1st-2nd

Augusto Farfus scored a double figures helping of points in the FIA World Touring Car Championship races held at Oschersleben in Germany this afternoon as Alfa Romeo bounced back in style

On a track that traditionally doesn't suit the Alfa 156, the N.technology drivers all made it into the top nine in FIA World Touring Car Championship qualifying at Oschersleben, with Augusto Farfus fastest of the trio in fifth

Gianni Morbidelli led the Alfa Romeo challenge at Brands Hatch this afternoon, but only managed to collect two points as the N.technology mechanics were unable to get rid of the oversteer that afflicted the Alfa 156 all weekend

Despite showing strong flashes of potential during the practice sessions the three N.technology factory Alfa Romeo drivers' were unable to repeat this during the damp final FIA WTCC qualifying session at Brands Hatch