ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: The Scorpion brand is showing a mix of road and competition cars in Bologna ranging from the new Abarth Punto Evo and Abarth 500 C to the Formula Abarth single-seater and the Abarth 500 Trofeo 

Following appearances at the 2007 and 2008 editions, Abarth will be back at the Bologna Motor Show for the third time since its rebirth this week showing its current range with a strong motor sports flavour as befits the Scorpion brand

Abarth has announced its 2011 race and rally programme and although its name is set to be seen on stateside tracks next year although the news that Scorpion fans want to hear, that of the S2000 rally programme, isn't mentioned

The Alfa Romeo 156 refuses to grow old gracefully and the legendary tin top racer was back at the front over the weekend sweeping to pole and victory in the final round of the highly competitive Swedish Touring Car Championship

Although Alfa Romeo has to date created more than 70 models it all came down to a battle between just two cars: the Giulia GTAm and 8C Competizione, in a UK poll of fans’ favourites initiated to celebrate the centenary

Personalities from UK TV, radio, sport and music will line up on the grid today to race Abarth 500s for charity at Silverstone in the BSM Centenary Abarth 500 Celebrity Challenge which will be fought out by modified road versions

Scudería Fiat pilot Emiliano Spataro was in front running form as Argentina's TC2000 series hit the track at Resistencia over the weekend, claiming pole position and victory in the sprint race to go with fifth place in the feature race

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: TC2000 Rd 5, Autódromo Santiago Yaco Guarnieri, Resistencia, Chaco - Scudería Fiat

ItaliaspeedTV: Emiliano Spataro describes how everything came together perfectly in qualifying as he set a lap of 1:02.914 in the Fiat Linea to take pole just 0.012 ahead of Toyota's Mariano Werner (Spanish language voiceover)

Today more than fifty Fiat Uno and Punto racers will hit the track at Estoril in Portugal for the third round of this season's Challenge Desafio Único, one of the most innovative, exciting and well-supported low-cost race series in Europe

Just weeks after the pensioned-off Alfa Romeo 156 dramatically won a round of the Swedish Touring Car Championship, the legendary Italian racer has claimed yet more success, finishing a in a stunning second place on the streets of Göteborg

Nicola Baldan arrived at Magione at the weekend as the Trofeo Abarth 500 Italia points leader and after sweeping to two poles and speeding to two wins out of two races he departed with his title advantage extended a step further

One of the most exciting new racing programmes got underway as the Fiat-focused "Racing Festival" kicked off at the Autódromo de Jacarepaguá in Rio de Janeiro with thrills and spills featuring in Trofeo Linea and Fórmula Future Fiat 

The Alfa Romeo 156 has long since staked its claim to a place in the history books as a highly successful racing car but well into retirement it has sensationally won a round of the highly competitive Swedish Touring Car Championship

Nicola Baldan was in crushing form as the Abarth 500 "Trofeo" racers hit the track at the Misano Adriatico circuit last weekend for the first time this year, the Venetian driver winning both Italian series races after starting from pole in each

Abarth’s forthcoming UK one-make Trofeo race series was among the attractions at a media day held in conjunction with the British Superbike Championship at one of the UK’s racing circuits; the two series will share some dates this year

After making a winning return to the highly-competitive TC2000 championship last year Fiat Auto Argentina is stepping up its involvement for 2010 with the formation of Scudería Fiat to run four full factory Linea racers throughout this season

Hot on the heels of the announcement of its rally championship for the 500 R3T, Abarth has detailed its circuit racing calendars for the 500 Assetto Corse, with the number of series in Europe rising to three as the UK is set to host a championship

Scottish racing team, If Motorsport, is evaluating entering the British Touring Car Championship this year with a pair of Abarth Grande Puntos built to the series' new low cost future NGTC rules and fitted with TOCA's new 2.0-litre turbo engine

On the glittering occasion of Capacete de Ouro 2009, Brazil's annual motor sports awards, Fiat Automóveis, which also sponsored this edition, presented in detail its two exciting new junior racing series: Trofeo Linea and Formula Future Fiat

At Silverstone last week Abarth launched the UK version of its hugely successful Trofeo Abarth 500 race series; to be called Trofeo Abarth 500 GB – it will feature in top race meetings at some of Britain’s best-known circuits next year