ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: This year's Giro d'Italia Automobilistico saw a factory supported Abarth 500 Assetto Corse racer piloted by Michele Tassone, Arturo Merzario, Jimmy Ghione and Fabio Grimaldi finishing in an impressive 5th overall (I)

The Fiat 500 has taken to the race track in America for the first time as a special version, prepared to the SCCA's new affordable entry-level "B-spec" formula took part in an evaluation day along with contenders from three other brands

Maserati's Quattroporte has joined a long list of Italian cars that have proved themselves where it matters most - on the race track, as a double win for Andrea Bertolini at Vallelunga over the weekend delivered the International Superstars Series title

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: The final round of the 2011 International Supercars Series saw the Swiss Team's Maserati Quattroportes taking a double podium with two wins for Andrea Bertolini while Alessandro Pier Guidi claimed a second and third

Second place for Equipo Fiat Oil Combustibles' José María López and Diego Aventín in the eighth round of the Campeonato Argentino 3M de TC2000 held at La Plata on Sunday has moved Fiat into second place in the manufacturers' standings

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: Three Fiat Linea racers were entered by Equipo Fiat Oil Combustibles in the seventh round of the Campeonato Argentino 3M de TC2000 held at the Autódromo Roberto Mouras de La Plata on Sunday

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: Ferrari F1 star Felipe Massa made an unexpected appearance behind the wheel of the Fiat Linea one make racer as the Brazilian Trofeo Linea arrived at Interlagos at the weekend for the fourth round of the season

Felipe Massa has turned out to be a surprise participant in free practice at Interlagos this weekend for the fourth round of this season’s Trofeo Linea, the one make series reserved for the Fiat sedan which runs as part of the 'Racing Festival' programme

At Spa the Maserati Quattroporte of Andrea Bertolini cruised to a sensational double International Superstars Series win, the Italian repeating his Donington double two races ago and trimming the gap to the top in standings to just 10 points

The Lithuanian Alfa Romeo Owners Club expanded its racing stable to two cars for the prestigious Omnitel 1000 Km race, bringing in a specially prepared Alfa GT Coupé which lined up alongside its regular Alfa 155 on the 44 car grid

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: For Lithuania's Omnitel 1000 Km, the most important endurance race in the Baltic States, Alfa Romeo Klubas took the fight straight to its rivals with a well prepared team running a stunning GT Coupé and 155

The Maserati Quattroporte is rapidly turning into a potent winning force in the Superstars series after Andrea Bertolini swept to a convincing double victory in the Trident sedan as the touring car championship headed to Donington Park last weekend

Seemingly Mattias Andersson still hasn't realised that the Alfa 156 is a pensioned off racer, its glories consigned to the the pages of history, as he raced the machine to victory again in the hotly-fought Swedish Touring Car Championship

The Maserati Quattroporte cruised to an historic win at Valencia, in the second round of the International Superstars Series, its maiden victory in the championship coming after two difficult years but following huge potential shown during round one

Following a highly successful inaugural season the Brazilian Racing Festival will be back for a second year kicking off a six round calendar at São Paulo next weekend with the action again focusing on the Fiat Linea and Formula Future Fiat

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: In the 1980s Alfa Romeo's involvement in racing stretched all the way from F1 right down to the first rung on the ladder which was on show at Automotoretro in the shape of in the shape of the Formula Alfa Boxer

Alfa Romeo presented an official stand at Automotoretro in Turin, showcasing the Giulietta, equipped with the 1750 TB engine, alongside three historic racers drawn its museum at Arese, all four cars linked together by the "Quadrifoglio" legend

ItaliaspeedTV: At this month's Bologna Motor Show the Scorpion brand took centre stage, showcasing its production range in the halls while out in the motor sports arena the Trofeo Abarth 500 racers entertained the crowds