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No. 18 5 October 2026 The Briefing No. 18 Evans is world rally champion by five points, Verstappen's first win of 2026, Porsche's Petit Le Mans, and Martin's MotoGP lead down to two. The week's journal inside. Read the issue

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18 issues since 8 June 2026, newest first. The unnumbered test edition that came before them is at the foot of the list.

  1. No. 18 · Evans is world rally champion by five points, Verstappen's first win of 2026, Porsche's Petit Le Mans, and Martin's MotoGP lead down to two. The week's journal inside.
  2. No. 17 · Russell by 0.196 at Baku, Toyota by 0.591 at Fuji, a white line worth ten points in F2, and Safety Car boards with no Safety Car. The week's journal inside.
  3. No. 16 · Acosta wins his first at KTM's home race, BMW takes Indianapolis from the Cadillac, and the rally that kept its dates but lost its championship.
  4. No. 15 · The Madring's first Grand Prix was decided by a stopped car. Marquez and Martin are level on 274. Toyota has its tenth title.
  5. No. 14 · Antonelli from nineteenth, a result with a note under it, and Ferrari's drought ends in Texas.
  6. No. 13 · Marquez takes all 37 points at Aragon, Pajari makes WRC history in Paraguay, and six more entries on what the rulebooks say.
  7. No. 12 · Norris wins the last Dutch Grand Prix by 11.5s, Verstappen's home race lasts no laps, Pfaff doubles up at VIR. Eight entries inside.
  8. No. 11 · Wehrlein takes the title in fourteenth place, Barnard wins on DS's last day, and the GEN4 grid starts assembling by subtraction.
  9. No. 10 · Raul Fernandez led every lap at Silverstone for an Aprilia one-two-three, and Martin leaves 31 clear. The full recap and four more entries inside.
  10. No. 9 · Pajari wins Rally Finland at home after Ogier crashes from the lead, and Wayne Taylor Racing ends a two-year drought at Road America. F1 is on its August break. The week's journal inside.
  11. No. 8 · Hungary loses its blue flags and Norris wins his first of 2026; Tokyo settles both races on the last lap; nine drivers reach the London finale. The week's journal inside.
  12. No. 7 · Two Les Combes verdicts seven laps apart, Antonelli by 1.952s, Pajari's first win in Estonia. The week's journal inside.
  13. No. 6 · Marquez leads all 30 at the Sachsenring, and Aprilia loses the race that mattered. Dillmann goes back to Mosport and wins it. The week's journal inside.
  14. No. 5 · Antonelli lost the British GP to a wheel shield but kept the lead. Leclerc takes Ferrari's second win of the year; Tsolov's record three straight. The week's journal inside.
  15. No. 4 · Ogura ends Japan's 22-year wait at Assen; Ogier wins the Acropolis as Neuville punctures away the lead; Cadillac sweeps Watkins Glen. The week's journal inside.
  16. No. 3 · Marquez wins Brno while the banned points leader sits out and still leads. Dennis takes Sanya. Our recaps inside.
  17. No. 2 · Toyota wins Le Mans from fourteenth, Hamilton takes a first Ferrari win at Barcelona, and a late Mercedes failure cuts the title lead. The week's journal inside.
  18. No. 1 · The Aprilia title fight crashed out at Turn 1, Hadjar's maiden podium survived the stewards, Cadillac's first point did not, and Tsolov took the Formula 2. The week's journal, inside.
  19. Test edition · Antonelli by 10.768 in Montreal, Evans by 12.8 in Japan, Bezzecchi's first at Mugello. The week's journal inside.

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