After being forced to start right at the back of the grid Michael Schumacher battled his way through the midfield traffic to finish this afternoon's Monaco Grand Prix in fifth place and take away four championship points

The faster of the two Vitaphone Maserati MC12s - driven by Michael Bartels and Andrea Bertolini - just missed out on the podium places at Brno today after an FIA GT Champion race contested in difficult conditions

Following two second places in the opening two rounds of the Maserati Trofeo Europa at Monza and Silverstone, Maurizio Fabris went one better today with victory at Brno and close in on the championship lead

Although it was at the centre of public attention, engine failure brought the Fiat Grande Punto Rally's participation in the Zulu Rally South Africa - the first round of the new S2000 championship - to a premature end

Photo Gallery: Zulu Rally South Africa - Fiat Grande Punto Rally S2000

Michael Schumacher has been moved to the back of the grid for the Monaco Grand Prix after stewards concluded that he deliberately blocked the track in the closing stages of qualifying, preventing rivals from beating his time

The brand-new flagship Mirafiori Motor Village has just been inaugurated in Turin - a huge new 'centre of excellence' where the entire Fiat Auto range can be examined in detail in the spacious, relaxing surroundings

Michael Schumacher claimed a controversial pole position for tomorrow's Monaco Grand Prix while his Ferrari was stationary at the Rascasse corner during the closing moments of the qualifying session

Fiat has announced that it will return to Australian car showrooms on Friday 23 June 2006 with the all-new Fiat Grande Punto heralding a range of new cars from the renowned Italian car maker

Fiat are taking a completely different approach to their past methods of bringing a new model to the market with the new Stilo and 500, both key near-future models for the carmaker, said Fiat brand CEO Luca De Meo

Lancia will be the main sponsor of the second edition of the Biografilm Festival which is being held in Bologna this year, and which will take place from 7-11th June at the city's “Manifattura delle Arti”

Maserati has taken the wraps of its latest supercar, a new track-only version of the World Championship-winning Maserati MC12 called the Corsa and which will only be sold to valued Maserati customers

The first round of the inaugural championship for the new breed of 'Super2000' rally cars will get underway in South Africa this morning with the Fiat Grande Punto Rally bidding for honours against tough local opposition

Iveco and the Spanish company Santana have signed a Letter of Intent that outlines the general principles for potential long-term product development and collaboration, regarding new solutions in the field of light 4-wheel drive vehicles

Serbian carmaker Zastava is currently in discussions with Fiat Auto about setting up a second model assembly line under licence at its Kragujevac factory, alongside the Fiat Punto which will start production there later this year

Microsoft and Turn 10 Studios have announced a new sponsorship of Risi Competizione’s Ferrari 430GT for the American Le Mans Series: the car will be their official racing simulator during the entire race season

The Madrid International Motor Show is set to see the unveiling of an outrageous 'show van' designed by Fiat Centro Stile and its project partners for the LCV division - the Fiat Ducato 'Truckster'

The immediate sales success of the new four-wheel-drive Fiat Sedici is leading Fiat Auto press Suzuki to raise its share of the annual production run above its scheduled 20,000 units

Photo Gallery: American Le Mans Series Rd3 Mid Ohio - #62 Risi Competizione Ferrari F430GT

MotoGP World Champion Valentino Rossi was quoted yesterday as saying that he wouldn't be making the switch to Formula 1 next year to drive for Ferrari, ending months of intense speculation over his plans

During the launch of the new Fiat Ducato X250 range this week Fiat LCV boss Lorenzo Sistino said the the division is targeting an increase of sales to 400,000 units this year, helped by the arrival of new models

Ferrari is making the dream of owning an F1 car a reality for a very select few, through its F1 Clienti programme which enables the purchase of a Ferrari F1 car and its use, with full Ferrari support, at five events a year