Motors TV Weekend Highlights July 5,6

The second V8 Supercars street race of 2014 kicks off our live and delayed coverage of Australia’s premier touring car series from Townsville, Queensland.Current title holder Jamie Whincup triumphed for the first time since March with two wins in Darwin, although it was current standings leader Mark Winterbottom who extended his advantage over Craig Lowndes courtesy of a battling race three victory. Meanwhile, Tekno Autosports’ Shane Van Gisbergen vaulted into sixth overall after another podium double.From one coast to another, we return to Daytona for delayed NASCAR Nationwide Series action with Regan Smith looking for something to celebrate this Independence Day.Following a repeat of last year’s disappointing mid-season run, Smith has now slipped to third in the standings, eight and four points behind Elliott Sadler and team-mate Chase Elliott respectively. Therefore, it would be the perfect time for the 30-year-old to repeat January’s victory in The Sunshine State in order to prove his title credentials.Florida’s hustle and bustle is swapped for Swedish countryside as live and delayed FIM Motocross World Championship coverage comes from Uddevalla.Reigning MXGP champion Tony Cairoli failed to register a top-three finish in either moto in Germany, allowing Clement Desalle to shrink the Italian’s lead to 25 points. Meanwhile in MX2, Jeffrey Herlings’ 14th consecutive race win two weeks ago gives ‘The Bullet’ a 105-point cushion over his nearest rival, Arnaud Tonus.We’ll also be at the tight and twisty Hungaroring as our single-seater offering kicks off with live fourth-round EuroFormula Open action from Budapest.RP Motorsport team-mates Sandy Stuvik and Artur Janosz continue to lead the drivers’ standings, although the latter’s race two retirement in Jerez means he trails his Thai partner by 31 points. Alex Palou isn’t far behind the top two, with Campos’ Spaniard just six adrift of Poland’s 21-year-old.Remaining at Hungary’s grand prix venue, we switch to sportscars for live International GT Open coverage.Scuderia Villorba’s Andrea Montermini and Niccolo Schiro took advantage of Maxime Soulet’s absence to vault into the championship lead in Jerez, while SMP Racing duo Roman Mavlanov and Daniel Zampieri ensured a Super GT clean sweep for Ferrari’s 458 Italia at Spain’s former grand prix circuit.Snetterton is our final destination as Norfolk’s picturesque venue plays host to third-round British F3 highlights.Courtesy of his sixth consecutive second-place finish at Silverstone last time out, Fortec’s Martin Cao continues to lead the championship, although team-mates Sam MacLeod and Matt Rao are close behind after both tasting victory champagne this season.Saturday 5 July10:35 V8 Supercars, Rd 7, Townsville – Delayed-as-Live (Races 1&2)13:50 LIVE EuroFormula Open, Rd 4, Hungaroring (Race 1)14:50 LIVE International GT Open, Rd 4, Hungaroring (Race 1)16:20 NASCAR Nationwide Series, Rd 16, Daytona – Delayed-as-LiveSunday 6 July06:45 LIVE V8 Supercars, Rd 7, Townsville (Race 3)10:50 LIVE EuroFormula Open, Rd 4, Hungaroring (Race 2)11:50 LIVE International GT Open, Rd 4, Hungaroring (Race 2)13:10 FIM MX2 Motocross World Championship, Rd 12, Sweden – Delayed-as-Live (Race 1)14:00 FIM MXGP Motocross World Championship, Rd 12, Sweden – Delayed-as-Live (Race 1)15:00 LIVE FIM MX2 Motocross World Championship, Rd 12, Sweden (Race 2)16:00 LIVE FIM MXGP Motocross World Championship, Rd 12, Sweden (Race 2)17:00 V8 Supercars, Rd 7, Townsville – Highlights20:05 British F3, Rd 3, Snetterton – HighlightsAll times are BST


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