Channel 413 on Sky and 173 on NTL
BTCC at Brands Hatch and Mondello Park
Motors TV again features the BTCC (British Touring Car Championship) in 2006, famous for its frantic door-to-door battles throughout the field! This year, we won’t be watching out for Frenchman Yvan Muller, who is focusing his energy on WTCC, but Italian Fabrizio Giovanardi will be rising to the challenge of the British drivers on home ground. Matt Neal will lead the charge in his Honda, alongside SEAT’s Jason Plato and James Thompson. As in previous seasons, Motors TV will be broadcasting live all three BTCC races from each weekend, plus the support races.
BTCC Brands Hatch: LIVE! Sunday 9thApril, 10:00hrs.
BTCC Mondello Park: LIVE! Sunday 23rdApril, 10:00hrs.
DTM Hockenheim, Lausitzring
The DTM, the prestigious German Touring Car Championship, needs no introduction as the cream of Touring Car racing. Two manufacturers (Mercedes and Audi) and a juicy list of famous drivers, including Mika Häkkinen, Jean Alesi, Bernd Schneider, Tom Kristensen and Mattias Ekström, are enough reasons to follow the championship. Vanina Ickx, daughter of famous Le Mans star Jacky Ickx, will also be squaring up against the best in an Audi. This year, four of the ten rounds will take place outside Germany, including one at Brands Hatch and another at Le Mans. With exclusive live broadcasting rights, Motors TV promises a stunning show to include qualifying and the super pole session on Saturday, as well as full coverage from 15 minutes before the race start on Sunday. Hockenheim and Lausitz circuits are home to the first two races.
DTM Hockenheim: LIVE! Saturday 8thApril, 12:00hrs; LIVE! Sunday 9thApril, 12:45hrs.
DTM Lausitzring: LIVE! Saturday 29thApril, 12:00hrs; LIVE! Sunday 30thApril, 12:45hrs.
The FIA GT arrives on Motors TV
The world championship for GT cars, more famously known as FIA GT, will now be featured on Motors TV. A complete highlight programme of each weekend’s race action will be aired on the following Wednesday evening. Each endurance race lasts three hours, with the exception of the famous Spa 24 Hours. The first round of the championship heads to a new circuit in the Romanian capital Bucharest.
FIA GT Bucharest: Wednesday 26thApril, 19:00hrs.
NASCAR: As strong as ever
Arguably America’s most famous circuit racing, NASCAR’s stock cars hit the circuits again with four races in April. Texas, Nashville and Phoenix come first before we head to the infamous Talladega Super Speedway, where cars reach such high speeds that crashes seem to be flavour of the day!
Texas (round 7): LIVE! Saturday 8thApril, 20:00hrs.
Nashville (round 8): delayed, Monday 17thApril, 23:00hrs.
Phoenix (round 9): delayed, Monday 24thApril, 23:00hrs.
Talladega (round 10): LIVE! Saturday 29thApril, 20:00hrs.
AND ALSO…
Down-under evenings! : Every Friday night from 22:00hrs Motors TV will be showing the best of motorsport from our friends down under, highlighting exactly why Australian and New Zealand cultures give meaning to the phrase; ‘work hard, play hard’!
Every Friday, 22:00hrs.
V8 Supercars: Motors TV stays down-under for the second round of the V8 Supercars championship from New Zealand, on the race circuit at the Pukekohe horse racecourse on the North Island. It’s here that Kiwi Greg Murphy is seemingly unbeatable, so the smart money will be on him.
V8 Supercars, Pukekohe: Sunday 23rd April, 17:45hrs.
Andros Trophy: An exceptional programme to re-live the Andros Trophy, the winter season’s ice racing spectacle, which concluded with the Super Finale at the Stade de France in Paris. A ‘best of’ show starring the kings of ice racing - Yvan Muller, Alain Prost, Olivier Panis and more.
Andros Trophy, Season Review: Saturday 1st April, 19:00hrs.
Super GT: Originally known as the Japanese GT championship, the Super GT is well known and welcome sight on Motors TV. The second round takes place at the Okayama circuit.
Sunday 9thApril, 20:00hrs.
