Channel 413 on Sky Digital and 545 on Virgin Media
MX2 MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP LIVE AND EXCLUSIVE!A new worldwide discipline has been added to the Motors TV line up this year: Motocross. This is great news for both the championship and viewers, who will get to watch a prestigious and International series throughout the year. Organised by the FIM (Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme), the greatest motocross riders will compete against each other on some of the most difficult circuits. This is the championship in which, Belgian rider Stefan Everts has dominated in the past with 10 world titles and 101 GP wins before his retirement in 2006.
The 15 rounds of the MX championship will enjoy superb coverage on Motors TV with two different shows:- On GP Sundays, the two MX2 races (125cc two-stroke and 250cc four-stroke engined-bikes) will be shown live and exclusive on the ‘High Speed Television’ channel.- On the Tuesday following the GP, the two MX1 races (250cc two-stroke and 450cc four-stroke engined-bikes) will be shown delayed-as-live just 48 hours after the event.
With Sundays ’live and Tuesdays’ delayed broadcast, Motors TV reaches a total of four hours exclusively dedicated to the MX World championship!
The first three GPs of 2008 will take place in April:Valkenswaard (The Netherlands) – Sunday 6 April, MX2 races live at 11.00, then at 14.00Valkenswaard – Tuesday 8 April, MX1 races from 21.00Bellpuig (Spain) – Sunday 20 April, MX2 races live at 11.00, then delayed at 14.30Bellpuig – Tuesday 22 April, MX1 races from 21.00Agueda (Portugal) – Sunday 27 April, MX2 races delayed at 14.00 (1st round), then live at 15.00 (2nd round)Bellpuig – Tuesday 29 April, MX1 races from 21.00LE MANS SERIES: PEUGEOT AND AUDI FACE TO FACE ON MOTORS TVHaving shown coverage of all the LMS races since its creation in 2004, Motors TV keeps its title of ‘Endurance channel’ in 2008. Five European races are planned, the first two being in April. Barcelona and Monza will see the beginnings of the titanic battle between Audi and Peugeot that should last the whole season. The 908 against the R10: a battle of diesel and speed, the fight between two huge manufacturers, this is the dual endurance fans have been waiting for! On the drivers’ side, the leading pairs will no doubt be Stéphane Sarrazin-Pedro Lamy and Nicolas Minassian-Marc Gené (Peugeot), Allan McNish-Rinaldo Capello and Alexandre Prémat-Mike Rockenfeller (Audi). It’s going to be great!
However don’t rule out the petrol engined Pescarolo, Oreca-Courage (with endurance racing new boy, Olivier Panis) and Lola-Aston Martin. In the GT classes, the list is equally attractive with Ferrari, Porsche, Aston Martin, Saleen and Spyker.
Motors TV will have live action from every round.
Barcelona 1000km, 1st round LMS – Sunday 6 April from 12.15Monza 1000km, 2nd round LMS – Sunday 27 April from 11.45ALMS: AMERICA IS NOT BEHINDTalking about endurance and Le Mans, let’s not forget the American counterpart: the American Le Mans Series that began on the 15th March with the prestigious Sebring 12 Hours - the beginning of the battle between Audi and Peugeot. April will also see the return of two street races, in St Petersburg (Florida) and Long Beach (California). Two meetings that should offer a great fight between the Team Penske Porsche RS Spyder of reigning champ Romain Dumas and Acuras (Honda) in P2, against the Audi R10 diesel – subject to last minute changes – in P1. In short, this great confrontation is bound to be spectacular on the streets of these two cities.
These two ALMS races will be shown on Motors TV exclusively, delayed-as-live on Sunday evenings.
St Petersburg (2nd round ALMS) – Sunday 6 April from 19.00Long Beach (3rd round ALMS) – Sunday 20 April from 19.30DTM, WITH RALF SCHUMACHERThis is what touring car fans have been waiting a long time for: who will take Mika Hakkinen’s place as Mercedes’ leading attraction in the DTM? After weeks of speculation, Ralf Schumacher, who left Formula 1 after 11 years, 180 grands prix and 6 wins, has been announced as a Mercedes driver.
The German will team up with drivers such as Bruno Spengler, Bernd Schneider, Paul di Resta, Gary Paffett and Jamie Green. Facing them is the Audi armada and old hands like 2007 champion Mattias Ekstrom, Tom Kristensen, Martin Tomczyk, and Alexandre Prémat. The French driver, who was Lewis Hamilton’s team-mate in GP2 two seasons ago and will also compete in Audi’s colours in the 2008 endurance season, is among the title favourites this year.
Motors TV will show the whole championship live (programmes begin 15 minutes before the start of each race and end after the podium ceremony).
The first two races of the season are in April:
Hockenheim, 1st round – Sunday 13 April from 12.45Oschersleben, 2st round – Sunday 20 April from 12.45 V8 SUPERCARS: THE NEW-ZEALAND EVENTThe Australian touring championship is holding its breath … We’ve known for over a year now that the third round of the year will take place in New-Zealand, on the streets of Hamilton. We’ve also known for several months that all the tickets have sold out, with 150 000 spectators announced for the Sunday! This race meeting will be the main event in the antipodes and should be noted on everyone’s calendar …
Motors TV boasts amazing coverage of the weekend: a great Australasian afternoon is on offer, lasting four hours and including the qualifying session as well as the three races.
V8 Supercars, Hamilton, 3rd round – Sunday 20 April from 15.30
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BRITISH F3 & GT – No need to remind everyone that Britain is the most active nation in motorsport and that two of its most prestigious championships are broadcast on Motors TV: F3 and GT. The season starts at Oulton Park – highlights on Saturday 5 April from 17.00.
British F3 & GT, Oulton Park – Saturday 5 April from 17.00
BRITISH RALLYCROSS – Start of the Rallycross season, as spectacular as usual, with the first two meetings at Lydden Hill and Croft (Open Series).
British Rallycross, complete summaries – Wednesday 2 April at 19.00 and Friday 4 April at 22.00
SCOTTISH RACING – Scotland is the destination for a new programme on Motors TV that should delight viewers: the Mini Cooper Cup. Highlights of the first round will be followed by a special show dedicated to other Scottish motor sport championships.
Scottish Racing, first round complete summary – Wednesday 23 April from 19.30
FRENCH GT CHAMPIONSHIP – Second round of the Super Series FFSA in April. The best of French motorsport with a show devoted to the two GT races in Ledenon.
Super Série FFSA, Lédenon – Wednesday 30 April at 19.00
