The one-make Auto GP single-seater motorsport series has confirmed an eight-race 2013 schedule and a renewed television deal with pan-European broadcaster Eurosport.Series organiser Coloni Motorsport described the Eurosport deal, which includes live coverage of every race, as a "highly-valuable partnership".The championship will begin next March at Monza, before a street race in Marrakech and events in Hungary, Russia, Germany, the UK and the Czech Republic. One date, in July, remained to be confirmed with talks ongoing with venues in Spain and Italy.

Series organiser Enzo Coloni said:  I am really happy to announce the 2013 Auto GP schedule. Over these years, our championship continued to grow up and confirmed to be one of the most impressive of the international panorama."Auto GP is the latest derivation of what was originally known as the Italian Formula 3000 championship. It has been run as Auto GP since 2010.