FIA World Rally Championship
The fastest rough road racers on earth are back with a vengeance this month as the World Rally Championship heads to France and Spain for rounds 11 and 12. This season has already re-written the history books with a record-breaking rally in Finland, but can the closing stages throw up any unwelcome surprises for the imperious Sebastien Ogier and his designs on a third consecutive title? Follow our daily highlights programmes to catch all the drama!•Daily highlights Rd 11, Rallye de France – Friday 2 October, Saturday 3 October and Sunday 4 October at 21:30•Daily highlights Rd 12, Catalunya-Costa Daurada – Friday 23 October, Saturday 24 October and Sunday 25 October at 20:30
FIA World Endurance Championship
The FIA World Endurance Championship and its mighty sportscar machinery travel to the Land of the Rising Sun in a few weeks for round number six. The venue for this long-haul duel is the Fuji International Speedway, a circuit notorious for having one of the longest straights of any track in the world. Prototypes and GT cars alike will take to the high-speed track so tune into our delayed-as-live coverage and catch them if you can! •Delayed-as-live Rd 6, 6 Hours of Fuji – Sunday 11 October at 07:30
V8 Supercars
We’re stoked to bring you V8 Supercars’ annual pilgrimage to the Mecca of Australian motorsport – the Bathurst 1000 – and the following round at the Gold Coast track. The iconic Bathurst circuit hosts the championship’s 10th instalment, where Chaz Mostert will be looking to reproduce the remarkable drive that took him from the back of the grid to the podium’s top step at last year’s monumental event.•Delayed-as-live Rd 10, Bathurst 1000 Shoot-Out – Saturday 10 October at 22:30•LIVE Rd 10, Bathurst 1000 – Sunday 11 October at 23:30•Delayed-as-live Rd 11, Gold Coast (Race 1) – Saturday 24 October and Sunday 25 October at 12:00
FIA Formula 3 European Championship
Open-wheel racing is back on the agenda in the next few weeks as the FIA Formula 3 European Championship gives Hockenheim the pleasure of its company. We will show the final chapter of this year’s championship live every step of the way, so don’t miss out on what promises to be a closely-fought curtain call!•LIVE Rd 11, Hockenheim – Saturday 17 October at 10:20 (Race 1), 17:00 (Race 2) and Sunday 18 October at 11:05 (Race 3)
European Le Mans Series
We have some more top flight endurance racing to serve up with live coverage of the European Le Mans Series finale: the 4 Hours of Estoril. Things look a little too close for comfort at the business end of the points’ standings across all categories, so you can be sure that teams up and down the grid will go hell for leather to gain championship glory.•LIVE Rd 6, 4 Hours of Estoril – Sunday 18 October at 12:40
United SportsCar Championship
This month you can also catch America’s finest prototype and GT machinery negotiating the fast-paced Road Atlanta circuit, which hosts round 12 of the United SportsCar Championship. Another endurance series that has delivered nail-biting levels of competition all season, this ever-entertaining series should be a firm favourite on your motorsport viewing agenda.•LIVE Rd 12, Road Atlanta – Saturday 3 October at 16:00 (Race 1) and 22:00 (Race 2)
International GT Open
The world’s finest GT drivers congregate once again for a double-whammy of full-throttled action this month, with rounds six and seven coming from Monza and Barcelona respectively. Ferraris, McLarens, Lamborghinis, Astons – you name it, the International GT Open has it! So with one of the speediest and priciest grids of any series, what’s not to like? •LIVE Rd 6, Monza – Saturday 3 October at 14:50 (Race 1) and Sunday 4 October at 11:50 (Race 2)•LIVE Rd 7, Barcelona – Saturday 31 October at 13:50 (Race 1) and Sunday 1 November at 10:50 (Race 2)
EuroFormula Open
You can also revel in some single-seater action from Monza and Barcelona as the EuroFormula Open championship roars back to life for the season’s seventh and eighth events. RP Motorsport and Campos Racing are set to continue their epic tussle for top honours, but who will leave with the best seat in the house? Tune into our real-time coverage to find out!•LIVE Rd 7, Monza – Saturday 3 October at 13:50 (Race 1) and Sunday 4 October at 10:50 (Race 2)•LIVE Rd 8, Barcelona – Saturday 31 October at 12:50 (Race 1) and Sunday 1 November at 09:50 (Race 2)
Italian Motorcycle Championship
Racing wouldn’t be the same without some typically Italian flair and passion. That’s why you should get your monthly measure of Mediterranean motorsport from the Italian Motorcycle Championship’s next round at Mugello. Tune into our live coverage to witness some of Europe’s fastest riders get a knee down in style. •LIVE Rd 9, Mugello – Saturday 10 October at 13:20 •LIVE Rd 10, Mugello – Sunday 11 October at 13:20
TCR International Series
Top drawer touring car racing doesn’t get much better than the sort seen in the TCR International Series, which is back for another high-octane chapter in the next few weeks. This time around we head to Thailand and the brand new Buriram circuit, where Pepe Oriola and Stefano Comini will give it everything once more in their quest for the inaugural TCR title. We’ll have all the action live so you don’t miss a beat of this baptism of fire!•LIVE Rd 10, Buriram – Sunday 25 October at TBC
Renault Sport Trophy
Renault’s astonishingly quick R.S. 01 rocket ship is out for a last blast this month as the Renault Sport Trophy arrives in Jerez for the season-ending round. With six teams letting some of motorsport’s brightest young stars off the leash, this series provides a truly stunning spectacle every time it takes to the track.•LIVE Rd 6, Jerez – Saturday 17 October at 14:55 (Race 1) and Sunday 18 October at 10:10 (Race 2) •Delayed-as-live Rd 6, Jerez – Sunday 18 October at 17:20 (Race 3)
National Unlimited Banger World Finals Your month of motorsport wouldn’t be complete without something unspeakably bonkers, so we’re pleased to bring you the ever-entertaining National Unlimited Banger World Finals. If all you want from racing is relentless bashing, crashing and all-out smashing, we recommend flicking on our live coverage to catch every last metal-creasing crunch of this brilliant event. •LIVE Banger World Finals – Saturday 10 October at 17:00
All times are BST - please note time change to GMT on October 25 at 02:00
Broadcast time and dates subject to alteration
