FIA World Endurance ChampionshipAs the highly anticipated summer months get closer, we’ll be heating things up in May with live coverage from the greatest endurance series on Earth, which this month travels to an equally prestigious circuit – Spa-Francorchamps. Last year’s blue-riband six-hour event saw a clash of Germanic titans, as Audi squared-up against Porsche and fought a tantalisingly close race on alternative strategies. Audi ultimately did enough to seize the top step of the podium but rest assured that Porsche will have a trick or two up its sleeve this time around. LIVE Rd 2, 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps – Saturday 7 May at 13:15 and 17:00

FIA World Rally ChampionshipWe’ve got more summery action this month, but this time with a bit more mud and gravel thrown into the mix. That’s right, the highly demanding FIA World Rally Championship heads to Portugal for the first mainland European gravel rally of the season. Voted ‘Best Rally in the World’ on no fewer than five occasions, this relentlessly rugged event is not to be missed, so catch each and every one of our daily highlights programmes to keep up with the fast-paced action.Daily highlights Rd 5, Rally Portugal – Friday 20 May, Saturday 21 May and Sunday 22 May at 22:35

FIM MXGPIf your thirst for dirt and daredevil antics isn’t satisfied by your four-wheel rallying friends, you’ll be well and truly sorted with the four rounds of FIM MXGP that we have lined up for you this month. When you see the titanic tussle between the two up-and-coming legends of Romain Febvre and Tim Gajser unravel even further, we’re sure that you’ll know exactly what we mean.LIVE Rd 6, Latvia – Sunday 1 May at 11:00 (Race 1) and 14:00 (Race 2)LIVE Rd 7, Germany – Sunday 8 May at 12:00 (Race 1) and 15:00 (Race 2)Delayed-as-live Rd 8, Trentino – Sunday 15 May at 18:45 (Race 1) and 20:45 (Race 2)LIVE Rd 9, Spain – Sunday 29 May at 12:00 (Race 1) and 15:00 (Race 2)

24H Series – 12H Zandvoort The next stop on our European tour isn’t quite as exotic but boy, does Circuit Park Zandvoort produce a good race. That’s right, you can enjoy every twist and turn of the iconic 4.3 kilometre track for a whopping 12 hours, thanks to the International Endurance Series’ fourth endurance encounter of the year. Whether it be amongst desert dunes in Dubai or the rolling hills of Tuscany, this monumental grid of multiple sportscar categories throws up just as many thrills and spills as the legendary circuit it’s set to tear up next.LIVE qualifying, Rd 4, 12H Zandvoort – Friday 6 May at 12:25LIVE Rd 4, 12H Zandvoort – Friday 6 May at 14:30LIVE Rd 4, 12H Zandvoort – Saturday 7 May at 07:15​European Le Mans SeriesThe hard-core endurance junkies amongst you have certainly scored this month, as we have another prototype-GT scrap-fest for you in the form of the European Le Mans Series’ second outing of the year. This elite pan-European championship will pull up the typical batch of thrills and spills at the revered Imola circuit this time around, so make sure you don’t miss out.Rd 2, Imola – Monday 16 May at 21:00

Blancpain Endurance SeriesWhilst this top-flight global sportscar championship is indeed sponsored by a certain timepiece manufacturer, the clock will be the last thing you’ll want to look at when it heads to the home of British motorsport this month. Tune into the second round of the championship to see if ProCup squads Bentley M-Sport and Belgian Audi Club Team WRT can rediscover the pace that saw them chase Nissan GT Academy Team RJN all the way to the title showdown last year.LIVE Rd 2, Silverstone – Sunday 15 May at 13:45

Motors TV Race Day: Castle CombeThe High Speed Television Channel will be teaming-up with the British Automobile Racing Club for a jam-packed day of fabulous club racing at Castle Combe circuit this month. Not that we’re boasting or anything, but there really is a spectacular variety of motorsport action on offer. Single-seaters, GTs, saloon cars, hatchbacks and even a selection of meaty-sounding Morgans – you name it, this highly entertaining event has it!LIVE, Castle Combe – Monday 2 May at 13:25

FIA Formula 3 European Championship​The single-seater contingent is also back this month with not one but two rounds of the FIA Formula 3 European Championship. The legendary Pau track in southern France and the undulating mountain circuit in Spielberg, Austria play host to the third and fourth encounters between this talented gang of speed freak youngsters. What’s more, you can witness every full-throttle lap with our live and delayed-as-live coverage.Delayed-as-live Rd 3, Pau – Saturday 14 May at 10:35 (Race 1) and 17:20 (Race 2)Delayed-as-live Rd 3, Pau – Sunday 15 May at 17:45 (Race 3)LIVE Rd 4, Red Bull Ring – Saturday 21 May at TBC (Race 1) and TBC (Race 2)LIVE Rd 4, Red Bull Ring – Sunday 22 May at TBC (Race 3)

TCR International Series​Top drawer touring car racing doesn’t get much better than the sort seen in the recently-established TCR International Series, which is back for a couple of high-octane chapters at Spa and the Temple of Speed at Monza this month. Two massively fast tracks, seven different types of tin top racer and 22 fresh-faced drivers ready to put the pedal firmly into the metal. What more could you ask for?Delayed-as-live Rd 3, Spa-Francorchamps – Friday 6 May at 18:30 (Race 1)LIVE Rd 3, Spa-Francorchamps – Saturday 7 May at 11:20 (Race 2)LIVE Rd 4, Monza – Saturday 21 May at 12:23

Monaco Historic Grand Prix​Eat your heart out, Monaco Grand Prix. If you’re a true motorsport fan, your Mecca will consist of nothing but a whole host of classic Grand Prix rocketships thundering through the principality’s evocative concrete canyons. Luckily for you, the Monaco Historic Grand Prix delivers that, and so much more, in abundance.LIVE – Saturday 14 May at 07:25 and 13:25LIVE – Sunday 15 May at 07:50

Formula V8 3.5​As one of Formula 1’s most revered feeder series, Formula V8 3.5 has a pretty impressive string of alumni to boast. Fernando Alonso, Sebastian Vettel, Robert Kubica – each and every one has cut their teeth in this take-no-prisoners series on the way to the upper echelons of Grand Prix competition. Naturally, you can expect copious amounts of jaw-dropping racing when the class of 2016 take to Spa for the season’s third instalment.LIVE Rd 3, Spa-Francorchamps – Saturday 21 May at TBC (Race 1)LIVE Rd 3, Spa-Francorchamps – Sunday 22 May at TBC (Race 2)

EuroFormula Open​You can also revel in some Spanish-based, Formula 3-style single-seater action from the Ardennes Spa circuit, as the EuroFormula Open championship returns for the season’s second round. Tune in to our real-time coverage to find out who fights their way to the top!LIVE Rd 2, Spa-Francorchamps – Saturday 21 May at 14:00 (Race 1)LIVE Rd 2, Spa-Francorchamps – Sunday 22 May at 12:00 (Race 2)

International GT Open​Are you in the mood for witnessing some awesome GT3 cars being comprehensively thrashed by a world-beating blend of pro and amateur GT drivers around some legendary grand prix venues? If such a fine melting pot of motorsport action fits the bill, tune in to watch the International GT Open roar back to life at Spa for the second round of the Europe-wide series.LIVE Rd 2, Spa-Francorchamps – Saturday 21 May at 15:00 (Race 1)LIVE Rd 2, Spa-Francorchamps – Sunday 22 May at 13:00 (Race 2)

Blancpain GT Sports Club​The Blancpain GT Sports Club is also back for another outing at Brands Hatch this month. Ostensibly this series is a bit of light-hearted fun for gentleman drivers but, like its ultra competitive cousin, features all the trappings of an elite sportscar series, not to mention racers who are no less hungry to get that all-important silverware!Delayed-as-live Rd 2, Brands Hatch – Sunday 8 May at 17:00 (Races 1 and 2)

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