🏎️ Single-Seaters: F1, F2, F3, Formula E, FREC & Italian F4
The European single-seater ladder is operating at full throttle, bringing action from world championship contenders down to the next generation of racing prodigies.
- Formula 1, Formula 2 & Formula 3:
- 📍 Venue: Hungaroring (Mogyoród, near Budapest, Hungary)
- Highlights: F1, F2, and F3 share the main stage at the tight and technical 4.381 km Hungaroring. High downforce, intense mid-summer heat, and supreme qualifying pace will dictate the weekend for F1 and F2. In F3, expect 30-car chaos through Turn 1 and crucial track-limit management.
- Formula E:
- 📍 Venue: Tokyo (Tokyo Street Circuit)
- Highlights: With back-to-back races, the driver field will tackle the technical Tokyo Street Circuit, an intense 18-turn, 2.582 km track laid out directly around the iconic Tokyo Big Sight (Tokyo International Exhibition Center) along the waterfront of Tokyo Bay. Featuring tight hairpins, rapid direction changes, and narrow concrete walls, this harbor-side venue demands absolute precision and masterful energy management from the drivers.
- FREC (Formula Regional European Championship):
- 📍 Venue: Circuit Paul Ricard (Le Castellet, France)
- Highlights: Showcasing top international talents fighting for vital FIA Super Licence points on the wide runoff and technical layouts of the French track.
- Italian F4 Championship:
- 📍 Venue: Autodromo Nazionale Monza (Monza, Italy)
- Highlights: Packed grids of aggressive teenagers battle wheel-to-wheel down Monza’s famous long straights and tight chicanes in identical Tatuus chassis.
🏁 NASCAR & North American Stock Cars
North American oval and stock car racing takes over historic venues across national and regional divisions.
- NASCAR Cup Series (Brickyard 400):
- 📍 Venue: Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Indianapolis, Indiana, USA)
- Highlights: Stock cars return to the legendary 2.5-mile oval. High speeds down the long front stretch and heavy braking into Turn 1 make this a crown-jewel event where the winner gets to kiss the historic bricks.
- NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series (formerly Xfinity):
- 📍 Venue: Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Indianapolis, Indiana, USA)
- Highlights: Serving as the Saturday feature at the Brickyard, top rising stars and Cup veterans clash in the high-stakes Pennzoil 250.
- NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series:
- 📍 Venue: Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park (Brownsburg, Indiana, USA)
- Highlights: Delivering signature bumper-to-bumper intensity, the Truck Series heads to the nearby short track for hard-charging oval action and chaotic late-race restarts.
🚗 Touring Cars & GT Racing: DTM, GTWC, BTCC & TCR
Door-to-door, panel-rubbing excitement and GT3 machinery take center stage at major venues across Europe, South America, and Australia.
- DTM (Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters):
- 📍 Venue: Motorsport Arena Oschersleben (Oschersleben, Germany)
- Highlights: GT3 sprint racing at its finest. Expect two 60-minute battles between Porsche, BMW, Mercedes-AMG, Audi, and Ferrari through Oschersleben’s tight chicanes.
- BTCC (British Touring Car Championship):
- 📍 Venue: Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire, England, UK)
- Highlights: The UK’s flagship series hits Britain’s fastest circuit. With three chaotic races on Sunday, expect high-speed slipstreaming and plenty of traded paint.
- GT World Challenge Australia:
- 📍 Venue: Queensland Raceway (Willowbank, Queensland, Australia)
- Highlights: Down Under, exotic GT3 supercars deliver pro-am strategies and multi-class racing through Queensland’s fast sweeping corners.
- TCR South America:
- 📍 Venue: Autódromo José Carlos Pace / Interlagos (São Paulo, Brazil)
- Highlights: South America’s premier touring car championship brings turbo-charged grid battles to the iconic undulations of Interlagos.
🛞 Rally & Off-Road Two-Wheelers: ERC & MXGP
For fans of dirt, gravel, and high-flying jumps, off-road disciplines head to punishing tracks and stages.
- ERC (European Rally Championship):
- 📍 Venue: Rally Roma Capitale (Rome & Fiuggi, Italy)
- Highlights: Fast asphalt stage rally where crews tackle technical mountain roads around Rome, requiring pinpoint co-driver calls and maximum tarmac commitment.
- MXGP (Motocross World Championship):
- 📍 Venue: Lommel Circuit (Lommel, Belgium)
- Highlights: Known as one of the toughest motocross tracks in the world, the brutal deep sand of Lommel tests physical endurance across Saturday qualifying heats and Sunday’s main MXGP and MX2 motos.