Motorsport.tv
 | A major contributor to this section appears to have a close connection with its subject. (March 2012) |
| Country | France |
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| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English, France |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Motorsport Network |
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| Website | www |
Motors TV is a British digital television channel dedicated to motorsport. Launched in 2000, it broadcasts an extensive range of national and international racing series featuring cars, motorbikes, boats and aircraft. Its premier championships include the World Rally Championship, the FIA World Endurance Championship, United SportsCar Championship, V8 Supercars, British Formula Three and a host of FIM-sanctioned motorcycle competitions. It is broadcast 24 hours a day, 7 days a week across Europe.
History
Following in the footsteps of its French equivalent, which launched in September 2000, the British arm of Motors TV began broadcasting in March 2001. Since then it has grown in both viewership and series featured, adding premier international events such as the World Rally Championship, Bathurst 1000, Petit Le Mans and Daytona 24 Hours.
Throughout its existence the channel has featured a wide variety of car racing, including single-seaters, touring cars, prototypes, GTs and rally competition. More recently it has shown an increased commitment to motorcycle racing, adding live coverage of the Spanish and Italian championships to its schedules in 2011. In addition to circuit competitions it has also established itself as the home of motocross, with the World MX Championships, America's AMA Motocross and several supercross series now screening live on the channel.
As well as four-wheel Motors TV also covers categories as diverse as the sea-based Ocean Grand Prix, aerobatics, New Zealnd's JetSprints series and various radio controlled car competitions.
In addition to sporting events the channel also broadcasts magazine programmes such as Inside Grand Prix, Build or Bust and Best of Crash.
On 20 January 2015, Motors TV announced that they would start broadcasting in the Pan-American regions on 28 January 2015. [1]
In November 2016, Motorsport Network bought Motors TV.[2]
Series broadcast
Single-seater
Formula Renault 3.5 Series, British Formula Three, Superleague Formula, Formula Two, European F3 Open, Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, Grand Prix de Pau, Inside Grand Prix, GP3 Series, British Formula Ford
Endurance and GT
IMSA, European Le Mans Series, FIA World Endurance Championship, International GT Open, GT Cup, ADAC GT Masters, FIA GT3, Blancpain Endurance Series, Britcar, British GT, Dutch Supercar Challenge, Ferrari Challenge Europe, Porsche Supercup, Superstars GT Sprint, Bathurst 12 Hours, Dubai 24 Hours, Malaysia Merdeka Endurance Race, Le Mans Classic, Spa 24 Hours, Belcar, GT4 European Cup, SPEED Euro Series
Rally and rallycross
World Rally Championship, European Rally Championship, Red Bull Global Rallycross, Rallycross Challenge Europe, Rallye International du Valais, British Historic Rally Championship, British Rallycross Championship, French Rallycross Championship, Irish Tarmac Rally Championship, Irish National Rally Championship, Irish Forest Rally Championship, MSA Asphalt Rally Championship, Finnish F-Cup Rally, Belgian Rally, Asia-Pacific Rally Championship, Canadian Rally Championship
Motorcycle, motocross and supercross
Italian Superbike Championship, Spanish Motorcycle Championship, FIM Motocross World Championship, Supercross de Bercy, AMA Motocross, AMA Supercross, FIM X-Trial World Championship, Night of the Jumps, Endurance FIM World Championship
Touring cars
V8 Supercars, International Superstars Series, Eurocup Mégane Trophy, Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup, V8 Utes, Belgian Touring Car Series
The Super 1 British Karting Championships
The series where Formula 1 drivers in the UK and beyond start their racing careers from 8 years of age. The production team filming each round of the series were the first in the world in 2014 to start using a 4k radio controlled drone camera to film each televised round on a regular basis, flown by a licensed CAA pilot, capturing spectacular aerial views of the racing. Coulthard, McNish, Franchitti, Button, Hamilton, Di Resta and Stevens (amongst others) have come through this championship.
Other
VAGTrophy, NASCAR Xfinity Series, Race of Champions, BRSCC Porsche Championship, Lotus Cup Europe, FIA European Truck Racing Championship, D1 Grand Prix, Formula D, JDM Allstars, King of Europe Drift Series, EFRA European Championships, FIA/UEM European Dragster Championship, UK Karting, Fun Cup (UK), Mitjet Series, Santa Pod Extravaganza, LOORRS, Andros Trophy, Asian Festival of Speed, Full Throttle Middle East, UAE National Race Days, Malaysian Super Series, Autograss
Blog
Since 2010 the Motors TV website has carried blogs for a number of top-line racing drivers charting the highs and lows of the sport. International stars such as Le Mans winner David Brabham and DTM champion Gary Paffett are both amongst the regular contributors, whilst rising talents Alexander Rossi, William Buller and Scott Malvern have recorded their efforts to reach the pinnacle of the sport. More recently the British Women Racing Drivers Club (BWRDC) has added a strong presence, with blogs from several club members.
See also
References
External links
- Auto racing media
- Television channels and stations established in 2000
- French-language television stations
- English-language television stations
- German-language television stations
- Foreign television channels broadcasting in the United Kingdom
- Television channels in the Netherlands
- Television channels in Flanders
- Television channels in Belgium
- Sports television networks
- Sports television channels in the United Kingdom