In addition, on 31 July, Superpole will be live at 3pm, before the Superstock 600 race gets underway at 6pm.

On race day, live coverage will start at 10.25am, with Fogarty returning to the studio after appearing earlier this year during round four from Assen. This round produced two all-British podiums and riders and fans will be hoping for more of the same at Silverstone.

Both races will be available in high definition on Eurosport HD from 4.15pm while the World Supersport race will be live on Eurosport HD at 1pm.

Commentators Jack Burnicle and James Whitham will be on-site at the Northamptonshire track throughout the weekend, guiding viewers through the busy race schedule.

Online subscribers can also follow the weekend’s racing on the Eurosport Player where live coverage and commentary-free video on demand will be available.

Saturday 31 July
1500-1600 LIVE Superpole on British Eurosport 2
1800-1830 LIVE Superstock 600 on British Eurosport 2

Sunday 1 August
1025-1630 LIVE WSBK race day, including both WSBK races & WSS on British Eurosport 2
1300-1400 LIVE World Supersport race on Eurosport HD
1615-1700 Race one on Eurosport HD
1700-1745 Race two on Eurosport HD
2200-2330 Highlights on British Eurosport 2

With the championship at the halfway stage, everything is still to play for and drivers will be heading to the Kent circuit aiming to score high.

Chevrolet’s Rob Huff is currently in fourth place on the leader board, 13 points behind three-time champion Andy Priaulx of BMW Team RBM. Now in his sixth WTCC season, 30-year-old Huff is seeking his first championship title and has reason to believe he is due a win at Brands Hatch. He says;

“Brands Hatch is obviously an event that’s very close to me. It’s the only UK round of the season and every year I have massive home support, 300 of my own friends and family will be at the race, as well as the friends and fans I’ve acquired over the years. Two years ago [at Brands] it was my 100th race and we led for 11 laps out of 12 before getting a puncture on the last lap. It was heartbreaking and probably one of the hardest things I’ve had to face in my career. We’ve had a second and a third place there over the last two years and I think it’s about time we won the home event!”

Joining Priaulx and Huff will be reigning British Touring Car champion Colin Turkington, Harry Vaulkhard and Tom Boardman, meaning it will be the strongest representation by national drivers at a home event all season.

On Sunday British Eurosport will broadcast both races exclusively LIVE, while the action will also be available in high definition on Eurosport HD.

Online, viewers can follow the racing LIVE on the Eurosport Player, where commentary-free video on demand is also available as a catch up service for those who missed it.

Former WTCC driver James Thompson will join Martin Haven for expert commentary and comments on British Eurosport.

Sat 17 July
1900-1930 Qualifying on British Eurosport 2

Sun 18 July
1000-1030 LIVE warm up on British Eurosport & Eurosport HD
1145-1245 LIVE Race 1 on British Eurosport & Eurosport HD
1345-1445 LIVE Race 2 on British Eurosport 2
1645-1715 Race 2 hlts on British Eurosport & Eurosport HD
1900-2000 Race day hlts on British Eurosport 2
2235-2335 Race day hlts on British Eurosport

Coverage starts with free practise from the popular Assen circuit in Holland where the MotoGP circus arrives for the weekend.

Qualifying at Assen takes place on Friday, and Saturday is race day at the Dutch circuit, full coverage from 125, Moto2 and MotoGP is broadcast live, excepting the actual MotoGP race which is broadcast one hour after the start of the race.

World Superbike from San Marino includes superpole live on Saturday followed by the Superstock 600 race. Sunday features the two WSB races from the Italian round at San Marino.

And finally British Superbike is broadcast from the Mallory Park circuit, again with live coverage of both races taking place on Sunday.

Full details of TV schedule:

Thursday 24 June
1140-1245 LIVE 125cc practice on British Eurosport
1245-1410 LIVE MotoGP practice on British Eurosport
1410-1510 LIVE Moto2 practice on British Eurosport

Friday 25 June
1200-1245 LIVE 125cc qualifying on British Eurosport
1245-1410 LIVE MotoGP qualifying on British Eurosport
1410-1500 LIVE Moto2 qualifying on British Eurosport

Saturday 26 June
0945-1100 LIVE 125cc race on British Eurosport 2
1100-1225 LIVE Moto2 race on British Eurosport 2
1225-1410 LIVE MotoGP race on British Eurosport 2
1410-1500 LIVE WSBK Superpole on British Eurosport 2
1700-1730 LIVE WSBK Superstock 600 race on British Eurosport 2

Sunday 27 June
0930-1325 LIVE WSBK race one & WSS on British Eurosport, 1045-1315 on Eurosport HD
1325-1430 LIVE BSB race one on British Eurosport
1430-1530 LIVE WSBK race two on British Eurosport & Eurosport HD
1530-1800 LIVE BSB race two on British Eurosport

motoGP at Silverstone

It was last seen at the famous Silverstone circuit back in 1986, but MotoGP is back this weekend as the British round returns to one of the fastest tracks on the GP calendar.

The Northampton circuit has undergone some much needed remedial work in recent times and the new track layout promises more overtaking action than ever before.

British Eurosport will be on hand offering Live TV coverage of all practise and qualifying sessions from the British Grand Prix, along with full coverage of the 125 and Moto2 races.

The MotoGP live race will be broadcast one hour after the start of the race.

In the 125 competition Britain’s Bradley Smith will be looking for a win on home soil to boost his chances of claiming the 125 title. He is joined on the grid by fellow Brit Danny Webb, who will also be trying his best to impress the home crowd.

Scott Redding, who delighted home fans at Donington Park in 2008 when he made history becoming the youngest rider of all time to win a Grand Prix race, will this time contest the Moto2 race.

Last season the British Grand Prix from Donington Park threw up some surprising results, with Italian Andrea Dovizioso winning the MotoGP race ahead of Colin Edwards and Randy de Puniet, while eventual champion Valentino Rossi finished fifth with Brit James Toseland behind him in sixth. With Rossi ruled out through injury this time around, another shock winner could be on the cards.

Join Toby Moody and Julian Ryder for all the action from Silverstone on British Eurosport this weekend.

Friday 18 June
1240-1345 LIVE 125cc practice session on British Eurosport 2
1345-1510 LIVE MotoGP practice session on British Eurosport 2
1510-1615 LIVE Moto2 practice session on British Eurosport 2

Saturday 19 June
1300-1345 LIVE 125cc qualifying on British Eurosport 2
1345-1510 LIVE MotoGP qualifying on British Eurosport 2
1510-1600 LIVE Moto2 qualifying on British Eurosport 2

Sunday 20 June – Race Day
1030-1100 MotoGP warm up on British Eurosport 2
1100-1225 LIVE Moto2 race on British Eurosport 2
1430-1545 LIVE 125cc race on British Eurosport 2
1545-1715 MotoGP race on British Eurosport 2

nigel mansell-le mans

One of the best known motorsport endurance races of all time, the Le Mans 24 Hours takes place this weekend and British Eurosport TV coverage of the event starts with free practise today (Wednesday June 9th) followed by live qualifying.

The Eurosport team will be on-site, bringing viewers closer to the action than ever before, with a LIVE studio on the start-finish line. Throughout the week at 6.30pm, daily guests from the world of motorsports will join the Eurosport presenters for the daily preview show “Le Mans 24 Minutes”, featuring the latest interviews, news and reports.

Heading up Eurosport’s commentary team will be Martin Haven who explains why British fans will have an added to incentive to tune in this year:

“The Aston Martin Racing team will fly the flag for Britain, giving chase at the front of the field, but there’s extra spice for the British fans in the form of Nigel Mansell, who will start the race for the first time in his career. He will be partnered in an all-British Ginetta-Zytek by his sons Greg and Leo.”

Former F1 champion Nigel Mansell and his sons will race for the team Beachdean Mansell and will contest the prestigious LMP1 category. Should the trio claim a victory, Mansell will join Graham Hill in the history books as the only other driver to secure the “Triple Crown of Motorsport” which involves winning either the Indianapolis 500 or the Indy/CART title plus either the Monaco Grand Prix or the F1 drivers’ title and the Le Mans 24 Hours.

Haven thinks the big battle will be between title holders Peugeot and Le Mans dominant force Audi:

“This year’s race is almost certain to boil down into a duel between the diesel cars of Audi and Peugeot. The German manufacturer has been the dominant force at Le Mans for the past decade, while the French cars won last year’s race after three years of trying. Audi will certainly be looking for revenge.”

Eurosport’s coverage will be more comprehensive than ever before, with a week-long build-up to the race, extensive LIVE action, high definition coverage and expert analysis and comment from our studio at La Sarthe.

Wednesday 9 June
1530-1830 LIVE Free practice on British Eurosport 2
2100-2300 LIVE Qualifying on British Eurosport 2

Thursday 10 June
1800-1830 LIVE Qualifying on British Eurosport 2
1900-2000 LIVE Qualifying on British Eurosport & Eurosport HD
2100-2300 LIVE Qualifying on British Eurosport & Eurosport HD

Saturday 12 June
0800-0845 LIVE Warm-up on British Eurosport & Eurosport HD
1000-1100 LIVE Le Mans Legends race on British Eurosport & Eurosport HD
1345-1515 LIVE Le Mans 24 Hours on British Eurosport & Eurosport HD
1515-2100 LIVE Le Mans 24 Hours on British Eurosport 2
2100-2130 LIVE Le Mans 24 Hours on British Eurosport & Eurosport HD
2130-2200 LIVE Le Mans 24 Hours on British Eurosport 2
2215-2300 LIVE Le Mans 24 Hours on British Eurosport & Eurosport HD
2330-0200 LIVE Le Mans 24 Hours on British Eurosport & Eurosport HD
0200-0800 LIVE Le Mans 24 Hours on British Eurosport & Eurosport HD

Sunday 13 June
0800-0830 LIVE Le Mans 24 Hours on British Eurosport, British Eurosport 2 & Eurosport HD
0830-0930 LIVE Le Mans 24 Hours on British Eurosport & Eurosport HD
0930-1215 LIVE Le Mans 24 Hours on British Eurosport 2
1205-1415 LIVE Le Mans 24 Hours on British Eurosport & Eurosport HD

The live action will get underway at 7.30am on Saturday (5 June) with Stage 2 from Monte Grighine, followed by Stage 4 at 11am. On Sunday (6 June), Stage 8 from Coiluna will be live at 7.30am while Stage 10 will be on air at 10.45am.

Back in January, a record 12 million viewers tuned in to Eurosport and Eurosport 2 channels across Europe to watch the opening round of the 2010 IRC season from Monte Carlo, which featured 12 hours of live coverage. The audience figures were particularly high on Thursday 21 January when an average audience of 810,000 viewers, and a peak of over one million, watched the snow-covered ninth stage. This was a 70% audience increase compared to the peak in 2009.

Saturday 5 June
0730-0845 LIVE Stage 2: Monte Grighine 1 (27.80 kilometres) on British Eurosport & Eurosport HD
1100-1200 LIVE Stage 4: Monte Grighine 2 on British Eurosport & Eurosport HD

Sunday 6 June
0730-0845 LIVE Stage 8 Coiluna 1 (26.00 kilometres) on British Eurosport & Eurosport HD
1045-1145 LIVE Stage 10 Coiluna 2 on British Eurosport & Eurosport HD

Tuesday 8 June
2230-2300 Rally d’Italia-Sardegna review on British Eurosport & Eurosport HD

The same live coverage as well as video on demand content will also be available online via the Eurosport Player

Many of today’s F1 drivers have made the step up from the ‘feeder’ series of GP2, in fact eleven of the current Formula 1 grid have previously raced in GP2.

Former GP2 champions include Lewis Hamilton, Nico Rosberg, Timo Glock and last years winner Nico Hulkenberg who joined the Williams team for his debut F1 season.

In turn the newly formed GP3 is considered a ‘feeder’ for Gp2, and the new series launches this weekend for the first time ever at Barcelona.

British Eurosport will broadcast both races from GP2 and GP3, with LIVE coverage from each series.

Saturday 8 May
1830-1930 GP2 race one on British Eurosport 2

Sunday 9 May
0800-0830 GP3 race one on British Eurosport
0830-0900 LIVE GP3 race two on British Eurosport
0935-1025 LIVE GP2 race two on British Eurosport
1930-2000 GP3 race two on British Eurosport

For fans of the often more exciting two wheeled action, the fifth round of the 2010 World Superbike Championship comes from the Monza track in Italy.

Following two all British podiums in the last round at Assen, UK fans will not want to miss out on this one. British Eurosport coverage starts on Saturday with Superpole and live action from the Superstock 600 series.

Both World Superbike races will be broadcast from start to finish on Sunday. Joining Eurosport presenter Tony Carter in the WSB studio will be former rider James Haydon and current BSB series leader Tommy Hill, while commentary will come from Jack Burnicle and James Whitham.

Saturday 8 May – Superbike World Championship
1400-1500 LIVE Superpole on British Eurosport 2
1700-1730 LIVE Superstock 600 on British Eurosport 2

Sunday 9 May – Superbike World Championship
0930-1530 LIVE race day on British Eurosport 2
1100-1200 LIVE race one on Eurosport HD
1700-1745 Race two on Eurosport HD

The 2010 MotoGP Championship resumes this weekend at Jerez, following the postponed Japanese Grand Prix last weekend, while the British Superbike Championship travels north for the third round from Oulton Park in Cheshire.

British Superbike

British Eurosport 2 will broadcast exclusively LIVE from the domestic series on Monday from 12.30-6pm, with exclusive interviews and expert reaction from the Oulton Park paddocks.

In the British Superbikes, Tommy Hill tops the standings, 34 points clear of Australian Josh Brookes in second place. Following the retirement of former world and British champion Neil Hodgson last week and the absence of title contender James Ellison due to injuries sustained at the previous round in Thruxton, racing at Oulton Park looks set to be the most open of the season so far.

Moto GP

The 125cc, Moto2 and MotoGP qualifying sessions will be LIVE on British Eurosport 2 on Saturday at 12pm, gearing fans up for race day from 9.45am on Sunday when the 125cc and Moto2 races will be broadcast LIVE with the MotoGP race showing in its entirety,  delayed one hour from the start.

Seven-time champion Valentino Rossi leads the world going into the Jerez round, following his victory in the season-opener at Qatar, but the Italian is sure to face a fierce challenge from home favourites Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa.

Last season at Jerez in the 125cc championship, British rider Bradley Smith claimed his first GP win of the season and the title favourite will be hoping for more of the same this time around. He currently sits eighth in the championship. Fellow Brit Danny Webb will join Smith in the 125s while Scott Redding will contest the Moto2 race.

Saturday 1 May – MotoGP Championship
1200-1245 LIVE 125cc qualifying on British Eurosport 2
1245-1410 LIVE MotoGP qualifying on British Eurosport 2
1410-1500 LIVE Moto2 qualifying on British Eurosport 2

Sunday 2 May – MotoGP Championship
0945-1100 LIVE 125cc race on British Eurosport 2
1100-1225 LIVE Moto2 race on British Eurosport 2
1400-1500 MotoGP race on British Eurosport 2

Monday 3 May – British Superbike Championship
1230-1800 LIVE race day on British Eurosport 2

carl fogarty wsb

The UK motorcycle legend and four time World Superbike Champion, Carl Fogarty is the special studio guest for British Eurosports coverage of this weekends World Superbike Championship fourth round from Assen.

Fogarty won an incredible 59 World Superbike races during his career, ensuring him the status of a motorcycling hero in the UK and around the world.

The Dutch fans remember him with admiration and endearment as Fogarty won all but two of his races at Assen between 1993 and 1999. Earning himself the nickname, The King of Assen, Fogarty managed fifteen podiums from sixteen starts at this track.

Fogarty will join Eurosport presenter Tony Carter and British Superbike rider Josh Brookes in the studio as British Eurosport 2 provides six hours of LIVE coverage from Assen.

Saturday 24 April
1400-1500 LIVE Superpole on British Eurosport 2

Sunday 25 April
0930-1535 LIVE WSB Race Day on British Eurosport 2
1800-1830 Race One on Eurosport HD
1830-1900 Race Two on Eurosport HD

motoGP

The first round of the 2010 MotoGP World Championship comes ‘live’ from the floodlit Losail circuit in Qatar this weekend, courtesy of British Eurosport, whose coverage starts with live practise at six o clock on Friday evening, April 9th.

Live practise includes all three classes, starting with the 125’s and followed with the Moto2 class which replaces the 250’s. The session concludes with the MotoGP riders in free practise.

Last season’s World Superbike champion Ben Spies is hoping to make a name for himself in MotoGP this year although the signs are already showing that Valentino Rossi is uncatchable aboard the Yamaha.

Britain’s Bradley Smith is the favourite to win this years 125 class after finishing runner up to Julian Simon last season, Simon has moved up to the Moto2 class for this year.

Scott Redding will be trying to make his mark against Simon in Moto2.

Follow all the action ‘live’, with practise on Friday, qualifying on Saturday and race day on Sunday on British Eurosport. All races are shown ‘live’ except the MotoGP race on Sunday, which is broadcast one hour after the start of the race.

Round One – Qatar

Friday 9 April
1800-1915 LIVE 125cc practice session on British Eurosport
1915-2030 LIVE Moto2 practice session on British Eurosport
2030-2130 LIVE MotoGP practice session on British Eurosport

Saturday 10 April
2000-2045 LIVE125cc qualifying on British Eurosport
2045-2210 LIVE MotoGP qualifying on British Eurosport
2210-2255 LIVE Moto2 qualifying on British Eurosport

Sunday 11 April (Race Day)
1715-1745 MotoGP warm-up on British Eurosport 2
1745-1915 LIVE125cc on British Eurosport 2
1915-2030 LIVE Moto2 on British Eurosport 2
2215-2345 MotoGP on British Eurosport 2