Feature Events
Formula 1
– Formula 1 Gran Premio Santander d’Italia 2009
– Autodromo Nazionale di Monza
– Parco Monza, Monza, Milan, Italy
– (13/17)
– www.formula1.com
– with GP2, FBMW Europe, Porsche Supercup
After Spa comes Monza. It just does. That is how it is. Next year they want to put Valencia between them and I scoff at their plans!
There is something special about F1 at Monza. Maybe it is the autumnal light and the hint of a change in the leaves of the many trees in the park in which the track resides. Needless to say this place has history bleeding out of it. It was constructed in 1922 and was only the 3rd permanent race course in history, after Brooklands and Indianapolis, according to F1.com (hmm, wonder if fans of the Milwaukee Mile might disagree?).
Monza, like Silverstone and several of the other old classic tracks, is a bit rough around the edges. A bit tatty, bits of it falling down. That’s why we love it – it has character, it has a ‘lived-in’ feel despite the modern paint and added safety features, yet it still has a bite – F1 cars exceed 200mph on the main straight.
TV Guide:
UK – LIVE on BBC ONE at 12.10pm BST Sunday
USA – LIVE on SPEED at 7.30am ET Sunday (repeated 4.30pm)
Other Events
LMS
– Autosport 1000 Km of Silverstone
– Silverstone Circuit, Northants, England, UK
– (5/5)
– www.lemans-series.com
– with Formula Le Mans, Radical European Masters, Classic Endurance
The final round of the season for the endurance racers of Europe – apart from the few taking in Petit Le Mans with the ALMS and the new Asian round in Japan!
The LMP1 title fight is between Aston Martin and the chasing Pescarolo (gonna be honest, I’m not sure how the other classes sit). Of note is Nigel Mansell’s return to top line international motorsport in a Ginetta-Zytek in LMP1.
TV Guide
UK -The start is at 11.30am on British Eurosport with 1 hour of coverage, along with 45mins at 4.45pm.
NASCAR Sprint Cup
– Chevy Rock & Roll 400
– Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, Virginia, USA
– www.nascar.com
– US TV: ABC, Sunday 7pm ET
– UK TV: Sky Sports Xtra, Sunday night 12.30am (repeated 7pm Sunday SS2)
NASCAR Nationwide Series
– Virginia 259 College Savings 250
– Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, Virginia, USA
– www.nascar.com
NASCAR Camping World Trucks
– Copart 200
– Gateway International Raceway, Madison, Illinois, USA
– www.nascar.com
V8 Supercars
– Philip Island 500
– Philip Island, Victoria, Australia
– www.v8supercars.com.au
GP2 Series
– Monza
– Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Italy
– www.gp2series.com
– UK TV – Race 1 delayed? at 5pm Saturday, Race 2 LIVE at 9.30am Sunday
Euroseries 3000
– Valencia, Spain
FIA GT3 + GT4 + British F3
– Portimao, Algarve
F3 Sudamericana
– Buenos Aires
Super GT
– Fuji, Japan
IRC
– Rally Principe de Asturias
– Asturias, Spain
– Coverage on Eurosport
BSB
– Croft
(Eurosport 2 for much of the day!)
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Sources
FORIX (sub req.)
Live Sport on TV
RadioTimes.com
Series websites as mentioned
Autosport magazine
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