As another season of racing begins to wind down, there won’t be many more opportunities to soak up a full complement of live Formula 3, GT and touring car racing. Fortunately, here at the High Speed Television channel, we’ve got you covered, so belt up and enjoy the ride.
We start off with the penultimate round of the FIA F3 European Championship from Imola, as Lance Stroll hopes to finally put the title beyond the reach of Maximillian Gunther. The German kept his slim championship hopes alive with a race three victory last time out at the Nürburgring, but with Prema team-mate Stroll sweeping to a double, Gunther will have to be on top form to give himself a chance of taking the fight to Hockenheim. Behind the runaway leaders, there’s everything still to play for in the race for third, with Nick Cassidy, George Russell and Callum Ilott all separated by just five points. Expect the battle to be just as fierce as the Italian autumnal sun will be hot – you won’t want to miss a moment.
Back where it all began in March 2015, the TCR International Series returns to Sepang. Not only is the circuit much changed – having been extensively re-profiled and resurfaced to improve drainage – but so too have the cars, with greater representation from VW, Alfa Romeo and Subaru in addition to original cast members SEAT and Honda. Briton’s James Nash has a slim two-point lead over defending champion Stefano Comini, while Pepe Oriola and Jean-Karl Vernay are still in the fight and ready to pounce on any small slip-ups.
But if it’s unpredictability you’re after, then look no further than the International GT Open, which has seen eight different teams representing six manufacturers take victories in the first ten races. The only car to win more than once this season has been the Teo Martin Racing BMW of Miguel Ramos, but a slump to seventh in race two at the Red Bull Ring after winning race one summed up the inconsistency that has allowed the Lazarus Lamborghini pairing Giovanni Venturini and Thomas Biagi to break clear. Ramos has 19 points to make up over the remaining two rounds, beginning this weekend at Monza, while Shaun Balfe is also still in the hunt in his new McLaren.
Remaining at the Italian cathedral of speed, Leonardo Pulcini and Ferdinand Habsburg prepare to reprise their battle in the EuroFormula Open, but with one eye carefully watching US starlet Colton Herta. The 16-year-old American prodigy benefitted from a grid penalty and gearbox failure for Habsburg at the Red Bull Ring to take a stunning double on the Austrian’s home turf, while Pulcini extended his championship lead to 48 points with three meetings to go. Can the Italian return to winning ways on home soil?
Thankfully for the GT fans among you, we’re still not done yet. To cap it all off, there’s live coverage of the Blancpain GT Sports Club from Barcelona, followed by highlights of the GT3 Le Mans Cup at Spa-Francorchamps and the GT4 European Series at the Hungaroring. Could the PROsport Porsche of former WTCC racer Peter Terting and Jorg Veibahn extend their advantage at the top of the standings, or would the glorious-sounding Villorba Corse Maserati bounce back from their DNF at Spa?
Saturday 1st October
10:45 – LIVE TCR International Series, Rd 10, Sepang12:05 – Delayed-As-Live FIA F3 European Championship, Rd 9, Imola (Race 1)14:05 – LIVE EuroFormula Open, Rd 6, Monza (Race 1)15:00 – LIVE International GT Open, Rd 6, Monza (Race 1)16:50 – GT3 Le Mans Cup, Rd 5, Spa-Francorchamps17:20 – GT4 European Series, Rd 5, Hungaroring
Sunday 2nd October
10:20 – LIVE Blancpain GT Sports Club, Rd 5, Barcelona (Race 1)11:05 – Delayed-As-Live FIA F3 European Championship, Rd 9, Imola (Race 2)14:30 – LIVE Blancpain GT Sports Club, Rd 5, Barcelona (Race 2)15:40 – Delayed-As-Live FIA F3 European Championship, Rd 9, Imola (Race 3)17:40 – Delayed-As-Live EuroFormula Open, Rd 6, Monza (Race 2)18:40 – Delayed-As-Live International GT Open, Rd 6, Monza (Race 2)20:30 – Bo’Ness Hill Climb Revival
