Car events diary
Petrolheaded events for the car enthusiast's diary
May 2-3 FIA GT, SilverstoneTake in the evo supercar tour on May 1 before watching FIA GT in its current format for the last time.www.fiagt.com
May 8-10 Spanish GPKimi Raikkonen holds the current Catalunya lap record. Can Ferrari get things back on track to ensure he can defend it?www.f1.com
May 15 evo Track EveningSummer (or something that resembles it) is here, so what better than a warm Friday evening with evo at the Bedford Autodrome?www.evo.co.uk/trackdays
May 17 BTCC, Donington ParkThe Touring Cars hit Donington before the track gets modified into its new Grand Prix guise.www.btcc.net
May 21-24 Monaco GPLewis Hamilton put in a superb effort to win here last year. Will his 2009 demons be put to bed for a repeat performance?www.f1.com
May 22-24 WRC Italy Two new stages this year. Sa Line follows an old train line, Fiorentini is on forest roads. Probably more glamorous than Kielder…www.wrc.com
May 22-24 Mini United, SilverstoneMinis old and new celebrate the model’s 50th birthday. Our tame art director will be there with his JCW, too.www.miniunited.com
May 22-25 European Drag Racing, Santa PodWith 300mph dragsters and 3000bhp Funny Cars, the Pod should smell more than a little of burnt rubber.www.santapod.co.uk|
May 22-25 European Drag Racing, Santa PodWith 300mph dragsters and 3000bhp Funny Cars, the Pod should smell more than a little of burnt rubber.www.santapod.co.uk
May 23-24 Nurburgring 24 HoursOur man Barker braves 24 hours in a gas-powered VW Scirocco. Follow him on evo.co.uk.adac.24h-rennen.de
May 23-25 Masters Historic Festival, Brands HatchLegendary racers from the ’60s to the ’80s in action.www.brandshatch.co.uk
May 31 BTCC, Oulton ParkYoungster Liam McMillan will be hoping to make an impact on his home circuit, but Jason Plato will no doubt be looking to hog the limelight with his crowd-pleasing, YouTube hit-making car control. You wouldn’t bet against him and his World Touring Car-spec Chevrolet stealing a march on the 2009 championship. And you can see for yourself who shines at Oulton by entering our competition – we’ve got 15 pairs of tickets to give away. Enter here. www.btcc.net
June 5-7 Turkish GPTurn 8 at Istanbul is actually four left-handers combined, and forces drivers to pull 5g for four long seconds. Tough stuff.www.f1.com
June 13-14 Le Mans 24 HoursAudi’s R10 diesel has dominated La Sarthe of late. Will its R15 successor follow in its tyre tracks?www.lemans.org
