British holiday information

McLaren F1 star and 2009 World Champion Jenson Button will make a special guest appearance at this weekend’s DTM event at Brands Hatch. At 11.10am on Sunday (20 May), Jenson will briefly sign autographs for fans before taking part in a live question and answer session with ex-F1 star and current Mercedes DTM racer David [...]

The British Automobile Racing Club (BARC) stages a bumper 18-race programme at Snetterton this weekend (7-8 April), with a varied range of motorsport on offer on the two mile 200 circuit. The Easter races include classic racers, single seaters and sportscars. The MG marque is represented with the Lancaster Insurance MG Owners Club Championship, which [...]

Brands Hatch’s 2012 race events calendar has been released, with over 40 events covering cars, bikes and trucks! The MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship will visit the Kent circuit on three occasions, starting with the opening round on Easter weekend (6-9 April) and returning for a summer party on 20-22 July. The final two days [...]

The first event of Brands Hatch’s busy 2012 season takes place this Sunday (22 January) with the Chelmsford Motor Club set to return to the Kent circuit with the TRS (Essex) Ltd Brands Hatch Stage Rally after a success inaugural event last year. Stage rallying is an event rarely seen in the south east and [...]

Damon Hill’s 1996 World Championship-winning Williams-Renault FW18 is set to appear at Brands Hatch this bank holiday weekend (28-30 May) among a host of other legendary Formula One cars. Damon Hill’s time at Williams will be forever associated with his rivalry with German Michael Schumacher and a range of cars celebrating his Benetton team from [...]

Brands Hatch has been unveiled at the venue for the London 2012 Paralympic Road Cycling events. The Kent circuit will play host to 32 road cycling events for men and women with a range of disabilities including visual impairments, cerebral palsy and amputations competing on bicycles, tricycles, tandems and hand cycles. In total, 225 athletes [...]

The 50th anniversary of the Jaguar E-Type is to be celebrated at the Brands Hatch Masters Festival this coming May Bank Holiday, 28 – 30 May. The event, a major fixture in the historic racing calendar, will take place on the full Grand Prix circuit on the Sunday and Monday. Included in the E-Type entries [...]

A series of superheroes and toys descended on Brands Hatch on Wednesday (16 March) for a race with a difference to raise money for Comic Relief. Captain America, Buzz Lightyear, Spiderman, Bananaman, Morph, Barbie & Ken, the Honey Monster, a Green Army Man from Toy Story and Katsuma all took part in a race on [...]

In an amazing line up in aid of Comic Relief, the question that has beat at the heart of generations will finally be answered. Who would win in a race – Sonic the Hedgehog or Mario? At 2pm on 16 March, all eyes will turn to the renowned racetrack at Brands Hatch, Kent, as some [...]

The world’s fastest female motorcycle racer Jenny Tinmouth will become the first woman to line up on the grid for a full-time assault on the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship for the Splitlath Motorsport team. Tinmouth (31), of Ellesmere Port, will step up to the world’s toughest motorcycle racing series after finishing a close third [...]