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24.01.2022 TV ALERT: This week on Speedweek from 1pm AEST, we continue to bring you the best of international motorsport, along with some quality motorsport from our archives. First up, we head over to Scotland and to the Knockhill Racing Circuit in the mountains of Fyfe for rounds 10-12 of the 2020 BTCC. The title fight has quickly become a two way affair between four times champion Official Colin Turkington and his adversary, Ashley Sutton Racing and it’s set to continue around the ti...ght 2km layout. Then we dig deep in the archives and head back to 2012, where we head to Speedway City on the outskirts of Adelaide and look back on the highlights of the 50th anniversary Sprintcars Australia Australian Sprintcar Championship. That's coming to you on SBS Australia HD from 1pm AEST this Sunday. As always, check your local guides. #sbsspeedweek #BTCC

24.01.2022 And with that, season 2020 of Speedweek comes to a close. It's been a challenging year for everybody, but we thank you so much for being so patient and sticking with us through a year that will be remembered for many different reasons. Thank you for the feedback, good and bad. We always strive to make sure that we cover as much motor racing as best as we can and that's been our mantra ever since this show began almost three decades ago.... We hope you can join us for our first show of 2021 next Sunday on SBS Australia HD from 1pm AEDT. Again, we say thank you. #sbsspeedweek

24.01.2022 TV ALERT: We still live in somewhat uncertain times right now, but as always, we do our best to give you something to look forward to every Sunday on SBS Australia HD with Speedweek. From 1pm AEST, we have again dug into our archives to give you the best of the quarter mile and the best in two wheel dirt track action. First up, we wind the clock back to 2015 and head to the Hidden Valley Drag Strip in Australia’s Top End, as we look back on the quarter mile Top Doorslammer Pr...o Slammer Australia warfare from the MotorSports NT Drag Racing Championships. Then we continue to dig deeper into our archives and head back to 2013 at 2pm, where we head south to Mount Gambier in South Australia and Borderline Speedway, where it played host to the third round of the 2013 Australian Supercross Championship. That's coming to you this Sunday on Speedweek, but as always, check your local guides. Stay safe and take care, especially to our regular fans in Victoria and NSW. #sbsspeedweek #AusSupercross

23.01.2022 TV ALERT: Things might be still quiet on the domestic motorsport front, but we're sure to shake up your weekly dose of motorsport on SBS Australia HD with the best of international motorsport, plus another gem from the Speedweek archives. From 1pm AEST, we head over to the UK and to the Oulton Park Circuit in the Cheshire region for rounds 7-9 of the 2020 BTCC. In what is already a tightly fought contest, the first six races have been dominated by four different drivers and t...he unpredictability is sure to continue. Then at 2pm, we wind the clock back to 2014 and to where it all began for Hi-Tec Drift Australia. We’re heading to the Sydney Motorsport Park Figure 8 Circuit for the final round of the inaugural Hi-Tec Oils Pty Ltd Figure 8 Drift Series, the precursor to ever popular Drift Allstars. That's coming your way on Speedweek this Sunday from 1pm AEST, but as always, check your local guides. #sbsspeedweek #BTCC #hitecdrift

23.01.2022 This week, we wind back into our archives to 2015 and look back at the MotorSports NT Drag Racing Championships, where ANDRA Top Doorslammer Pro Slammer Australia were the headline act. During the event, our cameras got unprecedented access to the ACDelco Slammer Drag Racing Team, as team owner Maurice Fabietti, then team driver Mark Belleri and their enthusiastic team attempted to take home the top prize in a strong field of Doorslammers. It's worth watching and it airs this... Sunday on SBS Australia HD from 1pm AEST. #sbsspeedweek

23.01.2022 After more than six months in a holding pattern due to COVID-19, the 2019-20 FIA ABB Formula E Championship is finally back in business. All 12 teams and 24 drivers have converged at the Berlin Templehof airport in the heart of the German capitol to decide who will be crowned champion of this sixth season of competition. It's a format like no other, nine days of action spread over six races. Each round will feature a different variant of the airport circuit and the stakes eve...ry race are exceptionally high! It's set to be #PositivelyCharged action in the heart of Berlin and it resumes this Sunday on Speedweek from 1pm AEST on SBS Australia HD. #sbsspeedweek #ABBFormulaE #PositivelyCharged

22.01.2022 This Sunday on Speedweek, we relive an exciting penultimate round from last year's ASBK - Australian Superbikes from the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, featuring the Kawasaki Motors Australia Superbike and Motorsports TV Supersport classes. All the action airs from 2pm AEST, following round eight of the 2019-20 FIA ABB Formula E Championship, race three of the Berlin E-Prix. Speedweek airs from 1pm AEST on SBS Australia HD. #sbsspeedweek #ASBK

20.01.2022 TV ALERT: We've been digging the retro feel this year with our content on Speedweek and it's set to continue to come your way with plenty of dirty track action this Sunday on SBS Australia HD from 1pm AEDT. First up, we wind back to 2016 and look back on the nail biting third and final round of that year’s Motorsport Australia BFGoodrich Off Road Championship, from Waikerie in South Australia - the Waikerie Riverland Enduro.... Then from 2pm, we dig deeper and go further back to 2003, as we head to Premier Speedway, Warrnambool for highlights of the 41st Sprintcars Australia Australian Sprintcar Championship. That's coming to you this Sunday on Speedweek, but as always, please check your local guides. #sbsspeedweek #AORC #OffRoad

19.01.2022 TV ALERT: The weather might be warming up as summer approaches, but so too is the world of motorsport, as it continues to awake from its enforced slumber. This week on Speedweek, we continue to bring you the best in international motorsport, as well as digging into our archives. First up from 1pm AEDT, we head over to Germany and return to the Berlin Templehof airport for the final round of the 2019-20 FIA ABB Formula E Championship. It’s race six of the Berlin E-Prix, where ...its all or nothing in the final race of the season. Then we wind back to February of this year and head to Sydney Motorsport Park’s Amaroo South Circuit, as we look back on the hotly contested opening round of this year’s Hi-Tec Drift Australia Drift Allstars Series, featuring the biggest names in the sport. That's all coming to you on SBS Australia HD this Sunday from 1pm AEDT, but as always, check your local guides. #sbsspeedweek #FormulaE #hitecdrift

18.01.2022 TV ALERT: We've been itching for many months to bring you some brand new Australian motorsport on Speedweek and guess what? THE WAIT IS OVER!!!! From 1pm AEDT this Sunday on SBS Australia HD, we're delivering to you all new domestic and international motor racing to your lounge rooms and we have to say that we're damn chuffed to do so!... First up, we head over to the UK and to the Brands Hatch circuit in the Kent region of England for the final three rounds of the 2020 BTCC. Four drivers will battle it out across the final three races of the year for one championship prize and the tight and action packed Indy layout could make or break the driver that wins the 2020 title. Then from 2pm, we're bring you something a bit different. We know that this won't necessarily cater to most of our viewers' tastes, but the popularity of sim racing has gained momentum over the last few years and the relevance as a part of mainstream motorsport has boomed during these recent times. With that, we bring you Season 3 of Hi-Tec Oils Pty Ltd Speedweek Eseries Powered by Gran Turismo Sport and PlayStation Australia. 14 of Australasia's best sim racers on Gran Turismo Sport will duke it out over four action packed rounds for not only championship supremacy, but also $5000 in cold, hard cash!! It kicks off at Belgium’s Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps with two races and our participants are raring to go for season three. That's all coming to you this Sunday on Speedweek from 1pm AEDT, but as always, please check your local guides. #sbsspeedweek #speedweekeseries #BTCC Hi-Tec Oils Pty Ltd Gran Turismo PlayStation Australia Hyperdrive

17.01.2022 TV ALERT: This week on Speedweek, it's all about retro, as we have sifted through our archive and found these cool gems. From 1pm AEDT, we blast down the quarter mile as we wind back to 2015 and head to Willowbank Raceway | Drag Racing's Finest on the outskirts of Brisbane. We look back on the dramatic 2015 edition of the Australian National Drag Racing Association Winternationals, featuring a star studded field in Top Fuel Australia and @Top Fuel Motorcycle.... Then from 2pm, we jump forward to last Easter and head to Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, as we look back on the highly entertaining Federal Tyres Australia Circuit Excel Challenge, as part of the 2019 Bathurst 6 Hour. And from 2:30pm AEDT, we again jump into the time machine and wind back to the final round of the 2014 Australian V8 Superboats Series from Temora in NSW. That's coming to you on SBS HD this Sunday from 1pm AEDT. As always, please check your local guides. #sbsspeedweek

17.01.2022 TV ALERT: This week's Speedweek is a special three hour edition at the special time of 12:30pm AEDT, as we bring you continued international motorsport, along with some more retro action from the Speedweek archives. First up, we head over to Germany and return to the Berlin Templehof airport for the penultimate round of the 2019-20 FIA ABB Formula E Championship. It’s race five of the Berlin E-Prix and with the championship now decided, it’s gloves off for the minor placings.... Then at 1:30pm, we jump across to the UK and to the Thruxton Circuit in Hampshire for rounds 13-15 of the 2020 BTCC. It’s the halfway point of the BTCC season and the pursuit to win the top prize in British motorsport continues to intensify around the fastest circuit in England. Then at 2:30pm, we dig into the archives and head back to 2014, where we head to Perth Motorplex and look back on the nitro fuelled Top Fuel and Sportsmans action from the 43rd Australian National Drag Racing Association Westernationals. That's all coming your way on SBS Australia HD this Sunday from 12:30pm and remember, NSW, VIC, ACT and TAS begin daylight saving thiscoming Sunday, so be sure to check your guides. #sbsspeedweek #FormulaE #BTCC

14.01.2022 TV ALERT: Life may seem like we're stuck in a repetitive cycle with what's going on in the world right now. But here at Speedweek, we're always trying to bring some action into your Sunday afternoon and this Sunday on SBS Australia HD from 1pm AEST, there's plenty to share about! And we kick things off with the return of the 2019-20 FIA ABB Formula E Championship. After more than six months in a holding pattern due to COVID-19, the 12 teams and 24 drivers of the most electrif...ying, unpredictable and #PositivelyCharged open wheeler series are set to finish off the season with the first of six races around the Berlin Templehof circuit. At the end of the remaining six rounds, we'll find out who will be crowned champion, but who will it be? Then from 2pm AEST, we dig into our archives and go back to 2013, where we head to South Coast Raceway in Portland, Victoria. The big guns of Top Doorslammer Pro Slammer Australia racing are keen for quarter mile glory in round two of the Aussie Slamfest. That's all coming your way this Sunday on Speedweek, but as ways, check your local guides. #sbsspeedweek #ABBFormulaE #PositivelyCharged #AussieSlamfest

13.01.2022 MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!! From everyone at Speedweek, we extend to our loyal fans and viewers a merry and safe Christmas. We hope Santa has been kind to you and left you some goodies. COVID Safe of course! We hope you can join us for our final show of 2020 this Sunday form 1pm AEDT of SBS Australia HD.... #sbsspeedweek

13.01.2022 TV ALERT: As we prepare to resume all things motorsport in 2021, we’re continuing our retro trend this Sunday on SBS Australia HD with a mix of dirt track action and a bit of tarmac as well. Kicking off from 1pm AEDT, we wind back to 2016 and resume our look back through the 2015-16 World Series Sprintcars season. This week, we look at highlights from rounds five and six held at Premier Speedway, Warrnambool, doubling as the final two rounds of Ultimate Sprintcar Championship... Speedweek. Then at 2pm AEDT, we go to Winton Motor Raceway and look back on the opening round of last year’s AMRS - Australian Motor Racing Series. Our look back includes action from the Promaxx Performance Exhausts TA2 Racing Muscle Cars, Thunder Sports and Miniature Race Cars. That’s all coming your way on Speedweek this Sunday from 1pm AEDT. But as always, check your local guides. #sbsspeedweek #worldseriessprintcars #AMRS

11.01.2022 TV ALERT: This weekend is sure going to be busy with a little race happening west of Sydney. But fear not Speedweek fans, we never rest in our pursuit to bring you the latest in international motorsport and some classics from deep within the archives. First up, we head over to the UK and to Silverstone, the home of British motorsport, for rounds 16-18 of the BTCC. The title fight currently remains a two horse race between Official Colin Turkington and Ashley Sutton Racing, bu...t with 12 races remaining in the season, one simple mistake could change the outcome very quickly! Then from 2pm, we wind back to 2014 and head to Sydney Motorsport Park, where we look back on the event where that ‘one perfect lap’ matters in the ultimate pursuit against the clock. It’s the Yokohama Tyre Australia World Time Attack Challenge. It's all coming to you this Sunday on Speedweek from 1pm AEDT on SBS Australia HD, but as always, remember to check your local guides. #sbsspeedweek #BTCC #wtac #oneperfectlap

11.01.2022 Hi-Tec Drift Australia FLASHBACK: The inaugural season of Hi-Tec Drift Australia, the 2014 Hi-Tec Oils Pty Ltd Figure 8 Drift Series brought together Australian drifting's finest and emerging talent. It also established HiTec Blaze Unit and James Abbott as worthy champions of the inaugural season. And the good news? You can watch it all over again this Sunday on Speedweek from 2pm following the BTCC, as we look back on the final round back in the inaugural 2014 season.... Speedweek airs on SBS Australia HD from 1pm AEST. #sbsspeedweek #hitecdrift

10.01.2022 TV ALERT: The world right now may still be all over the place, but thank goodness we still have motorsport to carry us through every Sunday on SBS Australia HD from 1pm AEST. This week, we head over to Germany and return to the Berlin Templehof airport, as the Berlin E-Prix Grand Finale of the 2019-20 FIA ABB Formula E Championship reaches its halfway point. It is race three of six, doubling as round eight of the championship.... Then from 2pm, we wind the clock back to last year’s dramatic penultimate round of the ASBK - Australian Superbikes held at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, featuring the Kawasaki Motors Australia Superbike and Motorsports TV Supersport classes. That's coming your way this Sunday on Speedweek. As always, check your local guides. #sbsspeedweek #FormulaE #BerlinEPrix #ASBK

08.01.2022 TV ALERT: This week on Speedweek from 1pm AEST, we continue our weekly trend of bringing you the latest in international motorsport, as well as digging into our archives for some past motorsport gold. This week, we return to Germany and to the Berlin Templehof airport for round nine of the 2019-20 FIA ABB Formula E Championship. It’s race four of the Berlin E-Prix Grand Finale, where DS Techeetah Formula E Team’s Antonio Felix da Costa is on track to wrap up this season’s con...test. Then from 2pm, we wind the clock back to 2017 and head to the Newcastle Showground in the heart of the NSW Hunter Valley, as we look back on the challenging and entertaining action from the FIM Oceania Newcastle International SuperMoto. That's coming your way this Sunday on SBS Australia HD form 1pm AEST, but as always, check your local guides. #sbsspeedweek #FormulaE #newcastlesupermoto

07.01.2022 Season 3 of Hi-Tec OIls Speedweek eSeries Powered by Gran Turismo Sport and PlayStation 4 is coming to your screens this Sunday on Speedweek. 14 of Australasia's finest sim racers on Gran Turismo Sport will duke it out over four action packed rounds. Catch all the action commencing from Belgium's Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps @ 2pm AEDT, following the final round of the 2020 BTCC. Speedweek airs from 1pm AEDT on SBS Australia HD.... @Hi-Tec Oils Pty Ltd Gran Turismo PlayStation Australia Hyperdrive #sbsspeedweek #speedweekeseries

07.01.2022 TV ALERT: This week on SBS Australia HD, we continue to bring you up to speed with the latest in international motorsport, along with some more classics from the Speedweek archives. From 1pm AEST, we kick things off by heading over to the UK and head to the Brands Hatch Grand Prix Circuit for rounds 4-6 of the BTCC. The opening three rounds of the season saw three different race winners and the championship fight is set to intensify in England’s South East.... Then at 2pm, we wind the clock back to 2018 and head to the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in Victoria, where we look back on the high drama and excitement from round two of that year’s Australian GT Endurance Championship, as part of the third round of the 2018 Shannons Motorsport Australia Championships. That's all coming to you on Speedweek this Sunday from 1pm AEST. As always, check your local guides. #sbsspeedweek #BTCC #AusGT #AustralianGT #ShannonsNats

07.01.2022 This week, we wind the clock back to 2013 and to the second round of the #AussieSlamfest held at South Coast Raceway in Portland, Victoria. Many of the big stars in Top Doorslammer Pro Slammer Australia were out in force for plenty of no holds barred, side by side action down the 1/8th mile drag strip. But for Sean Mifsud, it was an event that he took the meaning of Top Doorslammer to the extreme. It's all happening from 2pm AEST this Sunday, following round six of the FIA AB...B Formula E Championship in Berlin. Speedweek airs from 1pm AEST on SBS Australia HD. #Sbsspeedweek #AussieSlamfest

05.01.2022 TV ALERT: This week on SBS Australia HD, from 1pm AEST, we continue to awaken from our COVID induced slumber and bring you up to speed with the latest international motorsport, with some more action from the Speedweek archives. First up, we head over to the UK and to Donington Park, where the 2020 BTCC finally gets under way. It’s the 63rd edition of Britain’s popular form of motorsport, as 26 of the best touring car racers do battle in the opening three rounds of the season.... Then from 2pm, we wind the clock back to 2018 and head up to Australia’s Top End and MotorSports NT Hidden Valley Raceway, as we look back on the action packed fourth round of the ASBK - Australian Superbikes. That’s coming your way this Sunday on Speedweek. As always, check your local guides. #sbsspeedweek #BTCC #ASBK

05.01.2022 We've seen some wild crashes over the years and this one from round 18 of the 2020 BTCC at Silverstone was right up there! Check out how Rory Butcher Racing lost control of his Ford Focus heading into Becketts and went backwards into the guard rail and high speed, catapulting into the air and rolling a few times. We are pleased to say, Butcher emerged with no sign of injury. Catch all the action from rounds 16-18 of the BTCC this Sunday on Speedweek, from 1pm AEDT on SBS Aust...ralia HD. #sbsspeedweek #BTCC

04.01.2022 TV ALERT: This week on Speedweek, we continue our retro trend that has become a regular part of this year’s season, but we’ve got something a little special. Something that related to a little mountain on the outskirts of a town called Bathurst. From 1pm AEDT, we wind back to 2017 and head to the Holy Grail of Australian motorsport - Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, as we look back on the race affectionately known as the ‘Ultimate Showroom Showdown’. It’s the second running... of the Hi-Tec Oils Pty Ltd Bathurst 6 Hour. The 2017 event created Mount Panorama history, with a record 64 cars facing the starter in what was an entertaining race. And you can relive all the highlights this Sunday on SBS Australia HD. As always, check your local guides. #sbsspeedweek #B6HR

04.01.2022 TV ALERT: As we still navigate our way through this pandemic madness, we have a cracking good show to come your way this Sunday on SBS Australia HD from 1pm AEDT, as we bring you some two and four wheeled goodness. We kick things off by heading over once again to the UK and to the Croft Circuit in North Yorkshire for rounds 19-21 of the 2020 BTCC. With nine rounds remaining, it’s now a three way fight between Official Colin Turkington, Ashley Sutton Racing and Daniel Cammish... and there’s sure to be fireworks erupting around one of England’s most picturesque circuits. Then from 2pm, we wind back to 2013 and head to the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in Victoria, as we look back on how Wayne Maxwell Racing claimed his maiden Superbike crown at the final round of that year’s ASBK - Australian Superbikes. That's all coming to you on Speedweek this Sunday from 1pm AEDT. As always, check your local guides. #sbsspeedweek #BTCC #ASBK

03.01.2022 TV ALERT: Whilst we remain in holiday mode for the moment, we've continued to find some classics in Speedweek archives to bring you this week on SBS Australia HD from 1pm AEDT. First up, we wind back to 2014 and head up to the beautiful waters of Coffs Harbour on the NSW North Coast, as we look back on the spectacular racing from the fourth round of that year’s Offshore Superboat Championships - Australia.... Then from 2pm, we dig deeper into our archives and wind back a further ten years to 2004. We head to Victoria where the best in tarmac rallying do battle through the state’s windy roads in the Alphera Financial Serices Dutton Garage Rally Victoria. That's all coming to you this Sunday on Speedweek, but as always, check your local guides. #sbsspeedweek

03.01.2022 TV ALERT: As the world is slowly coming out of the madness of COVID-19, so too is the world of motorsport and this week from 1pm AEST on SBS Australia HD, we bring you a mix of the latest in international motorsport and a bit of retro from our archives. First up, we head across to Germany and return to the Berlin Templehof airport, as the 2019-20 FIA ABB Formula E Championship continues its epic season finale with round seven. It’s race two of the Berlin E-Prix and the fight ...to crown the 2019-20 champion is starting to hot up. Then at 2pm, we wind the clock back to 2017 and head to the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in Victoria, as we look back on the entertaining third race from the fourth round of the Kumho Tyre Australia V8 Touring Car Series. Then from 2:15pm, we jump back to current day and into the virtual world of sim racing with the SRO E-Sport GT Series Grand Finale. It’s the ultimate showdown between the pro gamers and pro drivers around the legendary Suzuka Circuit - English Circuit in Japan. That's coming to you this Sunday on Speedweek, but as always, check your local guides. #sbsspeedweek #FormulaE #positivelycharged #V8TC #Super3 #SROeSport

02.01.2022 TV ALERT: Happy New Year everyone!!!! And so we kick off 2021 this Sunday on SBS Australia HD with some retro goodness from our archives from 1pm AEDT.... First up, we continue our dirt track vibe and resume our look back through the 2015-16 World Series Sprintcars season. We bring you highlights of round three from Mount Gambier's Borderline Speedway and round four from Avalon Raceway just outside of Geelong in Victoria. Then from 2pm AEDT, we wind the clock further back to ten years ago for some quarter mile supercharged action. We head to Calder Park Raceway in Melbourne and look back on the opening round of the 2011 Slamfest Series, featuring the Top Doorslammer and Pro FX categories. That's coming to you on our first shown for 2021 this Sunday on Speedweek. As always, check your local guides. #sbsspeedweek

01.01.2022 TV ALERT: With the borders slowly opening up again, we are hopeful that motorsport can get back on its feet sooner rather than later. In the meantime, we continue our weekly dose of the latest in international motorsport and digging into our extensive archives. From 1pm AEDT, we head over to the UK and to the Snetterton Circuit in Norfolk for rounds 22-24 of the BTCC. Six rounds remain in the 2020 season and the title fight is now a four way contest, with Tom Ingram Tingram t...hrowing his hat into a very crowded ring. Just who’ll win remains to be seen. Then from 2pm, we wind back to September last year and head to Winton Motor Raceway in North Eastern Victoria, where we look back on the wildly entertaining third round of the 2019 Australian Super Trucks Nationals. That's all coming to you this Sunday on SBS HD from 1pm AEDT. As always, check your local guides. #sbsspeedweek #BTCC #SuperTrucks