km reviving a tradition that started in the 1960s with the BOAC sportscar races. The circuit has also launched a number of innovative themed festivals celebrating motorsport of different cultures, including the American SpeedFest, Festival Italia and Deutsche Fest. The American SpeedFest, launched in 2013, features the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series has become one of the venue's biggest events of the year. These festivals feature large off track entertainment areas, running concurrently with the on track racing. Events Current April: British Truck Racing Championship, Brands Hatch Spring Race Weekend May: GT World Challenge Europe, British Touring Car Championship, F4 British Championship, Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain, FIA Masters Historic Formula One Championship Masters Historic Festival June: NASCAR Whelen Euro Series NASCAR GP UK – American SpeedFest, Ferrari Challenge UK July: British Superbike Championship, Legends of Brands August: Brands Hatch Mini Festival, Brands Hatch Summer Race Weekend, Festival Italia September: British GT Championship, GB3 Championship, GB4 Championship October: British Touring Car Championship, Formula Ford Festival, British Superbike Championship, Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain, F4 British Championship, TCR UK Touring Car Championship November: British Truck Racing Championship Former 2012 Summer Paralympics (2012) A1 Grand Prix (2005, 2007–2009) BPR Global GT Series (1996) Champ Car London Champ Car Trophy (2003) Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (2006–2013, 2018–2019) EuroBOSS Series (1996, 1998–2004, 2006, 2009) European Formula 5000 Championship (1969–1975) European Formula Two Championship (1967, 1984) European Touring Car Championship (1963–1964, 1978–1980) International Formula Master (2006–2009) FIA Formula 3 European Championship (2012–2013) FIM Endurance World Championship (1966–1968, 1978–1979, 2001) Formula 3 Euro Series (2006–2010, 2012) Formula 750 (1977–1979) Formula One British Grand Prix (1964, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986) European Grand Prix (1983, 1985) Formula Renault Eurocup (2004–2007) International Formula 3000 (1987–1991) Sidecar World Championship (1999–2003, 2005, 2007, 2015) Superbike World Championship (1993, 1995–2008) W Series (2019) World Sportscar Championship (1967–1972, 1974, 1977, 1979–1982, 1984–1989) World Touring Car Championship FIA WTCC Race of UK (2006–2010) British Rallycross Grand Prix In the early 1980s, Rallycross was beginning to attract more sponsorship and enjoy a higher quality of competition, frequently broadcast on BBC Grandstand. The Rallycross Grand Prix ran at Brands Hatch between 1982 and 1994 and was an open competition for anyone who owned a Rallycross car. This led to an appealing race with eclectic mix of cars and drivers, most notably Denis Marcel's in a Matra Murena, Stig Blomqvist in his