2018 Racing and Automotive Calendar
As I did last year, I’ve compiled this thread to track motorsport races in 2018 along with auto shows and related expos. Each post has links to a racing series and its race dates and locations for the year. Events on page 1 are the major series usually televised or streamed in the U.S. Page 2 posts have support series and links to auto shows and other unique events. I’ve linked related Forza cars to their real world series for reference. Post #2 has jump links for each series.
bit.ly/ForzaCalendars
This is a link to a Google calendar version of this thread. It has four calendars that you can display or hide using the dropdown arrow in the upper right corner of the page. See the Automotive calendar for racing events plus Johniwanna’s Rear View Mirror and Heavy Metal Affliction articles. Click each event for official links. I show tv broadcast times when available, displayed in Pacific time. The Xbox/Gaming calendar shows gaming expo events like E3, and the FM and Horizon calendars show DLC, contests, and Week in Review articles related to those games. You can use the bit.ly link or find the calendar at my website ManteoMax.com
Twitter
I have two Twitter lists I use to track automotive news:
https://twitter.com/manteomax/lists/motorsport includes accounts from series, tracks, and drivers.
https://twitter.com/manteomax/lists/gaming-automotive includes manufacturers, car culture accounts, press, and tech accounts that might mention Forza or have a connection to automotive news.
Feel free to subscribe to those Lists. I recommend using https://tweetdeck.twitter.com for a multicolumn view of lists or keyword feeds.
Johniwanna writes weekly racing recaps in Rear View Mirror articles on Mondays found in the News section of the website and in the Forza Hub app on your console and Windows 10 devices.
Please let me know if I’ve overlooked any interesting racing series, links, or highlights.
2018 Calendar highlights
January
Dakar Rally (1/6-20)
CES expo (1/9-12)
Autosport Show UK (1/11-14)
Detroit Auto Show (1/13-28)
24H of Daytona, IMSA season starts (1/27-28)
WRC season starts at Monte Carlo (1/28-29)
February
Race of Champions (2/2-3)
Andros Trophy season ends (2/3)
AsianLMS season ends at Sepang (2/4)
Bathurst 12Hr (2/4)
Chicago Auto Show (Feb 9-18)
NHRA season starts at Pomona (2/12)
Daytona 500 - NASCAR season starts (2/18)
March
V8 Supercars season starts at Adelaide (3/4)
Geneva Auto Show (March 8-18)
Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance (March 8-11)
PWC season starts at St. Petersburg (3/10)
IndyCar season starts at St. Petersburg, Florida (3/11)
Blancpain season starts at Paul Ricard (3/14)
Formula 1 season starts in Australia (3/25)
BTCC season starts at Brands Hatch (3/27)
WRX season stars in Spain (3/31)
Formula D season starts at Long Beach (3/31)
New York Auto Show (Mar 28 - Apr 8)
April
Bathurst 6Hr (4/1)
WEC season starts at Paul Ricard (4/7)
WTCC season starts at Moulay El Hassan (4/8)
Super GT season starts at at Okayama (4/8)
ELMS season starts at Paul Ricard (4/15)
Formula D season starts
May
DTM season starts at Hockenheim (5/6)
Indy 500 (5/27)
Formula 1 Monaco GP at Monte Carlo (5/27)
GRC season starts
Isle of Man TT (May 26 - June 8)
June
E3 expo (June 10-14)
24H of Le Mans (6/16-17)
Pike’s Peak Hill Climb (6/25)
July
Formula 1 British GP at Silverstone (7/8)
Goodwood Festival of Speed (7/12-15)
Formula E Brooklyn (7/15) and finals (7/29) season ends
August
Bonneville Speed Week (Aug 11-17)
Monterey Car Week, Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance (8/26)
Gamescom (Aug 28-Sep 2)
September
PWC season ends at Watkins Glen (9/2)
IndyCar season ends at Sonoma (9/16)
Frankfurt Auto Show (Sep 20-30)
BTCC season ends at Brands Hatch (9/30)
October
10H Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta, IMSA season ends (10/13)
Bathurst 1000 (10/7)
DTM season ends at Hockenheimring (10/14)
Formula 1 US GP at COTA (10/21)
Formula D season ends at Las Vegas (10/13)
AsianLMS season starts
Formula E season starts
November
SEMA expo (Oct 30 - Nov 2)
Super GT season ends at Motegi (11/11)
NHRA season ends at Auto Club Pomona (11/11)
NASCAR season ends at Homestead (11/18)
WTCC season ends in Macau (11/18)
WRC season ends in Australia (11/18)
WRX Season ends in South Africa (11/25)
F1 season ends at Yas Marina (11/25)
V8 Supercar season ends at Newcastle (11/25)
December
LA Auto Show (Dec 1-10)
Andros Trophy season starts