2017 Racing and Automotive Calendar
As I did last year, I’ve compiled this thread to track motorsport races in 2017 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. Most of the events on page 2 are not televised here but I’m still interested to know which circuits are being used for GT racing. I’ve also linked series to related cars we have in Forza, such as the Formula Ford, Formula Mazda, and Indy Lights cars. Post #2 has jump links for each series.
bit.ly/ForzaCalendars
(in progress through January 25) 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. See his article covering 2016 in Racing for an overview of some the series in this thread.
Please let me know if I’ve overlooked any interesting racing series, links, or highlights.
2017 Calendar highlights
January
Dakar Rally
CES expo
Detroit Auto Show, Autosport International, Tokyo Auto Salon
AsianLMS 4H of Buriram, and Sepang
24H Dubai
WRC season starts at Monte Carlo
Andros Trophy season ends
Race of Champions (1/21-22)
24H of Daytona, IMSA season starts (1/28)
February
12H at Bathurst (2/5)
Chicago Auto Show (Feb 11-20)
NHRA season starts at Pomona (2/12)
NASCAR season starts with Daytona 500 (2/26)
March
V8 Supercars season starts at Adelaide (3/5)
Geneva Auto Show (March 9-19)
Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance (March 10-12)
PWC season starts at St. Petersburg (3/11)
IndyCar season starts at St. Petersburg, Florida (3/12)
12H of Mugello (3/17)
12H of Sebring (3/18)
WEC season starts at Paul Ricard (3/25)
Formula 1 season starts in Australia (3/26)
WRX season stars in Spain (3/31)
Formula D season starts at Long Beach (3/31)
April
24H of Silverstone (4/1)
Blancpain season starts at Misano (4/2)
BTCC season starts at Brands Hatch (4/2)
12H of Red Bull Ring (4/7)
WTCC season starts at Moulay El Hassan (4/9)
Super GT season starts at at Okayama (4/9)
Bathurst 6Hr (4/16)
4H of Silverstone, ELMS season starts
New York Auto Show (Apr 4-23)
Formula D season starts
May
24H Paul Ricard (5/6)
DTM season starts at Hockenheim (5/7)
24H of Nurburgring (5/27)
Indy 500 (5/28)
Formula 1 Monaco GP at Monte Carlo (5/28)
GRC season starts
Isle of Man TT (May 27 - June 9)
June
E3 expo (June 13-15)
24H of Le Mans (6/17)
Pike’s Peak Hill Climb (6/25)
Goodwood Festival of Speed (Jun 29-Jul 2)
12H of Imola (6/30)
July
24H of Misano (7/8)
Formula E Brooklyn (7/15) and Montreal (7/29) season ends
Formula 1 British GP at Silverstone (7/16)
24H of Spa (7/29)
August
Bonneville Speed Week (Aug 12-18)
Gamescom (Aug 22-26)
Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance (2nd/3rd weekend)
24H Portimao (8/26)
September
24H of Catalunya (9/2)
6H of COTA (9/11)
IndyCar, PWC seasons end at Sonoma
Frankfurt Auto Show (Sep 14-24)
October
10H Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta, IMSA season ends (10/7)
24H Spa (10/7)
Bathurst 1000 (10/8)
Formula 1 US GP at COTA (10/22)
BTCC, Blancpain, 12H Series, DTM, ELMS, PWC, Formula D, V8 Supercar seasons end
AsianLMS season starts
Formula E season starts
November
SEMA expo (Oct 31 - Nov 3)
Super GT, NHRA, WEC, WRC, WRX, NASCAR, F1 seasons end
24H COTA (11/10)
December
LA Auto Show (Dec 1-10)
WTCC season ends in Qatar
12H of Sepang
12H of Yas Marina (12/17)
Andros Trophy season starts