National Motorsport Week is here! With the British Grand Prix showcasing the top level of our sport, it’s time to get involved. Whether you are planning to compete, volunteer or spectate there is a motorsport for everyone with 188 permitted events just this weekend running from Thursday to Sunday – click here to use our event finder:
Festivals
The Goodwood Festival of Speed gets National Motorsport Week underway, showcasing all that is great about the sport, from competitive and demonstration runs on the famous hill climb covering all levels to the rally stage and many opportunities to start your motorsport journey. Motorsport UK will be attending too – find us in the Fan Zone near the F1 paddock and come and say hello!
Goodwood Festival of Speed, 9-12 July
Drag racing
Santa Pod is hosting the Motorsport UK British Championship for Pro Mod with a huge variety of cars including a Jet Car, this is summer motorsport at full throttle.
Summer Nationals – Santa Pod, 10-12 July
Circuit racing
Five circuits are holding events this weekend from club racing at Knockhill and Croft to a French-themed racing event at Oulton Park, Trucks at Snetterton and historic action at Brands Hatch.
Scottish Championship Car Racing, Knockhill circuit, Knockhill Motor Sports Club, 11-12 July
Legends of Brands Hatch Superprix, Historic Sports Car Club, 11-12 July
British Truck Racing, Snetterton circuit, British Automobile Racing Club, 11-12 July
Autos de France, Oulton Park, British Racing and Sports Car Club, 11 July
BRSCC Summer Race Weekend, Croft circuit, British Racing and Sports Car Club, 11-12 July
Karting
Four karting events include the British Kart Championship at Kimbolton as well as club events in Suffolk, Kent and Dorset.
British Kart Championship, Kimbolton circuit, Huntingdon, Hunts Kart Racing Club, 10-12 July
Club100, Ellough Park Raceway, Suffolk, Club 100, 11-12 July
The Summer Cup, Buckmore Park, Champions Kart Club, 12 July
Clay Pigeon Kart Club Championship, Dorchester, Clay Pigeon Kart Club, 12 July
Hill climb and sprint
Prescott is holding Abarth and Peugeot-themed events this weekend and there are events at Loton Park, Lydden Hill, Barbon Manor and in Guernsey – hill climbs and sprints run similar regulations and it’s a great discipline to get started in.
Abarth Festival, Prescott, Cheltenham, Bugatti Owners Club, 11 July
Vazon Sprint, Guernsey, Guernsey Kart & Motor Club, 11 July
The Ray Heal Memorial Sprint, Lydden Hill circuit, Borough 19 Motor Club, 11 July
Barbon Hillclimb, Barbon Manor, Lancashire, Liverpool Motor Club, 11 July
Loton Park Hillclimb, Shewsbury, Hagley & District Light Car Club, 11-12 July
Peugeot Festival, Prescott, Cheltenham, Bugatti Owners Club, 12 July
Rally
Plenty of rally action this weekend including the Nicky Grist Stages, plus road rallies in which to get competing!
Summer Scatter – Alnwick & District Motor Club, 9 July
Treasure Hunt – Clwyd Vale Motor Club, 10 July
Barcud Rally, Barcud Motor Club, 11-12 July
Rally for the Ages 2026, HERO-ERA, 11 July
Mach 1 Stages, Machrihanish Air Base, Campbeltown, Dunfermline Car Club, 11 July
The Nicky Grist Stages Rally, Epynt Military Ranges, Powys, Quinton Motor Club, 11 July
Trials and Cross Country
These are great events to get competing if you own an off-road vehicle, with events across the country this weekend.
Syncropendence 2026 Cross Country – Green Hall Farm, Llanfyllin, 10-13 July
Mendip Challenge RTV and CCV, Lambs Leer, Bristol, Somerset & Wiltshire Land Rover Club, 11-12 July
Dungannon Motor Club Production Car Trial, Magherafelt, Dungannon Motor Club, 11 July
Sudbury Tyro, RTV & CCV, Essex Land Rover Club, 11-12 July
Cowfarm CCV/RTV, Hailsham, Southern Rover Owners Club, 11-12 July
South Elkington Two-day CCV Trial, Louth, Lincolnshire Land Rover Club, 11-12 July
Roberton Tyro and Trial, Girnwood Farm, Hawick, Scottish Off Road Club, 12 July
Chard 4×4 Trial, Thorncombe, Somerset, East Devon Off Road Club, 12 July
Ladies Trial, Woodbridge, Suffolk, Suffolk Land Rover Owners Club, 12 July
Aggs Hill RTV/CCV Clubman trial, Aggs Hill Quarry, Cheltenham, Cheltenham & Cotswolds Rover Owners Club, 12 July
July Tyro Trial, Kidderminster, Midland Offroad Club, 12 July
Rothbury, Lee Farm, Morpeth, North East Rover Owners Club, 12 July
CCV Trial Belle Isle, Welshpool, Shropshire Off Road Club, 12 July
Autotest and AutoSOLO
The perfect beginner motorsport, these disciplines test car control and precision more than speed, making them a great way to perfect driving skills and have lots of fun in the process. With events taking place at a variety of venues from car parks and fields to race circuits, it’s a truly accessible way to get started.
July Autotest, Clay Pigeon Raceway – Woolbridge Motor Club, 10 July
Maximum Attack autotest, Kames circuit, Ayrshire, South of Scotland Car Club, 11 July
Forrestburn Streetcar AutoSOLO, Lanarkshire, Scottish Sporting Car Club, 11 July
Motorkhana, Pembrey circuit, Kidwelly Motor Club, 11 July
Summer Autotest, The Mynd, Hereford, Ross & District Motor Sports, 11 July
YMC Clubday Morning Autotest, Tholthorpe Airfield, York, York Motor Club, 12 July
Autotest, Colquite House, Bodmin, Camel Vale Motor Club, 12 July
Little Bramstone Farm Autotest, Ventnor, Isle of Wight Car Club, 12 July
Wormley Hill Autotest, Goole, Lindholme Motor Sports Club, 12 July
EMCOS’s Dave Bruce AutoSolo/Autotest, Aston Down Business Park, Stroud, EMCOS, 12 July
BBAC Autotest, Watling Street, Towcester, Blackbird Auto Club, 12 July
Blackburn Autotest/AutoSOLO, Blackburn with Darwen Services, Darwen, Boundless by CSMA, July 12
Wheelspin StreetCar AutoSOLO, Curborough sprint circuit, Staffordshire, Cannock & District Car Club, 12 July
With events across the country and many disciplines accessible with a free RS Clubman licence, there truly is a motorsport for everyone. Click here to find out how to get started in motorsport.