ITV to screen Renault Championship
March 30, 2010 · 0 Comments
ITV Sport have confirmed their coverage of the 2010 Elf Renault Clio Cup and the 2010 Formula Renault UK Championship.
For the upcoming season, both Championships will get extended television coverage, with the Clio Cup featuring on board coverage for the first time in the history of the Championship.
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will feature on ITV4, as part of the British Touring Car Championship coverage, the races will also be shown live online at itv.com – and both series, part of the highly popular BTCC support package – will be featured on Motorsport UK.
Motorsport UK will return on the 27th April, with a 34 week schedule on ITV4, with 2 repeats a week on ITV4 as well as on ITV1, the stations flagship channel, reports thecheckeredflag.co.uk.
Across the 3 channels with be 4 broadcasts of the one hour show, meaning that there will be 136 hours of broadcasts, and fans will also be able to watch the show again for up to 4 weeks via the ITV catch up service, itv.com/catchup.
As well as the extensive highlights package, both the Formula Renault UK Championship and the Elf Renault Clio Cup will feature on the live coverage of the BTCC, either as live races or show-as live races, subject to the TV broadcast times and race weekend programmes.
Commenting on the announcement, Simon North, the Championship Promoter said: “We’re delighted with ITV’s broadcast schedule for both the ELF Renault Clio Cup and Formula Renault UK Championships, especially as it will allow even more fans to see great racing.”
Tags: Clio Cup, Formula Renault Championship, ITV4, Motorsport
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