Brands Hatch has announced its centenary racing calendar this week, and there is an absolute feast of motorsport on both two, four and six wheels for fans to enjoy throughout the 2026 season.
As well as the truck racing, visits from the BSB and BTCC there will be a number of festivals to help the Kent circuit celebrate 100 years of motorsport of what was once a mushroom field near West Kingsdown.
It started its motorsport life as the host of grassroots motorcycle competition. So it’s hugely appropriate that the landmark anniversary season will start with a club level event for competitors on two wheels, the British Motorcycle Racing Club (BMCRC) Season Starter on 14/15 March.
CELEBRATING THE RICH PAST OF A BRITISH INSTITUTION
One of the core features of the venue’s milestone programme will be its most comprehensive ever selection of retro race meetings. The first of these will be the Masters Historic Festival on 30/31 May, which will celebrate the circuit’s time as the host of regular Grands Prix and non-championship F1 races in the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s. Famous cars from that period will take to the circuit during the weekend as part of a superb race, demonstration and display line-up.
The all-new London Historic Trophy on 19-21 June, meanwhile, will take the lead on remembering the venue’s time as the host of major top-level international sports car racing. The circuit has also been a regular host of saloon car racing since the 1950s, and that history will move into the spotlight at Touring Car Rewind: South on 1/2 August.
The Historic Sports Car Club will also retain a height of summer fixture with the Legends of Brands Hatch Superprix on 11/12 July.
COMMEMORATING TWO-WHEELED TRADITION
Brands Hatch was a motorcycle racing venue first and foremost and, while the number of car events has only increased since the 1950s, competition on two wheels remains as popular as ever. That key part of the Brands Hatch story will come to the fore at two main events, the first of which will be the Classic Racing Motorcycle Club (CRMC) Brands Hatch Centenary Meeting on 4/5 July.
That will be followed by a special ‘King of Brands 100’ round of the British Superbike Championship (BSB) on 17-19 July. Both of these central motorcycle events will look back at the venue’s time as a host to big name personalities like Barry Sheene, Carl Fogarty, Mike Hailwood and Derek Minter, as well as classic events such as the Transatlantic Trophy, Hutchinson 100, and vintage grasstrack.
Further motorcycle events scheduled this year include meetings organised by NG Road Racing and No Limits Racing, while the BMCRC will end its season at the venue, in addition to raising the curtain on the entire race calendar.
THE BEST OF BRITISH: CROWNING NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
Brands Hatch will retain its place firmly at the heart of the domestic motorsport scene with important fixtures from all the UK’s leading categories. This will include crowning every major national champion, as the Grand Prix circuit hosts season finales for the British GT Championship (26/27 September), British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) (10/11 October) and British Superbike Championship (16-18 October). Like BSB, the BTCC will also head to Brands Hatch twice, with the first of these being an Indy circuit triple-header on 9/10 May.
The Kent circuit’s more compact shorter layout will also act as a crucial battleground for the British Truck Racing Championship (BTRC). The first of these will act as the BTRC season opener at Easter (4/5 April) while the Trucks and Fireworks spectacular (Sunday 1 November) will round out the headline event schedule.
SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE
The full roster of marquee events will ensure that there really will be something for all kinds of motorsport fan throughout the centenary year. Supercar splendour will be the name of the game when GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS (2/3 May) adds a splash of glamour. Then there is American SpeedFest on 6/7 June, which blends NASCAR racing with a themed car show and music festival. Other fixtures which will blur the line between car show, family day out and race meeting with a national identity include Brands Britannia on 25 May and Festival Italia on 9 August.
Performance tuning and the wider car scene will also get their chance to shine at Tunerfest South (14 June), Go Japan! (31 August) and Ford Power Live (13 September). There will also be events focussed entirely on classic British marques such as the Mini Festival on 23 August, an established part of the summer bill, and the new-for-2026 MG Fest on 16 August.
A HEARTLAND OF CLUBMAN COMPETITION
On top of operating a busy year of blockbuster events, the circuit will retain a strong line-up of club-level meetings. This will be headlined by a special centenary edition of the world-famous Formula Ford Festival on 24/25 October.
Beyond that, there will be visits from the British Racing and Sports Car Club (BRSCC), the 750 Motor Club (750MC), the Classic Sports Car Club (CSCC), Ferrari Challenge UK, MotorSport Vision Racing (MSVR), Equipe Classic Racing, and the British Automobile Racing Club (BARC).
GREAT VALUE FOR THE NEXT GENERATION
Under-13s always go free to events at Brands Hatch, making it a great value day out for the whole family. Further reductions are available for 13-15-year-olds and you can always save a little extra by purchasing in advance. On top of that, parking is free in all the primary public car parks, so there is no hidden additional cost.
SEASON PASSES STILL AVAILABLE
If you like the look of this year’s line-up, you can secure access to a full calendar’s worth of events with a season pass. Brands Hatch season passes are being issued in a special souvenir centenary design this year, and they include access to all fixtures at the circuit.
CALENDAR HIGHLIGHTS
4/5 April – British Truck Racing Championship
2/3 May – GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS
9/10 May – Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship
25 May – Brands Britannia
30/31 May – Masters Historic Festival
6/7 June – American SpeedFest
14 June – Tunerfest South
19-21 June – London Historic Trophy
4/5 July – CRMC Brands Hatch Centenary Meeting
11/12 July – Legends of Brands Hatch Superprix
17-19 July – ‘King of Brands 100’ British Superbike Championship
1/2 August – Touring Car Rewind: South
9 August – Festival Italia
16 August – MG Fest
23 August – Mini Festival
31 August – Go Japan!
13 September – Ford Power Live
26/27 September – British GT Championship
10/11 October – Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship
16-18 October – British Superbike Championship
24/25 October – Formula Ford Festival
31 Oct/1 Nov – Trucks and Fireworks