On The Grid

It's a full debrief of one of the best events in recent memory this week as the On the Grid team reflects on the Darwin Triple Crown at Hidden Valley Raceway. There's all the good, the bad and the indifferent, plus a reaction to news about driver changes, Grand Prix extensions and a whole heap more. Plus, we hear from two-time Australian Drivers' Champion Joey Mawson, who clinched the title at the weekend.

PORSCHE Carrera Cup Australia champion David Wall reaches a major milestone this weekend, set to notch up his 200th race start in the championship this weekend at Hidden Valley. Wall's journey to become just the second driver in championship history to achieve the feat is a long one and a great story - he joins the show to tell us all about it. We've also got Will Davison ahead of another milestone - his 500th ATCC / Supercars start - and Anton de Pasquale on how he's planning to help DJR rediscover their pre-Winton form.

Aussies at Le Mans charts the 94 years of Australian drivers competing at Le Mans - from Webber to the Brabham's, Schuppan and more. The show includes a feature interview with Tim Schenken, who raced for Ferrari at La Sarthe and has incredible stories to tell of his time with the Scuderia, with Porsche and at Le Mans. Every Aussie driver, Starting with 'Bentley Boy' Bernard Rubin, right through to current hero Matt Campbell, are documented by the On the Grid team in a 70-minute feature produced in advance of the 2022 Le Mans 24 Hour.

IT'S LE MANS week so we're delving into the French classic as we look ahead to the weekend with a pair of very special guests. First up is Greg Rust, who gives his perspective on the race as a journalist and broadcaster, explaining just what makes it so special. Later in the show we speak to Matt Campbell, who lines up this year in a Porsche GT3R with Hollywood star Michael Fassbender for another crack at a GTE Victory. Between all that there's our preview of the race, plus chats about Supercars wildcards, and proof that we don't always miss the breaking news as it happens..

THE biggest week in motorsport ends with a chat with two of the rising stars of the game. We're joined by Porsche Sprint Challenge ace Tom Sargent, fresh from his first taste of a Supercar with DJR and from a winning weekend in the Porsche's at Sydney Motorsport Park. Then there's TCR superstar, Josh Buchan. He's been one of the star performers this year and tells his very unique racing story that has a very different beginning to many of his contemporaries. After that it's business as usual as we digest the massive weekend of Monaco, Indy and Charlotte, plus all the SpeedSeries Hot's and Not's from Sydney. Big show!

Walkinshaw Andretti United boss Bruce Stewart is our special guest as we look back on their up and down start to the season, and delve into the process behind signing up with Ford for the next era of Supercars Racing. Bruce is as open and honest as ever with lots of insight into the process, the reasoning and how they've managed the feedback from long-term fans of the team. Then there's our comprehensive Winton debrief with all the news and views from a big weekend in country Victoria.

There's a whole heap to work through this week as we look back at the Bathurst 12 Hour and break down all that worked and the things that didn't from another energetic, Bathurst classic Motor Race. Tim Blanchard swings by to talk about his return to Australian Formula Ford after a long time out of the seat, Will Davison talks Winton and Wanneroo's breakthrough and then #DoricGuy joins Schibeci, Walker and Craill to preview all the action this weekend.

CRAIG LOWNDES and Craig Baird join the show this week and both have great stories to tell. Bairdo talks the reinvention of the Bathurst 12 Hour this year, how he plans to help manage the race from Race Control and also breaks down the tough calls at Wanneroo last week. Then it's Lowndesy's turn to talk racing for (the Prostate Cancer Foundation) charity this week at Bathurst, his best 12-hour memories, Supercars scorecards and a whole heap more. Good chats!

BROC Feeney is having a ripper rookie Supercars season, so we got the Triple Eight teenager in to review his first four rounds and look ahead to what the remainder of season 2022 could bring for one of the rising stars of the sport. Then Andre Heimgartner swings past to discuss his excellent podium finish in what was something of a BJR breakthrough at the weekend. There's all the Perth debrief, the Hots, Nots and What's and a load more in another bumper ep of OTG!

We're four-strong this week as we preview the next round of the Repco Supercars Championship as the series heads West for the first time in years. Will Davison gives his thoughts, plus expat Aussie Kenny Habul on the Bathurst 12 Hour and his love of Mount Panorama.

Cameron Hill saved his best for last in the Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour, completing a charge from 63rd on the grid to claim victory with a stunning late-race pass on Tim Slade. The Canberran joins the show to talk about the incredible race, the last-to-first performance, his young-gun teammate Tom Sargent and the thrill of claiming one of the three Bathurst 'majors' this early in his career. We then recap the Bathurst 6 Hour event and run though the hots and nots, talk F1, Supercars, NASCAR and much more in another bumper show.

In a special ep, Craillsy and Walker jump aboard a borrowed Ford Mustang GT and blaze the well-trodden path between Melbourne and Bathurst - in a tribute to what is possibly the most travelled motorsport road trip in Australia. There's stories from days gone by, road trip highlights, suggestions on the best places to see and the backing vocals of a five-litre V8 Mustang, just for fun.

The return of the Australian Grand Prix for the first time in 3 years brought the crowds out in record numbers and the changes to the Albert Park Circuit ensured record times and close racing. We chat about the 4 days of racing, Richards step up to F1 commentary and talk about his new mates. We also hear from race winner Charles Leclerc, Daniel Riccardo, George Russell, Lewis Hamilton and more.

THE GRAND PRIX is back and it's going to be bigger than ever! The OTG crew previews a monster weekend of Formula 1 and Supercars action and gives their take on how the weekend is going to play out. Before that, we talk Rallying with guru commentator, champion driver and legendary bloke Dean Herridge. All the washout from Rally Canberra, SVG's dirt debut and much more. A cracking episode to enjoy as you fire yourself up for some F1 action!

THE On the Grid team unpicks the action from the Tasmanian Super Sprint at the weekend, with Truck Assist Racing's Todd Hazelwood joining the show to discuss their strong weekend. Hazelwood also gives some insight into the process of getting up to speed with his new engineer, what he spends the time between events doing and just how they come to grips with the completely revised Albert Park circuit. Formula Ford young-gun Valentino Astuti jumps on to chat slipstreaming at Phillip Island and how he bounced back from his monster crash at Wakefield Park last year, and then Schiebcs, Craillsy, Walker and #DoricGuy debrief all the good and bad bits from the latest Supercars showdown.

Nick Percat was the most vocal of all Supercars drivers leading the charge to bring back the Adelaide 500. He joins the show to talk his immediate reaction to Labor's win in the South Aussie election, which ensures the race will return this year. Nick also flashes back to some of his fondest Adelaide memories - including a drunken run through the streets after his 2016 win - previews Tassie this weekend and tells us why his WAU debut was actually much stronger than it looked on paper. Will Davison is here to help preview Tassie, Mark Winterbottom talks about his love of Tassie, plus we review the Shannons Championships at Phillip Island, IndyCar, NASCAR and F1 and ask (and possibly answer) the question: What did happen to the Adelaide pit building?

You might not know who Zac Soutar is, but he comes from a family with terrific racing heritage and has some great stories to tell. He's also the newest winner in TCR Australia racing following a win in Round 1 of the championship in Tassie - he joins us for a chat and it's a beauty. David Reynolds is on the show to talk about GT racing, a bit of breaking news and his Supercars season, and we preview all the action at Phillip Island's Shannons round this weekend. Big show!

WE DEBRIEF the Sydney Supercars season splash in our usual way this week On the Grid, delving into the key issues that worked for our team - and definitely the ones that didn't too. Our special guest is George Miedecke, the Touring Car Masters winner in Sydney. He talks that, teaming up with Marcos Ambrose at Bathurst this Easter and his US racing career.

It's go time! The 2022 Supercars season kicks off this week and we've got all the angles covered On the Grid. Bathurst champ Lee Holdsworth drops by to talk settling in with Grove Racing and how that team is building towards something big. Will Davison is on the show talking about DJR's chances in 2022, and then the team previews the full season with a car-by-car look at the field this year. Plus, reaction to Scott McLaughlin's remarkable IndyCar win. It's a big show!

WARREN LUFF is the king of the Supercars co-driver cup with an imposing Bathurst record, and 2022 could represent his best shot yet after re-signing with Walkinshaw Andretti United. He's our featured guest as we talk his ongoing quest to finally win the Great Race. Plus, Hunter McElrea talks Indy Lights this weekend plus Marcos Ambrose, Supercars testing, the F1 Race Director drama and much more, as usual!