By 2026 events guide take three! Keen for a thorough summary of what’s coming up pure road racing, hill-climbs, endurance, specified purpose built circuit events wise in April, Road Racing News has you covered!
Czech road racing Statistician, historian, aficionado Jan Vavra, has compiled the following detailed information.
Pure Road Races:
11th-12th April – Bob Smith Spring Cup – Oliver’s Mount, Scarborough (England)
Lap record holder: Superbike – Dean Harrison – 1.43.362 – 84.63 mph (2017) / Supersport – Dean Harrison – 1.44.677 – 83.57 mph (2023) / Super Twins – Rob Hodson – 1.49.206 – 80.11 mph (2023)
24th-25th April – Cookstown 100 – Orritor Circuit (Northern Ireland)
Lap record holder: Superbike – Michael Dunlop – 1.22.377 – 91.773 mph (2025) / Supersport – Adam McLean – 1.24.442 – 89.529 mph (2021) / Super Twins – Derek McGee – 1.27.270 – 86.628 mph (2025)
Hill Climbs:
11th-12th April – European Hill Climb Road Race Championship – Landshaag/St. Martin (Austria)
Best time record holder: Superbike – David Datzer – 1.08.795 (2025) / Supersport – Alexander Kastenhuber – 1.12.897 (2025)
18th-19th April – Loton Park Hill Climb – Alberbury (England)
Track record holder (750 cc class): Tom Short – 0.55.2 (2018) – unofficial information
24th-25th April – San Javier Hill Climb – Loreto Baja Sur (Mexico)
Best time record holder: Middleweight – Tank To Chest – 10 Minutes 16 Seconds (2025)
Race postponed due to current fuel rationing (4th-5th April) – Mahagastota Festival Of Speed Hill Climb (Sri Lanka)
Race postponed due to current fuel rationing (5th-6th April) – Single Tree Hill Climb – Nuwara Eliya (Sri Lanka)
Some traditional Road Racer’s Adventures:
1st April – KNMV Pre-Season Test Day – Assen (Netherlands)
3rd-4th April – BSB Official Test 1 – Donington Park (England)
3rd-4th April – BMCRC-MRO Round 2 – Oulton Park (England)
3rd-5th April – FSBK Round 1 – Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans (France)
3rd-5th April – Easter Cup – McNamara Park (Australia)
4th April – Ulster Superbike Championship Round 1 – Bishopscourt (Northern Ireland)
4th-5th April – CRMC Round 1 – Cadwell Park (England)
4th-5th April – EMRA Test Day plus Round 1 – Mallory Park (England)
4th-5th April – 1000 Km Hockenheim Endurance– Hockenheimring (Germany)
5th April – Tonfanau Championship Round 1 – Tonfanau Race Circuit (Wales)
6th April – Ulster Superbike Championship Round 2 – Kirkistown (Northern Ireland)
9th April – Zolder Endurance Trophy Round 1 – Zolder Circuit (Belgium)
9th April – Slovak Road Race Championship Test Day – Slovakia Ring (Slovakia)
11th April – Classic Action Motorcycle Sport – Timaru (New Zealand)
11th-12th April – KMSC Round 1 – Knockhill (Scotland)
11th-12th April – Masters Superbike Round 1 – Mondello Park (Ireland)
11th-12th April – Andreas Racing – Jurby (Isle of Man)
11th-12th April – Darley Moor MCRRC Test Day plus Round 1 – Darley Moor (England)
11th-12th April – Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship Finale Round 2, Finale (ice-speedway event with Franky Zorn in start-list) – Herrenveen (Netherlands)
16th-19th April – 47th edition of 24 Heures Motos – EWC Round 1 plus World Sidecar Championship Round 1 – Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans (France)
17th-19th April – World Superbikes Round 3 (with Ferre Fleerackers in World Sportbike) – Assen (Netherlands)
17th-19th April – NG Road Racing Club Test Day plus Round 4-6 – Cadwell Park (England)
17th-19th April –International Sidecar Trophy plus IBPM – Automotodrom Brno (Czech Republic)
17th April – Swiss Hill Climb Championship Test Day – Pouilly (France)
18th April – Ulster Superbike Championship Round 3 – Bishopscourt (Northern Ireland)
18th-19th April – Belgian Championship/BeNeLux Trophy plus Belgian Twin Trophy – Circuit de Croix-en-Ternois (France)
18th-19th April – BHRC Round 1-2 – Lydden Hill (England)
18th-19th April – VFV Classic Grand Prix – Oschersleben Arena (Germany)
18th-19th April – Goodwood Member’s Meeting – Goodwood (England)
19th April – Campeonato Regional de Velocidad de Canarias Round 1 (with Maurizio Bottalico) – Maspalomas, Gran Canaria (Spain)
21st-22nd April – BSB Official Test 2 – Oulton Park (England)
23rd-26th April – CIV Round 1 – Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli (Italy)
24th-26th April – Spring Prize of Brno – Automotodrom Brno (Czech Republic)
24th-26th April – CIV Classic Round 1 – Vallelunga (Italy)
25th-26th April – Melville Motor Club – East Fortune (Scotland)
26th-27th April – No Limits Racing Round 2 – Donington Park (England)
Photo credit: Derek Wilson
Words by Jan Vavra
