Over 35 race events feature on the finalised 2013 Brands Hatch calendar, with action almost every weekend from March until November.

Tickets are now on sale, starting at just £10, with free entry for children aged 12 and under.

The Kent circuit will be overcome with festival fever in 2013, with many themed events throughout the season. A centrepiece will be the Aston Martin Centenary Meeting on 6/7 July, which celebrates 100 years of the iconic marque, from its racing exploits on the world stage to its connections with James Bond and the Royal Family.

New for this year is the American SpeedFest, which brings the exciting sport of NASCAR racing to Kent on Sunday 9 June. In addition to the transatlantic-themed action, there will be many fun activities, including Monster Trucks, a barbecue competition, live music, a Hotdog eating contest, rodeo bulls and much, much more.

The popular Mini and Lotus festivals return on 22/23 June and 24/25 August respectively, along with the Masters Historic Festival over the late May Bank Holiday weekend (25-27 May). All three mix superb racing on track with demonstration runs from rare and exotic machinery, including Formula 1 cars at the latter two events, plus plenty of off-track fun.

Meanwhile Brands Hatch hosts the cream of British motorsport action during the year, including the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship on 5-7 April and 19-21 July, plus the finale on 18-20 October. Triple champions Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne and Ryuichi Kiyonari go head-to-head in ‘the war for four’ BSB titles, but there will be many more riders ready to steal their thunder!

Touring Car fans can look forward to the opening and closing rounds of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship on 30/31 March and 12/13 October. Newly-crowned Gordon Shedden faces old rivals Matt Neal and Jason Plato, plus returning champion Colin Turkington. Meanwhile Mat Jackson and Andrew Jordan will both be chasing their first titles.

More tin-top action can be found in the DTM German Touring Cars, which visits on 18/19 May. The spectacular, fire-spitting racers provide one of the highlights of the year, and the circuit will be awash with racing celebrities. British hopes Gary Paffett, Jamie Green and four-time Touring Car Champion Andy Priaulx are sure to be the crowd favourites, racing for Mercedes-Benz, Audi and BMW respectively.

The next generation of superstars are set to entertain spectators in the brand new MSV-run BRDC Formula 4 Championship, which takes its bow on 27/28 July. A fortnight later the Cooper Tires British F3 International Series co-headlines with the burgeoning Avon Tyres British GT Championship, which brings stunning supercars to Kent, whilst there will be more outrageous machinery at the annual Modified Live event on 29 September. The equally spectacular Delphi British Truck Racing Championship also returns on 20/21 April and 2/3 November, and the latter round once again provides the season’s grand finale, with a major firework display closing the weekend.

In addition to these headline events, the circuit hosts packed programmes of club racing week-in, week-out. A huge variety of cars and bikes, both old and new, can be found at these events and a full calendar can be viewed at www.brandshatch.co.uk

Brands Hatch 2013 season highlights:

• ·         Sat 30-Sun 31 Mar         Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship (Indy circuit)
• ·         Fri 5-Sun 7 Apr              MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship (Indy circuit)
• ·         Sat 20-Sun 21 Apr         Delphi British Truck Racing Championship (Indy circuit)
• ·         Fri 17-Sun 19 May         DTM (German Touring Cars) (Indy circuit)
• ·         Sat 25-Mon 27 May       Masters Historic Festival (GP circuit)
• ·         Sat 8-Sun 9 Jun             American SpeedFest (Indy circuit)
• ·         Sat 22-Sun 23 Jun         Mini Festival (Indy circuit)
• ·         Sat 6-Sun 7 Jul              Aston Martin Centenary (GP circuit)
• ·         Fri 19-Sun 21 Jul           MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship (GP circuit)
• ·         Sat 27-Sun 28 Jul          BRDC Formula 4 Championship (GP circuit)
• ·         Sat 10-Sun 11 Aug        British F3/GT Championships (GP circuit)
• ·         Sat 24-Sun 25 Aug        Lotus Festival (GP circuit)
• ·         Sun 29 Sep                   Modified Live (Indy circuit)
• ·         Sat 12-Sun 13 Oct         Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship (GP circuit)
• ·         Fri 18-Sun 20 Oct          MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship (GP circuit)
• ·         Sat 2-Sun 3 Nov            Truck Superprix and Fireworks (Indy circuit)