V Sport Motor

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V Sport Motor
Country United Kingdom
Broadcast area Sweden
Network V Sport
Programming
Picture format 16:9 (576i, SDTV), HDTV
Ownership
Owner Viaplay Group
Sister channels V Sport Golf
V Sport Norway
V Sport Sweden
V Sport Hockey
History
Launched17 October 2008
Replaced Viasat Sport 3
Closed2017 (Norway)
2018 (Baltic countries)
Replaced by Viasport 3 (Norway)
Former namesViasat Motor (2008-2020)
Links
Website Viasat Motor (in Norwegian)
Viasat Motor (in Swedish)

V Sport Motor is a Swedish motorsport channel that launched on 17 October 2008. [1]

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Events broadcast on the channel include Formula One, NASCAR, IndyCar, GP2, WRC, European Rallycross Championship, Formula 1 boat, Offshore Class 1, 24 hours of Nürburgring and MotoGP.

In 2020, the channel's name was changed from Viasat Motor to V Sport Motor.

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References

  1. "MTG: NEW SPORTS CHANNEL LINE-UP IN SWEDEN AND NORWAY" (Press release). MTG. 2008-10-06. Archived from the original on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2008-10-29.