By alley - Feb 23, 2017, 4:14 PM ET

Pirelli World Challenge releases broadcast schedule

WC Vision, producers of the Pirelli World Challenge, today announced its 2017 television schedule that includes four same-day GT telecasts on CBS Sports Network as well as full season showings of all seven divisions of North America's top GT Production-based road racing campaign.

The four same-day 90-minute PWC GT telecasts are programmed for the Grand Prix weekend on the streets of Long Beach on Sunday, April 9, for 2:30 p.m. EDT; Road America on Sunday, June 25, at 3:00 p.m. EDT; Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on Sunday, July 30, at 2:00 p.m. EDT; and Sonoma Raceway on Sunday, Sept.17, at 3:00 p.m. EDT.

PWC's 11-weekend schedule unveiled

The Pirelli World Challenge season opener, set for March 9-12 on the streets of St. Petersburg, Fla., will air the 90-minute GT Sprint event on Saturday, March 18, at 2:00 p.m. EDT, while the 60-minute GT4/GTS telecast is scheduled for Wednesday, March 22, at 10:30 p.m. EDT.

All PWC classes – GT, GTA, GT Cup, GT4/GTS, Touring Car, TCA and TCB – will be featured in each of their respective race weekends on a delay-telecast basis including the new GT SprintX events featuring two-driver, 60-minute races in 90-minute telecasts. A total of 25 telecasts are scheduled on CBS Sports Network.

The first 2017 GT SprintX race is set for VIRginia International Raceway on April 28-30 with the CBS Sports Network telecast planned for Sunday, May 7, at 6:00 p.m. EDT.

In addition to the CBS Sports Network telecasts, all PWC races will be featured live on

www.MotorTrendOnDemand.com

and live streaming on the series' website, www.world-challenge.com, throughout the 11-weekend schedule. The MotorTrendOnDemand.com website will also broadcast replays of each Pirelli World Challenge telecasts.

"We are extremely excited to have the CBS Sports Network and

www.MotorTrendOnDemand.com

back with the Pirelli World Challenge in 2017," said Greg Gill, CEO and President of WC Vision. "The expansion of the same-day CBS Sports Network coverage to four GT Sprint events in 2017 is a tremendous opportunity for the racing fans to enjoy the highly-competitive GT/GTA/GT Cup classes immediately. In addition, the popular MotorTrendOn Demand.com coverage will include live and replay capabilities for the fans as well."

Each GT Sprint and SprintX telecasts on CBS Sports Network will be 90 minutes in duration with the GT4/GTS and Touring Car showings scheduled for 60 minutes.

The popular announce team of Greg Creamer (play-by-play), Calvin Fish (race analyst) and Jeff Lepper (pit reporter) will return to call the GT and GT4/GTS action on CBS Sports Network, while Creamer, Lepper and Kurt Hansen will handle reporting duties for the Touring Car
telecasts. Rick Benjamin and Shea Adam also will be part of the PWC television team in 2017.

"In addition to my marketing duties during the week with the PWC Series, I am excited to be returning with Greg, Cal, Kurt, Rick and Shea this year as part of the CBS Sports Network broadcast team," said Lepper, WC Vision marketing manager. "We also have a special telecast for the season opening weekend at St. Petersburg with our partners at

www.motortrendondemand.com

. We will be announcing that special presentation for the St. Petersburg events next week."

2017 Pirelli World Challenge TV Schedule

Date	Venue	Air date	Time
Mar. 12	Streets of St. Petersburg, Florida	Sat., March 18 (GT) Wed., March 22 (GTS)	2 p.m. ET (GT) 10:30 p.m. ET (GTS)
April 9	Streets of Long Beach, California	Sunday, April 9 (GT)**	2:30 p.m. ET
April 30	Virginia International Raceway, Alton, Virginia	Sunday, May 7 (GT, SprintX) Sunday, May 14 (TC, GTS)	6 p.m. ET (GT/SprintX) 4 p.m. (TC/GTS)
May 21	Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Bowmanville, Ontario	Sunday, May 28 (GT, SprintX) Wed., May 31 (GTS, TC)	6:30 p.m. ET (GT/SprintX) 9 p.m. ET (GTS/TC)
May 27-28	Lime Rock Park, Lakeville, Connecticut	Sunday, June 4 (GT, SprintX) Wed., June 7 (TC, GTS)	5:30 p.m. ET (GT/Sprint X) 8 p.m. ET (TC/GTS)
June 25	Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wis.	Sunday, June 25 (GT)** Wed., July 5 (GTS)	3 p.m. ET 8 p.m. ET
July 30	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio	Sunday, July 30 (GT)** Wed., Aug. 9 (GTS)	2 p.m. ET 7 p.m. ET
Aug. 13	Utah Motorsports Campus, Grantsville, Utah	Sunday, Aug. 20 (GT, Sprint X) Wed., Aug 23 (TC, GTS)	4 p.m. ET (GT/Sprint X) 8 p.m. ET (TC/GTS)
Sept. 3	Circuit of The Americas, Austin, Texas	Sunday, Sept. 10 (GT, Sprint X) Wed., Sept. 13 (TC, GTS)	3:30 p.m. ET (GT/Sprint X) 7 p.m. ET (TC/GTS)
Sept. 17	Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, California	Sunday, Sept. 17 (GT)** Wed., Sept. 27 (GTS)	3 p.m. ET (GT) 8 p.m. ET (GTS)
Oct. 15	Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Salinas, California*	Wednesday, Oct. 25 (TC)	8 p.m.