MotorSportRadar.com is an independent motorsport calendar built to make race times easier to find, understand, and trust.
It brings together the practical details fans often need: what is racing, where it is happening, and when it starts in their own local time.
Why it exists
Motorsport is easy to enjoy, but the calendar can be awkward to follow. Different championships publish schedules in different places, across different time zones, with different session formats and race weekends.
The idea behind MotorSportRadar.com had been around for a few years: create a simpler place to see what is coming up and when it starts locally.
In May 2025, Michael Dowling wanted to watch the 6 Hours of Spa and checked an AI-generated search summary for the start time. The time zone conversion was wrong, and the race had already started. That frustration became the push to build the site properly.
Who built it
MotorSportRadar.com was created by Michael Dowling, a software engineer from Ireland with an interest in motorsport, technology, design, and making fun webapps.
After studying in Galway, Michael worked as a software engineer on APIs and web applications using Java and JavaScript. He later moved into project management across telecoms, banking, financial compliance, software agency work, and surveying.
The site brings together several of those interests: software, data, design, and racing. It follows other independent projects such as Dunlaing Watches.
Design Influence
The visual identity takes inspiration from the classic Subaru World Rally Team colours: navy, gold, and cherry red.
It is a small nod to rallying and to an era associated with drivers such as Colin McRae, Richard Burns, Carlos Sainz Sr., and Petter Solberg.
Features
Personalised calendar
Sign up and build a calendar around the championships, races, and categories you follow.
Race reminders
Keep track of upcoming races with reminders by email, calendar sync, or push notification.
Local start times
See race and session times in your own time zone, without needing to convert them manually.
Session schedules
View practice, qualifying, sprint, race, and support-session times.
Weekly and monthly reports
Browse upcoming motorsport schedules in regular reports, with key sessions grouped by week or month.
Track information
Learn more about circuits, including their history, location, travel context, nearby activities, and places to stay.
Where to watch
Find viewing information for different racing series, with details organised by country where possible.
Site search
Search across MotorSportRadar from the home page to find series, races, circuits, reports, and other useful pages.
Have an idea for a useful feature? Send it through our contact form.
Technology
MotorSportRadar.com is built, maintained and further developed using Django, HTMX, Tailwind CSS and Docker, all running on a Netcup VPS. The stack is practical, reliable, and easy to improve over time.
Django
Core app
HTMX
Light interaction
Tailwind CSS
Interface
Docker
Deployment
Sponsors and affiliates
MotorSportRadar.com is supported by Dunlaing Watches, another project founded by Michael Dowling. The site also uses selected affiliate links, including Stay22 and NordVPN.
Some affiliate links may earn a commission at no extra cost to the user. The intention is to keep partnerships relevant and avoid intrusive advertising where possible.
Advertising approach
Motorsport websites can become difficult to use when they are crowded with pop-ups, auto-playing videos, heavy ad placements, and layouts that make information harder to find.
MotorSportRadar.com aims to keep the page experience simple, readable, and focused on race information.
What comes next
The site is still growing. The aim is to add broader series coverage, better circuit and event pages, and more useful personal calendar features for fans who follow different types of racing.
Important note
MotorSportRadar.com is an independent website created for informational and editorial purposes. References to motorsport series, championships, events, circuits, teams, or brands are used only to identify and discuss them. MotorSportRadar.com is not officially affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any racing series, championship, team, circuit, or governing body. All trademarks, names, and logos remain the property of their respective owners.
