Autosport International is traditionally one of the first major motorsport events of the year, bringing industry leaders together for an annual show at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham.
Engineering again forms an integral pillar of the event, which takes places on January 11-14. The first two days are reserved for trade visitors before the show opens to the public at the weekend.
The pair of trade-only days will feature the Autosport Engineering show, taking place in a newly-dedicated hall where over 100 engineering companies will showcase their products. The hall is designed to provide a close-up look at new technologies from across the industry including engines, gearboxes, brakes and suspension parts.
(Glenn Dunbar/LAT Images) Returning to Autosport International this year is the Business Forum where experts will hold discussions covering the sport’s biggest talking points. Confirmed session topics include: ‘Would motorsport be appealing with alternative powertrains"’, ‘How AI is set to shake up the engineering industry’ and ‘Is a world without fossil fuels possible"’
The first of those sessions, about alternative powertrain options, will be headed up by Bill Pearson (IMSA senior manager of performance and simulation), Richard Saxby (McLaren Applied head of motorsport) and Mark Grain (Extreme E technical director).
The ADAC’s head of motorsport Thomas Voss will be among the attendees examining how raci...