Where Can You Stream Live Racing, Car Shows Now That MotorTrend+ Is Shutting Down?
Max and discovery+ will get MotorTrend content, but streamers like Peacock, Prime Video and Netflix also carry titles gear heads might have interest in.
Car lovers everywhere grimaced at the news that Warner Bros. Discovery was planning to shut down its MotorTrend+ streaming service in March when it broke this week. MotorTrend+ is one of the top places to find automotive content, from car makeover shows to series featuring big-name celebrities and their favorite rides, and much more. With access to MotorTrend+ about to end, where can gearheads find and stream new and legacy titles relating to automotive topics?
- Netflix and Prime Video offer excellent on-demand titles like “Formula 1: Drive to Survive” and the BBC’s “Top Gear.”
- ESPN+ and Peacock are perfect for viewers who want to enjoy live auto racing from F1 and NASCAR.
- Viewers can head to Max and discovery+ to find content formerly housed on MotorTrend+.
Which Streamers Carry Live Auto Racing?
If you like to watch real-life auto-racing content, there are some excellent options available at each price point. Let’s start with the free option; The Roku Channel will host 11 races from the ABB FIA Formula E racing league this season, and fans will not need to enter payment information of any kind to watch them. Paramount+ will also carry part of the Formula E schedule as well.
Peacock is also a good choice for viewers who want to watch live auto racing. This streamer costs $5.99 per month, and it offers a wide variety of live motorsports events. The 2024 NTT IndyCar season on Peacock begins March 10, and the streamer also offers some NASCAR Cup Series races which appear on linear NBC. Viewers can even find SuperMotocross on Peacock, meaning it offers great bang for the average racing fan’s buck.
ESPN+ carries preseason testing from Formula 1, practice sessions and races from Formula 2 and Formula 3, and more. Viewers won’t find any live F1 races on ESPN+ this season, but there is a wide variety of content and news from these racing leagues available on the streamer, along with a big selection of college and professional sports matchups.
If you are looking to sign up for a live TV streaming service to access as much live racing as possible, there are numerous options to explore. With different types of major racing happening on broadcast channels ABC, CBS, Fox, and NBC, as well as on cablers ESPN and FS1, nearly every major live streamer is a viable option. However, in The Streamable’s expert opinion, Sling TV is the best option. If you combine both the streamer’s Orange and Blue base plans, you can get all of the channels except for CBS for just $55 per month after the first month if half off. That is significantly less than any other live-streaming option.
But, if you stack that with a subscription to Paramount+, you will be able to make up for the missing channel and still save a not-insignificant amount of money every month.
| DTV STREAM | Fubo | Hulu | Philo | Sling TV | YouTube | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Trial | Free Trial | Free 3-Day Trial | Free Trial | Get $10 Off | Sign Up | |||
| $79.99 | $91.99 | $76.99 | $25 | $40 | $40 | $72.99 | ||
| ABC | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | |
| CBS | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | - | - | - | ✓ | |
| ESPN | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | - | ✓ | - | ✓ | |
| Fox | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | |
| FS1 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | |
| NBC | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | |
Which Streamers Carry On-Demand Automotive Shows?
Netflix is home to one of the top sports documentaries currently available, as it plays host to the incredibly popular series “Formula 1: Drive to Survive.” That docuseries was recently joined by its NASCAR-related counterpart “NASCAR: Full Speed.” These shows embed viewers in top racing leagues from around the world, and if that’s not enough, the streamer also carries car-centric movies like “Gran Turismo” and “Rush,” as well as car restoration shows like “Car Masters: Rust to Riches.”
Prime Video offers several seasons of the BBC’s “Top Gear” hosted by Jeremy Clarkson. Fans of Clarkson can also find all five seasons of the Prime Video original “The Grand Tour,” featuring the “Top Gear” trio of Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May as they travel around the world driving some of the fastest vehicles ever created.
Where is MotorTrend+’s Content Heading Now?
Viewers who were crushed to learn that MotorTrend+ was shutting down will be gratified to learn that they can still watch the streamer’s content through other means. MotorTrend+’s content has been moved to WBD’s main streaming services discovery+ and Max, and current MotorTrend+ customers will be granted access to ad-free streaming on discovery+ for the same $5.99 monthly subscription rate they were accustomed to paying on MotorTrend+.
In addition, automotive fans will find the Max original “Downey's Dream Cars,” which features actor Robert Downey Jr. combining his love of classic cars with his desire to help fight climate change by reducing tailpipe emissions.
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discovery+
discovery+ is a video streaming service that offers more than 70,000 episodes of 2,500+ current and classic shows from several popular TV brands including Discovery, Investigation Discovery, HGTV, TLC, Food Network, A&E, Lifetime, and History.
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Max
Max is a subscription video streaming service that gives access to the full HBO library, along with exclusive Max Originals. There are hubs for content from TLC, HGTV, Food Network, Discovery, TCM, Cartoon Network, Travel Channel, ID, and more. Watch hit series like “The Last of Us,” “House of the Dragon,” “Succession,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” and more. Thanks to the B/R Sports add-on, users can watch NBA, MLB, NHL, March Madness, and NASCAR events.
