RPM (TV series)
| RPM | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Motor sports program |
| Presented by | Matthew White |
| Starring |
Alan Jones (Formula One specialist) Daryl Beattie (Motorcycle specialist) Mark Larkham (V8 Supercars specialist) |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 15 |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Running time | 90 minutes (including commercials) |
| Release | |
| Original network |
Network Ten (1997-2008, 2015) One (2011, 2015) |
| Picture format |
576i (SDTV) (1997-2008, 2015) 1080i (HDTV) (2011, 2015) |
| Audio format |
Stereo (1997-2008, 2015) Dolby Digital 5.1 (2011, 2015) |
| Original release | 30 March 1997–23 November 2008 (first run) 22 March 2011-16 November 2011 (second run) 8 March 2015 – present (third run) |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows |
Inside Supercars V8Xtra |
| External links | |
| Website | |
RPM is an Australian motorsports and automotive television program that airs on Network Ten. The show returned to Ten in 2015, after originally airing from 1997 to 2008 on the same network, as well as in 2011 on sister channel One. The show currently airs on Sunday afternoons, having held a variety of timeslots over the show's history.
The show's season runs from approximately March to November each year, in line with major events in the Australian calendar such as the Clipsal 500 and Bathurst 1000, as well as the Formula One and MotoGP seasons. The program covers all major forms of motorsport across Australia and the world, with a particular focus on Formula One, MotoGP, NASCAR, V8 Supercars as well as the Australian and World Rally Championships. In recent years, the show has branched out to also cover more general motoring content such as car reviews.
RPM was launched in 1997 to accompany Network Ten's newly acquired coverage of V8 Supercars. The original version of the show featured journalist Bill Woods and former Grand Prix motorcycle champion Barry Sheene as hosts. The show would normally air on Sunday afternoons, at varying timeslots and for various lengths, often depending on the network's other motorsport coverage. At the end of 2002, Sheene left the program due to serious health issues, and died in early 2003.
Following this, Woods hosted alone with the help of various reporters and specialists including Greg Rust, Neil Crompton and Daryl Beattie. For around six months in 2006, model Grace McClure co-hosted alongside Woods. In 2007, Rust took over from Woods as host, after Woods moved to a position hosting Ten Weekend News bulletins.
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