Red Bull Soapbox Racing

Red Bull Soapbox Racing is a TV show on Dave. Annual event in which amateur drivers race homemade vehicles down an obstacle course. The program has been available since 2025. A total of 36 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in January 2026.
Last broadcast:01/01/2026 at 13:00
Last episode
1:05:00
1:05:00Red Bull Soapbox Racing
The Lewis Hamiltons of the future - alright, maybe that's pushing it - race their gravity-powered motors through the streets of Barcelona. Farcical crashes guaranteed.
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1:00:00With a total disregard for their welfare, amateur drivers hurtle down Cincinnati's steep streets in their nutty homemade contraptions - makes for great TV, though!
Series 9
2:00:00
2:00:00A record 40,000 soapbox racing fans converge on the Paseo de Ruperto Chapi to cheer on 50 fearless drivers taking on a steep and demanding track with an unforgiving water obstacle.
1:00:0050 teams take on the legendary Spa F1 track in Belgium, which features one of the steepest sections in soapbox history.
Series 3
1:00:00
1:00:00Holland isn't known for its steep inclines, but things are going downhill fast in Valkenburg as racers pit their wacky, engineless roadsters against a perilous course!
Series 9
1:00:00
1:00:00Creativity meets chaos French-style down a course littered with obstacles in the hills of Pech-David overlooking Toulouse.
1:00:00An extraordinary location in San Marino is the setting for a soapbox race with a medieval twist - 50 teams compete, but will it be a Game of Thrones or a Game of Moans for them?
Series 10
55:00
55:00All the thrills and spills as teams of racers test themselves by hurtling down challenging obstacle-filled courses in homemade soapbox race cars in Hyderabad in India.
Series 9
1:05:00
1:05:0050 teams take on an intense course in the shadow of the Iowa state capital - how will they survive the incredibly steep start ramp, an unforgiving kicker, and a unique split course?
Series 10
1:00:00
1:00:00Massive crowds come out as soapbox racers in Amman tackle a daunting course - a colossal kicker into the water and a big roller cause chaos in this high-energy race.
1:00:0045 tenacious teams of Swiss soapbox racers tackle the slopes of a Bern course that has an unusually deep water feature, a daunting set of stairs, and a massive berm.
Series 4
1:00:00
1:00:00The wacky racing series that Isaac Newton would surely approve of: no engines, just gravity! Amateur teams descend on Mumbai to race their homemade soapboxes.
Series 1
2:00:00
2:00:00AJ Odudu and Will Best present coverage as the Red Bull Soapbox Race returns for its 10th anniversary at London's Alexandra Palace with 70 teams from across the UK.
Series 10
1:00:00
1:00:00Fearless Norwegian soapbox racers conquer Torshovdalen Park in Oslo as they try to master a treacherous water feature, a challenging berm, and a startlingly steep finish.
1:00:00Series 4
1:00:00
1:00:00All the thrills and copious spills from the Red Bull Soapbox Race series, in which rival teams tested their gravity-powered vehicles against obstacle-littered courses.
1:30:00Forget F1 and NASCAR, the Red Bull Soapbox Race is the real test of a driver's skill and courage. Soapbox racers pit their crazy crates against a lethal course in Cork.
Series 5
1:00:00
1:00:00French farce from the streets of Paris as rival teams of amateur racers pit their wacky, gravity-powered soapbox vehicles in a downhill race against the clock.
1:00:00The competing teams' motorless vehicles use gravity - and definitely not sprouts - as their only form of propulsion.
1:00:00Elysian Park in Los Angeles is turned into an obstacle-littered course for the day as 70 teams of adrenaline junkies put their gravity-powered contraptions to the test.