Donington Park
Circuit Statistics
Location: Castle Donington
Established:
Circuit Type:
Race
Capacity:
120,000
Turns:
11
Direction:
Clockwise
First Grand Prix Race:
Total Races:
1
About Donington Park
Originally part of the Donington Hall estate, it was created as a racing circuit during the pre-war period when the German Silver Arrows were battling for the European Championship. Used as a military vehicle storage depot during World War II, it fell into disrepair until bought by local construction entrepreneur Tom Wheatcroft.
Latest News
![Kyle Ryde - Buildbase Suzuki [credit: Ian Hopgood]](https://cdn.crash.net/field/image/Ryde-AK8I2542.jpg?width=1500&format=webp&aspect_ratio=16:9)
BSB plays it safe to postpone Donington Park Race 1 until Sunday
BSB shakes up its schedule again at Donington Park as persistent rain forces it to call off Saturday's first race
Qualifying abandoned as weather shakes up BSB Donington Park schedule
Josh Brookes will start from pole position for today's earlier-than-originally schedule Race 1 as poor weather conditions cause qualifying to be abandoned
BSB Donington Park GP - Qualifying Results [FP Results Combined]
Grid positions for Round 5 of the 2020 British Superbike Championship at Donington Park GP [Grid determined by combined practice results ahead of weather-related schedule changes]
![Tommy Bridewell - Oxford Racing Ducati [credit: Ian Hopgood]](https://cdn.crash.net/field/image/C96I5665.jpg?width=1500&format=webp&aspect_ratio=16:9)
Bridewell breaks Honda deadlock as Brookes crashes out
Tommy Bridewell sprints clear to claim his fourth career BSB victory ahead of Andrew Irwin, as Josh Brookes suffers a costly fast crash at Donington Park
![Tommy Bridewell - Oxford Racing Ducati [credit: Ian Hopgood]](https://cdn.crash.net/field/image/Bridewell-C26I0118.jpg?width=1500&format=webp&aspect_ratio=16:9)
BSB Donington Park - Race Results (3) (UPDATE)
Full Race Results (3) for the opening round of the 2020 British Superbike Championship at Donington Park
![Andrew Irwin - Honda Racing [credit: Ian Hopgood]](https://cdn.crash.net/field/image/C96I5902.jpg?width=1500&format=webp&aspect_ratio=16:9)
Honda 1-2 again as Andrew Irwin defeats brother in last gasp move
Andrew Irwin mugs his team-mate and brother Glenn to secure another British Superbike Championship victory at Donington Park
Andrew Irwin pips brother Glenn as new Honda hits 1-2 on BSB debut
Andrew Irwin leads brother Glenn Irwin to give the new Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade a perfect 1-2 on its BSB debut at Donington Park
BSB Donington Park - Race Results (1)
Full Race Results (1) for the opening round of the 2020 British Superbike Championship at Donington Park
![Jason O'Halloran - McAMS Yamaha [credit: Ian Hopgood]](https://cdn.crash.net/field/image/O%27Halloran-C96I1209.jpg?width=1500&format=webp&aspect_ratio=16:9)
BSB Donington Park - Qualifying Results
Full Qualifying Results for the the opening round of the 2020 British Superbike Championship at Donington Park
BSB Donington Park - Free Practice Results (2)
Full Free Practice Results (2) for the opening round of the 2020 British Superbike Championship at Donington Park
BSB Donington Park - Free Practice Results (1)
Full Free Practice Results (1) for the opening round of the 2020 MCE British Superbike Championship at Donington Park
BTCC: Turkington pleased after 'great start' at Donington
Team BMW's Colin Turkington leaves Donington Park with an early points lead in the British Touring Car Championship standings following a strong weekend at the season opener.
BTCC Donington Park: Sutton: Best I've felt in a car
Ash Sutton says driving the Infiniti Q50 is the 'best he's felt in a car' after taking the Laser Tools Racing built machine's first ever British Touring Car Championship race victory at Donington Park.
BTCC Donington Park: Sutton charges to maiden Infiniti BTCC win
Ash Sutton has delivered the Infiniti Q50 its first ever British Touring Car Championship race victory during his debut weekend with Laser Tools Racing after taking a dominant race three win at Donington Park.
BTCC Donington Park: Race Results (3)
Full race results of round three of the 2020 British Touring Car Championship from Donington Park.
BTCC Donington Park: Turkington eases to race two victory
Defending British Touring Car champion Colin Turkington secured his first victory of the 2020 season after easing to the race two honours at Donington Park.
BTCC Donington Park: Race Results (2)
Full race results of round two of the 2020 British Touring Car Championship from Donington Park.
BTCC Donington Park: Cammish wins thrilling BTCC opener
Halfords Yuasa Racing's Dan Cammish has drawn first blood in the 2020 British Touring Car Championship season after beating defending champion Colin Turkington to the race one win at Donington Park.
BTCC: Turkington 'very proud of team' after Donington pole
Colin Turkington has heaped praise on his Team BMW squad after completing a perfect clean sweep on qualifying day for the opening round of this season's British Touring Car Championship at Donington Park.
BTCC: Turkington beats Cammish to pole in record breaking session
Team BMW's Colin Turkington begins his title defence in the strongest fashion possible after beating his 2019 rival Dan Cammish to claim pole position for Sunday's opening British Touring Car Championship race at Donington Park.
BTCC Donington Park: Qualifying Results
BTCC Donington Park: Practice Results (2)
BTCC Donington Park: Turkington leads Team BMW 1-2 in second practice
Defending four-time British Touring Car champion Colin Turkington continued to dominate proceedings at Donington Park after topping the FP2 timesheets ahead of Team BMW team mate Tom Oliphant in second.
BTCC Donington Park: Practice Results (2)
BTCC Donington Park: Practice Results (2)
Circuit Information
Originally part of the Donington Hall estate, it was created as a racing circuit during the pre-war period when the German Silver Arrows were battling for the European Championship. Used as a military vehicle storage depot during World War II, it fell into disrepair until bought by local construction entrepreneur Tom Wheatcroft.
Revived under his ownership in the 1970s, it hosted a single Formula One race, but became the favoured home of the British round of the MotoGP motorcycling championship. Leased by Donington Ventures Leisure Ltd in 2007 the hope that Formula One racing could return to the track, the incomplete venture failed to raise sufficient financial backing during the aftermath of the 2008 global financial crisis. DVLL consequently lost the rights to the British rounds of both Formula1 and MotoGP, and in its bankruptcy returned the track to the Wheatcroft family in December 2009.
The only proposed race meeting that was announced prior to recent developments was the BTCC meeting. However in October 2010, it was confirmed that the UK round of the WTCC would move from Brands Hatch to Donington for the 2011 season. Also at the end of 2010, it was announced that Donington would become home to an annual historic motorsport event, the Donington Historic Festival (April 30-May 1, 2011), bringing back memories of the circuit's glory days.
Source: Wikipedia