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
BTCC Donington Park: Turkington quickest in FP1 as BTCC kicks off
Team BMW's Colin Turkington picked up from where he left off to top the timesheets in the first practice of the 2020 British Touring Car Championship season at Donington Park.
BTCC Donington Park: Practice Results (1)
BTCC Donington Park: Practice Results (1)
Donington Park, Assen, Qatar rounds officially cancelled
The Donington Park, Assen and Losail WorldSBK rounds won't go ahead this season as the series confrims total of nine events and 27 races
Donington Park round postponed as WorldSBK reveals August restart plan
The 2020 British WorldSBK round at Donington Park is postponed, but three rounds in August are now all-but-confirmed
Guintoli tests how fast a Suzuki street bike is on track
Suzuki MotoGP test rider and 2014 World Superbike champion Sylvain Guintoli has answered a familiar question to any track day enthusiast or motorsport fan – just how fast is a street bike on the track?
BSB postpones Oulton Park, Donington Park May rounds
The Bennetts British Superbike championship has confirmed both its scheduled rounds in May at Oulton Park and Donington Park have been postponed amid coronavirus measures.
BSB Donington Park - Race Results (2)
Full Race Results (2) for Round 11 of the 2019 Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Donington Park
BSB Donington Park - Race Results (1)
Full Race Results (1) for Round 11 of the 2019 Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Donington Park
BSB Donington Park - Warm-up Results
Donington Park BSB: Warm-up Results Post Driver Nat Team Bike Laps 1 A
Redding gets the edge with Donington Park pole
Scott Redding powers to pole position for Round 11 of the 2019 Bennetts British Superbike Championship, four tenths up on Josh Brookes
BSB Donington Park - Qualifying Results
Full Qualifying Results for Round 11 of the 2019 Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Donington Park
BSB Donington Park - Free Practice Results (3)
Full Free Practice Results (3) for Round 11 of the 2019 Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Donington Park
BSB Donington Park - Free Practice Results (2)
Full Free Practice Results (2) from Round 11 of the 2019 Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Donington Park
BSB Donington Park - Free Practice Results (1)
Full free practice results (1) for Round 13 of the 2019 Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Donington Park.
How Monger wants to be known for his racing and not his accident
Billy Monger’s story of his harrowing accident and inspiring comeback is one well told over the past two years and will, by his own admission, always shape his life. But it isn’t the story he wants to tell now.
WorldSBK championship leader Rea ready to “make it count”
After wrestling the World Superbike championship lead off Alvaro Bautista at Donington Park, Jonathan Rea says he must now press home his momentum to open up the points gap at Laguna Seca before the summer break.
Baz finds his groove to lead Yamaha effort at Donington
Loris Baz earned himself an earlier-than-anticipated ‘promotion’ to the status of top Yamaha rider at Donington Park after picking up a 4-5-6 brace of results in only the third round back in action for both himself and Ten Kate Racing.
Recovering van der Mark soldiers on for brace of top tens
Michael van der Mark says the mistake that left him at the back of the field for two of this weekend’s three WorldSBK races ultimately prevented him from managing better results at Donington Park, rather than his recently-injured wrist
From BSB to TT to WorldSBK, Hickman makes his mark on BMW sub showing
Peter Hickman says he is hoping for more WorldSBK opportunities in the future after turning heads with his competitive performance on the back of a late call up to ride for the factory BMW team at Donington Park.
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