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{{Infobox motorsport venue
| name              = Donington Park
| logo              = [[File:Donington Park logo.png|class=skin-invert|230px]]
| image             = [[File:Donington circuit.svg|class=skin-invert|230px]]
| image_caption     = Grand Prix Circuit (2010–present)
| coordinates       = {{Coord|52|49|45|N|1|22|30|W|type:landmark_scale:10000_region:GB|display=inline,title}}
| capacity          = 120,000
| location          = [[Leicestershire]], England
| fia_grade         = 2 (both layouts)
| owner             = [[MotorSport Vision]] (2017–2038)
| operator          = [[MotorSport Vision]]
| opened            = 1931<br />(re-opened 1977)
| closed            = 1940
| construction_cost = [[Pound sterling|£]]12,000
| events            = '''Current:'''<br />'''[[Superbike World Championship|World SBK]]''' (1988–2001, 2007–2009, 2011–2019, 2021–present)<br />'''[[British Touring Car Championship|BTCC]]''' (1977–1979, 1981–present)<br />'''[[British GT Championship|British GT]]''' (1993–present)<br />'''[[British Superbike|BSB]]''' (1990–2009, 2011–present)<br />'''[[TCR UK Touring Car Championship|TCR UK]]''' (2018–present)<br />'''Former:'''<br />[[Formula One|F1]] ''[[European Grand Prix]]'' (1993)<br />[[Grand Prix motorcycle racing]]<br />''[[British motorcycle Grand Prix]]'' (1987–2009)<br />[[Sidecar World Championship]] (1987–2001, 2008, 2014–2016, 2021–2022)<br />[[World Touring Car Championship|FIA WTCC]] ''[[FIA WTCC Race of UK|Race of UK]]'' (2011)<br />[[European Le Mans Series|ELMS]] ''[[6 Hours of Donington]]'' (2006, 2012)<br />[[Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|DTM]] (2002–2003)<br />[[FIM Endurance World Championship|FIM EWC]] (1981–1982, 1987)<br />[[FIA GT Championship|FIA GT]] (1997–1999, 2002–2004)<br />[[World Sportscar Championship]] (1989–1990, 1992)<br />[[FIA GT1 World Championship]] (2012)
| layout           = Grand Prix Circuit (1986–present)
| length_km         = 4.020
| length_mi         = 2.498
| turns             = 12
| record_time       = 1:17.707
| record_driver     = {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kimiya Sato]] 
| record_car        = [[Lola B05/52]]
| record_year       = [[2013 Auto GP Series|2013]]
| record_class      = [[Auto GP]]
| layout2           = National Circuit with realigned Goddards Chicane (2010–present)
| length2_km        = 3.149
| length2_mi        = 1.957
| turns2            = 10
| record_time2      = 0:57.221
| record_driver2    = {{flagicon|NED}} Marijn van Kalmthout
| record_car2       = [[Benetton B197]]
| record_year2      = [[BOSS GP|2011]]
| record_class2     = [[Formula One|F1]]
| layout3           = National Circuit (1977–2009)
| length3_km        = 3.149
| length3_mi        = 1.957
| turns3            = 10
| record_time3      = 0:55.859
| record_driver3    = {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Scott Mansell]]
| record_car3       = [[Benetton B197|Benetton B197 Judd]]
| record_year3      = [[BOSS GP|2004]]
| record_class3     = [[BOSS GP|EuroBOSS/F1]]
| layout4           = Grand Prix Circuit (1937–1939)
| length4_km        = 5.029
| length4_mi        = 3.125
| turns4            = 15
| record_time4      = 2:11.4
| record_driver4    = {{flagicon|GER|1935}} [[Bernd Rosemeyer]]/{{flagicon|GER|1935}} [[Manfred von Brauchitsch]]
| record_car4       = [[Auto Union racing cars|Auto Union Type C]]/[[Mercedes-Benz W125]]
| record_year4      = [[1937 Donington Grand Prix|1937]]
| record_class4     = [[Grand Prix motor racing|GP]]
| layout5           = Grand Prix Circuit (1935–1936)
| length5_km        = 4.107
| length5_mi        = 2.552
| turns5            = 13
| record_time5      = 2:08.4
| record_driver5    = {{flagicon|ITA|1861}} [[Giuseppe Farina]]
| record_car5       = [[Maserati V8RI]]
| record_year5      = [[1935 Donington Grand Prix|1935]]
| record_class5     = [[Grand Prix motor racing|GP]]
| layout6           = Original Circuit (1931–1934)
| length6_km        = 3.518
| length6_mi        = 2.186
| turns6            = 13
| record_time6      = 2:06.0
| record_driver6    = {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Francis Curzon, 5th Earl Howe|Earl Howe]]
| record_car6       = [[Bugatti Type 51]]
| record_year6      = [[1933 Grand Prix season#Major Races|1933]]
| record_class6     = [[Grand Prix motor racing|GP]]
}}

[[File:Donington Park 1937.svg|thumb|The Donington Circuit layout in 1937]]

'''Donington Park''' is a [[motorsport]] [[Race track|circuit]] located near [[Castle Donington]] in [[Leicestershire]], England. The circuit business is now owned by [[Jonathan Palmer]]'s [[MotorSport Vision]] organisation, and the surrounding Donington Park Estate, still owned by the Wheatcroft family, is currently under lease by MotorSport Vision until 2038.<ref name="Donington">{{Cite web|url=http://www.donington-park.co.uk/news/msv-acquires-donington-park/|title=Donington -|website=www.donington-park.co.uk|access-date=13 January 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116181636/http://www.donington-park.co.uk/news/msv-acquires-donington-park/|archive-date=16 January 2017}}</ref> It has a capacity of 120,000, and is also the venue of the [[Download Festival]].

Originally part of the [[Donington Hall]] estate, it was created as a racing circuit during the period between the First and Second World Wars when the German [[Silver Arrows]] were battling for the European Championship. Used as a military vehicle storage depot during the [[Second World War]], 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 in 1993, but became the favoured home of the British round of the [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|MotoGP]] motorcycling championship.

[[Lease]]d 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 financial crisis]]. DVLL consequently lost the rights to the British rounds of both Formula 1 and MotoGP series, and in its [[bankruptcy]] returned the track to the Wheatcroft family in December 2009.

Under Wheatcroft's ownership, the venue underwent significant work, with the track restored to use in autumn 2010, before major upgrades in the following five years. At the end of 2010, it was announced that Donington would become home to an annual historic motorsport event, the Donington Historic Festival, with new events constantly being added. Since 2010, significant investment across the venue has seen major improvements made to its infrastructure,<ref name="donington-park.co.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.donington-park.co.uk/news/extensive-winter-works-ready-for-new-season-as-five-years-of-investment-and-redevelopment-at-donington-park-nears-completion/|publisher=donington-park.co.uk|title=Donington|access-date=2016-11-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160918121306/http://www.donington-park.co.uk/news/extensive-winter-works-ready-for-new-season-as-five-years-of-investment-and-redevelopment-at-donington-park-nears-completion/|archive-date=2016-09-18|url-status=dead}}</ref> while the circuit has become a regular fixture for top class motorcycling in the form of the [[Superbike World Championship]].

In January 2017, the circuit business and a long-term lease on the estate was purchased by MotorSport Vision,<ref>{{cite web |title=Donington Park taken over by Jonathan Palmer's MotorSport Vision |url=https://www.autosport.com/national/news/127717/donington-taken-over-by-palmer-msv |first=Jack |last=Cozens |website=Autosport.com |date=12 January 2017 |access-date=18 December 2018}}</ref> with the purchase cleared by authorities in August of the same year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.autosport.com/national/news/131206/msv-takeover-of-donington-gets-final-approval|title=MSV takeover of Donington Park gets final approval|first=Jack|last=Benyon|website=Autosport.com|access-date=18 December 2018}}</ref> Significant investment has seen facilities at the venue brought up to modern standards, with a new restaurant, toilet blocks, large new grandstand and new circuit offices, as well as other detail changes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.donington-park.co.uk/archive/2017/december/multi-million-pound-improvements-underway-at-donington-park-as-msv-makes-its-mark.aspx|title=Multi-million pound improvements underway at Donington Park|website=news.donington-park.co.uk|access-date=18 December 2018|archive-date=18 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181218010405/http://news.donington-park.co.uk/archive/2017/december/multi-million-pound-improvements-underway-at-donington-park-as-msv-makes-its-mark.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> As well as improving the infrastructure, MSV made additions to the race calendar, with additional major events planned for 2019 which included extra rounds of the British Superbike Championship<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britishsuperbike.com/29620.aspx|title=2019 Bennetts British Superbike Championship calendar confirmed|first=Laura|last=Stevens|website=British Superbike Championship|access-date=18 December 2018|archive-date=18 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181218193336/http://www.britishsuperbike.com/29620.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> and British GT.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britishgt.com/news/431/british-gt-adds-second-donington-date-to-2019-calendar|title=British GT adds second Donington date to 2019 calendar|website=British GT|access-date=18 December 2018}}</ref>

==History==

===Creation and pre-war racing===
Donington Park motor racing circuit was the first permanent [[park]] circuit in England, which also ended the race circuit [[monopoly]] that [[Brooklands]] had held since 1907.

Fred Craner was a former [[motorcycle]] rider who had taken part in seven [[Isle of Man TT]] races,<ref name=DPT/> and was by 1931 a Derby garage owner and secretary of the Derby & District Motor Club.<ref name=dream>{{cite web|url=http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/news/Grand-Prix-dream-comes-true-circuit-s-saviour-thousands-region-s-race-fans/article-207177-detail/article.html|title=Grand Prix dream comes true for circuit's saviour and thousands of region's race fans|publisher=hisisderbyshire.co.uk|date=2008-07-05|access-date=2009-01-13|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090521161108/http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/news/Grand-Prix-dream-comes-true-circuit-s-saviour-thousands-region-s-race-fans/article-207177-detail/article.html|archive-date=2009-05-21}}</ref>
Craner approached John Gillies Shields, the owner of the [[Donington Hall|Donington Hall estate]], to use the extensive roads on his land for racing.<ref name=DPT/>

The original track was {{cvt|3.518|km|mi|abbr=on|order=flip}} in length, and based on normal width unsealed estate roads.<ref name=DPT/> The first motor cycle race took place on [[Whit Monday]] (25 May) 1931.<ref name=DPT/> For 1933 Craner obtained permission to build a permanent track, with the original layout widened and sealed at a cost of £12,000.<ref name=DPT/> The first car race was held on 25 March, followed by three car meetings further that year. The first Donington Park Trophy race was held on 7 October 1933, and the 20-lap invitation event was won by the [[Francis Curzon, 5th Earl Howe|Earl Howe]] in a [[Bugatti Type 51]].<ref name=DPT>{{cite web|url=http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gp3317.htm|title=Donington Park Trophy|publisher=kolumbus.fi|access-date=2009-01-13|archive-date=2016-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304212103/http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gp3317.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[File:DoningtonPark.jpg|thumb|Donington Park showing Spitfire sculpture and track (2005)]]

In 1935 the first {{convert|300|mi|km|adj=on}} [[Donington Grand Prix]] was won by [[Shuttleworth Collection|Richard "Mad Jack" Shuttleworth]] in an [[Alfa Romeo P3]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.planet-f1.com/story/0,18954,3265_3775763,00.html |title=A few facts about Donington Park |publisher=planet-f1.com |date=2008-07-04 |access-date=2009-01-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080830071222/http://www.planet-f1.com/story/0%2C18954%2C3265_3775763%2C00.html |archive-date=2008-08-30 }}</ref>
In the [[1937 Donington Grand Prix]] and 1938 [[Donington Grand Prix]], the race winners were respectively [[Bernd Rosemeyer]] and [[Tazio Nuvolari]], both in [[Auto Union]] '[[Silver Arrows]].'

The circuit at Donington Park was closed in 1940 due to [[World War II]], when it was requisitioned by the [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]] and was converted into a military vehicle depot.<ref>{{cite book |title=Hitler's GP in England |last=Wheatcroft |first=Tom |editor=Christopher Hilton |page=10 |year=1999 |isbn=1-85960-630-X |publisher=Haynes Publishing }}</ref> It was "derequisitioned" in 1956 and approved for racing by local planning authorities in 1957.<ref>"Odds are against Doningon racing." ''[[Motorcycle News]]'', 27 February 1963, p.1. Accessed 13 April 2024.</ref>

===Wheatcroft revival (1971–2006)===
In 1971 the park was bought by business man and car collector [[Tom Wheatcroft]], who funded the rebuilding of the track. Wheatcroft moved his collection to a museum known as the [[Donington Grand Prix Collection|Donington Grand Prix Exhibition]] which opened in 1973, and had the largest collection of Grand Prix cars in the world until its closure in 2018.

Wheatcroft had to battle against [[Leicestershire County Council]], which had refused to allow planning consent for a return to racing, but Wheatcroft successfully appealed and had laid out the track by early 1976.<ref>Under starters orders. Donington wins right to race. ''[[Motorcycle News]]'', 21 January 1976, pp.1 (front cover). Retrieved 5 January 2022</ref>

The first postwar race meeting was for motorcycles held on Sunday, 15 May 1977, organised by The Pathfinders and Derby Motor Club. The motor racing circuit re-opened for cars on Saturday 28 May 1977. The first postwar car race meeting was organised by the Nottingham Sports Car Club, sponsored by local Lotus dealers, J A Else of Codnor. That first car meeting nearly did not happen, as the local [[ramblers]] tried to assert their rights to retain access to footpaths at the eleventh hour. The meeting went ahead as a "Motor Trial", a legal loophole that curtailed the use of single seater racing cars for that opening meeting. The NSCC continued to run race meetings at Donington until the Donington Racing Club was formed and a licence to run race meetings obtained.

The Melbourne Loop was built in 1985 to increase the lap distance to {{cvt|2.498|mi|km|abbr=on}} and allow the track to host Grand Prix motorcycle races. At the previously {{cvt|1.957|mi|km|abbr=on}} the circuit was deemed too short. The shorter layout remains as the "National" circuit, which is used for most non-Grand Prix events.

Near the end of the 20th century Donington has held meetings of [[MotoGP]], the [[British Touring Car Championship]] and [[British Superbike Championship]], as well as the [[1993 European Grand Prix]].

Other events taking place at the track include a 1000&nbsp;km [[endurance racing (motorsport)|endurance race]] for the [[Le Mans Series]] in 2006, the [[World Series by Renault]] and the [[Great and British Motorsport Festival]]. On 26 August 2007, the circuit hosted the British [[Motocross]] Grand Prix, with a purpose-built motocross circuit constructed on the infield of the road circuit.<ref name=youthstream>{{cite web|url=http://www.motocrossmx1.com/default.aspx?cs=6&type=news&id=1801|title=FOX FIM Motocross Grand Prix of Great Britain-Last Info|access-date=2007-08-28|publisher=Youthstream|archive-date=2011-07-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714120655/http://www.motocrossmx1.com/default.aspx?cs=6&type=news&id=1801|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[File:MotoGP Donington Park 2009 - Casey Stoner.jpg|thumb|[[Casey Stoner]] at the [[2009 British motorcycle Grand Prix]].]]

===Donington Ventures Leisure (2007–2009)===
In 2007, Wheatcroft via the holding company Wheatcroft & Son Ltd, sold a 150-year [[lease]] on the land on which the track and museum are located to '''Donington Ventures Leisure Ltd (DVLL).'''<ref>{{cite news | url =http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns18017.html | title =Donington is sold | publisher =grandprix.com | date =2007-02-05 | access-date =2007-02-07 }}</ref>

In July 2008, it was announced that DVLL had won the rights to the [[British Grand Prix]] for 17 years from July 2010, with [[North West Leicestershire]] council approving plans for the required track and facility rebuilt design by [[Hermann Tilke]] to be constructed from January 2009.

On 27 and 28 September 2008, the [[Motocross des Nations]], the biggest and longest running event in World Championship Motocross, was at Donington Park.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.redbull.com/articlePrintVersion.action?articleID=1221122427909-275544793 |title=Red Bull Motocross of Nations 2008 |publisher=Redbull.com |access-date=2009-05-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081212031105/http://www.redbull.com/articlePrintVersion.action?articleID=1221122427909-275544793 |archive-date=2008-12-12 }}</ref>

It soon became clear that DVLL, led by Simon Gillett, was in serious financial difficulty. Chris Sylt, a respected journalist specialising in the financial side of Formula One, questioned Simon Gillett's track record, citing an earlier failure of his company Innovation Motorsport, owing £200,000, and his apparent lack of experience.

In April 2009, Wheatcroft & Son Ltd took legal action against DVLL in Derby County Court, seeking £2.47m in rent arrears, as well as forfeiture of the lease. The legal action put the future of the British Grand Prix in doubt, with [[Bernie Ecclestone]] restating that if Donington did not meet required standards to host the event, there will be no British Grand Prix from 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8015028.stm|title=Legal battle threatens British GP|publisher=BBC Sport|date=2009-04-23|access-date=2009-04-23}}</ref>

On 5 June 2009, it was announced that an out of court settlement had been reached between Wheatcroft & Son Ltd and DVLL.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8085316.stm|title=Legal settlement saves British GP|publisher=BBC Sport|date=2009-06-05|access-date=2009-06-18}}</ref>

On 24 October 2009, media sources reported that Donington had failed to raise the £135&nbsp;million needed to stage a British Grand Prix. The BBC commented in its coverage that: "Donington's bid looks over, and that Ecclestone has offered the race to [[Silverstone Circuit|Silverstone]]."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8323753.stm |title=BBC SPORT &#124; Motorsport &#124; Formula 1 &#124; Silverstone warned by Ecclestone |publisher=News.bbc.co.uk |date=2009-10-24 |access-date=2015-06-26}}</ref> Although DVLL gave further [[public relations]] assurance that it would be able to raise the required finance and host the Grand Prix, on 29 October 2009, Ecclestone confirmed that the British Grand Prix would not be held at Donington.

On 18 November 2009, the company went into [[administration (law)|administration]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Donington operator in administration – F1 &#124; ITV Sport |url=http://www.itv-f1.com/news_article.aspx?id=47437 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100106152602/http://www.itv-f1.com/news_article.aspx?id=47437 |publisher=Itv-f1.com |date=18 November 2009 |archive-date=6 January 2010 |access-date=27 June 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80203 |title=autosport.com |publisher=autosport.com |date=18 November 2009 |access-date=27 June 2010}}</ref> with debts to contractors and suppliers approaching £4 million and a secured loan of £14 million with Anglo Irish Bank, according to the Administrator's report. Acting chairman Mr Price said: "This need not be the end of Formula One racing at Donington. It still remains a fantastic location. It needs people of vision to get the dream to the starting grid. We are certainly hopeful that a 2011 Grand Prix could take place at the site."<ref>{{cite news |title=Donington firm in administration |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/leicestershire/8366581.stm |work=BBC News |date=18 November 2009 |access-date=1 May 2010}}</ref>

On 7 December 2009, Formula One Management announced that Silverstone had been awarded a 17-year contract to hold the British Grand Prix from 2010 until 2026.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.silverstone.co.uk/news/latest-news/Silverstone-and-FOM-announce17-year-Formula-1-British-Grand-Prix-Deal |title=Motorsport News & Information |publisher=Silverstone.co.uk |access-date=2015-06-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20091210195852/http://www.silverstone.co.uk/news/latest-news/Silverstone-and-FOM-announce17-year-Formula-1-British-Grand-Prix-Deal/ |archive-date=2009-12-10 }}</ref>

On 11 December 2009, it was announced that DVLL had lost the rights to hold the [[British Superbike Championship]] race due to be held on 10–12 September 2010. These dates will now be used for a race at [[Croft Circuit|Croft]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/news/Donington-Park-loses-British-Superbikes-race-2010/article-1599118-detail/article.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120915084539/http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/news/Donington-Park-loses-British-Superbikes-race-2010/article-1599118-detail/article.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-09-15 |title=Donington Park loses British Superbikes - and Ron Haslam could be next |publisher=Thisisderbyshire.co.uk |date=2009-12-12 |access-date=2015-06-26 }}</ref>

===Return to Wheatcroft family (2009–2017)===
[[File:DunlopBridge.JPG|thumb|Donington's [[Dunlop Bridge]]]]
On 24 December 2009 it was announced that a buyer for Donington Ventures Leisure had not been found, which thus meant that the 150-year lease given by Wheatcroft & Son Ltd to Donington Ventures Leisure was terminated.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/leicestershire/8429932.stm | work=BBC News | title=Donington fails to attract buyer | date=24 December 2009 | access-date=2010-05-01}}</ref> The ownership immediately reverted to Wheatcroft & Son Ltd, now led by [[Kevin Wheatcroft]] in light of the death of his father in 2009. Wheatcroft vowed to re-open Donington Park as soon as possible.<ref name="autosport.com">{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80753 |title=autosport.com |publisher=autosport.com |date= 6 January 2010|access-date=2010-06-27}}</ref> There were hopes to re-open the circuit in August 2010,<ref name="BBC News.com">{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/leicestershire/8652654.stm |title=Donington Park race circuit aims for summer reopening |work=BBC News |date=2010-04-29 |access-date=2010-06-27}}</ref> and this was accomplished with the Donington Revival meeting.

On 26 May 2010 Wheatcroft announced that the lease for Donington Park had been sold (Subject To Contract) to [[Worcestershire]]-based [[Adroit Group]]. Adroit proceeded to resurrect the circuit, not only rebuilding the removed track sections, but also renewing infrastructure. This included the re-alignment of Foggy's bend, but not the old [[Dunlop Bridge]] due to new built MSA/FIA regulations. As a result of a series of inspections, the circuit successfully regained its ACU, MSA and FIA Grade 2 licences. However, Wheatcrofts and Adroit failed to agree terms of a final lease contract, and hence terminated their outline agreement.

The Wheatcroft-owned company Donington Park Racing took control of the circuit in late 2010, gaining events from both World Touring Cars and the World Superbikes, plus the inaugural Donington Historic Festival.

60 race days are held each year, including events from the British Touring Car Championship, British Superbikes, World Superbikes, British GT, rallying and historic festivals for both cars and motorcycles. Racing takes place on most weekends between March and October, with visits from most British racing clubs. Donington has also been host to the annual Season Launch for the BTCC since 2013, while the British Superbike Championship also holds major test days at the circuit.

The [[FIA Formula E Championship]] and its teams also constructed its headquarters at the circuit in the early years of its competition. All teams in the electric series were based at the venue, and Donington hosted several pre-season test dates before each season, some of which were open to spectators. For the [[2017–18 Formula E season|2017–18 season]], the series switched their pre-season test venue to the [[Circuit Ricardo Tormo]] in [[Valencian Community|Valencia]], Spain.

Wheatcroft has also invested heavily to restore the circuit infrastructure to its former glories. The infield which was excavated during the late 2000s has been completely restored and raised even higher in some areas, while pit and paddock facilities have also been improved. Outside the circuit boundaries, an all terrain course has been constructed, as well as improvements to hospitality buildings and conferencing suites.<ref name="donington-park.co.uk"/>

=== Purchase by MotorSport Vision (2017–present) ===
In January 2017, the circuit business was taken over by [[MotorSport Vision]], with the Donington Park Estate on a 21-year lease, until 2038.<ref name="Donington"/> The purchase was cleared by the Competition and Markets Authority in August 2017,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.msv.com/10659.aspx|title=CMA clears MSV's takeover of Donington Park|website=news.msv.com|access-date=18 December 2018|archive-date=17 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181217202337/http://news.msv.com/10659.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> with work commencing almost immediately on venue improvements.

Additions over the winter period of 2017-18 included a full resurface of paddock areas and access roads, the addition of the Garage 39 Restaurant, cafe and bar,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nottinghampost.com/news/business/new-bar-restaurant-among-multi-954440|title=New bar and restaurant among multi-million pound Donington Park revamp|first=Robin|last=Johnson|date=20 December 2017|website=nottinghampost|access-date=18 December 2018}}</ref> and a large new grandstand at Hollywood corner. Several old toilet blocks were also demolished to make way for more modern units. while detail changes were carried out around the venue. The circuit office was also relocated to a newer building within the paddock.

For 2019, work was completed on a new main entrance area near the existing paddock entrance, that better separates pedestrians from vehicle traffic.

In April 2021 MSV announced it had purchased the freehold of the Donington Hall Estate<ref>{{cite web |title=MSV SECURES FREEHOLD OF DONINGTON HALL ESTATE |url=https://news.msv.com/dp-hall-announcement.aspx |website=www.msv.com |publisher=MotorSport Vision Ltd |access-date=9 April 2021 |archive-date=28 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428140931/https://news.msv.com/dp-hall-announcement.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> comprising Donington Hall itself, former office building Hastings House and the Lansdowne workshops building. The estate is set in 28 acres of grounds next to the Donington Park race circuit. MSV plans to develop the Grade II* listed Hall into a 40-bedroom hotel, scheduled to open in 2023. Hastings House will become the Donington Hall Motorhouse, a stabling facility for supercars, classic road and racing cars and motorcycles, whilst the Lansdowne workshops, will be available to let for high-end motor engineering businesses which support the preparation and maintenance of vehicles kept at the Donington Hall Motorhouse and used on the race circuit.

==Motorsport at Donington==
[[File:SF Donington 4.jpg|thumb|[[Superleague Formula]] cars on the Wheatcroft Straight at Donington Park in 2008]]
Donington Park has long been home to many prestigious motorsport events including [[British Touring Car Championship|BTCC]], [[British Formula 3 Championship|British F3]], [[British Superbike Championship]], [[Superbike World Championship|WorldSBK]], [[Superleague Formula]], [[Truck Racing]].

===Formula One===

====1993 European Grand Prix====
{{Main article|1993 European Grand Prix}}

Donington Park was the host of the [[1993 Formula One season|1993]] [[European Grand Prix]] on 11 April 1993. The race, which was affected by rain, was notable for the dominance of [[Ayrton Senna]] where he won the race by over 1 minute from [[Damon Hill]], having advanced from fifth to first in the opening lap.

This race was described by [[AtlasF1]] as the 'Drive of the Decade'.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Races we Remember: the Specials of the 90s |work=Autosport |url=http://atlasf1.autosport.com/99/dec15/lupini.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160106070744/http://atlasf1.autosport.com/99/dec15/lupini.html |archive-date=2016-01-06 }}</ref> There is a memorial to Senna in the grounds of the racetrack, outside the Donington Collections.

====Failed 2010 British Grand Prix bid====
[[File:Circuit Doningtonpark pre 2010.png|thumb|Proposed 2010 circuit]]
{{See also|2010 Formula One season}}

On 4 July 2008 [[Bernie Ecclestone]] announced that Donington Park would hold the [[British Grand Prix]] from {{f1|2010}} onwards in a 17-year deal, having been hosted exclusively by [[Silverstone Circuit|Silverstone]] since 1987.<ref>{{cite news | first =Edward | last =Gorman | url =http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/formula_1/article4175951.ece | archive-url =https://archive.today/20081202091115/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/formula_1/article4175951.ece | url-status =dead | archive-date =December 2, 2008 | title =Donington on track to take race from Silverstone in a 17 year deal | work =The Times | date =20 June 2008 | access-date =2008-06-23 | location=London}}</ref> On 10 July 2008, the proposal was that the track would have a major upgrade designed by [[Hermann Tilke]], to include an entirely new pit complex along Starkey's Straight and increasing the circuit length to {{convert|2.944|mi|km|abbr=on}}, by the addition of a new infield loop, to get it up to the standards required for modern day Formula One racing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/69022 |title=Donington reveals revamp plans - F1 news |publisher=Autosport.com |date=2008-07-10 |access-date=2015-06-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Keith Collantine |url=http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2008/09/05/2010-donington-park-f1-track-revealed/ |title=2010 Donington Park F1 track and paddock changes revealed – map of new British Formula 1 circuit &#124; F1 Fanatic – The Formula 1 Blog &#124; F1 video &#124; F1 pictures &#124; F1 news &#124; Lewis Hamilton &#124; Fernando Alonso |publisher=F1 Fanatic |date=5 September 2008 |access-date=2009-05-01}}</ref>

The proposal included that the racetrack would be the first to be accessed only by public transportation, with spectators' cars not being allowed to enter the facility. This was in part an answer to the lack of road access, which regularly resulted in long tailbacks, for example when 30,000 bikers exited major motorcycle events. A shuttle-bus service would run from the close by [[East Midlands Parkway railway station|East Midlands Parkway station]], on the [[Midland Main Line]] from [[London]] to [[Sheffield]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crash.net/motorsport/f1/news/172209-0/public_transport_only_to_donington_gp.html |title=F1 News - Donington to be public transport-only grand prix |publisher=Crash.net |date=2008-11-28 |access-date=2015-06-26}}</ref>

Due to the [[2008 financial crisis]] and Donington's potential inability to raise the necessary funds, Bernie Ecclestone stated on 20 June 2009 that the 2010 British Grand Prix would be held at Silverstone if Donington was not ready to host it. This was a change from his previous "Donington or nothing" standpoint and he cited changes in the structure of the [[BRDC]], meaning there was a better way of negotiating with them over future commercial rights. Furthermore, during an interview with the [[BBC]] about the [[Formula One Teams Association]] threatening to break away and form their own series, [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|FIA]] president [[Max Mosley]] said it was "highly likely" the 2010 British Grand Prix would return to Silverstone.<ref>{{cite news|title=British GP is secure – Ecclestone  | url =https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8110859.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|  date = 20 June 2009|access-date=2009-06-20}}</ref>

Donington was given an extended two-week deadline to prove their financing to host the 2010 British Grand Prix. This did not work out, as fundraising attempts fell through on 22 October 2009.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8300268.stm |title=Donington GP bid looks to be over |publisher=BBC Sport |date=23 October 2009 |access-date=2009-10-23}}</ref> Consequently, Bernie Ecclestone confirmed a few days after, that Donington would not be hosting the British Grand Prix.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8332525.stm|title=No Donington GP, says Ecclestone|work=BBC News|date=29 October 2009|access-date=2009-10-29}}</ref>

On 18 November 2009, less than one month after it was confirmed that the Donington had lost the right to host the British Grand Prix, circuit owner Donington Ventures Leisure Limited was placed into [[Administration (law)|administration]].<ref name=Insidebikes>{{cite news | title=Donington owner in administration | publisher=Insidebikes | url=https://www.carolenash.com/insidebikes/news/donington-owner-administration/ | access-date=2009-10-18}}</ref> Ecclestone initially had promised potential new owners the option of reviving the deal, but in December 2009 Silverstone won the contract for the next 17 years.<ref>{{cite web |title=BBC Sport - F1 - Silverstone signs 17-year deal for British Grand Prix |publisher=News.bbc.co.uk |date=2009-12-07 |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8397777.stm |access-date=2015-06-26}}</ref>

===Motorcycle Grands Prix (1987–2009)===
Donington Park has also been the home of [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing]]. After the Isle of Man TT Races lost World Championship status,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gov.im/categories/business-and-industries/iom-key-facts-guide/tt-races/ |title=Isle of Man Government - TT Races |publisher=Gov.im |access-date=2015-06-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627104752/http://www.gov.im/categories/business-and-industries/iom-key-facts-guide/tt-races/ |archive-date=2015-06-27 }}</ref> from the 1977 UK inaugural race, GP racing was held at Silverstone until 1986. For the next 23 years, Donington held the race up until 2009, but in light of the proposed Donington Formula 1 deal, Grand Prix organisers [[Dorna Sports]] agreed a five-year deal with Silverstone from 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2008/Silverstone+to+host+MotoGP+in+UK+from+2010 |title=Silverstone to host MotoGP in UK from 2010 |publisher=Motogp.com |access-date=2015-06-26 |archive-date=2014-09-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906043344/http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2008/Silverstone+to+host+MotoGP+in+UK+from+2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Following the failed 2010 Formula 1 bid, in less than a year Donington had lost both competitions for the foreseeable future.

Donington Park was proposed to host the British Grand Prix as an alternative venue chosen for 2015, since the [[Circuit of Wales]], having won the Dorna contract from 2015, was a failed proposal.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/motorsport/29039687 |title=MotoGP: Donington Park to host British race in 2015 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2 September 2014 |access-date=2014-09-03}}</ref>  However, in February 2015, it was announced that Donington had called off the deal, and that 2015 Grands Prix would likely remain at Silverstone.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/motorsport/31354842|title=British MotoGP left without venue after Donington calls off 'deal'|publisher=BBC Sport |date=10 February 2015|access-date=2015-02-24}}</ref>

===British Touring Car Championship (BTCC)===
Donington Park has been a mainstay of the [[BTCC]] calendar, since the series was created in 1987 (as a development from the previous British Saloon Car Championship). In 1999 Donington was the location of one of the standout events from the BTCC's Super Touring era. [[Matt Neal]] caused a sensation by winning a race in his Nissan Primera, the first 'Independent' to do so in the modern era. This won him a £250,000 prize from BTCC series promoter Alan Gow.

===FIA World Touring Car Championship (2011)===
After five years at [[Brands Hatch]], the WTCC moved to Donington Park in 2011. The event attracted thousands of people on race day, where the two races were both won by [[Yvan Muller]] for [[Chevrolet]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Yvan Muller takes double WTCC win at Donington Park |url=https://www.autosport.com/wtcr/news/93145/muller-completes-donington-double |website=www.autosport.com |date=17 July 2011 |publisher=Autosport}}</ref> The weekend also had two races for the [[Auto GP]] series as well as the [[Maserati]] Trofeo. The 2012 WTCC season did not include a UK-based round of the competition.

===DTM===
Donington hosted rounds of the German DTM ([[Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters]]) series in 2002 and 2003. Former F1 driver [[Jean Alesi]] secured a clean sweep of wins across both years for AMG Mercedes.<ref>{{cite web |title=Donington: Race report |url=https://www.motorsport.com/dtm/news/donington-race-report-2003-07-27/131386/ |website=Motorsport.com }}{{Dead link|date=March 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

===Rallying===
Donington Park hosted stages of the [[RAC Rally]] between 1981 and 1998.<ref>[https://www.rally-maps.com/RAC-Rally-1989/Donington-Park SS 5+23] rally-maps.com Retrieved 2 January 2022</ref> Donington is the venue for two rallies,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wilcock |first1=Howard |title=Home |url=http://www.doningtonrally.co.uk |website=Imperial Commercials Volkswagen Donington Rally 2018 |access-date=8 August 2018}}</ref> with one of the events being a round of the MSN Circuit Rally Championship.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Spann |first1=Darren |title=MSN Rally Championship {{!}} Calendar |url=http://msnrallychamp.co.uk/calendar/ |website=msnrallychamp.co.uk |access-date=8 August 2018 |archive-date=8 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180808203253/http://msnrallychamp.co.uk/calendar/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> These events do not take place exclusively on the circuit, including sections on the looser sections surrounding the track itself.

===Sports cars / GTs===
Donington was one of the venues for the [[2001 European Le Mans Series]] season. It was a series for Le Mans Prototypes (LMP) and Grand Touring (GT) race cars run by [[IMSA]]. The ill-fated series began in March 2001 and ended in October that year after only seven races. The Donington winner was [[Audi Sport Team Joest]] with drivers [[Tom Kristensen]] and [[Rinaldo Capello]].

Donington was also a venue for races in the [[FIA GT Championship]] from 1997 to 1999 and then 2002 to 2004.

===Lap records===

The unofficial all-time track record set during a race weekend is 1:10.458, set by [[Alain Prost]] in a [[Williams FW15C]], during second (final) qualifying for the [[1993 European Grand Prix]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1993-european-grand-prix/|title=1993 European Grand Prix|access-date=15 May 2022}}</ref> As of August 2025, the fastest official race lap records at the Donington Park Circuit are listed as:<ref name="officrec">{{cite web |title=Lap Records - Donington Park Racing Circuit |publisher=Donington-park.co.uk |url=http://www.donington-park.co.uk/about-donington/lap-records/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627081354/http://www.donington-park.co.uk/about-donington/lap-records/ |archive-date=27 June 2015 |access-date=26 June 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="donington_msport_magazine">{{cite web |title=Donington Park Racing Circuit - Motorsport Magazine |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/circuits/donington-park/ |website=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport Magazine]] |access-date=23 April 2022}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Category!!Time!!Driver!!Vehicle!!Event
|-
! colspan=5 | Grand Prix Circuit (1986–present): 4.020&nbsp;km 
|-
| [[Auto GP]] || '''1:17.707'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2013 Donington Auto GP - Round 13 |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2013-donington-auto-gp-2/ |website=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport Magazine]] |date=1 September 2013 |access-date=14 April 2024}}</ref> || [[Kimiya Sato]] || [[Lola B05/52]] || [[2013 Auto GP season|2013 Donington Auto GP round]]
|-
| [[Formula One]] || '''1:18.029''' || [[Ayrton Senna]] || [[McLaren MP4/8]] || [[1993 European Grand Prix]]
|-
| [[Formula Renault#Formula Renault 3.5L|Formula Renault 3.5]] || '''1:18.424'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2005 Formula Renault 3.5 Donington Race 2 Statistics |url=https://motorsportstats.com/results/world-series-formula-v8-3-5/2005/donington/stats |date=11 September 2005 |access-date=22 January 2023}}</ref> || [[Félix Porteiro]] || [[Dallara T05]] || [[2005 Formula Renault 3.5 Series|2005 Donington Formula Renault 3.5 Series round]]
|-
| [[Group C]] || '''1:19.380'''<ref name='donington_wsc_1992'>{{cite web |title=Sportscar World Championship Donington 1992 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Donington-1992-07-19.html |date=19 July 1992 |access-date=4 April 2021}}</ref> || [[Mauro Baldi]] || [[Peugeot 905#1992 season|Peugeot 905 Evo 1 Bis]] || [[1992 500 km of Donington]]
|-
| [[Superleague Formula]] || '''1:19.400''' || [[Antônio Pizzonia]] || [[Panoz DP09]] || [[2009 Donington Park Superleague Formula round]]
|-
| [[Formula 3000|F3000]] || '''1:20.970'''<ref>{{cite web |title=1993 Donington F3000 |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1993-donington-f3000/ |website=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport Magazine]] |date=3 May 1993 |access-date=15 May 2022}}</ref> || [[Gil de Ferran]] || [[Reynard 93D]] || [[1993 International Formula 3000 Championship|1993 Donington F3000 round]]
|-
| [[Le Mans Prototype#LMP2|LMP2]] || '''1:21.336'''<ref name='2012_elms_donington'>{{cite web |title=2012 ELMS - 6 Hours of Donington - Race - Final Classification by Class |url=http://elms.alkamelsystems.com/Results/07_2012/02_DONINGTON/03_ELMS/201207151155_Race/Hour%206/05_ClassificationByClass_Race.PDF |date=15 July 2012 |access-date=14 April 2024}}</ref> || [[Brendon Hartley]] || [[Oreca 03]] || [[2012 6 Hours of Donington]]
|-
| [[Le Mans Prototype#LMP1|LMP1]] || '''1:21.527'''<ref name='2006_1000km_donington'>{{cite web |title=2006 Le Mans Series 1000kms Donington |url=https://www.racingyears.com/race/2006_Le_Mans_Series_1000kms_Donington |date=27 August 2006 |access-date=14 July 2024}}</ref> || [[Jamie Campbell-Walter]] || [[Reynard 02S|Creation CA06/H]] || [[2006 1000 km of Donington]]
|- 
| [[Le Mans Prototype#History|LMP900]] || '''1:22.043'''<ref name='2001_elms_donington'>{{cite web |title=European Le Mans Series Donington 2001 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Donington-2001-04-14.html |date=14 April 2001 |access-date=4 April 2021}}</ref> || [[Tom Kristensen]] || [[Audi R8 (LMP)|Audi R8]] || [[2001 ELMS at Donington Park]]
|-
| [[GB3 Championship|GB3]] || '''1:22.335'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2023 GB3 Championship Partnered by the BRDC Race 2 - Round 3 - Classification - Final |url=https://www.tsl-timing.com/file/?f=BF3GT/2023/234205rc2gb3.pdf |date=22 October 2023 |access-date=22 October 2023}}</ref> || [[Alex Dunne]] || [[Tatuus#Racecars|Tatuus MSV-022]] || [[2023 GB3 Championship|2023 2nd Donington GB3 round]]
|-
| [[Formula Three]] || '''1:22.600'''<ref name="officrec" /> || [[Alex Lynn]] || [[Dallara F3 cars#F312|Dallara F312]] || [[2012 British Formula 3 International Series|2012 Donington British F3 round]]
|-
| [[FIA Formula Two Championship (2009–2012)|F2 (2009–2012)]] || '''1:24.135''' || [[Julien Jousse]] || [[FIA Formula Two Championship (2009–2012)#The car|Williams JPH1]] || [[2009 Donington Formula Two round]]
|-
| [[Le Mans Prototype#History|WSC]] || '''1:24.958'''<ref>{{cite web |title=International Sports Racing Series Donington 1998 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Donington-1998-07-19.html |date=19 July 1998 |access-date=20 May 2022}}</ref> || [[Vincenzo Sospiri]] || [[Ferrari 333 SP]] || [[1998 International Sports Racing Series|1998 RAC Tourist Trophy]]
|-
| [[Group GT3|GT3]] || '''1:24.977'''<ref name='2023_donington_bgt1'>{{cite web |title=2023 Intelligent Money British GT Championship Race - Round 4 - Classification - Amended |url=https://www.tsl-timing.com/file/?f=BF3GT/2023/232105rc1bgt.pdf |date=28 May 2023 |access-date=28 May 2023}}</ref> || {{ill|Euan Hankey|fr}} || [[McLaren 720S#720S GT3|McLaren 720S GT3 Evo]] || [[2023 British GT Championship|2023 1st Donington British GT round]]
|-
| [[Group GT1#Prototype years (1997–1998)|GT1 (Prototype)]] || '''1:25.550'''<ref>{{cite web |title=FIA GT Championship Donington 1998 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Donington-1998-09-06.html |date=6 September 1998 |access-date=4 April 2021}}</ref> || [[Bernd Schneider (racing driver)|Bernd Schneider]] || [[Mercedes CLK GTR#CLK LM|Mercedes CLK LM]] || [[1998 FIA GT Donington 500km]]
|-
| [[Superbike World Championship|World SBK]] || '''1:25.597'''<ref>{{cite web |title=World SBK - Prosecco DOC UK Round, 12–14 July 2024 - Results Race 2 |url=https://resources.worldsbk.com/files/results/2024/GBR/SBK/003/CLA/Results.pdf |website=World Superbike |publisher=[[Dorna Sports|Dorna]] |date=14 July 2024 |access-date=14 July 2024}}</ref> || [[Toprak Razgatlıoğlu]] || [[BMW S1000RR#M1000RR 2021|BMW M1000RR]] || [[2024 Superbike World Championship|2024 Donington World SBK round]]
|-
| [[Superkart]] || '''1:25.888'''<ref>{{cite web |title=MSA British Superkart GP Results |url=https://www.tsl-timing.com/file/?f=BARC/2017/172221kgp.pdf |date=4 June 2017 |access-date=22 January 2023}}</ref> || [[Peter Elkmann]] || Anderson DEA [[Superkart]] || [[British Superkart Championship|2017 MSA British Superkart GP]]
|-
| [[Le Mans Prototype#History|LMP675]] || '''1:27.194'''<ref>{{cite web |title=FIA Sportscar Championship Donington 2003 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Donington-2003-08-10.html |date=10 August 2003 |access-date=20 May 2022}}</ref> || [[Hayanari Shimoda]] || [[Reynard 02S|DBA4-03S]] || [[2003 FIA Sportscar Championship Donington]]
|-
| [[GB4 Championship|GB4]] || '''1:27.427'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2025 GB4 Championship Partnered by the BRDC - Race 1 - Round 1 - Classification |url=https://www.tsl-timing.com/file/?f=BF3GT/2025/251405rc1gb4.pdf |date=5 April 2025 |access-date=6 April 2025}}</ref> || [[Ary Bansal]] || [[Tatuus#Racecars|Tatuus MSV GB4-025]] || [[2025 GB4 Championship|2025 1st Donington GB4 round]]
|-
| [[World Series Formula V8 3.5#History|Formula Nissan]] || '''1:27.776'''<ref>{{cite web |title=1998 Open by Nissan Donington (Race 2) |url=https://www.racingyears.com/race/1998_Open_by_Nissan_Donington_(Race_2) |date=6 September 1998 |access-date=13 May 2024}}</ref> || [[Patrice Gay]] || [[Coloni CN1]] || [[1998 Euro Open by Nissan|1998 Donington Euro Open by Nissan round]] 
|-
| [[World Sportscar Championship|FIA Cup]] || '''1:28.027'''<ref name='donington_wsc_1992' /> || [[Will Hoy]] || [[Spice SE89C]] || [[1992 500 km of Donington]]
|-
| [[Le Mans Prototype Challenge|LMPC]] || '''1:28.033'''<ref name='2012_elms_donington' /> || {{ill|Thomas Dagoneau|de}} || [[Le Mans Prototype Challenge#Oreca FLM09|Oreca FLM09]] || [[2012 6 Hours of Donington]]
|-
| [[Group GT1#GTS "GT1" (2000–2009)|GT1 (GTS)]] || '''1:28.151'''<ref name='2006_1000km_donington' /> || [[Stéphane Ortelli]] || [[Saleen S7#S7R|Saleen S7-R]] || [[2006 1000 km of Donington]]
|-
| [[Formula 4]] || '''1:28.198'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2023 ROKiT F4 British Championship Certified by FIA - Round 25 - Classification |url=https://www.tsl-timing.com/file/?f=TOCA/2023/233403rc1bf4.pdf |date=26 August 2023 |access-date=27 August 2023}}</ref> || [[Mika Abrahams]] || [[Tatuus F4-T421]] || [[2023 F4 British Championship|2023 2nd Donington British F4 round]]
|-
| [[IMSA GT classes#Grand Touring Prototype|IMSA GTP]] || '''1:28.440'''<ref name='donington_wsc_1989'>{{cite web |title=World Sports Prototype Championship Donington 1989 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Donington-1989-09-03.html |date=3 September 1989 |access-date=22 January 2023}}</ref> || [[David Kennedy (racing driver)|David Kennedy]] || [[Mazda 767B]] || [[1989 480 km of Donington]]
|-
| [[Group C|Group C2]] || '''1:28.550'''<ref name='donington_wsc_1989' /> || [[Fermin Velez]] || [[Spice SE89C]] || [[1989 480 km of Donington]] 
|-
| [[Supersport World Championship|World SSP]] || '''1:28.637'''<ref>{{cite web |title=World SSP - Prosecco DOC UK Round, 12–14 July 2024 - Results Race 2 |url=https://resources.worldsbk.com/files/results/2024/GBR/SSP/002/CLA/Results.pdf |website=World Superbike |publisher=[[Dorna Sports|Dorna]] |date=14 July 2024 |access-date=14 July 2024}}</ref> || [[Yari Montella]] || [[Ducati Panigale V2]] || [[2024 Supersport World Championship|2024 Donington World SSP round]]
|-
| [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing#MotoGP class|MotoGP]] || '''1:28.714''' || [[Dani Pedrosa]] || [[Honda RC211V]] || [[2006 British motorcycle Grand Prix]]
|-
| [[Formula Renault#Formula Renault 2.0|Formula Renault 2.0]] || '''1:28.877'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2007 Formula Renault 2.0 Euro Donington Race 2 Statistics |url=https://motorsportstats.com/results/formula-renault-2-0-euro/2007/donington/stats |date=9 September 2007 |access-date=22 January 2023}}</ref> || [[Frank Kechele]] || [[Tatuus#Racecars|Tatuus FR2000]] || [[2007 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0|2007 Donington Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 round]]
|-
| [[Group CN|CN]] || '''1:29.000'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2012 6 Hours of Donington - Speed Series - Race 1 (90') - Provisional Classification |url=http://elms.alkamelsystems.com/Results/07_2012/02_DONINGTON/04_SPEED%20SERIES/201207141700_Race%201/03_Classification_Race%201.PDF |date=14 July 2012 |access-date=14 April 2024}}</ref> || [[Darren Burke (racing driver)|Darren Burke]] || [[Juno Racing Cars#Racing cars|Juno CN2012]] || 2012 Donington Speed Euroseries round
|- 
| [[Porsche Carrera Cup]] || '''1:29.298'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain 2023 - Round 11 - Classification - Amended |url=https://www.tsl-timing.com/file/?f=TOCA/2024/243403rc1por.pdf |date=25 August 2024 |access-date=25 August 2024}}</ref> || [[George Gamble (racing driver)|George Gamble]] || [[Porsche 911 GT3#992 GT3 Cup (2021–)|Porsche 911 (992) GT3 Cup]] || [[2024 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain|2024 2nd Donington Porsche Carrera Cup GB round]]
|-
| [[LM GTE]] || '''1:29.634'''<ref name='2012_elms_donington' /> || [[Jonny Cocker]] || [[Ferrari 458#458 Italia GT2|Ferrari 458 Italia GT2]] || [[2012 6 Hours of Donington]]
|-
| [[Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|DTM]] || '''1:29.640'''<ref>{{cite web |title=DTM 2003 » Donington Park Grand Prix Round 6 Results |url=https://www.touringcars.net/database/race.php?id=1722 |date=27 July 2003 |access-date=7 December 2022}}</ref> || [[Bernd Schneider (racing driver)|Bernd Schneider]] || [[Mercedes-Benz CLK DTM|AMG Mercedes-Benz CLK DTM 2003]] || [[2003 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|2003 Donington DTM round]]
|-
| [[Radical Sportscars#One-make series|Radical Cup]] || '''1:29.657'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Radical Cup UK 2022 - Round 13 - Classification |url=https://www.tsl-timing.com/file/?f=MSVR/2022/223752rc3rsp.pdf |date=18 September 2022 |access-date=18 September 2022}}</ref> || [[Abbi Pulling]] || [[Radical SR10]] || [[Radical Sportscars#One-make series|2022 Donington Radical Cup UK round]]
|-
| [[Formula Palmer Audi]] || '''1:29.722'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2008 Formula Palmer Audi Donington (Race 2) |url=https://www.racingyears.com/race/2008_Formula_Palmer_Audi_Donington_(Race_2) |date=13 April 2008 |access-date=23 February 2025}}</ref> || [[Jason Moore (racing driver)|Jason Moore]] || [[Formula Palmer Audi#Race cars|Formula Palmer Audi car]] || [[2008 Formula Palmer Audi season|2008 Donington Formula Palmer Audi round]]
|-
| [[SRO GT4|GT4]] || '''1:31.603'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Porsche Sprint Challenge Great Britain 2024 - Round 12 – Classification - Amended |url=https://www.tsl-timing.com/file/?f=TOCA/2024/243403rc3pos.pdf |date=25 August 2024 |access-date=22 September 2025}}</ref> || [[Joe Marshall (racing driver)|Joe Marshall]] || [[Porsche 718 Boxster and Cayman (982)#718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport|Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport]] || [[2024 Porsche Sprint Challenge Great Britain|2024 Donington Porsche Sprint Challenge Great Britain round]]
|-
| [[Formula Ford]] || '''1:31.730'''<ref name="officrec" /> || [[Antti Buri]] || [[Mygale#Racing cars|Mygale M12-SJ]] || [[2012 British Formula Ford season|2012 Donington Formula Ford round]]
|-
| [[Class 1 Touring Cars]] || '''1:32.030'''<ref>{{cite web |title=ITC 1995 » Donington Park Grand Prix Round 6 Results |url=https://www.touringcars.net/database/race.php?id=996 |date=9 July 1995 |access-date=15 May 2022}}</ref> || [[Bernd Schneider (racing driver)|Bernd Schneider]] || [[Mercedes-Benz C-Class (W202)#AMG models|AMG Mercedes-Benz C-Klasse]] || [[1995 Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft|1995 Donington DTM round]]
|-
| [[Group N-GT|N-GT]] || '''1:32.034'''<ref name='2004_fiagt_donington'>{{cite web |title=FIA GT Championship Donington 2004 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Donington-2004-06-27.html |date=27 June 2004 |access-date=4 April 2021}}</ref> || [[Lucas Luhr]] || [[Porsche 911 GT3#996 GT3 RSR (2004)|Porsche 911 (996) GT3-RSR]] || [[2004 FIA GT Donington 500km]]
|-
| [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing#Pre-MotoGP era|250cc]] || '''1:32.474''' || [[Marco Simoncelli]] || [[Aprilia RSV 250#2007-2009: RSA|Gilera RSA 250]] || [[2008 British motorcycle Grand Prix]]
|-
| [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing#Pre-MotoGP era|500cc]] || '''1:32.661''' || [[Simon Crafar]] || [[Yamaha YZR500]] || [[1998 British motorcycle Grand Prix]]
|-
| [[TCR Touring Car]] || '''1:33.250'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2025 TCR UK Championship - Race 1 - Round 4 - Classification - Amended v2 |url=https://www.tsl-timing.com/file/?f=BF3GT/2025/251405rc1tcr.pdf |date=6 April 2025 |access-date=6 April 2025}}</ref> || [[Sam Laidlaw]] || [[SEAT León#León Cup Racer and León TCR|Cupra León VZ TCR]] || [[2025 TCR UK Touring Car Championship|2025 2nd Donington TCR UK round]]
|-
| [[Group GT1#List of FIA GT1 cars|GT2]] || '''1:33.338'''<ref>{{cite web |title=FIA GT Championship Donington Park 1999 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Donington-1999-09-05.html |date=5 September 1999 |access-date=20 December 2022}}</ref> || [[Olivier Beretta]] || [[Chrysler Viper GTS-R]] || [[1999 FIA GT Donington 500km]]
|-
| [[Group GT1#Early years (1993–1996)|GT1]] || '''1:33.470'''<ref>{{cite web |title=1995 Donington FIA GT |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1995-donington-fia-gt/ |website=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport Magazine]] |date=8 May 1995 |access-date=15 May 2022}}</ref> || [[John Nielsen (racing driver)|John Nielsen]] || [[McLaren F1 GTR]] || [[1995 BPR Global GT Series|1995 4 Hours of Donington]]
|-
| [[Next Generation Touring Car|NGTC]] || '''1:33.621'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship - Round 24 - Classification  |url=https://www.tsl-timing.com/file/?f=TOCA/2025/253503rc3trg.pdf |date=31 August 2025 |access-date=31 August 2025}}</ref> || [[Tom Ingram]] || [[Hyundai i30#Motorsport|Hyundai i30 Fastback N Performance]] || [[2025 British Touring Car Championship|2025 2nd Donington BTCC round]]
|-
| [[Sports motorcycle#Classes|Sportbike]] || '''1:33.937'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2025 Bennetts British Superbike Championship - Round 2 - 2025 Pirelli National Sportbike Championship - Race 1 - Classification |url=https://www.tsl-timing.com/file/?f=BSB/2025/252004rc1spb.pdf |date=17 May 2025 |access-date=17 May 2025}}</ref> || [[Harrison Dessoy]] || [[Triumph Daytona 660]] || 2025 1st Donington British Sportbike round
|-
| [[LM GTE#History|GT]] || '''1:34.362'''<ref name='2001_elms_donington' /> || [[Fredrik Ekblom]] || [[BMW M3 GTR]] || [[2001 ELMS at Donington Park]]
|-
| [[FIA GT Championship|FIA GT Group 2]] || '''1:34.758'''<ref name='2004_fiagt_donington' /> || [[Nigel Greensall]] || [[TVR T400R|TVR Tuscan T400R]] || [[2004 FIA GT Donington 500km]]
|-
| [[Eurocup Mégane Trophy]] || '''1:34.774'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Round 5: Donington Eurocup Megane Trophy Results Booklet |url=http://rsseries.alkamelsystems.com/Results/00_2006/07_Donington/03_EUROCUP%20MEGANE%20TROPHY.pdf |date=9 September 2006 |access-date=26 June 2022}}</ref> || [[Jaap van Lagen]] || [[Renault Mégane RS#Renault Sport Mégane Trophy|Renault Mégane Renault Sport]] || [[2006 Eurocup Mégane Trophy|2006 Donington Eurocup Mégane Trophy round]]
|-
| [[Group A#Touring car racing|Group A]] || '''1:36.200'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft 1991 » Donington Park Grand Prix Round 24 Results |url=https://www.touringcars.net/database/race.php?id=795 |date=20 October 1991 |access-date=15 May 2022}}</ref> || [[Frank Biela]] || [[Audi V8#Motorsport|Audi V8 Quattro]] || [[1991 Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft|1991 Donington DTM round]]
|-
| [[BMW F900R#BMW F900R Cup|BMW F900R Cup]] || '''1:36.658'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=2024 Bennetts British Superbike Championship - Round 10 - 2023 ABK Beer 0% BMW Motorrad F 900 R Cup - Main Race - Classification |url=https://www.tsl-timing.com/file/?f=BSB/2024/243904rc4bmw.pdf |date=29 September 2024 |access-date=30 September 2024}}</ref> || [[Nikki Coates]] || [[BMW F900R]] || [[BMW F900R#BMW F900R Cup|2024 2nd Donington BMW F900R Cup round]]
|-
| [[Super Touring]] || '''1:37.084'''<ref>{{cite web |title=BTCC 1997 » Donington Park Grand Prix Round 1 Results |url=https://www.touringcars.net/database/race.php?id=1155 |date=31 March 1997 |access-date=23 April 2022}}</ref> || [[Alain Menu]] || [[Renault Laguna|Renault Laguna BTCC]] || [[1997 British Touring Car Championship|1997 1st Donington BTCC round]]
|-
| [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing#Pre-MotoGP era|125cc]] || '''1:37.312''' || [[Álvaro Bautista]] || [[Aprilia RS125R]] || [[2006 British motorcycle Grand Prix]]
|-
| [[Super 2000#Touring cars|Super 2000]] || '''1:37.380''' || [[Robert Huff]] || [[Chevrolet Cruze#Motorsport|Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T]] || [[2011 FIA WTCC Race of UK]]
|-
| [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing#Moto3 class|Moto3]] || '''1:38.876'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=2025 Bennetts British Superbike Championship - Round 2 - 2025 R&G British Talent Cup - Race 2 - Classification |url=https://www.tsl-timing.com/file/?f=BSB/2025/252004rc2btc.pdf |date=18 May 2025 |access-date=18 May 2025}}</ref> || [[Ethan Sparks]] || [[Honda NSF250R]] || [[British Talent Cup|2025 1st Donington British Talent Cup round]]
|-
| [[FIM Women's Motorcycling World Championship|World WCR]] || '''1:38.964'''<ref>{{cite web |title=FIM Women's Motorcycling World Championship - Prosecco DOC UK Round, 11–13 July 2025 - Results Race 1 |url=https://resources.worldsbk.com/files/results/2025/GBR/WCR/001/CLA/Results.pdf |website=World Superbike |publisher=[[Dorna Sports|Dorna]] |date=12 July 2025 |access-date=15 July 2025}}</ref> || [[Beatriz Neila]] || [[Yamaha YZF-R7 (2022 bike)|Yamaha YZF-R7]] || [[2025 FIM Women's Motorcycling World Championship|2025 Donington World WCR round]]
|-
| [[BTC Touring]] || '''1:41.211'''<ref>{{cite web |title=BTCC 2002 » Donington Park Grand Prix Round 19 Results |url=https://www.touringcars.net/database/race.php?id=1675 |date=22 September 2002 |access-date=15 May 2022}}</ref> || [[James Thompson (racing driver)|James Thompson]] || [[BTC-T Vauxhall Astra Coupe]] || [[2002 British Touring Car Championship|2002 Donington BTCC round]]
|-
| [[Supersport 300 World Championship|Supersport 300]] || '''1:42.132'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Supersport 300 - Prosecco DOC UK Round, 5-7 July 2019 - Results Race |url=https://resources.worldsbk.com/files/results/2019/GBR/SSP300/002/CLA/Results.pdf |website=World Superbike |publisher=[[Dorna Sports|Dorna]] |date=7 July 2019 |access-date=23 April 2022}}</ref> || {{ill|Andy Verdoïa|it}} || [[Yamaha YZF-R3]] || [[2019 Supersport 300 World Championship|2019 Donington Supersport 300 round]]
|-
| Mini Challenge || '''1:45.549'''<ref name="officrec" /> || [[Chris Smith (racing driver)|Chris Smith]] || [[Mini John Cooper Works]] || 2013 Donington Mini Challenge round
|-
| [[Formula Vee]] || '''1:46.320'''<ref name="officrec" /> || [[Paul Smith (racing driver, born 1980)|Paul Smith]] || Formula Vee || 2013 Donington Formula Vee round
|-
! colspan=5 | National Circuit with realigned Goddards Chicane (2010–present): 3.149&nbsp;km 
|-
| [[Formula One|BOSS GP/F1]] || '''0:57.221'''<ref name="officrec" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Britcar Donington Festival - 7th & 8th May 2011 - BOSS GP - Race 11 Classification |url=https://www.tsl-timing.com/file/?f=eerc/2011/111863.pdf |date=8 May 2011 |access-date=21 July 2024}}</ref> || [[Marijn van Kalmthout]] || [[Benetton B197]] || [[BOSS GP|2011 Donington BOSS GP round]]
|-
| [[Le Mans Prototype#LMP1|LMP1]] || '''0:58.880'''<ref name='masters_historic_donington_park_2024_r7'>{{cite web |title=2024 MSVR Masters Race Weekend - Donington Park - Masters Endurance Legends - Race 7 - Classification - Final |url=https://www.tsl-timing.com/file/?f=MSVR/2024/243151rc2mel.pdf |date=4 August 2024 |access-date=23 February 2025}}</ref> || [[Lawrence Tomlinson]] || [[Ginetta-Zytek GZ09S]] || 2024 Donington Masters Historic round
|-
| [[Le Mans Prototype#LMP2|LMP2]] || '''1:01.116'''<ref name='masters_historic_donington_park_2024_r4'>{{cite web |title=2024 MSVR Masters Race Weekend - Donington Park - Masters Endurance Legends - Race 4 - Classification - Final |url=https://www.tsl-timing.com/file/?f=MSVR/2024/243151rc1mel.pdf |date=4 August 2024 |access-date=23 February 2025}}</ref> || [[Alfie Briggs (racing driver)|Alfie Briggs]] || [[HPD ARX-04b]] || 2024 Donington Masters Historic round
|-
| [[Le Mans Prototype#LMP3|LMP3]] || '''1:01.783'''<ref name='masters_historic_donington_park_2024_r7' /> || [[Jack Fabby]] || [[Duqueine D08]] || 2024 Donington Masters Historic round
|-
| [[Superkart]] || '''1:04.188'''<ref>{{cite web |title=MSVR Club Car Championships - Donington Park - 15th/16th July 2023 - The Super Series by the British Superkart Racing Club - Race 4 - Classification - Amended |url=https://www.tsl-timing.com/file/?f=MSVR/2023/232851rc2bsr.pdf |date=15 July 2023 |access-date=19 July 2023}}</ref> || Liam Morley || Anderson VM [[Superkart]] || [[2023 Superkart Super Series Championship|2023 Donington Superkart Super Series round]]
|-
| [[Formula 4]] || '''1:04.596'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2023 ROKiT F4 British Championship Certified by FIA - Round 1 - Second Part - Classification |url=https://www.tsl-timing.com/file/?f=TOCA/2023/231603rc1bf4.pdf |date=22 April 2023 |access-date=22 April 2023}}</ref> || [[Noah Lisle]] || [[Tatuus F4-T421]] || [[2023 F4 British Championship|2023 1st Donington British F4 round]]
|-
| [[Ferrari Challenge]] || '''1:04.960'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli UK 2025 - Round 4 - Race 1 - Classification |url=https://www.tsl-timing.com/file/?f=MSVR/2025/253050rc1feu.pdf |date=26 July 2025 |access-date=26 July 2025}}</ref> || [[Gilbert Yates]] || [[Ferrari 296#296 Challenge|Ferrari 296 Challenge]] || [[Ferrari Challenge#Ferrari Challenge UK|2025 Donington Ferrari Challenge UK round]]
|-
| [[Group GT3|GT3]] || '''1:05.583'''<ref name='masters_historic_donington_park_2023_r4'>{{cite web |title=2023 MSVR Masters Race Weekend - Donington Park - Masters Endurance Legends - Race 4 - Classification - Final |url=https://www.tsl-timing.com/file/?f=MSVR/2023/231451rc1mel.pdf |date=8 April 2023 |access-date=23 February 2025}}</ref> || [[Wayne Marrs]] || [[Mercedes-AMG GT#AMG GT3 (2015–2019)|Mercedes-AMG GT3]] || 2023 Donington Masters Historic round
|-
| [[Superbike racing|Superbike]] || '''1:05.723'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2022 Bennetts British Superbike Championship - Round 3 - Bennetts British Superbike Championship with Pirelli - Race 2 - Classification |url=https://www.tsl-timing.com/file/?f=BSB/2022/222004rc2sbk.pdf |date=22 May 2022 |access-date=14 July 2024}}</ref> || [[Kyle Ryde]] || [[Yamaha YZF-R1]] || [[2022 British Superbike Championship|2022 1st Donington BSB round]]
|-
| [[Porsche Carrera Cup]] || '''1:05.731'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain 2025 - Round 1 - Classification |url=https://www.tsl-timing.com/file/?f=TOCA/2025/251703rc1por.pdf |date=27 April 2025 |access-date=27 April 2025}}</ref> || [[Will Martin (racing driver)|Will Martin]] || [[Porsche 911 GT3#992 GT3 Cup (2021–)|Porsche 911 (992) GT3 Cup]] || [[2025 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain|2025 1st Donington Porsche Carrera Cup GB round]]
|-
| [[SRO GT4|GT4]] || '''1:07.925'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Porsche Sprint Challenge Great Britain 2025 - Round 1 - Second Part – Classification |url=https://www.tsl-timing.com/file/?f=TOCA/2025/251703rc1pos.pdf |date=26 April 2025 |access-date=22 September 2025}}</ref> || [[Joe Marshall (racing driver)|Joe Marshall]] || [[Porsche 718 Boxster and Cayman (982)#718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport|Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport]] || [[2025 Porsche Sprint Challenge Great Britain|2025 Donington Porsche Sprint Challenge Great Britain round]]
|-
| [[Next Generation Touring Car|NGTC]] || '''1:08.011'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship - Round 1 - Classification - Amended |url=https://www.tsl-timing.com/file/?f=TOCA/2025/251703rc1trg.pdf |date=27 April 2025 |access-date=27 April 2025}}</ref> || [[Ashley Sutton]] || [[Ford Focus (fourth generation)#Focus ST|Ford Focus ST]] || [[2025 British Touring Car Championship|2025 1st Donington BTCC round]]
|-
| [[Sports motorcycle#Classes|Supersport]] || '''1:08.035'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2022 Bennetts British Superbike Championship - Round 3 - 2022 Quattro Group British Supersport & British GP2 Championship - Feature Race - Classification |url=https://www.tsl-timing.com/file/?f=BSB/2022/222004rc2spt.pdf |date=22 May 2022 |access-date=27 April 2025}}</ref> || [[Jack Kennedy (motorcyclist)|Jack Kennedy]] || [[Yamaha YZF-R6]] || [[2022 British Supersport Championship|2022 1st Donington BSS round]]
|-
| [[TCR Touring Car]] || '''1:08.932'''<ref>{{cite web |title=TCR UK Race Weekend - Donington Park - 9th/10th Sept 2023 - TCR UK Touring Car Championship - Race 5 - Classification - Amended |url=https://www.tsl-timing.com/file/?f=TCRUK/2023/233630rc1tcr.pdf |date=10 September 2023 |access-date=10 September 2023}}</ref> || [[Jenson Brickley]] || [[SEAT León#León Cup Racer and León TCR|Cupra León Competición TCR]] || [[2023 TCR UK Touring Car Championship|2023 Donington TCR UK round]]
|-
| [[Super 2000#Touring cars|Super 2000]] || '''1:12.082'''<ref>{{cite web |title=BTCC 2010 » Donington Park National Round 27 Results |url=https://www.touringcars.net/database/race.php?id=2279 |date=19 September 2010 |access-date=26 June 2022}}</ref> || [[Jason Plato]] || [[Chevrolet Cruze#Motorsport|Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T]] || [[2010 British Touring Car Championship|2010 Donington BTCC round]]
|-
| [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing#Moto3 class|Moto3]] || '''1:15.185'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=2021 Bennetts British Superbike Championship - Round 5 - 2021 Honda British Talent Cup - Race 2 - Classification |url=https://www.tsl-timing.com/file/?f=BSB/2021/213204rc2btc.pdf |date=14 August 2021 |access-date=27 April 2025}}</ref> || [[Bailey Stuart-Campbell]] || [[Honda NSF250R]] || [[British Talent Cup|2021 1st Donington British Talent Cup round]]
|-
| [[Truck racing]] || '''1:25.286'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2024 British Truck Racing Championship - Race 13 - Classification - Amended |url=https://www.tsl-timing.com/file/?f=EERC/2024/243263rc4btr.pdf |date=11 August 2024 |access-date=19 May 2025}}</ref> || [[Ryan Smith (racing driver)|Ryan Smith]] || [[Freightliner Trucks|Daimler Freightliner]] || [[2024 British Truck Racing Championship|2024 Donington BTRC round]]
|-
! colspan=5 | National Circuit (1977–2009): 3.149&nbsp;km 
|-
| [[BOSS GP|EuroBOSS/F1]] || '''0:55.859'''<ref>{{cite web |title=euroBOSS - 9th May - Donington Park - 2004 - EuroBOSS - Race 6 Result |url=https://www.tsl-timing.com/event/41923/session/rc1bos |date=9 May 2004 |access-date=21 July 2024}}</ref> || [[Scott Mansell]] || [[Benetton B197|Benetton B197 Judd]] || [[EuroBOSS|2004 1st Donington EuroBOSS round]]
|-
| [[Formula 3000]] || '''0:59.960'''<ref>{{cite web |title=1996 Donington British F2 |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1996-donington-british-f2/ |website=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport Magazine]] |date=4 August 1996 |access-date=26 June 2022}}</ref> || [[Gareth Rees (motorsport commentator)|Gareth Rees]] || [[Reynard 95D]] || [[1996 British Formula Two Championship|1996 1st Donington British F2 round]]
|-
| [[Le Mans Prototype#History|WSC]] || '''1:01.010'''<ref name='donington_park_interserie_1993'>{{cite web |title=Interserie Donington 1993 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Donington-1993-09-26.html |date=26 September 1993 |access-date=22 January 2023}}</ref> || [[Giovanni Lavaggi]] || [[Kremer CK7|Kremer-Porsche CK7 Spyder]] || [[Interserie|1993 Donington Interserie round]]
|-
| [[Interserie]] || '''1:01.010'''<ref name='donington_park_interserie_1993' /> || [[Walter Lechner]] || [[Lechner Spyder SC91|Reynard Spyder Judd Can-Am]] || [[Interserie|1993 Donington Interserie round]]
|-
| [[Formula Three]] || '''1:01.375'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2008 Donington British F3 |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2008-donington-british-f3/ |website=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport Magazine]] |date=12 October 2008 |access-date=27 June 2022}}</ref> || [[Jaime Alguersuari]] || [[Dallara F308]] || [[2008 British Formula 3 International Series|2008 Donington British F3 round]]
|-
| [[Group C]] || '''1:02.970'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Interserie Donington 1995 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Donington-1995-10-08-3265.html |date=8 October 1995 |access-date=22 January 2023}}</ref> || [[Robbie Stirling]] || [[Lola T92/10]] || [[Interserie|1995 Donington Interserie round]]
|-
| [[Formula Two]] || '''1:03.820'''<ref>{{cite web |title=1982 Donington F2 |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1982-donington-f2/ |website=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport Magazine]] |date=4 July 1982 |access-date=15 May 2022}}</ref> || [[Corrado Fabi]] || [[March 822]] || [[1982 European Formula Two Championship|1982 Donington F2 round]]
|-
| [[Group GT1#List of FIA GT1 cars|GT1]] || '''1:05.099'''<ref>{{cite web |title=British GT Championship Donington Park 1999 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Donington-1999-08-08.html |date=8 August 1999 |access-date=20 December 2022}}</ref> || [[Tim Sugden]] || [[McLaren F1 GTR]] || [[1999 British GT Championship|1999 Donington British GT round]]
|-
| [[Formula Palmer Audi]] || '''1:06.232'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2007 Formula Palmer Audi Donington (Race 2) |url=https://www.racingyears.com/race/2007_Formula_Palmer_Audi_Donington_(Race_2) |date=2 September 2007 |access-date=23 February 2025}}</ref> || [[Stefan Wilson]] || [[Formula Palmer Audi#Race cars|Formula Palmer Audi car]] || [[2007 Formula Palmer Audi season|2007 Donington Formula Palmer Audi round]]
|-
| [[LM GTE#History|GT2]] || '''1:08.368'''<ref>{{cite web |title=British GT Round 1 & 2 Donington National Circuit 2nd & 3rd April 2005 - British GT - Best Sector Times - Race 12 |url=https://www.tsl-timing.com/file/?f=BF3GT/2005/51305bgt.pdf |date=3 April 2005 |access-date=15 February 2023}}</ref> || {{ill|Nathan Kinch|fr}} || [[Ferrari 360#360 GTC|Ferrari 360 GTC]] || [[British GT Championship|2005 Donington British GT round]]
|-
| [[Formula BMW]] || '''1:10.827'''<ref>{{cite web |title=BTCC - Round 10 - Donington - 2004 - Formula BMW UK Championship Provisional Result - Round 19 |url=https://www.tsl-timing.com/event/43903/session/rc1fbm |date=26 September 2004 |access-date=27 July 2022}}</ref> || [[Matthew Howson]] || [[Mygale FB02]] || [[2004 Formula BMW UK season|2004 Donington Formula BMW UK round]]
|-
| [[Group 5 (motorsport)#4th Generation Group 5 – "Special Production Cars" (1976 to 1982)|Group 5]] || '''1:10.960'''<ref>{{cite web |title=I International Group 5 Race |url=https://www.racingyears.com/race/I%2520International%2520Group%25205%2520Race |date=6 July 1980 |access-date=24 October 2022}}</ref> || [[Harald Ertl]] || [[Ford Capri#Motorsport|Ford Capri Turbo]] || 1980 1st International Group 5 race
|-
| [[Super Touring]] || '''1:10.983'''<ref>{{cite web |title=BTCC 2000 » Donington Park National Round 3 Results |url=https://www.touringcars.net/database/race.php?id=1442 |date=24 April 2000 |access-date=15 May 2022}}</ref> || [[Alain Menu]] || [[Ford Mondeo#Motorsport|Ford Mondeo Zetec]] || [[2000 British Touring Car Championship|2000 1st Donington BTCC round]]
|-
| [[Super 2000#Touring cars|Super 2000]] || '''1:12.677'''<ref>{{cite web |title=BTCC 2008 » Donington Park National Round 7 Results |url=https://www.touringcars.net/database/race.php?id=2059 |date=4 May 2008 |access-date=15 May 2022}}</ref> || [[Jason Plato]] || [[SEAT León#SEAT Leon in motorsport|SEAT León TDi]] || [[2008 British Touring Car Championship|2008 Donington BTCC round]]
|-
| [[BTC Touring]] || '''1:12.889'''<ref>{{cite web |title=BTCC 2005 » Donington Park National Round 1 Results |url=https://www.touringcars.net/database/race.php?id=1830 |date=10 April 2005 |access-date=26 June 2022}}</ref> || [[Yvan Muller]] || [[BTC-T Vauxhall Astra Sport Hatch]] || [[2005 British Touring Car Championship|2005 Donington BTCC round]]
|-
| [[BMW M1 Procar Championship|BMW M1 Procar]] || '''1:13.010'''<ref>{{cite web |title=1980 Donington BMW Procar |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1980-donington-bmw-procar/ |website=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport Magazine]] |date=26 April 1980 |access-date=15 May 2022}}</ref> || [[Jan Lammers]] || [[BMW M1#Motorsport|BMW M1 Procar]] || [[1980 BMW M1 Procar Championship|1980 Donington BMW M1 Procar round]]
|-
| [[Superbike World Championship|World SBK]] || '''1:13.260'''<ref>{{cite web |title=1989 Donington World SBK Race 2 Statistics |url=https://motorsportstats.com/results/fim-superbike-world-championship/1989/donington/stats/race-2 |date=27 March 1989 |access-date=14 July 2024}}</ref> || [[Raymond Roche]] || [[Ducati 851]] || [[1989 Superbike World Championship|1989 Donington World SBK round]]
|-
| [[Ferrari Challenge]] || '''1:13.881'''<ref>{{cite web |title=euroBOSS - 9th May - Donington Park - 2004 - Pirelli Maranello Ferrari Challenge - Race 2 Result Amended |url=https://www.tsl-timing.com/event/41923/session/rc1mfc |date=9 May 2004 |access-date=29 November 2022}}</ref> || [[Peter Sowerby]] || [[Ferrari 360#360 Challenge|Ferrari 360 Challenge]] || [[Ferrari Challenge#Ferrari Challenge UK|2004 Donington Ferrari Challenge UK round]]
|-
| [[Group A#Touring car racing|Group A]] || '''1:14.200'''<ref>{{cite web |title=BTCC 1988 » Donington Park National Round 12 Results |url=https://www.touringcars.net/database/race.php?id=681 |date=18 September 1988 |access-date=15 May 2022}}</ref> || [[Andy Rouse]] || [[Ford Sierra RS Cosworth#Sierra RS500 Cosworth|Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth]] || [[1988 British Touring Car Championship|1988 2nd Donington BTCC round]]
|-
| [[Group 2 (motorsport)|Group 2]] || '''1:20.530'''<ref>{{cite web |title=1981 Donington ETCC |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1981-donington-etcc/ |website=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport Magazine]] |date=24 May 1981 |access-date=15 May 2022}}</ref> || [[Lella Lombardi]] || [[Chevrolet Camaro (second generation)|Chevrolet Camaro]] || [[European Touring Car Championship|1981 Donington ETCC round]]
|-
! colspan=5 | Grand Prix Circuit (1937–1939): 5.029&nbsp;km 
|-
| [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] || '''2:11.400'''<ref>{{cite web |title=1937 Donington Grand Prix |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1937-donington-grand-prix/ |website=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport Magazine]] |date=2 October 1937 |access-date=14 July 2024}}</ref> || [[Bernd Rosemeyer]]{{efn|name=1937 Donington GP|Both drivers took the same lap time independently.}}<br/>[[Manfred von Brauchitsch]]{{efn|name=1937 Donington GP|Both drivers took the same lap time independently.}} || [[Auto Union racing cars|Auto Union Type C]]{{efn|name=1937 Donington GP|Both drivers took the same lap time independently.}}<br/>[[Mercedes-Benz W125]]{{efn|name=1937 Donington GP|Both drivers took the same lap time independently.}} || [[1937 Donington Grand Prix]]
|-
| [[Formula Libre]] || '''2:24.000'''<ref>{{cite web |title=1939 British Empire Trophy |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1939-british-empire-trophy/ |website=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport Magazine]] |date=1 April 1939 |access-date=27 June 2022}}</ref> || [[Tony Rolt]] || [[English Racing Automobiles#B-Type|ERA B]] || [[British Empire Trophy|1939 British Empire Trophy]]
|-
! colspan=5 | Grand Prix Circuit (1935–1936): 4.107&nbsp;km 
|-
| [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] || '''2:08.400'''<ref>{{cite web |title=1935 Donington Grand Prix |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1935-donington-grand-prix/ |website=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport Magazine]] |date=5 October 1935 |access-date=14 July 2024}}</ref> || [[Giuseppe Farina]] || [[Maserati V8RI]] || [[1935 Donington Grand Prix]]
|-
! colspan=5 | Grand Prix Circuit (1931–1934): 3.518&nbsp;km 
|-
| [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] || '''2:06.000'''<ref>{{cite web |title=1933 Donington Park Trophy |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1933-donington-park-trophy/ |website=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport Magazine]] |date=7 October 1933 |access-date=9 June 2022}}</ref> || [[Francis Curzon, 5th Earl Howe|Earl Howe]] || [[Bugatti Type 51]] || [[1933 Grand Prix season#Major Races|1933 Donington Park Trophy]]
|-
|}

===Layout history===
<gallery>
File:Donington Park (1935-1936) - 2.552 Mi.png|Donington Park (1935–1936)
File:Donington Park 1937.svg|Donington Park (1937–1939)
File:Donington Park short.svg|Donington Park GP Circuit (1977–1985) & National Circuit (1986–2009)
File:Donington as of 2006.svg|Donington Park GP Circuit (1986–2009)
File:Circuit Doningtonpark pre 2010.png|Donington Park GP Circuit proposal for 2010 F1 race
File:Donington as of 2010.svg|Donington Park GP Circuit (2010–present)
</gallery>

==Incidents==
On 16 April 2017, British racing driver [[Billy Monger]] was critically injured after being involved in a racing car crash. His car slammed into a stationary car containing [[Patrik Pasma]]. Monger was conscious after the crash. Pasma was not seriously injured in the crash. Both drivers were sent directly to two hospitals. Both of Monger’s legs were amputated afterwards in the hospital.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Williams |first=Mike |date=16 February 2018 |title=Double amputee Billy Monger still counts himself 'lucky' |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-43079300 |access-date=19 January 2025 |work=BBC News}}</ref>

==Events==

; Current

* April: [[British Touring Car Championship]], [[F4 British Championship]], [[Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain]]
* May: [[British Superbike Championship]], [[British Supersport Championship]], [[Moto4 British Cup]], Donington Historic Festival
* July: [[Superbike World Championship]], [[Supersport World Championship]], [[FIM Women's Motorcycling World Championship]]
* August: [[Britcar]] ''Convoy In The Park'', [[British Touring Car Championship]], [[F4 British Championship]], [[Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain]], [[TCR UK Touring Car Championship]]
* September: [[British GT Championship]], [[GB3 Championship]], [[TCR UK Touring Car Championship]], [[GB4 Championship]], [[Ferrari Challenge#Ferrari Challenge UK|Ferrari Challenge UK]]
* October: [[British Superbike Championship]], [[British Supersport Championship]], [[Moto4 British Cup]]

; Former

* [[Auto GP]] (1999–2004, 2011, 2013)
* [[BPR Global GT Series]] (1995)
* [[BOSS GP]] (1995–2004, 2007–2008, 2011)
* [[Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters]] (2002–2003)
* [[Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft]] (1991, 1993–1995)
* [[EFDA Nations Cup]] (1996–1997)
* [[Formula Renault Eurocup|Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0]] (1993, 2000, 2003–2007)
* [[Eurocup Mégane Trophy]] (2005–2007)
* [[European Formula Two Championship]] (1977–1979, 1981–1984)
* [[European Le Mans Series]]
** ''[[6 Hours of Donington]]'' (2006, 2012)
* [[European Touring Car Championship]] (1981–1988, 2002–2004)
* [[European Truck Racing Championship]] (1994, 1998–1999, 2011–2012)
* [[Ferrari Challenge#Ferrari Challenge Europe|Ferrari Challenge Europe]] (2004)
* [[FIA European Formula 3 Championship (1975–1984)|FIA European Formula 3 Championship]] (1977–1979, 1981–1984)
* [[FIA GT Championship]] (1997–1999, 2002–2004)
* [[FIA GT1 World Championship]] (2012)
* [[FIA Sportscar Championship]] 
** ''[[6 Hours of Donington|FIA Sportscar Championship Donington Park]]'' (1997–2001, 2003)
* [[1994 FIA Touring Car World Cup|FIA Touring Car World Cup]] (1994)
* [[FIM Endurance World Championship]] (1981–1982, 1987)
* [[Formula One]]
** ''[[European Grand Prix]]'' (1993)
* [[Formula Palmer Audi]] (1998–2002, 2007–2008)
* [[World Series Formula V8 3.5|Formula Renault 3.5 Series]] (2005–2007)
* [[Formula Renault V6 Eurocup]] (2003–2004)
* [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing]]
** ''[[British motorcycle Grand Prix]]'' (1987–2009)
* [[2001 European Le Mans Series season|IMSA European Le Mans Series]] (2001)
* [[International Formula 3000]] (1985, 1987, 1990, 1993)
* [[International GTSprint Series]] (2013)
* [[World Series Formula V8 3.5#History|Open Telefonica by Nissan]] (1998–2000)
* [[Sidecar World Championship]] (1987–2001, 2008, 2014–2016, 2021–2022)
* [[Supersport 300 World Championship]] (2017–2019)
* [[Superstars Series]] (2011–2013)
* [[World Sportscar Championship]] 
** ''[[6 Hours of Donington|500 km of Donington]]'' (1989–1990, 1992)
* [[World Touring Car Championship]]
** ''[[FIA WTCC Race of UK]]'' (2011)

==Other events==
Beside motorsports, many other events are held at Donington. The 1975 [[British Motorcyclists Federation|BMF Rally]] was held in the grounds with period reports of 10,000 motorcycle riders attending.<ref>Donington Deluge. ''[[The Motor Cycle (magazine)|Motor Cycle]]'', 10 May 1975, p.1 (cover). Retrieved 5 January 2022</ref>

Other events included music festivals such as the Download Festival, and the Donington Grand Prix Museum exhibition until it closed down in November 2018. The Donington Park Sunday Market used to be held in the grounds of the park for nearly 40 years before being closed down in September 2016, the owners citing changing shopping habits contributing to fewer traders and customers.<ref>{{cite web|title=Donington news|url=http://www.donington-park.co.uk/news/donington-park-sunday-market-to-close/|website=www.donington-park.co.uk|access-date=2017-05-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170613171827/http://www.donington-park.co.uk/news/donington-park-sunday-market-to-close/|archive-date=2017-06-13|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[File:Ayrton Senna Statue - Donington Park.JPG|thumb|right|upright|The [[Ayrton Senna|Senna]] Memorial at Donington Park.]]

===Music festivals===
{{Main article|List of Donington Park Festivals|Monsters of Rock|Download Festival}}
Donington Park has a long history of holding rock festivals having played host to the [[Monsters of Rock]] festival from 1980 to the mid 90s, when groups such as [[Van Halen]], [[Bon Jovi]], [[AC/DC]], [[Metallica]], and [[Iron Maiden]]  performed there. With a few years off the park then played host to [[Stereophonics]]' ''A Day At The Races'' event and the Rock and Blues Festival in 2001, and the [[Ozzfest]] in 2002.

In 2003, the [[Download Festival]] (owned and operated by [[Live Nation]]) began annually at the venue and continues to an increased three-day event with five stages, though as of 2008 the event is now held outside of the track boundary.

Donington Park was the venue for the biggest rave to ever take place in the United Kingdom, when music promotor Fantazia held their 'One Step Beyond' event there in 1992. 25,000 tickets were sold, but police estimated that 3000 people had entered without tickets.

===Donington Grand Prix Exhibition===
{{Main article|Donington Grand Prix Exhibition}}

The Donington Grand Prix Exhibition first opened to the public in March 1973. Five halls, with over 130 exhibits, illustrated the history of motor sport from the turn of the 20th century. Cars included examples driven by such famous names as Nuvolari, Mansell, Prost, Moss, Senna, Fangio, Clark and Stewart. The Donington Grand Prix Exhibition housed a collection of McLaren and [[Vanwall]]s racing cars. Notable exhibits included the 1936 twin engined {{Convert|500|bhp|kW|0|abbr=on}} [[Alfa Romeo Bimotore]] which had a top speed of {{Convert|200|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}}, Jim Clark's World Championship winning Lotus 25, the 'howling' flat 12 Ferrari 312B, and Stirling Moss's Lotus, in which he defeated the Ferrari works team in the 1961 Monaco Grand Prix. The Collection also featured the World's largest collection of Driver's Helmets.{{Citation needed|date=November 2009}}  There were several different type of simulators that allowed users to experience the thrills of racing at speed.

After closing briefly in 2009 following the death of Tom Wheatcroft and Donington Ventures Leisure Ltd. entering administration, the exhibition reopened on 6 January 2010 along with the cafe and race control offices.<ref>Matt Beer, [http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80753 Wheatcrofts vow to reopen Donington], ''[[Autosport]]'', 10 January 2010.</ref>  With dwindling visitor numbers,  and not being part of the core MSV business plan, the museum closed permanently on 5 November 2018.<ref>{{cite news |title=World famous Grand Prix museum to close tomorrow after 45 years |url=https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/local-news/world-famous-grand-prix-museum-2163838 |newspaper=Derbyshirelive |date=4 November 2018 |publisher=Derby Telegraph}}</ref>

==Location==
[[File:Donington Park hill 2014.JPG|thumb|[[Historic motorsport|Historic cars]] race through the Craner Curves towards the Old Hairpin, 2014]]
[[File:Donington Park truck racing 2013.jpg|thumb|Parade trucks on the Wheatcroft Straight, 2013]]
Donington Park lies south west of [[Nottingham]], south east of [[Derby]] and is situated in [[Leicestershire]]. It is a matter of a few yards/metres east of the border with [[Derbyshire]] and indeed has a [[Derby]] postcode and telephone code. The western end of the runway at [[East Midlands Airport]] is just 400 yards (365 meters) from the eastern end of the racing track. It is also fairly close to the [[M1 motorway|M1]].

[[East Midlands Parkway railway station]] and Derby Midland Station are close by and the owners have expressed their desire for spectators to use these stations and coaches to the circuit.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns21044.html|title=More details about Donington Park|publisher=GrandPrix.com |access-date=2009-01-01|date=2008-12-15}}</ref> The owners are also in support of any future light rail transport to East Midlands Airport itself.

Donington Hall was, for a time, the HQ of the airline [[British Midland International]] (later known as BMI).

==Media==
Donington Park has been simulated and can be driven in several racing simulations, such as ''[[Spirit of Speed 1937]]'' (the 1937 version of the track is featured, as the name suggests). Another 1937 layout features in the popular ''[[rFactor]]'' simulation. This version is far more accurate{{opinion|date=February 2025}} than that of the ''Spirit of Speed'' version. The track also features in ''[[Sports Car GT]]'', ''Le Mans 24 Hours'', ''ToCA Touring Car Championship'', ''ToCA 2 Touring Cars'', ''ToCA Race Driver'', ''ToCA Race Driver 2'', ''[[TOCA Race Driver 3]]'', ''[[Alfa Romeo Racing Italiano]]'', ''GTR'', ''[[GTR2]]'', ''[[GT Legends]]'', ''[[F1 Challenge '99-'02]]'' (with a mod), ''[[Grand Prix 4]]'' (1993 configuration, unofficial add-on track), ''MotoGP 3'', ''[[Redline (2006 video game)|Redline]]'', ''[[rFactor]]'', ''[[SBK-07 - Superbike World Championship|SBK-07]]'', ''[[Race Driver: GRID]]'', ''[[Need for Speed: Shift]]'', ''[[iRacing]]'', ''[[Assetto Corsa]]'' (as a mod), ''[[Assetto Corsa Competizione]]'' (in British GT pack DLC), ''[[Automobilista 2]]'', and ''[[Project CARS]]''. Donington Park also appears as a venue in the game ''[[Guitar Hero: Metallica]]''.

==See also==
*[[Donington Grand Prix Collection]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Donington Park}}
*[http://www.donington-park.co.uk/ Official Donington Park website]
*[http://www.dprac.co.uk/ Donington Park Racing Association Club]
*[https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/7886964.stm Simulation of the new track layout by BBC News]

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