Easter saw the British F4 Donington weekend 2017 as part of the BTCC event. Qualifying on Saturday saw Linus Lundqvist take pole from Jamie Caroline, and the two battled from the start of the race for the lead. Caroline tried to go around the outside at the first corner, before taking the lead at the Old…
The Renault Clio Cup 2017 Donington Park Weekend as part of the BTCC event took place over Easter, and the series which has a reputation for exciting and close racing lived up to that. Dan Zelos took his first Clio pole, with Lee Pattison taking the second in qualifying on Saturday Photos from Qualifying [flickr_tags…
Easter saw the BTCC 2017 Donington Park Weekend with the touring cars coming to the Leicestershire circuit, alongside their support events including the Clio Cup, British F4, Porsche Carrera Cup, Ginetta Juniors and Ginetta GT4 Supercup. The first free practice session on Saturday saw Rob Austin top the times from Jack Goff, with Team Hard’s Jake…
This weekend sees the Thundersport at Donington Park March 2017 event, with the ever popular motorbike racing series at the Leicestershire circuit through Friday, Saturday and Sunday. After a cold Friday, Saturday saw sunshine and blue skies, which no doubt helped to swell the crowd. The car parks were busy today, which is always great…
It’s the BTCC Media Day 2017 at Donington Park with the ever popular British Touring Car Championship cars and drivers making their first public appearance of the season. The event sees a series of media sessions in the morning including driver interviews and the presentation of the cars, followed by a public access test in…
The final round of the British GT this weekend also saw the British F3 Donington Event 2016 as the championship decider for the popular series. The top of the table was tight before the Donington round ensuring an exciting end to the season with multiple drivers who could become champion. Qualifying saw Ben Hingeley take…
This weekend saw the British GT Donington Event 2016, the championship decider for the popular series, as well as the final rounds for the supporting events including British Formula Three. The British GT series is split in to two sections, that for GT3 and that for GT4. The final round saw a two hour race on Sunday…
Last weekend saw the Donington Park Truck Racing 2016 event, with the British Truck Racing Association bringing their racing series to the Leicestershire circuit. Truck racing is quite a sight, and attracts an impressive crowd. As well as the trucks themselves – huge vehicles racing around the circuit at quite remarkable speeds – the support…
I made it back from Scandinavia for the Masters Festival 2016 at Donington Park, which was held this weekend. The Masters Festival forms part of the Masters Historic Racing series for the year, with across Europe and North America. The Masters Festival at Donington is one of three UK rounds, the others being the Masters…
Last weekend saw a different type of entertainment at Donington Park as motor racing made way for the Download Festival 2016. Donington has been home to heavy rock festivals since August 1980 when seven bands made up the first Monsters of Rock festival. The annual event has been known as Download since 2003, and this…
I spent today (Saturday) watching on track action by the NGRRC at Donington Park in the glorious May sunshine. The NG Road Racing Club started life as the North Gloucestershire Road Racing Club back in 1970 with a first race meeting at Gaydon in 1971. The club has grown since, and this weekend sees plenty…
This bank holiday weekend saw the running of the Donington Historic Festival 2016, and like previous events there were plenty of cars from previous decades to see both on track and on display around the circuit. The weekend included races for various touring car vintages, sports cars ranging from pre-War through to the 1970s, a…