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6 unusual facts about Donington Park


Donington Hall

In 1931, the then owner of the estate, Alderman John Gillies Shields, J.P., agreed to allow Fred Craner use of the extensive roads on the land for motor racing, thus creating the Donington Park circuit.

James and Oliver Phelps

Every year, they attend the V Festival, held by Virgin Media each August, as well as attending the Download Festival, a rock music festival managed and arranged by Live Nations in Donington Park, England.

North West Leicestershire

It is also notable as the location of Castle Donington and Donington Park, a grand-prix circuit and a major venue for music festivals.

The Lines

They also headlined at Birmingham ArtsFest and the Bang Music Festival at Donington Park, in front of 80,000 people.

The Mascara Story

Part of the overall prize was an appearance at the Download Festival in Donington during 2005.

You Lied

"You Lied" was performed at the Download Festival at Donington Park in 2006, where Peach opened the festival on the first day.


2007 British motorcycle Grand Prix

It took place on the weekend of 22-24 June 2007 at Donington Park in Castle Donington, Great Britain.

2008 Ginetta G50 Cup season

The season began at Oulton Park on March 24 and finished after 20 races over 10 rounds at Donington Park on October 12, supporting rounds of the British Formula Three Championship and British GT Championship.

2014 British Formula Three season

Donington Park, Rockingham and Snetterton all return to the calendar after a one-year hiatus, while Thruxton returns to the calendar for the first time since 2010.

Aluizio Coelho

Em seguida, provou o carro F-3000 em Donington Park e se preparou para o grande dia de sua vida: em 12 de Novembro de 1998, no circuito de Silverstone, Aluizio teve a oportunidade de testar o carro da Williams, então atual campeã mundial.

British Superkart Championship

The karts race on full size British circuits such as Pembrey, Silverstone, Bishopscourt (Northern Ireland), Castle Combe, Darley Moor, Snetterton and Croft, Cadwell Park, Thruxton, Donington Park, Oulton Park along with the 31st running of the MSA British Superkart Grand Prix at Cadwell Park.

Charlie Martin

He started racing at Southport sands on the Lancashire coast in 1932 moving on to circuit racing driving an MG, also racing in Bugatti's and Alfa Romeo's at Donnington and throughout Europe at Pau and Deauville in Grand Prix gaining wins at Brooklands in 1936.

Joe Tandy

Despite missing the rounds in Bucharest, Nick managed to finish ninth overall in the championship, with three podiums coming at Spa, Silverstone and Donington.

World Touring Car Championship

The race was run for two more years, (won by Paul Radisich again in 1994 at Donington Park in a Ford Mondeo, manufacturer title went to BMW, and Frank Biela in 1995 at Paul Ricard in an Audi A4 Quattro, and manufacturer title went to Audi).


see also

FIA WTCC Race of UK

The race had previously been held at Donington Park when the series was known as the European Touring Car Championship but with promotion to world championship status, the event switched to Silverstone in Northamptonshire for 2005.

Legends car racing

2007 saw all of the races took place at Knockhill, but the series has organised “away” rounds at Croft, Oulton Park, Donington Park, Cadwell Park and Anglesey in recent years.

Rapier 6

Team Sovereign did not enter a Rapier 6 in the FIA Sportscar Championship again until the fifth round of the 2003 season, which was the 2 Hours 30 Minutes of Donington Park; Flux returned to the team, and he helped Millard to take fifth overall, and third in the SR2 category.