Donington Park
Donington Park is a park and motor racing track near Derbyshire in North West Leicestershire, England.
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| Location | Leicestershire, England | |
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| Time zone | UTC+0 | |
| Owner | Tom Wheatcroft | |
| Operator | Donington Ventures Leisure Ltd | |
| Opened | 1931 | |
| Construction Cost | £12,000 | |
| Major Events | BTCC, British F3, British Superbikes, SBK, MotoGP, Superleague Formula, Pickup Truck Racing, F1 British Grand Prix (from 2010) | |
| GP Circuit | ||
| Circuit Length | 4.023 km (2.5 mi) | |
| Turns | 12 | |
| Lap Record | 1:18.029 (185.608 km/h) (Ayrton Senna, McLaren, 1993, Formula One) | |
| National Circuit | ||
| Circuit Length | 3.149 km (1.957 mi) | |
| Turns | 10 | |
The land was part of the Donington Hall estate. Tom Wheatcroft owns it. It is mainly used as a motor racing track, but the land is also used for music festivals and a Sunday market.
In July 2009, it was announced that the Formula One British Grand Prix would be at Donington Park from 2010 until 2020. However, by November that year, money had not been raised to improve the track and the hosting of the Grand Prix remained in doubt.[1]
Donington Park Media
Logo of Donington Park
Circuito de Donington Park, calcado de OpenStreetMap con adiciones propias.
The Donington Circuit layout in 1937
Donington Park showing Spitfire sculpture and track (2005)
Donington's Dunlop Bridge
Superleague Formula cars on the Wheatcroft Straight at Donington Park in 2008
Doningtonpark circuit (pre 2010)
The Senna Memorial at Donington Park.
Historic cars race through the Craner Curves towards the Old Hairpin, 2014
References
- ↑ "Donington Park track owner dies". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
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