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. The nearest railway stations to donington park are listed below. Rome2rio displays up to date schedules, route maps, journey times and. Donington park track day information donington race track is a circuit of two halves a very technical series of sweeping bends, followed by a series of short straights separated by slow corners. Event information, dates and tickets for donington park, castle donington between sunday, 14 jun 2020 and sunday, 14 jun 2020. Classical gas is an independent web site and is not affiliated to any of the clubs or organisers of the events featured. Donington park, castle donington tickets and venue. Funnily enough senna himself didnt think much of that race as the mclaren mp48 had traction control and all the other various electronics. Area information for park lane, castle donington, derby.
For more information about the racing lineup, please see the whats racing section. What to do if you are affected by noise from donington park race circuit. Donington park britains oldest surviving racing circuit is at donington park, which is located 12 miles from nottingham on the top of a windswept hill close to the east midlands airport. Donington services motorway services, donington service. Download festival 2020, 12th14th june at donington park. May 27, 2017 derby, united kingdom ang marsdencox was eating breakfast with steve cox at pit stop diner at donington park. Please select an item from the list below to view details. Donington parks status as the spiritual home of rock, punk and metal and everything in between also makes it the pitched battleground for much of the ideological war that occurs in those spheres. Weather, lineup, tickets, times, map and how to get to donington park.
These statistics can tell you if donington is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job. This will be the sixth time the band will have played at donington park in leicestershire. Pit stop diner at donington park derby diner, cafe facebook. This page combines information for the address park lane, castle donington, derby, de74 2jf, and the neighbourhood in which it resides. The circuit was originally part of the donington hall estate when it was created during the interwar years, it was 3,518 metres long, and the same width as a normal road. The donington park trophy was an invitation race for 3 litre cars as the fouth of six races during the last event at donington of the season. Download festival is a mammoth five day rock event, based at the spiritual home of rock donington park. A shuttlebus service to and from east midlands parkway and derby station to download festival will run throughout the weekend. Donington park noise control north west leicestershire district. Rossy stent added a new photo at pit stop diner at donington park. It is situated in the parish of long whatton and diseworth, and the religious.
Download festival 2018 postcode, directions, parking, trains. Cnc heads sportssaloons championship, classic touring car championship, junior saloon car championship and the sports 2000 championship. Michael is a proud member of the mcc, actc, dellow register and falcon amongst others, but does not represent. See tickets tickets for events at donington park, castle.
Stalwart peter holton in his rover p6 and five capris. Postcodes in donington, lincolnshire, england postcode. How to find donington park from the north leave the m1 at junction 24 and follow the signs to the circuit entrance. The circuit is situated right next to east midlands airport with east midlands parkway. Track map for donington park racing circuit this is a blank track map for donington park racing circuit. Onsite parking is available plus we have disabled customer parking area is located at the front of the west car park and available on a first come first served. Donington park, castle donington, derby, de74 2rp view map. Donington park race circuit donington park, derby de74 2rp england. Dec 21, 2017 donington park is undertaking a major upgrade plan this winter including a new restaurant, circuit office, grandstands and rebranding having been acquired by the motorsport vision group msv this.
A racers favourite, set in parkland providing a stunning arena for spectators and competitors alike. Get 10% off90% off off with donington park christmas discount codes or vouchers. Trains to donnington park nearest train station to. Crosscountry operates a train from gloucester to donington park every 3 hours. Use donington park as your base and visit derby and nottingham, which are found a short distance to the north. They cover a range of socioeconomic factors so you can compare donington to figures for lincolnshire and nationally. Directions to donington parks main entrance will be clearly sign posted thereafter. There were only seven entries for the race and of these only five turned up. Words and pictures by michael unless attributed otherwise. Both are perfect for anyone looking to enjoy a city break in the midlands during their stay at the park.
British f4 racing driver billy monger crashes at donington. The official website of donington park, one of the worlds foremost race circuits. Donington park site and certain assets required for the operation, or used in the business, of managing the donington park site and of operating the. Sep 23, 2017 rossy stent added a new photo at pit stop diner at donington park. As expected there was a good entry at donington, with six cars in neils class. Donington park farmhouse hotel camp site, castle donington. The section through craner curves and the old hairpin is a good place to experience the difference between worldclass riders and the alsorans, and. Metalheads are in for a weekend of fun with this years download festival. Donington can be approached from either the m1 or m42. Download 20 at donington park 14 16 june keep up with all the live action at. Sep 19, 2010 foggy esses is still fenced up the land down the side of it is waste land no other way of calling it there is still a mound there, the corner of the chicane has fence missing so can get a good view there the marshals did look concerned when walked right up the knee high tyre barrier so who knows if fencing will be put in place before the weekend. Donington park has hosted virtually every form of motor racing from world championship formula one, touring car, motogp and superbike events to the british touring car and truck championships. For all you sat nav users, the postcode for donington park is de74 2rp.
Download festival download festival 12th 14th june 2020. The british automobile racing club are back at donington park this september for a late season raceday on the national circuit. Our postcode data is available to download for noncommercial and commercial use. As well as a famous motorsport venue, donington is also celebrated as the host of the download rock festival. Find parking charges, opening hours and a parking map of all donington park car parks, street parking, pay and display, parking meters and private garages. Donington park ride the curves events british cycling. Msv takeover of donington park gets final approval. Situated on the donington hall estate in leicestershire, the original 2 mile circuit debuted in 1931 with a motorcycle race utilizing the estates roads. The respondents of the 2011 census were asked to rate their health. Pit stop diner at donington park derby diner, cafe. This postcode finder is the quick and easy way to search and check postcodes for all suburbs and locations around australia. The postcode is within the castle donington park wardelectoral division, which is in the constituency of north west leicestershire. Visit our travel info page to find out when the first and last trains leave. Donington park undergoes upgrades for 2018 news crash.
Barnsley to donington park 3 ways to travel via train, bus. There are museums in ashby, castle donington, diseworth, kegworth and measham. Gloucester to donington park 3 ways to travel via train. The track is fast, flowing and will forever be remembered for what was subsequently voted the lap of the century when ayrton senna overtook five cars on the opening lap of the 1993 british grand prix. Rome2rio is a doortodoor travel information and booking engine, helping you get to and from any location in the world. Donington park is superbly located, with major cities derby, nottingham and leicester nearby, and birmingham less than an hour away. Donington park as a spectator page 1 general motorsport. Buy driving experiences, season passes, event tickets, hospitality, trackdays, test days and more. Download festival 2018 postcode, directions, parking. Places to visit north west leicestershire district council. Donington park lies where the three counties of nottinghamshire, leicestershire and derbyshire meet. As well as the donington park acquisition, msv is also in the process of building a racing facility at the former laoncouvron military airbase in northern france. Msv tickets barc club car championships donington park. It is owned by moto and offers 20% discounts to all rac members.
Donington park is undertaking a major upgrade plan this winter including a new restaurant, circuit office, grandstands and rebranding having been acquired by the motorsport vision group msv this. If you have any additional information about postcodes in donington, lincolnshire, please contact me. Unless shown otherwise in the special offers section, travel between the station shown and donington park is not included in your rail ticket. Iron maiden will be headlining download festival next year, which takes place on 1012 june 2016. Iron maiden to headline download festival at donington.
Follow exit off the roundabout signposted castle donington and donington park. The donington park estate belonged to the the gillies shields family and like many other english country estates until world war i when it was requisitioned. Park lane in castle donington is in the east midlands region of england. The site also has the worlds smallest branch of marks and spencer simply food it shares its name with donington park, a racing circuit, which is also next to east midlands airport the former raf castle donington. Plus, you can skip the jams and grab great parking thanks to our campsites near donington park. Download happens at the sacred site that is donington park, right next to east midlands airport. Alternatively, you can take a bus from gloucester to donington park via st margarets bus station and castle donington, donington park in around 4h 31m. Get ready for some highspeed action at donington park motorsport circuit, located next to the impressive castle donington in leicestershire, england. There are excellent transport links to the site though organisers say there will be no pedestrian access to the. Continue through castle donington village and it is clearly signposted from there. Rome2rio makes travelling from barnsley to donington park easy. Donington in particular suffered as a result of gillets well known experiment but is catching up, and there is a well stated programme to improve the.
Campsites near donington park circuit at castle donington. The address and postcode is donington park, castle donington, derby, de74 2rp. Msv takeover of donington park gets final approval national. Area information for park lane, castle donington, derby, de74 2jf. Donington park derby 2020 all you need to know before you. Barnsley to donington park 3 ways to travel via train. Jun 16, 20 download 20 at donington park 14 16 june keep up with all the live action at. Donington park circuit driving experiences, major race. Donington park derby 2020 all you need to know before. Go past the main entrance to the airport, traffic lights and proceed straight on.
Tickets for events at donington park, castle donington. Socioeconomic statistics for donington, lincolnshire. Terrifying video shows the moment billy monger, 17, smashed into another vehicle. Sep 29, 2018 the british automobile racing club are back at donington park this september for a late season raceday on the national circuit.
It was a saturday event with practice taking part at thursday. A teenage f4 racing driver has suffered leg injuries after a horrific crash at donington park today, officials say. Apr 17, 2017 a teenage f4 racing driver has suffered leg injuries after a horrific crash at donington park today, officials say. To avoid any delays to your mail or deliveries, make sure you address it with the correct postcode. Motorsport vision msv is europes leading race circuit owner and operates firstclass driving experiences at brands hatch, donington park, oulton park, bedford autodrome, snetterton and cadwell park. I try my best to keep the data accurate and uptodate, but there are often cases where information is either missing or inccurate, so i appreciate all the help i can get.
The park is close to the m1 motorway, so guests staying at the site can enjoy exceptional transport links to the surrounding area. Neil, the excellent david thomas, nick dann who hadnt raced since his shunt at brands, ian clark who hadnt raced since brands either and phil rhodes who had been away since his coming together with the tyre wall at silverstone last year. Donington park parking car parks, street parking, private. British f4 racing driver billy monger crashes at donington park jump directly to the content news corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and. Racing this weekend will be the cnc heads sportssaloons championship, classic touring car championship, junior saloon car championship and the sports 2000 championship. Directions to donington park s main entrance will be clearly sign posted thereafter. Donington park snetterton cadwell park lydden hill. From the south leave the m1 at junction 23a and follow the signs to the circuit arrival please park your vehicles in the paddock and proceed immediately to signing on as directed. Castle donington, derby de74 2rp, england bid in person or online 18 september timed auction begins on. He preferred his first win at the very wet 1985 portuguese gp in a lotus 97t where he had to rely on his right foot. Donington commonly misspelt donnington considers itself to be the gateway to the national forest, and at the back by the lake there are information boards and viewing platforms. The circuit can be accessed from the nearby m1, a50 and a42 roads while international visitors can fly in to the neighbouring east midlands airport, with the main terminal just two miles from donington. Terrifying moment teen f4 driver ploughs into back of.