This year’s Donington Historic Festival covered 100 years of motor sport over 18 races. Be there next spring
When It Comes to Running Polished and Entertaining Historic Racing Events, Motor Racing Legends Is up There with The Best. from Packed Grids with Huge Variety to The Gloriously Open-Tented Paddocks that Allow You to Get up Close to Some Motoring Rarities.
For Next Year Mrl Will Run 10 Events Across Four Countries, with Its Series Spanning 10 Decades of Competitive Eras – from Pre-War Sports Cars of The 1920s up To Gt3 Legends from The 2010s.
For sheer accessibility, the Donington Historic Festival (April 30-May 2) is a standout event which has been growing year on year. This year alone it attracted almost 400 cars, with some properly cracking racing. The quirky Generations Trophy is always a highlight as it pairs two generations of a single family in a series for one-make MGBs. With 36 cars on the grid, it proved superb fun. Then there’s the chance to see the new GT3 Legends, which features unsilenced GT3 cars from the glory days of big naturally aspirated V8s running around one of the only places in the UK they can still race in all their aural glory.
For Even Greater Variety, Pack a Bag and Head Off on The First Rewind Tour Britain (may 27-30). It Mixes Circuit Races with Rally Stages, Hillclimbs and Road Sections Across a Four-Day Event Inspired by The Original Tour of Britain Where the Likes of Graham Hill, James Hunt and Roger Clark Competed for Honours Through the 1970s.
The Route Covers 540 Miles and Takes in Venues Such as Silverstone, Thruxton, Prescott, Castle Combe, Shelsley Walsh, Blenheim Palace, Celtic Manor, Epynt Ranges and More.
Mar 17-20 Goodwood (Special Event )
Apr 23-25 Dijon-Prenois, Grand Prix de France Historique
Apr 30-May 2 Donington Historic Festival
May 27-30 Rewind Tour Britain
Jun 18-20 Brands Hatch, London Historic Trophy
Jul 9-11 Charade, Trophées d’Auvergne
Jul 23-25 Silverstone, BRDC Classic
Aug 27-29 Zandvoort, Historic Grand Prix
Sep 24-26 Spa, Spa 6 Hours
Oct 16-17 Silverstone Season Finale
Castle Combe Is an Absolute Gem of A Club Racing Circuit, Featuring a Packed Calendar of Car and Bike Race Meetings, Plus the Odd Rally Too. Pick of The Bunch Is the Autumn Classic, Which Has Become a Must-Visit Historic Event in The South-West.
Showcasing Evocative Machinery from A Wide Range of Eras, High-Profile Visiting Clubs, Friendly Paddocks and The Track’s Own Local Championships, It’s Great to While Away a Weekend Standing on The Banking Watching Drivers Thread the Needle of The Notorious Quarry Corner After the Uphill Avon Rise, or Through the Fast Camp Corner. Dates for 2027 Have yet To Be Announced, but It’s Regularly a September Fixture. castlecombecircuit.co.uk
You’ll see no wet-weather engine software bugs on this grid at Goodwood
A Membership to The Goodwood Road Racing Club (grrc) Is a Great Option for Festive Gifting. It Will Allow the Chance to Grab Much-In-Demand Tickets for The Season-Opening 84th Members’ Meeting (april 10-11), the Festival of Speed (july 15-18) and The Revival (september 17-19), All of Which Are Must-See Staples on The Calendar. goodwood.com
An ideal kick-start to your season is Stoneleigh Park’s Race Retro (February 19-21), which is now perhaps the country’s leading pre-season motor show. It features iconic cars (like the Metro 6R4, below, which was at the 2026 edition), special guests, a live rally stage, auction, sellers galore, plus a presence from Motor Sport. raceretro.com
Roll Back the Years at Laguna Seca’s Monterey Motor Sports Reunion Next Summer
When It Comes to Properly Luxurious Motoring Trips, Monterey Car Week Should Be Top of Everybody’s Bucket List. This Annual 10-Day Event Celebrates All That’s Great About the Automobile, with A Packed Schedule of Events Held Around the Stunning Californian Coast.
Chief Among Them Is the Monterey Motorsports Reunion (aug 11-14) at Laguna Seca. Now Acknowledged as One of The Leading Historic Race Events in The World, It Gathers a Plethora of Almost 500 Mouthwatering Machines and Pits Them Into Action Across 13 Different Grids; from Classic Formula 1 beauties to Group C beasts and beyond, there is arguably no finer display of racing history.
There is no finer gathering of historic road and race cars than Monterey Car Week, and a few must-see events stand at the centre of this 10-day motoring celebration
Speaking of finery, you’ll want some of that for the Week-closing Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance (Aug 15). This is where the great and good of the automotive world meet on the 18th fairway to decide which car can simply be called Best in Show, or even the world in most cases. The Concours marked its 75th running this year with 218 classics presented to the judges, with a stunning 1935 Duesenberg SSJ just pipping a 1938 Delahaye with bodywork by Figoni et Falaschi, a 1955 Ferrari 375 MM Pinin Farina and a 1954 Ferrari 375 America Vignale to the grand prize.
Expect the Concours to come back even bigger and better in 2027 with a host of new car launches and concepts to go alongside the judging competition. pebblebeachconcours.net
Long live physical media! And long live the British Touring Car Championship! Thanks to the fine editors at Duke, you can now relive an entire golden age of Britain’s premier tin-top series with this complete box set of 1990s classics. Covering seasons 1991-99, you’ll get to enjoy the tail end of the Sierra RS500 era and the dawn of Super Touring, Alfa’s second coming, Renault’s vibrant Laguna and even Volvo’s estate in the sun. It was also a decade of star drivers, with Tarquini, Biela, Menu and Rydell mixing it with established names Cleland, Harvey and Gravett. All presented in glorious remastered footage, you can enjoy Murray Walker’s famous “I’m going for first, says John Cleland” 1992 improvisation time and time again. The set also includes the bonus Nigel Mansell’s Touring Car Year, which charts the 1992 F1 world champion’s exploits aboard a works Ford Mondeo. £90, dukevideo.com
During the first Goodwood Revival back in 1998, history was written with the roar of a Merlin engine when legendary fighter pilot Ray Hanna guided his Spitfire down the pitstraight below the height of the grandstands. It sealed an iconic moment that’s not likely to ever happen again, so good thing it has been immortalised in this fine work by artist Martin Allen. Limited to 100 A2-sized fine art prints, each is hand signed by the artist, numbered and embossed. £195, martinallen.art
