Donington Park
Donington Park opened as a motorcycle circuit in 1931 under the direction of local garage owner and competitor Fred Craner.
Grand Prix Circuit
1985
Type
Permanent road course
Length
2.4873 (Miles)
Change
New Melbourne Hairpin opened
Fastest Race Lap
Ayrton Senna (McLaren MP4/8-Ford), 1m18.029, 115.331 mph, F1, 1993 (set on a lap through the pitlane)
Fastest Qualifying Lap
Alain Prost (Williams FW15C-Renault), 1m10.458, 127.736 mph, F1, 1993
Circuit
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Type
Permanent road course
Length
1.9573 (Miles)
Change
New circuit built on sight of pre-war venue
Type
Permanent road course
Length
3.125 (Miles)
Change
Old Melbourne Corner added
Fastest Race Lap
Bernd Rosemeyer (Auto Union C) and Manfred von Brauchitsch (Mercedes-Benz W125), both 2m11.4, 85.616 mph, GP, 1937
Fastest Qualifying Lap
Manfred von Brauchitsch (Mercedes-Benz W125), 2m10.4, 86.273 mph, GP, 1937
Type
Permanent road course
Length
2.551 (Miles)
Change
Track extended to a hairpin beyond Redgate
Type
Permanent road course
Length
2.19 (Miles)
Change
Original circuit