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Collard/Cook's Donington Park win causes huge British GT title swing

The Barwell Lamborghini duo overturned a 20.5-point deficit to take the championship lead heading into the Brands Hatch finale

Autosport · Sep 7

Hurd's hat-trick heroics as he storms through Mini field at Donington Park

Westbourne driver's triumphs all came from outside the top five on the grid, while Head was Caterham star and controversy reigned in British Formula 4

Autosport · Aug 24

“If it wasn’t us, it would’ve just been someone else, because there are so many great female-fronted bands”: Linkin Park react to becoming first band with female singer to headline Download festival

The nu metal hit-makers, now co-fronted by Emily Armstrong, closed the Donington weekender on Sunday

Metal Hammer · Jun 17

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23 years after they pulled out of the first ever Download, Limp Bizkit finally headline the UK's biggest rock festival - and they absolutely smash it

Metal's biggest party band bring the ruckus to Donington on Friday night

Metal Hammer · Jun 13

McLaren junior leads the way in British F4 as BTCC support series begin at Donington Park

While Van Langendonck was among the British F4 stars, three drivers enjoyed treble success in Leicestershire

Autosport · Apr 21

Dallara sportscar's UK debut and a special Fiesta among Donington Park BARC highlights

A busy event at Donington Park last weekend featured a multitude of tin-tops, but a Dallara EXP making its debut was among the sportscar highlights, while a special Ford Fiesta creation also turned heads

Autosport · Mar 23

Detectorists find Anglo-Saxon treasure hoard that may have been part of a 'ritual killing'

These Anglo-Saxon accessories were recovered from the side of a hill in England and may be from a hoard, a ritual deposit or a collection of stolen items.

LiveScience · Dec 17, 2025

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How a manic Donington Park weekend put Ingram on the verge of another BTCC title

The Donington Park weekend had it all from sudden downpours, team-mate drama and drivers in the gravel but at the end of it all, the exciting title fight nears its conclusion

Autosport · Sep 1, 2025

Hills climbs towards Ryan Motorsport Insurance Autosport National Rankings summit

Mazda MX-5 star Aidan Hills climbed further towards the summit of the Ryan Motorsport Insurance Autosport National Rankings after another win at Donington Park last weekend.

Autosport · Jul 24, 2025

Donington Park HSCC highlights: Rare Caldwell car races as FF1600 entertains

The Caldwell is a rare Formula Ford chassis in the UK, but made history back in 1969 when a D9 won the first SCCA National Formula Ford Championship at Daytona, in the hands of US racing school pioneer Skip Barber.

Autosport · Jun 23, 2025

Historics racer Julian Grimwade dies in crash at Donington Park

Autosport · May 24, 2025

The former F1 team owner now racing pre-war machines

You would be hard pushed to find two more contrasting environments in the world of motorsport. The friendly paddock of pre-war categories here in the UK may bear little resemblance to the grandiose yet “cut-throat” Formula 1 conclave, but it is at these far more humble club events that you…

Autosport · May 8, 2025

Autosport National Podcast: Donington Historic Festival review

Prolific historics racer Nigel Greensall joins Group National Editor Stephen Lickorish for the latest edition of the Autosport National Podcast to look back on the Donington Historic Festival.

Autosport · May 6, 2025

F4 racer Reynolds scores remarkable Cortina win at Donington Historic Festival

There are not too many drivers who have competed in British Formula 4 that have also raced a historic Lotus Cortina in the same season, but Harri Reynolds demonstrated that he is quick in two very different disciplines after being one of the stars of last weekend’s Donington Historic Festival.

Autosport · May 5, 2025

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Autosport · May 2, 2025

Ingram predicting huge challenge in fight for second BTCC title

British Touring Car Championship star Tom Ingram reckons the pace of the series’ top two teams has made the task of winning a second title even harder. Ingram claimed his sole BTCC title in 2022, his second season since joining the Excelr8 Motorsport team to spearhead its line-up of Hyundai i30…

Autosport · Apr 29, 2025

The struggles facing Hill and West Surrey Racing in BTCC 2025

A pair of fourth places for Jake Hill during the British Touring Car Championship opener at Donington Park went some way towards papering over the cracks. But it’s clear that the reigning champion and the West Surrey Racing BMW camp are struggling as the team enters the seventh season with…

Autosport · Apr 28, 2025

How Sutton succeeded as BTCC tyre theory became inverted

Two wins, a third, and an early championship lead for Ash Sutton. Has the British Touring Car Championship reverted to 2023 form during its opening weekend of the season at Donington Park. No, because Tom Ingram looks every bit Sutton’s equal, and the chirpy champ of 2022 emerged with no…

Autosport · Apr 28, 2025

British F4 enjoys frenetic Donington Park opener with the spoils shared

Three different winners from the opening three British Formula 4 races, and seven drivers gracing the Donington Park podium last weekend, confirmed pre-season predictions of a close campaign.

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Autosport · Apr 7, 2025

2 Seas enjoys dream start to British GT in 2025 at Donington Park

British GT3 debutants Charles Dawson and Kiern Jewiss claimed an incredible victory from pole in the two-hour Donington Park race to kickstart the 2025 season.

Metal Hammer · Oct 5, 2024

“We weren’t trying to better Iron Maiden. We were trying to better Michael Jackson!”: The metal fan’s guide to Def Leppard

From the NWOBHM to the world – how Def Leppard became one of the biggest British rock bands of all time

Autosport · Sep 11, 2024

Sharp on verge of GB3 title with Donington double as Collards win in British GT

Louis Sharp produced a near-perfect weekend at Donington Park to give himself clear daylight in the GB3 title race heading into the deciding round at Brands Hatch later this month.

Autosport · Aug 27, 2024

How Hill ended a BTCC weekend of ups and downs at the summit

Should you want evidence of how quickly fortunes can change in motorsport, just ask any of the British Touring Car Championship’s leading quintet of drivers about their Donington Park weekend.

Autosport · Aug 24, 2024

BTCC Donington Park: Cook takes first pole for over two years as he pips Turkington

Josh Cook achieved his first British Touring Car Championship pole position in over two years after just pipping Colin Turkington to top spot around Donington Park's Grand Prix layout.

RideApart · Aug 12, 2024

World’s Strongest Man Gets Destroyed Around Racetrack, Even with a Hayabusa

Watch Eddie Hall, formerly the World's Strongest Man, tackle Donington Park on his Suzuki Hayabusa with one goal: do a sub-2-minute lap.

AAP · Jul 12, 2024

Coffin plate of the man who named Australia heads to SA

A lead plate that identified the lost grave of Matthew Flinders, the man who named Australia, will come down under for display after his re-burial in the UK.

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