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Donington Park facts for kids
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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 | |
Donington Park is a park and motor racing track near Derbyshire in North West Leicestershire, England.
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.
Images for kids
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Donington Park showing Spitfire sculpture and track (2005)
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World Series by Renault at Donington Park's Melbourne Hairpin in 2005
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Donington's Dunlop Bridge
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Superleague Formula cars down the main straight at Donington Park in 2008
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Proposed 2010 circuit
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The Senna Memorial at Donington Park.
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Historic racing down the hill, 2014
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Truck racing down the main straight, 2013