Donington Park
Flowing, fast and hugely rewarding, with the Craner Curves as the centrepiece. Central location and good facilities make it the default 'proper circuit' day for much of the Midlands and North.
- Length
- 3.149 km
- 1.957 miles
- Direction
- Clockwise
- 9 corners
- Noise limit
- 105
- check with operator
- Elevation
- 88 m
- above sea level
Live conditions
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Forecast rain map — play the loop to see where the model expects rain over the next 24 hours around the circuit.
Observed rain radar — which way the rain has actually been moving. A dry paddock doesn't mean a dry apex.
Track map
National · Clockwise · 9 corners- 01Redgate
- 02Hollywood
- 03Craner Curves
- 04Old Hairpin
- 05Starkeys Bridge
- 06Schwantz Curve
- 07McLeans
- 08Coppice
- 09Goddards
Outline traced from surveyed map data (© OpenStreetMap contributors). Corner markers are indicative — not a substitute for the circuit's own briefing map.
The classic lap, cutting back at Goddards without the Melbourne Loop. Used for most track days and club racing.
What's on
Track days
- Monthly, year-round
National circuit sessioned track days
MSV Trackdays
- Selected dates
Grand Prix circuit open pitlane days
MSV Trackdays
- Winter
Discounted winter test and track days
Various operators
Race meetings
- Spring
Club racing season opener
BARC
- Summer
British GT Championship round
MSVR
- Late season
British Superbike Championship round
BSB
Curated by hand and shown as typical timing rather than confirmed dates. Always check the operator's or organising club's own calendar before booking travel.
Key info
- Noise limit
- 105 dB(A) static / 98 dB(A) drive-by on most track days
- Elevation notes
- The Craner Curves drop away steeply from Redgate to the Old Hairpin — the fastest, most committed downhill section in British motorsport. The lap then climbs back through Starkeys and Schwantz to McLeans.
Known tricky sections
- Craner Curves
Downhill, off-camber and fast. The track falls away from you at exactly the moment you're asking most of the front.
- Old Hairpin
Not actually a hairpin — a fast, bumpy left at the bottom of the hill where the compression loads the car hard.
- McLeans
Blind, uphill-into-flat right that runs out of road on exit. Very easy to run wide onto the grass.
- Melbourne Loop (GP)
Heavy braking twice into slow hairpins at the far end of the lap — brake temperatures and traffic both bite here.
Nearby amenities
- Fuel
Circuit fuel station
Unleaded and 102 RON in the paddock on event days.
- Fuel
Services at M1 J23A / A453
Ten minutes away, 24h, and next to East Midlands Airport.
- Food
Redgate Lodge café
Circuit catering from early morning; the paddock vans are quicker at lunchtime.
- Accommodation
Airport hotels, Castle Donington
Cluster of chain hotels five minutes away — cheap midweek, ideal for an early sign-on.