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Donington Historic Festival 2025: Experience Three Days Of Classic Motorsport Action
The Donington Historic Festival is set to captivate motorsport enthusiasts at Donington Park from Friday, 2 May. This three-day event showcases historic race cars spanning ten decades. Attendees can enjoy various attractions, including track demonstrations by the Williams-BMW FW22 F1 car, super touring car demos, and parades of supercars and car clubs. The festival also offers children's entertainment and brass band performances, making it a family-friendly occasion.
Motor Racing Legends has expanded the festival to a three-day format, allowing for more races and grids. For the first time in its history, the full Donington Park Grand Prix circuit will be used. This enables visitors to witness thrilling battles through iconic sections like the Fogarty Esses and Melbourne Hairpin. The event commemorates the 90th anniversary of Richard 'Mad Jack' Shuttleworth's victory at the inaugural Donington Park Grand Prix in 1935.
The Pre-War Sports Cars race honours this milestone with a near-capacity grid and special prizes. At the other end of the spectrum is the new GT3 Legends series by Motor Racing Legends. Featuring racing supercars from brands like Aston Martin, Ferrari, Lamborghini, and McLaren, this series adds an exciting dimension to this year's event.
Changes to the line-up include two standalone races for 1960s touring cars of the U2TC. The Royal Automobile Club Pall Mall Cup endurance event is now a two-hour evening race. Each day of DHF 2025 promises superb track action with 17 races showcasing 12 top-class historic racing grids.
On Friday, 2 May, historic Formula Junior cars take to the track with two FJHRA 'Silverline' Championship races featuring nimble single-seaters from the 1950s and '60s. U2TC under-two litre touring cars from the early 1960s will also compete. Ferrari fans can enjoy three Superformance Ferrari Classic Series battles over the weekend.
Qualifying sessions are equally entertaining at DHF. Friday's visitors can watch 'Mad Jack' for Pre-War Sports Cars echoing early Donington Park races. Qualifying sessions also feature sleek GT cars of HMRN Pre '63 GT grid and a mix of pre-'66 GT and touring cars in the Royal Automobile Club Pall Mall Cup.
Saturday's Thrilling Races
Saturday begins with qualifying for 1970s and '80s machines in the Historic Touring Car Challenge with Tony Dron Trophy. Beautiful pre-'56 and pre-'61 sports cars compete in Royal Automobile Club Woodcote Trophy and Stirling Moss Trophy grids. Saturday's race action includes 'Mad Jack' for Pre-War Sports Cars with four Bentley Continuation cars joining.
The day continues with HMRN Pre '63 GT and two GT3 Legends battles alongside second outings for U2TC and Superformance Ferrari Club Classic Series. The day concludes with an epic two-hour Royal Automobile Club Pall Mall Cup endurance race.
Sunday's Spectacular Line-Up
Sunday delights touring car fans with classic tin-tops galore alongside Royal Automobile Club Woodcote Trophy & Stirling Moss Trophy race, a second GT3 Legends race, and a third Superformance Ferrari Club Classic race. The action opens with Historic Touring Car Challenge with Tony Dron Trophy race followed by HRDC 'Gerry Marshall Trophy Series' pre-'83 Group 1 & Group 1/2 touring cars.
The weekend concludes exuberantly with pre-'66 sports, GT, touring cars, and Alfa Romeos racing in HRDC 'Dunlop Allstars' alongside HRDC 'Classic Alfa Challenge'. A Williams FW22 Formula One car driven by Jenson Button during his debut F1 season will thrill visitors on Saturday and Sunday as one of two high-speed demos.
Off-Track Attractions
The other demo features super tourers from an immensely popular era in touring car history including Spa winners and BTCC champions resplendent in period liveries. Other attractions include open-access paddocks, free pitlane walks, trade village stalls, Sporting Bears charity passenger drives plus displays of cherished classic cars staged by numerous car clubs.
Lunchtime club track parades add to excitement while nearly 100 stunning exotics from Supercar Driver parade throughout weekend too! On Saturday/Sunday youngsters can enjoy circus skills workshops face painting funfair activities while brass bands entertain Infield visitors.
Aerial Displays
Spectators can look skyward on Saturday/Sunday as Battle of Britain Memorial Flight flypasts feature iconic Spitfire visiting each day adding aerial spectacle! Advance discounted tickets start at £15 per adult (16+) Friday entry; teens aged 13-15 receive discounts too!
A three-day weekend ticket offers exceptional value at £45 per adult or £28 per teen; under-13s enter free! Advance booking closes at 4pm Wednesday April 30th but tickets remain available on gate throughout weekend!
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