Donington Park first opened in 1931 with a 2-mile circuit based on the roads of the Donington Hall estate, after local garage owner and Derby & District Motor Club chairman Fred Craner approached Alderman John Gillies Shields JP, then the land owner, regarding their use for motorcycle racing.
A permanent track was built two years later, with the original layout widened and sealed. The circuit continued to host meetings regularly until 1939, when it was requisitioned by the Ministry of Defence and used to house military vehicles during the Second World War.
Having fallen into a state of disrepair, the circuit was revived thanks to the efforts of Tom Wheatcroft in the 1970s. In the modern day, it is operated by Motorsport Vision (MSV) on a lease from the Wheatcroft family, with two permanent layouts; the 1.9-mile National circuit used by ROKiT British F4, and a slightly longer, 2.4-mile GP circuit incorporating the Melbourne Hairpin.
It’s high-speed, sweeping corners have become popular with teams, drivers, and spectators alike, from the iconic ‘Craner Curves’ to the tight, technical Roberts chicane at the end of the lap. Building momentum – and keeping it – can be crucial to a good result in the Leicestershire countryside.
27 - 28 April 2024
Donington Park Castle Donington Derby DE74 2RP
First Raced: 2015
Qualifying Lap Record: 1:04.527 (Noah Lisle, 2023)
Race Lap Record: 1:04.596 (Noah Lisle, 2023)
Most Wins: 2 – Dan Ticktum (2015), Jamie Caroline (2017), Jonathan Hoggard (2018), Louis Foster (2019), Matthew Rees (2021), Georgi Dimitrov (2021-2022), Alex Dunne (2022), Louis Sharp (2023).
Pos | No. | Class | Name | Nationality | Entry | Time | On | Laps | Gap | Diff |
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1 | 12 | F4 | Alex NINOVIC | Rodin Motorsport | 01:04.8 | 15 | 17 | |||
2 | 18 | F4 | James HIGGINS | Rodin Motorsport | 01:04.8 | 13 | 16 | 0.013 | 0.013 | |
3 | 8 | F4 | Kai DARYANANI | Fortec Motorsport | 01:04.8 | 18 | 18 | 0.082 | 0.069 | |
4 | 7 | F4 | Deagen FAIRCLOUGH | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 01:04.9 | 13 | 16 | 0.099 | 0.017 | |
5 | 9 | F4 | Abbi PULLING | Rodin Motorsport | 01:04.9 | 16 | 16 | 0.105 | 0.006 | |
6 | 4 | F4 | Reza SEEWOORUTHUN | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 01:04.9 | 16 | 16 | 0.14 | 0.035 | |
7 | 5 | F4 | Mika ABRAHAMS | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 01:04.9 | 16 | 16 | 0.169 | 0.029 | |
8 | 78 | F4 | Jack SHERWOOD | Rodin Motorsport | 01:05.0 | 14 | 16 | 0.199 | 0.03 | |
9 | 44 | F4 | Ella LLOYD | JHR Developments | 01:05.1 | 12 | 15 | 0.29 | 0.091 | |
10 | 48 | F4 | Alex BERG | Fortec Motorsport | 01:05.1 | 12 | 18 | 0.359 | 0.069 | |
11 | 56 | F4 - R | Yuanpu CUI | Phinsys by Argenti | 01:05.1 | 13 | 15 | 0.362 | 0.003 | |
12 | 22 | F4 - R | Joel BERGSTROM | JHR Developments | 01:05.1 | 15 | 15 | 0.383 | 0.021 | |
13 | 33 | F4 | Leo ROBINSON | JHR Developments | 01:05.2 | 14 | 14 | 0.407 | 0.024 | |
14 | 24 | F4 - R | Martin MOLNÁR | Virtuosi Racing | 01:05.2 | 15 | 16 | 0.431 | 0.024 | |
15 | 42 | F4 - R | Rowan CAMPBELL-PILLING | Phinsys by Argenti | 01:05.2 | 14 | 14 | 0.435 | 0.004 | |
16 | 23 | F4 - R | Zack SCOULAR | Xcel Motorsport | 01:05.2 | 14 | 16 | 0.462 | 0.027 | |
17 | 77 | F4 - R | Bart HARRISON | Chris Dittmann Racing | 01:05.2 | 15 | 16 | 0.479 | 0.017 | |
18 | 11 | F4 | Chloe CHONG | JHR Developments | 01:05.4 | 14 | 14 | 0.626 | 0.147 | |
19 | 17 | F4 | Maxwell DODDS | Virtuosi Racing | 01:05.6 | 14 | 16 | 0.857 | 0.231 | |
20 | 99 | F4 - R | Yuhao FU | Virtuosi Racing | 01:05.7 | 15 | 15 | 0.944 | 0.087 | |
21 | 3 | F4 - R | Nina GADEMAN | Fortec Motorsport | 01:05.8 | 17 | 17 | 1.047 | 0.103 | |
22 | 29 | F4 - R | August RABER | Xcel Motorsport | 01:05.9 | 13 | 15 | 1.155 | 0.108 |
Pos | No. | Class | Name | Nationality | Entry | Laps | Time | Gap | Diff | Best | On |
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1 | 7 | F4 | Deagen FAIRCLOUGH | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 16 | 17:36.7 | 01:04.8 | 10 | |||
2 | 18 | F4 | James HIGGINS | Rodin Motorsport | 16 | 17:42.2 | 5.453 | 5.453 | 01:05.2 | 10 | |
3 | 12 | F4 | Alex NINOVIC | Rodin Motorsport | 16 | 17:43.6 | 6.9 | 1.447 | 01:05.1 | 8 | |
4 | 56 | F4 - R | Yuanpu CUI | Phinsys by Argenti | 16 | 17:46.2 | 9.54 | 2.64 | 01:05.2 | 8 | |
5 | 4 | F4 | Reza SEEWOORUTHUN | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 16 | 17:48.8 | 12.105 | 2.565 | 01:05.4 | 10 | |
6 | 78 | F4 | Jack SHERWOOD | Rodin Motorsport | 16 | 17:49.8 | 13.125 | 1.02 | 01:05.3 | 5 | |
7 | 9 | F4 | Abbi PULLING | Rodin Motorsport | 16 | 17:56.5 | 19.833 | 6.708 | 01:05.8 | 9 | |
8 | 44 | F4 | Ella LLOYD | JHR Developments | 16 | 17:57.8 | 21.11 | 1.277 | 01:05.8 | 8 | |
9 | 5 | F4 | Mika ABRAHAMS | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 16 | 17:57.9 | 21.213 | 0.103 | 01:05.2 | 8 | |
10 | 77 | F4 - R | Bart HARRISON | Chris Dittmann Racing | 16 | 17:58.8 | 22.042 | 0.829 | 01:05.3 | 8 | |
11 | 8 | F4 | Kai DARYANANI | Fortec Motorsport | 16 | 18:00.6 | 23.871 | 1.829 | 01:05.4 | 7 | |
12 | 42 | F4 - R | Rowan CAMPBELL-PILLING | Phinsys by Argenti | 16 | 18:01.0 | 24.315 | 0.444 | 01:05.5 | 10 | |
13 | 33 | F4 | Leo ROBINSON | JHR Developments | 16 | 18:01.9 | 25.17 | 0.855 | 01:05.3 | 11 | |
14 | 48 | F4 | Alex BERG | Fortec Motorsport | 16 | 18:02.9 | 26.158 | 0.988 | 01:05.4 | 10 | |
15 | 24 | F4 - R | Martin MOLNÁR | Virtuosi Racing | 16 | 18:03.5 | 26.82 | 0.662 | 01:05.4 | 9 | |
16 | 23 | F4 - R | Zack SCOULAR | Xcel Motorsport | 16 | 18:05.3 | 28.596 | 1.776 | 01:05.4 | 10 | |
17 | 22 | F4 - R | Joel BERGSTROM | JHR Developments | 16 | 18:06.1 | 29.348 | 0.752 | 01:05.5 | 8 | |
18 | 99 | F4 - R | Yuhao FU | Virtuosi Racing | 16 | 18:10.0 | 33.289 | 3.941 | 01:05.9 | 9 | |
19 | 3 | F4 - R | Nina GADEMAN | Fortec Motorsport | 16 | 18:10.6 | 33.934 | 0.645 | 01:06.1 | 9 | |
20 | 17 | F4 | Maxwell DODDS | Virtuosi Racing | 16 | 18:11.0 | 34.255 | 0.321 | 01:05.7 | 9 | |
21 | 11 | F4 | Chloe CHONG | JHR Developments | 16 | 18:11.4 | 34.648 | 0.393 | 01:05.9 | 15 | |
DNF | 29 | F4 - R | August RABER | Xcel Motorsport | 16 | 18:04.0 | 27.268 | 01:05.6 | 9 |