Motorcycle track days and open sessions at Circuit Donington Park

About this circuit

Donington Park, at Castle Donington in Leicestershire, England, offers 4.023 km (2.49 mi) and 12 corners on its GP layout, 5 left-handers and 7 right-handers, pole on the left. The operator describes it as fast and flowing, with demanding corners; the Melbourne loop dates from 1985. Motorcycle days also run on the 3.186 km, 10-corner National. Among the named corners are Redgate and Coppice. An experienced rider laps in between 2'00" and 2'11", an expert rider between 1'51" and 2'00". The medical centre is near the Goddards hospitality suite, and a medical car with a paramedic on board follows the track sessions. By road, M1 junction 24 from the north, junction 23a then the A42 from the south, then the A453 towards East Midlands Airport, 5 min from the entrance; East Midlands Parkway railway station is 15 min away by taxi. Plenty of garages with electricity: a small share can be booked online, the rest are free, first come first served. No overnight camping on track days. Automatic fuel pumps, card only. The circuit restaurant opens for most track sessions, the Garage 39 in the paddock on race weekends. The noise limit is 98 dB(A) drive-by, measured automatically and continuously, with no static test, the only one of the operator's circuits in this case; exceeding it means being called back into the pit lane. Full motorcycle licence and 18 years old, or ACU licence; one-piece or zipped two-piece leathers, textile not allowed, ACU full-face helmet, leather boots and gloves, back protector; front brake lever guard, luggage removed, camera mounted on the bike, timing not allowed. Check-in, waiver and briefing are done online before the day. The price and the noise limit applied are shown on each track day's page.