Donington Park Circuit
June 19th, 2008Circuit map: here.
Circuit web page: Donington Park circuit.
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Quick Guide
Donington Park is a favourite among the riders - except when it rains (which is often). The challenge of the drop through Craner Curves combined with the speed and subsequent climb through the corners of Schwantz, McLeans and Coppice are balanced by the teeter-totter hairpin at Melbourne and the bumpy, awkward Goddards. Unlike many UK racing circuits which grew out of aerodromes, Donington was laid out in the grounds of Donington Hall, a country house. Originally designed for motorcycle racing, the track had the Melbourne Loop section tacked on to bring the lap up to a distance acceptable to Grand Prix.
Circuit length: 4.023 km.
Circuit width: 10m.
Corners: 11, 7 right-handers and 4 left-handers.
MotoGP race distance: 30 laps.
Recent winners
2008: Casey Stoner, 44m, 44.982s
2007: Casey Stoner, 51m 40.739s
2006: Dani Pedrosa, 44m 54.878s
2005: Valentino Rossi, 52m 58.675s
