Donington Park 2015 calendar revealed

The full Donington Park 2015 calendar has been revealed, with racing taking place on almost every weekend from the end of March until November. Highlights on the global calendar include the return of MotoGP (28-30 August) and the only UK round of the World Superbike Championship (22-24 May).

Headline national events include the first round of the 2015 MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship (4-6 April), the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship (18-19 April) and the British GT & BRDC F4 Championships (12-13 September).

The popular Donington Historic Festival (2-4 May) is expanding on and off circuit in 2015 and the Classic Motorcycle Festival (7-9 August) is set for its third edition in 2015, and also returning is the family-friendly British Truck Racing Championship (25-26 July).

New major events at the circuit for 2015 include the British Superkart Grand Prix on 6-7 June, and the Masters Festival (4-5 July), featuring the FIA World Sportscar Masters, as well as a four-hour historic endurance race.

Further to this expanded feature race line-up, Donington will host a huge variety of national car and bike race meetings, with the total amount of events confirmed at over 30 throughout the year.

Tickets for all major events are on sale shortly, but Donington Season Passes, which permit entry to all events, either two wheel or four, are now available for purchase, offering great savings on buying individual tickets for each event. Two wheel and four wheel passes are priced at £149 each, with the full season combined pass available for £199. Entry to MotoGP is not included with season passes.

Donington Park Managing Director Christopher Tate commented: “We are all here delighted to be able to reveal the full 2015 calendar, for what is shaping up to be an extremely exciting and busy season ahead. The return of MotoGP is particularly exciting with the strong contingent of British riders taking on huge global stars like Valentino Rossi and Marc Marquez, and this of course will be the only time UK fans will be able to see them race on home soil next year.

“World Superbikes is always a huge crowd-puller too, and boasts an impressive field of international riders with another hoped-for British winner.  With the opening round of British Superbikes and the hugely popular Classic Motorcycle Festival returning again, Donington Park will be the venue of choice for bike racers and fans in 2015.

“Of course, Donington is renowned for delivering fantastic four wheel events too, and with British Touring Cars, the Donington Historic Festival, British GT, Trucks, Superkarts and a new Masters Festival, as well as this wide variety of national race meetings, not forgetting renewed FIA Formula E testing and our hectic weekly track day and testing schedule, I have no doubt that Donington Park will continue to lead the way in 2015.”

Donington Park 2015 provisional race event calendar:

March 28-29 – Sports & Saloon Car Races (750 Motor Club)
April 4-6 – MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship
April 11-12 – Thundersport GB Motorcycle Races
April 18-19 – Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship
April 25-26 – GT & Formula Car Races (MSVR)
May 2-4 – Donington Historic Festival
May 9-10 – Sports & Saloon Car Races (BRSCC)
May 16-17 – National Motorcycle Races (No Limits Racing)
May 22-24 – World Superbike Championship
May 30 – Historic Sports Car Races (HSCC)
May 31 – Sports & Saloon Car Races (MGCC)
June 6-7 – British Superkart Grand Prix
June 20-21 – National Motorcycle Races (BEMSEE)
June 28 – Aston Martin Owners Club Races
July 4-5 – Masters Festival
July 11-12 – National Car Races (Motors TV/BARC)
July 19 – Ford RS Owners Club
July 25-26 – British Truck Championship & Support Races
August 2 – National Car Races (360MRC)
August 7-9 – Classic Motorcycle Festival (CRMC)
August 15-16 – Motorcycle Endurance Races (Hottrax)
August 22 – Funcup Endurance Races
August 28-30 – British Motorcycle Grand Prix MotoGP™ World Championship
September 5-6 – Classic Sports Car Races (CSCC)
September 12-13 – British GT & BRDC F4 Championships (SRO/BRSCC)
September 19-20 – GT & Formula Car Races (MSVR)
September 26-27 – Thundersport GB Motorcycle Races
October 3-4 – Sports & Saloon Car Races (750 Motor Club)
October 10-11 – National Motorcycle Races (No Limits Racing)
October 17-18 – Sports & Saloon Car Races (BRSCC)
October 25 – Dukeries Rally
November 14 – Donington 1000km Race (BRSCC)