July 16th 2015 – for immediate release
Make a date with the Donington Historic Festival
April 30th, May 1st, May 2nd 2016
Over 400 historic race cars dating from the 1990s back to the 1920s will line up on the grid at
Donington Park to compete in a spectacular series of races in the 2016 edition of the Donington
Historic Festival, over the Bank Holiday weekend of Saturday, April 30th, Sunday, May 1st and
Monday, May 2nd 2016 – a Spring date to look forward to!
With its much-admired combination of highly competitive, world-class historic motor racing and
an open-access paddock that allows visitors to get up close to that priceless metal, plus tyresmoking historic rally car demonstrations, historic karts action and hundreds of classic cars on
show in the infield, the Donington Historic Festival is a hugely popular fixture in the
international historic calendar.
The event is a great favourite with visitors and competitors alike, as Festival founder Duncan
Wiltshire explained: “There is something very special about Donington Park. The only pre-War
race circuit that is still in use, it brings an unrivalled sense of history to the meeting, which is
highly appropriate for a historic event. In 2016 the circuit will be celebrating the 80th
Anniversary of Dick Seaman/Hans Ruesch’s win at the Donington ‘British Grand Prix’.
So it is wonderful that Donington Park remains a fabulous circuit to race on, regardless of the
age of car, which is why the Donington Historic Festival attracts world-class cars and drivers
from across the globe.
“It’s also a terrific spectator circuit – it offers amazing views of the track action from a wide
variety of spots, and there will be even more of these for 2016, with new spectator banking in the
infield really enhancing the whole experience.”
The 2015 Donington Historic Festival saw everything from pre-War sports cars and historic
Grand Prix cars to Touring and Super Touring Cars take to the track – with a spectacular
selection of 50s, 60s and 70s sports cars, GT cars and sports-racing prototypes thrown into the
mix.
Rally car action came in the form of demonstrations from Rallying with Group B and the
Historic Rally Car Register, while the members of the British Historic Kart Club showed that
you don’t need huge engines to deliver hugely entertaining performances. The infield was
packed with hundreds of classic cars from dozens of car clubs, and Festival organisers will be
inviting clubs to join the party and stage displays in 2016.
Ticket prices for the 2016 Donington Historic Festival will be announced later this year, and
tickets will go on sale in November – in plenty of time for those looking to buy them as
Christmas gifts! For further information please visit www.doningtonhistoric.com
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Editors, please note:
EFG, the global private banking group, is a principal partner of the Donington Historic
Festival.
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