Donington Historic Festival 2018

About the Event

The 25th anniversary of Ayrton Senna’s 1993 European Grand Prix victory will be celebrated at the Donington Historic Festival on May 4-6, a win David Tremayne described as a virtuoso performance throughout 76 of the most tortuous racing laps seen in the post-war era,  in his report in the May 1993 issue of Motor Sport. 

In tribute to Senna’s thunderous performance, there will be a number of Formula 1 cars on display, such as his 1984 Toleman Hart Turbo, his 1993 McLaren MP4/8 (from the Donington museum), Michael Schumacher/Riccardo Patrese’s 1993 Benetton B193B and more.

The HSCC Derek Bell Trophy, for Formula 5000 and Formula 2 single-seaters from 1967-79, will be making its Donington Historic. Headline entries include Michael Lyons in a Lola T400 and his father Frank Lyons fielding his McRae GM1, the Surtees TS11 of 2013 historic Formula 1 champion Greg Thornton and Paul Campfield’s Chevron B24. In an era when F1 spectators long for louder, more visceral racing, F5000 racing could be the solution.

Other HSCC championships feature, such as the Jaguar Classic Challenge for Mk1 saloons and XK120s/150s. Surely a fitting tribute to the XK120, 70 years after the first sports car made its debut and caused a stir at the London Motor Show.  

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