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Dallara sportscar's UK debut and a special Fiesta among Donington Park BARC highlights

A busy event at Donington Park last weekend featured a multitude of tin-tops, but a Dallara EXP making its debut was among the sportscar highlights, while a special Ford Fiesta creation also turned heads

Autosport

Detectorists find Anglo-Saxon treasure hoard that may have been part of a 'ritual killing'

These Anglo-Saxon accessories were recovered from the side of a hill in England and may be from a hoard, a ritual deposit or a collection of stolen items.

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How a manic Donington Park weekend put Ingram on the verge of another BTCC title

The Donington Park weekend had it all from sudden downpours, team-mate drama and drivers in the gravel but at the end of it all, the exciting title fight nears its conclusion

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Hills climbs towards Ryan Motorsport Insurance Autosport National Rankings summit

Mazda MX-5 star Aidan Hills climbed further towards the summit of the Ryan Motorsport Insurance Autosport National Rankings after another win at Donington Park last weekend.

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Donington Park HSCC highlights: Rare Caldwell car races as FF1600 entertains

The Caldwell is a rare Formula Ford chassis in the UK, but made history back in 1969 when a D9 won the first SCCA National Formula Ford Championship at Daytona, in the hands of US racing school pioneer Skip Barber.

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Historics racer Julian Grimwade dies in crash at Donington Park

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The former F1 team owner now racing pre-war machines

You would be hard pushed to find two more contrasting environments in the world of motorsport. The friendly paddock of pre-war categories here in the UK may bear little resemblance to the grandiose yet “cut-throat” Formula 1 conclave, but it is at these far more humble club events that you…

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Autosport National Podcast: Donington Historic Festival review

Prolific historics racer Nigel Greensall joins Group National Editor Stephen Lickorish for the latest edition of the Autosport National Podcast to look back on the Donington Historic Festival.

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F4 racer Reynolds scores remarkable Cortina win at Donington Historic Festival

There are not too many drivers who have competed in British Formula 4 that have also raced a historic Lotus Cortina in the same season, but Harri Reynolds demonstrated that he is quick in two very different disciplines after being one of the stars of last weekend’s Donington Historic Festival.

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Ingram predicting huge challenge in fight for second BTCC title

British Touring Car Championship star Tom Ingram reckons the pace of the series’ top two teams has made the task of winning a second title even harder. Ingram claimed his sole BTCC title in 2022, his second season since joining the Excelr8 Motorsport team to spearhead its line-up of Hyundai i30…

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The struggles facing Hill and West Surrey Racing in BTCC 2025

A pair of fourth places for Jake Hill during the British Touring Car Championship opener at Donington Park went some way towards papering over the cracks. But it’s clear that the reigning champion and the West Surrey Racing BMW camp are struggling as the team enters the seventh season with…

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How Sutton succeeded as BTCC tyre theory became inverted

Two wins, a third, and an early championship lead for Ash Sutton. Has the British Touring Car Championship reverted to 2023 form during its opening weekend of the season at Donington Park. No, because Tom Ingram looks every bit Sutton’s equal, and the chirpy champ of 2022 emerged with no…

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British F4 enjoys frenetic Donington Park opener with the spoils shared

Three different winners from the opening three British Formula 4 races, and seven drivers gracing the Donington Park podium last weekend, confirmed pre-season predictions of a close campaign.

Autosport

2 Seas enjoys dream start to British GT in 2025 at Donington Park

British GT3 debutants Charles Dawson and Kiern Jewiss claimed an incredible victory from pole in the two-hour Donington Park race to kickstart the 2025 season.

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“We weren’t trying to better Iron Maiden. We were trying to better Michael Jackson!”: The metal fan’s guide to Def Leppard

From the NWOBHM to the world – how Def Leppard became one of the biggest British rock bands of all time

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Sharp on verge of GB3 title with Donington double as Collards win in British GT

Louis Sharp produced a near-perfect weekend at Donington Park to give himself clear daylight in the GB3 title race heading into the deciding round at Brands Hatch later this month.

Autosport

How Hill ended a BTCC weekend of ups and downs at the summit

Should you want evidence of how quickly fortunes can change in motorsport, just ask any of the British Touring Car Championship’s leading quintet of drivers about their Donington Park weekend.

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BTCC Donington Park: Cook takes first pole for over two years as he pips Turkington

Josh Cook achieved his first British Touring Car Championship pole position in over two years after just pipping Colin Turkington to top spot around Donington Park's Grand Prix layout.

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World’s Strongest Man Gets Destroyed Around Racetrack, Even with a Hayabusa

Watch Eddie Hall, formerly the World's Strongest Man, tackle Donington Park on his Suzuki Hayabusa with one goal: do a sub-2-minute lap.

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Coffin plate of the man who named Australia heads to SA

A lead plate that identified the lost grave of Matthew Flinders, the man who named Australia, will come down under for display after his re-burial in the UK.

Autosport

Circuits to have hosted the F1 British Grand Prix since its debut

The British GP has become synonymous with its now permanent home of Silverstone circuit, which is widely regarded as one of the best tracks in the world.Silverstone, which lies in Northamptonshire, also hosted F1’s inaugural race in 1950 but it has not been the venue for every British GP since.In…

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Donington Park replaces Oulton Park as British GT opener for 2025

The opening British GT Championship round will move from Oulton Park to Donington Park next year in a bid to avoid the chaos that marred this year’s Easter Monday curtain-raiser.

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Explorer ‘who named Australia’ to be reburied in Lincolnshire village where he was born

Hundreds to attend Donington service for Matthew Flinders, whose remains were found during digging for HS2

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“Download Festival headliners in the making”: While She Sleeps put on yet another metalcore masterclass in Donington

At Download 2024, metalcore maestros While She Sleeps gave the UK’s biggest rock weekender a spectacle of rage, hooks and pyro

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Simms goes fourth in Ryan Motorsport Insurance Autosport National Rankings

There is no new driver at the top of the leaderboard this week for the first time since Autosport last month began producing winners' tables for the 2024 season. While Scottish Legends champion Stewart Black remains in first place on 10 wins, Simms is now up to fourth, gaining six positions thanks…

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