The 2019 Donington Historic Festival promises to be the most action-packed yet and the time table is out! Fifteen grids will take to the track across 18 races.
Making its DHF debut is the HRDC ‘Allstars’ grid for pre-66 sports, GT and Touring Cars. The HRDC grids are always hugely entertaining and this promises to maintain that tradition. Expect to see TVR Griffith vs Bill Thomas Cheetah, Austin-Healey Jamaican and Daimler 250SP ‘Dart’!
Tin-top fans won’t be disappointed either, with a timetable that includes five dedicated Touring Car races. The HRDC ‘Coys Trophy’ will see everything from Mini Coopers to Notchback and GT350 Ford Mustangs in the line-up of 1958-66 Touring Cars, while the pre-60 grid in the HRDC ‘Touring Greats’ is likely to showcase battles between Ford Thunderbirds and Alfa Romeo Giulietta Ti Berlinas, with a good helping of Austin A35 and A40s nipping around as well.
Ford Lotus Cortinas will be out in force in the U2TC, facing opposition from BMW 1800 TISAs and Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTAs, while the Historic Touring Car Challenge with Tony Dron Trophy brings together a fantastic array of beefy pre-1991 British and European Touring Cars. If BMW M3 E30s, RS500 Ford Sierra Cosworths, Chevrolet Camaros, Ford Capris and XJ12C Jaguars are your thing, this is definitely one not to miss.
PROVISIONAL EVENT TIMETABLE
Qualifying: Friday, May 3
09.10 – Sportscar 2000 for 1961-71 two-litre cars
09.55 – Royal Automobile Club Woodcote Trophy for pre-56 sportscars
10.35 – U2TC Trophy for pre-66 under two-litre Touring Cars
11.15 – HRDC ‘Touring Greats’ for pre-’60 Touring Cars with Invited ‘TC63’
11.50 – Mad Jack – Pre-War Sports Cars
12.25 – Historic Touring Car Challenge (HTCC) with Tony Dron Trophy
12.55 – Lunch Break / Demonstrations
13.35 – GT & Sports Car Cup for pre-66 GT & pre-63 sportscars
14.25 – HRDC ‘Allstars’ for pre-’66 Sports, GT & Touring Cars
15.00 – Jaguar Classic Challenge for pre-66 Jaguar cars
15.40 – Pre-63 GT for pre-63 GT cars
16.20 – FJHRA/HSCC ‘Silverline’ Formula Junior Championship Front Engined Grid
16.50 – Nuvolari and Ascari Trophies for pre-1961 Front Engined GP cars
17.20 – Stirling Moss Trophy for pre-61 sportscars
18.00 – HRDC ‘COYS TROPHY’ for Touring Cars 1958- 1966
18.35 – FJHRA/HSCC ‘Silverline’ Formula Junior Championship Rear Engined Grid
Saturday, May 4
09.10 – FJHRA/HSCC ‘Silverline’ Formula Junior Championship Front Engined Grid – Race 1
09.45 – Sportscar 2000 for 1961-71 two-litre cars
11.00 – Nuvolari and Ascari Trophies for pre-1961 Front Engined GP cars – Race 1
11.35 – Royal Automobile Club Woodcote Trophy for pre-56 sportscars
12.35 – Lunch Break / Demonstrations
13.25 – U2TC Trophy for pre-66 under two-litre Touring Cars
14.40 – FJHRA/HSCC ‘Silverline’ Formula Junior Championship Rear Engined Grid – Race 1
15.15 – Mad Jack – Pre-War Sports Cars
16.10 – HRDC ‘Touring Greats’ for pre-’60 Touring Cars with Invited ‘TC63’
17.10 – GT & Sports Car Cup for pre-66 GT & pre-63 sportscars
Sunday, May 5
09.10 – HRDC ‘Allstars’ for pre-’66 Sports, GT & Touring Cars
10.10 – FJHRA/HSCC ‘Silverline’ Formula Junior Championship Front Engined Grid – Race 2
10.45 – Historic Touring Car Challenge (HTCC) with Tony Dron Trophy
12.00 – Jaguar Classic Challenge for pre-66 Jaguar cars
13.00 – Lunch Break / Demonstrations
14.00 – Pre-63 GT for pre-63 GT cars
15.15 – Nuvolari and Ascari Trophies for pre-1961 Front Engined GP cars – Race 2
15.50 – Stirling Moss Trophy for pre-61 sportscars
17.05 – HRDC ‘COYS TROPHY’ for Touring Cars 1958- 1966
18.05 – FJHRA/HSCC ‘Silverline’ Formula Junior Championship Rear Engined Grid – Race 2
Advance discounted tickets
Advance tickets offer significant discounts over buying on the gate, and Earlybird tickets bring the cost down even further, with an Earlybird three-day weekend ticket costing just £35 (£40 from Feb 8), while Earlybird raceday (Saturday or Sunday) tickets cost £21 (£25 from Feb 8). Can’t make the whole weekend? You can still enjoy fantastic track action on the Friday qualifying day (May 3), with an advance ticket costing just £10. Children aged under 13 are admitted for free and there are discounted tickets for teenagers aged 13-15.
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