The 2022 Donington Historic Festival Timetable Has Pre-War To Group C
The Donington Historic Festival 2022 timetable has been released for the upcoming event on the 30th of April and 1st May.
The highlights are the race for original Group C cars, a GT40 race which lasts 80 minutes and the Royal Automobile Club Pall Mall Cup endurance race.
Touring cars will be present and span four decades, the Jaguar Classic Challenge are back and the combination of pre ’56 and pre ’61 sports cars with the combined Royal Automobile Club Woodcote Trophy and Stirling Moss Trophy race.
Spectators returning to the event can expect car club displays and parades, many trade stands and during the lunch break, track demonstrations.
The provisional timetable for the 2022 Donington Historic Festival is as follows:
Saturday, 30 April
09:05 – 09:35 Jaguar Classic Challenge for pre-‘66 Jaguar cars (qualifying)
09:45 – 10:15 Sixties Touring Car Challenge with U2TC for under two-litre Touring Cars (qualifying)
10:25 – 10:55 C1 by Duncan Hamilton ROFGO for original factory Group C1 cars (qualifying)
11:05 – 11:35 Royal Automobile Club Woodcote Trophy & Stirling Moss Trophy for pre-’56 and pre-’61 Sports Cars (qualifying)
11:45 – 12:25 Amon Cup for Ford GT40s (qualifying)
12:40 – 13:40 Jaguar Classic Challenge for pre-‘66 Jaguar cars (race)
13:40 – 14:25 Lunch Break / Demonstrations
14:25 – 15:25 Sixties Touring Car Challenge with U2TC for under two-litre Touring Cars (race)
15:40 – 16:20 C1 by Duncan Hamilton ROFGO for original factory Group C1 cars (race 1)
16:35 – 17:35 Royal Automobile Club Woodcote Trophy & Stirling Moss Trophy for pre-’56 and pre-’61 Sports Cars (race)
17:50 – 19:10 Amon Cup for Ford GT40s (race)
Sunday, 1 May
09:05 – 09:30 The ‘Mad Jack’ for Pre-War Sports Cars (qualifying)
09:40 – 10:10 Historic Touring Car Challenge and Tony Dron Trophy for ‘70s and ‘80s Touring Cars (qualifying)
10:20 – 11:10 The Royal Automobile Club Pall Mall Cup for pre-’66 GT and Touring Cars, pre-’63 GTs and pre-’60 Sports Cars (qualifying)
11:25 – 12:10 The ‘Mad Jack’ for Pre-War Sports Cars (race)
12:10 – 13:00 Lunch Break / Demonstrations
13:00 – 14:00 Historic Touring Car Challenge and Tony Dron Trophy for ‘70s and ‘80s Touring Cars (race)
14:15 – 14:55 C1 by Duncan Hamilton ROFGO for original factory Group C1 cars (race 2)
15:10 – 18:10 The Royal Automobile Club Pall Mall Cup for pre-’66 GT and Touring Cars, pre-’63 GTs and pre-’60 Sports Cars (race)
Early Bird tickets are available until 31 January, so you have time to get them at a reduced price. Adults, 16+, two day advanced weekend ticket costs £35, or £40 from 1 February. Teenagers (13-15) two-day advance weekend tickets cost £21, or £25 from 1 February. Children under 13 are free.
For more information visit: www.doningtonhistoric.com
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