Donington Park (Grand Prix Circuit)
Castle Donington, United Kingdom · 4.01 km · 2.49 mi · clockwise
Donington Park in Castle Donington, United Kingdom is modeled here as the Grand Prix Circuit: 4,008 m (2.49 mi) of centerline run clockwise through 12 carded corners — seven rights and five lefts — with 47.0 m (154 ft) of total climb. The venue prints no turn numbers; the numbering here is travel order from Redgate, with the Fogarty Esses as Turns 9 and 10. Every figure on this page is a physics-simulation estimate from track geometry, not measured data. The lap splits into a fast first half — four corners above 170 km/h (106 mph) from Hollywood to Schwantz Curve — and a slow loop through the Esses, the 48 km/h (30 mph) Melbourne Hairpin and Goddards. Simulated laps: 1:34.5 liter bike, 1:35.9 supersport 600, 1:39.4 middleweight twin.
All figures: physics-simulation estimates · generated 2026-10-02 · methodology & assumptions
Track outline © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Donington Park (Grand Prix Circuit) — quick facts
Motorcycle track guide · simulation estimates · 2026-10-02
- Layout: Grand Prix Circuit, 4,008 m (2.49 mi) modeled length, run clockwise
- 12 corners on the card: 7 right, 5 left; numbered in travel order from Redgate (the venue publishes names, not numbers)
- Elevation: 47.0 m (154 ft) of total climb; the Craner Curves drop 3.8 m (12 ft), Starkey's Bridge and McLeans each rise 3.7 m (12 ft)
- Tightest corner: Turn 11, Melbourne Hairpin, 15.2 m effective radius, 48 km/h (30 mph) simulated minimum
- Fastest simulated point: the Craner Curves, 190 km/h (118 mph) on exit with a 183 km/h (114 mph) minimum
- Longest simulated brake zone: 183 m before Turn 9 (Fogarty Esses) on the liter bike, 141 m on the 600
- Simulated average speed: 143.0–150.6 km/h (89–94 mph) depending on class
- Simulated lap times: 1:34.5 (liter bike), 1:35.9 (supersport 600), 1:39.4 (twin 650)
Turn 1 — Redgate
| Entry | Min | Exit | Brake start | Eff. radius | Elev Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 116 km/h72 mph | 92 km/h57 mph | 148 km/h92 mph | 126 m413 ft | 56 m184 ft | +0.7 m+2 ft |
Supersport 600 preset · simulation estimates · liter-bike and 650-twin figures for every corner ship in the all-access pack · how these are computed
Redgate opens the lap as a 174 m right at a 56.0 m effective radius, rising 0.7 m (2 ft). The simulation brakes 126 m out on the supersport 600, 162 m on the liter bike and 90 m on the twin from a 116 km/h (72 mph) entry to a 92 km/h (57 mph) minimum. The long arc then becomes a drive zone: the exit is 148 km/h (92 mph) on the two larger bikes and 142 km/h (88 mph) on the twin, and the line keeps accelerating down through Hollywood and the Craner Curves.
Turn 2 — Hollywood
| Entry | Min | Exit | Brake start | Eff. radius | Elev Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 185 km/h115 mph | 177 km/h110 mph | 184 km/h115 mph | 6 m20 ft | 207 m680 ft | -3.5 m-11 ft |
Supersport 600 preset · simulation estimates · liter-bike and 650-twin figures for every corner ship in the all-access pack · how these are computed
Turn 3 — Craner Curves
| Entry | Min | Exit | Brake start | Eff. radius | Elev Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 184 km/h115 mph | 183 km/h114 mph | 190 km/h118 mph | 48 m157 ft | 222 m727 ft | -3.8 m-12 ft |
Supersport 600 preset · simulation estimates · liter-bike and 650-twin figures for every corner ship in the all-access pack · how these are computed
Turn 4 — Old Hairpin
| Entry | Min | Exit | Brake start | Eff. radius | Elev Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 142 km/h88 mph | 99 km/h62 mph | 147 km/h91 mph | 57 m187 ft | 65 m212 ft | +1.2 m+4 ft |
Supersport 600 preset · simulation estimates · liter-bike and 650-twin figures for every corner ship in the all-access pack · how these are computed
Turn 5 — Starkey's Bridge
| Entry | Min | Exit | Brake start | Eff. radius | Elev Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 185 km/h115 mph | 173 km/h107 mph | 183 km/h114 mph | 9 m30 ft | 196 m645 ft | +3.7 m+12 ft |
Supersport 600 preset · simulation estimates · liter-bike and 650-twin figures for every corner ship in the all-access pack · how these are computed
Turn 6 — Schwantz Curve
| Entry | Min | Exit | Brake start | Eff. radius | Elev Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 185 km/h115 mph | 178 km/h111 mph | 183 km/h114 mph | 27 m89 ft | 210 m688 ft | +3.6 m+12 ft |
Supersport 600 preset · simulation estimates · liter-bike and 650-twin figures for every corner ship in the all-access pack · how these are computed
Turn 7 — McLeans
| Entry | Min | Exit | Brake start | Eff. radius | Elev Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 121 km/h75 mph | 101 km/h63 mph | 133 km/h83 mph | 72 m236 ft | 68 m221 ft | +3.7 m+12 ft |
Supersport 600 preset · simulation estimates · liter-bike and 650-twin figures for every corner ship in the all-access pack · how these are computed
Turn 8 — Coppice
| Entry | Min | Exit | Brake start | Eff. radius | Elev Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 138 km/h85 mph | 105 km/h65 mph | 162 km/h101 mph | 63 m207 ft | 72 m238 ft | +1.4 m+5 ft |
Supersport 600 preset · simulation estimates · liter-bike and 650-twin figures for every corner ship in the all-access pack · how these are computed
Turn 9 — Fogarty Esses
| Entry | Min | Exit | Brake start | Eff. radius | Elev Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 114 km/h71 mph | 60 km/h38 mph | 88 km/h55 mph | 141 m463 ft | 24 m79 ft | +0.4 m+1 ft |
Supersport 600 preset · simulation estimates · liter-bike and 650-twin figures for every corner ship in the all-access pack · how these are computed
The Fogarty Esses are carded as two corners. Turn 9 is the left-hand entry, 69 m long at a 24.2 m effective radius, rising 0.4 m. It carries a long brake zone — 141 m on the 600, 183 m on the liter bike, 102 m on the twin — from a 114 km/h (71 mph) entry to a 60 km/h (38 mph) minimum, the third-slowest point on the lap. The exit is 88 km/h (55 mph) in every class, held down because the right-hand second element follows immediately.
Turn 10 — Fogarty Esses
| Entry | Min | Exit | Brake start | Eff. radius | Elev Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88 km/h55 mph | 88 km/h55 mph | 140 km/h87 mph | 0 m0 ft | 58 m190 ft | +1.1 m+4 ft |
Supersport 600 preset · simulation estimates · liter-bike and 650-twin figures for every corner ship in the all-access pack · how these are computed
Turn 11 — Melbourne Hairpin
| Entry | Min | Exit | Brake start | Eff. radius | Elev Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73 km/h46 mph | 48 km/h30 mph | 121 km/h75 mph | 135 m443 ft | 15 m50 ft | +1.2 m+4 ft |
Supersport 600 preset · simulation estimates · liter-bike and 650-twin figures for every corner ship in the all-access pack · how these are computed
The Melbourne Hairpin is the tightest corner on the card: 105 m of right-hand arc at a 15.2 m effective radius, rising 1.2 m (4 ft). The simulation brakes 135 m out on the 600, 162 m on the liter bike and 108 m on the twin from a 73 km/h (46 mph) entry to a 48 km/h (30 mph) minimum — the slowest point on the circuit, identical across classes. The exit is 121 km/h (75 mph) on the two larger bikes and 116 km/h (72 mph) on the twin, driving up the short straight to Goddards.
Turn 12 — Goddards
| Entry | Min | Exit | Brake start | Eff. radius | Elev Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 km/h49 mph | 55 km/h34 mph | 137 km/h85 mph | 111 m364 ft | 20 m65 ft | -2.4 m-8 ft |
Supersport 600 preset · simulation estimates · liter-bike and 650-twin figures for every corner ship in the all-access pack · how these are computed