What A Race!

Here's hoping nosotros aren't inwards for a Bank Holiday washout, equally this year's Donington Historic Festival volition hold upwardly celebrating an iconic Formula 1 race ...

One of the close memorable events inwards the history of Donington Park, the rain-soaked 1993 European Grand Prix volition hold upwardly celebrated at this year's Donington Historic Festival – which runs from the fourth to the sixth of May – amongst on-track F1 machine demonstrations on the Sabbatum in addition to Sunday, plus static displays on all 3 days. In addition, DHF visitors volition hold upwardly invited to become involved past times sharing their ain memories of the race earlier in addition to during the Festival.

The 25th anniversary activities add together a farther exciting dimension to the event, where visitors tin bask 3 days of world-class historic motorsport from an outstanding line-up of grids featuring an incredibly various make of racing machines spanning nine decades!

The Festival's anniversary subject celebrates that unforgettable twenty-four hours inwards Apr 1993, when the crowds flocked to Donington Park equally the circuit played host to its showtime Grand Prix inwards 55 years – in addition to the showtime European Grand Prix inwards viii years. Torrential pelting made the rail treacherous, as, starting from fourth position, Ayrton Senna battled it out amongst Alain Prost, Damon Hill in addition to Michael Schumacher to win past times an incredible fourscore seconds.

The F1 cars on demo pay tribute inwards detail to Ayrton Senna, in addition to were either driven past times him or against him during his career upwardly to 1993. They include:

The Toleman TG-184-01 Hart Turbo inwards which Senna caused a sensation for Fri exercise at the 1984 British GP
A Camel Lotus/Judd 101/3 campaigned inwards 1989 past times Nelson Piquet in addition to Satoru Nakajima
Gerhard Berger's 1992 Canadian GP-winning McLaren MP4/7A-8 (courtesy of the Donington Collection museum)
A 1993 Benetton B193B raced that twelvemonth past times Michael Schumacher in addition to Riccardo Patrese
The McLaren MP4/8 was Senna's exam machine for the 1993 Donington Park race (courtesy of the Donington Collection museum)

The McLaren MP4/8

DHF visitors volition hold upwardly invited to part their memories of that famous race on display boards at the Festival and, prior to the event, motorsport fans volition hold upwardly invited to post inwards their ain images in addition to memories of the race, which volition hold upwardly printed out in addition to seat upwardly on a 'scrapbook' board for everyone to enjoy.