The MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship returns to where it all started back in 1988, as Donington Park prepares to host Round 5 of the 2024 season. A circuit that needs no introduction, a classic across WorldSBK and the wider motorsport world, Donington has been a mainstay on the calendar during World Superbike’s history. Ahead of the Prosecco DOC UK Round, arm yourself with some fast facts below…
2023 race winners:
- Alvaro Bautista (Ducati: Race 1, Race 2)
- Toprak Razgatlioglu (Yamaha: Tissot Superpole Race)
Last three pole-sitters at Donington:
- 2023: Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki) 1’26.041s
- 2022: Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki) 1’26.080s
- 2021: Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki) 1’40.101s
Manufacturer podium places (and wins) accumulated from all races at Donington:
- Ducati: 59 (19)
- Kawasaki: 54 (19)
- Yamaha: 30 (15)
- Honda: 22 (7)
- Aprilia: 8
- Suzuki: 9 (1)
- BMW: 8 (1)
- Bimota: 2 (2)
Key gaps from Donington 2023:
- Front row covered by: 0.164s
- 1 second in Superpole covered… the top 12: 0.701s
- Closest race gap between 1st and 2nd: 0.315s (Razgatlioglu 1st, Bautista 2nd, Superpole Race)
- Closest race podium: 0.537s (Razgatlioglu 1st, Bautista 2nd, Rea 3rd, Superpole Race)
- Closest Donington podium of all-time: 0.537s (Razgatlioglu 1st, Bautista 2nd, Rea 3rd, Superpole Race)
Manufacturer top speeds at Donington, 2023:
- Ducati: Alvaro Bautista – 279.6kph, Superpole Race
- BMW: Garrett Gerloff – 278.4.kph, Superpole Race
- Honda: Iker Lecuona – 275.5kph, Superpole Race
- Yamaha: Andrea Locatelli – 272.0kph, Superpole Race
- Kawasaki: Jonathan Rea – 269.3kph, Superpole Race
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Source: WorldSBK.com