Fun Cup Endurance Championship
The Fun Cup Endurance Championship arrives at Donington Park off the back of a utterly enthralling double-header at Anglesey, where honours were shared between two of the championship’s heavyweight outfits and the title picture gained yet another fascinating twist. UVio Hofmann’s Motorsport delivered a display of complete dominance in the opening three-hour encounter, with Fabulous Randaccio seizing the lead at Rocket on the very first lap before he and Farquini controlled all 132 laps to take a commanding victory. Vapeclub’s Ted Bradbury and Vlad Vassiliev produced a superb strategic drive to claim second, while Sherardize UK’s Peter Belshaw and Matthew Hyde capped a strong weekend with a well-earned podium after a late move at Rocket denied Tropical Rocket at the flag.
Race two, however, belonged to the defending champions. Team GRD’s Chris Dovell, Riley Phillips, and Simon Rudd bounced back from a difficult opening race, which had included an off at the Banking that damaged their splitter, to return to winning ways in emphatic style. Rudd hauled the team into contention through the middle stints before Phillips sealed the deal in the closing stages, taking advantage when the leading Vapeclub machine picked up rear-end damage. Farquini and Randaccio recovered to second to cap a remarkable weekend for UVio, with Bradbury nursing his wounded car home to a brilliant third having barely expected to see the chequered flag at all.
Heading to Donington, Team GRD sit at the top of the standings on 262 points, but the chasing pack is closing. Greenheath’s Gary Bate and Paul Turner occupy second on 244 after another pair of resilient drives in Wales, with GCI Racing’s Craig Butterworth and Ian Wood just two points further back on 242 and UVio Hofmann’s Motorsport lurking on 233 with all the momentum of their Anglesey exploits behind them. In the Masters standings, Signature RV lead the way on 273 points after another strong weekend for John Whitehouse, Steve Ruston, and Marcus Clutton, with GRD just two points adrift and Greenheath a further seven behind; a three-way Masters fight that could swing dramatically across the Donington weekend. With another double-header of one-hour and three-hour races on the Leicestershire schedule, strategy, traffic management, and mechanical sympathy will once again decide who leaves with the spoils.
AIRTEC Motorsport Fiesta ST240 Championship
The AIRTEC Motorsport Fiesta ST240 Championship rolls into Donington Park with the title fight hotter than ever after a stunning triple-header at Anglesey that produced three different winners and a landmark victory. Alastair Kellett continues to set the standard, opening the Welsh weekend with a controlled race one victory before adding a second and a third to extend his overall championship lead to 250 points. The Masters class leader has now finished on the podium in every race bar one that he has completed this season, and his combination of raw pace and relentless consistency makes him the man the entire field is chasing heading into the second half of the campaign.
Anglesey will also be remembered for George Foxlow’s breakthrough. The 20Ten Racing driver, who has had previous success in Wales and arrived with a point to prove after his Silverstone heartbreak, delivered exactly the statement he had been threatening all season, beating Kellett in a straight fight to claim a magnificent maiden race two victory, backed up by a podium in race one and a strong fourth in the finale. Foxlow has climbed to fifth in the overall standings and arrives at Donington as one of the most in-form drivers on the grid. Gary Miller also enjoyed a superb Welsh weekend, converting his consistent front-running pace into a commanding race three victory ahead of Graeme Colfer, who produced a brilliant recovery drive to second after a race two retirement had threatened to derail his title challenge. Colfer sits second in the standings on 243 points with Miller third on 230, meaning just 20 points cover the top three. Kacper Tomalewski and Jack Sant also continued their impressive debut Pro campaigns with a string of strong finishes. And although the Irish cohort might head the standings, the three young guns are keeping them on their toes heading into Leicestershire.
In the Am class, the title picture has been turned on its head. Brady Pollock’s consistent scoring across all three Anglesey races, including a class victory in race two, has propelled him to the top of the standings on 142 points, ahead of the ever-composed Marco Ricci on 130. Luke Warr and Harry Hayes are locked together on 125 and 124 respectively after trading class honours across the weekend, while former leader Maggie Webster slipped to fifth after missing the Welsh round and will be desperate to reassert herself on the throne at Donington. With the top four Am runners covered by fewer than 20 points and every driver capable of winning on their day, the class battle promises to be one of the highlights of the entire weekend.
BRSCC Fiesta Junior Championship
If anyone doubted Dara McInerney’s championship credentials after his Silverstone wobble, Anglesey provided the most emphatic answer imaginable. The 20Ten Racing driver produced a perfect weekend on the Welsh coast, sweeping all three race victories and setting the fastest lap in every encounter to reclaim the championship lead in devastating style. McInerney now heads the standings on 260 points, and the manner of his Anglesey dominance, controlling races from the front, sent an unmistakable message to his rivals: the Snetterton pace-setter is back, and he is better than ever.
Behind him, the chasing pack remains fiercely competitive. Oliver Heron endured a more difficult Welsh weekend but still sits second in the standings on 222 points, while Bobby Holmes continues to knock on the door in third on 215 after another string of front-running drives, including a podium in the opening race. Lewis Islin also had a fine weekend of form with a brilliant charge to second in the Anglesey finale, moving him to 208 points and firmly into the title conversation.
Anglesey proved to be a weekend of breakthrough moments too, with no fewer than four drivers celebrating their maiden podium finishes.Oscar Homerstone got the ball rolling with a superb third place in race one, a richly deserved first career podium for the Race Car Consultants driver who has quietly been knocking on the door of the top three for much of the season, before 2026 Scholarship Winner Daniel Takyi displayed his raw talent and converted his blistering pace into a stunning second overall in race two. Right behind him in third came Jenson Pritchard, the Rookie class benchmark capping another consistent weekend with a first career podium to consolidate his position at the head of the class and fifth overall on 190 points. Barnaby Brewer then completed the set of first-time podium finishers with a brilliant third place in the final race, capping a superb weekend for the Race Car Consultants driver who has shown flashes of real potential all season. For four different drivers to claim their maiden podiums across a single weekend speaks volumes about the extraordinary depth of talent on the Fiesta Junior grid this season, with the gap between the front-runners and the rising stars behind them narrowing with every round that passes.
Behind Pritchard, the Rookie standings remain fiercely competitive. Rhys Owen sits second in class after a season of impressive, consistent point-scoring, including a run to fourth in the Anglesey finale, while Daniel Takyi’s raw pace makes him the class’s most dangerous wildcard whenever he strings a clean weekend together, as his stunning race two drive in Wales proved. Daniel Hartley and Nathaniel Darcy are both firmly in the hunt too, and with several drivers still capable of climbing the order, the fight for Rookie honours looks set to be every bit as compelling as the battle at the front of the overall standings as the grid heads to Donington.
The Teams Championship has also developed into one of the tightest battles in the entire paddock. Race Car Consultants lead the way on 620 points, but JamSport Racing sit just two points behind on 618, with 20Ten Racing a further 14 back on 604. Three teams separated by the finest of margins with everything still to play for. And with Donington’s fast, flowing National layout rewarding clean driving, bravery and slipstream craft in equal measure, the Fiesta Junior grid promises another weekend of sensational three-wide racing from Britain’s next generation of stars.
Geoff Page Engineering Super Classic Pre ’99 Formula Ford Championship
The Super Classic Formula Ford grid brings its timeless open-wheel spectacle to Donington Park with the overall championship battle finely poised after a captivating triple-header at Silverstone. Harrison Morrow continues to lead the way on 148 points after another weekend of remarkable consistency, winning the opening race before twice finishing second, the last of those by an agonising 0.058 seconds in a grandstand finish. Tom Hawkins sits second overall on 131 points despite a quieter weekend, while Luke Cooper announced himself as a genuine title force with a brilliant double victory in his Swift SC92, holding off Morrow in two straight fights to climb to third on 129 points. With barely 20 points covering the leading trio, the fight for overall honours has all the makings of a summer classic.
In Class A, Morrow’s blend of speed and reliability has kept him at the head of the division all season, but Hawkins remains firmly within range and Cooper’s Silverstone heroics have thrust him right into the conversation. The trio have traded blows throughout the campaign, and with Donington’s fast, flowing layout rewarding both bravery and precision, the Class A battle looks set to remain the centrepiece of the championship fight.
In Class B, Leon Frost continues to set the standard on 155 points after another string of superb drives, none finer than his storming recovery from 18th on the grid to third overall in the Silverstone finale. Oliver Roberts sits second in the class on 131 points and has pushed Frost hard all season, while Christopher Stones and Jaap Blijleven keep the pressure on behind them, Blijleven’s podium in race two underlining the impressive strength in depth of the division.
In Class C, Daniel Whear remains the man to beat on 140 points, his consistency and racecraft keeping him at the head of a class that has also welcomed a series of eye-catching performances throughout the season. Whear will be determined to reassert his authority at Donington and continue building his advantage as the campaign heads towards its business end.
In Class D, the remarkable Oliver Buckton continues to dominate, his Elden MK10 adding two more class victories in Silverstone to extend his lead to 172 points. George Townsend did halt Buckton’s winning streak with a superb class victory in the Silverstone finale however, proving that the runaway leader is not entirely untouchable and setting up a fascinating historic duel between the pair on Donington’s sweeping curves.
With the field spanning nearly three decades of Formula Ford machinery and every class delivering its own compelling narrative, the Geoff Page Engineering Super Classic Championship remains one of the purest and most evocative spectacles in British club racing. From the ferocious three-way scrap at the front of the overall standings to the tightly fought class battles running throughout the grid, Donington Park promises another weekend of nose-to-tail, slipstreaming open-wheel drama that only these iconic machines can provide.
Classic Mini Racing Championship
The Classic Mini Racing Championship arrives at Donington Park with a family rivalry at the very top of the standings that continues to captivate the paddock. Neven Kirkpatrick extended his championship advantage with another superb weekend at Silverstone, taking victory in two of the three races to move to 81 points at the summit. But it was David Kirkpatrick who produced the drive of the weekend, storming from tenth on the grid to second in the opening race before converting that momentum into a brilliant victory in race two; holding off Steve Rideout by just 0.312 seconds in a nail-biting finish. David sits second in the standings on 66 points, and the battle between the two Kirkpatricks shows no sign of cooling as the season reaches its midpoint.
Behind the leading duo, the racing at Silverstone was as close as ever. Will Burnham pushed Neven Kirkpatrick all the way to the flag in the final race, falling just 0.158 seconds short in another thrilling conclusion, and sits third in the standings on 58 points. Steven Rideout continues to be one of the quickest drivers on the grid, collecting a brace of podiums at Silverstone to hold fourth on 56 points, while Dave Rees claimed a superb podium of his own in race two and James Bryan twice set the fastest lap of the race to underline his growing pace. Guest driver Tao Butler also caught the eye throughout the weekend, mixing it with the championship regulars in every encounter. With the field this closely matched and Donington’s flowing National layout perfectly suited to the slipstreaming, momentum-driven racecraft that defines Mini racing, expect another weekend of pack battles, friendly paddock atmosphere, and photo finishes from one of the most beloved grids in British motorsport.
PBS Brakes SuperSport Endurance Cup
The PBS Brakes SuperSport Endurance Cup arrives at Donington Park with one of the most remarkable championship battles anywhere in the BRSCC portfolio: after three rounds, just one point covers the top three in the overall standings. David May and the 118 rescue Ginetta squad delivered another masterclass at Anglesey, with May taking a dominant lights-to-flag overall victory to move the Pro A leaders to 92 points at the summit. Level with them on 92 are the extraordinary Clubman C pairing of Matt Mills and James Larminie, whose Mini added another class victory in Wales despite a challenging race, while the Clubman A benchmark duo of Martin Rich and Stuart Humphrey sit just one point back on 91 after yet another podium finish overall.
Behind the leading trio, the class battles continue to develop beautifully. Lee Collins produced a superb solo endurance drive in his Caterham 310R to claim second overall at Anglesey, while the BOKE Racing and Knox Motorsport Clio crews kept the Clubman A pressure on Humphrey and Rich with strong podium finishes of their own. The Etheridge family BMW endured a frustrating Welsh outing but showed front-running pace before their troubles, and the Pro B and Pro C classes, where Jason McInulty, the Hudson/Greensall pairing, and the Edwards duo all remain in close contention, are poised to reignite in Leicestershire. Encouragingly, the entry list continues to grow round on round, and the Donington grid is set to be the healthiest of the season so far, bringing fresh machinery and fresh threats. With strategy, reliability, and racecraft all tested to the limit over the endurance format, and the championship summit balanced on a knife edge, the SuperSport Endurance Cup could not arrive at Donington more perfectly poised.
Silverlake C1 Endurance Series
The Silverlake C1 Endurance Series brings its unique brand of pack racing to Donington Park following a thrilling three-hour encounter at Silverstone that showcased everything that makes this grid one of the most entertaining in British club racing.
In the Pro class, Trojon Motorsport laid down a marker at Silverstone as Adam Willis and Austin Munday emerged victorious from a race-long strategic battle, crossing the line 21 seconds clear after 128 laps of relentless, bumper-to-bumper action. The result was made all the sweeter by the sister Alpha-Trojon entry of Chris Freeman and Jonathan Munday completing a superb one-two for the wider squad, having led the field away from pole position. AF Racing’s Zachary Arthur and Luke Francis were never far from the action claiming third in class and fourth overall, while the Emax Motorsport and Silverlake Racing Pro entries kept the pressure on throughout, ensuring the battle at the front of the Pro class remained absorbing from lights to flag. With Trojon setting the benchmark at Silverstone, their rivals arrive at Donington determined to dethrone them.
The Am class produced racing every bit as ferocious as the Pro battle at Silverstone, headlined by a superb drive from the MDA crew of Michael Dark and Darren Ball, who claimed top Am honours and an excellent third place overall. Behind them, the AASP Motorsport trio of Mark Barrand, Mathew Mandipira, and Joel Arguelles climbed eight places from their grid slot to take second in class, holding off the Emax Motorsport pairing of Matthew Rice and Alex Port in a tight scrap for the class podium. The Meadens Motorsport and Gemini Racing crews both produced strong recovery drives through the enormous field, underlining just how competitive and unpredictable the Am battle has become.
With Donington’s National layout offering long drafting runs and heavy braking zones perfect for slipstream moves, and the infamous Craner Curves and Old Hairpin for the pack to tackle, the C1 field is set to produce the freight-train racing and last-lap drama that has become its trademark. And with entries flooding in for the Leicestershire round, spectators can expect three hours of non-stop action, constant position changes, and a finish that could be decided by tenths of a second after hundreds of miles of racing. This is C1 racing at its very best, and it is not to be missed.
