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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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