Donington Park, according to Wikipedia, has the distinction of being the first permanent park race circuit in England having been built in 1931. The course has undergone some notable changes since then, one being the hairpin turn you see on the circuit map below:

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Here’s a bit of trivia: Donington Park would be hosting the British Grand Prix beginning 2010, but this was put in doubt when Bernie Ecclestone announced that Silverstone would be the 2010 venue if Donington Park was not ready to host it (Wikipedia article here)

The race track is also featured in the recently released Need for Speed: Shift. Check out the circuit guide trailer for Donington Park below, courtesy of the people at NFS and hopefully you can pick up some pointers and improve your lap times (and positions..of course):