Donington Historic Festival

Major historic event promoter and organiser Motor Racing Legends (MRL) has confirmed its 2026 race calendar, including three fixtures at MotorSport Vision (MSV) venues. This includes the returning Donington Historic Festival, the MRL Navarra Historic and an all-new Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit fixture in the summer.

The Donington Historic Festival returns on 1-3 May for three days of on and off-track nostalgia, including a comprehensive race programme curated by MRL. Cars in action will span from the pre-war decades, through the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s right through to modern classics courtesy of GT3 Legends.

A significant addition to the calendar is new for 2026 meeting at Brands Hatch, which will bring several MRL categories to Brands Hatch for the first time, with others making a long-awaited comeback. The full offering will include retro sports cars, touring cars, GTs and the European 2-Litre Sports Cars, a fresh addition to the MRL portfolio.

A selection of MRL’s grids will then head to Circuito de Navarra in northern Spain later in the summer for the venue’s biggest historic meeting of the year.

1-3 May – Donington Historic Festival
Including: Pre-War Sports Cars, Royal Automobile Club Woodcote Trophy, Stirling Moss Trophy, HMRN Pre ’63 GT, Royal Automobile Club Pall Mall Cup, Generations Trophy, Pre-’66 Touring Cars, Historic Touring Car Challenge, GT3 Legends

19-21 June – Brands Hatch (all-new event)
Including: Pre-War Sports Cars, Royal Automobile Club Woodcote Trophy, Stirling Moss Trophy, Royal Automobile Club Pall Mall Cup, Pre-’66 Touring Cars, European 2-Litre Sports Cars

21-23 August – MRL Navarra Historic 
Including: Royal Automobile Club Woodcote Trophy, Stirling Moss Trophy, HMRN Pre ’63 GT, Royal Automobile Club Pall Mall Cup, Pre=’66 Touring Cars, Historic Touring Car Challenge, GT3 Legends

Tickets for these events will go on sale later this year with further details of the full line-up and wider show to follow in the coming months.