Race Report: Round 5, 2026 Britcar Endurance Championship, Donington Park
Genuine pace, a fighting drive through Craner Curves, and a gremlin we'll have sorted before Round 6. Donington gives us everything except the result.
By Nick Casey
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August 10, 2026
Round 5, Britcar Endurance Championship — Donington Park
Donington Park, Round 5 — race morning
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Friday: on rails
Redgate, FP1 — a brief detour, no drama
Saturday morning: qualifying
GT class
P6
Overall grid
P9
Official best
1:10.759
Qualifying
True pace
1:10 flat
Blocked by traffic
The Race
63 laps, lights to lights
- 14:20Lights outThe 63-lap race gets underway just after 14:20, with oil still down on the racing line.
- Lap 1Three upStarting from the inside edge of the grid turns out to be a blessing — we make three positions on the opening lap and settle into the fight.
- Safety carWarning lightsA battery light, permanent ABS warnings and a knocking sound on turn-in appear. Nothing that slows us down — yet.
- Green flagSystems droppingAs racing resumes, the battery problem begins taking systems from us one at a time.
Photo: Nick Casey
"Some race weekends give you everything except the result you came for — and you still leave knowing you had the pace to win it."
Then the Battery Problem Strikes
Battery problem
Just when the drive is building into something special, the battery fault takes hold — the light, the ABS warnings, the knocking on turn-in all converging into a problem no amount of pace can out-drive. It's a fault that doesn't care how hard you're pushing or how much momentum you've built.
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Fighting back — the recovery drive at Donington, Round 5
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What We Take Away
Some race weekends give you everything except the result you came for. Donington gives us the pace, the fight, and the proof that this car and this crew can run at the front of a Britcar Endurance grid. What it doesn't give us is a clean run — and that's the line we carry into the next round. Genuine pace, real fight, and a gremlin we'll have sorted before Round 6.
The takeaway
The pace was never in question — this car and crew can run at the front of a Britcar Endurance grid. The next job is turning that pace into a clean result.
Nick Casey
Founder & Strategic Advisor
