2024 · Paddock
Paddock atmosphere
Eight frames from the working garages, selected to capture the texture of an active race team weekend.
Press & Accreditation
The newsroom for Britain's
longest-running historic motorsport event.
For eighteen consecutive editions, the Historic Motorsport Show has been covered on the record by the finest writers and photographers in the business. This page is the working hub for accredited journalists, broadcasters and image-makers covering the 2026 staging at Donington Park.
- 18Consecutive editions covered
- 27,400Avg. visitors · 2024 edition
- 14Ex-F1 pilots on the 2024 grid
- 2011Motor Sport Magazine partnership
01 — Apply
A working credential, not a ticket.
Press accreditation at the Historic Motorsport Show is free and open to verified editorial journalists, staff and freelance photographers, broadcasters and documentary image-makers. Submit the form below; the press office aims to confirm or request further information within 48 working hours. Acceptance confers a single lanyard per named applicant, paddock access, designated photo positions and entry to the press briefing on Friday morning.
- Eligibility
- Working press with a verifiable editorial outlet, a commissioning letter or a published body of motorsport work.
- Window
- Accreditation opens in January 2026 and closes three weeks before gates open. Late applications are held against a short standby list.
- Data
- Submissions are processed only by the show's press office and Motor Sport Magazine's editorial liaison. We do not sell or share contact data.
02 — Image Bank
Hi-res, credit-cleared, one click away.
The press office maintains a curated library of period-correct imagery from the 2024 and 2025 editions: 600+ verified vehicles on parade, paddock atmosphere, ex-F1 pilots in conversation, the Hilary Page Trophy presentation, and the Donington dawn grid. All images are watermarked for editorial preview; full-resolution files are released on accreditation confirmation under a standard credit line.
2024 · Paddock
2025 · Grids
Pre-1966 GT demonstration grid
Period-correct vehicles lining up for the partner-hosted parade lap, shot from the press balcony.
2024 · Pilots
Ex-F1 pilots in conversation
Twelve editorial portraits from the 2024 paddock, captured on large-format reportage cameras.
2025 · Concours
Hilary Page Trophy presentation
The annual concours judged by FIA stewards, awarded to the most historically accurate entrant.
Accredited journalists receive the full library (340+ frames) by secure download link. Apply above to receive the credentials.
03 — Previous Coverage
Read about, watched and recorded.
The show has been covered across national press, specialist heritage titles and broadcast sport since the first edition. A non-exhaustive selection of outlets that have carried editorial coverage or broadcast features in the past three editions.
The Telegraph
Top 10 British events for petrolheads · 2023
Octane
Best Classic motorsport event · 2023 & 2024
Motor Sport Magazine
Official media partner since 2011
Classic & Sports Car
Show report · April editions
Autosport
Paddock notes · 2022–2025
The Times
Weekend preview features
BBC
Regional television features
Sky Sports F1
Pre-event grid walk coverage
Broadcast crews should contact the press office directly to coordinate pool feeds and RF licensing.
04 — Press Office
Three people, one inbox.
The Historic Motorsport Show press office is small and accountable. For accreditation queries, partnership liaison and broadcast pool coordination, contact the relevant person directly — or write to the shared inbox and we will route your message the same working day.
Press Office
Eleanor Whitcombe
Head of Press & Communications
- [email protected]
- Telephone
- +44 1332 810 270
- Response
- Within 24 working hours
Media Partnership
Jonathan Reed
Liaison, Motor Sport Magazine
- [email protected]
- Telephone
- +44 1332 810 271
- Response
- Within 48 working hours
Broadcast & Photo
Imran Rashid
Pool Coordinator
- [email protected]
- Telephone
- +44 1332 810 272
- Response
- Within 48 working hours
General press inbox: [email protected]
05 — File Your Application
The 2026 press allocation closes three weeks before gates open.
A 27,400-visitor weekend, fourteen ex-Formula 1 pilots, a 1,247-car verified grid, the Hilary Page Trophy presentation and the largest gathering of pre-1980 racing machinery in Europe — all of it happening over a single long weekend at Donington Park. Apply now to be on the credential list.
- Free credential for verified editorial press
- Paddock & press balcony access included
- Friday morning briefing on confirmed grids
- Hi-res image library released on acceptance