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Alain Prost is coming to the Goodwood Festival of Speed

1 day ago | goodwood.com | Simon Ostler

The Frenchman, who is considered one of the greatest racing drivers of all time, will be returning to Goodwood as one of the central figures in this year’s definitive Formula 1 showcase. World Champion in 1985, ’86, ’89 and ’93, Prost was the second driver in history to claim four Drivers’ Titles during a career that saw him race against Ayrton Senna, Niki Lauda, Nelson Piquet and Nigel Mansell.
Jim Clark’s sublime 1965 World Championship: 60 years later

6 days ago | goodwood.com | Simon Ostler

By 1965, Jim Clark was already considered the very greatest racing driver of his time. All of his competitors accepted that he was the best, and respected his talent above all others. His aura was such that the idea he could make a mistake behind the wheel of a racing car was inconceivable. The likes of Jackie Stewart, who himself would go on to eclipse Clark’s success, idolised him and dedicated his career to emulating his smooth driving style.
The day Jackie Stewart and Jim Clark shared the Goodwood lap record

1 week ago | goodwood.com | Cambridge Kisby

The pair, who would later share five Formula 1 World Titles between them, made up part of a star-studded grid for the 1965 Sunday Mirror Trophy, a non-Championship F1 race held at the BARC Easter Monday Meeting.
Goodwood Revival to celebrate Jim Clark in 2025

1 week ago | goodwood.com | Simon Ostler

Born in the small Scottish village of Kilmany in 1936, Jim Clark grew up on a farm, and began his life in motorsport racing his own Sunbeam Talbot in local rally and hillclimb events. His first competitive race meeting took place at Crimond, but he was entered unknowingly by his close friend Ian Scott-Watson. At the wheel of a woefully slow DKW Sonderklasse in a field that also included a pair of Lotus 11s, Clark’s performance was still of a calibre that confirmed his talent.
Tim Peake announced as FOS Future Lab Ambassador

1 week ago | goodwood.com | Simon Ostler

FOS Future Lab is the centre of Goodwood’s celebration of ‘Technology for a Better World’, a physical space at the Festival of Speed presented by Mastercard that showcases innovations in the areas of health, space, deep sea exploration, robotics and AI.
[Video] GT3 Shoot-Out final in full

1 week ago | goodwood.com | Simon Ostler

A field of more than 20 GT3 cars were gathered in the paddocks over the weekend for a series of demonstrations of those early days of the category, but six of them were also taking part in the Shoot-Out, which came to a head on Sunday afternoon. Rob Huff, who had jumped into the Audi R8 LMS at late notice, was the first out on track for this high-octane, quick fire main event, and set the tone for what was to come over the next ten minutes or so.
[Video] 2025 Gordon Spice Trophy Part 1 Full Race

1 week ago | goodwood.com | Simon Ostler

It was Jake Hill who made the best of the start, taking the lead from pole sitter Andy Priaulx, while Romain Dumas made a great start from the inside of the third row to jump into third place with a couple of wheels on the grass. From there the battle at the front was between Hill’s Capri and Priaulx’s Camaro. Jake Hill’s talent was on full display as he wrung the neck of the Ford in his signature style to keep the more powerful Chevy behind.
INTERVIEW: Bruno Senna on the emotions of driving the Lotus 97T | GRR

1 week ago | goodwood.com | Simon Ostler

This weekend forms part of a wider celebration of Ayrton Senna’s first win at the 1985 Portuguese Grand Prix, which will see the Lotus return to the scene of that historic weekend for what is bound to be a hugely poignant moment. We’re well used to emotional reunions during Goodwood’s motorsport events, but few will be quite so stirring as watching Bruno head out onto the Motor Circuit in the car that Ayrton drove to one of F1’s most remarkable victories.
Ayrton Senna’s Lotus 97T is ready to roar at Members’ Meeting

1 week ago | goodwood.com | Simon Ostler

12th April 2025 Simon Ostler It’s not uncommon to come across icons from motorsport history during a walk around the Goodwood paddocks, but at the 82nd Members’ Meeting presented by Audrain Motorsport there’s a particularly significant car preparing to grab all the headlines. Any John Player Special-liveried Lotus immediately catches the eye, perhaps few others more than this Lotus 97T, the car that Ayrton Senna drove to his first ever Formula 1 victory.
2025 Earl Howe Trophy preview | 82MM

1 week ago | goodwood.com | Simon Ostler

The race is named after the 5th Earl Howe, Francis Curzon, who co-founded the British Racing Drivers Club in 1928 alongside the 1927 Le Mans 24 Hours winner Joseph Benjafield, and served as the Club’s President until his death in 1964. Among his accolades as a driver, which include his own victory at Le Mans in 1931, is a 110-miles-in-an-hour record he set in 1939 at the wheel of a Lagonda V12, a car that will be in action in this year’s Earl Howe Trophy.