With just over a month to go until the 20th anniversary Goodwood Festival of Speed, the organisers have confirmed 125 motorsport stars, from the past and present, who’ll be attending and in many cases driving (or riding) up the famous Goodwood hill.
These, together with a host of memorable and often outrageous, vehicles and competitors, will provide a fitting anniversary treat for the world’s most popular celebration of motor sport history and car culture.
Seven of the current 2013 season F1 teams are confirmed for Goodwood including Red Bull, Ferrari, McLaren, Lotus, Mercedes, Marussia and Caterham. While current F1 drivers and leading names in action at the Festival will include world champions, Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton, as well as Nico Rosberg, Roman Grosjean, Max Chilton, Jules Bianchi, Sebastian Buemi, Marc Gene, Heikki Kovalainen and Adrian Newey.
Joining the roll-call of motorsport greats will be Alain Prost, Nelson Piquet, Sir Stirling Moss, Sir Jackie Stewart, John Surtees, Nick Heidfeld, Jochen Mass, Emerson Fittipaldi and Rene Arnoux, while Nick Heidfeld will be reunited with the McLaren MP4/13 that he so famously launched up the Goodwood Hill in a record time of 41.6 seconds in 1999.
Renault ambassador and four-time F1 champion Alain Prost will drive a Renault RE40 plus the new TwinRun concept up the hill.
From the world of rallying, IRC Champion, Andreas Mikkelsen will be spitting gravel in the 2013 VW Polo WRC, as will Spanish double World Champion Carlos Sainz, whilst Mikko Hirvonen’s Citroen DS3 WRC will be in full flight on the Goodwood Forest Rally Stage. Other rallying greats include Juha Kankkunen, Björn Waldegård, Rauno Aaltonen, Jimmy McRae, Hannu Mikkola and Russell Brookes, who will be reacquainted with the cars that made them famous.
Tickets for Saturday 13th July, and the popular weekend tickets are selling out fast, so if you plan on attending make sure you purchase these without delay. There’s also the Moving Motor Show on Thursday 11th, where you’ll be able to view the show stands before the main Festival of Speed begins the following day.
Tickets can be purchased from the Goodwood website, or via the Ticket Hotline on +44 (0)1243 755055.
Full details..
We couldn’t tell you there’d be 125 motorsport stars without listing them, so for all you nerds, or if you’re on the list and can’t remember what you’ll be driving, take a gander below..
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2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed – Who’s Driving and Riding What
Motorsport Star | Notable achievements | Their involvement |
---|---|---|
Rauno Aaltonen | Monte Carlo and RAC Rally winner and European Rally Champion | Will drive a Mini Cooper S on the Forest Rally Stage |
Giacomo Agostini | 15-time Motorcycle World Champion | Will ride an MV Agusta on the hill |
Bruce Anstey | 9-time TT winner and road racing legend | Will ride a Britten V1000 on the hill |
Rene Arnoux | 7-time Grand Prix winner | Will be drive a variety of Renault’s including a RS01, RE40, plus the Twizy F1 and TwinRun |
Richard Attwood | 1970 Le Mans winner and works BRM, Cooper and Lotus F1 driver | Will drive Porsche Great Britain’s Project 50 911 |
Derek Bell | Five-time Le Mans winner, F1 driver and all round endurance legend | Will be in action on the hill in a Bentley supercar and a Porsche 956 |
Rob Bell | McLaren factory GT driver | Will be driving the McLaren MP4-12C GT3 car on the hill |
Jules Bianchi | Current Marussia F1 race driver | Will be in action on the hill in the Marussia F1 car |
David Brabham | Former F1 driver and Le Mans winner | Will be in action on the hill in a 2003 Bentley Speed 8 |
Kenny Brack | 1998 IRL Champion and 1999 Indy 500 winner | Will drive the 1922 Indy 500 winning Duesenberg 8 |
Russell Brookes | Twice British Rally Champion and star of the British rally scene | Will be in action on the Forest Rally Stage in an Opel Manta |
Tony Brooks | Six-time Grand Prix winner | Will be in action on the hill in the ex-works Aston Martin DB3S ’62 EMU’ |
Alex Brundle | Son of Martin Brundle, currently racing in the World Endurance Championship | Will be in action in a Benetton B192 and Jaguat XJS TWR on the hill |
Martin Brundle | Former Grand Prix driver, Le Mans winner and now the voice of F1 on Sky | Will be in action on the hill in a Toyota TS020 and Jaguar XJS TWR |
Sebastian Buemi | Former Toro Rosso driver, now reserve driver for Red Bull | Will be in action for Red Bull Racing in their F1 car all weekend |
Jenson Button | 2009 F1 World Champion and current McLaren F1 star | Will drive a McLaren M8D and the new P1 supercar on the hill |
Leon Camier | 2009 British Superbike Champion and current works Suzuki World Superbike rider | Will ride the Fixi Crescent Suzuki World Superbike on the hill |
Alan Cathcart | Formerly a successful racer and the world’s most widely read motorcycle journalist | Will ride the Taylormade Saxon Triumph |
Ron Chandler | Former 500cc Grand Prix rider | Will be in two-wheeled action on the hill |
Eddie Cheever | Former F1 driver and Indy 500 winner | Is expected to be in action on the hill in one of his former F1 cars |
Max Chilton | Current Marussia F1 race driver | Will be in action on the hill in the Marussia F1 car |
Jules Cluzel | Ex-Grand Prix racer, and current Suzuki World Superbike rider | Will ride the Fixi Crescent Suzuki World Superbike on the hill |
Emmanuel Collard | Sports car veteran and Le Mans class winner | Will be in action on the hill in the Toyota TS010 and TS020 |
Anthony Davidson | Former F1 driver, now racing for Toyota in the World Endurance Championship | Will be in action on the hill in the Toyota TS030 |
Chaz Davies | 2011 World Supersport champion and current factory BMW World Superbike rider | Will ride his World Superbike BMW on the hill |
Gil de Ferran | Two-time CART champion and 2003 Indy 500 winner | Will be in action on the hill |
Norman Dewis | Legendary former Jaguar race and development driver | Will be in action on the hill in a Jaguar C-type |
Martin Donnelly | Former Arrows and Lotus F1 driver | Will be in action in a Lotus in the Supercar Run |
Kerry Earnhardt | Son of NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt, and a former Sprint Cup driver himself | Will drive father’s last race winning Chevrolet Monte Carlo NASCAR for Richard Childress Racing |
Vic Elford | Sportscar, rally and F1 star, plus winner of the Targa Florio | Will be in action on the hill in a Porsche 911 and 917/30 |
Emerson Fittipaldi | Double F1 World Champion, and two-time Indy 500 winner Double F1 World Champion, and two time Indy 500 winner | Will be in action on the hill in one of his former F1 cars Will be in action on the hill in one of his former F1 cars |
Peter Fonda | Hollywood legend, star of Easy Rider | Will be in action on the hill on the Captain America chopper he rode in Easy Rider |
John Fitzpatrick | 1966 BTCC champion, and World Sportscar Championship driver and entrant | Will be in action on the hill in a Porsche 956 |
Marino Franchitti | Sportscar star | Will be in action on the hill |
Jordi Gene | Former F3000 race winner, now a touring car veteran | Will be driving the new Seat Leon Cup Racer concept on the hillclimb |
Marc Gene | Former F1 driver, now Ferrari test driver | Will be in action on the hill in the Ferrari F60 |
Stuart Graham | The only post-war winner of TTs on two & four wheels | Will drive a Ford-Lotus Cortina on the hill all weekend |
Mattie Griffin | Irish Stunt Riding master | Will perform stunts on the hill riding his BMW F 800 R |
Sylvain Guintoli | Multiple World Superbike race winner and current works Aprilia rider | Will ride his World Superbike Aprilia on the hill |
Lewis Hamilton | 2008 World Champion with McLaren, now in his first season for Mercedes-Benz | Will drive a Mercedes-Benz W154 plus his current F1 car on the hill |
James Haydon | Ex-Grand Prix, British and World Superbike front-runner, and TV personality | Will ride the Foggy Pertonas FP1 he rode in World Superbike |
Nick Heidfeld | Former Prost, Jordan, Williams, BMW Sauber and Renault Formula 1 driver | Will drive the MP4/13 in which he set the current record for the fastest time in 1999 |
Arne Hertz | Hannu Mikkola’s long-time co-driver, including the 1983 World Championship | Will co-drive for Hannu Mikkola on the hillclimb in a Audi Quattro |
Damon Hill | 1996 F1 World Champion | Is expected to drive the Lotus 56 turbine-engined Indy car |
Tommy Hill | 2011 British Superbike Champion | Will be in action on the hill all weekend |
Mikko Hirvonen | Works Citroen WRC driver | Will be in action on the hill and Forest Rally Stage in his Citroen DS3 WRC |
Ian Hutchinson | Isle of Man TT Champion and the only person ever to have won 5 races in one TT Weekend | Will be in action on the hill |
Jacky Ickx | Twice F1 championship runner up, and six times Le Mans winner | Will be in action on the hill throughout the weekend |
Juha Kankkunen | Four-time World Rally Champion | Will drive a Bentley in the Supercar Run |
Ian King | Six-time and reigning European Top Fuel Drag Bike Champion | Will ride his drag bike up the hill |
Heikki Kovalainen | Former Renault, McLaren and Caterham F1 driver, winner of the 2008 Hungarian GP | Will drive for the Caterham F1 team |
Tom Kristensen | Eight time Le Mans winner and sportscar legend | Will drive the 1966 Le Mans winning Ford GT MKII plus his 2003 winning Bentley Speed 8 |
Jacques Laffite | Six-time Grand Prix winner | Is expected to be in attendance during the weekend |
Dougie Lampkin | 12-time World Trials Champion | Will be in action on his trials bike around the Festival, including GAS |
Eugene Laverty | Multiple World Supersport and Superbike race winner and current works Aprilia rider | Will ride his World Superbike Aprilia on the hill |
Freddy Loix | Works driver for Toyota, Mitsubishi, Peugeot and now Skoda | Will be in action on the hill and Forest Rally Stage in a Skoda Fabia S2000 |
Alex Lowes | Current BSB Honda rider | Will ride his British Superbike Samsung Honda on the hill |
Ian Mackman | Works Norton TT rider | Will ride the 2013 Norton SG2 on the hill |
Kevin Magnussen | McLaren junior driver, son of former F1 driver Jan | Will drive a MP4/23 for McLaren Racing on the hill |
Randy Mamola | Thirteen time Motorcycle Grand Prix winner and legend of the sport | Will ride the ex-Valentino Rossi Ducati GP11 VR2 on th hill |
Nick Mason | Pink Floyd drummer and legendary classic car fanatic | Will drive an Auto Union Type C and his own Ferrari 250 GTO |
Jochen Mass | Former Grand Prix star, Le Mans winner and touring car driver | Will be in action on the hill in a Benz Prinz Heinrich plus Mercedes-Benz W125 and 300 SLR |
John McGuinness | 20-time Isle of Man TT winner | Will ride the TT Legends Honda Fireblade on the hill |
Allan McNish | Former F1 driver and two-time Le Mans 24 Hours winner | Is expected to be drive an Audi on the hill |
Jeremy McWilliams | Grand Prix and Road Racing winner | Will ride the Proton KR3 and KTM Super Duke R Prototype |
Arturo Merzario | Former Ferrari F1 star, and two-time Targa Florio winner | Will be in action on the hill |
Andreas Mikkelsen | Two-time Intercontinental Rally Champion and now works VW driver | Will be in action in a Volkswagen Polo WRC on the hill and Forest Rally Stage |
Hannu Mikkola | 1983 World Rally Champion | Will drive an Audi Quattro S1 on the hill |
Rod Millen | 5 time Pikes Peak winner and multiple rally winner | Will be attacking the hill record once again in his Toyota Tacoma |
Sammy Miller | Multiple British/European Trials Champion and motorcycle museum owner | Will ride an MV Agusta and BMW from his collection |
Stirling Moss | Arguably Britain’s most successful racing star and all-round hero | Will be drive a Mercedes-Benz W196 and 300 SLR on the hill |
Matt Neal | Twice BTCC Champion | Will drive his Honda Civic BTCC car on the hill |
Michael Neeves | Seasoned bike racer and MCN senior road tester | Will be in action on the hill on a BMW BMW S1000RR Superbike racer |
Adrian Newey | Legendary F1 designer for Williams, McLaren and now Red Bull | Will drive an Infiniti Q50 on the hill |
Riccardo Patrese | Six-time GP winner, for Brabham and Williams | Is expected to drive a BMW M1 Procar on the hill |
Sergio Perez | Current McLaren F1 race driver | Will be in action on the hill in a McLaren M23 and MP4/4 |
Henri Pescarolo | Four-time Le Mans winner for Matra and Porsche | Will be in action on the hill |
Emanuele Pirro | Former F1 driver and five-time Le Mans winner | Will be in action on the hill in a Ferrari 512S and Ford Cologne Capril |
Nelson Piquet | F1 World Champion in 1981, ’83 and ’87, and winner of 23 grands prix | Will be reunited with his Formula 1 Championship winning Brabham BT52 on the hill |
Alain Prost | Four-time World Champion and winner of a then-record 51 grands prix | Will drive a Renault RE40 plus the new TwinRun concept on the hill |
Jean Ragnotti | Former WRC star, winner of the 1981 Monte Carlo Rally | Will be busy driving for Renault in their A310, A442B, 5 Maxi Turbo and the TwinRun concept |
Brian Redman | F1 driver, Targa Florio winner and twice Sebring 12 Hours winner | Will be in action on the hill in the 1967 Eagle Formula 1 car |
Tim Reeves | Four time World Sidecar Champion | Will be in action on the hill on his current LCR sidecar outfit |
Anthony Reid | Stalwart of the BTCC and former Le Mans driver | Is expected to drive the Ford Supervan 3 on the hill |
John Reynolds | Three-time British Superbike Champion | Will ride his 2004 BSB winning Crescent Suzuki on the hill |
Bob Riggle | Legendary ‘wheel-standing’ dragster driver and Festival favourite | Will be creating a spark-filled show in his Plymouth Baracuda ‘Hurst Hemi Under Glass’ |
Kenny Roberts | three-time 500cc World Champion | Will ride his championship-winning Yamaha OW48R YZR500 |
Nico Rosberg | Mercedes GP driver, winner of two Grands Prix | Will drive a Mercedes-Benz W196 plus his current F1 car |
Alexander Rossi | Caterham F1 reserve driver | Will be driving for the Caterham F1 teamg |
Carlos Sainz | Twice World Rally Champion and Dakar Rally winner | Will be in action in a Volkswagen Polo WRC on the hill and Forest Rally Stage |
Kevin Schwantz | 1993 500cc World Champion | Will ride his 1993 500cc championship winning Suzuki RGV500 |
Jack Sears | Two-time British Touring Car Champion | Will drive his 1963 British Saloon Car Championship winning Ford Galaxie |
Bruno Senna | Former F1 driver, now competing in the WEC for Aston Martin | Is expected to be in action on the hill for Aston Martin Racing |
Gordon Shedden | Reigning British Touring Car Champion | Will drive his Honda Civic BTCC car on the hill |
Mike Skinner | Former NASCAR Truck Series champion | Will drive the 1965 Daytona 500 winning Ford Galaxie on the hill |
Guy Smith | Le Mans 24 Hours winner for Bentley in 2003 | Will be reunited on the hill with his 2003 Le Mans winning Bentley Speed 8 |
Steve Soper | BTCC, ETCC and DTM star and BMW factory Le Mans driver | Will drive the Le Mans winning BMW V12 LMR plus M6 Gran Coupe on the hill |
Freddie Spencer | Tthe only rider to ever win the 250 and 500cc championships in the same year in 1985 | Will ride his 1985 championship winning Honda NSR500 from the Honda Collection in Japan |
Jackie Stewart | Three-time Formula 1 Champion and Indy, Le Mans and CanAm driver | Will drive a Mercedes-Benz W196 and a Tyrrell 006 |
Hans-Joach Stuck | Former F1 driver, Le Mans winner, World Sports Car Champion and DTM champion | Will drive an Audi 200 Trans-Am plus a historic Porsche on the hill |
Danny Sullivan | 1985 Indianapolis 500 winner | Will be in action on the hill |
Marc Surer | Former F1 driver and European F2 Champion | Will drive the Le Mans winning BMW V12 LMR on the hill |
John Surtees | The only person to win Motorcycle and Formula 1 World Championships | Will be in action in his 1967 Italian GP winning Honda RA300 |
James Toseland | Two-time Superbike World Champion and former MotoGP rider | Will be in action on the hill on a Ducati |
Oliver Turvey | Former British F3 championship runner up, now a McLaren junior driver | Will be in action on the hill in a McLaren M8D, M23 and MP4/4 |
Bobby Unser | Three-time Indy 500 winner | Will be in action on the hill |
Davide Valsecchi | 2009 GP2 Asia Series and 2012 GP2 Series Champion plus current Lotus F1 test driver | Will drive for Lotus F1 and Lotus Cars on the hill |
Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren Junior driver, currently competing in FR3.5 | Will be in action on the hill in a McLaren M23 and F1-GTR |
Bjorn Waldegard | Winner of the inaugural World Rally Championship in 1979 | Will be in action in a Toyota Celica Twin Cam Turbo on the Forest Rally Stage |
Chris Walker | Four-time BSB runner up, and World Superbike race winner | Will be riding his famous 2000 BSB Crescent Suzuki |
Andy Wallace | 1988 Le Mans winner with Jaguar, plus multiple Daytona 24hr and Sebring 12hr winner | Expected to be in action on the hill in a Jaguar XJR11 |
Michael Waltrip | Two-time Daytona 500 winner | Will be in action on the hill in a Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota Camry |
Steve Webster MBE | 10-time sidecar World Champion | Will be in action on the hill in the outfit he famously crashed at Assen in 1985 |
Sepp Wiegand | WRC2 star and works Skoda driver | Will be in action on the hill and Forest Rally Stage in a Skoda Fabia S2000 |
Alex Wurz | Former F1 driver, now driving for Toyota in the World Endurance Championship | Will be in action on the hill in the Toyota TS010 and TS030 |
Written By

Steve Davies
Steve is an investor, private equity advisor and former Partner at KPMG, PwC and Bain. Most importantly he's a life-long car enthusiast, mountain biker and active sports enthusiast. He designs and builds technology platforms and is the architect behind Transmission.
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