Nick Heidfelds 1999 (41.6s) hillclimb record was beaten after Max Chilton in his McMurtry Spéirling fan car tore it to shreds at 39.08s in 2022!
Sir Stirling Moss was one of the founding patrons of the Festival of Speed, and a regular competitor at the Revival.
The first ever horsebox was used from Goodwood to Doncaster for the 1836 St. Leger. Elis arrived fresh and easily won his owner a £12k bet.
The first ever horsebox was used from Goodwood to Doncaster for the 1836 St. Leger. Elis arrived fresh and easily won his owner a £12k bet.
Just beyond Goodwood House along the Hillclimb, the 2nd Dukes banqueting house was also known as "one of the finest rooms in England" (George Vertue 1747).
We have been host to many incredible film crews using Goodwood as a backdrop for shows like Downton Abbey, Hollywood Blockbusters like Venom: let there be Carnage and the Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Gordon Tartan has been worn by the Dukes and Duchesses over the last 300 years.
Built in 1787 by celebrated architect James Wyatt to house the third Duke of Richmond’s prized fox hounds, The Kennels was known as one of the most luxurious dog houses in the world!
Festival of Speed is our longest-standing Motorsport event, starting in 1993 when it opened to 25,00 people. We were expecting 2000!
A huge variety of glassware is available for each wine, all labelled by grape type to give the best flavour profile.
Easy boy! The charismatic Farnham Flyer loved to celebrate every win with a pint of beer. His Boxer dog, Grogger, did too and had a tendancy to steal sips straight from the glass.
Sir Stirling Moss was one of the founding patrons of the Festival of Speed, and a regular competitor at the Revival.
The Fiat S76 or "Beast of Turin" is a Goodwood favourite and can usually be heard before it is seen at #FOS
Inspired by the legendary racer, Masten Gregory, who famously leapt from the cockpit of his car before impact when approaching Woodcote Corner in 1959.
Goodwood Motor Circuit was officially opened in September 1948 when Freddie March, the 9th Duke and renowned amateur racer, tore around the track in a Bristol 400
The bricks lining the Festival of Speed startline are 100 years old and a gift from the Indianapolis Speedway "Brickyard" in 2011 to mark their centenary event!
The first ever horsebox was used from Goodwood to Doncaster for the 1836 St. Leger. Elis arrived fresh and easily won his owner a £12k bet.
Leading women of business, sport, fashion and media, take part in one of the most exciting horseracing events in the world.
One Summer, King Edward VII turned his back on the traditional morning suit, and donned a linen suit and Panama hat. Thus the Glorious Goodwood trend was born.
The first ever horsebox was used from Goodwood to Doncaster for the 1836 St. Leger. Elis arrived fresh and easily won his owner a £12k bet.
One Summer, King Edward VII turned his back on the traditional morning suit, and donned a linen suit and Panama hat. Thus the Glorious Goodwood trend was born.
Leading women of business, sport, fashion and media, take part in one of the most exciting horseracing events in the world.
Ray Hanna famously flew straight down Goodwood’s pit straight below the height of the grandstands at the first Revival in 1998
Built in 1787 by celebrated architect James Wyatt to house the third Duke of Richmond’s prized fox hounds, The Kennels was known as one of the most luxurious dog houses in the world!
Easy boy! The charismatic Farnham Flyer loved to celebrate every win with a pint of beer. His Boxer dog, Grogger, did too and had a tendancy to steal sips straight from the glass.
Ray Hanna famously flew straight down Goodwood’s pit straight below the height of the grandstands at the first Revival in 1998
The first ever round of golf played at Goodwood was in 1914 when the 6th Duke of Richmond opened the course on the Downs above Goodwood House.
One of the greatest golfers of all time, James Braid designed Goodwood’s iconic Downland course, opened in 1914.
One of the greatest golfers of all time, James Braid designed Goodwood’s iconic Downland course, opened in 1914.
Flying jetpacks doesn't have to just be a spectator sport at FOS, you can have a go at our very own Aerodrome!
The first thing ever dropped at Goodwood was a cuddly elephant which landed in 1932 just as the 9th Duke of Richmonds passion for flying was taking off.
The iconic spitfire covered almost 43,000 kilometres and visited over 20 countries on its epic journey and currently resides at our Aerodrome.
We have been host to many incredible film crews using Goodwood as a backdrop for shows like Downton Abbey, Hollywood Blockbusters like Venom: let there be Carnage and the Man from U.N.C.L.E.
"En la rose je fleurie" or "Like the rose, I flourish" is part of the Richmond coat of Arms and motto
Built in 1787 by celebrated architect James Wyatt to house the third Duke of Richmond’s prized fox hounds, The Kennels was known as one of the most luxurious dog houses in the world!
Ensure you take a little time out together to pause and take in the celebration of all the hard work you put in will be a treasured memory.
Leading women of business, sport, fashion and media, take part in one of the most exciting horseracing events in the world.
The famous fighter ace, who flew his last sortie from Goodwood Aerodrome, formerly RAF Westhampnett has a statue in his honor within the airfield.
Built in 1787 by celebrated architect James Wyatt to house the third Duke of Richmond’s prized fox hounds, The Kennels was known as one of the most luxurious dog houses in the world!
The oldest existing rules for the game were drawn up for a match between the 2nd Duke and a neighbour
Testament to the 19th-century fascination with ancient Egypt and decorative opulence. The room is richly detailed with gilded cartouches, sphinxes, birds and crocodiles.
The famous fighter ace, who flew his last sortie from Goodwood Aerodrome, formerly RAF Westhampnett has a statue in his honor within the airfield.
The first thing ever dropped at Goodwood was a cuddly elephant which landed in 1932 just as the 9th Duke of Richmonds passion for flying was taking off.
The first thing ever dropped at Goodwood was a cuddly elephant which landed in 1932 just as the 9th Duke of Richmonds passion for flying was taking off.
Whoa Simon! A horse so determined and headstrong, he not only won the 1883 Goodwood Cup by 20 lengths, but couldn't be stopped and carried on running over the top of Trundle hill
The oldest existing rules for the game were drawn up for a match between the 2nd Duke and a neighbour
The famous fighter ace, who flew his last sortie from Goodwood Aerodrome, formerly RAF Westhampnett has a statue in his honor within the airfield.
Flying training began at Goodwood in 1940 when pilots were taught operational flying techniques in Hurricanes and Spitfires.
As it approaches its 70th birthday, the Land Rover is back with a new luxury baby SUV and a cleaner, greener philosophy. Here we look back at the dramatic evolution of this classic marque.
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When Victoria Beckham leant her angular frame against the Range Rover Evoque she helped design in 2012, complete with rose-gold accents and a four-piece leather luggage set, jaws dropped in disbelief. What had become of Land Rover, the ultimate rugged, utilitarian, muddy car brand, beloved by the British public since its origins in 1948? How had the marque gone from making tough o -roaders like the Series I (pictured), essentially a light tractor, roughly sketched on a beach in Anglesey, to blinged-up, pumped-up, urban status symbols that would barely even encounter a patch of grass?
The critics should have saved their breath, for worse, or better, depending on your viewpoint, was to come: in 2016 the top was lopped o the Evoque, making it the world’s first convertible luxury SUV (although the Land Rover did begin life without a roof), and now, thanks to Jaguar Land Rover’s
Special Vehicles Operations (SVO) department, Land Rover can’t stop creating extreme, highly stylised examples of its sturdy SUVs... it will even add crazy bodywork and paint to that most iconic of Land Rovers, the Defender, currently discontinued while we await the replacement model.
Yet a look at the history of Land Rover, which celebrates its 70th birthday next year, shows a British brand that has gone from strength to strength, adapting and growing at an astounding rate, defying the market under the ownership of Indian steel magnate Tata.
A glance back through the familiar canon of Land Rovers shows just how this ultimate British o -roader has evolved. In the beginning, there was the 450 Series I, based on the American Willys Jeep, and the world saw it was good. So good that sales soared: as a result of a shortage of steel in post-war Britain, the Land Rover was clad in aluminium alloy which made it light and resistant to corrosion. The British Armed Forces ordered a load, followed by the Red Cross.
The Series II followed in 1958, and by 1959 Land Rover had sold 250,000 vehicles. Creature comforts crept in during the mid-Sixties as drivers demanded a pleasant as well as a practical mode of transport. The American market craved a “recreational” o -roader, and so, in 1970, the two-door Range Rover was born (the prototype was named the Velar, a badge resurrected for Land Rover’s latest luxury baby SUV).
Just as it would be with the Evoque, Land Rover was taken by surprise at the popularity of its creation. A black market emerged with certain drivers willing to pay in excess of the asking price or bribe people to jump the waiting list. And so the luxury SUV was born.
The Nineties gave birth to the Defender, Discovery and Freelander models, but also witnessed two changes of ownership for the badge, first to BMW, then to Ford. Still, the Nineties ended with the unveiling of the most expensive Land Rover ever: the Range Rover Linley, a limited run of just six cars, each with a £100,000 price tag. Land Rover was increasingly synonymous with high-end luxury.
In 2005, Land Rover introduced big, powerful supercharged V8 engines: the wealthy customer wanted speed as well as comfort. As usual, the brand was canny: it could see the eco brigade marching towards it, waving banners for cleaner, greener cars. Land Rover was enemy number one with its needlessly big, heavy, gas-guzzling 4x4s.
As ever, Land Rover innovated. It built its cars out of lighter aluminium, and set its engineers to working on smaller engines, hybrid and pure-electric powertrains. It has now introduced, in the Velar, synthetic protein leathers, and sustainable open-grain woods. In October this year, it announced the arrival of the first plug-in hybrid Range Rover. By 2020, all Land Rovers will feature an electric derivative.
The public currently awaits both the Defender replacement and the possible arrival, in 2019, of the first Road Rover, a new pure electric line built primarily for Tarmac, with limited o -road capability. Inevitably, it will sell well. Not bad for a company whose famous logo was apparently modelled on a pilchard tin left on the designer’s desk after lunch.
No one, not even Land Rover, knows what the next 70 years will bring, but one thing is certain: the company will rise to the challenge, for no other brand provides a better history lesson on how to survive automotive natural selection.
This article is taken from the Goodwood magazine, Winter 2018 issue
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