2024 Goodwood Revival Prize Giving
Another season of motorsport at Goodwood came to an end at last weekend’s Revival, which once again delivered three days of memorable racing action on the Motor Circuit. Fifteen races, each represented by a stunning field of historic cars, were supplemented by celebrations of John Surtees and Jaguar’s XK engine and an emotional commemoration of D-Day which brought together an arresting collection of military machinery. All in, the Revival brought together close to 1,000 vehicles.
We’ve already listed the results for each of the races, but as always it wasn’t just about the motorsport at the Revival, you can also see the results of the Freddie March Spirit of Aviation presented by Bonhams|Cars here, but the traditional Prize Giving ceremony was an opportunity to give prominence to those who have added something extra special to the event this year.
Rolex Driver of the Meeting
First, we’ll honour the Rolex Driver of the Meeting. Presented to the driver who has put in the best performances of the three days of the Revival, this year the award, along with a Rolex watch, was presented to the driver who won the Sussex Trophy and Whitsun Trophy and came within a couple of laps of victory in RAC TT Celebration.
Winner: Oli Bryant
Maria Teresa de Filippis Award
The Maria Teresa de Filippis Award is a celebration of women in motorsport. We’re dedicated to encouraging and inspiring the next generation of female talent, and it’s always exciting to welcome many of the world’s most successful drivers to Goodwood to take part in the Revival. This year’s winner made her debut in the RAC TT Celebration driving an AC Cobra, and her performance warranted her reception of this award.
Winner: Simona de Silvestro
Simon Diffey Award
The Simon Diffey Award is presented to the person who best embodies the Spirit of Goodwood, epitomising the astonishing lengths to which some people go to bring the Revival to life. It’s named in honour of Goodwood’s dear friend, the larger-than-life Simon Diffey.
This year’s winner has been entertaining us from behind the wheel of his Mini for a decade, but he went a step further for this Revival by purposefully crashing a Mini to display at the Betty Richmond Driving School.
Winner: Nick Swift
Rob Wildeboer Cup
Next up we have the Rob Wildeboer Cup, a prize introduced in 2021 to honour a very much missed member of the Goodwood team. Rob Wildeboer was a member of the aviation team for 35 years, rising from apprentice to Managing Director before becoming the Flying School Manager. He was also instrumental in establishing the Freddie March Spirit of Aviation, and the Rob Wildeboer award is given to the best restoration of an aircraft in the Freddie March Spirit of Aviation, as chosen by his colleagues.
Winner: Peter Monk with his 1940 Hawker Hurricane
Will Hoy Award
The Will Hoy Award is presented to the driver who delivers the best performance of the weekend in a closed cockpit car. It’s named in honour of the 1991 BTCC champion who had driven at the Revival just weeks before he sadly died in 2002.
This year’s winner produced a truly sensational drive in the RAC TT Celebration that will ensure this year’s race is remembered for many years. He embarked on a relentless chase when he took over the TVR Griffith and took the lead on the final lap to claim a very popular victory.
Winner: Tom Ingram
Rider of the Weekend presented by Motul
This is awarded to the rider who delivers a stand out performance in the Barry Sheene Memorial Trophy. This year especially, the riders were met with particularly challenging conditions as heavy rain fell, but even that could not dampen their courage.
We witnessed some extraordinary bravery this weekend, as a man who had fractured vertebrae in his back after coming off his bike at the 81st Members’ Meeting earlier this year returned to Goodwood just five months later to banish those demons. A truly remarkable effort.
Winner: Jamie O’Brien
Fastest lap of the Meeting
Jamie Davison in the McLaren M1B with a time of 1:22.314 in the Whitsun Trophy.
The Mick Hemmings Trophy for the fastest lap by a motorcycle
Josh Brookes on a Vincent Black Shadow with a time of 1:31.737.
Photography by Pete Summers, Jochen Van Cauwenberge, Nick Wilkinson, Jordan Butters and Joe Harding.
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