*List is provisional and subject to change
First Name | Surname | Who They Are | What They're Driving |
Giacomo | Agostini | 15-time Motorcycle Grand Prix World Champion | Riding an MV Agusta |
Bruce | Anstey | 11-time TT winner, first rider to lap the Mountain Course at 132mph | Riding the Padgetts Racing 2016 Senior TT bike |
Rene | Arnoux | Former F1 driver, 7 GP victories with Renault and Ferrari | Driving a classic Renault up the Hill |
Roland | Asch | 1970 Le Mans winner and works BRM, Cooper and Lotus F1 driver | Driving a Mercedes up the hill |
Richard | Attwood | Le Mans winner and Former Formula 1 driver | Driving a Porsche 917/30 Can-Am car |
Derek | Bell | Five-time Le Mans winner, F1 driver and endurance racing legend | Driving the 1972 Mirage GR7 of James Hunt and the new Bentley Bentayga |
Gerhard | Berger | Formula 1 Veteran with 10 grand prix victories | Will be here with his 2008 Toro Rosso |
Ed | Berrier | Second-generation NASCAR Driver | Driving a 2016 Chevrolet SS NASCAR |
Frank | Biela | Five-time Le Mans 24 Hour winner, four-time Sebring 12 hours winner, 1996 BTCC champion | Driving a 1990 Audi V8 Quattro DTM |
Ken | Block | Gymkhana legend, creator of DC Shoes and international rally star | Driving his 2015 Ford Fiesta RX43 (Gymkhana 8 car) |
David | Brabham | Son of the late Sir Jack Brabham, 2009 Le Mans winner and ex-F1 driver | Driving the 2013 Bentley Continental GT3 |
Kenny | Brack | 1998 Indy Racing League (IndyCar) champion and 1999 Indy 500 winner | Driving Lanzante's 2015 McLaren P1 LM |
Ross | Brawn | Formula 1 Team Principal, director and engineer for three championship-winning teams (Benetton, Ferrari and Brawn) | Will be here with his 2009 championship winning Brawn |
Russell | Brookes | Two-time British Rally champion in 1977 and 1985, 3-consecutive RAC Rally podiums (1977-79) | Will be driving a Sunbeam Lotus on the Forest Rally Stage |
Martin | Brundle | 1990 Le Mans winner, Formula 1 driver and commentator | Driving the 2009 World Championship-winning Brawn BGP001 |
Buttsy | Butler | Professional Drifter for Monster Energy | Drifting his unique Sauber F1 car and his Toyota Soarer |
Vicki | Butler-Henderson | Former Top Gear and current Fifth Gear presenter | Driving the Arash AF10 in the Supercar Run |
Jenson | Button | 2009 F1 World Champion and current McLaren F1 star | Driving the brand new Honda NSX |
Ricky | Carmichael | Nicknamed "Greatest Of All Time" (GOAT) and the most decorated Motocross and Supercross rider ever | Riding a Suzuki motocross bike up the hill |
Alan | Cathcart | Veteran road racer and award winning motorcycle journalist | Riding a Bianchi GP from the Sammy Miller Collection |
Johnny | Cecotto | 1975 350cc Champion, 1978 Motorcycling Formula 750 Champion, 2nd in 1982 Euro F2, front runner in early 90s DTM | Driving 1993 BMW M3 DTM car |
Karun | Chandhok | Former Formula 1 driver for Lotus and Hispania Racing, as well as Red Bull Test driver, currently competing in Formula E | Driving a Williams FW17 |
Richard | Childress | former NASCAR driver and current team owner of Richard Childress Racing | Driving his team's 2016 Chevrolet SS #3 NASCAR of Austin Dillon |
Olly | Clark | UK Time Attack champion 2008 | Driving Gobstopper II |
Robert | Collard | BTCC race winner, long-serving driver with West Surrey Racing | |
Ben | Collins | Best known as The Stig from BBC's Top Gear TV show, Ben's race pedigree included Formula 3 and Le Mans. | Driving a Ford F-150 Raptor – tough off-roader in a race livery |
Mike | Conway | Current FIA WEC Driver and FIA Formula E driver, Formula Renault UK Champion ('04) and British F3 Champion ('06) | Driving Toyota's GT86 on the hill and the Rally stage |
Josh | Cook | Current BTCC driver, 2015 Jack Sears Trophy winner | Competing in the BTCC Shootout with Triple Eight Racing |
Troy | Corser | Two-time world superbike champion and veteran road racer | Riding a BMW Kaczor R50S |
Maria | Costello | First woman to stand on the podium in an Isle of Man motorcycling event (2005 Manx Grand Prix). Made an MBE in 2009 | Riding a BMW Kaczor R50S |
Helmut | Daehne | Former endurance motorcycle racer, holder of the last "official" motorcycle record around the Nordschleife | Riding a BMW R90S 1976 |
Robert | Dahlgren | Longest serving Volvo works driver across a number of series including STCC, WTCC, V8 Supercars | Driving the Volvo V60 Polestar in First Glance |
Yannick | Dalmas | Four-time Le Mans winner and former F1 driver with Larrousse | Driving the BMW V12 LMP |
Jean-Phillipe | Dayraut | Six-Time Andros Trophy Ice Racing Champion (2009-2015), 3rd at 2013 Pikes Peak Hillclimb, 2001 French Supertouring Champion | Taking his Mitjet Mini Pikes Peak up the hill |
James | Deane | 2011, 2014 and 2015 Drift Allstars European Champion, | Drifting his Nissan 200XS |
Giniel | de Villiers | 2009 Paris Dakar Rally champion | Driving the Toyota Hilux on the Rally Stage |
Nyck | de Vries | GP3 driver, FRenault 2.0 Eurocup/Alps champion in 2014, 3rd in FRenault 3.5 in 2015 | Driving the 1984 McLaren MP4/2 up the Hill |
Liam | Doran | Son of Pat and WRX star | Driving his Citroen DS3 RX up the hill |
Pat | Doran | Four-time British Rallycross Champion, European Rallycross round winner | Driving the Ford RS200 Pikes Peak up the hill |
Peter | Dumbreck | Former DTM and Le Mans driver. | Driving the Aston Martin Vulcan on Friday |
Colin | Edwards | Two-time world superbike champion and MotoGP rider | Riding the Barry Sheene's Yamaha OW48R YZR500 |
Emerson | Fittipaldi | Two-time Formula 1 World Champion, two-time indy 500 winner and CART champion | Will be driving a Penske PC22 on the hill |
Kelvin | Fletcher | BTCC driver with Power Maxed Racing, best known as Andy Sugden in Emmerdale | Competing in the BTCC Shootout with Power Maxed Racing |
Troy | Flis | Spirit of Daytona Racing owner | Driving the Spirit of Daytona DP |
Carl | Fogarty | Four-time world superbike champion, the most successful world superbike racer of all time | Riding Triumphs up the Hill |
Marino | Franchitti | Sportscar driver, winner of 2014 12 Hours of Sebring | Driving a 2016 Ford GTLM up the hill |
Patrick | Friesacher | Festival favourite and former Minardi F1 driver | Driving the Red Bull NASCAR he made a scene with in 2015 |
Howden | Ganley | Former F1 and Can-Am driver, and Le Mans podium finisher | Will be driving on the hill |
Pierre | Gasly | GP2 driver and Reserve driver for Red Bull Racing. 2014 FRenault 3.5 runner up | Driving the RB8 |
Marc | Gené | 2009 24LM winner, Former Minardi and Williams F1 driver and Ferrari test driver | Driving the Ferrari F10 |
Fabrizio | Giovanardi | European touring car legend with BTCC, ETCC and European Super Touring championship titles | Will be driving on the hill |
Bill | Goldberg | Former top Professional Wrestler and NFL player and now actor | Driving a NASCAR Toyota Tundra Truck |
Chris | Goodwin | McLaren chief test driver and Revival hero | Driving two McLarens in the Supercar run and a McLaren Can-Am car |
Marc | Goossens | Le Mans Veteran, FIA GT and F3000 driver | Driving a 2012 Coyote Corvette |
Stuart | Graham | The only post-war winner of TT races on two and four wheels | Riding a pair of classic Honda motorcycles |
Vaughn | Gittin Jr | Professional drifter in Formula D | Drifting Monster Energy Ford Mustang up the hill |
Mattie | Griffin | World-renowned stunt rider | Riding his Honda F800R |
Sylvain | Guintoli | 2014 World Superbike Champion | Riding his WSBK Yamaha YZF-R1 (if fit) |
Lewis | Hamilton | Three-tim Formula 1 World Champion | Driving the Mercedes W05 Hybrid |
Nicky | Hayden | 2006 MotoGP champion and current Superbike World Championship | Riding a Honda RC213V |
Mark | Higgins | Three-time British Rally Champion ('97, '05, '06) | Driving his Isle of Man record-holding Subaru Impreza |
James | Hillier | Isle of Man TT winner 2013, current lightweight TT lap record holder | Riding his TT Kawasaki ZX-10R |
Lee | Holman | Legendary American owner of NASCAR, drag-racing, rally and sportscar team Holman-Moody Racing | Driving a 1963 NASCAR Ford Galaxie |
Sir Chris | Hoy | Britain's most successful Olympian ever, with 6 cycling gold medals, 2015 ELMS LMP3 Champion, now Nissan LMP2 driver | Driving the Ligier-Nissan JSP2 LMP2 car |
Nico | Hulkenburg | Current Formula 1 driver with Force India, 2015 Le Mans winner in Porsche 919 Hybrid | Driving a Sunbeam Land Speed Record car on the hill |
Freddie | Hunt | James Hunt's son and current Euro NASCAR racer | Will be here to celebrate 40 years since his father's F1 World Championship |
Tom | Hunt | James Hunt's son | Will be here to celebrate 40 years since his father's F1 World Championship |
Jean-Pierre | Jabouille | Two-time Grand Prix winner with Renault | Driving a 1977 Renault F1 car |
Tony | Jardine | Former F1 pundit and pit reporter | Forest Rally Stage commentator |
Andrew | Jordan | 2013 BTCC champion, Junior British Rallycross Champion | Driving his BTCC Ford Focus and an Audi S1 EKS RX |
Jordan | King | Current GP2 driver and Formula 1 development driver with Manor Racing. | Driving a Vuhl 05 in the Supercar run |
Ian | King | Nine-time European Top Fuel drag bike champion | Riding his drag bike up the hill |
Bobby | Labonte | Current NASCAR Driver and '00 Winston Cup Series Winner, '01 IROC champion | Driving a 1972 NASCAR Dodge Charger |
Jari-Matti | Latvala | Most successful rally driver to not win a championship, current VW works driver | Driving his VW Polo R WRC on hill and rally stage |
Ellen | Lohr | DTM race winner and current Dakar rally driver | Driving a racing Mercedes Truck up the hill |
Andre | Lotterer | 2012 World Endurance Champion, three-time Le Mans winner, two-time Super GT champion, 2011 Formula Nippon champion | Driving up the hill |
Alex | Lowes | Current WSBK rider, 2013 BSB champion | Riding his current WSBK bike |
Klaus | Ludwig | Master of touring cars and sportscars with championships in DRM, Le Mans, DTM and FIA GT | Driving a Mercedes DTM car on the hill |
James | Martin | TV chef, Mini enthusiast and Revival racer | Riding an Energica bike on the hill and a Mini on the Rally Stage |
Nick | Mason | Pink Floyd drummer and legendary classic car fanatic | Driving an Auto Union Type C |
Jochen | Mass | '70s Formula 1 legend and sports car Champion | Driving an RS2600 up the hill |
John | McGuinness | 23-time Isle of Man TT winner, second most successful TT rider ever, has a corner named after him on the course | Riding the Mugen Shinden electric TT bike |
Arturo | Merzario | Former F1 driver, finished 2nd at Le Mans in 1973 in a Ferrari 312B | Driving up the hill |
Sammy | Miller | Two-time European Trials Champion and motorcycle museum owner | Riding two bikes from his collection – Crescent GP and Norton Lowboy |
Andy | Middlehurst | '90s BTCC privateer, finished 9th overall in 1991, multiple Revival winner | Driving a Lotus 43 on the hill |
Adam | Morgan | BTCC race winner with WIX Racing | Driving his BTCC Mercedes A-Class in the BTCC Shootout |
Sir Stirling | Moss | Arguably Britain's greatest racing driver with 16 F1 wins and 12 in World Sportscars | |
Matt | Neal | Three-time BTCC Champion ('05, '06 and '11) | Driving his Honda Civic Type-R in the BTCC Shootout |
Michael | Neeves | MCN road tester | Riding a BMW S1000RR |
Adrian | Newey | Legendary F1 engineer, designed 10 championship cars with winning Williams, McLaren and Red Bull cars | Driving 2008 Toro Rosso that took Vettel to his first GP victory |
Jolyon | Palmer | Renault F1 driver, 2014 GP2 champion | Driving the Renault Sport E20 up the hill |
Riccardo | Patrese | Former F1 driver, 6 wins and finished 2nd overall in 1992 | Driving the Brabham BT52 in the BMW Centenary display |
Charles | Pic | Former Marussia and Caterham F1 driver, also competed in Formula E, finishing 4th in first ever FE race | Driving the Formula E car up the hill |
Emanuele | Pirro | Five-time Le Mans winner with Audi, two times ALMS champion also with Audi | Driving a Porsche 908/3 on the hill |
Jason | Plato | Two-time BTCC champion. Most wins in BTCC history | Driving his Team BMR Subaru Levorg in the BTCC Shootout |
Andy | Priaulx | Current WEC driver with Ford, European Touring Car Champion, three times WTCC champiopn | Driving up the hill |
Scott | Pruett | Former CART, NASCAR, V8 Supercars, and Le Mans racer, winner of the 2014 | Driving the Lexus RC-F GT3 up the hill |
Jean | Ragnotti | WRC winner of three rallies | Driving the Renault 5 Maxi Turbo up the hill in Ultimate Rally Cars |
Roberto | Ravaglia | Touring car legend – 1987 WTCC, 85/86 ETCC, 89 DTM, 90/91/92 Italian Touring car Champion, 2 Spa 24hr wins, 2 N24 wins. ROAL Motorsport boss | Driving a 2012 DTM BMW |
Phil | Read | Legendary Grand Prix motorcycle racer goes by the name of 'the Prince of Speed' | Riding a Suzuki XR35 RG500 |
Brian | Redman | Legend of sportscar racing winning the Targa Florio, 12 Hours of Sebring (twice) and the Spa-Francorchamps 1,000km | Driving a Porsche 917 Can-Am car |
Anthony | Reid | Veteran of sports and touring car racing, finished 2nd in BTCC in 1998 and 2000 | |
Nico | Rosberg | Current Mercedes-AMG F1 driver | Driving the Mercedes W05 Hybrid |
Vern | Schuppan | 1983 Le Mans winner, finished on the podium a further three times. | |
Bruno | Senna | Former F1 driver with Hispania, Lotus and Williams, current Formula E driver with Mahindra | Driving the McLaren P1 GTR up the hill in the Supercar Run |
Gordon | Shedden | Two-time and current BTCC champion | Driving his Honda Civic Type-R in the BTCC Shootout |
Freddie | Sheene | Barry Sheene's son | Riding one of his father's GP bikes and BTCC Toyota Supra |
Mike | Skinner | 1995 NASCAR Truck Series Champion | Driving one of his Toyota Tundra NASCAR trucks |
Steve | Soper | Major touring and sportscar driver winning 24 hours of Nürburgring and Spa, BTCC Legend | Driving a 1997 McLaren F1 GTR Longtail |
Freddie | Spencer | 'Fast Freddie' won both 250cc and 500cc GP Championships in 1985 | |
Sir Jackie | Stewart | Three-time F1 World Champion - 1969, 1971 and 1973 | Driving a Lotus 43 and Lola T70 Spyder on the hill |
Marc | Surer | Former F1 driver with Ensign, ATS, Theodore, Arrows and Brabham. Won the 1979 F2 championship | |
John | Surtees | The only person to win Motorcycle and Formula 1 World Championships | Driving a Lola T70 Spyder |
Ashley | Sutton | Current BTCC Driver, 2015 Renault Clio Cup UK winner | Driving the Triple Eight Racing MG6 in the BTCC Shootout |
Tom | Sykes | 2013 World Superbike champion. Current rider with Kawasaki | Riding a Kawasaki ZX10R in race livery |
Dave | Thorpe | Three-time world motorcross champion | |
Sam | Tordoff | Current BTCC Driver and former Porsche Supercup and Carrera Cup GB driver. | Driving the WSR BMW 125i M-Sport in the BTCC Shootout |
Darren | Turner | Current FIA WEC driver, two-time winner of Le Mans (GT1 Class - 2007 and 2008), former BTCC, Formula 1 test and DTM driver | Driving the Aston Martin Vulcan on Saturday and Sunday |
Oliver | Webb | 2010 British Formula 3 champion, 2014 ELMS Champion, WEC driver | Driving a BAC Mono in Race Cars for the Road |
Mad Mike | Whiddett | Red Bull backed drifing legend | Drifting his Mazda RX7 up the hill |
Susie | Wolff | Ex-Williams Test driver, DTM, formula 3 and Formula renault driver | Driving a Mercedes 300 SLS on the hill |
Toto | Wolff | Executive director of Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula 1 team | Will be here with the Mercedes F1 Team |
Franz | Wurz | Three-time Euro Rallycross champion ('74, '76 and '82) | Driving his 1976 championship winning Lancia Stratos up the hill |
Alex | Wurz | F1 from 97-07, two-time Le Mans winner | Driving his father's 1976 championship winning Lancia Stratos up the hill |
Alex | Zanardi | Former F1 driver, double Indycar champion and now Paralympic cycling champion | Driving a BMW Z4 GT3 |
Jeff | Zwart | Multiple Pikes Peak winner, also known for commercial campaigns with Porsche, BMW, Cadillac, GM, Hyundai and Ford |
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