Goodwood Festival of Speed 2016
Race
The Goodwood Festival of Speed is an annual hill climb featuring historic motor racing vehicles held in the grounds of Goodwood House, West Sussex, England, in late June or early July; the event is scheduled to avoid clashing with the Formula One season, enabling fans to see F1 machines as well as cars and motorbikes from motor racing history climb the hill.
The Goodwood Festival of Speed 2016 was held June 23-26 at Goodwood House and the 9-turn, 1.16-mile Goodwood hill climb in West Sussex, England.
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MoreThe Goodwood Festival of Speed is an annual hill climb featuring historic motor racing vehicles held in the grounds of Goodwood House, West Sussex, England, in late June or early July; the event is scheduled to avoid clashing with the Formula One season, enabling fans to see F1 machines as well as cars and motorbikes from motor racing history climb the hill.
The Goodwood Festival of Speed 2016 was held June 23-26 at Goodwood House and the 9-turn, 1.16-mile Goodwood hill climb in West Sussex, England.
Late June traditionally sees Goodwood basking in warm sunshine for the annual Festival, however the summer sun only made the occasional appearance this year, with the rain creating a few challenges. The wet weather couldn’t dampen the spirits of the sell-out 200,000 plus Festival of Speed crowd though, with enthusiasts relishing the sights and sounds of more than 500 competition cars, motorcycles and supercars attacking the challenging Goodwood hillclimb.
The theme for this year’s event, “Full Throttle – The Endless Pursuit of Power”, honoured the most powerful competition cars and motorcycles from the history of motor sport, and the heroic drivers and riders who tamed them. As the embodiment of the theme, Formula 1 great James Hunt was rightfully celebrated at the Festival. Examples of every significant car Hunt raced during his career were on the grounds of Goodwood House, including the Surtees, Hesketh, McLaren and Wolf cars he raced in Formula 1, plus touring, sports and junior formulae cars, and even his beloved A35 road car. Hunt’s sons Freddie and Tom never got to see their father race, but the former took to the wheel of the McLaren-Cosworth M23 which James drove during his championship-winning year.
The 2016 Goodwood Festival of Speed also celebrated the 100th anniversary of BMW, the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 and marked 50 years since the inaugural Can-Am Series for sports prototypes. BMW celebrated its centenary with cars ranging from the pre-war 328 Mille Miglia Touring Coupe to a BMW-engined Brabham F1 car. BMW drivers in attendance include the likes of Marc Surer, Harald Grohs, Johnny Cecotto, Yannick Dalmas and the irrepressible Allesandro Zanardi.
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