The racing action is underway at the 2025 Goodwood Revival, and the first winners of the weekend have already been crowned on Friday evening. With tricky conditions set to dominate proceedings over the next two days, the form books from Friday’s Official Practice sessions can be thrown completely out of the window. We’re in for a dramatic and unpredictable Saturday of historic racing.
The Freddie March Memorial Trophy returned to its traditional place as the opening act of the Revival’s race schedule and Saturday morning will see the programme continue in earnest. The Goodwood Trophy begins at 09:35, and from there we’ll be treated to a barrage of historic motorsport. You can keep up to date with all the results as they happen right here on GRR.
Changeable conditions on Friday evening made for a dramatic finish in the Freddie March Memorial Trophy, but fortunately for eventual race winners Jenson Button and Alex Buncombe they’d made hay while the sun shone to extend a huge lead over the rest of the field that Buncombe was able to maintain as the rain began to fall. The #38 C-Type ended up winning by more than a minute ahead of the pairings of Sam Hancock and Theo Hunt and Jake Hill and Jack Rawles.
Position |
Drivers |
Car |
1 |
Jenson Button / Alex Buncombe |
1952 Jaguar C-Type |
2 |
Sam Hancock / Theo Hunt |
1953 HWM-Jaguar |
3 |
Jake Hill / Jack Rawles |
1955 Austin-Healey 100S |
4 |
Nigel Webb / Chris Ward |
1952 Jaguar C-Type |
5 |
Romain Dumas / Bill Shepherd |
1957 Ford Thunderbird ‘Battlebird’ |
Goodwood’s origin story begins with the Goodwood Trophy, and it remains a crowd favourite of the Revival weekend as a field of pre-war Grand Prix and Voiturette cars take to the Motor Circuit. This year’s race was struck by a downpour of rain that left an awful lot of standing water for this field of extremely brave and talented drivers to navigate, and there was no-one better out there than Mark Gillies, who was imperious in his ERA A-Type. He led home the punchy Patrick Blakeney-Edwards, who fought through to second from sixth on the grid, by a little under two seconds, while Andy Willis in the Maserati 8CTF completed the podium.
Position |
Drivers |
Car |
1 |
Mark Gillies |
ERA A-Type R3A |
2 |
Patrick Blakeney-Edwards |
Frazer Nash ‘Fane’ Monoposto |
3 |
Andy Willis |
Maserati 8CTF |
4 |
Michael Gans |
ERA B-Type R1B |
5 |
Ian Baxter |
Alta 61 IS |
It was similarly damp for the first part of this year’s Barry Sheene Memorial Trophy, the Revival’s annual motorcycle race. This year it features a field made up mainly of bikes from the 1960s, a mix of Norton Manx and Matchless G50 machines interspersed with BMWs, a Triumph Daytona and a Hansen Honda CR450. On a rain-soaked Motor Circuit it was a real challenge for all riders, but it was Billy McConnell who made a lightning start as he took the lead on the opening lap from seventh on the grid. From there he never really looked back, and handed over to his team-mate Tony Perkin to take the chequered flag.
Position |
Riders |
Bike |
1 |
Perkin / McConnell |
Norton Manx |
2 |
English / Plater |
Matchless G50 |
3 |
Russell / Pirro |
Norton Manx |
4 |
Hornby / Dunlop |
Norton Manx |
5 |
Parker / Johnston |
Norton Manx 30M |
The second part of the Barry Sheene Memorial Trophy got underway in far more favourable conditions than Saturday’s race, but the action was no less entertaining as we enjoyed several fantastic battles at the front of the field between several talented riders. The pairing of Dan Jackson and James Hillier earned a great victory after breaking clear of a race-long battle with the Taylor/Haslam and English/Plater bikes.
Position |
Riders |
Bike |
1 |
Jackson / Hillier |
Matchless G50 |
2 |
Taylor / Haslam |
Norton Manx |
3 |
English / Plater |
Matchless G50 |
4 |
Russell / Pirro |
Norton Manx |
5 |
Higlett / Laverty |
Norton Manx |
Position |
Riders |
Bike |
1 |
English / Plater |
Matchless G50 |
2 |
Perkin / McConnell |
Norton Manx |
3 |
Russell / Pirro |
Norton Manx |
4 |
Jackson / Hillier |
Matchless G50 |
5 |
Parker / Johnston |
Norton Manx 30M |
The sub-3.0-litre sportscars of the early-mid 1960s were a joy to watch on Saturday, injecting some much-needed colour to proceedings after a grey start to the day. The track surface remained wet as the race got underway with these wonderfully nimble cars slithering and sliding their way around the Motor Circuit. William Nuthall was ever present at the front of the field and saw off the pressure of both Olly Birkett and Max Bartell to eventually claim victory with the help of a fortuitously timed red flag.
Position |
Drivers |
Car |
1 |
William Nuthall |
Elva-BMW Mk7 S |
2 |
Max Bartell |
Elva-BMW Mk7 S |
3 |
Wolfgang Henseler |
Lotus-Ford 23C |
4 |
Andrew Hibberd |
Lotus-Ford 23 |
5 |
Benn Tilley |
Lotus-Ford 23B |
This year’s St. Mary’s Trophy presented by Motul featured more A-list motorsport stars than ever, and the action on track during Saturday’s VIP heat duly delivered a barnstorming contest between drivers who are still as competitive as ever. Tom Kristensen was the headline performer at the wheel of the enormous Ford Thunderbird, as he emerged victorious from a thrilling race-long battle with Steve Soper in the similarly huge Ford Fairlane. The two were in a class of their own at the front, while Andrew Jordan came home best of the Austin A40s as he just barely saw off the challenge of Tom Ingram to complete the podium.
Position |
Drivers |
Car |
1 |
Tom Kristensen |
Ford Thunderbird |
2 |
Steve Soper |
Ford Fairlane |
3 |
Andrew Jordan |
Austin A40 |
4 |
Tom Ingram |
Austin A40 |
5 |
Jake Hill |
Austin A40 |
The final race of the 2025 Goodwood Revival was the second part of the St. Mary’s Trophy, and this time it was the turn of the car owners to get their time behind the wheel and follow up on the efforts of their VIP team-mates. Alex Thistlethwayte in his Ford Fairlane stole a march on the field at the start but couldn’t hold on as he was overrun by a flurry of Jaguar Mk1s. James Dorlin completed an excellent drive to claim the win, ahead of Chris Ward and Grant Williams. Nick Swift put on a clinic of wet-weather driving in his Mini to climb from 16th to fourth.
Position |
Driver |
Car |
1 |
James Dorlin |
Lister-Jaguar Mk1 |
2 |
Chris Ward |
Jaguar Mk1 |
3 |
Grant Williams |
Jaguar Mk1 |
4 |
Nick Swift |
Austin Mini |
5 |
Cameron Jackson |
Jaguar Mk1 |
Position |
Driver |
Car |
1 |
Shedden / Ward |
Jaguar Mk1 |
2 |
Brundle / Dorlin |
Lister-Jaguar Mk1 |
3 |
Soper / Thistlethwayte |
Ford Fairlane |
4 |
Kristensen / Shepherd |
Ford Thunderbird |
5 |
Jordan / Jordan |
Austin A40 |
In terms of pure entertainment value, the Fordwater Trophy for production sports and GT cars from the mid-1960s delivered in spades. Andrew Smith kept his cool despite a chasing horde of energetic Lotus Elan 26Rs to claim a brilliant if uneventful victory, but it was the battle behind that kept us all on the edge of our seats from start to finish. Michael O’Brien took second place, leading home a close gaggle of three Elans which saw Maxwell Lynn take third.
Position |
Drivers |
Car |
1 |
Andrew Smith |
Porsche 904 Carrera GTS |
2 |
Michael O’Brien |
Lotus Elan 26R Shapecraft |
3 |
Maxwell Lynn |
Lotus Elan 26R |
4 |
Martin Stretton |
Lotus Elan 26R |
5 |
Roger Wills |
Lotus Elan 26R Shapecraft |
If bareboned savagery is more up your street, then the Whitsun Trophy is the race for you. By Saturday afternoon the rain had made way for bright sunshine, and these sports-racing prototypes of the 1960s unleashed thousands of horsepower as the flag dropped. Much of the race was dominated by the enthralling battle for the lead between the Lola T70 Spyders of Nick Padmore and Alex Brundle. The pair were nose-to-tail for the best part of 16 laps until Padmore suffered a mechanical fault and was forced to retire. That left Brundle in the clear to claim his first ever victory at the Revival at thunderous speed, finishing at an average of 104.41mph.
Position |
Drivers |
Car |
1 |
Alex Brundle |
Lola-Chevrolet T70 Spyder |
2 |
Miles Griffiths |
McLaren-Chevrolet M1A |
3 |
Oliver Bryant |
Lola-Chevrolet T70 Spyder |
4 |
Phil Keen |
Porsche 910 |
5 |
John Spiers |
McLaren-Chevrolet M1B |
It was a chaotic start to the Stirling Moss Memorial Trophy. An early red flag brought the race to a halt, and we lost the #12 Austin Healey on the subsequent green flag lap to an engine fire, but when the race finally did get underway it was Richard Kent leading James Cottingham in an E-type one-two. Cars would eventually drop out of the race, however, which opened the door for the resurgent AC Cobra of Matthew Holme and Andrew Jordan to claim the victory by a huge margin over Dario Franchitti and Gregor Fisken in second place.
Position |
Drivers |
Car |
1 |
Jordan / Holme |
Shelby Cobra |
2 |
Franchitti / Fisken |
Shelby Cobra 260 |
3 |
Buurman / Van Der Lof |
Ferrari 250 GT SWB/C |
4 |
Greensall / Spiers |
Shelby Cobra 260 |
5 |
Dixon / Maton |
Jaguar E-type |
Diminutive front-engined Formula Juniors got the final day of the 2025 Goodwood Revival off to an exciting start as Stuart Roach and Ray Mallock went head-to-head in this year’s edition of the Chichester Cup. Roach made the better start from the middle of the front row, and in the kind of conditions the Alexis driver excels in he began to pull away. Mallock could do nothing to respond, and had to settle for second with Adrian Russell’s Condor completing the podium places.
Position |
Driver |
Car |
1 |
Stuart Roach |
Alexis-Ford Mk2 |
2 |
Ray Mallock |
U2-Ford Mk2 |
3 |
Adrian Russell |
Condor-Ford S2 |
4 |
Joe Colasacco |
OSCA-Fiat Formula Junior |
5 |
Alex Morton |
Apache-Fiat Formula Junior |
Stunning 1950s sportscars were next up, the perennial battle between Lotus 15s, Jaguar D-Types and Tojeiros continued with no shortage of verve after a close-run Official Practice session on Friday. Pole sitter Olly Bryant dropped out of the top ten after he made terrible start but quickly set about his recovery. He was aided by the Scarab of spinning on its own oil, which not only opened the door for him to climb to fourth, but also brought out the red flag to reset the field on the grid. Bryant was unstoppable after the restart, and drove to a brilliant victory on track ahead of Chris Ward’s D-Type and James Wood’s Lotus 15. Bryant's car was found to have contravened regulations in the aftermath, however, which subsequently passed the win to Ward.
Position |
Driver |
Car |
1 |
Chris Ward |
Jaguar D-Type ‘long-nose’ |
2 |
James Wood |
Lotus-Climax 15 |
3 |
James Cottingham |
Tojeiro-Jaguar |
4 |
Bonamy Grimes |
Lotus-Climax 15 |
5 |
Gary Pearson |
Jaguar D-Type 'long-nose' |
Three days of preparation came to a head for a grid of 29 stunning GT and prototype cars as they got underway with the threat of heavy rain looming. Olly Bryant made hay while the sun attempted to shine and led comfortably during the opening laps until a red flag brought proceedings to a halt. By the time the race restarted the rain had arrived, and it was the Jaguar E-types of Rob Huff and Tom Ingram that excelled in treacherous conditions. Huff looked set for victory, only for a penalty to scupper his chances as Ingram inherited the win after a classic edition of the RAC TT Celebration.
Position |
Driver |
Car |
1 |
Ingram / Kent |
Jaguar E-type FHC |
2 |
Huff / Bentley |
Jaguar E-type ‘semi-lightweight’ |
3 |
Priaulx / Wakeman |
Lister-Jaguar ‘Costin’ |
4 |
Tetley / Buncombe |
Shelby Cobra |
5 |
Shedden / Assam |
AC Cobra |
The rain was set in for the rest of the afternoon here at Goodwood, which meant the remaining races would be fraught with jeopardy, and the Glover Trophy was certainly that. None of the top three on the grid were able to convert their starting positions into a podium finish, and it was instead a brilliant display by Stuart Hall at the wheel of a Lotus 21 who prevailed ahead of Ben Mitchell’s Cooper T56 and Kyle Tilley’s Gilby Type B.
Position |
Driver |
Car |
1 |
Stuart Hall |
Lotus-Climax 21 |
2 |
Ben Mitchell |
Cooper-Climax T56 |
3 |
Kyle Tilley |
Gilby-Climax Type B |
4 |
Lukas Halusa |
Brabham-Climax BT7 |
5 |
Mark Shaw |
Lotus-Climax 21 |
A rolling start got the Richmond & Gordon Trophies off to a quick start as Sam Wilson held onto the lead ahead of Rudi Friedrichs and Andy Willis, who snuck ahead of Will Nuthall before Madgwick Corner. Willis continued his progress to eventually prevail as the winner ahead of Nuthall, who try as he might could not muster enough speed to catch the BRM in his Cooper T53 ‘lowline’. Friedrichs in his T53 rounded out the podium places a long way back.
Position |
Driver |
Car |
1 |
Andy Willis |
BRM P48 |
2 |
William Nuthall |
Cooper-Climax T53 ‘lowline’ |
3 |
Rudi Friedrichs |
Cooper-Climax T53 ‘lowline’ |
4 |
Richard Wilson |
Ferrari 246 F1 Dino |
5 |
John Spiers |
Maserati 250F |
This year's Settrington Cup presented by Ralph Lauren was one of the most exciting we've ever seen take place on the start-finish line at the Revival. Part 1 saw Dylan Turner get off to a lightning start, and he held a three-second gap from start to finish to claim the first Austin J40 pedal car victory of the weekend. Ella Barmettler followed him over the line, with Huge Upward completing the podium.
Position |
Driver |
Car |
1 |
Dylan Turner |
Austin J40 |
2 |
Ella Barmettler |
Austin J40 |
3 |
Hugo Upward |
Austin J40 |
4 |
Charlton Jowsey |
Austin J40 |
5 |
Leo Giordaelli |
Austin J40 |
The excitement continued on Sunday, as part two of the Revival's pedal car extravaganza was one of the closest in recent memory. Devon Isabel Baker made a bright start, but was chased all the way by Charlie Buncombe who tried desperately to take the lead. Try as he might, he couldn't quite muster the speed in his legs, and it was Baker who took the win by just seven tenths of a second. Cyrus Majzub completed the top three.
Position |
Driver |
Car |
1 |
Dylan Turner |
Austin J40 |
2 |
Ella Barmettler |
Austin J40 |
3 |
Hugo Upward |
Austin J40 |
4 |
Charlton Jowsey |
Austin J40 |
5 |
Leo Giordaelli |
Austin J40 |
Position |
Driver |
Car |
1 |
Cyrus Majzub |
Austin J40 |
2 |
George Mackay |
Austin J40 |
3 |
Dylan Turner |
Austin J40 |
4 |
Charlie Rhodes |
Austin J40 |
5 |
Charlie Buncombe |
Austin J40 |
Photography by Drew Gibson.
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