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Goodwood Trophy highlights

The Goodwood Trophy was preceded by a torrential downpour on Saturday morning, which made for treacherous track conditions at the start of the race as Ian Baxter lead the field away from pole position. He didn’t stay there for long though, because David Morris in his ERA B-Type made the best start from the middle of the front row to take the lead on the run towards Madgwick.

Patrick Blakeney-Edwards at the wheel of his Frazer Nash ‘Fane’ Monoposto was a lively figure as he too made a bright start from the inside of the third row. He was up to fourth by the time they approached St. Mary’s for the first time amongst the spray.

The lead changed again as Mark Gillies crept underneath Morris under braking for Woodcote, and he set about attempting to pull away in his ERA A-Type. Morris and Blakeney-Edwards were not about to let that happen, however, and the pair fought hard to keep Gillies in sight. Too hard in the case of Morris, who found the wall to bring out the safety car as the conditions continued to cause problems for the entire field.

Big gains were made further back, particularly by Andrew Willis in the stunning blue Maserati 8CTF. He put in a stellar drive that eventually saw him climb into the podium places ahead of Baxter, who struggled to maintain speed in his Alta 61 IS.

All eyes remained on the battle for the lead, though, as Blakeney-Edwards gave it everything to overthrow Gillies. But the ERA proved a little too comfortable out in front, and Gillies held on to take the chequered flag in the first race of Saturday here at the 2025 Goodwood Revival.

Race photography by Pete Summers, Charlie Brenninkmeijer and Rob Cooper.

Goodwood Trophy Official Practice

Few races at Revival are more fascinating than the Goodwood Trophy, which pays homage to the origins of motorsport at the Motor Circuit as pre-war machines were pulled from their sheds and returned to the racetrack as the world sought to recover in the wake of World War II.

After a slow build up as these incredible cars got up to temperature, it was Richard Bradley in his Maserati 4CL who set the early pace ahead of David Morris in the leading ERA B-type. The seven-time Goodwood Trophy winner Mark Gillies was in the hunt too at the wheel of the ERA A-type.

Ian Baxter was on the move in the final ten minutes as he climbed his green Alta 61 IS up into second place, just two tenths of a second behind provisional pole sitter Bradley. Patrick Blakeney-Edwards meanwhile was challenging for a place in the top five in his Frazer Nash Monoposto.

But with a clear track in front of him, it was Baxter who found more pace to snatch pole position with a final lap time of 1:32.606. Bradley was forced to settle for second place after a late yellow flag curtailed any additional progress, with Morris rounding out the front row.

Official Practice photography by Rob Cooper.

Goodwood Trophy grid (Top 15)

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Photography by Toby Whales and Pete Summers.