Video: 2024 Sussex Trophy Full Race | Goodwood Revival

07th September 2024

Ethan Jupp

The Sussex Trophy is our Revival race opener and one of the prettiest races on the roster in terms of the cars. The lineup comprises world championship sportscars that raced from 1955 to 1960, featuring everything from Lotus 15s, to Jaguar D-Types, to Listers, Coopers and more.

After a washout qualifying on a rain-soaked circuit, nobody really knew what to expect once the cars took to a drier, if cooler, circuit in the evening for the one-hour, two-driver thrash. While the top seven were very closely bunched in terms of qualifying pace, vastly evolved grip conditions were sure to shake things up.

The race itself proved to be bitterly fought by the high starters, trading places back and forth. All the while, Andrew Smith was cutting his way up the order from ninth to reach third by the two-minute mark. Come the changeover, it was up to Oli Bryant to stroke it home.

Watch the full spectacular race, as the sun sets over the first day of Revival, here.