Video: 2025 Richmond & Gordon Trophies full race | Goodwood Revival

14th October 2025

Russell Campbell

The Richmond & Gordon Trophies race at the 2025 Goodwood Revival once again brought to life a remarkable era in Grand Prix racing, when the dominance of the front-engined machines was finally challenged by the nimble, revolutionary mid-engined cars of the late 1950s.

But this year it wasn’t just history on display — the atrocious weather made the biggest impact on the event.

The race began under the watchful eye of Goodwood’s Jaguar E-Type safety car, the circuit looking more like a river than a racetrack with standing water pooling in nearly every braking zone. By the time the safety car peeled away, drivers were left with treacherous traction and visibility reduced to near-zero by walls of spray.

What followed was a gripping showcase of driver skill, mechanical contrast and sheer bravery.

The front-engined icons —cars like the Ferrari 246 Dino F1 and Maserati 250F — fought hard against physics, squirming under power with their drivers perched on their car’s rear axle, while the mid-engined revolutionaries of the BRM P48s, Cooper-Climax T43s and Lotus 18s revealed just how far technology had leapt in only a few short years.

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Swapping traditional wire wheels for lightweight magnesium alloys and large wooden-rimmed steering wheels for smaller, leather-bound counterparts, these latter machines were sharper, lighter, and more responsive. Yet even they were not immune to the conditions, showing their propensity for sudden snap oversteer in the wet. The juxtaposition couldn’t have been clearer.

Over 25 cars, some of the most beautiful machines ever built, battled through 13 relentless laps. And despite the chaos, the field finished remarkably intact, a testament to the skill and respect among the drivers.

As one grinning podium finisher summed up at the end of the race: “If [in these conditions] you don’t feel like you’re going off at every corner, you’re not trying hard enough.”

Here’s all the action from one of the most challenging races the Motor Circuit has ever hosted.