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Goodwood Festival of Speed 2017 Who’s driving what? A veritable ‘who’s who’ of motorsport legends.

Festival of Speed | Press Article 17/04/24

Goodwood is thrilled to announce the incredible list of drivers and riders who will be tearing up the hallowed Goodwood Hillclimb at this year’s Goodwood’s Festival of Speed presented by Mastercard, and here presents the mighty machinery they’ll be driving and riding too:

 

 

Rauno

Aaltonen

The "rally professor", 1965 European Rally Champion

Driving a Morris Mini Cooper on the Forest Rally Stage

Jonny

Adam

Last weekend’s Le Mans winner and reigning British GT Champion

Driving the Aston Martin Vantage GTE in the GT3 Shootout

Giacomo

Agostini

15-time Motorcycle Grand Prix World Champion

Riding an MV Agusta

Bruce

Anstey

12-time TT winner, first rider to lap the Mountain Course at 132mph

Riding the 2017 Padgetts Honda Superbike

Rene

Arnoux

Formula 1® race winner

Driving the 1977 Renault RS01

Roland

Asch

Former DTM driver, finishing runner up in 1988 and 1993

Driving a range of classic Mercedes cars

Rowan

Atkinson

Actor & Comedian most well known for playing Mr Bean

Cartier Judge

Derek

Bell

Five-time Le Mans 24hr winner

Driving the Ferrari 166 Dino F2, Bentley Continental Supersport in Batch 6 and a Surtees TS7 in the Surtees Tribute

Olivier

Beretta

Former Formula 1 and Le Mans driver

Driving the Ferrari 641

Ed

Berrier

Second-generation NASCAR Driver

Driving a 2016 Chevrolet SS NASCAR

Steve

Biagioni

Professional Drifter, 2009 British Champion

Competing in the drift competition

Sam

Bird

Ferrari WEC driver and DS Virgin Racing Formula E driver

Driving Ferraris

Valtteri

Bottas

Current Mercedes Formula 1 driver

Driving for Mercedes

Kenny

Brack

1998 IndyCar Series winner and 1999 Indy 500 winner

Driving the Lanzante McLaren P1 LM in the Supercar run

Ross

Brawn

Formula 1 Team Principal, director and engineer for 3 championship winning teams (Benetton, Ferrari and Brawn)

Cartier Judge

Martin

Brundle

1990 Le Mans winner, Formula 1 driver and commentator

Will be in action on the Hill

Bronwyn

Burrell

Competed in 1970 London-Mexico World Cup Rally

Driving an Austin Maxi on the Rally Stage - the very same car she drove in 1970

James

Calado

Ferrari WEC driver

Driving Ferraris

Alan

Cathcart

Veteran road racer and award-winning motorcycle journalist

Riding a Bianchi GP

Tom

Cave

Competes in the WRC DMACK Cup

Driving a Hyundai i20 R5 on the Rally Stage

Karun

Chandhok

Former Formula 1 driver for Lotus and Hispania Racing, as well as Red Bull Test driver, currently competing in Formula E

Driving a Williams FW08B and FW14B

Rob

Collard

BTCC race winner

Driving for BMW in the Supercar run

Troy

Corser

2005 World Superbike champion

Riding Michael Dunlop's 2014 Superbike TT-winining BMW S1000RR

Maria

Costello

First woman to stand on the podium at an Isle of Man motorcycling event - 2005 Manx GP

Riding her LCR F2 sidecar outfit

Paul

Dallenbach

Multiple Pikes Peak champion

Driving his Dallenbach PVA Special

Nyck

de Vries

GP3 driver, FRenault 2.0 Eurocup/Alps champion in 2014, 3rd in FRenault 3.5 in 2015

Driving the McLaren MP4/6 & M8F

James

Deane

Five-time European Drift Champion

Competing in Drift competition

Liam

Doran

Rallycross driver, winner of European Rallycross events

Driving the Ford RS200 Pikes Peak

Pat

Doran

Four-time British Rallycross Champion, European Rallycross round winner

Driving the Ford RS200 Evo

William

Dunlop

4-time North West 200 winner, 7-time Ulster GP winner.

Riding his TT Yamahas and his dad's Rotary Norton

Michael

Dunlop

14-time TT winner, 5-time North West 200 winner, 6-time Ulster GP winner.

Riding his TT Superstock bike and dad's Rotary Norton

Kerry

Earnhardt

Former NASCAR driver, eldest son of seven-time champion Dale

Driving a 2000 Chevrolet Monte Carlo

Emerson

Fittipaldi

2-time Formula 1 world champion, 2-time Indy 500 winner and CART championship winner

Driving a McLaren M23

Wilson

Fittipaldi

Former Formula 1 driver and team owner

Will be in action on the Hill

Patrick

Friesacher

Former Formula 1 driver and Festival favourite

Driving the Red Bull NASCAR

Pierre

Gasly

GP2 driver and Reserve driver for Red Bull Racing. 2014 FRenault 3.5 runner up

Driving the Red Bull Racing RB7 up the hill

Marc

Gené

2009 24LM winner, Former Minardi & Williams F1 driver and Ferrari test driver

Driving the Ferrari F60

Vaughn

Gittin Jr

2010 Formula Drift Champion

Competing in the drift competition

Bill

Goldberg

Wrestling legend

Driving a Toyota Tundra

Stuart

Graham

Only post-war winner of TT races on both two and four wheels

Driving a Chevrolet Camaro and riding the Honda RC116

Mick

Grant

7-time TT winner

Riding an MV Agusta

Mattie

Griffin

Professional stunt rider

Wowing crowds on his BMW F800R

James

Grint

Rupert Grint's brother

All new Mitsubishi Mirage RX

Kalle

Grundel

Former WRC driver, took his one and only podium on his debut rally in 1977

Driving a Ford RS200 on the Hill

David

Hailwood

Son of Mike "The Bike" Hailwood

Riding his dad's old TT machine up the hill

Nick

Heidfeld

Goodwood Hillclimb record holder

Taking on the clock in the Mahindra Formula E car

Mark

Higgins

3-time British Rally Champion ('97, '05, '06)

Tackling the hill in the Prodrive Subaru WRX

Damon

Hill

1996 Formula 1 World Champion

Driving a Noble in the Michelin Supercar Run and a Tyrrell 003. Will also be a part of the Surtees Tribute and the Bernie Ecclestone & Williams celebrations.

Derek

Hill

Son of 1961 World Champion, Phil Hill

Driving the Ferrari 156 Sharknose

James

Hillier

Isle of Man TT winner

Riding his Kawasaki TT bike up the hill

Mikko

Hirvonen

Former WRC driver, finished 2nd in 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012

Driving the MINI Countryman R60 Dakar

Gareth

Howell

BTCC race winner

Driving McLarens up the hill in Batch 6

Chris

Ingram

Factory Opel ERC driver, in 2012 he became the only rally driver to ever win the MSA Young Driver of the Year Award

Taking his Opel Adam R2 around the Rally Stage

Tony

Jardine

Former Formula 1 pundit and pit reporter

Forest Rally Stage commentator

Gary

Johnson

2-time Isle of Man TT winner

Riding a collection of Triumphs up the hill

Billy

Johnson

Ford WEC driver

Driving the Ford Mustang GT4

Alan

Jones

1980 Formula 1 World Champion

Will be driving the Williams FW06 in the Williams celebration

Carmen

Jorda

Renault Formula 1 development driver

Cartier Judge

Andrew

Jordan

2013 BTCC champion

Will be driving a Group 2 Camaro, a Ford C100, a Ford RS500 and the Eagle Low-Drag GT up the Hill

Kirsi

Kainulainen

2016 World Sidecar champion

Riding the BMW LCR sidecar

Jodie

Kidd

Fashion model and TV personality

Driving for BMW in the Supercar run

Ian

King

Six-time European Top Fuel drag bike champion

Riding a Suzuki up the hill

Tom

Kristensen

Nine-time Le Mans Winner, dubbed 'Mr Le Mans'

Driving his 2000 Audi R8 and the Audi RS5 DTM up the hill

Robert

Kubica

Former Formula 1 and WRC driver

Driving the Renault Sport E20

Bobby

Labonte

2000 NASCAR champion

Driving the Richard Petty Pontiac Grand Prix

Ellen

Lohr

DTM race winner, also competed in truck racing and Dakar

Driving a range of classic Mercedes cars

James

Martin

Celebrity chef

Taking his Mini around the rally stage

Pierluigi

Martini

Former Formula 1 driver

Driving the Brabham BT52

Nick

Mason

Founding member of Pink Floyd, owner of Ten Tenths

Driving his Ferrari 250 GTO

Jochen

Mass

1989 24 Hours of Le Mans winner and Former Formula 1 driver

Driving a range of classic Mercedes cars

Nobuharu

Matsushita

McLaren development driver, former GP2 driver and 2014 winner of All-Japan Formula Three

Driving the McLaren MP4/6 and M8D

Allan

McNish

Three-time Le Mans winner, 2013 WEC World Champion

Driving an Audi R8 in the Tom Kristensen class

Michael

Meadows

Blancpain GT driver and two-time Porsche Carrera Cup GB champion

Driving McLarens up the hill in Batch 6

Arturo

Merzario

Former Formula 1 driver

Driving the Ferrari 156 Sharknose

Hannu

Mikkola

1983 World Rally Champion

Driving an Audi Quattro RS 002

Sammy

Miller

Two-time European Trials Champion and motorcycle museum owner

Riding a BMW Rennsport & Brough Superior 'Pendine Racer'

Nicolas

Minassian

Sportscar driver

Driving the Ferrari 458 GT2 and Ford C100

Jim

Moodie

Eight-time TT winner

Riding his old Honda CBR900

Gordon

Murray

Designer of Brabham and McLaren Formula 1 cars

Driving his IGM-Ford

Trevor

Nation

Two-time TT winner

Riding his old Rotary Norton

Matt

Neal

Three-time British Touring Car Champion

Riding the current Honda British Superbike

Tiff

Needell

Former Formula 1 & BTCC driver and TV Presenter

Driving for BMW in the Supercar run

Michael

Neeves

MCN road tester

Riding a BMW S1000RR

Adrian

Newey

Red Bull Racing chief engineer

Driving a Lotus 49 as well as being a part of the Williams & Bernie celebrations

Paul

O'Neill

Former BTCC driver and TV Presenter

Driving McLarens up the hill in Batch 6

Pekka

Päivärinta

2016 World Sidecar champion

Riding the BMW LCR sidecar

Jolyon

Palmer

Renault Formula 1 driver

Driving the Renault Sport E20

Emanuele

Pirro

Five time Le Mans winner with Audi, two times ALMS champion also with Audi

Driving a Ferrari 333SP

Andy

Priaulx

Current Ford WEC Driver, winner of three consecutive World Touring Car Championships

Driving the Ford GT

Jean

Ragnotti

WRC winner of three rallies

Driving the Renault 5 Maxi Turbo up the Hill in Ultimate Rally Cars

Roberto

Ravaglia

First ever World Touring Car Champion (1987), regarded as one of the best touring car drivers of all time

Driving a BMW M3 E30

Brian

Redman

Legend of Sportscar racing winning the Targa Florio, 12 hours of Sebring (twice) and the Spa-Francorchamps 1000 km

Driving the Vanwall in 750kg Formula

Anthony

Reid

Veteran of sports and Touring car racing, finished 2nd in BTCC in 1998 and 2000

Driving the Arrinera Hussarya

Davide

Rigon

Scuderia Formula 1 test driver

Driving the Ferrari F2007

Nico

Rosberg

Reigning Formula 1 World Champion

Driving a Mercedes

Bernd

Schneider

Four-time DTM champion

Driving the Mercedes C-Class DTM

Gordon

Shedden

Three-time British Touring Car Champion

Riding the current Honda British Superbike

Freddie

Sheene

Son of Barry Sheene

Riding a 2016 Suzuki GSX1000R in his Dad's colours

Sergey

Sirotkin

GP2 driver and Reserve driver for Renault.

Driving the Renault Sport E20

Mike

Skinner

1995 NASCAR Truck Series Champion

Taking on the NASCAR record in a Toyota Tundra

Paul

Smart

Former Grand Prix motorcyclist

Riding the Foggy Petronas FP1

Steve

Soper

24HR Nürburgring, 24 HR Spa and Macau Race Winner

Driving the BMW V12 LMR

Andy

Soucek

Blancpain GT driver, 2009 FIA Formula 2 Championship

Driving the Bentley Continental GT3

Freddie

Spencer

Fast Freddie' won both 250cc & 500cc GP Championships in 1985

Will be in action on the Hill

Sir Jackie

Stewart

Three-time Formula 1 World Champion - 1969, 1971 and 1973

Driving the MS80 as well as his old Tyrrell 003 and 006

Sam

Sunderland

Britain's first winner of the Dakar Rally

Riding his KTM Dakar bike

Jenny

Tinmouth

Fastest ever woman around the Isle of Man TT course

Riding her #D2BD Honda CBR1000

Colin

Turkington

Two-time BTCC champion

Driving for BMW in the Supercar run

Darren

Turner

Last weekend’s Le Mans winner, 2016 ELMS champion, 2011 GT1 runner-up, BTCC race winner

Driving the Aston Martin Vantage AMR Pro

Oliver

Turvey

2014 Le Mans class winner, NextEV Formula E driver

Driving the McLaren MP4/6 & M8F

Neil

Tuxworth

Long-serving Honda Racing team manager, winning 3 WSBK titles, 4 BSB titles and 63 TT wins

Riding Joey Dunlop's last winner

Adam

Tyrrell

Ken Tyrrell’s grandson

Driving his grandfather's Tyrrell 001

Brian

Vickers

NASCAR cup driver and race winner

Driving a 2017 Chevrolet SS from RCR

Oliver

Webb

2014 European Le Mans champion, currently racing for ByKolles in the World Endurance Championship

Driving the BAC Mono in Race Cars for the Road

Karl

Wendlinger

Former Formula 1 driver and sportscar driver

Driving a range of classic Mercedes cars

Mad' Mike

Whiddett

Professional Drifter and Goodwood Fan Favourite

Driving his RUMBUL and RADBUL

 

 

 

 

 

(ENDS)

 


 

EDITORS’ NOTES:

Saturday and weekend tickets or the 2017 Festival of Speed are now already sold-out, with Thursday, Friday, and a limited number of Sunday tickets still available on a first-come, first-served basis.  Some hospitality packages remain available throughout the weekend. To buy tickets or enquire about hospitality visit www.goodwood.com or call the Goodwood Ticket Office on 01243 755 055.

Staged every summer since 1993, the Goodwood Festival of Speed Presented by Mastercard is the world’s largest automotive garden party; set against the spectacular backdrop of Goodwood House in West Sussex, UK. Over 600 cars and motorcycles spanning the phenomenal history of motoring and motor sport take part with some of the most legendary figures from the sport as well as international celebrities regularly attending. Highlights will include the Moving Motor Show, Forest Rally Stage, Michelin Supercar Paddock, Michelin Supercar Run, F1 paddock, Drivers’ Club, GAS Arena, Cartier ‘Style et Luxe’ Concours d’Elegance, Aviation Exhibition and Bonhams Auction.

 

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