Goodwood Festival of Speed

Goodwood Festival of Speed

Goodwood Festival of Speed

Goodwood Festival of Speed

The Festival of Speed is the largest motoring garden party in the world – a unique summer weekend that brings together an impossibly heady mix of cars, stars and motor sport ‘royalty’ to create the largest car culture event in the world. Held in the immaculate grounds of Goodwood House, this annual Hillclimb event is a true celebration of motor sport and all things automotive.

No other motoring event attracts better cars or bigger names – and the unique Goodwood atmosphere ensures unparalleled access to both. It wouldn’t be the Festival of Speed if visitors weren’t able to get close to the cars and chat to the drivers. The Festival of Speed is where fans and their heroes meet, united in their passion for motor sport and man’s quest for ever greater speed.
With the snaking 1.16-mile hillclimb dissecting the park and passing directly in front of the iconic Goodwood House, the scream of racing engines and smell of burning rubber provide a breathtaking juxtaposition with the pastoral beauty of the South Downs National Park in which the Festival of Speed takes place. The fastest car ever to take on the hillclimb – a Formula 1 McLaren in 1999 – recorded a time of just 41.6 seconds for an average speed of more than 100mph. Not bad for a ‘hillclimb’ that is actually the driveway to the house!