The 2026 Goodwood Revival brought a distinctly Mediterranean atmosphere to the Duke of Richmond’s Motor Circuit in West Sussex, with the event’s ‘La Dolce Vita’ theme overarching a weekend of historic motor sport, anniversary celebrations and period fashion.
In no particular order, here are ten standout moments from this year’s historic motoring extravaganza, which welcomed more than 150,000 visitors.
100 years of Maserati motor sport
The 2026 Goodwood Revival marked Maserati’s 100 years in competition with a collection of more than 50 pre-1966 cars, including the largest gathering of 250F Grand Prix cars in event history. Daily parades and a paddock display honoured 100 years since Alfieri Maserati’s class win at the 1926 Targa Florio, the marque’s competition debut.
Four 250Fs raced in the Richmond and Gordon Trophy for 2.5-litre Grand Prix cars, although it was the Cooper-Climax T53 of Tom Waterfield that took the win, ahead of William Nuthall’s Cooper Climax T53 ‘Lowline’ and Miles Griffiths’ Lotus-Climax 16.
Maserati did, however, secure a fitting victory in the returning Lavant Cup to beat its old local rival, Ferrari. This Modenese battle saw Richard Wilson’s 250S cross the line in first place, ahead of the Ferrari 500 TRC of Revival regular James Cottingham and the 250MM of Frank Stippler in third.
The Maserati anniversary also tied neatly into the event’s wider La Dolce Vita theme celebrating post-war Italian style and culture, with lemon trees, pizzerias and outdoor dining transforming the main circle into something closer to an Italian piazza. The Rolex Drivers’ Club was another highlight, decorated with a Roman façade and gladiator battles taking place outside.
1966 Ford GT40s reunited and Dunlop’s Revival debut
The reunion of the legendary Ford GT40 Mk2s that finished 1-2-3 in the 1966 Le Mans 24 Hours was one of the highlight’s of July’s Festival of Speed, with the 2026 Goodwood Revival representing the grand finale of the 60th anniversary celebration of their famous triumph at La Sarthe. The cars were driven across the weekend by champion drivers Derek Bell, Scott Dixon, Benoît Tréluyer, Jimmie Johnson, Tom Kristensen, André Lotterer, Hélio Castroneves, Marcel Fässler and Emanuele Pirro.
“What a special privilege to have these iconic Ford GT40s reunited here at the Goodwood Revival – and an honour to be able to drive them 60 years on from that incredible moment,” said nine-time Le Mans winner Kristensen.
When they weren’t thundering around the Motor Circuit, the GT40s were on display at Dunlop’s Earls Court Motor Show stand, forming the centrepiece of the tyre manufacturer’s debut as the event’s first-ever presenting partner. The relationship goes back to 1948, when Dunlop was among the Goodwood Motor Circuit’s original sponsors.
The three cars were also the cover stars of Magneto issue 31, with Preston Learner’s feature reuniting them for a shoot at Goodwood ahead of their Revival appearance.
Sir Jack Brabham celebrations
Australian Formula 1 World Champion Sir Jack Brabham was honoured at the 2026 Goodwood Revival with parades of cars spanning his career and eponymous marque. The celebrations mark 100 years since Brabham’s birth and 60 years since his third F1 title. Sir Jack remains the only Grand Prix driver to have won a World Championship in a car bearing his own name.
Two genuine Brabhams also took to the Glover Trophy grid – Lukas Halusa’s Brabham-Climax BT7 and Tom De Gres’ Brabham-Ford BT14. The wider tribute parade brought together cars once raced by the likes of Bruce McLaren, Dan Gurney, Denny Hulme, Graham Hill and Jochen Rindt.
Sir Jack Brabham’s son, David, worked with Goodwood on the display and also raced a Jaguar Mk2 in the opening leg of the St Mary’s Trophy.
La Dolce Vita and Vespa
A swarm of more than 300 pre-1967 Vespa, Lambretta and Ducati scooters opened the circuit each morning, paying tribute to the 80th anniversary of Piaggio’s MP6 prototype. The story goes that Enrico Piaggio thought Corradino d’Ascanio’s 98cc scooter engine sounded like a wasp the first time he heard it run, hence the Vespa name. In addition to the parades, the Vespa Acrobats entertained those standing trackside with daring stunts.
Much of the 150,000-strong crowd dressed for the 2026 Goodwood Revival’s wider La Dolce Vita theme, too, with Italian style from the 1940s, ’50s and ’60s seen across the weekend.
RAC TT Celebration
The Revival’s flagship contest sees closed-cockpit GTs from 1960-64 compete in a one-hour, two-driver battle evoking the RAC TT races held at Goodwood in period. The 2026 edition assembled one of the strongest grids in the event’s history, with Jenson Button, Jacques Villeneuve, Emanuele Pirro and Hélio Castroneves among the star names.
Tom Ingram and Jack Tetley put their AC Cobra on pole, but Ingram’s bid for a third consecutive TT victory ended early when Tetley crashed at St Mary’s on lap seven. The incident dropped the pair to ninth and left Lukas Halusa and André Lotterer’s Jaguar E-type Lightweight ‘lowdrag’ coupé chasing Andrew Jordan and Matthew Holme’s Shelby Cobra for victory.
Triple Le Mans winner Lotterer seized the lead at Lavant with 15 minutes remaining and held on to the win by just one second, despite Halusa having to serve a three-second penalty for lining up incorrectly on the grid.
It was Halusa’s first TT victory and the car’s best result in the event, surpassing the second place achieved by Ludovic Lindsay and Gerhard Berger in 2005. For Lotterer, it marked a third TT win.
“The car was fantastic, like the event,” said Lotterer. “You fall back in love with your sport when you come to Goodwood.”
Holme and Jordan finished second, while Fred Wakeman and Jimmie Johnson completed the podium in a Lister-Jaguar coupé. Elsewhere, Button shared his ‘CUT 7’ Jaguar E-type with Chris Buncombe, Villeneuve partnered Richard Kent in another E-type, Pirro raced a Porsche 904 Carrera GTS with Johannes Stengel, and Castroneves made his Historic-racing debut in an AC Cobra alongside BTCC champion Jason Plato.
Barry Sheene Memorial Trophy and anniversary celebrations
Fifty years since the first of Sheene’s back-to-back 500cc world titles, the 2026 Goodwood Revival closed out a tribute that had run across all three of the estate’s flagship events this year with a parade of two of his actual championship bikes – the 1976 title-winning Suzuki RG500, ridden by his son Freddie, and the 1977 machine, ridden by Freddie’s close friend Steve Parrish – ahead of the race Sheene himself won for the final time at Goodwood in 2002, shortly before his death the following year.
A strong road-racing contingent turned out in Sheene’s honour. Michael Dunlop rode a Norton International alongside Andy Hornby, John McGuinness a Norton Manx alongside Richard Parker, and Troy Bayliss a Norton Manx alongside Glen English.
Ben Kingham and Tom Booth-Amos won both Memorial Trophy races on a Vincent Black Shadow, while Herbert Schwab and Davey Todd’s BMW R57 Kompressor and McGuinness’s Norton completed the Part One podium. Part Two saw McGuinness and Parker move up to second, with Adam Child and Stuart Tonge’s Matchless G80CS taking third.
Stirling Moss Memorial Trophy
Another flagship race, the Stirling Moss Memorial Trophy took place as the early autumn sun set on Friday evening at the 2026 Goodwood Revival. The grid was one of the most competitive of the entire weekend, with the likes of Tom Kristensen sharing a Ferrari 250 GT SWB with Joe Macari, Emanuele Pirro paired with Hans Kleissl in a Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing and the father-and-son duo of Tom and Max Chilton racing an Aston Martin DB4GT.
Victory went to the glamorous Ferrari 250 GT SWB/C of Alexander Van Der Lof and Yelmer Buurman, with Micheal Gans and Horatio Fitz/Simon’s Lotus Elite LX finishing in second. Former Top Gear presenter Chris Harris and Richard Kent completed the podium in a Jaguar E-type.
St Mary’s Trophy
The St Mary’s Trophy for pre-1966 touring cars is one of the Revival’s most well known and popular contests. This year saw the race return to a two-part, 60-minute format and, with names such as Button, Castroneves, Chilton and Dumas on the grid, it was one of the weekend’s most competitive races, too.
Two-time Le Mans winner Romain Dumas won the opening leg in his Ford Galaxie 500, followed by the Alfa Romeo Giulia GTA of Frank Stippler in second and Tom Ingram’s Lotus Cortina Mk1 coming home third. The same Galaxie – now in the hands of Fred Shepherd – finished first in part two as well, ahead of the Cortinas of Chilton and Richard Williams.
Settrington Cup
Wholesome and competitive in equal measure, the two-part Settrington Cup trades horsepower for pedal power, with children aged ten and under racing Austin J40 pedal cars along the pit straight.
Arthur Jones took a lights-to-flag victory in the opening race, while part two saw Cyrus Majzub repeat the feat, finishing ahead of Tomas Mitrikas and George English-Hurt. Harry Dark was named overall winner on aggregate.
Inaugural Sunday Closing Party and Over the Road
The inaugural Closing Party brought proceedings to a convivial close on Sunday evening at the 2026 Goodwood Revival, opening the Motor Circuit to spectators after the chequered flag fell on the RAC TT Celebration. Harlem bandleader Dandy Wellington led live music and dancing on the circuit, alongside a brass band procession, to bring the curtain down on Goodwood’s 2026 motor sport season.
Away from the circuit, Over the Road remained a weekend highlight in its own right, with its eclectic public car show of pre-1966 and tax-exempt classics, Bonhams’ auction marquee (read our report here), Revival Cinema, fairground as well as myriad trade and concessions stands.
2027 Goodwood Revival
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