Goodwood, where the weather doesn’t matter

Goodwood Revival had it all, once again. That also meant both fine weather and atrocious conditions, making racing even more spectacular. Here are the highlights.

As ever, Goodwood attracted the usual cast of great drivers, ready to once again battle it out behind the wheel of the best-prepared classic race cars in the world. Tom Kristensen, Jenson Button, Jacques Villeneuve, Romain Dumas, Jimmie Johnson, Tony Kanaan, the Franchitti brothers, Steve Soper and many more showed their craftsmanship in what was at times the foulest of weather. It only seemed to add to the nostalgia.

Jim Clark

Next to the races, Goodwood added a couple of celebrations. To honour the career of Jim Clark, thirty cars he raced paraded on track. Most of them Lotus of course: 18, 25, 38, the 32B sports car, but also the Ford-Lotus Cortina, or the Era B-Type R5B ‘Remus’ Clark once drove purely for fun in Rouen. ‘I VEV’, the Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato Clark raced, was an eyecatcher all the same. Driving a flock of sheep through the starting grid, referred to the Scott’s background as a farmer.

Alfa Romeo’s rich racing history was a theme of its own. To celebrate the centenary of Alfa Romeo’s win of the first world championship for makes in 1925 – with the P2 – Goodwood came up with a parade of racing Alfas dating from the twenties right up to 1975.

Battles

On track, there was even more sideways action than usual, on account of the rain. This led to chaotic moments and incredible overtaking all the same. As far as assuring the spectacle goes, everyone does their job in Goodwood. Steve Soper and Tom Kristensen were fine examples, duelling their respective Ford Fairlane and Ford Thunderbird all the way to the flag in the first race of the St Mary’s Trophy.

Enjoy the pictures our friend Máté Boér sent us.

Results of the races

Freddie March Memorial Trophy

1	Jenson Button / Alex Buncombe	1952 Jaguar C-Type
2	Sam Hancock / Theo Hunt	1953 HWM-Jaguar
3	Jake Hill / Jack Rawles	1955 Austin-Healey 100S

Goodwood Trophy

1	Mark Gillies	ERA A-Type R3A
2	Patrick Blakeney-Edwards	Frazer Nash ‘Fane’ Monoposto
3	Andy Willis	Maserati 8CTF

Madgwick Cup

1	William Nuthall	Elva-BMW Mk7 S
2	Max Bartell	Elva-BMW Mk7 S
3	Wolfgang Henseler	Lotus-Ford 23C

St. Mary’s Trophy combined classification

1	Shedden / Ward	Jaguar Mk1
2	Brundle / Dorlin	Lister-Jaguar Mk1
3	Soper / Thistlethwayte	Ford Fairlane

Fordwater Trophy

1	Andrew Smith	Porsche 904 Carrera GTS
2	Michael O’Brien	Lotus Elan 26R Shapecraft
3	Maxwell Lynn	Lotus Elan 26R

Whitsun Trophy

1	Alex Brundle	Lola-Chevrolet T70 Spyder
2	Miles Griffiths	McLaren-Chevrolet M1A
3	Oliver Bryant	Lola-Chevrolet T70 Spyder

Stirling Moss Memorial Trophy

1	Jordan / Holme	Shelby Cobra
2	Franchitti / Fisken	Shelby Cobra 260
3	Buurman / Van Der Lof	Ferrari 250 GT SWB/C

Chichester Cup

1	Stuart Roach	Alexis-Ford Mk2
2	Ray Mallock	U2-Ford Mk2
3	Adrian Russell	Condor-Ford S2

Sussex Trophy

1	Chris Ward	Jaguar D-Type ‘long-nose’
2	James Wood	Lotus-Climax 15
3	James Cottingham	Tojeiro-Jaguar

RAC TT Celebration

1	Ingram / Kent	Jaguar E-type FHC
2	Huff / Bentley	Jaguar E-type ‘semi-lightweight’
3	Priaulx / Wakeman	Lister-Jaguar ‘Costin’

Glover Trophy

1	Stuart Hall	Lotus-Climax 21
2	Ben Mitchell	Cooper-Climax T56
3	Kyle Tilley	Gilby-Climax Type B

Richmond & Gordon Trophies

1	Andy Willis	BRM P48
2	William Nuthall	Cooper-Climax T53 ‘lowline’
3	Rudi Friedrichs	Cooper-Climax T53 ‘lowline’

Settrington Cup combined result

1	Cyrus Majzub	Austin J40
2	George Mackay	Austin J40
3	Dylan Turner	Austin J40

Some video highlights here.