75 years of Formula 1 in great style
The 2025 Goodwood Festival of Speed was almost completely dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the Formula 1 World Champion. There were no fewer than six classes dedicated to the rich history of Grand Prix racing and there were no fewer than eight teams currently competing in the World Championship present with their cars and drivers. An absolute highlight was the gathering on the balcony of Goodwood House of seven World Champion drivers, which included Mario Andretti, Emerson Fittipaldi, Jacky Stewart and Alain Prost. A perfect fit for this anniversary was the 60-year career celebration of the legendary Gordon Murray, whose creations starred on the traditional Gerry Juddah central feature placed in front of the House. In addition to all the F1 celebrations there was also room in the schedule to highlight the career of motorcycle racer Carl Fogarty, remember long-time friend of Goodwood Jochen Mass and celebrate the 30th anniversary of Colin McRae's World Rally Championship.
Our photographers were at Goodwood for what is now truly a four-day event and focused on all the action on the hill with this 220-shot gallery as the result.

Cartier Style et Luxe Concours d'Elegance
A set fixture at the Goodwood Festival of Speed is the Cartier Style et Luxe Concours d'Elegance. This year's edition featured seven carefully curated classes that were judged by a panel that included automotive executives but also well known industrial and fashion designers. This year's classes were particularly diverse with on the one hand an all-Bugatti Veyron group to mark the 20th anniversary of of the game-changing hypercar and on the other the 'Van Go' category for 1950s and 1960s panel vans. One of the Veyrons that grabbed our attention was the 'XP5.5' prototype that featured some distinct styling cues that did not make it to the production car that was introduced 20 years ago this year. Definitely pleasing to the eye was the 'Curve Appeal' class for cars with bodywork penned and built by Touring of Milan. Among the iconic designs on display were a Ferrari 212 Export Berlinetta, Maserati 3500 GT and Aston Martin DB4. Also celebrated was the centenary of the Rolls-Royce Phantom with a Phantom I only class. The ground-breaking underslung Invicta S-Type took centre stage as well. The 'Best of Show' winner came from the Facel Vega only class but was actually a very rare Bentley Mark VI Cresta bodied by Facel-Metallon. This was a precursor to the American-engined Facel Vega production cars that followed.

The Winning Formula
In addition to the Formula 1 celebrations, there was also a rather large class for 'The Winning Formula', which featured a colourful mix of hugely successful competition cars. Covering almost 120 years of motorsport history, Class 01 included a very early Mercedes 120 hp from 1907 but also the latest Le Mans Hypercars from Cadillac and Aston Martin as raced at Le Mans a month earlier. Among the most successful cars included were Jackie Oliver's Can-Am winning Shadow DN4, the 1995 Le Mans winning McLaren F1 GTR, the 2000 Le Mans winning Audi R8 and the 2024 Pikes Peak winning Ford F-150 Lightning Supertruck. The latter was reunited with Romain Dumas for the 'Shoot-Out', which he won with a time of 43.22 seconds. Also back behind the wheel of his winning car was American Danny Sullivan. In this case it was the Team Penske entered March 85C, which he famously spun and won at the 1985 Indy 500. On lap 120 of the race he passed Mario Andretti for the lead in the Adrian Newey designed car but spun. He completed the 360-degree spin without occurring any damage and was back on the tail of Andretti within 20 laps and went on to claim the biggest win of his career. Class 01 also offered a glimpse at the future as Toyota demonstrated the heavily camouflaged GT and GT Racing Concepts on which a new high performance Grand Tourer and GT3 racer will be based.

F175
Formula 1 took very much took centre stage with six different classes. Among these was a class for the early Grand Prix cars like the Alfa Romeo Tipo B and Mercedes-Benz W125 that were raced before the Formula 1 World Championship was created. Also very interesting was the 'Innovators' class, which included pioneering Grand Prix cars like the very Cooper that became the first mid-engined car to win a Formula 1 race, a full brace of ground-breaking Lotus Grand Prix cars, the turbocharged Renault RS10 and the Ferrari 639 F1, which was the first Formula 1 car to run a paddle-shift gearbox. The most spine tingling moment of the weekend was no doubt the reunion of seven World Champions and 'ring master' Bernie Ecclestone on the balcony of Goodwood House. Most of them had just driven up in their actual World Championship winning cars, which meant we saw Nigel Mansell back in his Williams, Emerson Fittipaldi in his Lotus 72E and Mario Andretti back behind the wheel of the Lotus Type 79. Later in the weekend, Alain Prost was also celebrated separately and it was great to hear him talk about working with the late Niki Lauda and Ayrton on his way to four World Championships. Among the cars he drove during the weekend was the McLaren MP4/4, which tied in nicely with the celebration of Gordon Murray's 60-year career.

First Glance and Supercar Run
For many, one of the absolute highlights of the weekend is the Supercar Run, which boasts some of the world's most spectacular and exotic supercars. This year was certainly was no exception as we were treated to a first glimpse of the all-new Ferrari F80, while Koenigsegg brought the latest creation, dubbed the 'Sedair's Spear' and Aston Martin gave the mid-engined Valhalla its dynamic world debut. In addition to the new creations from the many boutique manufacturers, the latest models from the likes of Singer were also out and British specialist Lanzante revealed road-legal versions of the Lamborghini Sesto Elemento and Pagani Huayra R Evo.
A separate 'First Glance' class showcased several brand new road and concept cars. Included was the BMW Vision Driving Experience, which is based on the highly anticipated 'Neue Klasse' model. It has a remarkable all-electric drivetrain that is capable of producing up to 18,000 Nm of torque.
New for this year was the 'New Classics' class that catered to the ever more popular 'resto mod' scene. We were particularly taken by the sound produced by the V12 engine that was found in the Jaguar XJ-S based TWR Supercar.

Final thoughts
'Only at Goodwood' is an often heard phrase during the three events staged annually on the Goodwood Estate. That was certainly applicable at this year's Goodwood Festival of Speed with the unrivalled F175 celebrations that brought together so many of the World Championship winning cars and their drivers. While this grabbed all the headlines, the other classes both on the hill and in the concours d'elegance were very impressive as well. It is no surprise that the Festival of Speed sells out every year. Keep a close eye on the dates for next year if want to secure tickets but for now, we can only encourage to sit back and enjoy our 220-shot gallery.