This is when you’ll see the Red Arrows fly over the city
Plus everything you need to know about Festival of Speed
The Festival of Speed returns to Goodwood today (July 8 to 11) after last year’s event was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
This year’s event will celebrate 2020’s planned theme of ‘The Maestros – Motorsport’s Great Allrounders’, featuring drivers, teams and manufacturers who have shown their greatness by succeeding across a variety of motorsport disciplines.
One of the founding patrons of the Festival of Speed, ‘Mr Goodwood’ Sir Stirling Moss, who died last April, will be commemorated at Goodwood’s motorsport events in 2021.
At the Festival of Speed, Mercedes-benz will display the fearsome 300 SLR ‘722’, in which Sir Stirling and codriver Denis ‘Jenks’ Jenkinson won the 1955 Mille Miglia, as well as a W196 Formula 1 car of the type Moss used to win his first Grand Prix, at Aintree in 1955.
The world’s fastest cars and drivers will take to the Hillclimb for the Sunday Shootout to compete for glory.
Joining the celebrations in the F1 Pit Lane will be the Mclaren F1 Team, Mercedesamg Petronas Formula One Team, Red Bull Racing Honda, Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow, and Williams Racing.
The Michelin Supercar Paddock will offer the opportunity to see the world’s newest, most powerful and fastest cars.
Take an exciting glimpse into the future of travel, space and health with interactive experiences for visitors of all ages at the live Future Lab exhibition.
The most beautiful cars in the world will be presented on the Cartier Style et Luxe Lawn.
Electric Avenue – The Road To 2030 will offer visitors an opportunity to explore the electric way of life and learn about the benefits associated with switching to electric.
And there’s also the Forest Rally Stage, the Off-road Arena and aviation and air displays to look forward to.
The Festival of Speed 2021 Central Feature will celebrate the iconic British brand Lotus and will provide an immersive, interactive experience for those joining from home.
Despite the delayed easing of Covid restrictions, the Festival of Speed is going ahead as a pilot event as part of the Events Research Programme (ERP).
All attendees over 11 years of age will need to show proof, via the NHS smartphone app or printed PDF, of either: a negative NHS Lateral Flow Device (LFD) test taken within 48 hours of entering the event; two vaccinations, with the second at least two weeks prior to the event; or natural immunity, with a positive PCR test within 180 days of the event. Vaccine cards issued at vaccination centres are not an acceptable form of proof.
For more, visit www. goodwood.com/motorsport