2025 Festival of Speed entry list

As always, the Festival of Speed will bring together road and racing machinery from all corners of the automotive world, and much of the entry list relates to this year’s theme, The Winning Formula – Champions and Challengers.

Let’s start with Batch 1, the class that tells the story of The Winning Formula, showcasing many of the world’s most successful racing cars from endurance racing, rallying, Can-Am, GT racing, Formula E and pre-war Grand Prix racing.

The 1995 Le Mans 24 Hours-winning McLaren F1 GTR is perhaps the headline act of the batch, although it’ll be joined by Toyota’s current WRC leading GR Yaris, several Le Mans-winning Audis, a Sauber-Mercedes C11, Derek Bell’s 1975 Le Mans-winning Mirage GR8 and the 2024 Festival of Speed Timed Shoot-Out Champion, the Ford Supervan 4.2.

Next up is Batch 2, which will continue to deliver plenty of variety headed up by a celebration of 1995 World Rally Champion Colin McRae. His Championship-winning Subaru Impreza 555 will be on the Hill alongside several of his other WRC cars, some of which will be driven by members of his family. They’ll feature in a batch fleshed out by many of the cars he battled against during his career, from the Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI to the Peugeot 206 WRC.

Drift will also feature here, with many of the world’s biggest drifting stars tearing it up on the Hill over the course of the Festival of Speed. The new Hyundai Ioniq 6 N Drift will be joined by ‘Mad Mike’ Whiddett’s Mazda RX-7 ‘HUMBUL’ and Ryan Tuerck’s spectacular Toyota Stout among several others.

Also included here is an enticing list of touring cars that covers everything from John Cleland’s 1995 BTCC-winning Vauxhall Cavalier to a Holden Monaro 427C that saw action in Australia’s legendary V8 Supercar series.

Finally, Batch 2 is where you’ll be able to enjoy much of the motorcycle action taking place on the Hill. Alongside this year’s celebration of the 1995 World Superbike Champion Carl Fogarty, who’ll be in action on several of his Championship-winning bikes, the Festival of Speed will evoke memories of the golden era of Superbike racing with a host of Ducatis, Hondas and more.

Moving on to Batch 3, and the beginning of the F1 content for 2025. The F1 75 celebrations have been split into six classes: The Prologue, The Pioneers, The Innovators, The Underdogs, The Champions and The Teams. Each class will feature a comprehensive line-up of F1’s most successful, memorable, and interesting cars. 

Expect to see a comprehensive representation of pre-war machinery, everything from Bugattis and Maseratis that raced in the original Grand Prix Championships of the 1920s and ‘30s, not to mention the imposing Auto Union Type D and the legendary Mercedes W196 Streamliner. There’s an Alfa Romeo 158 ‘Alfetta’, a car of a type that Guiseppe Farina drove to win the first ever F1 World Championship, a Ferrari 500/625 and Maserati 250Fs.

The Innovators class will showcase many of F1’s most incredible cars, including several of Colin Chapman’s ingenious Lotus creations, the likes of the Lotus 25, 49 and 78. There’s also designs from Adrian Newey: the Williams FW14B, Leyton House CG901 and McLaren MP4/13. It’s also impossible to forget the Cooper T43, the first rear-engined car to win a Grand Prix.

Meanwhile, some of the greatest stories ever told throughout F1’s long history will be brought to life by The Underdogs class. Featuring everything from the Connew PC1, a car designed and built by a single man in his garage, to the 2009 World Championship-winning Brawn BGP001. There will also be cars to represent the likes of Jordan, Benetton, Tyrrell, Shadow, Ligier, Hesketh and even EuroBrun.

Batch 4 features the headline acts of the F1 75 showcase, as the Champions head out onto the Hill in what is bound to be one of the most impressive collections of cars we’ve ever seen at the Festival of Speed. As it stands, 28 World Championship-winning F1 cars will be in attendance, both on the Hill and on static display. It’s a list that begins with the 1961 Ferrari 156 ‘Sharknose’ and ends with the 2023 Red Bull RB19, but also includes the Williams FW11, McLaren MP4/4, Benetton B195, Ferrari F2002, Tyrrell 006, Lotus 79 and Brabham BT20.

If the list of cars making up the F1 75 celebration wasn’t exciting enough, there’s a whole host of legendary drivers taking part, too, including seven World Champions expected to be in action on the hillclimb. Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell, Mario Andretti, Emerson Fittipaldi, Mika Hakkinen, Damon Hill and Jacques Villeneuve will each be driving at various points during the event, but they’ll also be joined by current F1 drivers Esteban Ocon, Ollie Bearman and Gabriel Bortoletto. Valtteri Bottas, Felipe Massa, David Coulthard, Jacky Ickx, Patrick Friesacher, Marc Gene, Ricardo Patrese, Stefan Johansson, Thierry Boutsen, Jonathan Palmer, Emanuele Pirro, Karl Wendlinger, Arturo Merzario, and Karun Chandhok make up the rest of the F1 driver line-up.

Batches 5 and 6 are dedicated to the road cars of the Festival of Speed. First Glance will give us all a first look at a long list of brand-new cars and motorcycles making their debuts over the course of the event, while the famous Supercar Run will see the world’s most exotic cars unleash their power upon the Hill. Ferrari, Lamborghini, McLaren, Porsche, Aston Martin, Bentley, Rolls-Royce, Gordon Murray Automotive, Zenvo, Koenigsegg, Pagani, Rimac, Bugatti, Lotus, Alpine and more will be showcasing their latest machinery.

New to the Festival of Speed this year is the New Classics class, which will feature a number of enticing restomods, recreations and reimaginings from the likes of Singer, Eccentrica, CALLUM, Lunaz and Kimera. Without doubt, this is one of the classes we’re most looking to seeing.

Things get a little bit serious for Batch 7, as the competitors of the Timed Shoot-Out take to the Hill. The Festival of Speed’s competitive element will be complemented by a particularly special celebration, that of Gordon Murray’s 60-year career in automotive design.

Several of his greatest designs from F1 and more will be on the Hill, including Championship-winning cars from Brabham and McLaren. They’ll be joined by many of his newest creations from his own GMA road car marque.

Finally we have Batch 10, which is where you’ll find a comprehensive history of rallying from the 1960s to the present day. Expect to see plenty of early cars, Alpine A110s will be joined by Ford Escort RS1800s, ‘70s Porsche 911s and ‘80s Audi Quattros. Rarities such as the Ferrari 308 GTB Rally will be taking to the Forest Rally Stage presented by Subaru, as will a gaggle of MG Metro 6R4s, Peugeot 205 T16 Evo 2s, Toyota Celica ST185s and Subaru Imprezas.

Present day WRC cars will also be in action, with Hyundai, Ford and Toyota all bringing modern machinery. They’ll be joined by their contemporaries from other categories, the likes of the new Lancia Ypsilon Rally4 and the Skoda Fabia RS Rally2.

Batch 10 is also where you’ll find a line-up of more extreme off-roaders that’ll be flying around the Off-Road Arena throughout the Festival of Speed. It’s a list that includes a prototype of the upcoming Defender Dakar D7X-R that will be competing in the Dakar Rally in 2026, which is worth taking the time to see in action.

The 2025 Festival of Speed entry list is completed by the cars that’ll be gracing the Cartier Style et Luxe. This year’s Cartier lawn will feature seven classes, with individual celebrations for the 100^th anniversary of the Rolls-Royce Phantom, the 20^th anniversary of the Bugatti Veyron, and 60 years of Alpina. There will also be showcases for the Invicta S-type, Facel Vega, Carrozzeria Touring and a class dedicated to history’s finest vans.

The 2025 Festival of Speed takes place on 10^th-13^th July. Click here to see the full 2025 Festival of Speed entry list.

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Goodwood photography by Jayson Fong, Raife Smith, Toby Whales and Jordan Butters. Additional images courtesy of Getty Images.