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2025 Chichester Cup preview | Goodwood Revival

25th April 2025
Adam Wilkins

The cars of the Chichester Cup may not have the biggest engines or set the fastest lap times, but there’s no doubting the competitiveness of the drivers in these small-engined single-seaters. These front-engined Formula Junior cars have screaming little engines up to 1100cc and are the kind of cars with which the likes of Jim Clark learnt their craft.

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The original Chichester Cup – named after the city that neighbours the Goodwood Motor Circuit – ran sporadically throughout the 1950s and 1960s. Most notably, it was a Formula 3 race in 1964 in which Jackie Stewart claimed victory.

With such an illustrious past, chalking up a win in the Chichester Cup means a lot to the drivers who enter the race. Witness them manage minimal grip as they hustle entry-level Lotus, Brabham and Cooper single-seaters around the circuit.

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Previous winners of the Chichester Cup 

Year

Driver

Car

2023

Horatio Fitz-Simon

Lotus-Ford 22

2022

Andrew Hibberd

Lotus-Ford 22

2021

Pedro de la Roche

Lola-Ford Mk2

2018

Andrew Hibberd

Lotus-Ford 22

2017

Stuart Roach

Alexis-Ford Mk3

2016

Andrew Hibberd

Lola-Ford Mk2

2014

David Methley

Lola-Ford Mk2

2013

Chris Drake

Elva-Ford 300

2012

Joe Colasacco

Stanguellini-Fiat

2011

Sam Wilson

Cooper-Ford T59

2010

Benn Simms

Elva-Ford 200

2009

Derek Walker

Terrier-Ford T4

2008

Michael Hibberd

Lotus-Ford 27

2007

John Chisholm

Gemini-Ford Mk3A

2006

Robin Longdon

Lola-Ford Mk2

2005

Edwin Jowsey

Lotus-Ford 22

2004

James Hicks

Caravelle-Ford MkIII

2003

Robin Longdon

Lola-Ford Mk2

2002

Martin Walford

Lotus-Ford 22

2001

Michael Hibberd

Lotus-Ford 20

2000

Ian Scott

Elva-BMC 100

1999

Martin Walford

Lotus-Ford 22

1998

Jean-Michel Farine

Lotus-Ford 20

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Photography by Toby Whales. 

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