2025 Glover Trophy preview | Goodwood Revival

What is the Glover Trophy?

The original Glover Trophy was contested by some of the world’s greatest racing drivers. Named after Dan Glover of United Lubricants Ltd., it was first awarded to the winner of the 500 International Trophy Race for 500cc Formula 3 cars. By 1955, the Glover Trophy had evolved into an annual non-Championship Formula 1 race.

No shortage of top names claimed the trophy in period: Mike Hawthorn, Innes Ireland, John Surtees, Graham Hill, Reg Parnell and Roy Salvadori were all winners, as the Motor Circuit became a destination of the brightest talents of the day.

The Glover continuation first took place at the inaugural Goodwood Revival in 1998 and has run ever since, gathering a grid of 1.5-litre Grand Prix cars that raced between 1961-’65. In period, the Lotus 25 was typically the car to beat, and that has remained the case to this day. However, a full field is there to keep the Cheshunt cars honest, with Cooper, BRM and Ferrari all making their mark in the 25-minute race.

When is the 2025 Glover Trophy?

The Glover Trophy grid will first be on track on Friday evening, with the 20-minute Official Practice commencing at 16:50. That session is all the warm up these competitors will have, as times from Friday will determine the grid order for the race. One of the closing events of the 2025 Revival, we will have to wait until Sunday for the Glover Trophy race, when the flag drops at 15:55. 

Previous winners of the Glover Trophy 

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Photography by Jayson Fong and Drew Gibson.