Video: 2025 Whitsun Trophy full race | Goodwood Revival

The Whitsun Trophy is all about prototypes, the bleeding edge of racing technology just as the Goodwood Motor Circuit closed its doors in 1966. Many of these machines seem almost basic in comparison to the wildly complicated racing cars competing now, with no electronics to adjust brake balance, engine braking, differentials or engine mapping.

But be in no doubt that they were some of the fastest creations on earth in the 1960s — they just needed a handy driver to get the most out of them. 

Leading the charge of the bleeding ears brigade are six Lola-Chevrolet T70 Spyders, followed closely by four Ford GT40s (including one ultra-rare GT40 Roadster) and a number of other bone-shakingly loud V8 hooligans, such as the Shelby Cobra 427 and a Huffaker-Chevrolet Mk10.

Then there’s a lovely Porsche 910, fighting the big boys with a super-light 2.0-litre flat-six, and the eagle-eyed amongst you will notice there’s a V12 Ferrari-powered Lotus-Ferrari 19. That’s right, a Lotus with a tiny Ferrari 12-cylinder onboard.

After five laps the top four cars were covered by less than four seconds, with only half a second between first and second. After eight laps the gap between the top two had narrowed to 0.2 seconds, and then with one lap remaining the race victory was turned on its head. This is a race you can’t miss.

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