Goodwood Festival of Speed 2016

The Goodwood Festival of Speed 2016 was held June 23-26 at Goodwood House and the 9-turn, 1.16-mile Goodwood hill climb in West Sussex, England.

Late June traditionally sees Goodwood basking in warm sunshine for the annual Festival, however the summer sun only made the occasional appearance this year, with the rain creating a few challenges. The wet weather couldn’t dampen the spirits of the sell-out 200,000 plus Festival of Speed crowd though, with enthusiasts relishing the sights and sounds of more than 500 competition cars, motorcycles and supercars attacking the challenging Goodwood hillclimb.

The theme for this year’s event, “Full Throttle – The Endless Pursuit of Power”, honoured the most powerful competition cars and motorcycles from the history of motor sport, and the heroic drivers and riders who tamed them. As the embodiment of the theme, Formula 1 great James Hunt was rightfully celebrated at the Festival.

Examples of every significant car Hunt raced during his career were on the grounds of Goodwood House, including the Surtees, Hesketh, McLaren and Wolf cars he raced in Formula 1, plus touring, sports and junior formulae cars, and even his beloved A35 road car. Hunt’s sons Freddie and Tom never got to see their father race, but the former took to the wheel of the McLaren-Cosworth M23 which James drove during his championship-winning year.

The 2016 Goodwood Festival of Speed also celebrated the 100th anniversary of BMW, the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 and marked 50 years since the inaugural Can-Am Series for sports prototypes. BMW celebrated its centenary with cars ranging from the pre-war 328 Mille Miglia Touring Coupe to a BMW-engined Brabham F1 car. BMW drivers in attendance include the likes of Marc Surer, Harald Grohs, Johnny Cecotto, Yannick Dalmas and the irrepressible Allesandro Zanardi.

British ace Steve Soper was reunited with the BMW-engined McLaren F1 GTR ‘Longtail’ which he drove at Le Mans in 1997. He enthused after his run up the Hill: “I spent the early part of my career wanting to drive for BMW, and then enjoyed so many years as a factory driver. BMW really understands motor racing. It just gets it.”

Audi Tradition participated with two historic cars: Nick Mason, the drummer of Pink Floyd, drove an Auto Union Type C from 1936, while five-time Le Mans champion Frank Biela was be behind the wheel of an Audi V8 quattro DTM.

Olly Clark brought the curtain down on the 2016 Goodwood Festival of Speed with a time of 46.29-seconds in his Subaru ‘Gobstopper II’. The repeat winner’s speed across the line was 140.2 mph. He eclipsed former Indy 500 winner Kenny Brack in the Lanzante McLaren P1 GTR who recorded a time of 47.07-seconds and end speed of 135 mph. Arguably the most impressive run, however, came from third-place man Mike Skinner. The American ace steered his NASCAR Toyota Tundra pick-up truck to the top of the Hill in a belief-beggaring 50.44-seconds, crossing the line at 132.3 mph.

—

Similar to 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015, Sports Car Digest also documented the 2016 Goodwood Festival of Speed, with the following great selection of images that capture the spirit of the “largest motoring garden party in the world”. We split up the pictures into two galleries. The first gallery starting below features our favorite images, while the second gallery can be found on the last page of the article and gives a comprehensive view of all the photographs.

Goodwood Festival of Speed 2016 – Featured Photo Gallery

Lighting up the Ferrari F1
Photo: Drew Gibson

Hesketh-Cosworth 308C
Photo: Drew Gibson

The unauthorized use and/or duplication of any editorial or photographic content from sportscardigest.com without express and written permission from the publisher is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to sportscardigest.com with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.

Goodwood Festival of Speed 2016 – Featured Photo Gallery Page Two

2016 Goodwood Festival Of Speed
23rd – 26th June 2016
FoS
Saturday, 26th June.
Goodwood, England.
Batch 3, three, Track Action
Photo: Drew Gibson

Freddie Hunt, son of the late James Hunt

Keanu Reeves hangs with young enthusiast

560-hp sixteen-cylinder Auto Union Type C from 1936

Ford Mustang drifting
Photo: Drew Gibson

Richard Petty NASCAR Plymouth
Photo: Drew Gibson

Ken Block in the Ford Fiesta Rally
Photo: Drew Gibson

1927 Avions Voisin LSR
Photo: Drew Gibson

1912 Lorraine Dietrich Vieux Charles III
Photo: Drew Gibson

Fiat S76 Beast of Turin
Photo: Drew Gibson

2016 Goodwood Festival Of Speed Track Action
Photo: Drew Gibson

Kenny Brack in the Lanzante McLaren P1 GTR
Photo: Drew Gibson

2016 Goodwood Festival Of Speed
23rd – 26th June 2016
FoS
Saturday, 26th June.
Goodwood, England.
Batch 4, Four, Track Action
Photo: Drew Gibson

Olly Clark’s Subaru Gobstopper II
Photo: Drew Gibson

NASCAR Toyota Tundra driven by Mike Skinner
Photo: Drew Gibson

Renault 40CV Montlhery Coupe
Photo: Drew Gibson

Renault Etoile Filante
Photo: Drew Gibson

Sunbeam V8 Tiger driven by Nico Hulkenburg
Photo: Drew Gibson

David Brabham in the Brabham-Repco BT24
Photo: Drew Gibson

2016 Goodwood Festival Of Speed Qualifying Shoot Out Photo: Drew Gibson

2016 Goodwood Festival Of Speed
23rd – 26th June 2016
FoS
Thursday, 24th June.
Goodwood, England.
Jenson Button, Track Action.
Photo: Drew Gibson

2016 Goodwood Festival Of Speed
23rd – 26th June 2016
FoS
Sunday 26th June.
Goodwood, England.
Photo: Drew Gibson

Goodwood Festival of Speed 2016, Goodwood Estate, Chichester, West Sussex, UK – 26.06.16

20,000lb Red Bull Kamaz Dakar truck by Harniman Photographer

Hesketh-Cosworth 308B
Photo: Drew Gibson

Sir Jackie Stewart in the Lotus
Photo: Drew Gibson

Goodwood Festival of Speed 2016, Goodwood Estate, Chichester, West Sussex, UK – 24.06.16

Blitzen Benz 200hp photo: Stephanie O’Callaghan

Arrinera Hussarya, Festival of Speed 2016 Goodwood by Harniman Photographer

KTM, Festival of Speed 2016 Goodwood by Harniman Photographer

Festival of Speed 2016 Goodwood by Harniman Photographer

Lancia Delta LaSupra – Festival of Speed 2016 Goodwood by Harniman Photographer

Charles Nearburg in the ex-James Hunt McLaren M23

1983 Brabham-BMW BT52
Photo: Drew Gibson

2016 Goodwood Festival Of Speed
23rd – 26th June 2016
FoS
Saturday, 25th June.
Goodwood, England.
Dragster
Photo: Drew Gibson

[Source: Goodwood]

Show Comments (14)

14 Comments

Joly florian says:

June 28, 2016 at 8:55 am

Page 5, on the first picture it is not a Renault Laguna but a Renault RS.01! Some amazing work otherwise !
1. Sports Car Digest says:
  
  June 28, 2016 at 9:08 am
  
  Thanks Joly. We’ve updated that image accordingly.
Jonathan McKeggie says:

June 28, 2016 at 1:39 pm

I always look forward to your coverage of events. However, Ferrari 712 is actually a 312P and on page 11, Jackie Stewart in Lotus is actually Jackie Stewart in BRM P57. Keep up the good work.
1. Sports Car Digest says:
  
  June 28, 2016 at 1:44 pm
  
  Thanks for keeping us on our toes, Jonathan. We really appreciate it. We’ve corrected the captions on those images.
  1. Jonathan McKeggie says:
    
    June 28, 2016 at 1:51 pm
    
    That is not a problem. I am old enough to remember both of them!
Gord McFaull says:

June 30, 2016 at 8:02 am

I think the drifting Rolls Royce is actually a Bentley
Dan Nerney says:

June 30, 2016 at 8:10 am

Many of Drew’s pan motion photos disappoint me.
1. Grumpy Jenkins says:
  
  August 6, 2016 at 11:14 pm
  
  No one cares.
Anonymous says:

June 30, 2016 at 9:33 am

WHY ARE SO MANY PHOTO’S TAKEN BY DREW BLURRY AND SMEARED………..THE OTHER PHOTOGRAPHER HAD CLEAR PICTURES
1. Grumpy Jenkins says:
  
  August 6, 2016 at 11:13 pm
  
  Because you’re an idiot.
Pete Huey says:

June 30, 2016 at 12:22 pm

#8, all those spectators on the outside of a turn with no protection. Yikes!
Bill Maloney says:

July 1, 2016 at 11:37 pm

Wow, I really hope to make it to this event some day. Thanks for the great photos. And how awesome is it to see Jackie Stewart, Derek Bell, and some of my other childhood heroes racing. Finally, Freddie Hunt really looks like his father James. Very cool.
Mike Greene says:

July 7, 2016 at 9:13 am

Fantastic photos, I love the motion blur, as it really conveys the speed and motion. Looks like FoS 2016 was another tremendous event.
D Macnab says:

July 15, 2016 at 4:19 pm

Echo Dan Nerney and Anonymous blurry poorly focussed snaps do not please me