The Goodwood Festival of Speed returns to the Goodwood Estate near Chichester from 9 to 12 July 2026, this year under the theme The Rivals: Epic Racing Duels. The concept is simple and the execution is anything but: four days of motorsport history brought back to life through the lens of competition, rivalry and the kind of racing that still makes the blood run faster decades on.
Two stories sit at the heart of the programme. The festival marks the 50th anniversary of James Hunt and Niki Lauda’s legendary 1976 Formula 1 championship battle, and also reunites the three Ford GT MkIIs that completed the famous 1-2-3 finish at Le Mans in 1966 — the first time the trio has appeared together in a decade, and all three are due to run on the Hillclimb. Beyond those headline moments, the 1.16-mile Hillclimb will see machines from F1, MotoGP, World Endurance Championship, World Rally Championship, IndyCar, touring cars and classic motorcycles taking their runs in what remains one of the more extraordinary spectacles in British motorsport.
There is also a major Americana celebration running across the event, with up to 50 cars and bikes from IndyCar, NASCAR, Can-Am, Trans-Am and IMSA expected to fill the Cathedral Paddock, marking anniversaries including 110 years of the Indianapolis 500 and 60 years of Can-Am.
Friday, Saturday, Sunday and four-day passes are sold out. Thursday 9 July tickets remain available via goodwood.com from £60. Under-12s enter free, and discounted young person tickets are available for ages 13 to 21. Car parking on site is free, with gates opening at 07:00 and Hillclimb action from 08:30.
The estate sits four miles north of Chichester. By train, London Waterloo or London Victoria to Chichester takes around 90 minutes; a paid shuttle bus runs between Chichester station and the event gates between 07:00 and 20:00. Goodwood.com has full travel and parking guidance.
