Goodwood announce 2021 Member's Meeting, Festival of Speed & Revival dates
Put these in your diary!
As this turbulent year draws to a conclusion, Goodwood have revved up anticipation for 2021 after releasing the dates for some of their most prestigious motor events.
The season will start later than usual after a review of the upcoming season and other motoring events.
It begins with the 78th Members’ Meeting on May 15 and 16, which has been moved to late spring.
The four-day Festival of Speed will commence on July 8, ahead of the season ending revival festival which starts on September 17 and will run for three days.
All tickets purchased for the 2020 events will be honoured, with any remaining tickets going on sale Monday, February 1, but organisers are warning the availability is extremely limited.
78th Annual Members Meeting - May, 15 & 16
The 78th Members’ Meeting will feature most of the crowd pleasers you would normally expect to find at the revived events, which have been the season openers on the Goodwood calendar since their return in 2014. The meeting moves for the first time from early spring to late after a review of the 2021 Goodwood event season and other key motorsport events.
Star cars, drivers and demonstrations will be announced in the New Year, but you can expect to find favourites like the bonkers S.F. Edge Trophy for Edwardian specials and Gerry Marshall Trophy presented by Sure for the Group 1 cars that dominated the touring car scene in the 1970s.
Goodwood Festival of Speed - July, 8 - 11
The Festival of Speed returns to a July date and carries over the theme that the 2020 event would have had as we celebrate “The Maestros – Motorsport’s Great All-Rounders”. This will see the 1.16-mile Goodwood Hill filled with the teams, drivers and manufacturers that have shown their true greatness by succeeding in a range of motorsport disciplines.
One very special Maestro, who has already confirmed his attendance, after the pandemic stopped him visiting Goodwood in 2020, is legendary American racer Mario Andretti. Mario said: “Goodwood in July sounds wonderful to me right now. I welcome the invitation and look forward to being there for the third time. It is truly one of the most fan-friendly motorsports events. A very unique jewel. There is simply nothing like it on the planet.”
Expect to see cars and bikes from every top level motorsport category on the planet plus the very latest supercar and road car debuts and the return of the incredible smoke-fuelled drifters who have become a favourite at the event over the last few years.
Goodwood Revival - September, 17 - 19
The Revival will return in September, taking a slightly later position on the calendar, but still bringing the same mix of incredible motorsport action from 1948-1966 as ever. Much more than just a recreation of the past, the Revival celebrates the timeless ethos of ‘repair and re-use’, promoting a spirit of sustainability which is more relevant now than ever. Expect to see some of the most beautiful and valuable cars of all time in genuine, no-quarter-given racing in favourites such as the RAC TT Celebration, and the newly-renamed Stirling Moss Memorial Trophy.