Goodwood Festival of Speed proves a huge success once again
By Jamie White – Head of Communications
Goodwood has announced that this year’s Festival of Speed was the largest and most successful in its history, attracting more than 200,000 visitors.
The event in West Sussex, held between June 26-29, pulled in the crowds who were treated to non-stop entertainment and celebrity guests including Sir Jackie Stewart, Sir Stirling Moss, Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Raikkonen.
Team members from Douglas Stafford attended the motoring spectacle as exclusive guests of clients Honda UK and Volkswagen UK.
The Moving Motor Show presented by The AA in association with The Telegraph drew in a crowd of 34,000 motoring enthusiasts, making it the most-attended Thursday of the Festival of Speed since a fourth day was added.
Proving the status of the Moving Motor Show, the day attracted an all-time high 20 exhibitors: Audi, BMW, Citroen, Dacia, Ferrari, Ford, GKN, Honda, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Peugeot, Porsche, Renault, Rolls Royce, SEAT, Skoda, Toyota and Volvo.
A total of 18 UK first views for new machinery, including the world debuts of the new Ford Focus ST, Bentley Continental GT3 R, Honda NSX Concept and Peugeot 208 GTi 30th anniversary edition, created a buzz around the event.
Lord March, who hosts the event on his Goodwood estate, said: “Once again the Festival of Speed has produced a thrilling spectacle on the Hillclimb and delighted hundreds of thousands of visitors who have brought their enthusiasm for motor sport to Goodwood.
“Our event theme was ‘Addicted to Winning’ and with reams guests that include seven Formula 1 world champions and some of the greatest drivers from NASCAR, rallying, sports cars and motorcycling, we’ve managed to gather more famous names from motor sport than ever before. And we were blessed with splendid weather all weekend too.”
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