Goodwood Festival Of Speed 2025: Everything To Look Out For

Ah, the Goodwood Festival of Speed. It’s an unquestionable highlight of the annual car calendar, an event that satisfies pretty much every facet of automotive curiosity. It’s also only gaining popularity as an alternative to the traditional motor show, with more and more manufacturers using it as an opportunity to give new models their world premieres, or run them in public for the first time.

That’s no different for 2025, with some very big debuts happening in Lord March’s enormous back garden between Thursday 10 and Sunday 13 July. Here’s a round-up of what each manufacturer is up to, plus a few other highlights of the event – although really, all this is just a snippet of what you can expect at what looks to be one of the biggest editions of FoS yet. We'll be keeping it updated ahead of the Festival's kick-off this week.

Alpine

The FoS lineup from Renault’s sporty sub-brand will be spearheaded by the new A290 Rallye, a race-ready competition version of its electric hot hatch. It’s also bringing along one of the more modern F1 machines running at the Festival, the 2023 A523. That’ll be driven by two of its F1 team reserve drivers, Kush Maini and Paul Aron (not at the same time, obviously).

Also running up the hill will be the hydrogen combustion-powered Alpenglow Hy6 prototype, the new A390 and the 345bhp A110 R Ultime run-out special.

Aston Martin

We likely won’t be getting any world debuts from Aston, but FoS will be the first chance to see a couple of its major new models running in public – the Valhalla hybrid supercar and the uprated DBX S performance SUV.

Not as new, but still likely just as crowd-pleasing, will be the Valkyrie, as well as its racing Le Mans Hypercar derivative, both of which will be bringing some good old-fashioned V12 noise to the hill.

Audi

No big debuts to look out for from Audi, but a scour of the FoS entry list reveals that its Tradition department will be running some pretty spectacular machinery from the brand's motorsport back catalogue, including a 1938 Auto Union Grand Prix racer, the mad turbocharged 90 IMSA GTO Quattro and an R18 E-Tron LMP1 car.

BMW

We’re not expecting anything brand new from BMW this year, but it’ll be running some of its latest models and concepts up the hill. These include the Vision Driving Experience, a prototype being used to hone the powertrain and chassis tech set to be included in its future EVs, and the new M2 CS. The jaw-dropping Speedtop concept will be on display, too.

Moving away from the present and future and into the past, BMW is also celebrating the 50th anniversary of the 3 Series with multiple historic racing versions of the model running up the hill, while the beastly BMW-powered Brabham BT52 F1 car is joining in the sport’s 75th birthday celebrations.

Bovensiepen

Following its reveal at Villa d'Este earlier this year, the Bovensiepen Zagato – a rebodied BMW M4 from a new company started by the sons of Alpina's founder – will be running up the hill at FoS.

Bugatti

Just the one Bugatti is making a hillclimb run this year, but it's a rather special one: the Bolide, a 1578bhp track-only farewell to the company's magnificent 8.0-litre quad-turbo W16. Unfortunately, it's only doing a non-timed demo run, but it should nonetheless be quite the spectacle.

Denza

Much like in the general car market, Chinese brands are becoming ever more prominent at FoS. One of the more intriguing among them is BYD luxury sub-brand Denza, which is showing off some of its lineup ahead of its UK launch.

These include the Z9 GT, a swoopy hybrid estate with up to 952bhp, and the B5, a chunky SUV with more than a bit of Toyota Land Cruiser and Land Rover Defender about it.

Drift cars

Drift cars are a relatively new but always popular and spectacular addition to the FoS lineup, and they'll once again be out in force this year. Highlights include 'Mad Mike' Whiddett in his 'HUMBUL' Mazda RX-7, Chris Forsberg in his specially-built 'Altimaniac' Nissan Altima and Axel Hildebrand in a Volvo 740 estate complete with a turbocharged triple-rotor engine. Excellent.

Ferrari

Ferrari has been a busy old company of late, and that shows in the selection of machinery it's planning on bringing to FoS. It'll be one of the first opportunities to see and hear the F80 hypercar running in public, and the new V12-powered 12Cilindri will be going up the hill, too.

On static display on Ferrari's stand, meanwhile, will be the lightened Speciale version of the 296, as well as the very freshly-baked Roma successor, the Amalfi. Given Ferrari's the only company that's been in Formula 1 continually since day one, it'll be bringing plenty of machinery along to join in with the Festival's celebration of 75 years of the sport, too. See below for more on that.

Ford

Nothing new to expect from Ford, but per the entry list, we will see every version of the wild Transit SuperVan running up the hill, plus the F-150 Lightning SuperTruck it tackled Pikes Peak with last year. The Mustang GTD will be making a return to FoS too.

Formula 1

Thanks to its usual slot the week after the British Grand Prix, Formula 1 always has a massive presence at FoS, but this year, it’s set to be even bigger as the sport celebrates its 75th anniversary.

That means you can expect a huge range of F1 machinery lined up to take on the hill. These will span from the era before there was even an official F1 World Championship, right up to the present day.

Naturally, plenty of the sport’s past and present stars will be in attendance too, including no fewer than seven world champions: Nigel Mansell, Emerson Fittipaldi, Mario Andretti, Alain Prost, Mika Häkkinen, Jacques Villeneuve and Sir Jackie Stewart.

Other big names confirmed to be attending include current drivers Esteban Ocon and Ollie Bearman, and multiple race winners including Jacky Ickx, Gerhard Berger and Mark Webber.

Rounding out the F1 star power, three of the most influential and successful designers in the history of the sport will also be there – Gordon Murray, Adrian Newey and Ross Brawn.

Gordon Murray Automotive

Gordon Murray is playing a very big role at FoS this year. For starters, Murray’s work in motorsports and road car design will be celebrated with this year’s monumental Central Feature sculpture, so expect to see some rather special machinery mounted in an improbable fashion outside Goodwood House.

We also originally expected GMA to unveil a hardcore, lightweight version of its ‘junior’ T.33 supercar. However, in a recent press release, the company said that it “took the decision to streamline its product launch plans, revising the timeline for the next generation of the GMA T.33 to fall after the peaks of summertime activity.” Instead, it says, its focus at FoS will be on celebrating 60 years of Murray’s car designs.

Murray himself will be in attendance, too, with plenty of his road and race machinery both on display and running up the hill, including the T.50, T.50S and T.33.

Honda

Honda’s set to have a sizeable presence. It’ll be waving goodbye to one sporty model and saying hello to another, as both the Civic Type R Ultimate Edition and new Prelude get dynamic debuts. Elsewhere, it’ll launch a new EV city car concept called the Super EV, which it promises will be fun to drive. Colour us intrigued.

Hyundai

The big draw from Hyundai will be the world debut of the much-anticipated Ioniq 6 N. It’s the follow-up to the Ioniq 5 N, perhaps the first electric car that’s genuinely brilliant enough to drive to mix it with the best petrol-powered performance cars. There’s a lot riding on the 6, then, but we have little doubt that it’ll be just as impressive.

While there's been no official word from Hyundai on this, the FoS entry list appears to reveal that we can expect two separate versions – a standard model and a Performance derivative – as well as a specially-prepped drift version doing demo runs. 

The brand's running some of its recent rally cars and the Pikes Peak Ioniq 5 N, too, and tucked right at the bottom of the entry list under 'Stunt Cars' is the RN24, the mad skeletal drift machine it unveiled last year.

Jaguar

Remember late last year when Jaguar unveiled the striking Type 00 concept? You’ve probably forgotten about it – it came and went without causing much fuss. Anyway, in case you needed a refresher, FoS will mark the public UK debut of the Type 00. We’re sure it won’t be remotely divisive.

Elsewhere, Jag is celebrating 50 years of the once-unloved, now-arguably-a-classic XJS, with a series of them running up the hill. Apparently, if you get to the Cathedral Paddock in time, you can sign up for a passenger ride in one of them. Form an orderly queue, please.

Koenigsegg

The FoS entry list reveals that Koenigsegg is running three of its latest and greatest hypercars up the hill – the CC850, Gemera and the brand new Sadair's Spear.

Land Rover

Land Rover will be running lots of freshly-cooked versions of its various sub-brands’ models, including the new Black versions of the Range Rover Sport SV and Defender OCTA. The big draw, though, will likely be the chance to catch the company’s upcoming Defender Dakar Rally challenger, the D7X-R, running in public for the first time.

Lamborghini

Lamborghini's Squadra Corse racing division has announced that the GT3 racing version of the new Temerario will be getting its world debut at FoS. Elsewhere, it'll be one of the first places to see the new road car running in public, and a welcome opportunity to see and hear the howling V12 hybrid Revuelto.

Lanzante

McLaren specialist Lanzante, based just down the road from Goodwood, will use FoS to debut the 95-59, a limited-run hypercar inspired by the McLaren F1 and its victory at Le Mans 30 years ago (in 1995, with the number 59 car – see what they did there?). We know it’s going to sit on McLaren underpinnings and feature a three-seater layout with a central driving position, much like the F1 and GMA T.50. 

It's bringing a whole load of other stuff to send up the hill too, and not just McLarens – there'll also be a Pagani Zonda R and Huayra R and a Lamborghini Sesto Elemento that the company has worked its magic on.

Lotus

As well as running its entire current lineup, including the 2011bhp Evija hypercar, Lotus will show off a new one-make Cup racing version of the Emira, and have the wild Theory 1 concept on display. 

It's also bringing along some historic F1 machinery, albeit only for static display, including the Type 33 that took Jim Clark to his first world championship in 1965 and the 97T with which Ayrton Senna claimed his first win in 1985.

Maserati

Maserati is bringing a 'world premiere' along to FoS, but before you get too excited, the accompanying teaser pic makes it pretty clear that it'll be yet another special edition of the MC20 supercar. Still, it's a mid-engined Maserati supercar, and the world is a better place with more of those in it.

Speaking of the MC20, FoS will also be a chance to see its hardcore, lightweight version, the GT2 Stradale, in action, along with the track-only MCXtrema.

McLaren

McLaren’s really going all out at FoS this year. Not to be outdone by Ferrari bringing an F80 along, the Festival will mark the public debut of the Fezza’s arch rival, the W1. It’ll be appearing alongside its predecessors, the F1 and P1.

Other highlights will include the 1995 Le Mans-winning F1 GTR, celebrating 30 years since its historic victory, the new 750S Le Mans edition, and the F1 championship-marking Artura and 750S Celebration Editions. The V10-powered Solus GT has been a Goodwood mainstay for the last couple of years, and it'll be a welcome as ever presence again in 2025.

Finally, the company will be contributing in a big way to the event’s celebration of F1 itself – perhaps most notably, four-time champ Alain Prost will be piloting the utterly dominant 1988 MP4/4 up the hill.

Mercedes-Benz

We're not expecting anything brand new to pop up from Merc, but the FoS entry list reveals that its classic department and F1 team are sending lots of interesting stuff up the hill. Naturally, the brand's F1 cars from both the 1950s and the present day will be part of the F1 75 celebrations, but you can also expect to see and hear things like a Sauber C11 Group C car and the legendary 300 SLR sports racer.

MG

The reborn MG has been a big presence at FoS over the last few years, and that’s not set to change anytime soon. This year, it’s revealing what we think is the European version of the IM6, a Tesla Model 3-rivalling electric crossover which could pack up to 767bhp.

There’s also a new version of the Cyberster EV roadster coming, dubbed the Cyberster Black, although it looks like it’ll essentially be just a new paint job.

Mini

Nothing new to expect from Mini this year, but apparently you’ll be able to get a free haircut on its stand. Which is handy, if nothing else.

Pagani

Pagani's not the sort of company to churn out new models left, right and centre, so there are no debuts to expect from the boutique Italian company. If you want to see (and more importantly, hear) a Huayra R Evo Roadster at full chat, though, as well as the new Utopia Roadster, FoS is a good place to do so this year.

Porsche

There's nothing brand new to expect from Porsche at FoS this year, but the company always has a big presence at Goodwood, and is bringing along some of its latest road cars to send up the hill. These include the shark-finned Manthey-kitted 911 GT3 RS.

Rally stage

Though it's a decent trek or a bouncy tractor-based shuttle ride away from the heart of the festival, the FoS rally stage is always worth checking out if you have the time. This year, it'll be charting the course from the birth of stage rallying to the present day, with an impressive selection of Group B machines likely to be crowd favourites.

Renault

The big draw to Renault's stand will undoubtedly be the 5 Turbo 3E, the bonkers 533bhp electric hot hatch that we're still having a hard time believing is actually going into production. Sadly, it won't be running up the hill, because it's just a static model, but lots of other Renault 5s will. They include the regular 5 E-Tech that's won the hearts of all Europe, the mad Turbo 3E restomod concept that served as the inspiration for the upcoming production car, and an original 5 Turbo Group B rally car, presumably giving it maximum skids.

Likely to get just as much attention on the hillclimb, though, is some of the historic F1 machinery the brand will be running, including the 1978 RS10 and 1983 RE40.

Restomods

Restomods, you might have noticed, are quite big business these days. They're getting a whole class of their own at FoS this year, with highlights including the TWR Supercat Jaguar XJ-S, Lanzante's turbo F1-engined Porsche 930 Turbo, Kimera's Group 5-inspired K39 Lancia Montecarlo and plenty of machinery from the company that helped kick off this trend in the first place, Singer.

Rimac

EV hypercar maker Rimac is sending the Nevera R, a faster version of the already very fast Nevera, up the hill.

Toyota

No big new debuts to speak of from Toyota this year, but it’s running a tantalising selection of racing machinery up the hill, including the GR Yaris Rally1 and Rally2 cars, a classic Group A ST185 Celica GT-Four, and its successful Hilux Dakar racer.

Also featuring at the Festival will be a GR Yaris with the new Aero Performance Package, a suite of upgrades originally only confirmed for Japan and mainland Europe. The fact it’s being displayed at a big UK event like FoS gives us hope it’ll soon hop the channel and come over here too, though.

Xiaomi

Chinese brand Xiaomi has been turning a lot of heads lately, with its SU7 Ultra electric super saloon hoovering up various Nürburgring records. FoS will be the first chance to see it running in Britain.

Zenvo

Finding itself at the bottom of this list only by virtue of its name, Danish hypercar merchant Zenvo will be rewarding you for reading this far down by running a prototype of its upcoming quad-turbo V12 Aurora. This, we feel, should placate those who feel that FoS is becoming increasingly overrun with EVs.

Can I still get tickets?

Unfortunately not, unless you get lucky with a resale. As we write this, all four days of the Festival are sold out. If you can handle the FOMO, though, all four days tend to be livestreamed for free on Goodwood's YouTube channel.