Rauno Aaltonen
Rallying superstar of the 1960s and Monte Carlo winner in a Mini Cooper S; also winner of the 1966 Bathurst 1000 endurance race.

Giacomo Agostini
Quite simply the most successful motorcycle racer ever; achieved an incredible 15 career world championships; his seven successive 500cc world titles have never been beaten.

Markku Alén
Legendary rally driver, best remembered in the Lancia Delta S4 Group B cars; winner of 20 World Championship events.

Jeff Allam
Former British Touring Car hero.

Jean Alesi
Flamboyant F1 and DTM driver; GP winner for Ferrari.

“Being at Goodwood [in the Tyrrell 019] reminds me of the success I had with the car, and makes me feel like I’m starting out as a Formula One driver all over again.”

Cliff Allison
F1 star for Lotus and Ferrari; was once thrown from his car in Monaco 1959.

Fernando Alonso
Double F1 World Champion and close challenger for the 2007 Championship.

Michael Ammermüller
Test driver for the Red Bull Racing F1 team.

Chris Amon
One of the unluckiest F1 drivers ever; very talented but never managed a championship race win, despite coming close on countless occasions.  Did however win the Le Mans 24 hours.

Ove Andersson
Talented World Rally star who went on to become Toyota’s Director of Motor Sport.

Mario Andretti
F1 world champion; four-time Indy champion and Daytona 500 winner.  His achievements speak for themselves.

“I will always remember the pure enjoyment of the fans who had the opportunity to be ‘up close and personal’ with the cars and their favourite drivers from past and present.”

Rene Arnoux
Seven-times GP winner for Renault and Ferrari; remembered for epic wheel-banging dice with Gilles Villeneuve at Dijon 1979.

“This is my eighth Festival of Speed and I just love coming here.  For me there is nothing else like it in the world and I really enjoy meeting the fans.”

Chris Atkinson
Driver for Subaru in the World Rally Championship and Australia’s current top rally driver.

Rowan Atkinson
Actor and comedian best known for his roles in Blackadder, Mr Bean and Johnny English; an enthusiastic gentleman driver, notably in Jaguars and Aston Martins.

Rubens Barrichello
Rubens was only 20 when he made his F1 debut; raced for Jordan and Stewart Ford before a well-deserved switch to Ferrari in 2000 brought his first GP win. Currently driving for the Honda F1 Team.

Troy Bayliss
Former British and World Superbike Champion.  Has also won races in motorcycling’s top class, Moto GP.

Derek Bell
Five-times Le Mans winner and Porsche legend; World Sportscar Champion in 1985 and ’86; three-times Daytona 24 Hour winner and GP driver for Ferrari and Surtees.

“The first time I drove up the Hill in the 917/30 from the Porsche Museum, I complained to Klaus Bischof that the clutch was slipping and it did not accelerate too fast.  He replied, “No, Derek, that is the wheels spinning….”

“It’s amazing when you walk across the paddock and see cars you drove years ago.  A guy appeared with my 1975 Le Mans Mirage, which I hadn’t seen since, and asked me to drive it.  That to me is spectacular.”

“The Goodwood team has given racing fans from many generations the unique opportunity to relive their lives by seeing the cars and drivers they have only read about. All this in the outstanding setting of Goodwood House – it would not be possible anywhere else in the world.”

Gerhard Berger
Ten-time Grand Prix winner for Ferrari, McLaren and Benetton; finished third in the World Championship on two occasions; renowned as much for his sense of humour as his tremendous driving; said to have taught intense team-mate Ayrton Senna how to laugh.

Frank Biela
Top Audi driver in sports and saloon cars; German, French and British Touring Car Champion and three-time winner at Le Mans.

Stig Blomqvist
Former Swedish and World Rally Champion.

Bob Bondurant
Successful sports car racer, particularly in his native USA; raced at Le Mans for Carroll Shelby's team; drove a works Ferrari, plus privately-owned BRM and Eagle in F1.

Charley Boorman
Documentary maker, endurance motorcyclist and close friend of Ewan McGregor, contested the 2006 Dakar Rally on a BMW F650 GS.

“Anyone who is involved in motorsport has this date on their calendar.  I had such a good time riding my Long Way Round bike that I couldn’t wait to have the opportunity to ride my Race to Dakar rally bike at the Festival.”

David Brabham
Sports car and Le Mans racer; son of the legendary Sir Jack.

“One year I was in the Soapbox Challenge.  That was fun.  When you’re going down the hill and you’re racing someone, there’s a certain amount of respect for the other person, because it’s so narrow!”

Peter Brock
Antipodean racing legend and nine-times winner of the James Hardie 1000 at Bathurst; tragically killed in September 2006.

Tony Brooks
Grand Prix winner for Vanwall and Ferrari; first British post-war winner in Continental F1 racing.

Russell Brookes
Former British Rally Champion.

Ralph Bryans
Former Honda works motorcycle star

Roger Burnett
British Superbike star of the 1970s

Richard Burns
Hugely gifted British rally driver for Subaru and Peugeot; World Rally Champion in 2001; sadly passed away in 2005 following a long battle with cancer.

“I have to say that Goodwood is the most enjoyable of all the promotional events we do.”

Luciano Burti
Talented young Brazilian, first test driver and then Grand Prix driver for the Jaguar team.

Jost Capito
Director of Ford Team RS and an experienced car, truck, and motorcycle racer.

Tom Chilton
Leading light in the British Touring Car Championship.

David Coulthard
Long standing F1 driver, Grand Prix winner for Williams and McLaren and current driver for Red Bull Racing.

Troy Corser
Double World Superbike Champion.

Helmut Daehne
Works BMW motorcycling legend; always a contender at the Isle of Man TT and a worthy winner in 1976.

Chuch Daigh
American sports car racer, won Sebring 12 hours in 1959; raced Scarab three times in F1.

Yannick Dalmas
World Sports Car Champion and Le Mans winner in 1992; drove in F1 prior to that for Larrousse and AGS; also a strong runner in touring cars.

Cristiano da Matta
CART Champion and former F1 driver with Toyota.

Anthony Davidson
Driver for Super Aguri and exciting British prospect for the future.

Alain de Cadenet
Has made many a privateer attempt at Le Mans, even constructing his own car for the job; winner of the 1980 Monza and Silverstone 1000km races; now a motoring/aviation presenter.

Gils de Ferran
Motor Sport Director of the Honda Racing F1 team.

Harald Demuth
Former Works Audi rally driver.

Dominic Dobson
Competed in more than 60 CART races, including the Indianapolis 500 seven times; raced at Le Mans in 1989.

Marcus Dodd
Twice British Rally Champion, was awarded ‘Spirit of the Stage’ for his performance on the Forest Rally Stage on the Saturday of the 2005 Festival.

Martin Donnelly
Grand Prix racer for Lotus, suffered horrendous leg injuries in a 160mph smash; also a successful F3000 driver; winner of the 1987 Macau GP.

Mick Doohan
Five times World Champion and one of the greatest motorcycle racers of all time.

Juan Manuel Fangio II
Nephew of the legendary five-times champion Juan Manuel Fangio Snr; winner of the IMSA GT championship in 1992 and 1993, including Sebring 12 hours wins both years.

Ralph Firman
Former British Cart Champion and BRDC Young Driver of the Year; went on to win British F3 and Formula Nippon Championships before graduating to F1.

John Fitch
American sports car star; works Mercedes-Benz driver.

Carl Fogarty
Four-times World Superbike Champion; TT winner and one of the most successful British riders of the modern era.

David Franklin
Multiple British Hillclimb Champion and a leading protagonist in historic motor sport.

Paul Frere
Legendary motor sports journalist who was also a dab hand behind the wheel; winner of the 1960 Le Mans 24 hours for Ferrari; finished 2nd in the 1956 Belgian GP, again for Ferrari.