brooklands trophy

Although there was never a race called the Brooklands Trophy in Goodwood’s heyday, it was not unusual to see pre-war cars competing at the circuit in club racing and very early ‘historic’ events.  At the Goodwood Revival, this race features thundering cars of a type that raced at the famous banked circuit prior to 1939.  The grid comprises mainly exotic larger-capacity racing cars such as leviathan Bentley Specials, Alfa Romeo 8C Monza and Bugatti Type 35, as well as Maserati 26M, Mercedes-Benz SSK and Delage.  

Goodwood has a long-standing connection with Brooklands. 

The present Earl of March’s grandfather, Freddie March, was a keen competitor at Brooklands and won the famous Double Twelve race.  After WWII, racing was no longer possible at Brooklands, and in opening the Goodwood circuit Freddie March’s aim was to revive the original Brooklands spirit (a notion that was repeated when Lord March revived the Goodwood circuit in 1998).  The Brooklands Automobile Racing Club became the British Automobile Racing Club and Goodwood was its new home – even Brooklands’ gates adorned Goodwood circuit for a while.