The Goodwood Festival of Speed 2011 featured 25 different classes, with hundreds of great cars, motorcycles, drivers and riders taking to the 1.16-mile Goodwood hillclimb during the Festival weekend. An estimated crowd of 180,000 spectators were present for the 19th annual Festival, breaking all previous attendance records for Lord March’s spectacle.
Choosing our Top 20 “Cars of Interest” among the hundreds of diverse and interesting entrants is a difficult task, but we gave it our best efforts. With Jaguar as the featured marque at the 2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed, we gave attention to the Jaguars that roared up the hillclimb at Goodwood. We also gave special recognition to the Indy 500 celebration entrants. We welcome your comments below if we missed your favorite.
Similar to our Goodwood Festival of Speed Hillclimb, Indy 500 Celebration and Cartier Style et Luxe Concours photo galleries, photographer Tim Scott of Fluid Images also provided the following images. To see more from Tim, visit fluidimages.co.uk.
Goodwood Festival of Speed 2011 – Top 20 Cars of Interest
1911 Fiat S74 Grand Prix - Powered by a 75 hp, 14-litre four-cylinder engine, the S74 was first raced by Vincenzo Lancia (the future founder of the Lancia Company) and Fiat's 'Works Driver.' He drove in the 1903 Paris-Madrid race, two US Vanderbilt Cup races and multiple Grand Prix races.
1939 Mercedes-Benz W165 - The W 165 formula racing car was developed by Mercedes-Benz in just six months to accommodate new rules which were changed at short notice for some Italian Grand Prix in 1939, including the prestigious Tripoli Grand Prix in Libya, then an Italian colony. These rules stipulated that the maximum displacement would be just 1.5 litres (rather than three litres). Two W 165 cars raced at Tripoli, resulting in a famous double win for the marque with Hermann Lang coming first with an average speed of 122.9 mph (just under 198 km/h) and Rudolf Caracciola finishing in second place.
1960 Porsche 718 Formula 2 - In the early 1960s, Porsche developed its 718 RSK Spyder into a single-seater. Powered by a four cylinder, four camshaft ‘boxer’ engine, the 718 Formula 2 car won the equivalent of the F2 Manufacturers’ World Championship in 1960, driven by top drivers of the day including Stirling Moss, Graham Hill and Jo Bonnier.
1968 Lotus 49B - The Lotus 49 was the first F1 car to use aerofoil wings. Originally these wings were bolted directly to the suspension and were supported by slender struts as seen here. The wings were mounted several feet above the chassis of the car for effective use in clean air, however after several breakages which led to near fatal accidents, the high wings were banned and Lotus was forced to mount the wings directly to the bodywork.
1971 March 711 - Driven by Ronnie Petersen to 2nd place in the 1971 World Championship, the March 711 treated fans to its head-turning looks and Cosworth DFV soundtrack. The chassis of the 711, which featured aerodynamic input from Frank Costin, incorporated an ovoid front wing that is often referred to as the ‘Spitfire’ or more humorously the ‘tea-tray’.
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Love the Sport Quattro at the top of the story! Nice!!!!
It would have been appreciated, and respectful of everyone involved, if you had identified the owners and drivers of the cars, rather than just a select few.
Am with Mike but, anyway, great choices!!!