Video: 2026 Barry Sheene Memorial Trophy Part 1 full race | Goodwood Revival

Part 1 took place on Saturday lunchtime began with a classic Le Mans-style start that requires riders to sprint across the tarmac to their waiting machines. Blasting off the line, Ian Hutchinson made the best start aboard the number 12 Norton Manx, with Tom Sykes on a Vincent Black Lightning and Isle of Man TT legend John McGuinness on another Norton Manx hot on his heels. 

The drama started early. As the pack sliced through Madgwick, Hutchinson’s Norton shook violently under power, forcing him to back off and allowing a Vincent Riptide, a Vincent Black Shadow and a Royal Enfield Meteor to sweep past with ease. With the field rearranged, a thrilling battle of the Vincents quickly ignited as Tom Booth-Amos bombed down the straight, while Troy Bayliss suffered a sudden, premature exit from the chicane on his Norton Manx.

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Up front, a mere 0.5 seconds blanketed the top three riders, foreshadowing the razor-thin margins of the race ahead. In a brilliant display of track rivalry, Tom Sykes drew his Vincent Black Lightning side-by-side with Adam Child on a Matchless G80CS. The two aces briefly locked eyes mid-battle before charging into the next turn and Sykes eventually won the duel, muscling the heavy Lightning ahead as they leaned hard into the chicane. Moments later, Child provided another highlight, pulling off a clean pass on former World Superbike Champion Troy Bayliss' Norton Manx and offering a casual thumbs-up as he accelerated into the distance.

It wasn’t all smooth sailing for everyone, however, as Richard Cooper’s race came to a premature end when he parked his Royal Enfield Meteor on the grass just three laps in. Meanwhile, Davey Todd was shooting up the grid aboard the BMW R57 Kompressor, setting flying sectors across the circuit.

As the clock hit the ten-minute mark, the pit lane opened for rider changes, immediately scrambling the leaderboard. While the front-runners filed into the pits to hand over to their teammates, heartbreak struck the number 88 Vincent Riptide, which after its stop ground to a complete halt and was forced to retire. Misfortune quickly followed for Ian Hutchinson, who was forced to surrender his position when his Norton International suffered a terminal mechanical failure.

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On track, the leading trio checked out from the field, extending their advantage with every passing lap in a masterclass of race management. Further down the order, a frantic, bare-knuckle duel ignited between Stuart Tonge on the Matchless G80CS and Jimmy May on the Norton Manx, with the two riders trading positions through every corner.

When the chequered flag dropped, the top three crossed the line with a monumental lead, a perfect reward for their unrelenting pace. The Vincent Black Shadow of Tom Booth-Amos and Ben Kingham took the win having looked utterly unstoppable for the entire race, while the experience of Davey Todd and Herbert Schwab, and John McGuinness and Richard Parker shone through as they fought hard to lock down the remaining podium positions. It was a true motorsport masterclass to honour the legendary Barry Sheene and a perfect set up for Part 2 of the race the following day.