What is the Salvadori Cup?

A master of raw speed and unmatched versatility, Roy Salvadori conquered the mid-century motorsport world with a sophisticated charm and a fierce, uncompromising driving style. Whether sliding a thunderous front-engined sportscar or wrestling an agile Grand Prix single-seater, Salvadori out-manoeuvred the finest talent of his generation to cement his status as an indispensable titan of the 1950s and ‘60s.

His rise to the pinnacle of the international grid relied on sharp tactical precision and an innate ability to extract maximum performance from any machinery he was handed. As a long-standing factory driver for Aston Martin and a frontline star for the innovative Cooper Car Company, Salvadori’s career was defined by blistering pace that routinely defied the odds, while his impeccable standards and fearless precision made him a formidable rival to the likes of Mike Hawthorn and Peter Collins.

Salvadori’s history with the Goodwood Motor Circuit runs deep. His roaring sportscars and elegant GTs were frequent, thrilling features of the track's early years, most famously during the Easter Monday meeting in 1955. On that electric afternoon, Salvadori achieved the near-impossible by piloting three different cars (a Maserati, an Aston Martin and a Connaught) to three magnificent victories on a single day. It was a virtuoso performance that cemented Salvadori as a maestro of Goodwood’s sweeping, high-speed curves.

Years after his classic sportscars first screamed down the Lavant Straight, his competitive spirt lives on at Members’ Meeting with the Salvadori Cup. Thunderous grids of late-1950s sports racing cars, including the likes of the Aston Martin DBR1, Jaguar D-types, Maserati 300Ss, Ferrari 250 TRs and the Lister ‘Knobbly’, go head-to-head in a race that beautifully honours a driver who epitomised the speed, glamour and grit of Goodwood’s finest hour.

After an absence in 2026, the 20-minute-long Salvadori Cup returns to the schedule at 84MM, and we can’t wait to welcome back the most beautiful era of sportscar racing to the Goodwood Motor Circuit. 

Main image photography by Dominic James. 

The 84th Members' Meeting takes place on 10th and 11th April 2027. Tickets are now on sale to GRRC Members and Fellowship Members at the early bird price.

If you’re not already part of the GRRC, you can sign up to the Fellowship today to save ten per cent on your 2027 tickets and grandstand passes, as well as enjoying a whole host of other on-event perks.