The great Goodwood Christmas gift guide: part 1

And for some perfect Christmas gear with a slightly closer-to-home feel, don’t forget the extensive range of Goodwood merchandise ready for the 2018 motorsport season.

Carrera ‘Race to Victory’ slot-racing – £549.99 – www.hobbyco.net

The ultimate in large-scale (1:24) slot racing, the latest Carrera Digital 124 set features two GT3-spec weapons, the Audi R8 LMS and Mercedes SLS GT3, let loose on an eight-metre track. And racers can pick their vantage points as the set comes with wireless 2.4Ghz controllers. Pricey but incredible.

Duke 2017 season review DVDs – www.dukevideo.co.uk

• British Touring Car Championship – £16.99

Britain’s biggest motorsport series again came down to a final-showdown thriller for championship honours after a 29-race season of many thrills and quite a few spills. Recapture it all here with almost eight hours of door-banging and paint-trading.

• Isle of Man TT – £16.99

Race action, interviews and analysis, not to mention mind-scrambling onboard footage, make the official review of the Isle of Man TT an unmissable four-hour treat. It was great to see new Goodwood Revival fan Michael Dunlop give Suzuki its first big win in more than a decade, but we don’t half wish John McGuinness had been there to shake things up a bit.

Omologato ‘Maranello’ watch – £599 – www.omologatowatches.com

The purveyor of racing-inspired watches has created a timepiece to celebrate Ferrari’s dominant 1961 Formula 1 World Championship season, in which the ‘Sharknose’ 156s waltzed to a title double. The ‘Maranello’ features a stainless-steel case, Swiss Ronda quartz movement, an Italian leather strap and the names of all the circuits where Ferrari won during that remarkable season.

Retro GP T-shirts – From £19.95 – www.retrogp.com

Retro GP has been mastering the art of fashion fever for some time now and its latest additions complement the range of retro-look racewear perfectly. ‘Garagista’, a phrase coined by Enzo Ferrari to describe the small, privately run F1 teams that took on an often beat his Maranello masterpieces, is a tribute to them. The Chesterfield Racing T-shirt harks back to American racer Brett Lunger, who carried the tobacco brand’s logo during the 1970s.

Triple Espresso Gulf canvasses –£185 – www.triplespresso.co.uk

Everything – and we mean everything – looks good in powder blue-and-orange, the unforgettable colours of Gulf Oil that adorned Ford, Mirage and Porsche racers in the 1960s and 1970s. Triple Espresso’s vibrant canvasses are perfect for fans of the breed and come in 40cm x 60cm or 50cm x 50cm and are fitted to a 4cm box frame, ready to hang. Our favourites feature Porsche’s 908/3 and 917 from classic period enduros at Brands Hatch, Spa and the Targa Florio.

Pace notes print, by Tim Layzell – £245 – www.timlayzell.com

Layzell’s dynamic depictions of great racing moments, captured with his vivid flashes of colour are irresistible. His latest work shows Stirling Moss and Denis Jenkinson hammering down towards the Futa Pass during their extraordinary Mille Miglia triumph in 1955. Limited to a run of 250 on 308gsm paper, the giclee print measures 48cm x 60cm and is signed and numbered by Tim.

Alan Mann Racing F3L/P68 book – €79.90 – www.rallyandracing.com

The Cosworth DFV-powered Ford F3L, codenamed P68, had a short and unsuccessful career but is revered as one of the coolest of the endurance prototypes. Ed Heuvink’s book, beautifully produced by McKlein, as ever, tells the full story of the fabulous but flawed Alan Mann-developed Ford, accompanied by rich archive imagery.  

Lego Speed Champions Porsche 917/919 – £74.99 – www.porscheclubgb.com/shop

Porsche’s first Le Mans winner, the Salzburg 917K, and its latest French endurance classic winner, the 919 Hybrid, join forces in Lego’s Porsche-authorised Speed Champions set. You can fettle both cars with the help of a pit crew and extensive pit garage. Porsche Club GB is offering the set to its members for £67.50. Warning: don’t take any notice of the 8-14 age-range guide – this is for adults, too! 

Stirling Moss and Tony Brooks signed prints – £99 – www.thesignaturestore.co.uk

These hand-signed prints of British racing heroes and Goodwood greats Stirling Moss (Aston Martin DBR1, Goodwood Tourist Trophy 1958) and Tony Brooks (Vanwall, Belgian GP 1958) come with a certificate of authenticity and photograph of the signing session. Check out the website for details of other signed prints and memorabilia.

F1 retro 1980 – £60 – www.motorsportmagazine.com/shop

Renowned Formula 1 journalist Mark Hughes, whose work has adorned the pages of Autosport and Motor Sport down the years, has retold the story of the 1980 Formula 1 season in immense detail, bringing a 37-year-old contest to light in a modern context. The result is a fascinating appraisal of the Alan Jones/Nelson Piquet and Williams/Brabham battles. With technical insight and reams of statistical scrutiny, it goes deeper than ever into a classic era.