The Hillclimb

An iconic Festival of Speed feature, the hillclimb sees road and race cars and bikes, old and new, careering up the Hill. Never seen a Porsche 917 at speed? Or heard the scream of a modern Formula 1 car? The Hill is the place to be.

Sunday Shootout presented by Montblanc

Every year hundreds of cars take to the Festival of Speed Hill. For many, that brief blast up the hill is more than a demonstration: it’s a chance to compete. With some very fast drivers in some very fast cars, the weekend’s best fight it out in Shootout Sunday presented by Montblanc. Last year it was the all-electric Volkswagen ID.R that set the pace in Shootout Sunday – what will top the times in 2021?

Sunday Shootout winners

Year	Driver	Car	Time
1993	Willie Green	Surtees Cosworth TS20	0:56.30
1994	Martin Brundle	McLaren MP4/9	0:47.80
1995	Jonathan Palmer	Williams FW08B	0:46.06
1996	Jonathan Palmer	Williams FW07B	0:45.00
1997	Nick Heidfeld	McLaren MP4/11B	0:47.30
1998	Nick Heidfeld	McLaren MP4/12	0:48.30
1999	Nick Heidfeld	McLaren MP4/13	0:41.60
2000	Martin Stretton	Tyrrell P34	0:45.05
2001	David Franklin	Ferrari 712 Can Am	0:48.26
2002	Rod Millen	Toyota Celica Pikes Peak	0:47.40
2003	Graeme Wight, Jr.	Gould GR51	0:42.90
2004	Justin Law	Jaguar XJR-12	0:49.26
2005	Justin Law	Jaguar XJR-12	0:47.96
2006	Richard Lyons	Nissan 350Z GT500	0:49.51
2007	Anthony Reid	Nissan 350Z GT500	0:53.78
2008	Justin Law	Jaguar XJR8/9	0:44.19
2009	Justin Law	Jaguar XJR8/9	0:44.40
2010	Roger Wills	Williams Cosworth FW05	0:47.15
2011	Dan Collins	Lotus Cosworth 88	0:48.52
2012	Anthony Reid	Chevron GR8 GT3	0:46.46
2013	Justin Law	Jaguar XJR8/9	0:45.95
2014	Sébastien Loeb	Peugeot 208 T16 Pikes Peak	0:44.60
2015	Olly Clark	Subaru Impreza "Gobstopper II"	0:44.91
2016	Olly Clark	Subaru Impreza "Gobstopper II"	0:46.23
2017	Justin Law	Jaguar XJR-12D	0:46.13
2018	Romain Dumas	Volkswagen I.D R Pikes Peak	0:44:32
2019	Romain Dumas	Volkswagen I.D R Pikes Peak	0:42:32

Where it all began

The Goodwood Hillclimb is now a key and much-loved part of the international motoring and motorsport world, but who could have guessed that this stretch of driveway on the March family's would become so iconic?

Since opening its gates on Sunday 20^th June 1993 for the very first Festival of Speed, Charles March has established this 1.16-mile course as the platform to show off all things automotive.

It takes its roots from a Hillclimb event organised by the ninth Duke of Richmond, Freddie March, in 1936 for the Lancia Car Club. Its ongoing success, however, stems largely from the eleventh Duke of Richmond's own enthusiasm for cars and that of early supporters…

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Hillclimb history

It takes its roots from a hillclimb event organised by the ninth Duke of Richmond, Freddie March in 1936 for the Lancia Car Club, but its ongoing success stems largely from the eleventh Duke of Richmond's own enthusiasm for cars and that of early supporters.