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The Hillclimb
The most iconic aspect of the Goodwood Festival of Speed. To see cars storming up here is a delight for any motorsport enthusiast.
The most iconic aspect of the Goodwood Festival of Speed. To see cars storming up here is a delight for any motorsport enthusiast.
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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 2020?
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 |
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2018 |
Romain Dumas | Volkswagen I.D R Pikes Peak | 0:44:32 |
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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 20th 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.
The Goodwood Festival of Speed Hillclimb was the narrowest, bumpiest, least grippy course I've ever driven. But I loved it.
