Motor Sports HAMILTON HEADS UP THE LIST OF OVER 80 DRIVERS AND RIDERS AREADY CONFIRMED FOR THE 2008 GOODWOOD FESTHAMILTON HEADS UP THE LIST OF OVER 80 DRIVERS AND RIDERS AREADY CONFIRMED FOR THE 2008 GOODWOOD FEST
- 21 May 2013
With over five weeks to go until the 2008 Festival of Speed (11-13 July), Goodwood can already confirm that over 80 of the world's greatest motor racing drivers and riders will be present at the world's largest celebration of motoring culture, with more big names still expected to follow over the coming weeks.
Confirmed drivers at the Festival will include current Formula One stars Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button and Sebastian Bourdais, as well as WRC works drivers Petter Solberg, Chris Atkinson, Matthew Wilson and Mikko Hirvonen. Current two-wheeled heroes in action will include WSB Championship contenders Troy Corser, Yukio Kagayama and Carlos Checa, plus BSB title challengers Leon Haslam, Michael Rutter, Cal Crutchlow, Stuart Easton and Tom Sykes.
Famous names from motor racing's past in attendance at Goodwood will include Sir Stirling Moss, Jackie Stewart, Carl Fogarty, Juha Kankkunen, Mike Doohan, Bobby Unser and John Watson. A plethora of BTCC drivers will be on hand to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of this hugely popular race series, including Tom Chilton, Andy Rouse, Anthony Reid, John Cleland Win Percy, John Rhodes and Frank Gardner.
A full summary of the drivers and riders, along with the vehicles they will be running up the challenging 1.16-mile Goodwood hillclimb, is below.
Rauno Aaltonen, former World Rally driver will be driving a Mini Cooper S and Opel Manta 400 on the Forest Rally Stage.
Bobby Allison, Daytona 500 winner and NASCAR Winston Cup Champion, will drive a Buick Regal from his 1983 Championship winning season.
Chris Atkinson, WRC driver for Subaru, will take to the hill and the Forest Rally Stage in a Subaru Impreza WRC on the Sunday of the Festival.
Richard Attwood, popular Le Mans winner, will be present and is expected to drive a Porsche 908/3.
Alex Barros, former Grand Prix motorcycle rider, is expected to take to the hill on a 1989 Cagiva V589.
Derek Bell, five-time Le Mans winner, will once more be at the Festival all three days, driving a Mirage GR7 and a Ferrari 312 B3S.
Sebastian Buemi, current test driver for Red Bull Racing F1, will drive the Red Bull-Renault RB3.
Stig Blomqvist, former World Rally Champion, will drive an Audi Sport Quattro S1 E2 and Talbot Sunbeam Lotus on the Forest Rally Stage.
Sebastian Bourdais, four-time Champ Car Champion and current F1 driver for Toro Rosso, is expected to drive his multiple Championship winning Lola B03-00 on the hill.
Russell Brookes, former British Champion and star of the British circuit, will drive his 1985 title-winning Opel Manta 400 all weekend on the Forest Rally Stage.
Ralph Bryans, former Honda works motorcycle star, will ride a 1962 Honda RC171 motorcycle.
Andy Burton, hero of British rallying, will be in action on the Forest Rally Stage over the weekend, in his unique Peugeot-Cosworth.
Jenson Button, star driver for Honda Racing F1 team, will drive the Honda RA108 over the course of the weekend.
Carlos Checa, former Grand Prix motorcycle rider and current WSB rider, will ride his for Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR on the hill.
Eddie Cheever, Indianapolis 500 winner both as a driver and a team owner, will be in attendance over the Festival weekend.
Tom Chilton, BTCC driver, will be driving his 2008 Honda Civic Type R.
John Cleland, former BTCC champion will be driving his championship winning 1995 Vauxhall Cavalier.
Troy Corser, two-time WSB champion, will be present at the Festival.
Cal Crutchlow, BSB Championship contender, will ride a 2008 HM Plant Honda CBR1000RR over the course of the weekend.
Darren Dixon, British TTF1 Championship winner and two-time World Sidecar Champion, is expected to ride a Suzuki RGV500.
Marcus Dodd, twice British Rally Champion, will drive a 2003 Hyundai Accent WRC, all weekend on the Forest Rally Stage.
Martin Donnelly, former F1 driver for Arrows and Lotus, will drive a 1968 Lotus 49B.
Mick Doohan, five-time World Motorcycle Grand Prix Champion, will be riding a classic Honda over the weekend.
Gwyndaf Evans, Welsh rallying wizard and former British Rally Champion, is expected to drive the Grp N Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9, which he drives in the British Championship.
Carl Fogarty, four-times WSB Champion, is expected to ride Steve Hislop's 2002 British Championship winning Monstermob Ducati 996R.
Jim France, Executive Vice President of NASCAR, America's most popular motor racing series, will be present at the Festival.
Nanni Galli, former F1 driver for McLaren, Ferrari and Williams, will be driving a 1972 Tecno PA123.
Frank Gardner, three-time BTCC Champion and double Formula 5000 Champion, will be driving his 1968 BTCC Championship winning Ford Escort Twin Cam.
Stuart Graham, one of the few men to win TT's on two and four wheels - will take to the hill on a 1967 Honda RC174.
Carl Haas, famous US Team owner, is expected to attend the Festival as part of Lola's 50th anniversary celebrations.
Lewis Hamilton, British F1 star and serious title contender, will attend on the Sunday of the event and drive his McLaren-Mercedes MP4-23 F1 race car.
Leon Haslam, BSB Championship contender, will ride a 2008 HM Plant Honda CBR1000RR over the course of the weekend.
John Haugland, former works Skoda rally driver, will drive the ex-Colin McRae Skoda Fabia WRC as part of a tribute to McRae's career.
Hurley Haywood, three-time Le Mans winner, will drive the 2003 Brumos-Porsche Grand-Am Daytona Prototype.
Bob Heath, will take to the hill on a 1961 Honda RC173 motorcycle.
Mikko Hirvonen, World Rally Championship driver and five-time rally winner, will drive his BP Ford Focus WRC on the hillclimb and Forest Rally Stage.
David Hobbs, versatile British driver, Formula 5000 and Trans-Am Champion will drive a 1972 Lola T332.
Christian Horner, Team Principal of Red Bull Racing F1, will be present over the course of the weekend.
Yukio Kagayama, WSB Championship contender, will be in action all weekend on his Pepephone Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 K8.
Juha Kankkunen, four-time World Rally Champion, will be driving a 1998 Toyota Corolla WRC on the hill.
Dougie Lampkin, twelve-time individual World Champion trials rider, will be performing a manner of tricks on his Beta Trials Bike over the course of the weekend.
Timo Makinen, one of the original flying Finns, is expected to be in attendance over the Festival weekend.
The Earl of March will drive a selection of historically significant machinery over the weekend.
Markko Martin, former World Rally Championship driver and five-time rally winner, will take to the hill and the Forest Rally Stage in a Subaru Impreza WRC on the Friday of the Festival.
Nick Mason, the Pink Floyd drummer and keen motor enthusiast, will drive the 1938 Auto Union Type D.
Jochen Mass, former Grand Prix star and Le Mans winner, will drive the 1908 Benz Grand Prix car and is also expected to drive a 1989 Sauber C9.
John McGuinness, multiple TT winner, will ride the HM Plant Honda CBR1000RR that he rode to victory in the 2007 Isle of Man TT.
Allan McNish, former F1 driver and Le Mans winner, is expected to drive his Audi R10 endurance race car.
Hannu Mikkola, 1983 World Rally Champion and designer of the Goodwood Forest Rally Stage, is expected to drive an Audi Quattro S1 and Ford Escort Mk1 throughout the weekend on the Forest Rally Stage.
Rod Millen, Kiwi hillclimbing legend and Pike's Peak winner, will drive his 1994 Toyota Celica in which he won the world famous hillclimb.
Nicolas Minassian, Peugeot Endurance racing driver will be in attendance over the course of the weekend, fresh from competing at the Le Mans 24 hours.
Chas Mortimer, eight-time Isle of Mann TT winner, will ride an ex-Barry Sheene Yamaha OW53 YZR500.
Sir Stirling Moss, probably Britain's greatest-ever never to win a World Formula 1 title, will be driving a 1958 Vanwall.
Alesandro Nannini, former F1 driver for Bennetton and Minardi, will be present at the Festival.
Jackie Oliver - Le Mans winner, F1 driver and former Arrows F1 team owner, will drive a Porsche 917K.
Win Percy, three-time BTCC Champion and Bathurst 1000 winner, will drive a 1958 Jaguar Mk1.
Brian Redman, F1 driver with a brilliant career in sports cars for Ferrari and Porsche, will drive a Porsche over the course of the weekend.
Jim Redman, multiple World Championship-winning motorcyclist, will take to the hill on a classic Honda racing bike.
Anthony Reid, stalwart of the British Touring Car Championship, will drive a BTCC Nissan Primera and a Williams FW07 over the course of the weekend.
John Reynolds, three-time BSB Champion, will be riding his 2004 championship winning Rizla Suzuki GSX-R1000.
John Rhodes, British Saloon and European Touring Car Champion, will drive a 1965 Mini Cooper S on the hill.
Tommy Robb, former works rider for Honda, will take to the hill on a classic Honda racing bike.
Andy Rouse, four-time BTCC Champion and most successful British Touring Car driver ever, is expected to drive a Triumph Dolomite Sprint on the hill.
Michael Rutter, BSB Championship contender, will ride his Northwest 200 Ducati 1098R at the Festival this year.
Terry Rymer, British Champion and the first British rider to win a World Superbike race, will be in action on the Loctite Yamaha OW01 at the Festival.
Tom Sneva, Indy 500 winner and two-time Indycar Champion is expected to drive his 1983 Indy 500 winning March 83C.
Petter Solberg, former World Rally Champion, will take to the hill and the Forest Rally Stage in a Subaru Impreza WRC on the Saturday of the Festival.
Steve Soper, BTCC Championship stalwart, will drive a 2007 WTCC BMW 320i throughout the weekend.
Sir Jackie Stewart, Britain's most accomplished F1 Champion, having lifted the crown three times, is expected to drive a Matra MS80 and a Tyrrell 001 over the course of the weekend.
Tom Sykes, BSB Championship contender, will ride his Rizla Suzuki GSX-R1000K8 over the course of the weekend.
Luigi Taveri, former works rider and TT winner will take to the hill on a 1961 Honda RC162 motorcycle.
Paul Tracy, 2003 Champ Car Champion, will drive his 1997 race-winning Penske PC26 Champ Car.
Oliver Turvey, current British Formula Three Championship contender will be in action over the Festival weekend.
Bobby Unser, three-time Indy 500 winner and 13-time Pikes Peak Hillclimb Champion, is expected to drive an Audi Sport Quattro S1 'Pikes Peak' over the Festival weekend.
Bj?rn Waldegård, rallying superstar and the first-ever winner of the Drivers' World Championship, will take to the hill and the Forest Rally Stage in a Ford Escort Mk2 as part of the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Ford Escort.
John Watson, five-time F1 Grand Prix winner, will drive a 1987 Porsche 962 on the hill.
Jamie Whitham, former British Superbike Champion and current Superbike commentator for Eurosport, is expected to ride a 1998 Cadbury's Boost Yamaha YZF750 over the course of the weekend.
John Whitmore, former British and European Touring Car Champion, is expected to drive a Ford-Lotus Cortina Mk1 at the Festival.
Malcolm Wilson - Britain's leading rally driver during the explosive Group B period in the 1980s and principal of the Ford M-Sport works rally team - will be present over the weekend.
Matthew Wilson - WRC driver and son of Group B star Malcolm - will drive the Stobart Ford Focus WRC up the hill and on the Forest Rally Stage.
Stan Woods, 10-time TT winner, will ride the late Alan Robinson's Manx Norton 500 at the Festival.
Alex Wurz, current test driver for Honda F1 Racing, will be present at the Festival on Saturday, driving the Honda RA108.
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