The 2026 Festival of Speed took rivalry as its theme, and Romain Dumas won a third Timed Shoot-Out in a row in the Ford Super Mustang Mach-E.
Goodwood House filled for the Festival of Speed from Thursday 9 to Sunday 12 July 2026 under the theme The Rivals, Epic Racing Duels.
The Festival of Speed sends historic and current cars and motorcycles up the hillclimb in the grounds of Goodwood House, and the sculpture in front of the House changes with the marque it honours. Gordon Murray Automotive was the subject in 2025. In 2026 it was Singer, the maker of reimagined Porsche 911s, in a sculpture designed by Gery Judah, and the Duke of Richmond opened the event on the Thursday morning in a 1991 DLS Turbo Reimagined by Singer.
The Cartier Style et Luxe concours d’elegance named a 1955 Lancia Aurelia Spider Best in Show, chosen by judges including Stanley Tucci and David Jonsson.
The duels were literal. The Ford GT Mk IIs that won Le Mans in 1966 reunited sixty years after the victory over Ferrari and recreated their formation run on the Hill. Lando Norris and Valentino Rossi shared a balcony moment on the Friday, and on the Sunday Damon Hill drove his title-winning Williams FW18 thirty years after the 1996 championship. In intense heat Romain Dumas won a third Timed Shoot-Out in a row, taking the Ford Super Mustang Mach-E up the Hill in 41.97 seconds, ahead of Dan Ticktum in the Formula E Gen4 at 42.46.