For three days in September 2026, the Goodwood Revival turned its circuit entirely back to the eighteen seasons it raced before closing in 1966.
The Goodwood Revival ran at Goodwood Motor Circuit in Chichester, West Sussex, from Friday 18 to Sunday 20 September 2026. Nothing built or worn after 1966 was admitted.
Freddie March, the ninth Duke of Richmond and a successful amateur racer, opened the circuit in September 1948. He drove a Bristol 400 around the perimeter road of his own wartime airfield.
The circuit ran for 18 seasons and closed in 1966, too fast and too narrow for cars that had outgrown it. His grandson brought it back in 1998 as the Revival, on condition it stayed entirely in period.
Ray Hanna marked the first Revival by flying a Spitfire down the pit straight below the height of the grandstands.
At the 2026 meeting, everything on site was dressed to those 18 years, from the marshals’ overalls to the signage and fuel pumps. The racing was contested by cars that had run at the circuit when it was open.
Visitors were encouraged to come in period clothing from the 1940s to the 1960s. Crowd, paddock and grid shared a single era across the three days.