Goodwood Festival of Speed 2023 Supercars And More
Goodwood delivers another great Festival Of Speed this year
Have you heard of the Goodwood Festival of Speed? This is an outdoor automotive show like no other in the world. Well, the nest best show might be the Tokyo Auto Salon in Japan, now anywhere else. Still, Goodwood presents new car launches as well as some classic supercars.
Not forgetting the world of motorsports as the location is a race track and a very famous one. It was another unforgettable event and we were fortunate to have Ian Sia, a friend attending from Malaysia who shared these great pictures with us.
2023 was the 30th edition of Goodwood’s world-renowned Festival of Speed and this year it was presented by Mastercard.
Yes, its not FREE and you have to buy tickets for Friday, Saturday and Sunday which was sold out weeks earlier.
Another year of automotive world exclusives, debuts and reveals, with Thursday being the event’s most memorable opening day to date.
Visitors to the Supercar and First Glance Paddocks got up close to over 100 of some of the most innovative and anticipated vehicles from across the automotive industry.
There were public debuts of the Caterham Electric Seven, Hyundai Ioniq 5 N, McMurtry Spéirling Track Car, Porsche 718 Spyder RS, Bugatti Bolide, Mercedes-Benz CLE Coupe, Yamaha XS900 DB40 Prototype, MG Cyberster and the UK debut of the BMW 5 Series Saloon and much more.
Also for motorsports fans, fresh from the British Grand Prix, the Festival of Speed hosted the McLaren Formula 1 Team, Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team, Scuderia Ferrari Formula 1 Team and Williams Racing.
Motorcycle racing fans were not forgotten as the starts of MotoGP turned up, teams including Ducati Lenovo Team, GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3, LCR Honda and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing were in attendance.
Meanwhile, the Festival of Speed turns 30, and it has been 75 years since Goodwood Motor Circuit first opened its doors.
Interestingly electric mobility was also included since the focus on future mobility and technology, there was a selection of the latest EVs on show like the Polestar 5 in Electric Avenue presented by bp pulse and a curated line-up of over 20 pioneering international companies exhibited in Future Lab presented by Randox.
