F1 drivers and cars at the 2026 Goodwood Festival of Speed

The 2026 Goodwood Competition of Pace is underway this weekend, bringing collectively present Method 1 stars, world champions and racing legends for 4 days of demo runs on the well-known hillclimb.

With this yr’s occasion avoiding a conflict with the F1 calendar, a number of present grand prix drivers will likely be in attendance alongside a bunch of former racers and champions from different disciplines.

The headline star on this yr’s entry listing is reigning F1 champion Lando Norris, who will take the wheel of the McLaren MCL60 with which he scored seven podiums in 2023. It’s a important automobile for the British group, having been launched in 2023 to mark the sixtieth anniversary of Bruce McLaren founding the outfit.

Norris will even get a style of McLaren’s future by driving the MCL-HY on its public debut forward of the Hypercar’s entry into subsequent yr’s Le Mans 24 Hours.

Present factors chief Kimi Antonelli can also be on the well-known competition, and was seen doing burnouts in a Mercedes highway automobile on Thursday.

Alpine duo Pierre Gasly and Franco Colapinto are additionally in motion, taking turns within the rebranded Lotus E20 from the 2012 season. Now-retired Kimi Raikkonen famously drove the V8-powered challenger to victory at that yr’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

In the meantime, rising star Isack Hadjar will signify Pink Bull, driving the Adrian Newey-designed track-only RB17 supercar together with Newey himself. Yuki Tsunoda will even take turns behind the wheel of the 1200bhp machine.

A complete host of former F1 drivers will even be seen on the Competition of Pace, together with world champions like Mario Andretti and Emerson Fittipaldi.

A number of stars from the sportscar world will even grace Goodwood, together with Le Mans 24 Hours winners Tom Kristensen and Derek Bell. Followers will get to see a number of iconic prototype sportscars over the course of the four-day occasion, together with the Porsche 962, the Ford GT MKII and the McLaren F1 GTR.

Christian Horner, Pink Bull Racing

Photograph by: JEP / Motorsport Photos

Seven-time MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi would be the greatest identify from the motorcycling world, however following his swap to automobile racing, he will likely be driving the BMW V12 LMR that received Le Mans in 1999. Followers eager to see him again on a motorbike received’t be dissatisfied both, as he will even bounce aboard a 2020-spec Yamaha M1.

Rally drivers will even be current, together with Sebastien Loeb, Sebastien Ogier, Petter Solberg and Nasser Al-Attiyah. Additional, Dan Ticktum will run Method E’s new Gen4 prototype to display the capabilities of a contemporary electrical racing automobile.

Present F1 drivers at Goodwood

Former F1 drivers at Goodwood

Different notable names at Goodwood

• Valentino Rossi
• Tom Kristensen
• Romain Dumas
• Sebastien Loeb
• Sebastien Ogier
• Elfyn Evans
• Johan Kristoffersson
• Nasser Al-Attiyah
• Dario Franchitti
• Adrian Newey
• Giacomo Agostini
• Casey Stoner
• Kevin Schwantz
• Colin Edwards
• Davey Todd
• Jamie Whincup
• Kurt Busch
• Benoit Treluyer
• Petter Solberg

All F1 automobiles at Goodwood

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– The Autosport.com Staff