Motor racing at Goodwood: Get your tickets now for 80th Members’ Meeting this April

Tickets on sale now for a weekend of racing action, captivating demonstrations, off-track festivities and fireworks.

Goodwood Road Racing Club (GRRC) members and their guests will be able to enjoy a weekend of racing action, captivating demonstrations, off-track festivities and fireworks at the 80th Members’ Meeting, which takes place on April 15 and 16.

One of the most exciting attractions will be a model motorsport fans will already be familiar with – the Brabham BT52 F1 car.

Flashback to the ‘80s

You could have pole position to watch history in action as one of Goodwood’s most famous cars takes to the track.

The championship-winning Brabham BT52 will give a spectacular demonstration of 1980s turbo F1 power, as it performs a pair of stunning track shows. The arrow-like BT52 – powered by a turbocharged 1.5-litre BMW inline four engine, which had over 1,000PS (735kW) in some trims – is connected intrinsically with Goodwood’s “Testing Years” thanks to its fabled sub-minute lap.

The story goes that when Brabham used the Goodwood Motor Circuit to test its brand new F1 machine, then driver and future F1 champion Nelson Piquet managed a lap in under one minute. This has since been labelled the “greatest lap of Goodwood” and forms a mythical part of the history of not just Brabham, but of Goodwood itself.

After the circuit ceased to hold major international motorsport, in 1966, it may have closed to racing, but it remained a key part of the British testing landscape, with cars from Can-Am to F1 using the Motor Circuit to shakedown and test year after year. Despite not hosting modern motorsport, the challenging layout of Goodwood and its rural location meant teams regularly sought out our little part of West Sussex for some, at times secret, testing.

75 years

The ‘greatest lap of Goodwood’ will be celebrated this year when the 80th Members’ Meeting showcases a blast from the past.

In 2023 Goodwood is celebrating 75 years since the first motorsport began at the Goodwood Motor Circuit, and the “The Testing Years”, while often overlooked, are as important to our history as any other era.

The Brabham BT52 will demonstrate its power and speed on the circuit on each day, evoking memories of that incredible test in early 1982.

And crowds will be just as spellbound with another flashback moment when the event celebrates the anniversary of Ayrton Senna’s last F1 championship at 79MM, in which Bruno Senna lapped the circuit, alone, in his uncle’s McLaren MP4/5, the BT52 will be alone on the track, allowed to be centrepiece of the celebration.

The Brabham BT52 demonstration is the second of our awesome demos to be announced for 2023. It follows the announcement late last year that the circuit would echo with the incredible aural and visual treat of 2000s GT1 cars.

And there will be more trips down memory lane with the renamed Gordon Spice Trophy for Group A touring cars of the 1970s and a stunning all-Lotus Cortina race, the Jim Clark Trophy.

Vintage cars and motorbikes

A series of other races will include both cars and motorcycles. Among those lining up will be Group 1 Touring cars from 1972 to 1980, a celebration of the Lotus Cortina with a two-driver 45-minute race, a flash of Italian style in the pre-war specials race where you can expect to see Goodwood legends including the Fiat S74 lining up on the grid, there will be Alpha Romeos, Bugattis, E-type Jaguars, Cobras, TVRs, Austin Healeys, McLarens, Maseratis and more.

How to purchase tickets

Those attending can look forward to a friendly and intimate atmosphere with no crowds, thanks to being exclusively available to GRRC Members and Fellowship.

Goodwood Road Racing Club (GRRC) members and their guests will be able to enjoy a weekend of racing action, captivating demonstrations, off-track festivities and fireworks.

Those wishing to attend the Goodwood Road Racing Club’s 80th Members’ Meeting, can join the Goodwood Road and Racing Club to purchase tickets. As well as access to tickets for the headline Members’ Meeting event, the GRRC community enjoy priority ticket access to tickets for Festival of Speed and Goodwood Revival, on event benefits, regular social events, welcome pack, and much more throughout the year. Joining the GRRC starts at just £79 annually.

Tickets for the Saturday were snapped up quickly, but there are still Sunday tickets available. For more information, or to purchase, visit ticketing.goodwood.com.