Not even heavy rainstorms could damper the spirit of those in attendance at the Goodwood Revival this past weekend (September 20/21) as the West Sussex venue closed out its season with a spectacular trip down memory lane.

In what is always one of the highlights of the historic racing calendar, the three-day meeting brought together iconic competitors and glorious machines for a truly captivating battle for honours – all in ever-changing weather conditions too.

As has been the case for a number of years, the British Automobile Racing Club played its part in the three-day meeting with many of its hugely admired officials and volunteers attending the event to fulfil a number of operational and marshalling roles.

One of the headline races at the Revival every year is the Royal Automobile Club TT Celebration, which is for closed-cockpit GT & Protoype cars that race in the spirit of the RAC TT contest from yesteryear.

Sunday’s showdown more than lived up to all expectations as British Touring Car Championship ace Tom Ingram became the first driver to win the coveted contest in successive years, and in different cars. Ingram teamed up with Richard Kent to guide a Jaguar E-Type FHC to victory.

The St Marys Trophy presented by Motul is another firm favourite for race-goers with a stellar line up of global motorsport stars going wheel-to-wheel in production-based saloon cars from 1950-1959.

Le Mans legend Tom Kristensen powered his Ford Thunderbird to victory in race one before James Dorlin then triumphed in race two. However, on combined results it was the team of Gordon Shedden and Chris Ward that emerged as the overall winners in their Jaguar Mk1.

Former Formula 1 World Champion Jenson Button ended his wait for a victory at the Goodwood Revival as he joined forces with Alex Buncombe to dominate the Freddie March Memorial Trophy – which is for cars competing in the spirit of the Goodwood Nine Hours from 1952-1955 – in a Jaguar C-Type.

Elsewhere, Mark Gilles narrowly beat Patrick Blakeney-Edwards to win the Goodwood Trophy whilst just three tenths of a second separated William Nuthall and Max Bartell in the prestigious Madgwick Cup.

Production sports and GT cars from the mid-1960s were showcased in the Fordwater Trophy where Andrew Smith converted pole position into a flawless victory in his stunning Porsche 904 Carrera GTS.

The Whitsun Trophy – which is for Sports-racing prototypes between 1960 and 1966 – saw Alex Brundle underline his talents as a standout name of historic racing as he charged to the top step of the podium in his Lola-Chevrolet T70 Spyder.

Andrew Jordan and Matthew Holme were the stars of the show in the Stirling Moss Memorial Trophy as they trounced the opposition, hustling their immaculately prepared Ford Cobra to the chequered flag almost a minute clear of their nearest rivals.

Other winners included Andy Ellis sweeping to victory in the Richmond & Gordon Trophies, Stuart Roach prevailed in the Chichester Cup, Stuart Hall triumphed in the Glover Trophy and Chris Ward claimed the spoils in the Sussex Trophy.

It wasn’t just four-wheel machines that had those in attendance captivated either as the Barry Sheene Memorial Trophy showcased some jaw-dropping 1950s motorcycles. Glen English and Steve Plater punched in two strong results to secure victory when it came to the combined classification.

Concluding what was a momentous – yet slightly sodden weekend – was the Settringham Cup, which saw a total of 64 youngsters line up in Austin J40s for two feel-good dashes to the flag. On combined results, Cyrus Majzub claimed outright honours.

To view the full classification of results from all sessions at this year’s Goodwood Revival, CLICK HERE.