As always there’s much more to the Goodwood Festival of Speed than just Formula One cars.
Mazda’s racing heritage is a major part of this year’s festival and their 1991 Le Mans 24 Hour-winning, rotary-engined 787B forms part of the distinctive central feature in front of Goodwood House. It appears alongside a Mazda LM55 Vision Gran Turismo, a concept based on a car which was created for the computer game series. Another 787B and several of its siblings are taking to the hill.
Among the bevy of McLarens on show, one which stands out is a special edition of their P1 road car styled in homage to Alain Prost. The P1 incorporates the helmet colours of the driver who won three world championships for McLaren between 1985 and 1989.
A full complement of manufacturer-run LMP1s from this year’s Le Mans 24 Hours are present, including Nissan’s unconventional and, as yet, unsuccessful GT-R LM NISMO.
Toyota TS040, Goodwood Festival of Speed, 2015
Opel Astra DTM, Goodwood Festival of Speed, 2015
Opel Astra DTM, Goodwood Festival of Speed, 2015
Nissan GT-R LM NISMO, Goodwood Festival of Speed, 2015
Nissan GT-R LM NISMO, Goodwood Festival of Speed, 2015
Nissan GT-R LM NISMO, Goodwood Festival of Speed, 2015
Mazda 787B, Goodwood Festival of Speed, 2015
Mazda 787B, Goodwood Festival of Speed, 2015
Mazda 787B, Goodwood Festival of Speed, 2015
Tecno E371, Goodwood Festival of Speed, 2015
Tecno E371, Goodwood Festival of Speed, 2015
Tecno E371, Goodwood Festival of Speed, 2015
McLaren F1, Goodwood Festival of Speed, 2015
Bugatti EB110, Goodwood Festival of Speed, 2015
Ferrari F40, Goodwood Festival of Speed, 2015
Holden Commodore VE, Goodwood Festival of Speed, 2015
Holden Commodore VE, Goodwood Festival of Speed, 2015
Rover SD1 Vitesse Turbo, Goodwood Festival of Speed, 2015
Ford Falcon, Goodwood Festival of Speed, 2015
Ford Falcon, Goodwood Festival of Speed, 2015
Mitjet Mini Pikes Peak, Goodwood Festival of Speed, 2015
Penske PC23, Goodwood Festival of Speed, 2015
Mercedes 300 SLRs, Goodwood Festival of Speed, 2015
McLaren P1 Prost, Goodwood Festival of Speed, 2015
Mazda 757, Goodwood Festival of Speed, 2015
Mazda 767B, Goodwood Festival of Speed, 2015
Mazda 767B, Goodwood Festival of Speed, 2015
Mazda 787, Goodwood Festival of Speed, 2015
Mazda 787s, Goodwood Festival of Speed, 2015
Mazda RX-792P, Goodwood Festival of Speed, 2015
Mazda central display, Goodwood Festival of Speed, 2015
Intrepid RM1, Goodwood Festival of Speed, 2015
Audi R18 Etron Quattro, Goodwood Festival of Speed, 2015
Audi R18 Etron Quattro, Goodwood Festival of Speed, 2015
Lister Storm, Goodwood Festival of Speed, 2015
Lola T332, Goodwood Festival of Speed, 2015
Lola T332, Goodwood Festival of Speed, 2015
Ford Focus WRC, Goodwood Festival of Speed, 2015
Ford Focus WRC, Goodwood Festival of Speed, 2015
Matra MS5, Goodwood Festival of Speed, 2015
Gerhardt Indy, Goodwood Festival of Speed, 2015
Koenigsegg One 1, Goodwood Festival of Speed, 2015
Nissan 200SX S14, Goodwood Festival of Speed, 2015
Nissan LBD PS13 V8, Goodwood Festival of Speed, 2015
Nissan Skyline R34 GT-T, Goodwood Festival of Speed, 2015
Lancia Delta S4, Goodwood Festival of Speed, 2015
Ferrari 250 MM, Goodwood Festival of Speed, 2015
Mini All 4 Racing, Goodwood Festival of Speed, 2015
Stadium Super Truck, Goodwood Festival of Speed, 2015
Chevrolet SS, Goodwood Festival of Speed, 2015
Chevrolet Monte Carlo – Richard Childress Racing, Goodwood Festival of Speed, 2015
Ford RS200 IMSA GTO, Goodwood Festival of Speed, 2015
Audi Sport Quattro S1, Goodwood Festival of Speed, 2015
Auto Union Type D Doppel Kompressor, Goodwood Festival of Speed, 2015
How are they going to change the wheels during pitstops? :)
I guess, time saved by running those, would be lost during pitstops where they’d have to remove them and fit them back on again, no matter how easy to remove/attach they make them.
In F1, changing a nose cone usually means around 15+ or even 20+ seconds per pitstop. WEC pitstops are even slower, so adding this would dramatically increase the stationary time.
@fer-no65 I think they were banned because every team started to get its own version, and because they are over a moving part (the tyre), they were “moving aerodinamic elements” and thus “illegal” for the new regulations that started in 2009. Actually, some teams still run them in 2009 (I just remember Brawn having them too) but as a loophole in the rules, the rulebook was fixed about it from 2010 on.
@omarr-pepper if I remember well, they were banned after 2009 because they struggled to attach them properly (Alonso in Hungary 2009 for instance), specially the front tyre.
But I have no idea if the wheel covers like those in the Mazda or the late Delta Integrales are legal or not, and why.
Fer no.65 (@fer-no65)
26th June 2015, 17:01
Why don’t we get wheel covers like those on the Mazda 787B or Intrepid RM1 anymore? are they banned? if so, why?
Biggsy
26th June 2015, 17:22
How are they going to change the wheels during pitstops? :)
I guess, time saved by running those, would be lost during pitstops where they’d have to remove them and fit them back on again, no matter how easy to remove/attach they make them.
In F1, changing a nose cone usually means around 15+ or even 20+ seconds per pitstop. WEC pitstops are even slower, so adding this would dramatically increase the stationary time.
Or maybe they are banned. :)
Fer no.65 (@fer-no65)
26th June 2015, 18:55
Yeah but those on the Mazda where very similar to those used in F1 from 2006 to 2009. WRC used to have them aswell.
Besides, LMP1 these days run the same set of tyres for a lot longer.
OmarR-Pepper - Vettel 40 victories!!! (@)
26th June 2015, 21:07
@fer-no65 I think they were banned because every team started to get its own version, and because they are over a moving part (the tyre), they were “moving aerodinamic elements” and thus “illegal” for the new regulations that started in 2009. Actually, some teams still run them in 2009 (I just remember Brawn having them too) but as a loophole in the rules, the rulebook was fixed about it from 2010 on.
Fer no.65 (@fer-no65)
27th June 2015, 0:08
@omarr-pepper if I remember well, they were banned after 2009 because they struggled to attach them properly (Alonso in Hungary 2009 for instance), specially the front tyre.
But I have no idea if the wheel covers like those in the Mazda or the late Delta Integrales are legal or not, and why.
matt90 (@matt90)
26th June 2015, 17:59
Nice pictures, although a lot are angled.
Ibrahim (@ibrahim)
26th June 2015, 19:48
Ford RS200 IMSA GTO. What??? Never heard of this. Was this supposed to go at the Audis? Did it ever race? Anyone got any information?