GT3 racers are set to go head-to-head at the Goodwood Circuit
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The 2025 Goodwood Members’ Meeting is fast approaching, with an action-packed schedule of historic racing cars, driven by legends on an all-time classic circuit.
But among the returning crowd-pleasers, which sees Ford GT40s go wheel-to-wheel in the Gurney Cup and Ford Capri Mk3s trade paint in the Gordon Spice Trophy, will be a demonstration of more modern machinery.
The GT3 Shootout will feature a wide spectrum of homologated racers from 2006-2012 that will take to the Goodwood course on April 12-13 in a series of demos and competitive timed laps — which will follow the same format as the Sidecar Shootout which featured at this year’s Members’ Meeting.
The Audi R8 will be among many GT3 ‘classics’ at this year’s Members’ Meeting
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Eight GT3 racers piloted by “legendary” drivers will aim to set the best lap time during Saturday’s qualifying session, with entries likely to include V10-engined Audi R8s, V12-engined Aston Martin DBRS9s and V8-engined BMW Z4s.
The fastest four cars will then go head-to-head in Sunday’s Shootout Final, where each will get one flying lap of the 2.4-mile Goodwood circuit, with the fastest being declared the winner.
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It will be a rare opportunity to see modern racers at the Members’ Meeting.
GT3 racers are a more familiar sight on the Goodwood Hill. At last year’s Festival of Speed, two modern GT3 cars featured inside the top ten fastest times: a Porsche 992 GT3 Cup driven by James Wallis finished third and a BMW M4 GT3 driven by Philipp Eng finished ninth.
As well as the competitive action at next year’s Members’ Meeting, a field of 20 deafening GT3s — including entries from Ferrari, Lamborghini and Mercedes-Benz — will also take part in a demonstration on both Saturday and Sunday morning, where visitors will be able to revel in the noise and beauty of some of the most highly-tuned racers around.
Tickets, for Members and Fellows of the Goodwood Road Racing Club, are now on sale for the April 12-13 event, starting at £85 and can be bought here.
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2 parts, 7 laps each
For Formula 750 and 250cc & 350cc Two-Stroke Grand Prix motorcycles
Expect to see:
• Yamaha TZ350G
• Honda CB750
• Ducati 750S
2-parts, 5-laps each
For Edwardian cars, GN Specials and cars in the spirit of early Brooklands races prior to 1923
Expect to see:
• FIAT S76 (The Beast of Turin)
• Darracq 200hp
• Sunbeam Indianapolis
45-minutes, 2-drivers
For sports-racing prototypes of a type that raced between 1963 and 1966.
Expect to see:
• Ford GT40
• Lotus 23B
• Chevron B6
2-parts, 20-minutes
For Homologated Saloon Cars over 3-litre of a type that raced in FIA Appendix J Group 1 between 1970 and 1982 or the British Saloon Car Championship between 1976 and 1982.
Expect to see:
• Ford Capri Mk3
• Rover SD1
• Chevrolet Camaro Z28
20-minutes
For rear-engined Formula Juniors of a type that raced up until 1964. First drum-braked car across the line wins the Taylor Trophy.
Expect to see:
• Lola Mk3
• Brabham BT6
• Lotus 20/22
20-minutes
For British-built pre-war sportscars
Expect to see:
• Bentley 3-litre
• Aston Martin LM
• Frazer Nash
20-minutes
For closed-cockpit GT cars of a type that raced before 1963.
Expect to see:
• Jaguar E-type
• Ferrari 250 SWB
• Aston Martin DB4GT
45-minutes, 2-drivers
For Group 1 touring cars under 3-litre that raced between 1970 and 1982
Expect to see:
• Mini 1275GT
• Ford Fiesta
• Triumph Dolomite Sprint
20 minutes
For World Championship sports cars and production sports-racing cars of a type raced between 1955-1960
Expect to see:
• Lister-Jaguar ‘Knobbly’
• Lotus 15
• Lola Mk1
20-minutes
For pre-66 Touring Cars under 2-litre
Expect to see:
• Lotus Cortina
• Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA
• Mini Cooper S
Saturday qualifying session + Sunday Shootout Final
For Homologated GT3 racers between 2006-2012
Expect to see:
• Audi R8
• Aston Martin DBRS9
• BMW Z4
