On 9-13 July at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, UK, some iconic Honda machines took to the famous hill in celebration of ‘The Winning Formula – Champions and Challengers’
From a motorsport perspective, Honda and Williams Heritage have been working hard on a complete restoration of Honda’s 1986 Williams Honda FW11-02. Arriving from Japan at the start of the year, the car has undergone a meticulous restoration in order to get it ready for the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Throughout the weekend, it has been driven by Karun Chandhok, Thierry Boutsen, Riccardo Patrese, and of course being reunited with Nigel Mansell. To see ‘Red 5’ going up the Hill was truly a highlight of the weekend.
On two wheels, 2x Dakar winner, and the first American to win the event, Ricky Brabec was in attendance to ride his CRF 450 RALLY up the hill, alongside Isle of Man TT legend John McGuinness and his ‘100 starts’ special livery CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP.
In addition to exhibiting legendary Honda motorcycle and automobile racing machines, Honda presented the European premiere of the prototype model of the Honda 0 SUV, which is scheduled for a global market launch starting in 2026, as well as the world premiere of the Super EV Concept, a concept model of a new, small-size electric vehicle (EV) designed to pursue the fun of driving, whilst Prelude also took to the hill.