Full F1 grid of V10 cars will roar at Goodwood Members' Meeting

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Goodwood Members Meeting is back this weekend – and it has pulled in a whole host of V10 F1 cars to celebrate

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Bruno Senna will be piloting his uncle's McLaren MP4/6

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After first cancelled and then delayed Goodwood events in 2020 and ’21, the historic racing scene is finally getting back to normality.

There’s no better example of this than the 79th Members’ Meeting, which will be running and displaying 26 fearsome V10 F1 cars, showing that the blue riband racing occasion really has returned to full force.

There’s a strong argument to say the sweetest (and probably loudest) sounds ever produced by grand prix cars came from the V10 period, prompting the Members’ Meeting to pay tribute to these charismatic machines.

Michael Schumacher (Benetton-Ford) during the 1993 Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal. Photo: Grand Prix Photo

Schumacher’s Benetton 193 will be roaring round Goodwood

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The headliners from the F1 demonstration include the McLaren MP4/5B, the car used by Ayrton Senna as he battled fiercely with Alain Prost throughout 1990, which culminated in the pair colliding at Suzuka’s first corner making Senna world champion.

Driving this car will be Senna’s nephew Bruno. The veteran of 43 grand prix starts has often driven his uncle’s cars before and will be familiar with the MP4/5B. The Brazilian is sure to get a few misty-eyed as the iconic Senna crash helmet colours are reunited with the famous McLaren Marlboro livery.

The McLaren will be joined – sadly only on display – by the Williams FW18. The Grove machine took 12 out of 16 wins in a truly dominant ’96 season, which saw Damon Hill finally take the drivers’ title.

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Also on show from the Woking stable will be the McLaren MP4/20, the car in which Kimi Räikkönen arguably could and should have won the 2005 world title. The Finn showed staggering pace that year, winning seven races but reliability problems stymied his championship challenge.

The first two of Michael Schumacher’s cars from his mightily successful Ferrari period will be on show at Goodwood also. The John Barnard-designed 310 is the first, in which Schumacher famously trounced the field at a monsooned Barcelona in 1996, as well as the 310B. Schumacher used the latter to notoriously ram Jacques Villeneuve in a desperate bid to prevent the Canadian’s winning overtake, ultimately seeing the Ferrari man disqualified from the championship.

Also joining will be a selection of midfield classics such as the Jordan 194. Rubens Barrichello was at the wheel of this model to score his and the Silverstone team’s first podium at the Pacific GP and their debut pole at Spa-Francorchamps.

Present too will be the Minardi 189, which plucky F1 perennial Pierluigi Martini took to the front row at Phoenix ’90 and scored several points finishes in.

Damon Hill in Williams FW18 F1 car

The 1996 Williams FW18 will be on display

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2022 Goodwood Members’ Meeting V10 F1 car list

Car Year Driver
Arrows-Ford A11 1989 Nicholas Padmore
Benetton B200 2000 Ben Mitchell
Benetton-Ford B190 1990 John Reaks
Benetton-Ford B193 1993 Stephen Ottavianelli
Brabham BT59 1990 Richard Hope
Brabham-Judd BT60B 1992 McCaig, Alasdair
Coloni C4 1991 Greg Thornton
Ferrari F310 1996 Static display
Ferrari F310B 1997 Static display
Footwork Arrows FA14 1993 Jake Hill
Forti FG03 1996 Richard Hope
Jordan 194 1994 Michael Fitzgerald
Jordan 195 1995 Steve Griffiths
McLaren MP4/20 2005 Static display
McLaren MP4/7-8 1992 Matthew Wrigley
McLaren-Honda MP4/5B 1990 Bruno Senna
McLaren-Honda MP4/6 1991 Static display
Minardi M194 1994 Mike Cantillon
Tyrrell 021 1993 Jon Hughes
Williams FW18 1996 Static display
Williams-Renault FW13B 1990 Static display
Minardi-Ford M189 1989 Static display

 

 

How do I attend Goodwood Members Meeting?

The Members Meeting is an exclusive event for Members or Fellows of Goodwood, to whom tickets are available to purchase.

To join you can click the link here, or call the ticket office on 01243 755055.