Festival of Speed attracts stage driversAs the Goodwood Festival of Speed starts getting into gear with a very long list of well-known motorsports personalities, here is a list of former and current rally professionals who will be participating in this week-end's activities.
Chris Atkinson, WRC driver for Subaru, will take to the hill and the Forest Rally Stage in a Subaru Impreza WRC on the Saturday of the Festival.
Stig Blomqvist, former World Rally Champion, will drive an Audi Quattro S1 on the Forest Rally Stage and the mighty Quattro 'Pikes Peak' car on the hillclimb.
Russell Brookes, former British Champion and star of the British circuit, will drive his 1985 title-winning Opel Manta 400 all weekend on the Forest Rally Stage.
Andy Burton, hero of British rallying, will be in action on the Forest Rally Stage over the weekend in his unique Peugeot-Cosworth.
Marcus Dodd, twice British Rally Champion, will drive the 2003 Hyundai Accent WRC car all weekend on the Forest Rally Stage.
Gwyndaf Evans, rallying wizard who won the British Championship and also competed in WRC events, will share a drive with Guy Wilks in the Sun Mobil 1 Ford Focus WRC car.
Tony Fall, former works BMC and Datsun rally driver, will be in action in a Datsun 240Z all weekend on the Forest Rally Stage.
John Haugland, former works Skoda rally driver, will drive the Skoda 130RS in which he competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Paddy Hopkirk, British rally driver, will be making his debut on the Forest Rally Stage in an ex-works Mini Cooper S.
Colin McRae, former World Rally Champion, will be in action all weekend on the Forest Rally Stage, and will drive his 2007 McRae R4, which is being launched at the Festival.
Hannu Mikkola, 1983 World Rally Champion and designer of the Goodwood Forest Rally Stage, will drive an Audi Quattro A2 throughout the weekend on the rally course he created, and an Audi Sport Quattro S1 'Pikes Peak' up the hill.
Michele Mouton – the only female rally driver to win a WRC event and the first to win the famous 'Pikes Peak' International Hillclimb – will be driving the Audi Quattro Coupe S1 'Pikes Peak' up the hill at Goodwood.
Robert Reid – former co-driver of England's only World Rally Champion, Richard Burns – will be at the Festival throughout the weekend, managing the activities of The Richard Burns Foundation.
David Richards, ex-rally co-driver and principal of Prodrive, will be at the Festival during the weekend.
Carlos Sainz, former Spanish rally driver and twice winner of the World Rally Championship, will take to the Forest Rally Stage in a 1993 Toyota Celica GT-FOUR ST185.
Petter Solberg, former World Rally Champion, will take to the hill and the Forest Rally Stage in a Subaru Impreza WRC on the Friday of the Festival.
Bjorn Waldegard, rallying superstar and the first-ever winner of the Drivers' World Championship, will take to the hill and the Forest Rally Stage in a Toyota Celica GT4 ST 165.
Guy Wilks, leading British rally driver, will share a drive with Gwyndaf Evans in the Sun Mobil 1 Ford Focus WRC car.
Malcolm Wilson - Britain's leading rally driver during the explosive Group B period in the 1980s and principal of the Ford M-Sport works rally team – will drive the Ford Focus WRC on Sunday.
Matthew Wilson, WRC driver and son of Group B star Malcolm, will drive the Stobart Ford Focus WRC up the hill and round the Forest Rally Stage.
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