10 Fastest Cars At The 2025 Goodwood Festival Of Speed

The annual Goodwood Festival of Speed is no ordinary car show. Each summer, the Duke of Richmond’s West Sussex estate in England becomes the beating heart of global automotive culture, and 2025 was no exception. The 32nd edition of the Festival of Speed was once again a full sensory experience, as every possible type of vehicle from vintage beauties to futuristic all-electric prototypes took on the legendary 1.16-mile hillclimb at full chat.

What made this year extra special was that it also marked 75 years since the first Formula 1 World Championship in 1950, and Goodwood celebrated the occasion in style. Seven F1 World Champions, from the likes of Sir Jackie Stewart to Alain Prost, appeared on the balcony and returned to the famous hill in the machines that shaped their careers. Some of F1’s brightest minds, including the likes of Adrian Newey, Ross Brawn, and Professor Gordon Murray, were also in attendance.

Manufacturers rose to the occasion with no fewer than ten global premieres. Lightweight hypercars such as the Pagani Huayra Codalunga Speedster, Maserati MCPura, Lanzante 95‑59, and Lamborghini Temerario GT3 made their world debuts. Singer showed off its limited-run 911 Carrera Coupe, while Lotus honored some F1 icons who were part of its racing legacy, Ayrton Senna and Jim Clark.  At the other end of the spectrum, the all-electric Porsche Cayenne Prototype proved its performance credentials on the hill, while Bentley also turned heads with its latest Bentayga Speed, setting a new production SUV record for internal combustion (ICE) with a time of 55.8 seconds. 

However, when it came to outright speed, 10 cars stood above the rest at the 2025 Goodwood Festival of Speed:

Kicking things off was the Alpine A110 R Ultime, whose lightweight chassis and mechanical grip delivered a tidy 52.01-second run. From there, the field escalated with the Ford Mustang GTD and Holden Monaro 427C bringing V8 drama, while Sarah Bovy’s 911 GT3 R showcased Porsche’s precision engineering, dropping into the 40s with a time of 49.51 seconds. Jake Hill’s Holden Commodore from down under, thrilled with a balanced and aggressive lap.

Moving on, the old-school Shadow DN4 proved to be a reminder of Can-Am’s savage past, while Koenigsegg’s Sadair’s Spear, which was unveiled in late June, redefined lightweight hypercar agility with active aero and a time of 47.14 seconds.

In this company, Porsche’s GT3 Cup car also felt refreshingly analogue, screaming up the hill with a time of 46.74 seconds. Then came a name from a force dominant in the rally world: Subaru’s blacked-out Project Midnight WRX, with its drift-tuned, 670 horsepower, the 2.0-liter boxer, laid down a scorching 45.03. But in the end, it was Ford’s all-electric Supertruck that stole the show. Romain Dumas piloted the super EV behemoth to an astonishing time of 43.03 seconds climb at 157.5 mph, the fastest run of the weekend. 

10 Fastest Cars At The 2025 Goodwood Festival of Speed

Source: Goodwood, @Ford Performance