Full beam ahead for 2021 Goodwood Members' Meeting
You’re too late to buy tickets for the delayed Goodwood Members’ Meeting, but you can still see the action online
Autumn racing at Goodwood for the 78th Members’ Meeting – which has already sold out
Jayson Fong
The rescheduled 78th Goodwood Members’ Meeting is now set for mid October and as always there will be a great deal of racing to view. The delay – the weekend was originally scheduled for May – has meant that this year’s edition has been highly anticipated, and after the easing of restrictions fans can now get close to the unsilenced races – that’s if you already have a ticket. Admission is sold out, but you can still see all the action on live stream.
Following on from the triumphant returns of the Festival of Speed and Revival, Goodwood sees out the year with the traditional Members’ Meeting after more than a year’s absence from the calendar.
Demonstration runs, qualifying heats and races are a real highlight of the UK’s motor sporting schedule, alongside Goodwood’s other offerings.
Starting on Saturday at 9am, Goodwood will stage qualifying events to whet the appetite. Additional demonstration runs will keep attendees busy throughout the afternoon before live music and firework displays take you into the night.
Most races take place on Sunday, and Saturday’s demonstrations are repeated
Jayson Fong
Sunday’s schedule is set to feature the majority of the races and provide a second chance to catch a few more demo runs in case you missed any on Saturday.
The free Goodwood Motorsport app makes it easy to keep track of the ongoing action as well as navigating around the grounds to make sure you don’t miss a single minute of racing.
Saturday’s events close at 10pm, and Sunday finishes at 7pm. The whole event is broadcast live via Goodwood Road & Racing for members of the GRRC, which includes an option for a no-commentary stream so you just get the sound of the cars.
Grand Prix of the Americas — MotoGP
October 1-3
The rescheduled MotoGP calendar means that the visit to the Circuit of the Americas now happens at the beginning of October. Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo has been the dominant force all season, but El Diablo has never won in Texas.
Rally Finland – WRC
October 1-3
The World Rally Championship faced a severely depleted calendar last season as a result of the global pandemic but the hugely-popular Rally Finland is back on the schedule. 2021 has largely been dominated by Sébastien Ogier and the Toyota Gazoo Yaris, and the Japanese marque has won the previous three outings of Rally Finland.
Turkish Grand Prix — Formula 1
October 8-10
Last year’s Turkish Grand Prix was the scene of one of the most chaotic races of the year as Lewis Hamilton claimed victory and his seventh world title. Hopefully this year’s race can provide as many thrills with the title fight heading into the final stretch.
BTCC Round 9 — Donington Park
October 9-10
The penultimate round of the 2021 BTCC season takes the championship to Donington for the first time this year. Ash Sutton, Colin Turkington and Dan Cammish each took victory there last season.
Island X-Prix – Extreme E
October 23-24
Extreme E’s inaugural season stages its penultimate round in Sardinia for the Island X-Prix. The first half of the year was dominated by Rosberg X Racing but Lewis Hamilton’s X44 team has kept close company in the championship so far.
More events
October 3 World Superbike, Portugal GP
October 10 NASCAR, Charlotte
October 15-17 British Superbikes (final rounds), Brands Hatch