The Goodwood Motor Circuit opened for racing in 1948, when the airfield perimeter road was converted into a circuit. Stirling Moss won the inaugural 500cc race. In the decades that followed the circuit hosted major events including non-championship Formula One rounds and the Tourist Trophy for sports cars, before closing for racing in 1966 due to increasing car speeds making modification or closure necessary.
The circuit re-opened for historic events in 1998 with the Goodwood Revival, which restricted cars to those built and raced before the 1966 closure. The Members' Meeting was subsequently relaunched as a separate spring event, held annually for GRRC members and Fellows. Unlike the Revival, the Members' Meeting is not strictly limited to pre-1966 machinery and follows no single era boundary; instead its individual race categories are each defined by the era of cars they serve.
The Members' Meeting runs over two days, typically in April. Saturday is largely given to practice and qualifying, with the main racing action on Sunday, though some categories race on both days. Races are named after motorsport figures and cover categories ranging from Edwardian-era cars through pre-war Grand Prix machinery, 1950s sportscars, Formula Three, touring cars of the 1970s and 1980s, and motorcycles. Demonstrations of significant historic and modern machinery are a regular feature.
Recurring races in the Members' Meeting programme include:
Gerry Marshall Trophy: 1970s Group 1 touring cars, one of the event's most popular races
Win Percy Trophy: touring cars of a similar era
Gordon Spice Trophy: late-1960s and 1970s saloon cars
Graham Hill Trophy: closed sports cars, framed as the event equivalent of the RAC TT
Phil Hill Cup: early 1960s sportscars
Bruce McLaren Trophy: 1960s sports prototypes, particularly Lola T70 and McLaren machinery
Peter Collins Trophy: 1950s Le Mans sportscars
Salvadori Cup: 1950s-60s sportscars
Moss Trophy: grand touring cars of the early 1960s
Protheroe Cup: all-Jaguar E-type, two-driver endurance format
Varzi Trophy: pre-war Grand Prix cars
SF Edge Trophy: Edwardian racing cars
Derek Bell Cup: Formula Three cars
Hailwood Trophy (ft. Sheene Trophy): historic motorcycles
The 73rd meeting in 2015 was the second of the modern era. High-speed demonstrations were improved over the inaugural meeting, with Group C cars, early 1970s Formula One machines, and McLaren-BMW F1 GTRs permitted to overtake. Emanuele Pirro drove Niki Lauda's 1974 Ferrari 312B3, Stoffel Vandoorne drove Emerson Fittipaldi's 1975 McLaren M23, and Andy Wallace drove the Jaguar XJR-9 in which he had raced. Nick Padmore set a new Members' Meeting outright lap record of 1:18.2 in the Lola-Chevrolet T70 Spyder during the Bruce McLaren Trophy.
The 77th edition on 6 April 2019 took place in near-perfect spring conditions after the meeting was postponed two weeks from its usual date. Headline novelty was the Betty Richmond Trophy for 60 Mini Cooper cars assembled to celebrate the car's 60th anniversary, run in two heats and a final. Nick Swift won the final after Padmore was excluded for going wide at Woodcote on the last lap. The Peter Collins Trophy for 1950s Le Mans sportscars was won by John Pearson, with Martin Stretton second. David Coulthard raced an IWC Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing in the Tony Gaze Trophy. In the Graham Hill Trophy, Jon Minshaw and Phil Keen took victory in a Jaguar E-type after a close battle with Mike Whitaker's TVR Griffith. Neel Jani and James Wood won the Gerry Marshall Trophy in a Rover 3500 SD1.
The 82nd edition in April 2025 saw Frank Stippler drive a Ferrari 206 Dino from last at the driver-swap to win the Gurney Cup for 1963-1967 sports prototypes, overtaking both leading Ford GT40s driven by Rob Huff and André Lotterer in the final minutes. The Petrolicious recap noted Dario Franchitti battling Harrison Newey in the Moss Trophy in Aston Martin DB4 GTs. The weekend featured demonstrations including Gordon Murray Automotive T.50s driven by Franchitti, and the Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA V-Series.R hypercar driven by Alex Lynn and Will Stevens. A tribute to Ayrton Senna saw his Lotus 97T — the car in which he won his first Formula One race at the 1985 Portuguese Grand Prix — driven by his nephew Bruno Senna.
The 83rd edition on 19 April 2026 was presented by Audrain Motorsport. Results:
Win Percy Trophy: Guy Smith won Part 1 in a Ford Escort RS2000 after a Romain Dumas and Tom Kristensen battle ended with both leading cars encountering issues; Mat Jackson won Part 2 in a Volkswagen Scirocco GTI.
Hailwood Trophy (ft. Sheene Trophy): Storm Stacey dominated both parts aboard a Yamaha TZ350 H to take the combined result.
SF Edge Trophy: Julian Majzub (Sunbeam 'Indianapolis') won Part 1 and the combined result; Archie Bullet (Pic Pic Sturtevant Aero) won Part 2.
Protheroe Cup: Dario Franchitti and Gregor Fisken won the all-Jaguar E-type two-driver race, with Phil Keen and Jon Minshaw second. Jenson Button and the Paul/Button entry finished fifth.
Varzi Trophy (pre-war Grand Prix): Patrick Blakeney-Edwards won in an Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza.
Bruce McLaren Trophy: Phil Keen won in a Lola-Chevrolet T70 Spyder.
Phil Hill Cup: Jenson Button drove his own Jaguar E-type FHC, registered 'CUT 8', to a dominant victory after a safety-car interruption. Yelmer Buurman finished second in a Ferrari 250 LM, Nikolaus Ditting third in a Ford GT40.
Gordon Spice Trophy: Romain Dumas and Bill Shepherd won in a Ford Mustang Boss 302. Jenson Button and co-driver finished second in a Chevrolet Camaro; Tom Kristensen and Mike Whitaker Jr finished third in a Rover 3500 SD1.
Derek Bell Cup (Formula Three): Enrico Spaggiari won in a Lotus-Ford 41X after both leading Brabhams suffered mechanical trouble.
Peter Collins Trophy: Gary Pearson won by 0.160 seconds in a Jaguar XK120 Mistral, ahead of Martin Stretton in a Frazer Nash Mille Miglia.
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