Two of the most important cars in Audi’s competition history will be driven at this summer’s Goodwood Festival of Speed by two of the biggest stars in motorsport. Double world rally champion Walter Röhrl will appear behind the wheel of the Audi Sport quattro S1 Pikes Peak and six-time Le Mans winner Jacky Ickx will drive a 1936 Auto Union C-Type grand prix car.
Audi is the ‘featured marque’ at Goodwood this year and it will bring a mouth-watering line-up of competition machinery from past and present to the event and its latest concept cars for the road. The Festival of Speed, an annual event, will take place this year on 3 - 5 July.
Audi Sport quattro S1 Pikes Peak
Rohrl, 62, was an Audi factory driver in his heyday, competing in both rally and racing cars including the Audi quattro A2, which he drove to victory in his first outing for Audi in the 1984 Monte Carlo Rally and the “short” Audi Sport quattro. Röhrl was the only person to win a WRC round – the 1985 San Remo Rally – in the Audi Sport quattro S1, the last generation of the Sport quattro.
After Audi’s withdrawal from rallying in 1986, Röhrl, who was described by the great Niki Lauda as “a genius on wheels,” moved with Audi to the race tracks of the United States where he drove the Audi 200 quattro TransAm and the Audi 90 quattro IMSA-GTO to victory.
Arguably the most unforgettable triumph in Röhrl’s Audi career came on Pikes Peak – a 12.5-mile, 156-corner hillclimb in Colorado featuring sheer drops off the narrow and winding, rocky track to the 14,000-foot summit.
On the Audi Sport quattro S1’s very last outing, Röhrl smashed all records in the United States’ most famous hillclimb, the ‘Race to the Clouds’. In a breathtaking drive, he became the first person to climb the 6,500ft course in under 11 minutes, leaving his indelible mark on motorsport history.
1936 Auto Union C-Type
Ickx held the record for Le Mans 24 Hour race wins until Audi’s Tom Kristensen surpassed the 64-year-old’s tally of six victories in 2005. Jacky, who also achieved 25 podium place finishes in Formula 1, drives a 1936 Auto Union C-Type lovingly and expertly rebuilt in 1998.
The V16-engined ‘Silver Arrow’ was capable of reaching speeds in excess of 220mph despite its 1,000kg weight. The C-Type’s engine churns out an impressive 520bhp.
Almost all of the original Auto Union race cars were lost during or after World War II. Audi has since rebuilt the cars that have been found based upon remaining parts, plans and knowledge.
Audi is the ‘featured marque’ at Goodwood this year and it will bring a mouth-watering line-up of competition machinery from past and present to the event and its latest concept cars for the road. The Festival of Speed, an annual event, will take place this year on 3 - 5 July.
Audi Sport quattro S1 Pikes Peak
Rohrl, 62, was an Audi factory driver in his heyday, competing in both rally and racing cars including the Audi quattro A2, which he drove to victory in his first outing for Audi in the 1984 Monte Carlo Rally and the “short” Audi Sport quattro. Röhrl was the only person to win a WRC round – the 1985 San Remo Rally – in the Audi Sport quattro S1, the last generation of the Sport quattro.
After Audi’s withdrawal from rallying in 1986, Röhrl, who was described by the great Niki Lauda as “a genius on wheels,” moved with Audi to the race tracks of the United States where he drove the Audi 200 quattro TransAm and the Audi 90 quattro IMSA-GTO to victory.
Arguably the most unforgettable triumph in Röhrl’s Audi career came on Pikes Peak – a 12.5-mile, 156-corner hillclimb in Colorado featuring sheer drops off the narrow and winding, rocky track to the 14,000-foot summit.
On the Audi Sport quattro S1’s very last outing, Röhrl smashed all records in the United States’ most famous hillclimb, the ‘Race to the Clouds’. In a breathtaking drive, he became the first person to climb the 6,500ft course in under 11 minutes, leaving his indelible mark on motorsport history.
1936 Auto Union C-Type
Ickx held the record for Le Mans 24 Hour race wins until Audi’s Tom Kristensen surpassed the 64-year-old’s tally of six victories in 2005. Jacky, who also achieved 25 podium place finishes in Formula 1, drives a 1936 Auto Union C-Type lovingly and expertly rebuilt in 1998.
The V16-engined ‘Silver Arrow’ was capable of reaching speeds in excess of 220mph despite its 1,000kg weight. The C-Type’s engine churns out an impressive 520bhp.
Almost all of the original Auto Union race cars were lost during or after World War II. Audi has since rebuilt the cars that have been found based upon remaining parts, plans and knowledge.
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