Audi takes centre stage at Goodwood

Every year since 1993 the Goodwood Festival of Speed has brought together an incredible mix of old and new racing machinery (and drivers) for a weekend dedicated to speed. For spectators, the highlights include hours of action on the hillclimb track and hundreds of static displays. In recent years, a towering automotive sculpture has been created as a centre-piece to the festival by the featured marque and this year it's Audi's turn.

It's no coincidence that Audi celebrates its 100th anniversary just a few days after the Goodwood weekend and the German company has plenty in store for visitors to the Festival of Speed.

No details of Audi's design for the sculpture that will reside in front of the Goodwood House have yet been revealed, though the company promises that it will supply 'Auto Union's pioneering C & D-Type single-seater racing cars from the 1930s, rally and race quattro all-wheel-drive machines and the company's most recent record breaking Le Mans sportscars' for various displays - static and dynamic.

Audi's famous racing drivers on hand for the weekend will include legends Jacky Ickx and Allan McNish.

The Goodwood Festival of Speed runs from 3-5 July and this year's theme is 'True Grit - Epic Feats of Endurance'.

Click here to view our gallery celebrating Audi's 100 years in business.

Shane O' Donoghue