At first thought, there is not much similar between AudiAudiGermany, 1909 > present83 models
8213 photos
27 videos
and ToyotaToyotaJapan, 1937 > present155 models
4570 photos
10 videos
, but looking at their motorsports activity, they are surprisingly similar. Both of them had success in rallying in the 80s – Audi in the early portion and Toyota later – and both of them have made a major commitment to racing at Le Mans. While Toyota has never won the 24 Hour race outright, it does have one class victory to its name and four second-place overall finishes. Both companies will be showing off their racing history at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed from July 11-24.

Audi

Audi is celebrating three anniversaries at this year’s event – the 20th anniversary of the event, 30th anniversary of Hannu Mikkola winning the WRC Championship in an Audi QuattroAudi Sport Quattro S1Germany, 1984 > present8 photos
in 1983 and 25th anniversary of winning the TransAm Championship in an Audi 200 QuattroAudi 200 quattro TransAmGermany, 1987 > 19871 photo
in the United States. Both cars will be on display in addition to an Audi Type CAuto-Union Type CGermany, 1936 > present2 photos
grand prix car from 1936.

Mikkola will drive the restored 1983 Audi Quattro that he won the championship in up the Goodwood Hill. Hans-Joachim Stuck will drive the same 200 Quattro he drove in the 1988 TransAm Championship. Car enthusiast and Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason will drive the Type C.

Toyota

Toyota’s presentation this year at Goodwood also includes its rally and circuit racing classics. An original 2000GTToyota 2000GTJapan, 1967 > 19702 photos
and replica of the Team Toyota GB Corolla AE86Toyota Corolla 1600 GTJapan, 1983 > present will be on display, but the centerpiece will be all three of Toyota’s second-place Le Mans cars being on display – the TS010Toyota TS010Japan, 1991 > present3 photos
, TS020 GT-OneToyota GT-One TS020Japan, 1998 > present1 photo
and TS030Toyota TS030 HYBRIDJapan, 2012 > present5 photos
2 videos
. All three of them will be driven by their original drivers up the Goodwood Hill.

Toyota is also bringing three of its Celica rally cars – the ST165Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165Japan, 1988 > present2 photos
, ST185Toyota Celica GT-Four ST185Japan, 1992 > present1 photo
and ST205Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205Japan, 1994 > present1 photo
body styles – and the Corolla WRCToyota Corolla WRCJapan, 1997 > present1 photo
.

Finally, Toyota will be bringing its EV P002Toyota TMG EV P002Japan, 2013 > 2013 that attempted to set the electric car record at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb this year but was slowed down by rain.