The 2006 Goodwood Revival combined many renowned racing names with some of the rarest and most famous historic racing machines, dicing wheel-to-wheel in often changeable and challenging conditions. Star drivers and riders in action included Revival stalwarts Sir Stirling Moss and Derek Bell; F1 stars Christian Klien and Vitantonio Liuzzi; motorcycle heroes Wayne Gardner and Niall MacKenzie; plus the late Australian touring car legend Peter Brock driving in his final circuit race.

Eight Spitfires in the air, the most over West Sussex skies since 1945, helped celebrate 70 years since the maiden flight of this magical machine, and set the backdrop to a moving tribute to Revival regular, Spitfire pilot and aircraft ace Ray Hanna.