The prestigious "Best of Show" award at the Cartier 'Style et Luxe' concours d'elegance at the Goodwood Festival of Speed this year was won by a stunning 1937 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Touring entered by Bill Ainscough

Goodwood Festival of Speed Photo Gallery: Cartier 'Style et Luxe' Paddock

The Goodwood Festival of Speed's Cartier 'Style et Luxe' Paddock had a special category this year "Roman Holiday - Classic Scooters from the 1950s and 1960s" dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the Vespa and Lambretta

Goodwood Festival of Speed Photo Gallery: Cartier 'Style et Luxe' Paddock - Vespa & Lambretta

Alongside the sheer wealth of modern machinery, the Goodwood Festival of Speed also displayed a fine selection of pioneer veteran racers, and two formidable Italian racing cars were at the centre of attention

Goodwood Festival of Speed Photo Gallery: Fiat S74 Grand Prix (1911)

Goodwood Festival of Speed Photo Gallery: Itala Grand Prix (1907)

Goodwood Festival of Speed Photo Gallery: Ferrari (III)

One of the biggest draws at the Goodwood Festival of Speed was an exhibition of the winning models of the design contest "New Concepts of the Myth" which was hosted by Ferrari GB in a spacious, airy viewing arena

Goodwood Festival of Speed Photo Gallery: Ferrari "New Concepts of the Myth (III)

Goodwood Festival of Speed Photo Gallery: Ferrari (II)

One of the stars of the Goodwood Festival of Speed was the Grand Prix race winning Alfa Romeo 159 "Alfetta", the single-seater that powered Juan Manuel Fangio to the 1951 Formula 1 World Championship

Goodwood Festival of Speed Photo Gallery: Alfa Romeo (IV)

Goodwood Festival of Speed Photo Gallery: Alfa Romeo (III)

Goodwood Festival of Speed Photo Gallery: Ferrari 599GTB Fiorano (II)

Maserati enthusiasts who attended Goodwood this year were entertained by a host of famous racing drivers, present and past, who took it in turn behind the wheel of an amazing selection of Trident cars

Goodwood Festival of Speed Photo Gallery: Ferrari (I)

Goodwood Festival of Speed Photo Gallery: Alfa Romeo (II)

Goodwood Festival of Speed Photo Gallery: Alfa Romeo (I)

Realised in conjunction with Wallpaper* magazine, Ferrari GB presented a bespoke 612 Scaglietti at Goodwood which aims to interpret the unlimited possibilities of the Carrozzeria Scaglietti Personalisation Programme

Goodwood Festival of Speed Photo Gallery: Ferrari 612 Scaglietti Wallpaper* (II)

Visitors to the Goodwood Festival of Speed this weekend have had the opportunity to see the new Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 taking on the 'Hill' on the occasion of the new supercar's UK debut

Goodwood Festival of Speed Photo Gallery: Lamborghini Murciélago LP640

A special tribute display at the Goodwood Festival of Speed this year is celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Lamborghini Miura, a car which is widely recognised as being the father of all modern supercars

Goodwood Festival of Speed Photo Gallery: Cartier "Style et Luxe" Paddock - Lamborghini Miura (III)

The Festival of Speed is once again being sponsored by Alfa Romeo who have brought a mouth-watering display of their past and present models, with the road-range led out by the new Alfa Spider on the occasion of its UK debut

The awesome new 800bhp+ Ferrari FXX sportscar is making its Goodwood Festival of Speed debut this weekend, and has been immediately immersed in the thick of the action, joining the 'Supercar Run' up the famous 'Hill'

This year the stunning 8c Spider is Alfa Romeo's headline act on its Goodwood debut, the award-winning concept sportscar rightfully taking its place in the Sunday Times Driving Supercar Paddock this weekend

There are many Italian automotive stars intent on stealing the show at the Goodwood Festival of Speed this year, however the new Ferrari 599GTB Fiorano truly captured the huge crowds' attention as it screamed up the 'Hill' today

Goodwood Festival of Speed Photo Gallery: Ferrari 599GTB Fiorano (I)

Alfa Romeo, will be displaying and running an impressive array of Alfa Romeo cars from its world renowned museum collection at Arese, Milan, during this weekend’s Goodwood Festival of Speed

The Ducati will be in action at the Goodwood Festival of Speed: Randy Mamola will be giving rides on specially-adapted two-seat MotoGP Desmosedici GP6 while Superbike series leader Troy Bayliss will demonstrate the 999F06

Visitors to Goodwood Festival of Speed will see the new Murciélago LP640 making its UK debut by ‘going up the hill’, whilst in the Cartier Style et Luxe paddock, original Miura models will be accompanied by the Miura Concept car

The car which has been described as ‘The F40 for the 21st Century’, the all new Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano, will make its only UK driving appearance in 2006 at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in July