| Name | Picture links | Info | Attendance | Driving/Riding |
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| Fri 3rd | Sat 4th | Sun 5th |
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| Rauno Aaltonen | pics | Monte Carlo and RAC Rally winner, and European Rally Champion | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will drive two works Mini Cooper Ss on the Forest Rally Stage |
| Richard Attwood | | 1970 Le Mans winner and works BRM, Cooper and Lotus Formula 1 driver | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will drive the 1971 Le Mans-winning Porsche 917K |
| Derek Bell | | Five-time Le Mans winner, Formula 1 driver & all round endurance legend | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will drive a Mirage GR7, Porsche 917/30, Life 190 and Bentley Speed 8 |
| Max Biaggi | pics | Four-time 250cc World Champion. Current World Superbike star | Expected | Expected | Expected | Expected to ride his current Aprilia RS4 World Superbike |
| Frank Biela | | Multiple touring car champion and five-time Le Mans winner | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will drive an Audi A4 BTCC and the new Audi R8 LMS GT3 car |
| Sam Bird | pics | Current F3 Euro Series driver | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will drive a championship-winning Williams FW08B |
| Holman Blackburn | | European Touring Car Championship Capri driver | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will drive a Ford Capri MkII 3000 GT on the hill |
| Stig Blomqvist | | 1984 World Rally Champion | Yes | Yes | Yes | Expected to drive Ford RS200, Talbot Sunbeam Lotus and Audi Quattro S1 on the Rally Stage |
| David Brabham | pics | Sports car veteran and former-F1 driver. Son of Sir Jack. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will drive a Cooper T51 of the type his father drove to the 1959 World Championship |
| Russell Brookes | pics pics | Twice British Rally Champion and star of the British rally scene | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will drive an Opel Manta 400 and a Talbot Sunbeam Lotus |
| Jenson Button | pics | Brawn GP star and current F1 Championship leader | No | No | Yes | Will drive a Mercedes-Benz W154 on the hill |
| Rinaldo Capello | | Sports car ace and multiple Le Mans winner | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will drive an Audi R8R on the hill |
| Landon Cassill | | Rising NASCAR star, with crack Hendrick Motorsports team | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will drive the Hendrick Motorsports 1997 Chevrolet Monte Carlo |
| Carlos Checa | pics | Grand Prix and World Superbike race winner | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will ride his current Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR World Superbike |
| Troy Corser | | Two-time World Superbike Champion | No | Yes | Yes | Will ride his BMW S1000R race bike |
| David Coulthard | pics | Former Williams, McLaren and Red Bull F1 driver, winner of 13 Grands Prix | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will drive a Red Bull STR1 and expected to drive a Mercedes-Benz W154 and Williams FW16B |
| Cal Crutchlow | pics | Former British Supersport champ and current world championship leader | Expected | Expected | Expected | Expected to ride a classic Yamaha GP machine |
| Pedro de la Rosa | pics | Arrows and McLaren F1 driver and official McLaren test driver | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will drive the McLaren MP4/23 and Mercedes-Benz McLaren SLR Roadster on the hill |
| Harold Demuth | | Noted national rally driver | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will drive an Audi 200 Quattro Trans-Am car on the hill |
| Darren Dixon | | Sidecar rider. First British Superbike Champion | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will ride a LCR-Suzuki GSX-R600 on the hill |
| Marcus Dodd | pics | Twice British National Rally Champion and Forest Rally Stage favourite | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will drive his Hyundai Accent WRC Evo 3.5 on all three days |
| Martin Donnelly | | Former F1 driver for Arrows and Lotus | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will drive a Lotus 97T of the type Ayrton Senna drove to two grand prix wins in 1985 |
| Mick Doohan | pics | Five-time 500cc World Champion and epitome of this year's 'True Grit' theme | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will be riding an HRC-liveried Honda CBR1000RR |
| Tony Dron | pics | Veteran British sports and touring car driver | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will drive the legendary Mercedes-Benz W25 and W125 Silver Arrows on the hill |
| Michael Dunlop | | TT & Northwest 200 winner and son of the late Robert Dunlop | Expected | Expected | Expected | Will ride the Norton NRV588 |
| Taylor Earnhardt | | Daughter of late NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will drive her father's Richard Childress Chevrolet Monte Carlo |
| Gene Felton | | American racing legend | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will drive ex-Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet Nova |
| Peter Fonda | | Well-known actor and member of the Fonda family | Yes | Yes | Yes | Expected to ride a replica of the motorcycle he rode as 'Captain America' in Easy Rider |
| David Franklin | | Former British Hillclimb and Sprint champion | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will drive a Ferrari 312P on the hill |
| Marc Gene | pics | Ferrari F1 test driver and works Peugeot Le Mans driver | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will drive a Ferrari F2008 on the hill |
| Paul Gentilozzi | | Successful TransAm driver & winner of the 1994 Daytona 24 Hours | Yes | Yes | Yes | Expected to drive a Jaguar XFR Prototype |
| Timo Glock | pics | 2007 GP2 Champion and current Toyota F1 driver | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will drive a Toyota TF108 on the hill |
| Chris Goodwin | | Sometime single-seater and touring car driver and now McLaren test driver | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will drive the championship-winning McLaren MP4/4 |
| Stuart Graham | | The only post-war winner of TT’s on two & four wheels. Bike & tin-top star | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will ride a 1948 AJS 'Porcupine' on the hill |
| Dan Gurney | | Hugely versatile American racing legend, team owner and inventor | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will be in action on the hill |
| Lewis Hamilton | pics | Current Formula 1 World Champion & crowd favourite | No | No | Yes | Will drive a McLaren MP4/4, Mercedes-Benz McLaren SLR Roadster, and MP4/23 |
| Peter Hardman | | Renowned historic racing ace and Festival/Revival favourite | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will drive the 1959 Le Mans-winning Aston Martin |
| Leon Haslam | pics | World Superbike rider. Son of British motorcycling legend Ron Haslam | Yes | Yes | No | Will be in action on the hill |
| Johnny Herbert | | British F1 favourite, winner of three grands prix | Expected | Expected | Expected | Expected to drive a BTCC Honda Civic |
| Damon Hill | pics | Former F1 Champion and son of twice F1 champion Graham Hill | No | No | Yes | Will drive his championship-winning Williams FW18 |
| Christian Horner | | Former racing driver and now Red Bull Racing Formula 1 Team Principal | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will be present all weekend |
| Nico Hulkenberg | pics | A1GP and F3 Euro Series champion, now GP2 and Williams test driver | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will drive Williams FW18 and FW29 |
| Jacky Ickx | | Former Ferrari, Brabham and Lotus GP driver and six times Le Mans winner | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will drive an Auto Union Type C Grand Prix car on the hill |
| Eddie Irvine | pics | Former Formula 1 winner and Le Mans driver | No | Expected | Expected | Will drive Gilles Villeneuve's Canadian GP-winning Ferrari 312 T3 |
| Alan Jones | pics | 1980 F1 World Champion and former Williams star driver | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will drive a Williams FW06 and FW07 of the type he drove to the World Championship in 1980 |
| Yukio Kagayama | pics | World Superbike rider | Expected | Expected | Expected | Expected to ride his Alstare BRUX Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 |
| Jacques Laffite | | Six-time F1 Grand Prix winner and former Ligier and Williams driver | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will drive a Morgan Aero SuperSports |
| Justin Law | | Historic racing star. Former Festival 'Fastest Time of the Day' holder | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will drive a Jaguar XJR8/9 on the hill |
| Chris Lawrence | | Former racing driver. Contested two Grands Prix in the 1960s | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will drive a Morgan Plus 4 and Deep Sanderson |
| Sebastian Loeb | pics | Five-time World Rally Champion and Le Mans driver | No | Yes | No | Will drive his current Citroen C4 WRC car |
| Guy Martin | pics | The fastest man yet to win a TT, but it is definitely on the cards | No | Yes | Yes | Will ride his Hydrex Honda CBR1000RR |
| James Martin | | TV chef and classic car lover | Expected | Expected | Expected | Will ride a 1979 Suzuki RG500 on the hill |
| Nick Mason | | Pink Floyd drummer and renowned classic car enthusiast and racer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will drive an Auto Union Type D on the hill |
| Jochen Mass | pics | Former Grand Prix star, Le Mans winner and touring car driver | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will drive a Mercedes-Benz W25 and W125, and a Ford Capri RS 'Cologne' |
| Garry McCoy | | Former Moto GP and now World Supersport rider | Expected | Expected | Expected | Is expected to ride his Parkingo Triumph Daytona 675 |
| Allan McNish | | Former F1 driver and two-time Le Mans winner | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will drive Audi R8 and R15 TDI prototypes |
| Arturo Merzario | | Former Ferrari F1 star, F1 team owner, and two-time Targa Florio winner | Yes | Yes | Yes | Expected to be in action on the hill |
| Hannu Mikkola | pics | 1983 World Rally Champion & designer of Goodwood's Forest Rally Stage | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will drive an Audi Quattro on the Rally Stage & World Cup Ford Escort Mk1 on the hill |
| Sammy Miller | pics | Former Trials and TT rider | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will ride a 1948 AJS 'Porcupine' on the hill |
| Jonny Milner | | Two-time British Rally Champion | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will drive a Toyota Corolla WRC on the Forest Rally Stage |
| Chas Mortimer | pics | Eight-time Isle of Man TT winner and seven-time Grand Prix winner | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will ride a Yamaha OW23 Grand Prix machine |
| Stirling Moss | | Arguably Britain's most successful racing star and all-round British hero | No | Yes | Yes | Expected to drive a Vanwall and Mercedes-Benz W196 |
| Dirk Muller | | Sports and touring car driver, now competing in the ALMS | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will drive a BMW M3 GT2 |
| Bernard Murray | pics pics | Two-time Manx GP winner | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will ride a ex-Steve Parrish Suzuki RG500 GP machine |
| Trevor Nation | pics | Former works Norton rider and Isle of Man TT winner | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will ride a Norton NRV588 |
| Jackie Oliver | | 1969 Le Mans winner, Lotus F1 driver, and former Arrows team owner | Yes | Yes | Yes | Expected to drive his former Gulf-liveried Porsche 917K and a Shadow DN5 |
| Mat Oxley | pics pics | Isle of Man TT winner, former World Endurance front runner, journalist, author and Moto GP pundit | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will ride Team Bike Honda CB1000R and VF750F endurance racers on the hill |
| Riccardo Patrese | | Six-time F1 Grand Prix winner for Brabham and Williams | Expected | Expected | Expected | Expected to be at the Festival all weekend |
| David Piper | | Celebrated privateer entrant and driver | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will drive his 1969 Porsche 917K on the hill |
| Emanuele Pirro | | Former F1 driver and five-time Le Mans winner | Yes | Yes | Yes | Expected to drive one of his former Audi prototypes |
| Paul Radisich | | Australian V8 Supercar star and winner of Touring Car World Cup in 1993/4 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will be present all weekend |
| Phil Read | pics | Seven-time World Champion & first man to win 125cc, 250cc & 500cc titles | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will ride a Gilera 500 Quattro GP motorcycle |
| Scott Redding | pics | 125cc British Grand Prix winner and rising star | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will ride a Metrakit 125cc |
| Brian Redman | | F1 driver, Targa Florio winner and twice Sebring 12 Hours winner | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will drive a Porsche 917 P/A CanAm car |
| Anthony Reid | pics | Stalwart of the British Touring Car Championship and former Le Mans driver | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will drive a Nissan Primera BTCC car and Williams FW07 |
| John Rhodes | | British saloon car stalwart and former European Touring Car Champion | Yes | Yes | Yes | Expected to drive his former BTCC Mini Cooper S |
| Tommy Robb | pics | Former Honda and Yamaha works rider and TT winner | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will ride a Yamaha YZ623C GP machine |
| Walter Rohrl | | Rally legend and twice World Rally Champion | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will drive an IMSA GTO Audi and Audi Quattro S1 Pikes Peak car |
| Johnny Rutherford | pics | Three-time Indy 500 winner and NASCAR winner | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will drive his 1974 Indy 500-winning McLaren M16 |
| Terry Rymer | pics | Former BSB Champion & the first British rider to win a World Superbike race | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will ride a Suzuki GSX-R1000 K3 Endurance racing machine |
| Takuma Sato | | Popular former British Formula 3 Champion and Formula 1 star | No | Yes | No | Will drive a March 707 Can-Am car and Benetton B188 F1 car on the hill |
| Vern Schuppan | | 1983 Le Mans winner, and former Formula 1 and Indy driver | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will be in action on the hill all weekend |
| Jack Sears | | Twice British Saloon Car Champion and renowned gentleman racer | No | Yes | No | Will drive an AC Cobra |
| Colin Seeley | pics | Twice British Sidecar Champion & successful racing motorcycle constructor | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will ride a BMW 750 sidecar |
| Bruno Senna | pics | 2008 GP2 championship runner-up. Nephew of the legendary Ayrton Senna | Yes | Yes | No | Will drive his uncle's championship-winning MP4/4 |
| Mike Skinner | | NASCAR stalwart and the inaugural NASCAR Truck Series champion | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will drive a NASCAR Red Bull Racing Toyota Camry |
| Steve Soper | | Touring car legend and sports car driver | Yes | Yes | Yes | Expected to drive one of his former BMW racing cars |
| Dani Sordo | pics | Works Citroen WRC driver | No | No | Yes | Will drive his Citroen C4 WRC |
| Jackie Stewart | pics pics | Three-time Formula 1 Champion and Indy, Le Mans and CanAm driver No | Expected | Expected | Expected | to drive his former F1 race winning Matra MS10 and Tyrrell 002 |
| Marc Surer | | Former Arrows and Brabham F1 driver | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will drive a Le Mans winning BMW V12 LMR |
| Henry Surtees | pics | Current F2 driver. Son of the legendary John Surtees | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will share the Surtees TS10 with his father |
| John Surtees | pics | The only person to win Motorcycle and Formula 1 World Championships | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will ride an MV Agusta 500 and drive a Surtees F2 car on the hill |
| Makoto Tamada | pics | Race winner in both MotoGP and World Superbikes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will ride his Kawasaki ZX 10R World Superbike |
| Mario Theissen | | BMW Motorsport Director and BMW Sauber F1 team principal | No | Yes | Yes | Will be present throughout the weekend |
| Al Unser Snr | pics | Four time winner of the Indy 500 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will drive his 1978 Indy 500-winning Lola T500 |
| Bjorn Waldegaard | pics | Rallying superstar & the first winner of the Drivers’ World Championship | Yes | Yes | Yes | Expected to drive a Toyota Celica Twin-Cam Turbo and Lancia Stratos on the Rally Stage |
| Rusty Wallace | | Former NASCAR and IROC Champion turned commentator | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will drive a 2005 Dodge Charger NASCAR, his very last full-time drive |
| Danny Webb | pics | 125cc Grand Prix rider and rising British star | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will ride a Metrakit 125cc |
| Mark Webber | pics | Current Red Bull F1 driver | No | Yes | No | Will drive a Red Bull STR1 on the hill |
| Marco Werner | | Three-time Le Mans winner and American Le Mans Series Champion | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will drive an Audi R10 prototype |
| Guy Wilks | pics | Twice British Rally Champion and current IRC driver | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will drive a Proton Satria Neo S2000 and Mitsubishi Evo IX on the Rally Stage |
| Charlie Williams | pics | Former Motorcycle GP rider and eight-time Isle of Man TT winner | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will ride a Yamaha OW45 Grand Prix machine |
| Frank Williams | | Formula 1 team owner and nine-time constructors' Champion | No | No | Yes | Will be present on Sunday for the Williams celebration |
| Desire Wilson | | The only female driver ever to win an F1 race | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will drive a Porsche 356 Glockler on the hill |
| Stan Woods | pics | Isle of Man TT-winning rider | Yes | Yes | Yes | Will ride a Suzuki RG500 on the hill |
