In pictures: the 2017 Goodwood Festival of Speed

Bernie Ecclestone was one of the big draws at the 2017 Goodwood Festival of Speed. On Sunday afternoon he was joined at Goodwood House by an assortment of F1 names, such as John Watson, Herbie Blash, former F1 team boss Peter Sauber and reigning F1 World Champion, Nico Rosberg. The drift category at the 2017 FOS never failed to thrill the crowd: the angle of dangle of some of the oversteer specialists was nothing short of mesmerising, as displayed by the about-turn RX-7 pivoting around Lord March's usually-sedate driveway. Fastest time of the weekend? That’ll be Justin Law, who lay a blistering hillclimb of just 46.13sec in the Jaguar XJR 12D. That was enough to beat the next-fastest runners, a Polish Arrinera Hussarya supercar driven by touring car driver Anthony Reid and Mark Higgins in a tweaked-up Subaru Impreza. Former world champion on four wheels and two, John Surtees, was remembered at the festival in 2017 after this death earlier in the year. The achievements of ‘Il Grande John’ were marked throughout the weekend, including this Honda RA300 which he drove to victory on the car’s debut at Monza in 1967. Ferrari's 70th anniversary is being celebrated at the Festival of Speed, with 70 special cars from its history assembling in front of Goodwood house for a family photo. The sound... Still the one: there are Bugattis galore at Goodwood, but it's the older McLaren F1 that steals the most admirers on the Cartier Style et Luxe concours lawn. Alongside the priceless exotica on the concours lawn, there's a category for the much-loved Fiat 500 and its spin-offs. This 1969 'Zanzara' convertible was styled by Ercole Spada, the same guy that penned the Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato. BMW's sharp new 8-series concept, first shown at Villa d'Este, has made the journey to Sussex. BMW 8-series concept designer John Buckingham talks us through his creation: 'It's by no means aggressive, but it does look focused. It's a close representation of what the road car will be. I had more freedom to do something expressive without a direct 8-series predecessor.' Ferrari is celebrating its 70th anniversary in style at the 2017 Goodwood Festival of Speed and there’s a smattering of prancing horses scrabbling up the hill all weekend long. Look out for the 1947 125S, the first Ferrari ever to win a competition, as well as the latest 488 Challenge. The Festival of Speed 2017 is open! Big-bang fireworks show marked the official opening of this summer's motoring paradise in West Sussex. Here the sculpture outside Goodwood House is bathed in a pink glow by the spectacular pyrotechnics on show. Rolls-Royce unveiled the new Dawn Black Badge at Goodwood FOS: 30bhp more 'ample shove' and a host of mean-looking black accoutrements speak volumes about its intended audience. If you're at Goodwood this weekend, do make sure you wander around the paddocks. The festival offers a unique outlook on the motoring world, as heroes from yesteryear rub shoulders with the fastest and most exclusive moderns... The Festival of Speed Futures Lab is a novelty for 2017: it's packed with Tomorrow's World tech, including examples of flying cars such as the PAL-V gyrocopter, joint Italdesign/Airbus quadcopter and VRCO’s NeoXCraft, which has vertical take-off and landing capability. A full-size Lego McLaren 720S dominates the Woking supercar firm's stand at the 2017 Goodwood Festival of Speed - made of 280,000 bricks! In a press conference at Goodwood, it announced record 2016 sales of 3286 cars and a 70% jump in pre-tax profits, as revenues leapt 44% to £650 million. Not bad for a six-year-old car maker… Organiser Lord March drove the new Ford GT up the hill to declare the 2017 Festival of Speed open for business. It'll spend the rest of the weekend being driven by Ford Chip Ganassi Racing drivers. It’s not just BMW who does Art Cars, you know… Another three-letter acronym beginning with B is on the scene - BAC. It showcased the new Mono Art Car, whose livery is inspired by the airflow over the low-slung single-seater. See it at the Briggs Automotive Company stand in West Sussex this weekend. Maserati is celebrating 70 years of GranTurismo at the 2017 Goodwood Festival of Speed. This collection of old-timers is on hand to show off the marque’s core DNA - highlights include the A6 1500, a 3500 GT, Ghibli SS Coupé and a 3200GT. Drools ensued… Head to the Honda stand to see some unusual performance art: red-masked drama students are contorting themselves into all sorts of shapes to depict different Honda cars, bikes and... lawnmowers! We're not sure how long the Honda still-life experts are going to stay in one position. We predict Civic unrest if they're asked to stay still for too long... The boss, Lord March, tries out the new 100mph racing drones being tested at the Festival of Speed as part of a new STEM educational programme. Drone specialist Thrust UAV will premiere its latest Riot 250R Pro racers, which will form part of a new training programme being prepared for global roll-out. The new Aston Martin DB11 goes up the hill at the 2017 Goodwood Festival of Speed. The company is announcing the arrival of the AMG V8 into its heartland sports car, hitherto available only with V12 power. Aircraft at nearby Goodwood airfield are always an integral part of the Festival of Speed and the 2017 event is no different. In addition to 1940s historic craft, there will be a new Siemens Extra 330LE all-electric plane. Yes, electromobility is taking to the skies, too... CAR's online editor James Taylor drove the 1993 DTM championship-winning Alfa Romeo 155 DTM up the hill on Saturday. Two and half litres of naturally aspirated V6 exiting through quad upswept tailpipes isn't a sound he'll forget in a hurry ...and here's the post-run view from on board the Alfa at the top of the hill