Peugeot 208 T16 was the fastest car over the Goodwood weekend

The beefy Pikes Peak winning racer was the fastest car to ascend the Goodwood hill at the 20^th Goodwood Festival of Speed. This makes it a victory for Peugeot on two continents, up two famous hill climbs for the 208. At Goodwood, driving duties were substituted to Peugeot Sport test driver Gregory Guilvert, a rookie to the event and to the challenges its short but technically-precise course required.

With just six chances to familiarise himself to the course, and with the car now running at sea level, Gregory had two runs on Friday, a timed practice on Saturday and two more on Sunday morning, with a final run in the late afternoon. In the event, the fastest time of the weekend turned out to be achieved on the Sunday morning, perhaps helped by the slightly cooler air. The time set was, by coincidence, exactly the same as Nick Heidfeld's run in the Group C prototype Lola B12/60 race car at 45.86 seconds.

The lap record for the Goodwood hill climb was recorded by Nick Heidfeld set in 1998 at 41.6 seconds in a McLaren MP4 13.

For Peugeot, the 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed was a great success, coming exactly 100 years after one of its first - a one-two finish at the French Grand Prix. Visitors to the Festival were able to see a wide range of Peugeot cars, including the Onyx Concept car and the world debut of the RCZ R, among others.