As co-sponsors of this year's event, Toyota sent four very different cars to the 2003 Goodwood Festival of Speed, highlighting the diverse heritage of Toyota in motorsport over the past three decades. Five different drivers represented Toyota at this prestigious event.

It is well versed that Toyota do things differently. One of only two teams on the grid to build their entire F1 car (engine and chassis) from scratch under one roof at the Toyota Motorsport factory in Cologne, Germany, the team went one better at Goodwood by being the only F1 team to run up the hill with its 2003 race car. The TF103 – Panasonic Toyota Racing's spare car - ran three times over the festival weekend.

Ange Pasquali - Team Manager:

"We decided to run this year's TF103 car at Goodwood because we had to take it to Silverstone anyway for the British Grand Prix. We thought it would be nicer for the spectators to see the latest and most up-to-date Toyota F1 technology and we don't have so many old F1 cars to use at events like this, as the 2003 season is just our second season in the sport. Logistically, it was quite nice to have the Goodwood event in between the French and British GPs, because we had a little stop-over. The entire atmosphere of the festival was tremendous, and nothing at all like an F1 weekend. We could actually afford to enjoy ourselves whilst working, which was a rare treat. I think Cristiano and Olivier really had fun for their first time at Goodwood, especially in the surprisingly hot British sunshine - there wasn't an umbrella in sight all weekend!"

The TF103 Driven by: Cristiano da Matta and Olivier Panis

* Panasonic Toyota Racing driver, Cristiano da Matta, ran the TF103 on Friday before handing over to his French team-mate Olivier Panis on Sunday

* The TF103 used at Goodwood was the spare car for the following week's British Grand Prix

* Cristiano da Matta was ultimately forced to use the car in qualifying and in the race one week after Goodwood. The Brazilian qualified in 6th place and led the race for 18 of the 60 laps before finishing a highly respectable seventh

* Neither driver had visited the festival prior to this year

* A gearbox problem put the TF103 out of action on Saturday, but spare parts were shipped in from the team's Cologne base overnight to ensure a smooth ride for the car on Sunday

* Both drivers enjoyed two trouble-free runs up the hill, wowing the crowds with a launch control-free start with plenty of wheelspin

* Neither Cristiano nor Olivier were able to move around the venue without a trail of autograph hunters. "I must have signed twenty-thousand autographs today, it's fabulous fun," enthused Panis

Olivier Panis:

"I was shocked by the number of spectators there were at Goodwood. I have never seen anything like it before. It was good to get the chance to be so close to the fans, to speak with them and to sign autographs. During an F1 weekend, you simply cannot do this. Not only is the paddock more closed to the public, but also we don't have the time. This is one of the positive things about events like the Goodwood festival. I didn't know the track before, and I found it a bit complicated and challenging - it is very narrow, but nevertheless it was a break from the usual routine and I completely enjoyed my two runs up the hill."

The TS010 Driven by: Mesanori Sekiya

* Toyota's 1992 contender for the world-famous 24 heures du Le Mans car

* Came second overall and was driven by Mesanori Sekiya, Pierre-Henri Raphanel, and Kenny Acheson.

* Sekiya to charge of the vehicle once again at Goodwood 2003

* Shipped from Japan especially for this year's festival

* 3.5 litre fully aspirated V10 engine

Ove Andersson, team principal of Toyota Motorsport and the former rally team Toyota Team Europe was proud to see one of his many victorious cars up the Goodwood hill:

Ove Andersson:

"This is actually my own private car and one of my all-time favourites. It's great to see it in action again – it really stirs up fond memories from the rally days. We call this car the Whistling Pig because of the amazing noise it makes. I said to Bjorn before the event ‘it will be great to see the Whistling Pig running again, but be careful with it – it's my baby and I don't want to see you put it on the roof'. Thankfully he didn't, but it was a good show."

Toyota Seven Turbo Group 7 sports car.
Driven by: Mesanori Sekiya, Dr. Akihiko Saito, Cristiano da Matta

* The turbocharged five-litre Toyota 7 built to the Can-Am regulations first ran at Goodwood last year

* The 800bhp, 5-litre sports car was built in 1970 and was driven this year by three drivers over the three-day event

* Dr. Akihiko Saito, Executive Vice President of Toyota Motor Corporation, first got a taste for Goodwood in 2002, when he also drove the 33-year-old Toyota 7

* Competing in his second Goodwood hillclimb, Dr. Saito set the standard for Cristiano da Matta, running in the Turbo-Charged Toyota 7 car on Saturday morning, before handing over the reins on Sunday

* Cristiano da Matta demonstrated his versatility on Sunday by completing two successful runs in the Toyota 7 car, and was visibly impressed by the sheer power of the turbo-charged vehicle that is four years older than he is

* Dr. Saito was deeply involved in the production on this classic car and was on hand on Sunday to pass on valuable advice to F1 driver Da Matta

Cristiano da Matta:

"I spent three days at Goodwood this year and got to drive two totally different cars - my F1 car and the Toyota 7 turbo car. I didn't have any particular feelings when I first arrived because I honestly didn't know what to expect, but it was a very different experience. Running up the hill in an F1 car makes Monte Carlo seem like a super speedway! We have all of our electronics gadgets on the F1 car normally, but we switched them off for Goodwood to get loads of smoke coming from the tyres at the start and to get the car a bit sideways up the hill. Good fun.

On Sunday I drove the Toyota 7, which was a strange contrast to the F1 car. It was very bumpy going up the hill with a lot of bottoming and I had trouble adjusting to left-hand gear changes, which made it quite difficult to drive. On my second run, I got more used to it and could push a bit more, but I'd love to take it for a spin around a proper track to see what it can really do."

Nice truck, man!

It wasn't just the cars that got a piece of the action in Goodwood. In fact, the TF103 Formula 1 car often took a backseat to the Panasonic Toyota Racing technical truck, which was on hand all weekend to provide a working base for the 20 team members in attendance. The vehicle is supplied by technical partner MAN and is just one of three technical units that the team uses at races.

· MAN, technical partner to the Toyota F1 team and one of the leaders in the field of commercial vehicle construction in Europe, has supplied a total of five trucks to the Panasonic Toyota Racing team for use at races, three of which operate as technical units situated in the paddock area

* Provide space for storage of pit equipment, spare parts and tools in a practical and accessible storage space within the trucks

* Consequently, the materials are not only readily available during the race weekend itself, but are easily and quickly packed and transported between our factory in Cologne and the circuits for races or tests or even events like Goodwood

* Form an integral part of the team's on-track facilities

* Hosting antennae for radio and telemetry transmission

* Housing workshop facilities

* Other units are designated for the transportation of the TF103 cars and for storage and co-ordination of essential spare parts and pit equipment

* Containing technical offices with built-in videoconference system

* One truck extends to a second floor for working offices solely for engineers Bottom floor offers a working space for team weather forecasters Meteo France and IT department

Humphrey Corbett - Race Engineer, Olivier Panis:

"The technical unit we took to Goodwood can be raised upwards to make space on the top level for an office, which is used by us engineers during races. We can sit down in a convenient location near to the telemetry and the garage to study the data collected during an on-track session and to plan our strategy and task lists for the weekend. This office is also used for briefings and debriefings with Olivier and Cristiano, where we can pool together all necessary information and feedback from the free practice or qualifying sessions. I was a bit taken aback by the level of interest from the fans at Goodwood in our truck. These sort of events are a brilliant way of bringing the fans close to the action, whether it is the car, the drivers, the team, or the truck."

Festival Fast Facts

* The 2003 Goodwood event attracted almost 160,000 visitors over the three days

* This year's event was themed "The First Decade"

* The first Festival of Speed in 1993 pulled in a mere 25,000 visitors

* Toyota is a co-sponsor of the event

* Over 300 cars take part in the hillclimb

* Over 600 marshals are recruited for the event

* Some 10kg of protective straw bales are laid out along the hillclimb track.

* Motor racing first went to Goodwood in 1936 when the Earl of March held a private hillclimb.

* It was this that inspired his grandson Charles March to being motorsport back to Goodwood over a half-century later, creating the Festival of Speed.

* There are four unrestricted paddocks, which house the variety of motor vehicles for the duration of the event. Unlike F1 paddocks, the fans can get within reaching distance of all the cars and drivers at the event.

* Panasonic Toyota Racing also had its own merchandise tent on display for the Festival visitors to look around. Fans have a chance to drive in an F1 car on the exclusive F1 simulator, to see a replica TF103 race car and to buy authentic Toyota F1 clothing and accessories.

Ove Andersson:

"For me, Goodwood is a truly fantastic event. I cannot believe what a variety of cars there were on show. It is so interesting to see the ideas from decades of motorsport all in the same place. This year, we also brought a selection of cars from our most recent race car the TF103, to the 1970 Can Am car, our famous 1980's rally car and the TS010 Le Mans car. I drove a rally car here last year, but decided to take a year off from driving this year and enjoy the show, but seeing all these fabulous cars on the track, I kind of missed it, so next year, I want to drive again!"