The countdown to the 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed has begun, following a special launch event in London.
The self-described "world's largest motor sport garden party" will return for its 22nd running from 26-29 June, with this year's theme being "Addicted to winning."
Mercedes-Benz has been announced as this year's "featured marque" and will be the subject of this year's sculpture, which forms the centrepiece of the festival in front of Goodwood House.
There'll also be a number of famous faces attending this year's festival, including Sir Stirling Moss, Mark Webber, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton and Emerson Fittipaldi. 1964 F1 World Champion John Surtees will also be in attendance, celebrating the 50th anniversary of his title by driving the Ferrari 158, the car which took him to victory, up the Goodwood hill.
So scroll down to see a list of the cars which have been confirmed for this year's Goodwood Festival. And make sure you bookmark this page, as we'll be adding to it as and when further announcements are made.
Bentley
Bentley will be showcasing its Continental GT3 racer at Goodwood this year. The GT3 racer is powered by a 600bhp version of Bentley's 4.0-litre V8 engine, and will compete in the Blancpain Endurance Series in Europe this summer.
Also on show will be the new Bentley Continental GT V8 S (pictured above) and a host of cars from Bentley's illustrious history, including the 'Old Number 1' Speed Six Bentley which won Le Mans in 1929.
BMW
The new BMW i8 supercar (above) will be seen in action for the first time in the UK at Goodwood this year to coincide with the first customer deliveries of the model. The new M3 saloon and M4 Coupe will also be on show.
Honda
The new NSX -- which, in case you'd forgotten, is due for launch next year -- will be taking on the Goodwood hill, and will be joined by an original 1989 3.0-litre NSX, once driven by Ayrton Senna, and a 2005 3.2-litre model, highlighting the car's evolution.
MINI
MINI will be showing off the latest incarnation of its MINI Hatch and will also be giving the new MINI John Cooper Works Concept (above) is first unveiling in the UK, following its launch in Detroit back in January. The company is also celebrating the 50th anniversary of Paddy Hopkirk's 1964 Monte Carlo rally victory, and the man himself will be on the MINI stand to answer questions and sign autographs.
Peugeot
Peugeot will be unleashing its 208 T16 racing car, which obliterated the track record at Pikes Peak last year, onto the Goodwood hillclimb with none other than Mr Sebastian Loeb at the wheel. The French firm is hoping to use this opportunity to break the Goodwood record of 41.6 seconds, which was set by Nick Heidfeld in a McLaren MP4-13 back in 1999.
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