Video: 2024 Festival of Speed Day 1 | Full Day

25th July 2024

Rachel Roberts

Somehow, it’s already been two weeks since the 2024 Festival of Speed presented by Mastercard, and as the summer rain pours down, we’re wistfully thinking back to that opening day, when the only floods were that of the arriving crowds and we had the excitement of the whole event ahead of us.

Thankfully, we can now relive all, and we mean all, of the action from the Thursday courtesy of this full replay. That’s right, all ten hours of live stream from the first day are available to enjoy over and over again.

Thursday got proceedings off to a bang, starting with the official opening of the Festival marked by the Duke of Richmond being the first to take to the Hill, leading the MG Opening Parade by driving his grandfather’s 1931 Double 12-winning MG Type C. And speaking of MG, we got our first look at the Central Feature, as part of the marque’s 100-year anniversary commemoration, which also included the showstopping celebration moment in the afternoon.

We also saw many cars take to the Hill for the very first time, the first runnings of First Glance presented by heycar and the Supercar Run, as well as highlights from batches celebrating this year’s theme, ‘Horseless to Hybrid – Revolutions in Power,’ and those honouring Drift, Joest, Mercedes-Benz, and the great Niki Lauda.

Oh, and the Red Arrows dazzled the skies over the Estate. There was so much going on, you’d be forgiven if you happened to miss something on the day. But now there’s no excuse – so whether there’s something you didn’t catch at the time, or just want to experience it all again, all you have to do is press play!