Jaguar TCS Racing star António Félix da Costa will swap the cutting-edge technology of his Formula E Jaguar for one of the marque’s great sporting saloons this weekend, when he shares a 1963 Jaguar Mk2 with automotive journalist and presenter Chris Harris at the Goodwood Revival.
Fresh from helping Jaguar TCS Racing secure the 2026 ABB FIA Formula E Teams’ World Championship, da Costa will make his Goodwood Revival debut behind the wheel of a Mk2 prepared by the team at Jaguar Classic Works in Coventry.
He and Harris will contest the two-part St Mary’s Trophy, traditionally one of the most fiercely fought races of the Revival weekend and a spectacular recreation of touring car competition from the 1960s.
It makes for a particularly appropriate meeting of Jaguar’s past and present. Da Costa is accustomed to racing the latest generation of all-electric Jaguar Formula E machinery, while the Mk2 represents a very different chapter in the company’s competition history – one in which Jaguar saloons proved they could be as formidable on a circuit as the marque’s purpose-built sports racing cars.
The Mk2 became a hugely successful competition car during the 1960s and remains inseparable from the great era of Jaguar touring car racing. At Goodwood, da Costa will get the opportunity to discover just how different racing one is from his usual Formula E machinery.
The Portuguese driver will take part in official practice on Friday morning before competing in the first part of the St Mary’s Trophy that afternoon. Harris will take over the Jaguar for his practice session on Saturday before racing it in the second part of the Trophy on Sunday.
For da Costa, the appearance comes only weeks after he played his part in Jaguar TCS Racing claiming its second Formula E Teams’ World Championship in three seasons.
Jaguar returned to international competition with its Formula E programme in 2016 and has since accumulated more than 20 victories and 60 podium finishes. Its latest Teams’ title continues a competition story stretching back through touring cars, rallying and the World Sportscar Championship to Jaguar’s seven victories at the Le Mans 24 Hours.
Da Costa said: “I’m really looking forward to racing at Goodwood Revival. I’m a massive fan and have watched the event for years, so getting the chance to take part for the first time is something special.”
Describing the Mk2 as a car “full of character” and an important part of Jaguar history, he added that sharing it with Harris would make the occasion even more memorable.
Harris is no stranger to historic competition machinery and is equally enthusiastic about getting behind the wheel of the Classic Works-prepared Jaguar.
“The Mk2 is an iconic Jaguar, so getting the chance to race one at Goodwood Revival in the St Mary’s Trophy is a gift,” he said, adding that sharing it with a driver at the top level of contemporary motorsport would make the experience particularly interesting.
There will be plenty more Jaguar interest across the Revival weekend. The provisional entry includes numerous significant competition Jaguars, including C-types, D-types, Listers and E-types, while Jenson Button is due to race the famous ‘CUT 8’ E-type in the RAC TT Celebration.
For Jaguar enthusiasts, however, the sight of one of the marque’s current works drivers swapping his state-of-the-art Formula E car for a 63-year-old Mk2 should provide a particularly evocative link between two very different generations of Jaguar competition.
The 2026 Goodwood Revival takes place this weekend at the Goodwood Motor Circuit.
