---
title: "Watch a Priceless Ferrari 250 GTO/64 Crash at Goodwood Revival"
description: "Hope he has good insurance..."
date: "2017-09-09"
modified: "2017-09-11"
authors:
  - name: "Chris Constantine"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/chris-constantine"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/watch-this/14208/watch-a-priceless-ferrari-250-gto64-crash-at-goodwood-revival"
categories:
  - "Ferrari News"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
  - "Watch This"
tags:
  - "250 GTO"
  - "Ferrari"
  - "Goodwood Revival"
  - "racing"
  - "supercar crash"
  - "Vintage Racing"
---

# Watch a Priceless Ferrari 250 GTO/64 Crash at Goodwood Revival

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Every year in early September, car enthusiasts migrate back to West Sussex, England for [Goodwood Revival](<https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/5906/the-goodwood-revival-shames-every-other-car-show>), a celebration of vintage racing on the historic Goodwood Circuit. It's a magical sight to see so many rare, multi-million dollar race cars pushing their limits on a track. A welcomed change of pace from their [natural habitats](<https://www.thedrive.com/vintage/1196/why-rm-sothebys-new-york-classics-auction-gives-me-sads>). Unfortunately, cramming a bunch of old racers onto a circuit can be a recipe for [disaster](<https://www.thedrive.com/watch-this/8440/ferrari-250-gto-and-jaguar-e-type-nearly-collide-at-goodwood>), as historic racing driver Andy Newall learned the hard way at this year's event. Revival claimed its first victim of the weekend on Friday, a rare racing version of the iconic [Ferrari 250 GTO](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/5968/this-56-million-ferrari-250-gto-could-become-the-most-expensive-car-in-the-world>).

During the RAC Tourist Trophy qualifying race, a 1964 250 GTO/64 Series II piloted by Andy Newall crashed while trying to pass a Corvette Stingray and 250 LM. According to the announcers, Newall failed to anticipate the LM's braking mid-corner on a right turn, causing him to swerve to the left to avoid rear-ending the other priceless Ferrari on the track. This maneuver lead to a [snap-oversteer-induced spin](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/13027/a-lesson-in-front-wheel-drive-oversteer-mash-the-gas>) that even the car's air brake couldn't help with, rocketing the GTO into a tire wall sideways.

Unfortunately, the damage is quite substantial; upon parking the car, we can see that the entire right side of the Ferrari is dented and scraped, and it looks like the car is barely drivable.

Only 3 of these cars were built in 1964, retaining the GTO platform but introducing new features and a design that paved the way for the mid-engined 250 LM. Even if the damage isn't as bad as it looks, this is going to be one expensive repair job.

https://youtube.com/embed/p--8DXM123E

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