Last chance to pick up a ticket for this year's four-day Goodwood Festival of Speed in July
Mansell, the 1992 F1 champion, is returning alongside fellow champs Alain Prost and Mario Andretti.
Nigel, now 71, said: 'It's been amazing to drive the Goodwood hill-climb in a number of my cars over the years and I can't wait to do it all again!'
The Duke of Richmond, above with Mansell, who hosts the festival, said: 'Nigel was more than just a legend of the sport, he was a hero – and celebrating Formula 1 without him would be unthinkable.
'He inspired a level of devotion amongst British fans the like of which we have never seen before or since.'
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