Harewood speed Hillclimb (the form with italics and a lower-case s is used officially) is a hillclimb near the village of Harewood, West Yorkshire, England. The track can be found on the A659 between Harewood village and Collingham, north of Leeds. In addition to national events, it hosts rounds of the British Hill Climb Championship, a Classic & Historic Hillclimb and an event that includes bikes. Around 11 meetings are organised between April and September each year by the British Automobile Racing Club Yorkshire Centre.
The first event on the track took place on 16 September 1962, and Best Time of the Day was set at 51.61s by Tony Lanfranchi driving an Elva Mk VI. This was on the original 'Short Course'. The first R.A.C. Hill Climb Championship event was held in September, 1964.BARC Report and Accounts for the Year Ended 30 November 1964. In the mid 1990s the track was extended to 1,584 yards (1,448 m). As of 2025, the outright hill record holder is Matt Ryder, whose time of 46.39 seconds was set on 3 July 2022 in that day's 2nd Top 12 Runoff.
Harewood Hill Climb past winners
Year Driver Vehicle Time Notes 1963 Keith Schellenberg Lister-Jaguar 49.79 sec Autosport, 3 May 1963, Page 622. 21 April.1964 I.C. Batty Lotus 7-Ford 50.746 sec Autosport, 24 July 1964, Page 158. 12 July. Novices Meeting. Peter Westbury Ferguson-Climax 4-w-d 44.45 sec R Motor Sport, October, 1964, Page 800; See also: Motor, 16 September 1967, Page 48. 13 Sep. 1965 Peter Meldrum Lotus 22-Allard Dragon BARC Report and Accounts for the Year Ended 30 November 1965. 12 Sep. 1966 P.H. Meldrum Lotus-Allard special 45.99 sec Motor, 17 September 1966. 11 Sep. 1967 Round 12 : Tony Marsh Marsh-Buick Special 4,200 c.c. 42.94 sec R Motor, 16 September 1967, Page 48. 10 Sep. 1972 R. Scott-Moncrieff Kincraft-Chevrolet 5.0-litre 44.15 sec Autosport, 3 August 1972, Page 41. 23 July. Novices Meeting. 1976 Roy Lane McRae GM1-Chevrolet 5.0-litre 38.77 sec Autosport, 5 August, Page 47.2006 Round 17 : Scott Moran Gould-NME GR61 3.5-litre 49.19 sec R Autosport, 6 July 2006, Page 107. 2 July. Round 18 : Martin Groves Gould-NME GR55 3.5-litre 49.92 sec2010 Round 3 : Scott Moran Gould-NME GR61X 3.5-litre 49.31 sec FTD Autosport, 13 May 2010, Page 113. 9 May. Round 4 : Martin Groves Gould-NME GR55 3.5-litre 49.52 sec Key: R = Course Record.
References
External links British Automobile Racing Club - Harewood Hill near Leeds