RM Sotheby’s returns to the Monterey Conference Center 19–20 August for our annual Monterey auction, set on the spectacular central California coast.

The Monterey auction is held during Monterey Car Week, a celebratory week packed full of activities for car enthusiasts, from various concours-type events to VIP parties from nearly every luxury manufacturer, to the largest automobilia show in America—it is a must-attend for every car nut!

Topping the week is the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, the top-ranking collector car competition in the world, honoring the artistry and craftsmanship of historic and elegant cars since 1950. Held on the famed 18th fairway of the world-famous Pebble Beach Golf Course, it is here that you will be able to catch a glimpse of the very best cars in the world.

RM Sotheby’s Monterey auction is a long-standing tradition during Car Week. Each year bidders hail from all four corners of the globe for our exciting evening auctions. 2022 will mark our 25rd year at the Monterey Conference Center, recently rebuilt into a breathtaking, modern, and state-of-the-art facility.

Join us Sunday, August 21, 2022 for the 71st Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance

71 Years of Automotive Excellence

The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance is the flagship of Pebble Beach Automotive Week. Begun in 1950 and now considered to be the world’s premier celebration of the automobile, this is a can’t-miss event for every car enthusiast.

Each year, the finest collector cars gather on the 18th fairway of Pebble Beach Golf Links to compete to be named Best of Show — the ultimate award for automobiles. Experts critique their elegance, technical merit, and history. And crowds come from all corners of the globe to cheer their favorites. In tandem with the competition between extraordinary historic automobiles, the Concours also serves as host to some of the most anticipated concepts and new car debuts.

In 2010, the Dix Mille Tours du Castellet was the first meeting regrouping the different historic grids by Peter Auto. Indeed, the start of the current series of events.

This year, the Dix Mille Tours du Castellet event, usually organised in the autumn, kicks off the series by Peter Auto season. This change is very fitting for the drivers who can take advantage of a particularly safe environment to find their marks or to get to grips with their new cars. The Paul Ricard circuit, dedicated to private testing for many years, pardons errors thanks to its large asphalt run-off areas that cause less bodywork damage than the more commonly used gravel traps. This event has another particularity as it is the only one in the season to use two different layouts depending on the series: the one used for the French Formula 1 Grand Prix and the classic layout without the “North” chicanes. In the second configuration the 1.8-km long Mistral straight allows the Group C Racing prototypes to achieve a top speed of 300 km/h!

The spectators’ car park is free like the access to the grandstand opposite the pits and the one beside the Grand Prix Hall. The paddocks entry ticket allows its possessors to get near the 300 racing cars and talk to the drivers. It also gives access to the exhibitors’ village.

Series on track at the Dix Mille Tours
The Peter Auto grids are devoted to different periods of the history of motor sport and to different circuit racing cars: GTs, Sports cars, Prototypes and Touring cars from the 1950s to the 2000s.

– 2.0L Cup
– Classic Endurance Racing
– Endurance Racing Legends
– Group C Racing
– Heritage Touring Cup
– Sixties’ Endurance
– The Greatest’s Trophy

Clubs
Clubs and individual owners remain at the heart of the action with an exhibition area reserved inside the racetrack. The condition? A car in good condition, produced before 1966 or among the Happy Few list.

In Imola all the fans and enthusiasts will be able to see and touch the racing cars, meet the drivers and their favourites but above all hear once more the historic sound of the powerful F1 cars.

A 2 days journey in the history of Motorsport

SATURDAY
8:00
Opening Piazza Ayrton Senna da Silva 1

9:00 – 9:25
Track Day

9:35 – 10:00
Historic GTs

10:10 – 10:35
Prototypes and GTS

10:45 – 11:10
F.Junior + F.Italia + F.Boxer + F.Ford + F.Super Vee

11:20 – 11:45
F3 +GP3

11:55 – 12:20
F1 +F2 +F3000 +GP2

12:30 – 12:55
Track Day

13:00
Drivers group photo

13:00 – 14:00
Lunch Hospitality area

14:00 – 14:25
14:30 – 14:55
Track Day

15:00 – 15:25
Prototypes and GTS

15:30 – 15:55
F1 +F2 +F3000 +GP2

16:00 – 16:25
F.Junior + F.Italia + F.Boxer + F.Ford + F.Super Vee

16:30 – 16:55
F3 +GP3

17:00 – 17:25
F1 +F2 +F3000 +GP2

17:30 – 17:55
Historic GTs

18:00 – 18:25
Track Day

18:30
Paddock Closure

18:40
Welcome drink reserved for those accredited to the Auction

18:50
Auction presentation with speech by Giancarlo Minardi

19:00
Finarte auction in collaboration with Vision up srl and Automotive Masterpiece

SUNDAY
8:00
Opening Piazza Ayrton Senna da Silva 1

9:00 – 9:25
Track Day

9:35 – 10:00
Historic GTs

10:00
Vintage car gathering

10:10 – 10:35
Prototypes and GTS

10:45 – 11:10
F.Junior + F.Italia + F.Boxer + F.Ford + F.Super Vee

11:20 – 11:45
F3 +GP3

11:55 – 12:20
F1 +F2 +F3000 +GP2

12:30 – 12:55
Track Day

13:00 – 14:00
Lunch Hospitality area

14:00 – 14:25
14:30 – 14:55
Track Day

15:00 – 15:25
Prototypes and GTS

15:30 – 15:55
Historic GTs

16:00 – 16:25
F.Junior + F.Italia + F.Boxer + F.Ford + F.Super Vee

16:30 – 16:55
F3 +GP3

17:00 – 17:25
F1 +F2 +F3000 +GP2

17:30
Vintage car gathering

17:30 – 17:55
Track Day

18:00 – 18:25
Classics Cars Parade

18:30
19:00
Farewell to the participants