The 11st Le Mans Classic will take place on 29 June – 2 July 2023. Created in 2002 by Peter Auto in association with the Automobile Club de l’Ouest, Le Mans Classic offers a great retrospective of the legendary Le Mans 24 Hours. In 2020, the 10th Le Mans Classic will be celebrated in style with several novelties and commemorations like the 50th anniversary of Porsche’s first outright victory in the Le Mans 24 Hours and the twenty-fifth of the V12 BMW-powered McLaren F1 GTR’s overall win in the Sarthe!

To be a racing driver is definitely for most boys – and some girls – a childhood dream. But many are called and few chosen! Historic motor racing gives them the opportunity to fulfil their dream. Furthermore, Le Mans Classic offers the ultimate experience: to compete on the long 24 Hours of Le Mans layout, facing the world’s most famous straight… the Mulsanne Straight.

As the aim is to offer spectators and entrants equally-matched fields in terms of performance and historic pertinence, the 500 racing cars are divided up into six grids, each of which corresponds to a particular period. The cars selected are those that have taken part in the Le Mans 24 Hours between 1923 and 1981. Priority is given to cars that have actually raced in the event in their particular era. For each grid 10 reserves take part in the day and night-time practice sessions to be ready to fill a place left vacant by the withdrawal or retirement of another car. A Le Mans-type start as used between 1925 and 1969 will be given for grids 1-2-3-4. Flying starts will be used for the others.