Tour Auto

The Tour de France Automobile first ran in 1899, but it was reborn in the form we know it in 1951 and ran until 1986. In its late-1960s heyday it attracted the very best teams and drivers. In 1992 it was reborn as a retrospective. Run by Peter Auto, Tour Auto is now the biggest, most important such event for 1960s and ’70s sports cars, with Competition and Regularity classes. Any car of a type that ran in the event from 1961 to 1973 is eligible. The roads are suitably epic, and the route takes in several challenging circuits – Nevers Magny-Cours, Albi, Charade and Ledenon – many of which you’d be unlikely to sample at any other time.  Slickly organised and fast-paced, the Tour Auto is a remarkable experience.  You’ll also glimpse rarely seen cars and famous drivers.