Dates for Le Mans Classic
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Eagerly awaited for the last four years, it’s official. Le Mans Classic will be held from June 30th to July 3rd, 2022. Created in 2002 by Peter Auto in association with the Automobile Club de l’Ouest, Le Mans Classic offers a formidable retrospective of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The event, acclaimed from its very first edition, has continued to grow and attracted over 195,000 spectators in 2018. It is the largest gathering of classic cars with 600 racing cars on the track and 8,500 classic cars displayed in the specially designed enclosures.
Originally scheduled to celebrate its 10th running in July 2020 before COVID caused it to be cancelled, this 10th edition will also mark the 20th anniversary of the creation of the event. For the occasion, new features will punctuate the weekend, starting with the opening of the circuit being brought forward to Thursday afternoon, allowing the public to attend the scrutineering. Another first, the Endurance Racing Legends series, which brings together the GTs and prototypes of 1990-2000, will have its own support race, and there will also be a celebration of the 40th anniversary of Group C.
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