Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or 2017 in Dijon - duels on the uphill and downhill track

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Porsche 917 (1970) at the 2017 Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or in Dijon - CER1

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Lola T70 Mk III (1968) at the Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or 2017 in Dijon - CER1

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Lola T212 (1971) at the Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or 2017 in Dijon - CER1

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Lola T70 Mk III B (1969) at the Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or 2017 in Dijon - CER1

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Howmet TX (1968) at the Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or 2017 in Dijon - CER1

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Lola T210 FVC (1970) at the Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or 2017 in Dijon - CER1

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Chevrolet Corvette C3 (1969) at the 2017 Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or in Dijon - CER1

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Porsche 911 RSR 3.0l (1974) at the 2017 Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or in Dijon - CER1

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Chevron B19 FVC (1971) at the Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or 2017 in Dijon - CER1

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Porsche 908/3 (1969) at the 2017 Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or in Dijon - CER1

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McLaren M6 GT (1969) at the 2017 Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or in Dijon - CER1

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Porsche 911 RSR 2.8l (1973) at the 2017 Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or in Dijon - CER1

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Lola T212 FVC (1971) at the Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or 2017 in Dijon - CER1

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Ferrari 512M (1970) at the 2017 Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or in Dijon - CER1

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Porsche 935 K1 Coca-Cola (1980) - on the Dijon circuit - GP de l'Age d'Or Dijon 2017

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Chevron B36 BMW (1976) at the 2017 Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or in Dijon - CER2

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Porsche 935 K1 Coca-Cola (1980) - with Jürgen Barth at the wheel - GP de l'Age d'Or Dijon 2017

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Coca-Cola Porsche 935 K1 (1980) - with Jürgen Barth at the wheel - GP de l'Age d'Or Dijon 2017

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Porsche 935 K1 Coca-Cola (1980) - in the pits - GP de l'Age d'Or Dijon 2017

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BMW M1 Regazzoni (1979) at the 2017 Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or in Dijon - CER2

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Osella Abarth PA1 (1973) at the Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or 2017 in Dijon - CER2

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Ferrari 512 BBLM (1981) at the 2017 Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or in Dijon - CER2

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Toj SC304 Warsteiner (1976) at the Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or 2017 in Dijon - CER2

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Cheetah G601 Walter Wolf Racing (1976) at the Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or 2017 in Dijon - CER2

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Award ceremony for the CER2 race - including Jürgen Barth (second from left), Christian Traber (right) - GP de l'Age d'Or Dijon 2017

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March 772 Dickson's (1977) at the Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or 2017 in Dijon - Euro F2

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March 782 Levi's (1978) at the Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or 2017 in Dijon - Euro F2

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Chevron B40 eleven (1977) at the Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or 2017 in Dijon - Euro F2

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Rondel Motul M1 (1973) at the 2017 Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or in Dijon - Euro F2

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Ralt RT1 (1977) at the Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or 2017 in Dijon - Euro F2

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March 782 (1978) at the Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or 2017 in Dijon - Euro F2

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Chevron B42 (1978) at the Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or 2017 in Dijon - Euro F2

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Porsche 956C Iseki (1985) at the Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or 2017 in Dijon - Group C

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Porsche 962 Leyton House (1987) at the 2017 Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or in Dijon - Group C

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Nissan NPTi-90 Momo (1990) at the Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or 2017 in Dijon - Group C

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Mercedes Benz C11 (1989) at the 2017 Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or in Dijon - Group C

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Toyota 92C-V Nisso 3S (1992) at the Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or 2017 in Dijon - Group C

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Cheetah G606 (1989) at the Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or 2017 in Dijon - Group C

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Porsche 962C Nisseki (1990) at the Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or 2017 in Dijon - Group C

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The breadth of vehicle categories at the 2017 Grand Prix Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or in Dijon was demonstrated by a number of demo laps with different vehicle types

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BMW 3.0 CSL Jägermeister (1972) at the Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or 2017 in Dijon - Heritage Touring Cup

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BMW 635 CSi Group A Brun Jambon des Ardennes (1983) at the 2017 Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or in Dijon - Heritage Touring Cup

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Ford Mustang GT Pinepac (1984) at the 2017 Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or in Dijon - Heritage Touring Cup

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Ford Escort 1600 RS (1972) at the 2017 Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or in Dijon - Heritage Touring Cup

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BMW 2002 TI (1971) at the Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or 2017 in Dijon - Heritage Touring Cup

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Ford Capri 2600 RS GRAB (1972) at the Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or 2017 in Dijon - Heritage Touring Cup

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Ford Capri 2600 RS (1971) at the Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or 2017 in Dijon - Heritage Touring Cup

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Alfa Romeo 1750 GTAm (1971) at the Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or 2017 in Dijon - Heritage Touring Cup

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BMW 2800 CS (1969) at the Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or 2017 in Dijon - Heritage Touring Cup

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Talbot T26 SS (1937) at the Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or 2017 in Dijon - HGPCA 1 (PRE 61')

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Maserat 8CM 3020 (1933) at the Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or 2017 in Dijon - HGPCA 1 (PRE 61')

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MG K3 (1933) at the Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or 2017 in Dijon - HGPCA 1 (PRE 61')

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Lotus 16 368 (1959) at the Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or 2017 in Dijon - HGPCA 1 (PRE 61')

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Maserati 250F 2522/23/26 (1959) at the Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or 2017 in Dijon - HGPCA 1 (PRE 61')

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Scarab Offenhauser (1960) at the Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or 2017 in Dijon - HGPCA 1 (PRE 61')

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Maserati 250F 2523 (1959) at the Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or 2017 in Dijon - HGPCA 1 (PRE 61')

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Ferrari Dino 246 BHR01 (1960) at the Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or 2017 in Dijon - HGPCA 1 (PRE 61')

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Brabham BT11 A (1964) at the Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or 2017 in Dijon - HGPCA 2 (PRE 66')

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Cooper T45 (1958) at the Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or 2017 in Dijon - HGPCA 2 (PRE 66')

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Cooper T53 (1960) at the Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or 2017 in Dijon - HGPCA 2 (PRE 66')

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Cooper-Maserati T51 (1959) at the 2017 Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or in Dijon - HGPCA 2 (PRE 66')

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Lotus 18/21 P2 (1961) at the Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or 2017 in Dijon - HGPCA 2 (PRE 66')

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Lotus 44 (1966) at the Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or 2017 in Dijon - HGPCA 2 (PRE 66')

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Cooper T66 F1 (1963) at the 2017 Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or in Dijon - HGPCA 2 (PRE 66')

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Shelby Cobra 289 (1962) at the 2017 Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or in Dijon - Sixties Endurance

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Lister Knobbly (1958) at the Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or 2017 in Dijon - Sixties Endurance

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Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint (1966) at the 2017 Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or in Dijon - Sixties Endurance

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TVR Grantura (1963) at the Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or 2017 in Dijon - Sixties Endurance

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Porsche 356 SC (1965) at the 2017 Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or in Dijon - Sixties Endurance

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Porsche 356A (1958) at the 2017 Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or in Dijon - Sixties Endurance

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Porsche 911 2L (1965) at the 2017 Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or in Dijon - Sixties Endurance

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Porsche 911 2L (1964) at the 2017 Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or in Dijon - Sixties Endurance

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Porsche 356 C (1964) at the 2017 Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or in Dijon - Sixties Endurance

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Jaguar E-Type 3.8L (1963) at the Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or 2017 in Dijon - Sixties Endurance

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Jaguar E-Type 3.8L (1961) at the Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or 2017 in Dijon - Sixties Endurance

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Shelby Cobra 289 (1963) at the 2017 Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or in Dijon - Sixties Endurance

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Defending champions David and Olivier Hart in the number 93 Shelby Cobra 289 (1963) at the 2017 Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or in Dijon - Sixties Endurance

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Porsche 356 Pré A (1954) at the 2017 Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or in Dijon - Sixties Endurance

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Lotus XI 1500 (1956) at the 2017 Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or in Dijon - Sixties Endurance

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Shelby Mustang 350 GT (1965) at the 2017 Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or in Dijon - Sixties Endurance

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Maserati 300S (1955) at the 2017 Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or in Dijon - Trofeo Nastro Rosso

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Ferrari 250 LM (1964) at the 2017 Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or in Dijon - Trofeo Nastro Rosso

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Gordini T15 (1953) at the 2017 Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or in Dijon - Trofeo Nastro Rosso

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Aston Martin DB2 Vantage (1952) at the 2017 Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or in Dijon - Trofeo Nastro Rosso

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Bizzarrini 5300 GT (1965) at the 2017 Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or in Dijon - Trofeo Nastro Rosso

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Ferrari 275 GTB/C (1966) at the 2017 Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or in Dijon - Trofeo Nastro Rosso

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Maserati T61 (1960) at the Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or 2017 in Dijon - Trofeo Nastro Rosso

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Maserati A6GCS (1954) at the 2017 Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or in Dijon - Trofeo Nastro Rosso

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Lola Mk5A (1963) at the Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or 2017 in Dijon - Formule JR.

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Taraschi FJ (1960) at the Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or 2017 in Dijon - Formule JR.

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Branca FJ (1963) at the Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or 2017 in Dijon - Formule JR.

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Lotus 20 (1961) at the 2017 Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or in Dijon - Formule JR.

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Chrysler LMP Oreca (2001) at the 2017 Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or in Dijon - Global Endurance Legends

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Dodge Viper GTS-R (1996) at the Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or 2017 in Dijon - Global Endurance Legends

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Ferrari 360 GTC (2004) at the 2017 Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or in Dijon - Global Endurance Legends

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Saleen S7R (2004) at the Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or 2017 in Dijon - Global Endurance Legends

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Venturi 400 Trophy Yacco (1992) at the Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or 2017 in Dijon - Global Endurance Legends

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Venturi 600 LM (1994) at the Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or 2017 in Dijon - Global Endurance Legends

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Venturi LM 400 Trophy (1993) at the Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or 2017 in Dijon - Global Endurance Legends

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Venturi LM 400 Trophy (1994) at the Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or 2017 in Dijon - Global Endurance Legends

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Impressions from the 2017 Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or in Dijon

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The 53rd edition of the Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or took place from June 9 to 11, 2017, once again on the attractive, hilly race track of Dijon-Prenois. The weekend began under the best summer weather conditions!

Porsche 935 K1 Coca-Cola (1980) - on the Dijon circuit - GP de l'Age d'Or Dijon 2017

In addition to the ten racing groups, this was certainly one of the reasons why 15,000 visitors made their way to Dijon.

Top-class racing car fields

The organizer "Peter Auto", which also organizes "Le Mans Classic", "Tour Auto" and "Chantilly Arts & Elegance", knows how to organize top-class starting fields like no other. He has even created a new category for the new season: Formula 2 racing cars that competed for victory in the European championships between 1967 and 1978 will compete in the "Euro F2" field.

The new formula group was joined by the already familiar formula categories "Formula Junior" and the two fields of the Historic Grand Prix Cars Association (HGPCA). The "Group C" and the two "Classic Endurance Racing" fields (CER1 and CER2) were responsible for the prototypes, while touring car racing was offered by the "Trofeo Nastro Rosso" (Italian sports cars up to 1965) and "Sixties Endurance" groups.

The breadth of vehicle categories at the 2017 Grand Prix Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or in Dijon was demonstrated by a number of demo laps with different vehicle types

Striking rarities at the start

Vehicles that are seen very rarely or for the first time on the race track are often particularly interesting. Two vehicles in particular are likely to have caught the eye of visitors in Dijon: a silver Martini-Porsche 917 (hatchback) and a turbine-powered racing car called the Homet TX (we published a separate report on this ) , which was only built twice. The rarity was driven by owner Xavier Micheron.

Howmet TX (1968) at the Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or 2017 in Dijon - CER1

The 12 cylinders of Claudio Roddaro's Porsche 917 (chassis 917-037) also acted like a magnet. Although the chassis was never used in races at the time, it was on site as a replacement chassis at Le Mans 1970 with Gulf Racing livery. The chassis made its way from Porsche to Switzerland and then to the USA. In 2004, it was purchased by Freisinger Motorsport and entered in the 2006 Le Mans Classic. The vehicle then traveled back to the USA. It was not until early 2017 that it returned to European soil, this time to a private Porsche collection in Monaco. The 917 was driven by Claudio Roddaro.

Porsche 917 (1970) at the 2017 Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or in Dijon - CER1

Almost 60 racing cars from the sixties on the track

The 2-hour race in the "Sixties Endurance" group was really close, with 56 cars stepping on the gas pedal at the green light. Anyone who has been following the racing series for a while will know that the first places always go to Shelby Cobras, and Dijon was no different. David and Olivier Hart took the overall victory, while Swiss driver Philipp Oettli secured the silver trophy. Alain Rüede followed a long way behind in third place.

Defending champions David and Olivier Hart in the number 93 Shelby Cobra 289 (1963) at the 2017 Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or in Dijon - Sixties Endurance

Youngtimer racing cars as an intermediate program

Between the timed races, there were always demo laps, either for club members present to do their laps or for the cars of the interesting "Global Endurance Legends" club to vie for the attention of the spectators. Who remembers the Venturi brand, which also competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1994?

Venturi 400 Trophy Yacco (1992) at the Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or 2017 in Dijon - Global Endurance Legends

Who remembers the crisp sound of the Dodge Viper GTS-R? Anyone who spent time at the racetrack back then will probably have had goosebumps. Although no timekeeping was in use, the drivers really put the pedal to the metal!

Dodge Viper GTS-R (1996) at the Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or 2017 in Dijon - Global Endurance Legends

Exciting duels in the CER2 class

The race in the CER2 class was not really interesting at the front, where Marc Devis in the Toj SC303 was well ahead of Beat Eggimann in the Cheetah G601.

Porsche 935 K1 Coca-Cola (1980) - with Jürgen Barth at the wheel - GP de l'Age d'Or Dijon 2017

Further back in the GT2 class, however, two BMW M1s battled it out, with a gap of just a few tenths of a second for several laps! Driving the number 60 M1 was Swiss driver Christian Traber, who was battling for third place with René Arnoux in the number 30 M1.

BMW M1 Regazzoni (1979) at the 2017 Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or in Dijon - CER2

The race of the Capris and Escorts

When three Ford Capri RSs are battling it out for victory, it's hard for any motorsport fan to look away. That was the case at the Heritage Touring Cup race. Six Ford Capri were at the start, five of which reached the finish line after one hour of racing. But the five Escorts at the start were no less thrilling. At times, the cars seemed to be racing in formation over the hills, reminiscent of a classical ballet. Great pictures!

Ford Escort 1600 RS (1972) at the 2017 Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or in Dijon - Heritage Touring Cup

Victory went to the Capri duo of Gerard Lopez and Richard Meaden (Capri 3100 RS), followed by Stephen Dance (Capri 2600 RS) and Adrian Brady (BMW 3.0 CSL).

Plenty of color in Group C

The Group C racing cars, which contested two races, once again provided a colorful, albeit not huge, field.

Mercedes Benz C11 (1989) at the 2017 Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or in Dijon - Group C

Michel Lecourt/Raymond Narac won the first race in a Porsche 962 C, while the second was won by Kriton Lendouris/Rui Augus in a Sauber-Mercedes C11.

Small but mighty: the new "Euro F2" class

The "Euro F2" category is new this year. However, there were only eleven cars on the grid, but in a new series it's okay to turn a blind eye.

Chevron B40 eleven (1977) at the Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or 2017 in Dijon - Euro F2

However, the duel for the top position was convincing: Martin O'Connell in the attractive blue Chevron B40 narrowly won both races against Matthew Watts in March 772, the second one by just eight tenths of a second! The series certainly still has a lot of potential under the leadership of "Peter Auto".

A video from the driver's perspective on board a Shelby Cobra shows what it feels like to drive over the hilly course: