In contrast to the current 24-hour race in Le Mans, the Le Mans Classic event unfortunately only takes place every two years. This year, however, it will once again feature a horrendous field of around 500 racing cars from the period between 1923 and 1981, including many heroes from the past, such as René Arnoux, Derek Bell, Jacques Laffite, Jochen Mass, Henri Pescarolo, Marco Werner and Paul Belmondo (son of Jean-Paul Belmondo).
The range of vehicles is not only gigantic in terms of quantity, but also in terms of quality. And how, because in the field (Plateau) 5 alone there are two
short Porsche 917 and one of the beautiful Le Mans-typical long-tail versions at the start.
In addition, there is the then opponent from Italy, in the form of a Ferrari 512S. Steve McQueen's cult film could easily be remade with it. Not only eight and twelve-cylinder engines can be heard, but also the gas turbine engine in the US racing sports car Howmet will howl hoarsely.
In the field (Plateau) 6, four Porsche 935s will bring light into the darkness and give the two Ferrari 512 BBLMs a run for their money.
Other very interesting vehicles such as the Porsche 718 RS60 from 1960, the Jaguar D-Type, as well as the Ford GT40 and the Ferrari 250GT, followed by almost all Lotus sports cars will start in the remaining four fields.
As a further treat, a Group C race will take place again for the second time on Saturday morning, where this time two Jaguars XJR will battle it out for the trophy with the Peugeot 905, the Toyota 85C, the Nissan NPTi 90 and various Porsche 962s.
So if you would like to experience 58 years of Le Mans' 86-year racing history over the course of 24 hours, including at night of course, you should definitely reserve the weekend of July 6-8, 2018.
