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Le Mans Classic returns in 2022

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Created on October 19, 2021

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Peter Auto

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Starter Sebastian Loeb at the Le Mans start of the Plateau 1 - Le Mans Classic 2014

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Le Mans start - Quick feet to the car - Le Mans Classic 2018 - Plateau 1

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Plateau 1 - Pre-war racing car - Le Mans Start - Le Mans Classic 2018

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Driving off after the Le Mans start - Le Mans Classic 2018 - Plateau 1

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Le Mans start - not everyone is in a hurry - Le Mans Classic 2018 - Plateau 3

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Plateau 1 - Pre-war racing car - Le Mans start a success - Le Mans Classic 2018

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After the start - Le Mans Classic 2018 - Plateau 1

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The race of the little ones on the occasion of the Le Mans Classic 2016

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The race of the little ones on the occasion of the Le Mans Classic 2016

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Le Mans Classic 2014 - Le Mans start in the final phase

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Start Plateau 1 - Le Mans Classic 2016

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Le Mans Classic 2012 - The cars of Plateau Grid 2 wait patiently for their drivers, who are waiting on the other side of the road for the starting whistle to blow

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Launch of the sports cars from 1949 to 1956 - Plateau 2 - Le Mans Classic 2016

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Le Mans Classic 2014 - Start of Plateau 1

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Le Mans Classic 2014 - Lotus 11 against Porsche 356

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Le Mans Classic 2014 - a quick clean of the lights

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Le Mans Classic 2014 - the Le Mans TVR Grantura, pursued by Porsche 356 and MG B

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Le Mans Classic 2014 - a Maserati overtakes a Triumph TR2

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Le Mans Classic 2014 - well-filled stands even in changeable weather

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Le Mans Classic 2014 - Ford GT 40 under the Dunlop arch

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Le Mans Classic 2014 - Post-war sports cars under the Dunlop arch

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Le Mans Classic 2014 - even old cars are not squeamish with tires

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Le Mans Classic 2014 - Gijs van Lennep with Gerard Larousse

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Hand on heart - Le Mans Classic 2014 - Jochen Mass and Prince Leopold of Bavaria

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Le Mans Classic 2012 - A good example of photogenic racewear

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Le Mans Classic 2012 - Le Mans Classic has style - you can only really move freely with the right wardrobe

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Le Mans Classic 2012 - Well attended paddock

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Le Mans Classic 2012 - Starting grid of the Plateau Grid 2

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Le Mans Classic 2012 - The drivers of Plateau Grid 2 are ready for the Le Mans start

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Le Mans Classic 2012 - The drivers of Plateau Grid 2 are ready for the Le Mans start

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Le Mans Classic 2012 - Le Mans start of Grid 2

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Le Mans Classic 2012 - Le Mans start of Grid 2 - tight crowd

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Le Mans Classic 2012 - Le Mans start of Grid 2 - tight crowd

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Le Mans Classic 2012 - Crowd at the start of Grid 2 after a Le Mans-style start

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Le Mans Classic 2012 - Save yourself who can

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Le Mans Classic 2012 - Lively activity in the pit lane during refueling times

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Le Mans Classic 2012 - At the same time, the cars were refueled in time for the next race

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Le Mans Classic 2012 - Ferrari 512 S refueling before the race - the sun is still shining...

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Le Mans Classic 2012 - Grid 5 warm-up lap

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Le Mans Classic 2012 - ... also a folding roof...

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Le Mans Classic 2012 - Porsche 917 - Surely one of the absolute highlights at Le Mans Classic

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Le Mans Classic 2012 - Vehicles returning from a race were regularly admired and cheered by the countless spectators

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Le Mans Classic 2012 - Not all visitors along the route were enthusiastic_DSC2609

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Le Mans Classic 2012 - From rain to glistening sunlight - the weather changed more than a dozen times on Saturday...

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Le Mans Classic 2012 - The famous Porsche 917 chassis 021 in the mirrored visor of a pit lane pompier (fireman)

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Le Mans Classic 2012 - Matra-Simca MS 670 won a prize from the jury at the Concours

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Le Mans Classic 2012 - Cunningham Cadillac Spider "Le Monstre" from 1950 won the Prix d'Excellence

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Le Mans Classic 2012 - The weather changed very quickly on Saturday - from bright, hot sunshine to cool, whistling winds

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Le Mans Classic 2012 - After just one lap, the pretty field of countless Ferrari 250 GTOs had already split up

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Le Mans Classic 2012 - The vehicles found their way to the filling stations through an access tunnel

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Le Mans Classic 2012 - Grid 5 during the warm-up lap under the Dunlop arch

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Le Mans Classic 2012 - A quick refuel before the next raindrops arrive

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Le Mans Classic 2012 - Moby Dick waits for his turn in the paddock of Grid 6

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Le Mans Classic 2012 - After an accident like the Rondeau crash at Indianapolis, the safety people have a lot to do...

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Le Mans Classic 2012 - Ferrari 250 LM from Grid 4 on the way to the gas station

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Le Mans Classic 2012 - 108,000 spectators were on site - a new record for the organizer!

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Le Mans Classic 2012 - The Rondeau still has no idea of his upcoming accident at Indianapolis

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Le Mans Classic 2012 - Porsche 910 from 1970 - View into the engine compartment (starting number 55 of Grid 5)

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Le Mans Classic 2012 - Countless Porsche 935s adorned Grid 6

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Le Mans Classic 2012 - Pretty dancers shortened the waiting time until the next start

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Le Mans Classic 2012 - Grid 5 during the warm-up lap under the Dunlop arch

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Le Mans Classic 2012 - Vehicles returning from a race were regularly admired and cheered by the countless spectators

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Le Mans Classic 2012 - The Grid 5 rolls over the Dunlop hill - in the middle of it the Howmet TX with the impressive heat flicker

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Le Mans Classic 2012 - You have to show up for the refueling stop despite the drizzle

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Le Mans Classic 2012 - Just a few seconds after the starting whistle, the Grid 2 racing cars shot out in skillful drifts

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Le Mans Classic 2012 - Pretty dancers shorten the wait until the next start

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Le Mans Classic 2012 - After just one lap, the pretty field of countless Ferrari 250 GTOs had already split up

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Le Mans Classic 2012 - A very rare look at so many Ferrari 250 GTOs

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Le Mans Classic 2012 - Three 2-cylinders among themselves - DB Barquette (left) with two CD Panhard

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Le Mans Classic 2012 - Precise coordination was not only required for the gear changes

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Le Mans Classic 2014 - the beautiful endurance racers in the paddock

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Le Mans Classic 2012 - The optics are not deceptive - even from the naked eye the view was very blurred due to the exhaust fumes during a start

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Plateau 1 - Vorkriegsrennwagen - Le Mans Start - Le Mans Classic 2018

Losfahren nach dem Le-Mans-Start - Le Mans Classic 2018 - Plateau 1

Le Mans Start - nicht alle haben's eilig - Le Mans Classic 2018 - Plateau 3

Plateau 1 - Vorkriegsrennwagen - Le Mans Start geglückt - Le Mans Classic 2018

Nach dem Start - Le Mans Classic 2018 - Plateau 1

Das Rennen der Kleinen anlässlich der Le Mans Classic 2016

The Le Mans Classic was founded in 2002 as a collaboration between Peter Auto and the Automobile Club de l'Ouest and has been immersing participants and spectators in the history of the 24-hour race for almost 20 years. The event has grown steadily and attracted over 195,000 spectators in 2018. There were 600 racing cars to admire on the track and 8,500 classic cars off the track.

After the start - Le Mans Classic 2018 - Plateau 1

After the start - Le Mans Classic 2018 - Plateau 1

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The Le Mans Classic, which takes place every two years, should actually have celebrated its tenth edition in 2020. For reasons best known to all, this did not work out, and so the twentieth anniversary and tenth staging coincide. So you can look forward to a very special Le Mans Classic...

The program has been renewed and expanded. The modifications start with the early opening on Thursday afternoon, which allows visitors to be present at the technical inspection and take a closer look at the cars.

Le Mans Classic 2012 - Well attended paddock

Le Mans Classic 2012 - Well attended paddock

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Furthermore, the races in the "Endurance Racing Legends" category, which brings together the GTs and prototypes of the nineties, will no longer be held as a show race, but as a real competition.

Last but not least, the 40th anniversary of the debut of Group C will be duly celebrated.

Le Mans Classic 2012 - Grid 5 warm-up lap

Le Mans Classic 2012 - Grid 5 warm-up lap

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Tickets purchased before the two canceled dates in 2020 and 2021 are of course also valid for the 2022 edition. Ticket sales will start at the beginning of December this year for those who have made last-minute decisions.

More information can be found on the organizer's website.

Le Mans Classic 2012 - A very rare look at so many Ferrari 250 GTOs

Le Mans Classic 2012 - A very rare look at so many Ferrari 250 GTOs

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