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45-513: It is the finale of Monterey Car Week held in August every year. A Concours d'Elegance ( French , literally "a competition of elegance") is an event open to both prewar and postwar collector cars in which they are judged for authenticity, function, history, and style. Classes are commonly arranged by type, marque (manufacturer), coachbuilder , country of origin, or time period. Judges select first-, second-, and third-place finishers for each class in

90-559: A BMW Car Club of America event and grew to include all German cars. It formerly showed Porsches also, but a separate event, the Porsche Werks Reunion, for Porsches was established in 2014. This event is free to the public. It is held at the Nicklaus Club - Monterey golf club. The Porsche Werks Reunion event features Porsches of all years, models, and variations and was established in 2014 after splitting off from

135-466: A Formula Atlantic group. Single-marque spec groups have also been featured. In 2011 an all Jaguar XKE race was featured to commemorate that model's fiftieth anniversary. The same was done in 2012 for the Shelby Cobra , featuring small block AC Cobras racing against the big block Shelby 427 Cobras. In 2013 an all Porsche 911 "Weissach Cup" was featured to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of

180-718: A 1937 Delahaye 135 M Chapron Cabriolet owned by Tom McGough Sr. and Tom McGough Jr. of North Oaks, Minnesota . World-renowned luxury and supercar brands use the event as an overarching auto show to officially debut their new models and showcase their future concept cars , with many of the participating manufactures having their own corporate display building for the duration of the event. Participating brands have included Aston Martin , Acura , Audi , Bentley , Bugatti , Cadillac , Czinger , DeLorean , Ferrari , Ford , Hennessey , Koenigsegg , Lamborghini , Land Rover , Lincoln , Lucid , McLaren , Porsche , Rolls-Royce , SSC , and several others. The Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport

225-468: A 2.1 liter Morgan can be placed in an under two liter class despite being over the specified displacement. This is done due to the over two liter groups often featuring vehicles with at least five liters (a la SCCA). Certain postwar cars have been known to compete with the prewar cars due to technological similarities (e.g. the MG T-Series). Some drivers will enter themselves in the wrong class either as

270-476: A late entry or if they were unable to qualify for their more appropriate class. The Trans Am Series race group, despite being predominantly five-liter cars, occasionally features an under two liter car. Formerly, some races were held on Saturday and some on Sunday, with qualifying being held on Friday. For 2022 this was changed so that all groups were on Saturday. In recent years there have been multiple instances in which contemporary racecars have been included in

315-545: A number of other local and national organizations. The 2016 event raised over $ 1.75 million, and the Concours has given more than $ 23 million to charities through the years. 36°33′49″N 121°56′18″W  /  36.56361°N 121.93833°W  / 36.56361; -121.93833 Monterey Car Week Monterey Car Week is a week in August in which a number of car-related events are held in and around Monterey, California . The Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance

360-595: A smaller field of 23 on May 27, 1951. In 1952, the event was moved to the 18th green of the Pebble Beach Golf Links, between the Lodge at Pebble Beach and the Pacific Ocean, overlooking Carmel Bay. The Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance has continued since 1950 with one missed year: in 1960, the show was cancelled due to scheduling conflicts. In addition, heavy rain at the event in 1963 and 1965 made

405-481: A specific marque every year. The Monterey Pre-Reunion is a two-day event held the previous Saturday and Sunday. Automobile auctions of classic cars are held at various times and locations on the Monterey Peninsula. They are held by auction houses such as Bonhams , RM Auctions , Russo and Steele , Gooding & Company , Mecum Auctions, and Rick Cole Auctions. Total sales in 2014 were $ 463,744,226, with

450-721: Is a car show limited to 200 automobiles located at the Quail Lodge & Golf Club . A maximum 3,000 tickets are sold to this event to avoid crowding. Judging includes a Best of Show award, which qualifies the winning vehicle to participate in the Peninsula “Best of the Best” competition which pits the eight best of show cars from eight different premier automobile concours from around the world in one event which takes place in Paris, France. The Concorso Italiano features Italian cars. It

495-473: Is also an honorary judge for the main awards. In 2021, the Gran Turismo Award went to a 1969 Ferrari 512 S Berlinetta once driven by Jacky Ickx and John Surtees owned by Swiss-based Frenchman Pierre Mellinger. The French Cup This award, established in the 1980s (unknown year), is given to, as the name says, a car of French origin considered the most significant. In 2021 the award went to

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540-547: Is held at the golf course at the Bayonet & Blackhorse Golf Club. Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion The Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion is an annual event held at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California . Its purpose is to provide an event in which historic racecars can compete. It takes place over the course of one weekend every mid-August. It was first established by Steve Earle in 1974 as

585-488: Is held on the final Sunday of Monterey Car Week. It is a car show showing the most elegant and notable vehicles in the world. The proceeds of the show support charities. The Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, formerly known as the Monterey Historics until 2010, is held the final weekend of Monterey Car Week at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca . The four-day event has over 500 participants, and generally features

630-609: The 2010 event, the new event would be called the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion. The original name was still owned and copyrighted by GRL, who would retain the sister event at Sonoma Raceway . SCRAMP recognizes the Historics and the Reunion as two separate events. Despite the reorganization, change of management, and SCRAMP's observance of the "new event" as separate from the original Historics,

675-419: The 911. In 1975, the event introduced the tradition of honoring a "featured marque" each year. This tribute is done through various ways. These include an increased number of entered vehicles from that marque, special displays of the marque's history and some of the brand's vehicles (past and/or present, with the former sometimes featuring entered vehicles), and sometimes spec races only featuring vehicles from

720-478: The Concours car selection committee can reach out to invite cars of varying restoration quality—or cars that have previously been entered in the Concours—in order to provide a healthy representation of the marque for exhibition. Many of the competing cars are valued in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, and more recently into the millions of dollars. For this reason, along with its remarkable setting and amenities,

765-410: The Concours field is selected from each year's pool of applicants. Many collectors spend years and hundreds of thousands of dollars purchasing and restoring a car in hopes of being chosen. Once a car is accepted to the Concours, it cannot again be entered in the event for ten years, with three exceptions; the ownership of the car has changed, the car has been restored, or if the featured marque is obscure,

810-686: The Grand National and Winston Cup Series eras due to the event held there . In May, 2017, a smaller event at WeatherTech Raceway debuted known as the Spring Classic. After the 2009 event, General Racing Ltd. (GRL), who created and owned the event, and the Sports Car Racing Association of Monterey Peninsula (SCRAMP) announced that GRL would no longer sanction the event and that a new event would be organized by SCRAMP that would be more economically viable. After

855-775: The IMSA groups. Notable entrants include: Prior to 2010, the event was affiliated with the Wine Country Classic at Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, California . The event is now known as the Sonoma Speed Festival. The event also featured Formula 5000 in 2008. Prior to 2010 the event was organized as a doubleheader, after which the event was redone to be more like the Monterey Event. The inaugural year of this new event had Saturday rained out, forcing all

900-982: The Legends of the Autobahn show. There were 519 cars on display at the initial event. This event was started by the Porsche Club of America . It was previously held at the Rancho Cañada Golf Club in Carmel Valley. 2024 will be held at the Monterey Pines Golf Course and welcomes all Porsche clubs, owners, and enthusiasts to the 10th annual event. https://www.werksreunion.com/monterey.cfm https://www.pca.org/news/werks-reunion-monterey-draws-hundreds-of-porsches-thousands-of-car-enthusiasts-to-new-location The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering (usually shortened to The Quail)

945-721: The Monterey Historic Automobile Races. Earle organized the meeting for his friends to race their cars at Laguna Seca. The event, known as the Monterey Historics until 2010, acts as a part of Monterey Car Week , which includes the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance and other events. Approximately 550 cars participate in the event. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the 2020 event was canceled. The first company to sponsor

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990-654: The Pebble Beach Concours is considered the premier concours in the world, and is the centerpiece of over 50 related events spanning over a week, including vintage racing cars running at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion (formerly called the Monterey Historic Automobile Races) conducted at nearby WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca , as well as classic car auctions. The Best of Show award is

1035-680: The Reunion does not feature any notable differences from the original event aside from the new name. The Reunion uses exactly the same structure as the Historics and features the same regular race groups. In 2013, the Reunion was nominated for the Motor Sports Event category at the International Historic Motoring Awards. In 2017, the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion won the FIA Founding Members' Heritage Cup for Motorsport Event of

1080-492: The U.S.). The event describes itself as " Exhibiting prewar and postwar automobiles along with the latest in concept car designs, the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance is the premiere concours in the world. " 24 of the 175 cars in the field come from outside the U.S, representing Italy, England, France, Switzerland, Australia, China, Germany, Mexico, Czech Republic, Netherlands, and the Philippines. The total estimated cost of

1125-591: The Year award by the International Historic Motoring Awards. With the 2020 event being scrapped by the COVID-19 pandemic , the 70th was deferred to 2021. Each year's Pebble Beach Concours honors a featured marque (manufacturer), coachbuilder, or type. Though the original European "Concours d'Elegance" events of the early 20th century focused on then-new cars and coachwork, the modern Concours show circuit focuses primarily on classic and vintage collector cars. Prospective entrants must submit an application for each car, and

1170-516: The event was the Chrysler Corporation . Later, the event added a sponsorship from Rolex . The Chrysler sponsorship was replaced with one from Toyota , who sponsored the event from 2006 to 2008. Although celebrities and professional drivers do attend, the Reunion is not a professional event, and has no awards or prizes for finishing position. Each Saturday and Sunday afternoon race has a Rolex Award winner voted by committee. Two of

1215-542: The event, and the judges confer the pinnacle " Best of Show " award on one car from the group of first-place winners, which includes with an engraved trophy and engraved Rolex watch. In addition, a group of honorary judges—individuals who have made significant contributions to the automotive industry or motorsports—award a number of subjective awards to recognize standout vehicles regardless of class ribbons, as well as memorial awards created to honor specific automotive industry personages. Approximately 15,000 spectators attend

1260-480: The event. Dozens of world-renowned luxury and supercar brands use the event to officially debut new models and showcase their future concept cars , with many of the participating manufacturers having their own corporate display building for the duration of the event. Participating brands have included Aston Martin , Bentley , Bugatti , Ferrari , Koenigsegg , Lamborghini , McLaren , Rolls-Royce , and dozens of others. The 72nd Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance

1305-482: The event. For a few years the coverage consisted of several different episodes featuring the major groups (IMSA, Trans Am, F1, and Can Am). In later years the event was abridged to one episode combining behind-the-scenes coverage with coverage of select races. The races covered were a mix of the major groups and some of the GT groups for better interest. If the featured a one-time race group, that race may be covered. The Reunion

1350-654: The high sale being a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO berlinetta for $ 38,115,000. The Jet Center Party, formally called the Motorworks Revival, is an invitation-only event held at the Monterey Jet Center the Wednesday before the Pebble Beach Concours. It is considered the unofficial kick-off for the week. It is hosted by Gordon McCall . Both exotic cars and private jets are displayed. The Legends of the Autobahn show features German automobiles. It began as

1395-645: The judgement one year after the incident. In contrast to the Goodwood Revival , the races at the Monterey Reunion tend not to feature hard competition due to the high value of the cars. In the prewar groups the drivers can be seen waving as a signal to other drivers to pass. This is to avoid any potentially-severe or costly damage to the vehicles. Although the event features many groups of different types of racecars, it does not strictly place entrants in their most appropriate groups. For example,

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1440-635: The lawn area unusable, and so the cars were shown at the old start/finish line of the road race, near the horse stables now known as the Pebble Beach Equestrian Center. In 2001, the event saw an introduction of a new category for preservation cars. This category was designed to "bear witness to the passage of time", including the so-called barn find car. The 2006 event saw 175 cars lining the 18th green and hole of Pebble Beach Golf Links with 25 judged classes, with cars brought to Pebble Beach from 27 states and 13 countries (including

1485-401: The marque being tributed. Occasionally the event will have special one-time tributes. These have included Can Am team Chaparral Cars and racing legend Juan Manuel Fangio . Because of the high value of many of the cars used, the Reunion committee has established a severe punishment for avoidable contact . The driver convicted will be unable to participate in any further events, but can appeal

1530-577: The morning races each day honor a Bonham's Cup winner similarly chosen. There are special Awards for best paddock display, best Ford-powered car, outstanding craftsmanship, etc. The highest honor is the Rolex Spirit of Monterey Award, A Rolex watch and original Bill Patterson painting, presented to the entrant who best embodies the spirit of the event in their presentation and competition drive. The Reunion has been featured in Autoweek magazine. It

1575-491: The pinnacle accolade given to the overall winner of the Concours that is chosen from a selection of the three highest judged vehicles from the entire event. It is considered the most prestigious award achievable at any car show worldwide. J.B. Nethercutt has the most Best of Show awards with 6 wins, while Bugatti and Mercedes-Benz are tied as the most successful marque with 10 wins each as of 2024. Gran Turismo Award Since 2008, Japanese-American Kazunori Yamauchi and

1620-524: The president of Polyphony Digital , creator of the Gran Turismo series, has presented the Gran Turismo Award to the participant vehicle that stands out as exemplary among the competition, whether it be due to rarity, quality of restoration, or stunning appearance. The owners of the winning vehicle are then offered the opportunity to have their car featured in the Gran Turismo series. Yamauchi

1665-532: The race groups despite having been manufactured much later than even the most contemporary racecars regularly featured. In 2009, when featuring Porsche, an American Le Mans Series Porsche 911 was entered in the IMSA GT race group. That group was chosen due to the technological similarities between the IMSA GT cars and the modern ALMS cars. In 2012, an ALMS Corvette competed with the IMSA GTO race group. The event

1710-702: The race groups to be contested on Sunday. This became the format thereafter. The event also often features 1980s Trans Am Series cars racing alongside the IMSA GTO cars due to their technological similarities (IMSA GTO vehicles were often also used in Trans Am, similar to the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge street tuner vehicles being able to compete in the Pirelli World Challenge touring car classes). This event also features classic NASCAR vehicles from both

1755-501: The schedule will feature combined-class races, such as the sports racing cars competing alongside the GT cars. While these two groups race simultaneously, they do not compete against each other, much like in professional racing. The Reunion also features special or expanded race groups in an attempt to generate greater interest from its spectators. These often one-time groups have included Grand National and Winston Cup Series stock cars, an under two liter Trans Am Series race group, and

1800-412: The vehicles spread across the 18th fairway at the 2006 event was US$ 200 million. From 227 cars in 2005, the 2006 event had a field reduced to 175 cars. Organizers said the change was made to allow more time to judge each car. In 2009, the Pebble Beach Concours included classic motorcycles for the first time under the theme of pre-1959 British Motorcycles. The Concours received the 2011 Motoring Event of

1845-562: Was featured in an online article in early August 2008 and in the September 2008 issue. The 2003 event was featured in an issue of Popular Mechanics . Popular Mechanics also documented the 2000 event. The 2009 event was also featured. The 2010 event was featured in an issue of Road & Track . The 2004 event was also featured in an article on the R&;T website. For many years television network Speed Channel provided coverage of

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1890-634: Was featuring split IMSA groups that year: IMSA GT/GTX/AAGT/GTU and IMSA GTO. The latter was chosen due to the Corvette's more powerful engine. For 2016, the event featured contemporary BMW racecars such as those used in the ALMS in commemoration of that brand's centennial. In recent years a mixed race group of ALMS and GTP cars has been featured. Although the Reunion is an amateur event and features predominantly non-professional competitors, some current and former professionals do attend. They are especially found in

1935-426: Was for a while covered by Fox Sports 1 , which replaced Speed in August 2013. In recent years the Reunion has been livestreamed by Motor Trend magazine, with the coverage being shown on YouTube. Various race groups from multiple eras and types of automobile racing are featured at the Monterey Reunion. The groups often contain vehicles that competed against one another during that point in history. Occasionally

1980-738: Was on August 20, 2023. The Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance was founded in 1950 as an adjunct to the Pebble Beach Road Race , a race event sponsored by the Sports Car Club of America and conducted on a circuit of closed public roads. The 1950 and 1951 Concours were held on a practice tee and driving range adjacent to the Beach Club, a private club near the Del Monte Lodge (now known as "The Lodge at Pebble Beach"). Thirty cars were exhibited on November 4, 1950, and

2025-660: Was revealed at the 2008 Pebble Beach Concours. The event hosts the Pebble Beach Auctions, which is an auto auction centered around high-end vehicles valued in the millions. In 2022 alone the auction's total sales accounted for $ 469 million USD. The proceeds of the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance have supported the United Way of Monterey County and the Pebble Beach Company Foundation for a combination of 56 years. It also supports

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