TOUR AUTO

History & winners

The current Tour Auto treads in the footsteps of events dating back to the first Tour de France Automobile in 1899. It’s the oldest motor car race still organized!

origins

The “Tour de France Automobile”, under the wing of the Automobile Club de France, was born in 1899. Run again in 1906, taking into consideration the performance of cars at this time, the 4,000 km event was a veritable adventure. The event was interrupted several times, principally due to the wars. The first post WWII event took place in 1951.

The “Tour de France Automobile” was a unique event in the world of motor racing, with a mix of open road, classic race track and hill track scores across France. By the early 1960s, the Tour de France was a simply amazing event. The grids were full of amazing cars driven by stars like Rauno Aaltonen, Jean-Pierre Beltoise, Lucien Bianchi, Bernard Darniche, Patrick Depailler, Vic Elford, Gérard Larrousse, Willy Mairesse, Timo Makinen, Henri Pescarolo, Jo Schlesser, Maurice Trintignant…

FIRST RETURN

Stopped once again in 1965, the rally was revived in 1969 thanks to five-time winner Bernard Consten.

This golden era saw prototypes such as Matra 650, Ferrari 512 and Ford GT40 on the roads, as well as the “Tour Auto” name for the first time. Ten years later, economic constraints linked to the oil crisis affected the event. In 1986, due to the lack of sponsors and of competitors, the 50th event was the final one in its original form.

PETER AUTO

In 1992, Patrick Peter brought new blood to the Tour Auto. Supported by several motor racing enthusiasts, he gave the event a second life as an historic event for classic cars of a model that competed in the original Tour de France Automobile between 1951 and 1973. In three years, the Tour Auto became one of the top historic rallies in the world.

The Tour Auto has always been appreciated by renowned drivers and celebrities like Rauno Aaltonen, Rowan Atkinson (Mr Bean), Jürgen Barth, Félix Baumgartner, Derek Bell, Guy Berryman (Coldplay), Jack Brabham, Kenny Bräck, Claude Brasseur, François Chatriot, Erik Comas, Maëva Coucke (Miss France), Yannick Dalmas, Bernard Darniche, Cyril Despres, Luc Ferry, Guy Fréquelin, Gérard Holtz, Arsène Jiroyan, Jacques Laffite, Gérard Larrousse, Simon Le Bon (Duran Duran), Jochen Mass, Stirling Moss, Olivier Panis, Henri Pescarolo, Emanuele Pirro, Jean Ragnotti, Walter Rörhl, Armin Schwarz, Patrick Tambay, Ari Vatanen…

LIST OF WINNERS

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YEAR	SECTION	WINNERS	MODEL
1992	Competition	Sevin – Peratta	Porsche 911
	Regularity	Binns – Collard	Ford Cortina
1993	Competition	Koel – Hugenholtz	Ferrari 365 GTB/4
	Regularity	Kohler – Maltzan	Austin Healey
1994	Competition	Lewis – Bell	Ford GT 40
	Regularity	Saguato – Saguato	Lancia Stratos
1995	Competition	Boell – Ruttcher	Ferrari 365 GTB/4
	Regularity	Robinet – Chalseche	NSU 1000 TTS
1996	Competition	Larrousse – Perramond	Porsche 911 S
	Regularity	Weiland – Walter	Mercedes 300 SL
1997	Competition	Pescarolo – Rives	AC Cobra Daytona
	Regularity	Thiriet – Meffray	Triumph TR3 A
1998	Competition	Röhrl – Dauphin	Porsche 356 A
	Regularity	Berstein – Klages	Jaguar XK120
1999	Competition	Hugenholtz – Hugenholtz-Abriou	Ford Mustang
	Regularity	Lindner – Lindner	Porsche 904 GTS
2000	Competition	Hugenholtz – Hugenholtz-Abriou	Ford GT 40
	Regularity	Krieglsteiner – Berger	Porsche 356 A
2001	Competition	Hugenholtz – Hugenholtz-Abriou	Ford GT 40
	Regularity	Sucari – Celada	Ferrari 365 GTB/4
2002	Competition	Chiles – Mountford	Ford GT 40
	Regularity	Sucari – Celada	Ferrari 365 GTB/4
2003	Competition	Chiles – Mountford	Ford GT 40
	Regularity	Sucari – Celada	Ferrari 365 GTB/4
2004	Competition	Hugenholtz – Hugenholtz-Abriou	Lotus Elan
	Regularity	Sucari – Baccanelli	Ferrari 250 GT Lusso
2005	Competition	Sheldon – Stevens	Lotus Elan
	Regularity	De Lesseps – Brand	Aston Martin DB4 GT
2006	Competition	Hugenholtz – Hugenholtz-Abriou	Lotus Elan
	Regularity	Linwood – Linwood	Alfa Romeo Giulia
2007	Competition	Hugenholtz – Hugenholtz	Lotus Elan
	Regularity	Linwood – Linwood	Citroën SM
2008	Competition	Caron – Payen	AC Cobra
	Regularity	Linwood – Linwood	Porsche 911 RS 2,7l
2009	Competition	Lynn – Kivlochan	Ford GT 40
	Regularity	Willis – Willis	MG A
2010	Competition	Lajournade – Baron	Lotus Elan
	Regularity	De Miguel – Suarez	Ferrari 275 GTB
2011	Competition	Caron – David	AC Corbra
	Regularity	Ruston – Haylock	Porsche 356 Speedster
2012	Competition	Lynn – Kivlochan	AC Cobra
	Regularity	Nicoules – Gauthier	Ford Mustang
2013	Competition	Monteverde – Pearson	AC Cobra
	Regularity	Nicoules – Nicoules	Ford Mustang
2014	Competition	Lynn – Kivlochan	AC Cobra
	Regularity	Meykan – Tervinou	Alpine A110 1600 S
2015	Competition	Lajournade – Bouchet	Jaguar type E 3,8L
	Regularity	Nicoules – Nicoules	Alpine A110 1600 S
2016	Competition	Lajournade – Bouchet	Jaguar type E 3,8L
	Regularity	Sucari – Sucari	Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta
2017	Competition	Smith – Cottingham	Ford GT 40
	Regularity	Hinrichsen – Mayo	Maserati 200 SI
2018	Competition	Favaro – Badan	Lotus Elan
	Regularity	Rigondet – Souillard	CG 1200 S
2019	Competition	Favaro – Badan	Lotus Elan
	Regularity	Hamoniau – Lotthe	Ferrari 250 GT Lusso
2020	Competition	Favaro – Nicolet	Jaguar type E 3,8L
	Regularity	Nicoules – Nicoules	Ford Mustang 289
2021	Competition	Van Riet – Werner	Shelby Cobra 289
	Regularity	Jay – Jay	Lancia Fulvia 1600 HF
2022	Competition	Boutsen – Ordioni	Shelby Cobra 289
	Regularity	Martens – Pyck	Volvo PV 444
2023	Competition	Berchon – Bordier	Jaguar E-Type 3.8
	Regularity	Hamoniau – Dupard	Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Lusso