TOUR AUTO
ROUTE
The Tour Auto is once again heading for the Atlantic and returning to one of its favourite destinations, Biarritz, which has already been the finishing town for numerous editions, the most recent dating back to 2017. After scrutineering and the car display on Sunday 21 & Monday 22 April in Hall 6 of Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, the drivers and co-drivers will set off on a 2,000km route to the elegant seaside town on the Basque coast. Young and old alike will be able to visit the Parc Fermé at the Cité de l’Océan for the final day of the car show.
LEG 0
Sunday 21 & Monday 22 April
PARIS EXPO – PORTE DE VERSAILLES
This year, the administrative and technical scrutineering will take place at Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles, which will be open to the public exceptionally on Sunday afternoon (from 2pm) and on Monday 22 April from 10am to 5pm. It’s an opportunity for everyone to admire the ephemeral museum formed by the superb cars entered for this 33rd edition!
Public opening times – Sunday: 2pm – 10pm
Public opening hours – Monday : 10am – 5pm
🎫 Admission on presentation of the Tour Auto x Le Point programme, sold on site and soon in e-voucher!
START
Tuesday 23 april
Autodrome UTAC Linas-Montlhéry
CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC
The official start of the Tour Auto – at the UTAC Linas-Montlhéry Autodrome – will be closed to the public for the first sporting event.
For reasons of safety and traffic fluidity for local residents and the event, please do not approach the area around the Autodrome. Instead, we recommend that you discover the cars from the Parc Expo over the first few kilometres. Some suggested spots below!
- Parc Exposition, Porte de Versailles
- Pont du Garigliano
- Avenue du Général Leclerc
- Place de la Porte de Saint Cloud
- Pont de Sèvres
LEG 1
Tuesday 23 april
Paris – TOURS, LA GRANGE DE MESLAY
The Tour Auto caravan will leave the Porte de Versailles for the UTAC Linas-Montlhéry Autodrome where the official start of the rally will be given. The competitors will then head to the Le Mans-Bugatti circuit for the first circuit event of the week. To round off this first leg, competitors will head to Tours, more precisely to La Grange de Meslay.
CIRCUIT
Free of charge
Circuit Bugatti – Accès gMaps 🔗
72100 Le Mans
PARC FERMÉ
To 6pm from 8pm on presentation of the official programme, sold 15€ on-site
La grange de Meslay – Accès gMaps 🔗
1 Rue de Meslay, 37210 Parçay-Meslay
LEG 2
Wednesday 24 april
TOURS - LIMOGES
The day after the first warm-up leg, the competitors will leave La Grange de Meslay for Limoges. Around 400 kilometres await the drivers on this second day. The roadbook will take them to the Val de Vienne circuit. Known for its fast, flowing track, this twisty, selective circuit will put competitors to the test as they battle it out in a pack. Then it’s on to Limoges! And it’s always a pleasure for the Tour Auto to stop off in the capital of porcelain, where a huge number of spectators still come to pay it a visit, as they did in 2022.
CIRCUIT
Free of charge
Circuit du Val de Vienne – Access gMaps 🔗
2 La Longère, 86150 Le Vigeant
PARC FERMÉ
To 6pm from 8pm on presentation of the official programme, sold 15€ on-site
Parc des expositions de Limoges – Access gMaps 🔗
Bd Robert Schuman, 87100 Limoges
LEG 3
Thursday 25 april
LIMOGES – CARCASSONNE
This third day of the rally will be the longest stage of the week, covering more than 500km through the Languedoc countryside. The stage ends in Carcassonne and its medieval citadel, La Cité, surrounded by a double wall defended by numerous watchtowers. At the foot of the Porte Narbonnaise, the main entrance to this medieval jewel, the Parc Fermé will be open to the competitors and the car enthusiasts who have come to welcome them.
PARC FERMÉ
To 6pm from 8pm on presentation of the official programme, sold 15€ on-site
P0 Parking Delteil – Access gMaps 🔗
Chem. de Montlegun, 11000 Carcassonne
LEG 4
Friday 26 april
CARCASSONNE – PAU
The penultimate day will mark the return of the Tour Auto to the Nogaro circuit. This legendary circuit, also known as the Paul Armagnac circuit, was created between 1959 and 1960 by Robert Castagnon and Paul Armagnac to host a number of motor races that continue to this day, including the Easter Cup, the Nogaro Grand Prix and many others. Competitors can follow in the footsteps of famous drivers such as Jean-Pierre Jaussaud, Alain Prost, Jean Alesi and Sébastien Loeb before heading off to Pau. A Pyrenean town and capital of the now-defunct sovereign principality of Béarn, Pau is a city steeped in history, where Tour Auto participants will end their day in the Tissié stadium car park.
CIRCUIT
Free of charge
Circuit de Nogaro – Access gMaps 🔗
Av. de l’Autodrome, 32110 Nogaro
PARC FERMÉ
To 6pm from 8pm on presentation of the official programme, sold 15€ on-site
Stade Philippe Tissié – Access gMaps 🔗
Av. Gaston Lacoste, 64000 Pau
LEG 5
Saturday 27 april
PAU – BIARRITZ
On the final day of the Tour Auto 2024, the competitors will head for the Circuit Européen de Pau-Arnos before taking to the road again for the Basque Coast and its flagship city of Biarritz, which will bring this 33rd edition of the Tour Auto to a close. It is at the Cité de l’Océan that the valiant crews and their steeds will cross the finishing arch before a well-deserved rest.
CIRCUIT
Free of charge
Circuit Pau-Arnos – Access gMaps 🔗
1 camin deu circuit, 64370 Arnos
PARC FERMÉ
To 6pm from 8pm on presentation of the official programme, sold 15€ on-site
Cité de l’Océan – Access gMaps 🔗
1 Av. de la Plage, 64200 Biarritz