The lowdown on 2021’s mustsee events, tours and rallies
Pandemic permitting, 2021 will be chockfull of rallies, tours and concours. Here’s a selection of events to look forward to…
DONINGTON HISTORIC FESTIVAL
1-2 May
Donington, UK doningtonhistoric.com
TRANSMAROC
1-8 May
Starts/ends Marrakesh, Morocco zaniroli.com
GRAN PREMIO TERRE DI CANOSSA
20-23 May
Salsomaggiore Terme to Reggio Emilia, Italy granpremioterredicanossa.it
AMELIA ISLAND CONCOURS D’ELEGANCE
20-23 May
Amelia Island, USA ameliaconcours.org
A NOVICE TRIAL
21-23 May
Based at Bicester, UK heroevents.eu
RALLYE DES PRINCESSES
29May–3June
Paris to La Baule, France zaniroli.com
BERGAMO HISTORIC GRAN PRIX
30 May
Bergamo, Italy bergamohistoricgranprix.com
GRAND PRIX DE L’AGE D’OR
4-6 June
Dijon-Prenois, France peterauto.fr
SUMMER TRIAL
4-6 June
Based at Telford, UK heroevents.eu
CHATEAUX, CHAMPAGNE AND CIRCUITS
5-19 June
Gosnay to Rouen, France countrylanetours.co.uk
THE LONDON CONCOURS
8-10 June
City of London, UK londonconcours.co.uk
MODENA CENTO ORE CLASSIC
8-13 June
Rimini to Modena, Italy modenacentooreclassic.it
COUPE DES ALPES
10-12 June
Evian to Cannes, France rallystory.com
STELLA ALPINA
11-13 June
Starts/ends Trento, Italy stellaalpinastorica.it
THE ARCTIC CIRCLE
12-28 June
Baltic region (exact route TBC), ending Oslo, Norway thetrial.nl
THE WELSH RALLY
13-17 June
Crickhowell to Anglesey, UK luxuryrallies.com
MILLE MIGLIA
16-19 June
Starts/ends Brescia, Italy 1000miglia.eu
SCENIC SCOTLAND
16-24 June
Perth to Loch Lomond, UK classictravelling.com
SUPERDEPORTIVOS CANTABRIA TOUR
16-27 June
Based at Santander, Spain driveespana.com
COPPA DELLA PERUGINA
18-20 June
Ellera Umbra to Sansepolcro, Italy coppadellaperugina.com
OLDTIMER SHOW
18-20 June
Budapest, Hungary oldtimershow.hu
THE GREAT RACE
19-27 June
San Antonio to Greenville, USA greatrace.com
THE PENNINE 1000
23-27 June
Starts/ends Hexham, UK bespokerallies.com
LA LEGGENDA DI BASSANO
24-27 June
Starts/ends Bassano del Grappa, Italy laleggendadibassano.com
VERNASCA SILVER FLAG
25-27 June
Vernasca, Italy vernascasilverflag.it
CLASSIC DAYS MAGNY-COURS
26-27 June
Magny-Cours, France classic-days.fr
LA VIE EN ROSÉ
1-5 July
Cap d’Antibes to St Tropez, France v-management.com
HISTORIC RACING BY PETER AUTO
3-4 July
Le Mans, France peterauto.fr
PORTMEIRION
4-8 July
Based at Portmeirion, UK countrylanetours.co.uk The Great Race, USA, 19-27 June
CLASSIC MARATHON
4-9 July
Starts/ends Las Caldas, Spain via Portugal heroevents.eu
GOODWOOD FESTIVAL OF SPEED
8-11 July
Goodwood, UK goodwood.com
FAST LANE CLUB ALPINE PASS TOUR
10-19 July
Starts/ends Calais, France, via Switzerland and Italy classicgt.co.uk
AUTO ROYALE
16-18 July
Waddesdon, UK autoroyale.org
OLDTIMER MEETING BADEN-BADEN
16-18 July
Baden-Baden, Germany oldtimer-meeting.de
SHELSLEY WALSH CLASSIC NOSTALGIA
17-18 July
Shelsley Walsh, UK shelsleywalsh.com
ENNSTAL CLASSIC
21-24 July
Based Gröbming, Austria ennstal-classic.at
EIFEL RALLYE FESTIVAL
22-24 July
Daun, Germany eifel-rallye-festival.de
THE SILVERSTONE CLASSIC
30 July – 1 August
Silverstone, UK
silverstoneclassic.com
CLASSIC DAYS SCHLOSS DYCK
6-8 August
Jüchen, Germany
classic-days.de
COPENHAGEN HISTORIC GRAND PRIX
6-8 August
Copenhagen, Denmark
chgp.dk
BROOKLANDS RELIVED
7 August
Brooklands, UK
brooklandsmuseum.com
VINTAGE PRESCOTT
7-8 August
Gotherington, UK
vscc.co.uk
BONNEVILLE SPEED WEEK
7-13 August
Bonneville Salt Flats, USA
scta-bni.org
WELSH BORDERS AND SHROPSHIRE HILLS TOUR
9-13 August
Starts/ends Ludlow, UK
cctmk.co.uk
McCALL’S MOTORWORKS REVIVAL
11 August
Monterey, USA
mccallevents.com
MONTEREY MOTORSPORTS REUNION
12-15 August
Laguna Seca, USA
weathertechraceway.com
THE QUAIL, A MOTORSPORTS GATHERING
13 August
Carmel Valley, USA
peninsula.com
CONCORSO ITALIANO
14 August
Monterey, USA
concorso.com
PEBBLE BEACH CONCOURS D’ELEGANCE
15 August
Pebble Beach, USA
pebblebeachconcours.net
ALSACE RALLYE FESTIVAL
26-28 August
Molsheim, France
vosges-rallye-festival.com
VALLETTA CONCOURS D’ELEGANCE
29 August
Valletta, Malta
vallettaconcoursdelegance.com
TOUR AUTO
30 August – 4 September
Paris to Nice, France
peterauto.fr
SALON PRIVÉ
1-5 September
Woodstock, UK
salonpriveconcours.com
WEST COAST 250
1-9 September
Kendal to Crieff, UK
cctmk.co.uk
LIME ROCK HISTORIC FESTIVAL LABOR DAY WEEKEND
2-6 September
Lime Rock, USA
limerock.com
HIGHLAND THISTLE RALLY
2-7 September
Starts/ends St Andrews, UK
rallytheglobe.com
TARGA GREAT BARRIER REEF TOUR
3-5 September
North Queensland (exact route TBC), Australia
targa.com.au
THE CONCOURS OF ELEGANCE AT HAMPTON COURT PALACE
3-5 September
East Molesey, UK
concoursofelegance.co.uk
THE HIGHLAND 1000
8-12 September
Erskine to Edinburgh, UK
bespokerallies.com
JERSEY INTERNATIONAL MOTORING FESTIVAL TOUR
9-13 September
Jersey, Channel Islands
sceniccartours.com
JERSEY INTERNATIONAL MOTORING FESTIVAL
10-12 September
Jersey, Channel Islands
jimf.je
VALLELUNGA CLASSIC
10-12 September
Vallelunga, Italy
peterauto.fr
TROPHÉE DES ALPES
12-16 September
Starts/ends Le Grand Bornand, France
zaniroli.com
THE ITALIAN RALLY
12-20 September
Santander, Spain, to Modena, Italy, via France and Andorra
luxuryrallies.com
THE SCOTTISH MALTS
13-17 September
Starts/ends Kirknewton, UK
heroevents.eu
MAPLE ROAD CLASSIC
15 September – 3 October
Halifax to Montreal, Canada
destination-rally.com
BERNINA GRAN TURISMO
16-19 September
St Moritz, Switzerland
bernina-granturismo.com
CIRCUIT DES REMPARTS TOUR
16-21 September
UK (various options) to Angoulême, France
sceniccartours.com
ITALIAN LAKES AND SWISS ALPS
16-27 September
Geneva to Aubonne, Switzerland, via Italy
classictravelling.com
CIRCUIT DES REMPARTS
17-19 September
Angoulême, France
circuitdesremparts.com
GOODWOOD REVIVAL
17-19 September
Goodwood, UK
goodwood.com
SWISS, FRENCH AND ITALIAN LAKES
17-27 September
Starts/ends Calais, France, via Switzerland and Italy
fantasticroads.com
RALLYE DE GRÈCE
19-25 September
Cape Sounion to Athens, Greece
rallystory.com
SAHARA CHALLENGE
20 September – 1 October
Starts/ends Malaga, Spain, via Morocco
endurorally.com
THE DEREK BELL TOUR
28 September – 2 October
Monte Carlo, Monaco, to St Tropez, France
v-management.com
THE PYRENEES 1000
29 September – 3 October
Starts/ends Olite, Spain via France
bespokerallies.com
LA JOLLA MOTOR CAR CLASSIC
1-2 October
Alpine, USA
lajollaconcours.com
CONCORSO D’ELEGANZA VILLA D’ESTE
1-3 October
Cernobbio, Italy
concorsodeleganzavilladeste.com
CARRERA ITALIA
2-12 October
Starts/ends Sanremo, Italy
rallytheglobe.com
RENDEZ-VOUS RIVIERA
3 October
St Tropez, France
v-management.com
TOUR DU PÉLOPONNÈSE
3-9 October
Starts/ends Patras, Greece
tourdupeloponnese.com
ST MAWES CLASSIC CAR FESTIVAL
4-8 October
Based St Mawes, UK
stmawesclassic.co.uk
TOUR DE CORSE HISTORIQUE
4-9 October
Starts/ends Porto Vecchio, Corsica
tourdecorse-historique.fr
ZOUTE GRAND PRIX
7-10 October
Knokke-Heist, Belgium
zoutegrandprix.be
MALTA CLASSIC
7-10 October
Mdina, Malta
maltaclassic.com
RALLYE PÈRE-FILLE
8-10 October
Based at St Tropez, France
happyfewracing.com
ESTORIL CLASSICS
8-10 October
Estoril, Portugal
peterauto.fr
BARBER VINTAGE FESTIVAL
8-10 October
Birmingham, USA
barbermuseum.org
TARGA FLORIO CLASSIC
14-17 October
Based at Palermo, Sicily
targa-florio.it
TROPHÉE EN CORSE
14-17 October
Bastia to Ajaccio, Corsica
rallystory.com
GOODWOOD MEMBERS’ MEETING
16-17 October
Goodwood, UK
goodwood.com
MAROC CLASSIC
16-22 October
Agadir to Marrakesh, Morocco
rallye-maroc-classic.com
AUTO MOTO D’EPOCA
21-24 October
Padua, Italy
autoemotodepoca.com
COPPERSTATE OVERLAND
23-27 October
Arizona (exact route TBC), USA
mensartscouncil.com
MARRAKESH TOUR
23-29 October
Starts/ends Marrakesh, Morocco
rallystory.com
CLASSIC 24 HOUR AT DAYTONA
27-31 October
Daytona Beach, USA
hsrrace.com
LIMA TO CAPE HORN
31 October – 28 November
Lima, Peru, to Ushuaia, Argentina, via Bolivia and Chile
endurorally.com
LONDON TO BRIGHTON VETERAN CAR RUN
1 November
London to Brighton, UK
veterancarrun.com
GRAND TOUR CANARIAS
3-21 November
Starting and finishing Santa Cruz, Tenerife via La Palma, La Gomera, El Hierro, Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura and Lanzarote
bespokerallies.com
RAC RALLY OF THE TESTS
4-7 November
Leeds to Edinburgh, UK
heroevents.eu
LE JOG
4-7 December
Land’s End to John O’Groats, UK
heroevents.eu
CUBA CLASSIC RALLY
4-21 January 2022
Havana, Cuba
bespokerallies.com
THE WINTER TRIAL
30 January – 4 February 2022
Starts/ends Austria via Slovenia
classicevents.nl
RÉTROMOBILE
2-6 February 2022
Paris, France
retromobile.com
WINTER CHALLENGE TO MONTE CARLO
6-10 February 2022
Troyes, France, to Monte Carlo, Monaco
heroevents.eu
NEIGE ET GLACE
13-16 February 2022
Based at Malbuisson, France
zaniroli.com
NEW ZEALAND ROAD CLASSIC
19 February – 10 March 2022
Auckland to Christchurch, New Zealand
destination-rally.com
DAKAR ENDURO
28 February – 20 March 2022
London, UK, to Dakar, Senegal, via France, Spain, Morocco and Mauritania
bespokerallies.com
PEKING TO PARIS
29 May – 3 July 2022
Peking, China, to Paris, France, via Mongolia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Turkey, Greece, Italy and Switzerland
endurorally.com
YPRES TO ISTANBUL CHALLENGE
13 June – 3 July 2022
Ypres, Belgium, to Istanbul, Turkey, via Germany, Czech Republic, Austria, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria
rallytheglobe.com