Paris, Dijon, Mulhouse, Clermont-Ferrand, Villeneuve lez Avignon, and Nice are the cities that will host the 34th edition of the historic Tour Auto 2025 rally. The traditional alternation between the west and east of France is respected, as in 2024, the finish of Tour Auto was in Biarritz. On April 6 and 7 in Paris, about 240 vintage and collector cars are expected for the Tour Auto 2025 exhibition. On Tuesday, April 8, the direction is the Mediterranean Sea, departing from the Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte. The entrants in the “Competition” and “Regularity” categories will aim to reach Nice on Saturday, April 12, 2025.
The “rolling automotive museum,” the Tour Auto, is an event as incredible as it is popular, reminding our top leaders that the French do not just like cars; they love them. This year, Peter Auto, the organizers of the historic rally, decided to highlight the Lancia Stratos, as well as the 70th anniversary of the Alpine brand and the A106. The cover photo of this topic features the Fiat 850 Moretti Sportiva (1968) from Scuderia Classic. In 2021, this “mini-Dino” participated in Tour Auto, which ended in Nice.
On the most beautiful roads of France, passing through villages that only France possesses, many vintage car enthusiasts, “from 7 to 77 years old,” will enjoy the 34th Tour Auto. The only regret for the organizers and participants is that the exhibition on Sunday and Monday, synonymous with technical and administrative checks, is no longer organized in a historic Parisian location like the Grand Palais or the Tuileries Garden. Instead, the cars entered in the historic rally 2025 will be exhibited in a “cold” hall at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles on Sunday, April 6 and Monday, April 7, 2025.
For 5 days, from Paris to Nice, passing through Dijon, Mulhouse, Clermont-Ferrand, and Villeneuve lez Avignon, circuit races and other Specials on closed roads will be on the program for Tour Auto 2025.
The French circuits that will be highlighted during the historic rally are already known: Dijon-Prenois, Bresse, and Charade. Note the absence of the Castellet circuit from the Tour Auto 2025 program, a track regularly present in previous Tour Autos.
Finally, let’s specify that each day, in the interest of sporting fairness, the locations of the Specials that will take place on closed roads will be revealed to the competitors. Looking forward to Tour Auto 2025. Let’s conclude with the teaser video of the 2025 historic rally.
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