Dijon Motors Cup | 6, 7 & 8 October 2023

INTERNATIONALLY YOUR

Five months after occupying the venue for the Historic Tour meeting, promoter HVM Racing is back on the Burgundy circuit to organise the tenth edition of the Dijon Motors Cup. Like last year, the programme will feature eight grids with a European flavour, guaranteeing the event's international renown once again. Over the course of the weekend's 17 races, the lucky spectators in Prenois will see drivers from no fewer than fifteen different countries! Taking all the grids together, some 130 drivers are expected to take part in this not-to-be-missed rave of historic competition.

THE LEADING ROLE FOR F2 

The British club HSCC's star-studded Formula 2 line-up is a regular at the Dijon Motors Cup. For the finale of its current season, it will once again bring together the finest F2 single-seaters from the years before 1979. March, Chevron, Brabham and Martini cars driven by some of the biggest names in motorsport at the time. Before staging its two final races in Dijon, this international series took in some of Europe's finest circuits: Hockenheim, Silverstone, Zandvoort, Brands Hatch and the Nürburgring. A closing weekend that will inevitably prove decisive in the awarding of the various 2023 titles.

GT/TOURING AND PROTOS: A GREAT TURNOUT ON TRACK

Between the event's loyal grids and those taking part for the first time, traffic is set to be particularly heavy on the track! On the regular side, the Dutch SuperSixties series (ex NKHTGH) boasts an exceptional list of 45 precious pre-1966 GT/Touring cars, while the cheerful Colmore YTCC from the same Netherlands plans to bring together another 40 pre-1990 GT/Touring cars. With these two alone, the meeting will be well worth the trip! But that's not all. Added to this are the much more contemporary GT3s from the German P9 Challenge grid, already present last year, and above all the newcomers who are sure to seduce the public.  The Ferrari Club Deutschland and British Lotus Cup Europe grids will feature a large number of Ferraris and Lotuses, as will the YTCC grid of Sport2000 Protos.

TIME FOR ENDURANCE

Every year, the Dijon Motors Cup traditionally includes an endurance race (known as the 300km) on its menu, a reminder of the blessed days when Prenois hosted the world championship in this discipline. Held on Saturday late afternoon over a two-hour period, the race will provide a welcome dose of diversity to the meeting. Nearly fifty crews are expected to line up at the start!

WHICH GRIDS, WHICH CARS, WHICH DRIVERS?

HISTORIC FORMULA 2 INTERNATIONAL SERIES

The cars: F2 single-seaters from 1967 to 1978 (+Formula B and Formula Atlantic).

Races: Saturday 11.30am and Sunday 2.40pm (2 x 25 mins).

Prominent drivers: Kaufmann, Wrigley, Wood (March 782), Vallery-Masson (March 77B), Watts (March 772), Rossi (Chevron B42), Bason (March 712), Pancisi, Andersen (March 722), Arnold (Brabham BT36), Brisard (Martini Mk25), etc.

300 KM OF THE DIJON MOTORS CUP

The cars: Protos from before 1995 and GT/berliners from before 1998.

The race: Saturday 4.55pm (1 x 120 mins).

Prominent drivers : Persson (Ford GT40), Jansen, Winchester/Mallard, Adriaaans (Shelby Cobra), Douglas/Ham (Cobra Daytona), Smeer, De Waard, Van Laarhoven/De Groot (Shelby Mustang), Campagne/Izaks (Corvette Grand Sport), Germain/Darley, Wilhelm/Van Gelder, Dijk, Germain/Darley (Jaguar E-type), Vermast, De Cock, Brouwer, Hyett/Hyett (Lotus Elan), Raffin/Raffin (Cortina Lotus), Carini (Mini Marcos), Dols (Marcos 1800), etc.

SUPERSIXTIES BY NKHTGT

The cars: GT and Touring cars from before 1966.

Races: Saturday 4.55pm (with the 300km) and Sunday 12.30pm (30 mins).

Prominent drivers : Persson (Ford GT40), Campagne/Izaks (Chevrolet Corvette), Jansen, Winchester/Mallard, Adriaaans (Shelby Cobra), Douglas/Ham (Cobra Daytona), Smeer, De Waard, Van Laarhoven (Shelby Mustang), Germain/Darley, Wilhelm/Van Gelder, Dijk, Germain/Darley (Jaguar E-type), De Cock, Stevens, Brouwer (Lotus Elan), Portigliati/Dousse (Ford Capri), Raffin/Raffin (Cortina Lotus), Carini (Mini Marcos), Dols (Marcos 1800), Deenik/Sinke (Austin Healey 3000), etc.

COLMORE YTCC

The cars: GT and Touring cars from before 1990.

Races: Saturday 2.20pm and Sunday 8.30am and 3.20pm (3 x 30 mins).

Prominent drivers: Hoffman (McLaren MC1), Dubler, Hennessy (Chevrolet Corvette), Adriaans, Schmitz, Galanidis (Porsche 964), Gubler (Dodge Charger), Metzger (Plymouth Barracuda), Key (Olsmobile), Glennie, Benz (TVR Tuscan), Hauri, Lieshout (BMW E30), Reynolds (Ford Escort), Wagner, Bucher (MGB V8), etc.

AUTOPASSION SPORTS RCC

The cars: Open sports cars from before 1990.

Races: Saturday 10.45am and Sunday 9.15am and 4.05pm (2 x 25 mins).

Prominent drivers: Fry, Harmer/Noaro, Hyett (Tiga), Brouwer, Cooke, Johnson, Stevanson (Lola), Peach, Needham (Van Diemen), Esteves (Peugeot 905), Huez (Chevron), Law, Houghton, Hayes, Owen, Donnan, Law, Williams (MCR), etc.

P9 CHALLENGE 

Cars: GT/Touring and Protos up to 2016.

The race: Saturday 9.50am (40 mins) and 3.40pm (60 mins) and Sunday 11.30am (40 mins).

Prominent drivers: Coach, Kaserovic (Lamborghini Huracan), Morihain, Bender (Corvette C7), Alzen/Schneibner (BMW M4), Konrad (Ginetta LMP3), Reinbold/Hochberger (Audi R8 LMS), Wolski (PORSCHE 992), etc.

LOTUS CUP EUROPE

The cars: Lotus cars.

The race: Saturday 12.20pm and Sunday 10.45am (2 x 25 mins).

Prominent drivers: Balogh, Pettersson, McInulty (Lotus Evora), Henseler (Lotus Emira), Verhiest, Palma, Carr, Marechal, Borgens, Visin, Ipsen (Lotus Exige), Edwards, Yates, Nilsson (Lotus Elise), Genoux-Prachez (Lotus Eleven), etc.

FERRARI CLUB DEUTSCHLAND

The cars: Ferrari cars (+ Maserati Trofeo and Lamborghini Huracan).

The race: Sunday 9.55am and 4.45pm (2 x 30 mins).

Prominent drivers: Meyer (Ferrari 458), Dorrenberg, Harmsen, Genter (Ferrari 488), Gosch, Vital, Kespohl, Raffin (Ferrari 430), etc.

TIMETABLE RECAP

Friday 6 October: Qualifying from 1.40pm to 6.55pm. Saturday 7 October: Qualifying from 8.35am to 9.30am. Races (7) from 9.50am to 12.45pm and from 2.20pm to 6.55pm. Sunday 8 October: Races (10) from 8.30am to 1pm and from 2.10pm to 5.15pm. 

Admission weekend 20 Euros, 1 day 15 Euros (free admission for accompanied children under 16).

Media contact: presse@hvmracing.fr