Historic Tour Val de Vienne - France has its champions!

THE WEEKEND IN FIGURES

21: The number of races contested.

290: the number of drivers entered in the races.

4: The number of French Champion titles awarded this weekend.

1'41.703: Fastest lap of the race (Manfredo Rossi Di Montelera in race 2 of the F3 Classic Trophy)

3,729: The length in km of the Val de Vienne circuit. 

THE FINAL ROUND OF THE FRENCH CHAMPIONSHIP

In the pre-90s GT/Tourism category, Emmanuel Brigand, a 56-year-old from Touraine, claimed his second French Championship title this weekend after his one-two finish in Racing Over 2L with his Porsche 930 Gr4. This industrial entrepreneur, author of more than 150 podium finishes in motor sport since his debut in 1990, has only let one victory slip through his fingers this season: the first race at Dijon following a tyre problem. With 386 points out of a possible 400, he is ahead of last year's rival Philippe Gandini. The 63-year-old mortgage broker from the Paris region scored 321 points in the Maxi 1300 Series with his Mini Cooper S. Florent Cazalot and his Lotus Seven completed the podium with 299 points in the Lotus Trophy. 

Also in the GT/Touring category, but this time post 90s, 19-year-old neophyte Augustin Moreau took the title in his 1990 Honda Civic EE9 entered in the Youngtimers GTI Cup. At the wheel of his father's car, he scored 319 points this season, 14 more than his pursuer Patrick Delannoy and his 305 points scored in GT Classic with his Porsche 964 RSR. Sébastien Mathieu, the 2021 French champion, took third place with 291 points, also scored in GT Classic with his 1996 BMW M3 GTR EVO. 

In the single-seater/rotor category, 38-year-old Jean-Charles Monnet claimed his first French Championship* title after a one-two finish this weekend in his Martini MK48 in the Formula Renault Classic Trophy. He scored 380 points, with only 2 victories eluding him at Charade against former double champion Lionel Robert. He is just 5 points ahead of former French champion François Belle, who relinquished his lead after Race 1 this weekend, when he finished third in the Formula Ford Historic class with his Lola T 540 E. In third place came Swiss driver Gislain Genecand and his Crosslé 25 F with 351 points.

Finally, in the Historic Endurance category, the duo of Jean-François Besson and Guillaume Gagnard won their first title in their magnificent 1971 Chevron B16 FVC with 132 points. They were ahead of Christian Danne and Julien Grenet, who scored 117 points in their 1978 Porsche 911 SC. Jean-Michel Guermonprez rounded off the podium with 101 points in his 1973 Grac MT14.

*subject to ongoing controls

THEY SAID

Jean-Charles MONNET, French Single-Seater/Protos Champion and double winner this weekend: ‘The final round of the championship looked rather bad for me... No time in qualifying and a start from the back of the grid in Race 1. I still managed to win despite carburettor problems all weekend. It just goes to show that nothing can be taken for granted and you have to believe in yourself right to the end!

Jean-François BESSON and Guillaume GAGNARD, French Historic Endurance Champions: ‘We started at Charade with no objective of winning the championship, but in the end the season went perfectly! Initially, it was a trial, we didn't think it would come to this, but we made good progress and managed to win this title. We're very happy with this victory. 

Augustin MOREAU, Post 90 French GT/Touring Champion: ‘This is my second season with this Civic in the Youngtimers GTI Cup. If there's one thing we can take away from this season, it's the word progress, because between the start and the end of the championship, it wasn't the same driving!

Emmanuel BRIGAND, French GT/Tourism Pre 90 Champion (second year running): ‘We had a perfect season in which we won all the races except the C1 at Dijon because of a tyre problem... My team and I got stronger because on average I gained 3 seconds per lap on each circuit, we did a lot of work on the car. Yesterday we won the scratch race on wet grease in front of the protos, so we're heading in the right direction, I'm delighted and long live HVM Racing. I fought right to the end and I love winning!

THE WEEKEND'S PODIUMS

GT Classic Trophy 

Race 1: 1 Sebastien MATHIEU, 2 Patrick DELANNOY, 3 Jean-François BESSON

Race 2: 1 Sebastien MATHIEU, 2 Patrick DELANNOY, 3 Jean-François BESSON

Proto Classic

Race 1: 1 Joserand DE MURARD, 2 Jean-Marie AMOROS

Race 2: 1 Joserand DE MURARD, 2 Jean-Marie AMOROS

Formula Ford Kent Trophy *

*subject to ongoing controls

Race 1: 1 Matthieu MIDY, 2 Maxime LEBRETON, 3 Arnaud DOUSSE 

Race 2: 1 Mathieu MIDY, 2 Gislain GENECAND, 3 Maxime LEBRETON

F3 Classic Trophy

Race 1: 1 Manfredo ROSSI DI MONTELERA, 2 Frédéric LAJOUX, 3 Gislain GENECAND

Race 2: 1 Eric MARTIN, 2 Frédéric LAJOUX, 3 Gislain GENECAND

FRenault Classic Trophy (Turbo)

Race 1: 1 Jean-Charles MONNET, 2 Pierre BOITE, 3 Adrien REMY-SPIRE

Race 2: 1 Jean-Charles MONNET, 2 Pierre BOITE, 3 Adrien REMY-SPIRE

FRenault Classic Trophy (Atmo) 

Race 1: 1. Thomas BAGUR, 2. Benoit BAGUR

Race 2: 1 Thomas BAGUR, 2 Dean RIMBERT, 3 Xavier D'URBAL

Maxi 1300 Series

Race 1: 1 Philippe GANDINI, 2 Charles Edouard ROUSEAU, 3 François POUILLON

Race 2: 1 Philippe GANDINI, 2 Charles Edouard ROUSEAU, 3 Sebastien CALAS

Maxi 2L Classic 

Race 1: 1. Damien SIONNEAU, 2. Alain LAGACHE, 3. Maxime TOUCHET

Race 2: 1 Antoine BENNE, 2 Maxime TOUCHET, 3 Damien KOHLER

Youngtimers GTI Cup

Race 1: 1 Augustin MOREAU, 2 Fabien AUMARD, 3 Gael GRANDPIERRE

Race 2: 1 Augustin MOREAU, 2 Fabien AUMARD, 3 Gael GRANDPIERRE

Formula Ford Historic Challenge

Race 1: 1 Gislain GENECAND, 2 Laurent FRESNAIS, 3 François BELLE

Race 2: 1 François BELLE, 2 Gislain GENECAND, 3 Laurent FRESNAIS

Lotus Trophy 

Race 1: 1. Dominique VULLIEZ, 2. Florent CAZALOT, 3. Nicolas BELOOU

Race 2: 1. Dominique VULLIEZ, 2. Nicolas BELOOU, 3. Florent CAZALOT

Racing Over 2L

Race 1: 1. Emmanuel BRIGAND, 2. Damien KOHLER, 3. Olivier DUSAILLY

Race 2: 1. Emmanuel BRIGAND, 2. Olivier DUSAILLY, 3. Sebastien CALAS

Proto Historic 

Race 1: 1. Bernard GARSOU

Race 2: 1. Jean-François BESSON, 2. Bernard GARSOU

Roadster Pro Cup

Race 1: 1. MAURICE, 2. Mathis VISENTIN, 3. Michaël BLANC

Race 2: 1 Michaël BLANC, 2 Mathis VISENTIN, 3 MAURICE

200 KM Historic Tour 

Race: 1. Jean-Michel GUERMONPREZ, 2. PIAU/QUAGLIOZZI, 3. DANNE/GRENET

Saloon Cars Trophy (support grid)

Race 1: 1. Fabrice LEFEBVRE, 2. Mathieu RIGON, 3. Thierry CUYNET

Race 2: 1 Grégory YVETOT, 2 Fabrice LEFEBVRE, 3 Vincent DELARCHE

Superberline 2.0L (guest)

Race 1: 1. Florian POZZOBON, 2. Frédéric HEBETTE, 3. Rémi COUVREUR

Race 2: 1 Frédéric HEBETTE, 2 Philippe GOSSET, 3 Florian POZZOBON

THE CONTINUATION

Round #1 of the 11th season of the Historic Tour : The Historic Tour Dijon, 4-5-6 April 2025.

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