The Dix Mille Tours du Castellet was my third Peter Auto event in my 2018 calendar after Espíritu de Montjuïc and Tour Auto Optic 2000 in April, unfortunately I could not attend Le Mans Classic, this is only a postponement.
presentation of the event
The 9th staging of the Dix Mille Tours du Castellet was being held earlier than usual(in October previous years)and it took full advantage of the summer weather reigning in Provence.


This year all the records were beaten once again with 15 000 spectators in the grandstands (12 000 in 2017) and 298 racing cars on the track (240 in 2017)!
the Dix Mille Tours du Castellet hosting historic race cars divided into eight grids topping the bill and two guests, 2.0L Cup (Porsche 911 2.litre short chassis) and Modern Manufacturer Series (GT & Protos from the 1990s to the 2000s)
Two different tracks of the circuit had took.
The 5.791 km track without Mistral chicane for Group C Racing, Classic Endurance Racing 2 and Global Endurance Legends.
The 5.842 km track with Mistral chicane for the other grids.


What is my goal for this report ?
Not to give you an exhaustive report of all the races and presentations that took place on the Castellet circuit this first weekend of September.
The main reason is that it's hard for me to be behind the camera and take notes for the report.
I decided to be as exhaustive as possible in terms of photos, and I hope to share with you the atmosphere and fervor of these Dix Mille Tours du Castellet 2018.
Grids by Peter Auto
Classic Endurance Racing
C.E.R echoes a period – 1966 to 1981 – when endurance racing was reigning over motorsport.
A glorious period of the Ford GT40, Porsche 910, Ferrari 512… and their drivers: Jacky Ickx, Henri Pescarolo, Gérard Larrousse…
Their playground was not limited to the extraordinary 24 Hours of Le Mans, but spread over the greatest European circuits in the scope of the World Sports Car Championship.
Classic Endurance Racing, which revives the passion of Endurance racing, is much more than a historical reminder.
CER 1: GT 1966-1974 & Protos 1966-1971




...................................Chevron B 19 FVC (1971).....................................................................Chevrolet Corvette C3 (1969)


.................................Chevrolet Corvette C3 (1971)..................................................................Porsche 911 RSR 3,0l (1975)


....................................Lola T70 Mk III (1968)..........................................................................Chevron B 8 (1968)


....................................Lola T 212 FVC (1971)........................................................................Chevron B 19 FVC (1971)


....................................Lola T 212 FVC (1971)....................................................................Porsche 917 Spyder Can.Am (1972)


..................................de Tomaso Pantera (1971).........................................................................Chevron B 21 (1971)


...................................Chevron B 16 BMW (1970)..........................................................................Ford GT 40 (1968)


.................................Porsche 911 RSR 3,0l (1974)......................................................................Lola T 210 FVC (1971)


.................................Porsche 911 RSR 2,8l (1973).........................................................................Lotus 30 (1964)


....................................Chevron B 8 BMW (1969)...........................................................................Porsche 910 (1967)


.....................................Chevron B 6 (1967)............................................................................Chevron B 16 (1970)


......................................Chevron B 8 (1969)........................................................................Porsche 911 RS 2,7l (1973)


.....................................Chevron B 16 (1970).......................................................................Porsche 911 RSR 3,0l (1974)


.....................................McLaren M6 GT (1969)......................................................................Porsche 911 RSR 3,0l (1974)


...................................Chevron B 19 FVC (1971).......................................................................Chevron B 16 BMW (1970)


......................................Ligier JS 3 (1971).........................................................................Lola T70 Mk III (1967)


.................................Chevrolet Corvette C3 (1971)..................................................................Porsche 911 RSR 3,0l (1974)


.................................Lola T70 MkII Spyder (1966)...................................................................Porsche 911 RSR 3,0l (1976)


.................................Porsche 911 RSR 3,0l (1974)...................................................................Porsche 911 RSR 3,0l (1974)


................................Shelby Cobra 427 Comp. (1965)........................................................................Elva MK 8 (1965)


.................................Porsche 911 RSR 2,8l (1973).................................................................de Tomaso Pantera Gr IV (1974)


.........................................Ford GT 40..............................................................................Lola T70 Mk III (1969)


....................................Lola T 212 FVC (1971)......................................................................Lola T 210 FVC (1970)


.................................Porsche 917/10 Canam (1972)....................................................................Lola T70 Mk III (1967)


....................................Chevron B 8 BMW (1968)..........................................................................Crossle 9 S (1965)


......................................Chevron B 19 Ford............................................................................Ferrari 512 M (1970)


.................................Porsche 911 RSR 3,0l (1974)
CER 2: GT 1972-1981 & Protos 1973-1981


.................................................................................................................................Cheetah G601 BDG (1976)


....................................Lola T 298 BMW (1979)..............................................................................Lola T 290


....................................Porsche 935 K3 (1980)...........................................................................TOJ SC 206 (1977)


...................................Chevron B 21 BDG (1972)..........................................................................Osella PA 5 (1977)


.......................................Mirage GR7 (1972).........................................................................Porsche 930 Turbo (1975)


......................................Lola T 290 (1974)...........................................................................Lola T 298 BMW (1979)


......................................Lola T 600 (1981)..........................................................................Chevron B 31 BDG (1975)


...................................Chevron B 36 BMW (1976)........................................................................Lola T 280 DFV (1972)


...................................Porsche 930 Turbo (1975).......................................................................Lola T 292 BDG (1975)


....................................Chevron B 21 BDG (1972)........................................................................Porsche 934/5 (1976)


....................................Lola T 286 DFV (1976)...........................................................................TOJ SC 304 (1976)


...................................Chevrolet Monza (1975)..............................................................................BMW M1 (1980)


....................................Porsche 935 K3 (1980).........................................................................BMW M1 Procar (1979)


........................................BMW M1 (1979)..............................................................................Porsche 934/5 (1976)


.................................Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo....................................................................Ferrari 512 BBLM (1979)


................................Chevrolet Corvette C3 (1979)......................................................................Porsche 935 K3 (1977)
Euro F2 Classic
Peter Auto has created the Formula 2 Challenge for the 2017 season.
It is open to Formula 2 cars that made the reputation of the European Championship between 1967 and 1978.
At the time F2 was considered as the key to the door of Formula 1, and over a decade it trained drivers who left their mark on the history of motor racing.


.......................................Ralt RT 1 (1978)..............................................................................March 782 (1978)


........................................Lotus 69 (1971)...........................................................................Rondel Motul M1 (1973)


.......................................March 782 (1978).............................................................................Lola T 360 (1975)


......................................Lola T 360 (1974).............................................................................March 78 S (1978)
Group C Racing
The Group C regulations, in force between 1982 and 1993, led to the production of legendary cars that wrote some of the most glorious pages in the history of the Le Mans 24 Hours and the Sports Car World Endurance Championship.




................................................................................Peugeot 905 EV1 Bis (1993)


....................................................................................Porsche 962C (1990)


.....................................Rondeau M382 (1982)...........................................................................Gebhardt C91 (1991)


.....................................Nissan R90.CK (1990).......................................................................Mercedes Benz C11 (1989)


......................................Porsche 962C (1989)...........................................................................Porsche 962C (1990)


......................................Spice SE90C (1990)..........................................................................Spice SE89C GTP (1989)


......................................Ecosse C285 (1985)...........................................................................Porsche 962C (1990)


......................................Spice SE90C (1990)............................................................................Spice SE89C (1989)


......................................Tiga GC288 (1988).............................................................................Tiga GC289 (1989)


......................................Spice SE88C (1988)............................................................................Tiga GC288 (1988)
Heritage Touring Cup
The Heritage Touring Cup has gone from strength to strength among the owners and drivers of these saloons, which provided excitement in the halcyon era of the European Touring Car Championship (ETCC) between 1966 and 1984.
The pinnacle of the season was the Spa.Francorchamps 24 Hours which became the favourite playing field of the majority of the best.known manufacturers and drivers.




..................................Ford Escort 1600 RS (1972).......................................................................BMW 3.0 CSL (1975)


..................................Ford Capri 2600 RS (1973).....................................................................Ford Capri 2600 RS (1975)


..................................Ford Capri 2600 RS (1972)........................................................................BMW 3.0 CSL (1973)


............................Ford Escort 1600 RS Broadspeed (1975)..............................................................Ford Capri 2600 RS (1972)


..................................Ford Escort 1600 RS (1971)...................................................................Ford Escort 1600 RS (1974)


......................................BMW 635 CSi (1985)............................................................................BMW 635 CSi (1984)


.....................................BMW 3.0 CSL (1975).........................................................................Ford Capri 2600 RS (1973)


..................................Ford Escort 1600 RS (1975)........................................................................BMW 2002 TI (1970)


..................................Ford Escort 1600 RS (1972).......................................................................BMW 635 CSi (1985)


......................................BMW 635 CSi (1984).......................................................................Ford Escort 1600 RS (1972)


.......................................BMW 2002 (1971).........................................................................Ford Escort 1600 RS (1972)


....................................Opel Commodore (1974).......................................................................Ford Capri 3100 RS (1974)


..................................Ford Capri 2600 RS (1971)..................................................................Ford Mustang GT (Pinepac) (1984)


.................................Alfa Romeo 1750 GTAM (1971)...................................................................Volkswagen Scirocco (1977)


...................................Ford Mustang 289 (1966)....................................................................Alfasud Sprint Veloce (1979)


.............................Ford Escort 1800 RS Zakspeed (1975)...................................................................BMW 635 CSi (1983)


..................................Ford Capri 2600 RS (1975)......................................................................Ford Mustang 289 (1965)


..................................Ford Escort 1600 RS (1971)...................................................................Ford Escort 1600 RS (1970)


.....................................Ford Mustang (1983).......................................................................Ford Escort 1600 RS (1975)


..................................Ford Capri 2600 RS (1973)...................................................................Opel Commodore B GS/E (1973)


..................................Ford Escort 2000 RS (1975)...............................................................Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GT (1965)


...............................Ford Escort RS "Zakspeed" (1981)......................................................................BMW 2002 (1971)


.......................................BMW 323i (1981)...............................................................................BMW 323i (1983)


..................................Ford Escort 1600 RS (1975)
Sixties’ Endurance
The Sixties’ Endurance, for pre.63 Sports and pre.66 GTs, offers a wonderful occasion to admire all icons of the world championship at the time.
Strong endurance highlight, these two.hour races put together a wide range of cars (E.Type Jaguars, Ferrari 250 GTs, Porsches 911) for both the period 1950 to 1965, and the capacity.


...................................Shelby Cobra 289 (1963)......................................................................Jaguar Type E 3.8L (1961)


...................................Shelby Cobra 289 (1964)......................................................................Shelby Cobra 289 (1963)


...................................Shelby Cobra 289 (1964)........................................................................Lotus Elan 26R (1964)


...................................Shelby Cobra 289 (1965)........................................................................Porsche 911 2L (1965)


..................................Ford Shelby GT 350 (1965)......................................................................Porsche 356 Pré A (1953)


....................................Porsche 911 2L (1965).........................................................................Lister Knobbly (1958)


....................................Lotus Elan 26R (1965).......................................................................Jaguar Type E 3.8L (1964)


....................................Porsche 911 2L (1965)........................................................................Shelby Cobra 289 (1964)


....................................Porsche 911 2L (1966)......................................................................Jaguar Type E 3.8L (1961)


..................................Jaguar Type E 3.8L (1961)............................................................................MG B (1965)


......................................Lotus Elite (1961)............................................................................Lotus Elite (1958)


....................................Triumph TR3 A (1959)......................................................................Austin Healey 3000 Mk 1 (1960)


...................................Porsche 356 Pré A (1954)..................................................................Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint (1966)


.....................................Porsche 356 SC (1964).......................................................................Shelby Cobra 289 (1964)


..................................Jaguar Type E 3.8L (1965)........................................................................TVR Grantura (1962)


......................................Morgan SLR (1963)...........................................................................Porsche 911 2L (1965)


..................................Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint (1965)............................................................Ford Shelby Mustang 350 GT (1965)


....................................Porsche 911 2L (1965)........................................................................Shelby Cobra 289 (1963)


..................................Jaguar Type E 3.8L (1962).......................................................................Porsche 356 C (1964)


..................................Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint (1965)..............................................................Jaguar Type E 3.8L (1963)


...................................Shelby Cobra 289 (1963).....................................................................Jaguar Type E 3.8L (1964)


.............................Lotus Elan 26R "Shapecraft" (1964)...................................................................Porsche 356 B (1963)


....................................Porsche 911 2L (1965)......................................................................Austin Healey 100/4 (1956)


..................................Ford Shelby GT 350 (1965)....................................................................Shelby Cobra Daytona (1963)


..................................Jaguar Type E 3.8L (1962).....................................................................Jaguar Type E 3.8L (1964)


......................................Lotus Elite (1961)...............................................................................MG B (1963)


...................................Shelby Cobra 289 (1965)....................................................................Morgan +4 Super Sport (1962)


..............................Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GT (1965)................................................................Porsche 356 Pré A (1952)


..................................Jaguar Type E 3.8L (1963)......................................................................Porsche 904 GTS (1965)


.................................Shelby Cobra Daytona (1965).......................................................................Triumph TR4 (1961)


................................Austin Healey 3000 Mk 2 (1965).................................................................Jaguar Type E 3.8L (1962)


...................................Shelby Cobra 289 (1965).........................................................................TVR Griffith (1965)


...............................Lister Chevrolet Knobbly (1958)................................................................Chevrolet Corvette C2 (1964)


....................................Porsche 911 2L (1965)...............................................................................Lotus XI


....................................................................................Kellison J4R (1958)
The Greatest’s Trophy
Since 2015, Peter Auto has sought to make the Trofeo Nastro Rosso a more attractive proposition, so it decided to accept some beautiful models built by other famous makes (Aston Martin DB4 GTs, Mercedes.Benz 300 SLs, Porsche 550s).
Henceforth, it will be known as The Greatest’s Trophy, and It’s open to the exceptional cars that marked the major endurance events of the 50s and 60s.


..............................Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta (1960)..............................................................Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta (1960)


.................................Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ (1963).................................................................Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ (1960)


............................Jaguar Type E 3,8L Lightweight (1963).................................................................Maserati 300 S (1955)


..............................Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta (1962)...............................................................Aston Martin DB2 Vantage (1952)


..................................Ferrari 275 GTB 4 (1966)..................................................................Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta (1962)


...................................Porsche 904 GTS (1964).......................................................................Bizzarrini 5300 GT (1965)


...................................Porsche 904/6 (1964).....................................................................Porsche RSK 718.60 Spyder (1960)


..........................Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ Coda Tronca (1962).............................................................Ferrari 275 GTB (1965)


.................................Ferrari 250 GT Drogo (1963)...................................................................Ferrari 250 GT Drogo (1959)
2.0L Cup
Peter Auto is continuing to enlarge and develop its grid offer in historic racing by introducing The 2.0L Cup in 2018.
This single.make grid will be reserved for 2.litre short chassis early Porsche 911s prepared in accordance with FIA pre.66 regulations.
The 2.0L Cup has been created in association with Britons Lee Maxted.Page (Porsche Classic & Racing specialist) and James Turner (Director of the 2L Racing Group).






























Demostration grid
Global Endurance Legends
For the first time in 2018, Global Endurance Legends will join forces with the Peter Auto historic grids on four occasions and put on spectacular on.track demonstrations with cars that spectators really adore.
The Global Endurance Legends field consists of GTs and prototypes that raced in the most famous endurance events in the 1990s and the noughties.
This club takes part in the major historic race meetings, and aims to give its members the opportunity to get the most out of their high.class cars in a high.quality environment.


..................................Maserati MC12 GT1 (2004).......................................................................Peugeot 908 HDI (2011)


..............................Ferrari 550 Maranello GT1 (2003)..................................................................Venturi 400 Trophy (1993)


........................................Marcos 500 LM..............................................................................Ferrari 575 GTC Evo


..............................Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3 (2010).............................................................Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3 (2007)


....................................Ferrari 333SP (1997).........................................................................Porsche 993 RSR (1995)


....................................Venturi 600 LM (1991)...........................................................................Morgan LMP2 (2010)


................................Cannibal Chevrolet Imsa (1992)......................................................................TVR T400 R (2001)


......................................TVR Tuscan (1995)........................................................................Porsche 993 GT2 Evo (1997)


.......................................Porsche 993 GT2.........................................................................Porsche 996 GTS RSR (2004)


..................................Porsche 996 GTS RSR (2004)......................................................................Ferrari 333SP (1997)


.....................................Ferrari 458 Italia............................................................................Aston Martin DBRS9


................................Ferrari 355 Challenge (1995)....................................................................Dodge Viper GTS/R (2002)


....................................Mercedes SLS AMG GT3.................................................................................The end
For this report, given the large number of cars presented I tried to write a caption for maximum pictures, I hope there is no error and that it will allow you to identify the protagonists of this meeting.
(Based on Peter Auto Press release)