{"id":4132,"date":"2025-12-02T13:20:43","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T12:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/classic-media.fr\/?p=4132"},"modified":"2026-02-06T11:38:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T10:38:06","slug":"2026-in-historic-racing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/classic-media.fr\/en\/2026-in-historic-racing\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 in Historic Racing (1\/2)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-e7d52ff9 alignwide uagb-is-root-container\"><style>html[dir=\"rtl\"] .wpml-language-switcher-block .wpml-ls-dropdown ul li.wp-block-navigation-submenu .wp-block-navigation-submenu__toggle img{margin-left:12px}html[dir=\"rtl\"] .wpml-language-switcher-block .wpml-ls-dropdown ul li.wp-block-navigation-submenu ul.isHorizontal li{text-align:right}html[dir=\"rtl\"] .wpml-language-switcher-block .wpml-ls-dropdown ul li.wp-block-navigation-submenu ul.isHorizontal li a 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has-ast-global-color-0-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size mb-0 pb-0 wp-elements-2906e85daed07942d1f41ed841f850f6\" style=\"margin-top:50px;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">2026 in Historic Racing<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c4d0aa4397ac52094fb965b46b61a020\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:25px;font-size:30px\">Part 1\/2 \u2013 Breaks Out of the Cocoon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For the past fifteen years or so, historic racing has relied on a well-established model: generalist events bringing together cars from all eras. This formula, which has proven its worth, is now showing its limits. In 2026, a new cycle begins\u2014a small revolution in the historic racing world.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-ccf7ee2b wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-none\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/classic-media.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/legends-of-le-mans.jpg ,https:\/\/classic-media.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/legends-of-le-mans.jpg 780w, https:\/\/classic-media.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/legends-of-le-mans.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 150px\" src=\"https:\/\/classic-media.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/legends-of-le-mans.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-4133\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1285\" title=\"legends-of-le-mans\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>It usually takes about fifteen years for a car, once obsolete in modern racing, to begin its second life in historic events. Since the early 2000s, this cycle has held true: first with the return of Group C cars, then LMP-GT1-GT2, and, as of last year, GT3 (with <a href=\"https:\/\/motorracinglegends.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Motor Racing Legends<\/a>). It\u2019s a natural progression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But while new grids regularly emerge, the older ones do not disappear. Yet event timetable aren\u2019t infinitely expandable\u2014even with night races.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><strong>THE END OF ISOLATIONISM<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>To accommodate the two new 2026 grids\u2014GT3 Revival Series and Legends of Le Mans\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peterauto.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Peter Auto<\/a> had to rethink its operations. With no space left in its traditional meetings (Spa-Classic, Grand Prix de l\u2019Age d\u2019Or, Dix Mille Tours\u2026), the organiser will now place them as support races for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiawec.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">World Endurance Championship<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gt-world-challenge-europe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GT World Challenge<\/a> events. A page turns: historic racing leaves its isolation and rejoins the modern paddock, much like twenty years ago when Classic Endurance Racing preceded the Le Mans Series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This paradigm shift has two major drawbacks:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Many competitors have become accustomed to making their race weekends plural, entering several grids \u2014 sometimes up to four. With this format, they\u2019ll spend less time on track each weekend (3h30 for Legends of Le Mans; 3h40 for the GT3 Revival).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On the budget side, this change will also have a significant impact on preparers, who will no longer be able to offset their logistical costs through multiple entries across several grids.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Will the exceptional prestige offered by a WEC or GTWC meeting compensate for these two constraints? This is one of the key issues to keep an eye on in 2026, and even more so in 2027, when the initial excitement will have worn off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-layout-flex uagb-block-fb6a1fa2 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-05f90e2a wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-none\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/classic-media.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/f1-hrdc-silverstone-1024x683.jpg ,https:\/\/classic-media.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/f1-hrdc-silverstone.jpg 780w, https:\/\/classic-media.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/f1-hrdc-silverstone.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 150px\" src=\"https:\/\/classic-media.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/f1-hrdc-silverstone-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-4135\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" title=\"f1-hrdc-silverstone\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-ab855552 wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-none\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/classic-media.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/porsche-le-mans-classic-heritage-1024x683.jpg ,https:\/\/classic-media.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/porsche-le-mans-classic-heritage.jpg 780w, https:\/\/classic-media.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/porsche-le-mans-classic-heritage.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 150px\" src=\"https:\/\/classic-media.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/porsche-le-mans-classic-heritage-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-4136\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" title=\"porsche-le-mans-classic-heritage\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><strong>TWO GIANTS RETHINK THEIR FORMAT<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>To accommodate the new grids, two major historic events will split into two versions starting in 2026, each following a different strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.silverstone.co.uk\/events\/silverstone-festival\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Silverstone Festival<\/a> will give birth to two distinct gatherings: <a href=\"https:\/\/carfest.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CarFest<\/a>, aimed at families (with concerts, exhibitions, and parades), and HRDC Classic, for purists (with racing, racing, and more racing).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lemansclassic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Le Mans Classic<\/a> will take on a different, chronological structure: Le Mans Classic Heritage for cars from 1923 to 1975; Le Mans Classic Legend for cars from 1976 to 2015. These two versions\u2014organised alternately\u2014will they achieve the same success with fans and media? One thing is certain: those who remember Jaguar D-Types, Ford GT40s, or Matra 650s are fewer and fewer\u2026 and nostalgia doesn\u2019t pass down easily. 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