DISCOVER THE 2 TOURS D’HORLOGE POSTER AND THE 2025 SEASON’S PROGRAMME!

Following in the footsteps of the 2024 season crowned with success, the V Sports team is organising three major rendezvous in 2025 including the famous 2 Tours d’Horloge, the only 24-Hour competition for historic racing cars, which will be an eagerly-awaited season finale!

The 2025 season will kick off on 8th March with a test day with the ASAVE, the V de V Sports’ partner, on the Dijon-Prenois circuit. Register using the following link: https://asave.fr/roulage-2025/

The first race is programmed on Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 April as V de V Sports returns to the historic Nevers Magny-Cours circuit that will host the first 2025 6-Hour race. This opening round will include two free practice sessions (Saturday), one hour ‘s qualifying (Saturday) and the race (Sunday).

Three grids will complete the meeting:

– ASAVE Racing 65 reserved for GTs, Touring cars and pre-66 front-engined sports two-seaters (one 30-minute free-practice session, one 30-minute qualifying session and two 45-minute races). More information on https://asave.fr/

– ASAVE Racing 76 reserved for GTs and Touring cars from 1966 to 1976 (one 30-minute free practice session, one 30-minute qualifying session and two 45-minute races). More information on https://asave.fr/

– The Saloon Car Trophy, bringing together GTs and Touring cars from the 1960s to the 1990s (one 25-minute free practice session, one 25-minute qualifying session and two 30-minute races). More information on https://www.salooncar.eu/.

Historic and sports cars will also be in the limelight thanks to a dedicated paddock area and the on-track parade for clubs and collectors.

Nine weeks later, competitors will head to the Le Castellet circuit for the 6 Hours of Paul Ricard held on Friday 20 and Saturday 21 June as part of a meeting that will also host the F4 Spain and EUROCUP 3 grids. Two one-hour free practice sessions are planned for Friday then qualifying (1 hour) followed by the race on Saturday.

Finally, the V de V Sports season will conclude on October 31 – November 1 and 2 with the 19th edition of the 2 Tours d’Horloge. It is the only competition in the world reserved for Historic Competition Vehicles run over a period of 24 hours without interruption. The event was successfully revived in 2021 by its creator, Eric Van de Vyver, who is now associated with his daughter Laure in the organisation of this race that’s unique in the world! On the programme: two hours free practice and two hours qualifying and nighttime practice on Friday. The 24-hour race starts on Saturday 15:00 and finishes on Sunday at 15:00.

As at the start of the season, the programme will be completed by the ASAVE Racing 65 and Racing 76 grids, which will have a 30-minute free practice session, a 30-minute qualifying session and two 45-minute races respectively with, in addition, the Lotus Trophy, reserved for Lotus Sevens from the 1960s and Caterham 1600 Kents from the 1980s and 1990s (a 20-minute free practice session, a 20-minute qualifying session and two 30-minute races). More information on: https://www.tropheelotus.fr/.

And like Nevers Magny-Cours, the 2 Tours d’Horloge will welcome the owners of both historic cars and sports cars in a dedicated paddock area plus the on-track parade of clubs and collectors.

VIPs AT THE 2 TOURS D’HORLOGE!
The 2 Tours d’Horloge, the blue-riband race of the season, are accustomed to welcoming among their entrants renowned drivers and figures from the world of the motor car and sport. Starting with former tennis player Henri Leconte (winner of the Davis Cup in 1991, finalist of the French Open in 1988 and winner of the Roland Garros men’s doubles tournament in 1984), a participant in this race from the very beginning in which he has often shared the wheel of a TVR Griffith 200 with Eric Van de Vyver. Grégory Galiffi, the presenter of the Direct Auto show broadcast on the C8 channel, discovered this event three years ago (2022) at the wheel of a Porsche 944 S2 run by the team managed by Alain Cudini (former French Touring Car Champion who also took part in the 24 Hours of Le Mans thirteen times) and he was also at the start of the 2023 edition. His colleague from Auto Moto on TF1, Jean-Pierre Gagick, another great fan of events bringing together historic competition vehicles, also tasted the magic of the 2 Tours d’Horloge in 2023 and 2024.

Among the former winners of the 24 Hours of Le Mans who have also recently entered for the 2 Tours d’Horloge is Benoît Tréluyer, victorious in the Sarthe classic in 2011, 2012 and 2014 at the wheel of a works Audi R18 e-Tron Quattro TDI. He also won the FIA World Endurance Championship title in 2012 as well as filling the runner-up spot in 2013, 2014 and 2015. In addition, his results include Japanese championship titles in Super GT (2008) and Formula Nippon (2006).

Last November, Philippe Gache (a talented driver in F3000, IndyCar, Touring, Endurance, Rally Raid, etc.) teamed up with the Monegasque father/son duo of Jean-Pierre and Stéphane Richelmi. While the father has distinguished himself brilliantly in rallying, his son has an impressive record in modern endurance racing: LMP2 champion in the World Endurance Championship in 2016 and LMP2 winner in the 24 Hours of Le Mans the same year, LMP2 runner-up in the WEC in 2018 and 2019 and LMP2 champion in the Asian Le Mans Series in 2017-2018.

Another entrant is Soheil Ayari, one of the most successful and eclectic French racing drivers who has racked up a total of 7 French championship titles (single-seater, Super Touring and Grand Touring), two European GT championship titles, a title in the International Le Mans Cup in LMP2, victory in the Formula 3 World Cup in Macau and 5 podiums in F3000, as well as Raymond Narac credited with several titles and victories in GT in the major endurance races.

With a rich calendar comprising of three events in 2025 which will result in a final classification, V de V Sports’ intention is to fulfill the expectations of the many teams and drivers who love authentic endurance races reserved for VHCs. A reminder that these three races are open to GTs/Touring cars (up to 1990), Sports Prototypes (up to 1976) and Sports 2000s (up to 1986). The regulations are identical to those of the 2 Tours d’Horloge. Slick tyres are forbidden and crews of 2, 3 or 4 drivers are allowed to have the same crew throughout the season.

V de V SPORTS AT RETROMOBILE AND RACE RETRO
To share their passion for VHC endurance races with the greatest number of French and foreign collectors, V de V Sports will be present at Rétromobile (www.retromobile.com) Porte de Versailles in Paris from 4-9 February 2025 and then at Race Retro (www.raceretro.com) (Hall 2, stand 2-121) in Stoneleigh Park south of Coventry in England 21-23 February. Don’t hesitate to contact us and please come and visit us to have a chat at these two shows.

The competition will be open to cars from the following groups

GT Group:

Periods E, F (1947-1965)
Periods G1, G2, H1, H2, I, J1 and J2 (1966-1990)
– Group 3: Series Production GTs
– Group 4: Competition GTs
– Group 5: Groups 1-4 Special Production Cars
– Saloon Cars
– Group B competition GTs

Touring group:
Periods E, F (1947-1965)
Periods G1, G2, H1, H2, I, J1 and J2 (1966-1990)
– Group 1: Series Production Touring Cars
– Group 2: Competition Touring Cars
– Group 5: Groups 1-4 Special Production Touring Cars
– Saloon Cars
– Group N: Series Production Touring Cars
– Group A: Competition Touring Cars

Sports Prototypes Group:
Periods E, F (1947-1965)
Period GR (de 1966-1971)
– SP 1: -2L Sports Prototypes
– SP 2: +2L Sports Prototypes
Period HR (1972-1976)
– SP 3: 2L Sports Prototypes
– SP 4: +2L Sports Prototypes
Sports 2000 until 1986 admission on application, without aerodynamic appendices, complying with SRCC Sports 2000 Historic, SRCC Sports Pinto regulations