Le Mans Classic Legend: 'more modern, more funky' celebration makes its debut in 2026
The Le Mans Classic is going through the biggest shift in its history this year. Robert Ladbrook catches up with the organisers to find out what’s new.
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Can you feel it?
The tingling sensation in your stomach when you first hear that turbo-charged howl. Your ears prick-up and subconsciously ask – where? Then there’s the smell. That mix of super-heated rubber and oil.
All of this seems so familiar
Because you’ve seen and heard it so many times before. But not like this. This time it’s different. This is visceral. It is arresting. It is grabbing your senses, shaking you to your core and screaming – nothing is like this!

The moments that shaped your childhood
Was it Mansell doing the ‘Dummy’ on Piquet? Alonso around the outside of Schumacher at 130R in Japan? Or Hamilton taking his first title at Interlagos?
Iconic races shape who we are. They transcend boundaries, build bridges and make lifelong connections. Those “were you there when….?” moments.
Close your eyes and breathe it in
From the glamour of a tiny Principality on the French Riviera, the pulsating atmosphere of South America, to city-states born from the desert floor. Sun-baked tarmac, stunning speed, imminent danger, all with the sun setting over the Persian Gulf, Ligurian Sea or Malacca Strait. Little can hold a flame to the magic of the Grand Prix.

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Whatever your aspiration, wherever your childhood dreams took you, live them in the now. Join us at the most exciting races, most glamorous locations and most iconic showdowns.
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The Le Mans Classic is going through the biggest shift in its history this year. Robert Ladbrook catches up with the organisers to find out what’s new.
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