WELCOME TO OUR TOUR TO WATCH THE 2025 LE MANS CLASSIC RACES

DATES 2025 July 2nd- 7th ( 6 days/5 nights )

COST, PER PERSON £1,995   ( the costs, per person, are based on two people  sharing a car and hotel bedroom )

The price is in £ sterling based on an anticipated £1 sterling =1.15 euros conversion rate.

At the time of receiving your fees, there may be a supplement to pay, based on the  sterling to euros conversion rates

 

the costs include the following :

• Accommodation in luxury 4 star  hotels ( 5 nights)
• 3 course dinners,( 4 nights)
• Continental breakfast daily ( 5 days, in hotels )
• Rally plate
• Comprehensive road book and highlighted maps
• Services of a Tour Director throughout the tour
• Afternoon ferry from Portsmouth to Ouistreham/Caen with reserved seats. (We offer a cost reduction to participants who prefer to make their own ferry arrangements).
• Return daytime ferry from Ouistreham/Caen to Portsmouth (We offer a cost reduction to participants who prefer to make their own ferry arrangements).
• Entry tickets for the 2025 Le Mans Classic plus Grandstand seats, Paddock passes and car park passes

NOT INCLUDED ARE THE FOLLOWING :

• Lunches, snacks, coffees, etc.
• Drinks with dinner
• Entry to places of interest eg. chateaux, museums, gardens, villas etc.

 

 

 

HISTORY OF THE LE MANS CLASSIC

For 100 years the 24 Hours of Le Mans, a major catalyst in the field of technology, has written the history of motorsport – and that of the motor car. The race was held for the first time in 1923, an almost impossible feat for the era!

The  Le Mans Classic is unique and it is reserved for cars that have raced in the 24 Hours of Le Mans (the car itself or another of the same type).

The cars, classified by period, make up six distinct grids and each one takes part in three races between 16:00 on Saturday and 16:00 on Sunday – 24 Hours.

The times of the three heats (one run at night for each grid) are added up and give the main overall classification. Another classification in keeping with pure Le Mans tradition is calculated on an Index based on age and cubic capacity. The six cars with the same number, one per grid, make up a team and are also classified as such. Two additional categories have been created; Group C (1982-1993) and Endurance Racing Legends (1990-2010).

Le Mans Classic 2025 will once again be the opportunity to escape in another motorsport era: 550 racing cars on track, more than 8,500 vintage club cars, numerous animations, an auction… without forgetting Little Big Mans, the grid with mini racing cars driven by children from 7 to 12!

 

TO SEE WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAID ABOUT OUR PREVIOUS TOURS TO WATCH THE LE MANS CLASSIC, SEE THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE

 

TOUR SUMMARY DESCRIPTION

6-day tour to watch the nostalgic and world-famous 2025 Le Mans Classic races, combined with a day tour of the beautiful Loire Valley. Once in the Loire Valley, we spend two nights in two different chateau hotels

Daytime ferry from Portsmouth to Ouistreham/Caen with an overnight hotel in Ouistreham.

The next day our route takes us to Sees our morning coffee stop. We then continue down to Arnage our lunch stop. After lunch, we visit the Le Mans Auto Museum and then drive down to our first chateau hotel for the next two nights in the Loire Valley.

On Friday we enjoy a leisurely tour of the Loire Valley.

On Saturday, we leave our first chateau hotel and drive 18 miles north towards Le Mans where we can deposit our luggage in our second chateau hotel before continuing on our scenic route via Arnage to the Le Mans 24 hours circuit.  The racing starts at 3.00pm.

Return to our new chateau hotel in the Loire Valley in your own time as we are here for the next two nights

On Sunday we drive up to Le Mans to watch the racing which finishes around 3.00pm.

On Monday we drive up to Ouistreham/Caen for our afternoon ferry.

 

DRAFT ITINERARY 

Day 1 Wednesday, July 2nd

Portsmouth-Ouistreham/Caen Ferry Port 

Caen Ferry Port to Ouistreham ( 1 mile )

 Brittany Ferries ferry from Portsmouth to Ouistreham/Caen leaves Portsmouth at 15.00 and arrives at Ouistreham at 22.00. Our hotel is a mile from the ferry port overlooking the beach

Day 2 Thursday, July 3rd 

  Ouistreham to Loire Valley ( 195 miles)

We take the motorway south to Sees our morning coffee stop. Here we visit the twin-spired cathedral.

After coffee, we continue on the motorway to Arnage, near Le Mans, where we have lunch in local restaurant

After lunch, we visit the famous 24 hours Auto Museum next to the main entrance of the Le Mans 24 hours circuit, Musée des 24 Heures. (see photos below).

We also collect our tickets for the weekend and enter the circuit to familiarise you with the layout for the weekend racing including the paddock, grandstands as well as car parking arrangements, etc.

We then leave Le Mans and head south on great driving roads to Chateau de Rochecotte, our Chateau Hotel for the next two nights, in the Loire Valley.

Dinner, tonight, is in the hotel's restaurant.

Day 3 Friday, July 4th

A local tour of the Loire Valley ( 60 miles )

Today we enjoy a leisurely tour of the Loire valley. We drive along the banks of the Loire and cross over onto a charming minor road to one of France's most beautiful villages, Candes St Martin with a chance to walk along its medieval streets, visit its ancient church and drive up to a wonderful viewpoint over the Loire Valley, (see photo below).

We then head to our lunch stop, Chinon, where, after lunch, we enjoy a leisurely stroll around the medieval town nestling under the walls of the chateau, (see photos below).

We then drive on minor roads passing by the picturesque fairy tale Chateau of Usse overlooking water meadows and the river Indre. Its romantic white turrets pointed towers and chimneys were the inspiration for Charles Perrault's Sleeping Beauty story,( see photo below).

We then drive back to Langeais, across the river Loire and drive 5 miles back to our hotel

Option: Alternatively participants can make their own way to Le Mans to watch the start of the practice, and return to the hotel in the evening.

Dinner, tonight, is in the hotel's restaurant.

Day 4 Saturday, July 5th

Loire Valley to Le Mans return  ( 100 miles  )

We leave our first chateau hotel and drive 18 miles north, towards Le Mans, where we can deposit our luggage in our second chateau hotel for the next two nights.

We then continue, on our scenic cross-country route, via Arnage, to the Le Mans 24-hour circuit.

We have reserved parking opposite the ACO grandstand. where our seats are located.

 

The racing starts at 3.00pm but you have paddock passes so you are able to wander around and view all the cars that will race, in the various grids/categories over the next 24 hours.

 

In the evening you can return to the Loire Valley to our new hotel in your own time, so tonight you are free to make your own dinner arrangements

Day 5 Sunday, July 6th

Loire Valley to Le Mans return  ( 80 miles  )

We travel up to Le Mans again to watch Sunday's racing with the exciting finale in the afternoon.
If the ladies prefer they can spend the day at our hotel

After the racing has finished we return to our hotel where we enjoy a celebratory dinner on the last night of the tour

Day 6 Monday, 7th July  ( 175 miles )

Loire Valley to Caen/Ouistreham Ferry

We say 'au revoir' to the Loire Valley and head to Caen for the afternoon ferry.

Our scenic route on minor roads is to La Chartre sur-le-Loir, where we stop off for morning coffee at the Hotel de France, the headquarters of the Aston Martin, Le Mans racing team in the 1950s and 60s, (see photos below).

Over coffee, you can browse through the nostalgic pictures of Le Mans legends that line the walls of this famous hotel. After coffee, we head northwest to Caen for the 16.30 ferry to Portsmouth ( arrives 21.30 ).

THIS IS WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAID ABOUT OUR PREVIOUS TOURS TO WATCH THE LE MANS CLASSIC

"Thank you for another great holiday with CCTI. The highlight for me was the convoy up to Le Mans on that superb road and the classic races. The highlight for Jeannie was the fabulous Chateau Rochecotte hotel and the food. We both loved the company and new friends. We look forward to the next trip".

Terry and Jeannie: Bath:   Porsche 911S .  ( repeat clients)

"Rod and I wanted to say how much we enjoyed the Le Mans Classic Car Tour. The hotel was fantastic. So, good hotel, good food, good wine, good company what more could you ask for? Oh yes, someone to organize it. It was brilliant Brian- thank you so much.-we will definitely be doing more trips with you in the future."

Rod and Jen:  Esher, Surrey: MGA Coupe   ( repeat clients)

"Just a few words to say what a great trip !"

Bob and Pauline: Poole, Dorset: Triumph Stag   Le Mans Classic 2012 (new clients)

"Thank you so much for the Le Mans Classic Tour. We had a fantastic time and can't wait for the next one !"

David and Sarah: Wolverhampton: Maserati 4200    ( repeat clients)

"Just to say thanks for another excellent Le Mans Classic tour which we thoroughly enjoyed. As always it was great meeting new people and staying at Chateau de Rochecotte is always a wonderful experience."

Phil and Sue: Newbury, Berkshire: Jaguar XK140  (repeat clients)

"We thoroughly enjoyed our first time away with you and we definitely want to repeat the experience sometime soon"

Geoff and Lin: Guildford, Surrey: Porche 911 Targa   (new clients)

"Thank you, so much, for another fantastic holiday we really enjoyed it, meeting all the interesting people and the cars. We look forward to doing another tour with you soon."

David and Helen: Scarisbrick, Southport: Toyota MR2  ( repeat clients)

"Thank you, once again, for the Le Mans Classic Tour. Both Karen and I thoroughly enjoyed ourselves meeting new people, very good hotel and food and good roads as well !! Hopefully, we can join you on a future tour sooner than later"

Ian and Karen: Hixon, Staffordshire: Triumph TR5 ( repeat clients)

"Brian, it's not often that reality exceeds expectations but you succeeded.....and judging by the feedback from your "regulars" you do it all the time! Wonderful. Chris and I had a fabulous time in fabulous company. Whilst we booked with our TR friends we wouldn't hesitate to book again as a "twosome" and we've already been talking about where we might go next.
Great hotel, great organization and great company....it doesn't get much better. Thank you....and thank you to Lesley ....for a fabulous time" 

Andy and Chris, Triumph TR2:  (new clients)

"Thanks so much for a wonderful w/e – I can’t tell you how much we [especially me!] enjoyed it. As I said, it was car heaven as far as Stew and I were concerned. More than that the whole w/e was great, the roads, the scenery, the hotel, drinks at your place [thanks again for that], the organization, the company, the weather [right up my street that was] et al. Carolyn, who really isn’t a petrol head, really enjoyed it too and said she wouldn’t have missed it for anything. We will be back! "

Charlie and Carolyn, Porsche Boxster S:  (new clients)
"Looking forward to being with you on the next tour" 

Martyn and Claire, Ferrari 512 BB:  ( new clients)
"Just a quick note to thank you very much once again for a fantastic tour. As usual, we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and there was a great crowd of  people" 

Phil and Sue, Jaguar XK140:  (repeat clients)
" Just a quick note to say THANK YOU for a fantastic holiday. We hope you got home safe and well and enjoyed yourselves as much as we did. There was nothing that we didn't enjoy and we will see you at the NEC to discuss our next excursion with you."

David and Helen, Toyota MR2: 
"First of all let me say a huge thank you to both you and Lesley, the trip was excellent. Once again thanks for a great experience."

Vic and Suzanne, Triumph TR6
"I just wanted to say thank you for an excellent five days at LeMans, the hotel was delightful, the people on the tour were great and despite missing the ferry it was great fun,"