GT and vintage touring are at the heart of the Dijon Motors Cup endurance race, with a two-hour format and the participation of the SuperSixties series.
The 300km of Dijon was the endurance event in the 2026 Dijon Motors Cup, organized by HVM Racing from September 11 to 13. Held on Saturday afternoon, the event featured two hours of racing on the Dijon-Prenois circuit, with crews of one to four drivers and three mandatory pit stops.
The provisional list included 53 entries and brought together very different models: Ford GT40, AC Cobra, Jaguar E-Type, Porsche 911 and 934/5, Lotus Elan, TVR Griffith, Ford Mustang and Falcon, as well as the Mini Cooper S. A selection capable of combining large displacements and lightweight cars, each with its own characteristics and technical solutions.
The format also placed race management at the center of attention. Two hours of competition require consistency, attention to mechanics, and good pit stop organization: aspects that give endurance races a distinct character from sprint events.
The 300 km was part of a programme divided into nine groups, from pre-war sports cars to historic Formula 1, Formula 2 and Formula 3 single-seaters.
The same race featured SuperSixties cars, a European series reserved for touring, GT, and GTP cars built between 1947 and 1965, compliant with FIA Appendix K. Its interest lies in the possibility of finding competing cars born in a period of great design diversity, when very different architectures, engine sizes, and dimensions coexisted on the circuits.
Dijon was the fifth round of the 2026 championship calendar, following Hockenheim, Donington Park, Zandvoort, and Assen. The French round was notable for its decision to concentrate the competition into a single 120-minute race, preceded by 40 minutes of qualifying, rather than the two heats scheduled for several other rounds this season.
A formula that highlights an essential aspect of historic motorsport: observing these cars in their natural environment, where the shapes and sounds of the engines are complemented by the work of the drivers and the preparation of the teams. After Dijon, the SuperSixties calendar concludes the season at Spa-Francorchamps, with two races on the weekend of October 3rd and 4th.
Nicolò Mazzini x Promotor Classic Magazine