Tour de France Automobile

Tour Auto, the modern revival run by Peter Auto, April A week-long rolling festival rather than a single venue. Models that ran the original Tour de France Automobile between 1951 and 1984 set off from Paris and cross France, alternating timed sessions on public roads and circuits, with overnight stops in towns along the route. Entrants choose a regularity rally or the faster competition category. For spectators the joy is flexibility: watch the cars gather in Paris before the start, catch a circuit session, or simply stand in a village square as the field rumbles through for free. The 2026 edition ran from Paris to Biarritz in early May; the 2027 running is back in April, from Paris.