PURE CLASS IN A UNIQUE SETTING
More than 50 unique sports cars will assemble for a new edition of the ZOUTE CONCOURS D’ELEGANCE® in Knokke-Heist on 10 and 11 October 2020. Over the past seven years the sophisticated resort town on the Belgian coast has made a name for itself with a concours d’élégance for the rarest and most exceptional classic cars. The secret of that success? The exclusive character of both the entrants and the location. Something you would be interested in?
SHOW OFF THE BEST OF YOURSELF AT THE ZOUTE GRAND PRIX®
The ZOUTE CONCOURS D’ELEGANCE® presents the height of elegance in car design from yesteryear on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 October 2020. It is, however, just one of many events held as part of the ZOUTE GRAND PRIX®. Its compelling programme makes this four-day festival of classic and premium cars one of the highlights on the car calendar: from an auction of classic cars and exclusive automobiles by renowned UK auctioneers Bonhams to a world-famous two-day rally. The 250,000 plus visitors from all corners of Europe can also look forward to a dazzling open-air show featuring the latest models from the premium car partners in the streets of Le Zoute. Not forgetting the spectacular GT Tour that wraps up the festival… It all combines to make the ZOUTE GRAND PRIX® a fiesta for car lovers and fans of the Zoute way of life.
Do you own an exceptional classic car? Show off the best of yourself at this prestigious car and lifestyle event. Apply to enter the ZOUTE CONCOURS D’ELEGANCE® by 31/08/2020.
SELECT FIELD AND INTERNATIONAL JUDGES
The ZOUTE CONCOURS D’ELEGANCE® is exclusively open to a limited number of cars, split into a pre-war and a post-war category. The competition is led by Philip Kantor of UK auctioneers Bonhams. The international panel of judges comprises a number of famous names. Last year they included Jeremy Vaughan, Head of Motoring of the Royal Automobile Club of London, Louis de Fabribeckers, Head of Design at Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera, Adolfo Orsi, historian and president of Historica Selecta, and Quirina Louwman, Dutch collector and racer of vintage cars. The judges for the 2020 edition will be announced soon at www.zoutegrandprix.be.
PROVISIONAL CLASSES 2020
I. Pre - War Class
II. Post- War Closed Class
III. Post- War Open Class
IV. Pre- War Preservation Class
V. Post- War Preservation Class
VI. 110 years Alfa Romeo
VII. 40 years 'The Quattro Legend' 1980 - 2020
VIII. Cycle Cars of Importance
IV. 50 Years Citroën SM 1970-2020
V. Jacques Swaters - Garage Francorchamps 1953 - 1998
PROGRAMME: TWO DAYS FILLED WITH BEAUTY
The ZOUTE CONCOURS D’ELEGANCE® by Degroof Petercam will be held at the prestigious Royal Zoute Golf Club on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 October. It promises to be two days to look forward to, for entrants and the general public alike. This is what you can expect.
SATURDAY 10TH OCTOBER 2020
7:00am – 10:00am
You will be welcomed in the morning at the Royal Zoute Golf Club, where Fairways 1 and 18 will be open for the concours d’élégance. You are expected with your car between 8am and 11am. You will be assigned a space upon arrival.
11:30am – 2:30pm
You will be served a light lunch in the Clubhouse of the Royal Zoute Golf Club.
10:30pm – 5:00pm
The judges will examine the cars and begin preliminary judging. The candidates must be available to answer the questions of the judges from 2pm. The doors will open to the general public.
8:00pm - 12:00am
If you have registered (see supplements), you are expected at the gala dinner at the Racing Club in the Albertplein Marquee with the judges and other entrants.
Dress code: BLACK TIE
SUNDAY 11TH OCTOBER 2020
8:30am - 9:30am
After parking your car, you will be served breakfast.
9:30am - 12:30pm
The judges will finalise their assessments of the participating cars.
11:00am - 3:30pm
The prizes for the ZOUTE CONCOURS D’ELEGANCE® will be presented during the full lunch.
4:00pm - 5:00pm
The cars will be escorted in a procession from the Royal Zoute Golf Club to the Albertplein on the seafront. They will be presented to the general public from the stage of the Albertplein Marquee.
OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC
The general public has the opportunity to admire the cars in the ZOUTE CONCOURS D’ELEGANCE® at the Royal Zoute Golf Club between 10:30 am and 5 pm on Saturday and between 9.30am and 3.30pm on Sunday.
Children aged 10 and over are welcome. For the safety of everyone involved and the classic cars, we are unable to let the under 10s into the event.
The concours d’élégance is held on a golf course, so dogs cannot be admitted.
Tickets will be soon available!
Program 2020
Saturday 10 october
10:30 - 17:00
ZOUTE CONCOURS D’ELEGANCE® - Viewing
Royal Zoute Golf Club - Fairway 1 & 18
(Open to the public – Starting from € 40)
Sunday 11 october
09:30 - 15:00
ZOUTE CONCOURS D’ELEGANCE® - Viewing
Royal Zoute Golf Club - Fairway 1 & 18
(Open to the public – Starting from € 40)
16:00 - 17:00
ZOUTE CONCOURS D’ELEGANCE® - Arrival
Arrival along the Dyke – Le Zoute and ending at Podium Albertplein Marquee, Beach, Albertplein - Le Zoute
(open to the public)
Podium Albertplein Marquee, Beach- Albertplein
Results
Winners edition 2019
BEST IN SHOW PRE WAR - 1936 - Mercedes 540 K Cabriolet A
BEST IN SHOW POST WAR - 1949 - Ferrari 166 Barchetta Touring Le Mans Winner
CLASS I - PRE WAR WINNER - 1936 - Mercedes 540 K Cabriolet A
CLASS II - POST WAR OPEN - 1966 - Citroën DS 21 Cabriolet Chapron
CLASS III - POST WAR CLOSED WINNER - 1959 - Ferrari 250 GT Tour De France
CLASS IV - POST WAR PRESERVATION WINNER - 1973 - Alfa Romeo Montreal
CLASS V - FERRARI 166 WINNER - 1949 - Ferrari 166 Barchetta - Le Mans Winner
CLASS VI - 100 YEARS BENTLEY WINNER - 1930 - Bentley 4.5 S/C Gurney Nutting
CLASS VII - TOURING SUPERLEGGERA HERITAGE WINNER - 1958 - Maserati 3500 GT Touring Spyder
CLASS IIX - TOURING SUPERLEGGERA REVIVAL WINNER - 2015 - Touring Berlinetta Lusso
CLASS IX - BEACH CARS WINNER - 1958 - Fiat 600 Jolly
CLASS X - 24H SPA FRANCOCHAMS WINNER - 1971 - Ford Capri RS 2600 Group 2
CLASS XI - 110 YEARS BUGATTI WINNER - 1938 - Bugatti Type 57 C Coupé - Le Patron
CLASS XII - HYPER CARS WINNER - 2019 - De Tomaso P72
CLASS XIII - SPECIAL DISPLAY WINNER - 1953 - Jaguar XK120
MOST ELEGANT OR SPECIAL INTERIOR WINNER - 1960 - Alfa Romeo 2000 'Praho' Touring
MOST SPECIAL & UNIQUE BODYWORK WINNER - 1952 Supersonic By Ghia
MOST ICONIC CAR WINNER - 1955 - Mercedes 300 SL Gullwing
MOST SENSITIVE RESTORATION WINNER - 1926 - Bugatti Type 37
ENGINEERING AWARD WINNER - 2005 - Maserati MC12 GT1
PROTOTYPE AWARD WINNER - 1953 - Pegaso Z 102 Touring Superleggera
BEST RESTORED CAR WINNER - 1966 - Jaguar E- type serie 1 - 4.2 Coupé
SPECIAL AWARD BY THE JURY 'COUP DE COEUR' WINNER - 1951 - Ferrari 340 America Touring Berlinetta
EY TROPHY - SPIRIT OF PRESERVATION WINNER - 1959 - Facel Vega HK 500
DEGROOF PETERCAM TROPHY - CARS OF THE ROYAL BELGIAN FAMILY WINNER - 1954 - Ferrari 250 Europa GT Vignale
Jury 2019
Jury 2019
Members of the jury of the ZOUTE CONCOURS D’ELEGANCE® 2019
From left to right, front row : Mr. Lorenzo Ramaciotti; Mr. Mark Moskowitz, Mr. Patrick Guerrier de Dumast, Mr. Rodolphe Rapetti, Dr. Adolpho Orsi, Mrs. Quirina Louwman, Mr. Christophe Grohe, Mr. Dominik Fischlin,
Mr. Francois Melcion, Mr. Stéphane De Smedt, Mr. Gregory Noblet, Mr. Michael Bock
From left to right, second row : Mr. Leo Van Hoorick, Mr. Jan Dyck; Mr. Louis de Fabribeckers, Mr. Richard Charlesworth, Mr. Mathias Doutreleau , Mr. Philip Kantor, Mr. Gianfranco G. M. Gentile, Mr. James Nicholls,
Mr. Tony Adriaensens, Mr. James Wood, Mr. Thierry Boutsen
