On the front row of a rather sparse grid of “modern” sports cars is poleman Nicolas Maurel’s March 73S alongside Jean-Jacques Lesage’s orange SIB Barquette. Photo: Chris WillowsHigh above the lower part of the city, Marc de Siebenthal’s Lotus Elan S2 is chased by François Riondel’s 3-liter Porsche 911 SC. Photo: Chris WillowsThe Monomills fill the grid behind the more recent Citroën-powered MEP single-seaters beneath Angoulême’s great Gothic cathedral. Photo: Chris WillowsGraham Scott’s 1933 Alfa Romeo 2.3 Le Mans leads Pascal Egron’s Amilcar C6 up the hill. Photo: Chris Willows