Chantilly Concours d’Elegance (2016) – Report and Photo Gallery

The Chantilly Concours d’Elegance 2016 was held 3-4 September in France on the grounds of the Domaine de Chantilly, located in the town of Chantilly between Calais and Paris. The third annual event celebrated the return of the Concours d’Elegance to France, a national tradition dating from the 1920s.

Held in Le Notre gardens at the Chateau, the Peter Auto-organised Concours again welcomed 13,500 visitors, a stable figure compared to 2015. Organisers said the number would have been higher if the weather — cloudy skies and light rain in the morning — had been as stable as previous years.

The Chantilly Arts and Elegance Concours d’Elegance 2016 consisted of three judged events — a Concours d’Etat for classic cars, a modern car Concours d’Elegance and a competition for the invited car clubs on the quality of their presentation, the diversity and the originality of the models presented. The weekend also included a rally through the scenic Chantilly and Selis countryside.

The Concours d’Etat brought together 100 cars divided into 21 classes, including Bugatti Grand Prix cars; Tour de France Automobile cars and a Tribute to the Pozzi Racing Team. Best of Show at the 2016 Chantilly Concours d’Etat was awarded to the 1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Lungo Berlinetta with coachwork by Touring belonging to American collector, Jon Shirley.

Four prizes were awarded for the Concours d’Elegance from modern entrants. The Best of Show award went to DS E-TENSE combined with a creation by Eymeric François. The ‘Prix Public’ crowned the Mercedes-Maybach 6 Vision associated with a dress created by Jean-Paul Gaultier. The prize for the motor car and fashion combination for the most beautiful ensemble went to the 570GT by McLaren Special Operations with a model also dressed by Jean-Paul Gaultier. And a special prize was awarded to the new ‘atelier’ motorbike by Zagato, the work of the master coachbuilder from Milan for the Italian manufacturer MV Augusta, which was given its world premier at Chantilly.

Jean Todt, the president of the FIA, also awarded several prizes including the one for the class devoted to him in homage to Fifty years of his career. In it were several cars which he had guided to victory as a co-driver as well as competitions manager at Peugeot and then Ferrari. So he was delighted to award the prize to the Peugeot 504 Rally Group 4 and to Jean Guichet, his driver at the time: they won the 1979 Argentinean rally in this car.

Additionally, forty clubs made the trip to Chantilly with 800 cars that were on show field. They were an integral part of the event and made a large contribution to the success of the big garden party to which the public was invited.

Similar to 2014 and 2015, Sports Car Digest also documented the Chantilly Concours d’Elegance 2016, with Senior Photographer Julien Mahiels offering the following great pictures showing the serene setting at Domaine de Chantilly. We split up Julien’s photos into two galleries. The first gallery starting below features our favorite images, while the second gallery and award winners can be found on the last page of the article and gives a comprehensive view of all the photographs. To see more from Julien, visit julienmahiels.net.

Chantilly Concours d’Elegance 2016 – Featured Photo Gallery

 

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Brabham-BMW F1

1940 Fiat 2800 Berlinetta Superleggera

1940 Fiat 2800 Berlinetta Superleggera

1972 Lola T 290 leads the pack

1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K Streamliner

1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Lungo Berlinetta

1979 Porsche 935 K3

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1976 TOJ SC 304

1948 Gilco Fiat 1100 Siluro Mariani

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1928 Rolls-Royce Sports Phantom 17EX

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1936 Aston Martin 2-Litre Speed Model

1933 Aston Martin Le Mans

1939 Aston Martin 15/98

1935 Delage D6-11 S Brandone Coupe

1936 Lagonda LG 45/S3 Team Car

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1935 Bugatti Type 57 Atalante

1935 Bugatti Type 57 Atalante

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1935 Delage D6-11 S Brandone Coupe

1929 Rally ABC 1100

1930 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GS Spider Zagato

Mille Miglia 2015

1932 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Figoni Spider

1934 Hispano-Suiza Type 68Bis J12 Roadster Saoutchik

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OM 665 Superba Sport Zagato 1927

1932 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Spider

Lancia Lambda 221 Mille Miglia 1929

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1965 Alfa Romeo 1600 TZ

OSCA 1600 GTZ 1965

1961 Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato

1961 Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato

1937 Lancia Aprilia Sport Sanction II

Fiat 8V 1954

1972 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Competizione Series II and 1980 Renault 5 Turbo Groupe 4

Wolseley HP10 Doctor’s Coupe 1922

1932 Invicta Type S

Team Baston Porsche 911 SC/RS

1935 SS SS1 Four Light Saloon

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2016 Chantilly Concours d’Elegance

1954 Swallow Doretti Roadster

Alvis TD 21 DHC 1963

1925 Bugatti Type 13 Brescia

1928 Bugatti Type 35B

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1928 Bugatti Type 35B

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Improbable Coachworks Class – 2016 Chantilly Concours d’Elegance

Improbable Coachworks Class – 2016 Chantilly Concours d’Elegance

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Domaine de Chantilly

Maserati Mistral

1950 Talbot Lago T26 Grand Sport Coupe Saoutchik

1939 Bugatti Type 57 C Aravis Letourneur and Marchand

1958 Ferrari 250 GT Pinin Farina Cabriolet Series 1, chassis 0791 GT

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1988 Peugeot 405 T16 Pikes Peak

1987 Peugeot 205 T16 Grand Raid

1938 Fiat 508 S Mille Miglia Balilla Sport

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Zoute Grand Prix and Concours 2014

Tribute to Jean Todt Class

1988 Peugeot 405 T16 Pikes Peak

Zoute Grand Prix and Concours 2014

1934 Hispano-Suiza Type 68Bis J12 Roadster Saoutchik

1961 Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato

1978 Ferrari 512 BB Competizione

1982 Ferrari 308 GTB Gr.IV Michelotto

1982 Ferrari 308 GTB Gr.IV Michelotto

1979 Ferrari 512 BB LM

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1979 Ferrari 512 BB LM

Zoute Grand Prix and Concours 2014

1978 Ferrari 512 BB Competizione

1953 Chrysler SS

Lancia Stratos World Meeting 2016

1951 Lancia Aurelia B52 Bertone

1957 Ferrari 250 GT LWB Berlinetta Competizione ‘Tour de France’

1958 Bentley S1 Continental Coupe

1957 Ferrari 250 GT LWB Berlinetta Competizione ‘Tour de France’

Lamborghini Miura

1936 Fiat 508 S Berlinetta Mille Miglia

1965 Alfa Romeo GTA

Best of Show Winner – 1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Lungo Berlinetta

Lancia Stratos World Meeting 2016

1955 Bentley Type R Continental Coupe Franay

Lancia Stratos World Meeting 2016

1927 Renault Type NM 40CV Decouvrable

Brabham-BMW F1

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2016 Chantilly Concours d’Elegance

1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Lungo Berlinetta

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Lancia Stratos World Meeting 2016

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Lancia Stratos World Meeting 2016

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1965 Alfa Romeo 1600 TZ

1932 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Spider

1932 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Spider

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2016 Chantilly Concours d’Elegance

1978 Ferrari 512 BB Competizione

1972 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Competizione Series II

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1979 Ferrari 512 BB LM

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1956 Jaguar XK 140 OTS Roadster

1928 Bugatti Type 35B

Lancia Stratos World Meeting 2016

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Lancia Stratos World Meeting 2016

1956 Talbot Lago T14 Lago Sport 2500

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Lamborghini Miura

1987 Peugeot 205 T16 Grand Raid

1993 Peugeot 905 Evo 1

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2016 Chantilly Concours d’Elegance

2016 Chantilly Concours d’Elegance

1989 Mercedes-Benz C11

1973 BMW 3.0 CSL

1969 Ligier JS1

1957 Ferrari 250 GT LWB Berlinetta Competizione ‘Tour de France’

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Mille Miglia 2015 – Day One in Brescia

Mille Miglia 2015 – Day One in Brescia

Lamborghini Miura

Mille Miglia 2015 – Day One in Brescia

Lancia Stratos World Meeting 2016

1963 Chevrolet ‘Split-Window’ Corvette

Citroen Traction Avant

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1932 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Spider

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Lancia Stratos World Meeting 2016

Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster

Lamborghini Miura

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Toyota 2000GT

1932 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Figoni Spider

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2016 Chantilly Arts and Elegance Tour

2016 Chantilly Arts and Elegance Tour

1932 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Spider

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Lamborghini Espada

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1950 Talbot Lago T26 Grand Sport Coupe Saoutchik

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1954 OSCA MT4 1500

1954 OSCA MT4 1500

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1963 Jaguar Mk II Tour de France

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Alfa Romeo Sprint Zagato 1961

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2016 Chantilly Arts and Elegance Tour

2016 Chantilly Arts and Elegance Tour

1952 Aston Martin DB2

1954 Swallow Doretti Roadster

1954 Swallow Doretti Roadster

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Toyota 2000GT

1957 Alpine Renault A 106 Mille Miglia

Lamborghini Miura

1928 Rolls-Royce Sports Phantom 17EX

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2016 Chantilly Arts and Elegance Tour

Lancia Flaminia 3C Sport 1962

Fiat 8V 1954

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1933 Lancia Astura Pinin Farina ‘Bocca’ Cabriolet

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Bugatti Type 35 – 2016 Chantilly Arts and Elegance Tour

1928 Rolls-Royce Sports Phantom 17EX

Chantilly Concours d’Elegance 2016 – Award Winners

Best of Show
Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Lungo Berlinetta 1938 (Mr Jon Shirley)

Tribute to Jean Todt – Fifty years of an outstanding career
1st Prize: Peugeot 504 Rallye Groupe 4 1979 (M. Jean Guichet)

The former English marques (Pre-War)
1st Prize: Sunbeam 3 Litres Straight Eight Grand Prize 1922 (Mr Erez Yardeni)

The former English marques (Post-War) Open Cars
1st Prize: Sunbeam Alpine MK1 1953 (Jonathan Miles)

The former English marques (Post-War) Closed Cars
1st Prize: Frazer Nash Le Mans Coupe 1955 (Collection privée)

The great untouched travel sedan cars and limousines (Pre-War)
1st Prize: Packard Eight 1602 Coupé Chauffeur 1938 (M. Jean-Pierre Antoine)

Fiftieth anniversary of the Lamborghini Miura P400 unveiled at the 1966 Geneva Motor Show
1st Prize: Lamborghini Miura P400 1967 (M. Frédéric Leroux)
Spécial Prize: Lamborghini Miura Prototype 1966 (Collection Caveng)

The Tour de France Automobile cars (1951-1964)
1st Prize: Ferrari 250GT Berlinetta Competizione Tour de France 1957 (Collection Destriero)

The Tour de France Automobile cars (1969-1986)
1st Prize: Ferrari 308 GTB Gr. IV Michelotto 1982 (Club Ferrari France)

Tribute to the Pozzi Racing Team
1st Prize: Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Competizione SII 1972 (Club Ferrari France)

The front engine Formula 1 cars
1st Prize: Gordini Type 11 1946 (Collection privée)

The Aerodynamic’s beginnings – Pre-War open road cars
1st Prize: Lancia Astura 3ème série Pininfarina cabriolet “Bocca” 1933 (M. Philippe Cornet de Ways Ruart)
Prize spécial: Alfa Romeo 6C 2300 Aerodinamica Spider “Aerospider” 1935 (Mr Georg Gebhard)

The Aerodynamic’s beginnings – Pre-War closed road cars
1st Prize: Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Lungo Berlinetta 1938 (Mr Jon Shirley)

Bugatti, the Grand Prize cars
1st Prize: Type 59 1934 (Mr Marc Newson)

FIVA Prize: Type 35B 1928 (Collection privée)

The steam cars
1st Prize: White Rear Entry Tonneau 1903 (Mr Mitch et Wendy Gross)

The improbable coachworks (Wood, fabric, wicker…)
1st Prize: Vauxhall 30/98 Wensum 1925 (Collection privée)

French coachwork masterpieces (Pre-War) Open Cars
1st Prize: Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Roadster Figoni 1932 (Mr Martin Eyears)

French coachwork masterpieces (Pre-War) Closed Cars
1st Prize: Bugatti Type 57 Atalante 1935 (M. Jean Guikas)

French coachwork masterpieces (Post-War)
1st Prize: Facel Vega HKII 1964 (M. Bruno-Henry Couvrat)

A great Italian coachbuilder: Zagato (Pre-War)
1st Prize: Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Spider 1932 (Collection privée)

A great Italian coachbuilder: Zagato (Post-War)
1st Prize: Aston Martin DB4 GTZ 1961 (Collection privée)

A great Italian coachbuilder: Zagato (Special Alfa Romeo)
1st Prize: Alfa Romeo 1600 TZ 1965 (M. Olivier Cazalières)

Grand Prize des Clubs: Amicale Tricyclecariste de France

Authenticity prize: George Irat Torpedo Sport 1926

Perspective Art & Design Floral Prize: Rolls-Royce Enthusiats’ Club

Most beautiful hat: Madame Guérin

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[Source: Peter Auto; photos: Julien Mahiels]