The RAC’s first Club Concours is coming this summer

| 28 Feb 2025
Classic & Sports Car – The first RAC Club Concours will take place this summer

The Royal Automobile Club (RAC) will welcome hundreds of classic cars to Woodcote Park in Surrey, UK, on Wednesday 9 July 2025 for a brand-new event.

The RAC’s first-ever Club Concours will be headlined by a 50-car competition, split into seven categories.

Concours entrants will be joined by 200 classic cars in the Members’ Paddock, plus more in special anniversary celebrations, as well as dealer, manufacturer and car-club displays.

Classic & Sports Car – The first RAC Club Concours will take place this summer

Classic cars built before 1905 will form one of the inaugural event’s concours classes

Classes for the RAC’s Club Concours include: Riviera, for luxurious drop-tops; Mille Miglia, for cars that have tackled the original road race (1927-’57) or the reborn 1000 Miglia; Coachbuilder’s Art, for coachbuilt classics; and Brighton, for pre-1905 cars that are eligible for the RAC’s London to Brighton run.

There will also be a group of two-wheelers, representing six generations of the Honda Gold Wing ’bike.

The Best in Show winner will be selected by a panel of judges, but visitors can vote for the crowd favourite in the People’s Choice award.

Classic & Sports Car – The first RAC Club Concours will take place this summer

Classic Rolls-Royces will gather at the RAC’s Woodcote Park clubhouse to celebrate the Phantom’s 100th anniversary

Alongside the 50-strong Club Concours, there will be six commemorative displays to honour some of 2025’s motoring milestones.

A line-up of Formula One racers will mark the sport’s 75th anniversary, while automotive pioneers will gather to remember the original 1000-Mile Trial, a reliability test organised by the RAC 125 years ago.

Other showcases will include 120 years of the Tourist Trophy, a century of the Rolls-Royce Phantom and 75 years of BRM, plus a celebration of British classic cars from 1950.

In addition, there will be live music, interviews and more.

Classic & Sports Car – The first RAC Club Concours will take place this summer

Some of the finest classic cars will be on display at the RAC’s first Club Concours this summer

“The Club prides itself on an enthusiastic motoring membership, many of whom have some of the world’s most magnificent and enviable car collections,” said Duncan Wiltshire, chairman of the Royal Automobile Club.

“For our Club members this is an opportunity to experience the Club at its very best and showcase their collections amongst fellow members and invited motoring enthusiasts.”

The Club Concours will celebrate more than a century of automotive history on 9 July 2025, when the RAC opens its Woodcote Park clubhouse to members, guests and selected classic car clubs.

If you would like to apply to enter your car in the Club Concours, email isabel.ward@royalautomobileclub.co.uk for more information. Ticket details will be released soon.


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