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MARCH 22 Masters Test Day Brands Hatch Indy Circuit, UK • • • • •
APRIL 20 – 22 Motor Legend Festival Imola, Italy • • • • •
MAY 26 – 27 Masters Historic Festival Brands Hatch GP Circuit, UK • • • • •
JUNE 22 – 24 The Most Historic Grand Prix Most, Czech Republic • • • •
22 – 24 Formula 1 Grand Prix de France* Le Castellet, France •
JULY 06 – 08 Formula 1 Rolex British Grand Prix* Silverstone GP Circuit, UK
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20 – 22 Silverstone Classic Silverstone GP Circuit, UK • • • • •
26 – 29 Portland Vintage Racing Festival Portland International Raceway, USA •
AUGUST 10 – 12 Oldtimer Grand Prix Nürburgring, Germany • • • •
18 – 19 Monterey Pre-Reunion Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, USA •
23 – 26 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, USA •
AUG/SEPT 31 – 02 Historic Grand Prix Zandvoort, Holland • • • •
SEPTEMBER 14 – 16 Spa Six Hours Spa, Belgium • • • • •
OCTOBER 05 – 07 CSRG Charity Challenge Sonoma Raceway, USA •
12 – 14 Dijon Motors Cup Dijon, France • • • • •
NOVEMBER 16 – 18 Sound of Engine Suzuka, Japan •
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* Support Race
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Correct at time of going to press. Dates and venues
may be subject to change
mastershistoricracing.com
WELCOME TO 2018! 2018 MASTERS MEMBERSHIP
Masters Historic Racing continues to grow, providing great racing The Masters Membership fee for 2018 will be £475 – a slight
opportunities at some of the best historic racing events across the increase on our 2017 rates. The special membership offer that we
globe. The 2018 season welcomes a new grid to the Masters family created for the Pre-66 Touring cars last year was very popular so
in the shape of Masters Endurance Legends, expanding the we will again have something similar for 2018.
selection of races we offer into a more modern era.
The Masters Team will continue to offer comprehensive support to
In Europe and in North America, we return to some existing you and your team throughout the season with great hotel deals,
favourite events as well as branching out to some new venues. Our aiming to provide you with all the event details you need to make
European 8-event calendar will showcase great historic racing with your race weekends run smoothly.
returns to events at Brands Hatch, Silverstone, Nürburgring,
Zandvoort and Spa. As well as those 5 events, we make a welcome What your 2018 Membership includes:
return to Dijon in October as well as a first visit to the hallowed turf
of Imola and Most in the Czech Republic, guaranteeing a great • Your racing Membership includes two VIP passes for the
choice of circuits and countries to visit on our European Tour for Masters Drivers Club at each event this year.
2018. In North America, we have a 4-race US schedule starting at • Free Masters Test Day at Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit) – for those
a new venue with Portland International Raceway at the end of July of you who pay your 2018 Masters Membership in full before
followed by back-to-back weekends in California at Mazda 1st March, we are delighted to offer you a free Test Day for one
Raceway Laguna Seca for the Pre-Reunion and Rolex Monterey car at Brands Hatch on Thursday 22nd March – it’s a great
Motorsports Reunion weekends in August. The Masters USA season opportunity to shake the winter cobwebs away. Places will be
will end with a visit to Sonoma Raceway at the beginning of subject to availability – extra cars can be booked in at a
October, before the cars get shipped from the West Coast to Japan discounted rate. Non-Masters Members may book testing at
to finish the season in style for the Suzuka Sound of Engine event in £250 per car for the day. The booking form is enclosed within –
November. don’t miss out!
• Masters Pre-66 Touring Car Membership – Although we have
Once more we will combine plenty of track time with great more races for the Masters Pre-66 Touring cars this year, including
hospitality at some of the best circuits. The Masters Drivers Club will an elusive slot at the Silverstone Classic we are still offering a
be in situ at all our European events to look after you with locally discounted membership fee for this grid if it’s the only one you
themed cuisine and of course a well-stocked fridge! compete in. At £325 for the year it is great value with some
exciting racing venues on offer!
As always, we hope to offer competitive racing with value for • Extra VIP passes for Early Birds – any member who has
money entry fees, combined with great customer service and a submitted and paid for their 2018 membership prior to 1st
friendly smile. We will endeavour to keep you up to date with March, will be eligible for an additional 6 VIP Drivers Club 3-
regular newsletters and hopefully entertained via our social media Day passes to use at any event throughout the season. (Subject
outlets such as Facebook and Twitter. to advanced booking and a maximum of 2 passes at any one
weekend).
Here’s a brief Who’s Who: • 10% off Masters Merchandise for Full Masters Members – as
Series Founder & President Ron Maydon you will have seen in 2017, our Masters Merchandise stand
attended all the events last year and we would like to extend a
Event Director Rachel Bailey
10% discount on all our Masters Merchandise at events to our
Race Director Richard Cuene Grandidier Masters Members.
MEL Series Director Nic Minassian
Event Co-ordinator Steph Bush
Office Manager Sam MacLennan With all this on offer, what are you waiting for?
Send your Membership and Entry Form to us now!
US Events and MEL Anja Kempermann
See you soon…
team
Finance Manager Carole Pullinger
The Masters
Catering Manager Val Cook
Logistics Manager Steve White
Masters Technical Director John Gentry
Masters Eligibility Delegates Peter Farrington,
Geoff Doe, Howard Corbally
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GENTLEMAN DRIVERS MASTERS ENDURANCE
PRE66 TOURING CAR LEGENDS
FIA HISTORIC SPORTS CARS
DUNLOP POST HISTORICS LMP/GT SLICK/WETS
BACK IN PRODUCTION AVAILABLE FROM STOCK
Contact John Pearson/Rob Honeysett
PROUD PARTNERS OF
MASTERS HISTORIC RACING
office@hptyres.com www.hptyres.com +44 (0)1327 301 887
FIA Masters Historic FIA Masters Historic Sports
Formula One Championship Car Championship
The level of competition in the 2017 FIA Masters Historic Formula The 2017 FIA Masters Historic Sports Car Championship, in
One Championship was truly outstanding, with Michael Lyons, Loïc association with bespoke yacht brokers Y.CO, saw many thrilling
Deman, Steve Hartley, Andy Wolfe and Martin Stretton all capable races – some even bordered on the chaotic! The entertainment
of wins in the post-78 championship while Max Smith-Hilliard, Greg invariably provided certainly kept spectators on the edge of their
Thornton, Jason Wright and Jamie Constable were in contention for seats, as class fights were often rivalling for attention with the battles
pre-78 class honours. Meanwhile, Nick Padmore switched back for the overall lead.
and forth between the two classes – and took wins in both.
Amidst all this, reigning champions Keith Ahlers and Billy Bellinger
In the end, Michael Lyons was the dominant post-78 driver, defended their crown successfully, taking their Cooper Monaco
doubling up on his 2016 pre-78 title by putting the championship King Cobra to five wins in the Hulme class. Graham Wilson was
for newer cars beyond doubt with one round still to go. In all, Lyons their closest rival, usually sharing a Bonnier-class Chevron B8 with
took seven class wins (which included six overall wins) and eight David Pittard but switching to Andy Wolfe’s Hulme-class Lola T70
fastest laps. The pre-78 title battle was hotly contested between Spyder at Estoril. With four Bonnier class wins, though, Wilson
Smith-Hilliard and Thornton while Padmore reigned in the category came close. Jason Wright – as omnipresent in the championship as
in the latter stages of the championship. Smith-Hilliard won through the title winners and the runner-up – came third in the championship
by taking five class wins to Thornton’s two. by taking two class wins in his Lola T70 Mk3B.
In Historic Formula One and Historic Sports Cars, we also have a We are looking forward to more epic battles in the 2018
new Championship to introduce which is for the ‘Grand Master championship, with two podiums at the end as well as two
Trophy’ and is eligible for those drivers that are 60 or over on the Championships to look forward to, doubling your opportunities to
1st January 2018. We hope this will send a clear message that taste the bubbly. There is also the Grand Master Trophy up for grabs
Masters is for everyone with both young and old welcome. The new which is eligible for those drivers that are 60 or over on the 1st
trophy is a way of recognising the years of support and enthusiasm January 2018. We especially revel in the arrival of a classic
the senior drivers have given to Masters and our sport as a whole. sportscar track in the shape of Most in the Czech Republic, which
will be a new challenge to virtually all of you.
The 2018 calendar will see visit to classic Formula One tracks such
as Imola and Dijon, so we hope that you are up for reviving the
days of Nelson Piquet and Alan Jones charging through Tamburello,
or Gilles Villeneuve and René Arnoux famously fighting it out
through the sweeps of the Burgundy track…
Masters USA
In 2017 Masters USA continued to raise the profile of Historic Formula One across the Atlantic with an exciting schedule in its fourth season.
European cars again joined in the fun as more than 30 different cars ventured to races from California to Mexico via Canada as we
supported three Formula One race.
In 2018 we start the season in Oregon at the Portland International Raceway – a new venue for Masters drivers to try out. We are delighted
to be heading back to the delights of the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca for two back-to-back weekends at the end of August for the the Pre-
Reunion and Rolex Monterery Motorsports Reunion.
Race winners in 2017 came from 3 different continents and they will all be hoping to repeat their successes again this year. But the word is
spreading and this year we have even more global competitors signing up, more flags to wave and maybe a few different anthems to sing!
04 05
Gentlemen Drivers Pre-66 Touring Cars
The Gentlemen Drivers series was once again supported by Stena 2017 showed that it doesn’t need a big American V8 to be a
Line in a partnership that kicked off in 2016. Our long-distance winner in the Masters Pre-66 Touring Cars, as Mini driver Jonathan
championship for pre-66 GT cars saw Cobras, Ferraris, Bizzarrinis Lewis stitched up the title with three class wins out of five races. A
and E-Types battle for overall honours but the title was fought over solo class win by Lewis at Spa meant that René de Vries missed out
in the smaller classes. on being co-winner with his team mate but the Dutchman still ended
up second in the championship. Speaking of the Dutch – the
Triple champions Keith Ahlers and Billy Bellinger were again among championship also welcomed the influx of many exciting cars from
the favourites in their Morgan SLR – and they indeed blitzed their the Dutch Historic Touring Car & GT Championship, at Barcelona
C2 class in all Gentlemen Drivers rounds of the series. However, as well as Zandvoort.
the two faced stern opposition from Graham Wilson and David
Pittard’s Lotus Elan 26R which also entered all three Masters Three The V8-engined cars were not to be outdone though. Henry Mann,
Hours events and won two of them – even taking outright victory in in his Mustang, showed what he could do by winning both rounds
the season-closing round at Estoril. This sealed the pair as the overall in which he competed – Brands Hatch as well as the MG Live round
Gentlemen Drivers winners, with a sizeable margin on runner-up at Silverstone – while Chris Beighton (Mustang) and Julian Thomas
Andrew Haddon, who usually shared with Mark Martin in their Elan (Falcon) each took class wins at Barcelona and Zandvoort
but raced his own Cobra to take six more points at Silverstone. respectively.
In 2018, we will surely see bumper Gentlemen Drivers grids again Several wonderful new entries entered the fray in 2017, and we
at our traditional run of mid-season events at Brands, Silverstone, hope the trend continues in 2018. Brands Hatch, Zandvoort and
Nürburgring, Zandvoort and Spa providing action-packed racing! Spa – true drivers’ circuits all – will again be on the menu while we
add some spicy new ingredients in the form of Imola and Most. You
will want to be there!
Masters Endurance Legends
This year, a terrific 20-car ‘pilot’ race at Spa set the scene for a thrilling new addition to the Masters Historic Racing portfolio. In 2018, the
inaugural Masters Endurance Legends championship will see Le Mans and ALMS prototype and GT cars from 1995 to 2012 go head-to-
head on some of the classic endurance tracks in the world – Imola, Silverstone, the Nürburgring, Spa.
The new championship will be a racing home to many cars still in existence, ranging from LMP1/LMP900/SR1 and LMP2/LMP675/SR2 to
GT1 and GT2. With three main periods (1995-1999, 2000-2005, 2006-2012) and separate prototype and GT classes, there will be ample
opportunity to race for awards while you also will treat the enthusiastic crowds at the best historic meetings in Europe to a type of nostalgia
that harks back to a slightly less distant past.
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APRIL 20 – 22
MOTOR LEGEND FESTIVAL
IMOLA, ITALY
EVENT RACES
We can’t wait to start our season at a new venue in 2018 and what FIA Masters Historic Formula One (2 x 25 mins)
a venue it is! The former home of the San Marino Grand Prix and FIA Masters Historic Sports Car (60 mins)
the home circuit of Ferrari, Imola is an emotive circuit that has been Masters Endurance Legends (2 x 40 mins)
on our ‘wish-list’ of venues to race at for a long time so it’s exciting Gentlemen Drivers (90 mins)
to kick off the 2018 season there! Masters Pre-66 Touring Cars (60 mins)
The 4.9km FIA Grade 1 hallowed turf of Imola will play host to this The Masters Drivers Club will make the road trip south having had
inaugural event in April and Masters grids will be at its core! The a winter overhaul, and will be in the Paddock serving up some great
FIA Championships will get their points tallies off to a flying start local food and beverages too! We also plan to kick off the season
here and it will be the first sighting for the Masters Endurance with a social party Italian-style – watch this space for details…
Legends on a circuit that is sure to suit these later cars! The
Gentlemen Drivers and Masters Pre-66 Touring cars will also take Bologna Airport is just a short drive away and we have some great
centre stage and will be joined by visitors from the NKHTGT and local hotel options for you to take advantage of too! Italy in April –
Alfa Romeos from the Scuderia del Portello series too. what’s not to love?
IMOLA
ROUGH GUIDE
LOCATION: IMOLA, EMILIA-ROMAGNA, ITALY
NEAREST AIRPORT: BOLOGNA (40 KM) PIAZZA
BEER AND MATTEOTTI
CHOCOLATE IMOLA
TOUR
BRUSSELS
2 HRS
The town of Imola marks the beginning of the Romagna part HOT AIR
BALLOON FLIGHT
of the region, land of hospitality and ingenuity, where the OVER
local cuisine reflects the open and friendly character of its EMILIA-ROMAGNA
LES THERMAE
people and the concept of sitting down at the table with BATTLE OF DE SPA
friends, drinking and eating well is an absolute necessity! WATERLOO SPA
WATERLOO ROCCA 10 MINS
2 HRS SFORZESCA
IMOLA
HOTEL INFORMATION
We have a large number of hotel rooms held by the Imola
Hotel Association.We will send you a list of available
hotels and booking details upon request.
MONTAGNE
DE BUERNE
BUERNE
1 HR
06 07
MAY 26 – 27
MASTERS HISTORIC FESTIVAL
BRANDS HATCH GP CIRCUIT, UK
EVENT RACES
The Masters Historic Festival at Brands Hatch, embarking on its 12th FIA Masters Historic Formula One (2 x 25 mins)
year, is our flagship UK event and allows us to showcase all our FIA Masters Historic Sports Car (60 mins)
Masters grids to an admiring public during a busy 2-day weekend Masters Endurance Legends (2 x 40 mins)
format. Gentlemen Drivers (90 mins)
Masters Pre-66 Touring Cars (60 mins)
The Brands Hatch GP circuit presents a technical and fast challenge
and is one of the few circuits on our schedule that retains its original The Masters Drivers’ Club will be a welcoming base and a
layout. As always, the event will host the 2nd rounds of the FIA sociable atmosphere in the Outer Paddock for the weekend. Come
Masters Historic Formula One and FIA Masters Historic Sports Car rain or shine, it’s a great place to sit and catch up with friends as
Championships as well as being the first chance to see the new well as being the venue for the annual free Drivers Party on the
Masters Endurance Legends series in action in the UK. Gentlemen Saturday night!
Drivers and Masters Pre-66 Touring cars will also be out in force,
ably supported by grids from HSCC Historic Formula 2 and Dutch As weekends go, this one is jam-packed with speed, noise and
Youngtimer series. exciting racing – all in easy reach of London! Don’t miss it!
BRANDS HATCH
ROUGH GUIDE
LOCATION: DARTFORD, 50 MINUTES FROM CENTRAL LONDON
NEAREST AIRPORT: LONDON HEATHROW (55 MILES),
LONDON GATWICK (33 MILES), LONDON STANSTED (53 MILES) BLUEWATER
GREENHITHE
20 MINS
RECOMMENDED HOTEL
Mercure Dartford Brands Hatch Hotel
Brands Hatch, Farningham, Kent DA3 8PE
Preferential Rates of;
THE KING IS BACK
£115 (inc VAT) per night inc B&B for Single Occupancy O2 ARENA
GRAND MEDIEVAL
£125 (inc VAT) per night inc B&B for Double Occupancy ELVIS TRIBUTE
JOUSTING
Quote MASTERS2018 when booking.
(26TH MAY)
LEEDS CASTLE
25 MINS
Email Stephanie on HA0I7-RE@accor.com
Brands Hatch sits close to the M25 which makes
venturing into the bustling city of London for dinner
or the theatre an easy option. But don’t miss out on
exploring the charms of the Kent countryside!
mastershistoricracing.com
08 09
JUNE 22 – 24
MOST HISTORIC FESTIVAL
AUTODROM MOST, CZECH
REPUBLIC
EVENT RACES
Autodrom Most is a new venue for Masters in 2018 as we venture FIA Masters Historic Formula One Cars (2 x 25 mins)
back to the Czech Republic! The FIA Grade 2, 4.2km circuit has a FIA Masters Historic Sports Cars (60 mins)
strategic position in Central Europe thanks to its accessibility from Gentlemen Drivers (90 mins)
Germany and Austria as well as Poland. The town has a history of Masters Pre-66 Touring cars (60 mins)
motor racing and the Most Historic Festival is sure to pull in a
receptive crowd! The first car race at Most took place in 1953 with The Most Historic Festival will host 4 of the Masters grids; FIA
the current circuit being built between 1978 and 1983. Masters Historic Formula One, FIA Masters Historic Sports Cars,
Gentlemen Drivers & Pre-66 Touring cars. We will also be joined
To tempt you to try out this new-to-Masters track we have free hotel by two other FIA International Series.
rooms on offer per entry as an extra incentive! Speak to Sam or
Steph in the office who will explain how it will work but each entry Take the chance to add a night or two
will get a free hotel room for 3-nights. Our friends at HGPCA and either side of the event to explore the
FREE HOTEL
Formula Junior raced here in 2017 and came back with great beautiful city of Prague – which is just a ROOMS PER
reports. 90 minute drive away. ENTRY
INCLUDED
AUTODROM MOST
ROUGH GUIDE
LOCATION: MOST, CZECH REPUBLIC
NEAREST AIRPORT: PRAGUE (90KM) AND
DRESDEN (110KM)
Most is the capital city of the Most District, situated between
the Central Bohemian Uplands and the Ore Mountains,
STATE CHATEAU
approximately 77km northwest of Prague and nestled along JEZEŘÍ BOAT TRIP
MOST CHARLES BRIDGE
the Bílina River. PRAGUE
90 MINS
Hotels: Each competitor gets one free hotel room for 3
nights per entry. Extra rooms are available upon request.
Hotel details and options will be sent to you once your race OLD TOWN
entry for this event is submitted. SQUARE
PRAGUE
90 MINS
mastershistoricracing.comJUNE 22 – 24
FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIx DE
FRANCE (SUPPORT RACE)
LE CASTELLET, FRANCE
EVENT RACES
We are thrilled that our first Formula 1 support race of 2018 will Masters Endurance Legends (4 x 25min)
allow us to take our newest Masters grid to a wonderful new venue
for Masters.
Staging a race meeting at the stunning Paul Ricard circuit has been The 5.8kms Paul Ricard circuit will be very familiar with many of
at the top of the Masters list for quite some time and that, combined the Masters Endurance Legends cars as the track has been a regular
with the chance for the Masters Endurance Legends to be part of the venue for the ELMS and ISRS calendars over the last few years! The
razzmatazz that comes with the re-launch of the Formula 1 Grand famous Mistral straight at 1.8kms long will allow the cars to fully
Prix de France, was just too good an opportunity to miss! stretch their legs and should suit the prototype cars down to the
ground!
The Formula 1 Grand Prix de France has been missing from the F1
schedule for the last ten-years and it was last at Paul Ricard back in A weekend of racing on the Formula 1 schedule and a chance to
1991. This purpose-built high-speed circuit is set to be the perfect enjoy the gastronomic treats amongst the stunning rolling and
venue for the Masters Endurance Legends to get their first mountainous countryside that the Provence region of France has to
opportunity to be a support race at the modern Formula 1 spectacle offer is surely going to tick a number of boxes. Places on the grid
in the series’ first full season! are likely to be in high demand!
The village of Le Castellet is
LE CASTELLET one of the Var region's top
ROUGH GUIDE tourist attractions. This
superb little medieval
LOCATION: LE CASTELLET, 48KMS FROM MARSEILLE
village, perched on the top
NEAREST AIRPORT: MARSEILLE PROVENCE AIRPORT (66KMS)
of a hill, will enchant you
with its picturesque
Provencal setting.
RECOMMENDED HOTEL
Holiday Inn Express Toulon Sainte-Musse
Rue Nicolas Appert, Quartier Sainte-Musse,
83100 Toulon
Preferential Rates of; HELI LUNCH
AIRPORT LE
€210 for Single Occupancy + city tax* CASTELLET
€220 for Double Occupancy + city tax*
(guaranteed until February 28th, 2018) SAILING TRIP
FRENCH RIVERA
*including breakfast BANDOL WINE ST RAPHAEL
Quote MASTERS HISTORIC RACING when booking.
TOURS 25 MINS
BANDOL
To book, please call +33 44 22 14 10 71 or email
hotel@hiextoulon.com.
10 11JULY 06 – 08
FORMULA 1 ROLEx BRITISH
GRAND PRIx (SUPPORT RACE)
SILVERSTONE, UK
EVENT RACES
To celebrate the 70th Anniversary of Silverstone, we are delighted Masters Historic Formula One (4 x 25 mins)
to be offering our Historic Formula One drivers the opportunity of
putting on two Support Races to the Formula 1 Rolex British Grand
Prix. The British Grand Prix is the oldest race on the Formula 1 Unlike the last time the Historic Formula One cars raced at the British
calendar and, as the spiritual home of GP racing, we are sure that GP in 2012, we have been promised a fully functioning paddock
the Historic Formula One cars will offer the huge and enthusiastic by Copse Corner which will be open to the public to come and
crowd a spectacle that will put a big smile on their faces with its admire the cars.
myriad of shapes, colours and let’s not forget the fabulous sound!
The support races will not be part of the FIA Championship for We have a limited number of
2018 and will offer drivers four 25 minute on-track sessions to pit spaces on the grid to fill so
their wits against the times of their modern counterparts! As well as make sure you get your entry
the competitive on-track element of the weekend, there is always a in for this very special
full programme of music and entertainment to enjoy too as part of opportunity ASAP!
the GP weekend celebrations!
SILVERSTONE
ROUGH GUIDE
LOCATION: TOWCESTER, NORTHANTS
80 MILES FROM LONDON, UK
NEAREST AIRPORT: BIRMINGHAM (54 MILES), LUTON
(49 MILES), LONDON HEATHROW (67 MILES)
KENILWORTH
CASTLE
KENILWORTH
With easy access to the M1 and the 30 MINS
M40 Silverstone is in the middle of
some exciting adventures with a bit of BOX END PARK
history thrown in for good measure! BLENHEIM WAKEBOARDING
PALACE CABLE SKI AND
WOODSTOCK AQUA PARK
1 HOUR 40 MINS
mastershistoricracing.comJULY 20 – 22
SILVERSTONE CLASSIC
SILVERSTONE, UK
EVENT RACES
Europe’s biggest historic racing event is the Silverstone Classic! It is FIA Masters Historic Formula One (2 x 20 mins)
always a hectic weekend of great racing, busy paddocks with a bit FIA Masters Historic Sports Car (50 mins)
of celebrity spotting thrown in for good measure. Masters Endurance Legends (2 x 30 mins)
Gentlemen Drivers aka the International Trophy (50 mins)
The International Paddock will be buzzing this year with Masters Masters Pre-66 Touring Cars aka the Transatlantic Touring Car Trophy
cars and drivers as we are delighted to be taking all 5 of our grids (45 mins)
to the Classic! The Masters Endurance Legends are sure to go down
a storm as the feature ‘into-the-dusk’ race on the Saturday evening. entertainment to be found across the circuit to keep you entertained,
The Masters Pre-66 Touring cars are also back with a 45-minute the VIP Drivers Club will be in situ in the International Paddock as
race on the Sunday at the home of the British Grand Prix. a focal point for meeting friends and a place to enjoy our hospitality
over this exciting weekend.
The FIA Masters Historic Formula One races always put on a great
show at Silverstone, as does the FIA Masters Historic Sports Car Every season, the grids for Silverstone are always oversubscribed
Championship which reliably fields a bumper grid! With plenty of – so get your name on a place early!
SILVERSTONE
ROUGH GUIDE
LOCATION: TOWCESTER, NORTHANTS
80 MILES FROM LONDON, UK
NEAREST AIRPORT: BIRMINGHAM (54 MILES),
LUTON (49 MILES), LONDON HEATHROW (67 MILES)
WARWICK
CASTLE
WARWICK
With easy access to the M1 and the 1 HR
M40 Silverstone is in the middle of
some exciting adventures with a bit of
SHAKESPEARE BLETCHLEY PARK
history thrown in for good measure! WWII CODE
STRATFORD-
UPON-AVON BREAKERS
45 MINS MILTON KEYNES
30 MINS
BICESTER
VILLAGE
BICESTER
30 MINS
12 13JULY 26 – 29
PORTLAND VINTAGE RACING
FESTIVAL
PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL
RACEWAY
EVENT RACES
The SVRA-run Portland Vintage Racing Festival is another new venue Masters USA – 4 x 25 mins (TBC)
and event for Masters in 2018. The stunning Oregon countryside
is sure to be a great backdrop to a new weekend on our schedule.
Portland International Raceway is situated in North Portland with
easy access to hotels, micro-breweries, restaurants and shops. The
flat yet challenging, 12-turn, 1.967 mile track offers a unique
driving opportunity. Built on the former location of Vanport, Oregon,
which was destroyed in 1948, in 1960, the Portland Jaycees saw
that the abandoned roads of Vanport had the potential to become
a road race course and in 1961 the first Rose Cup auto race was
held. The track has hosted Champ Car, IMSA, NASCAR and more.
The Portland Vintage Racing Festival showcases cars from some of
the most historically significant race series in the US and we are
delighted that the Masters USA cars will feature in the stellar line up!
PORTLAND
ROUGH GUIDE
LOCATION: PORTLAND, OREGON
NEAREST AIRPORT: PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (9 MILES), PORTLAND
SATURDAY
SEATTLE (160 MILES) MARKET
PORTLAND
OLD TOWN
RECOMMENDED HOTEL
Courtyard Portland North
1231 North Anchor Way Portland, Oregon 97217
COLUMBIA
RIVER GORGE
Preferential Rates of; WATERFALLS
$181 per room + taxes* (guaranteed until June 25th, 2018) 1HR 20 MINS
*including breakfast, Free WIFI and Fitness Centre
Ask for MASTERS HISTORIC RACING Group rate when booking.
To book, please call +1 503.735.1818 or book online via Masters
Portland, Oregon’s largest city,
WASHINGTON sits on the Columbia and Willamette
PARK
event website! PORTLAND rivers, in the shadow of snow-
30 MINS
capped Mount Hood. It’s known for
its parks, bridges and bicycle paths,
as well as for its eco-friendliness, its
microbreweries and coffeehouses.
mastershistoricracing.comAUGUST 10 – 12
OLDTIMER GRAND PRIx
NÜRBURGRING
EVENT RACES
The Oldtimer Grand Prix is a must do event on the European FIA Masters Historic Formula One (2 x 25 mins)
calendar with full grids and a loyal following as Masters Regulars FIA Masters Historic Sports Car (60 mins)
join local talent at this most famous of Grand Prix circuits. The Gentlemen Drivers (65 mins)
Oldtimer GP, the longest-running historic festival, brims with on track Masters Endurance legends (2 x 40 mins)
character, a fun social scene and well-organised paddock display.
The FIA Masters Historic Formula One Championship is always an We don’t need to remind you of the delights of the local hostelry
exciting mainstay of the Oldtimer, providing great racing on the establishments so why not continue to write this into your schedule
challenging Nürburgring GP circuit. The FIA Masters Historic Sports in 2018!
Car grid offers rarely seen one-off sports car marques from across
Europe and will be complimented by a grid for Masters Endurance
Legends who will thrill the local crowds excited to see their return
to this iconic circuit. You also shouldn’t under estimate the draw of
the well-supported Gentlemen Drivers grid that will complete the
Masters line up during the weekend.
NÜRBURGRING
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LOCATION: NÜRBURG, 70KM SOUTH OF COLOGNE,
120KM NORTH WEST OF FRANKFURT
NEAREST AIRPORT: COLOGNE-BONN (79KMS), FRANKFURT CABLE CAR
(165KMS), DÜSSELDORF (152KMS), LUXEMBOURG (123KMS) KOBLENZ
50 MINS
If you seek a break from the bustle of
Nürburgring you can head out to the Upper
WINE TASTING
Middle Rhine Valley, a cultural landscape that has MIDDLE RHINE
VALLEY
been included on the UNESCO World Heritage 1 HR
list since 2002.
BURG ELTZ
ELZBACH
VALLEY
45 MINS
14 15AUGUST 18 – 19 and 23 – 26
MONTEREY PRE-REUNION
& ROLEx MONTEREY
MOTORSPORTS REUNION
MAZDA RACEWAY
LAGUNA SECA, USA
EVENT RACES
Having wowed the crowds and the organisers for this prestigious Masters USA (TBC)
event back in 2016, Masters USA will again be back at one of
North America’s biggest and best historic events which includes the and one that everyone with a passion for the sport wants to race at.
Pebble Beach Concours, Quail Lodge and a party atmosphere This year, Masters USA drivers take to the track once more and put
throughout the bay area and Carmel Valley. For 2018, we will be Formula One machinery onto one of America’s best and most
there for both events that form part of the Monterey Classic Car challenging circuits.
week; The Monterey Pre-Reunion and Rolex Monterey Motorsports
Reunion. Both events showcase historic motor sport at a circuit that Away from the circuit the atmosphere in and around Monterey will
combines its past with a modern present! We figured that if you are delight all motorsport enthusiasts and the Californian coastline offers
in California for a week, you may as well stay just a little bit longer the chance to get away from it all between events!
too!
We are delighted to be putting these two events on our schedule
With its famous Corkscrew section being one of the iconic elements for mid-August and to be part of the Rolex Monterey Motorsports
of the circuit, Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca is steeped in history events once again! We hope that you will be on the grid as we
continue to make history!
MAZDA RACEWAY LAGUNA SECA
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LOCATION: MONTEREY CALIFORNIA, USA
NEAREST AIRPORT: MONTEREY, SAN JOSE (75MILES), MONTEREY
SAN FRANCISCO (110MILES) WHALE
WATCHING
MONTEREY
Enjoy some of the best coastline California has to offer and
explore the small streets of Carmel lined with great
BIXBY BRIDGE
restaurants, wine tasting and unique shopping boutiques. PACIFIC COAST
HIGHWAY
40 MINS
HOTEL INFORMATION
We are awaiting confirmation of the hotels available for
this event from the circuit and Hotels for Hope.
17 MILE DRIVE
PEBBLE BEACH THRU
PACIFIC GROVE
MONTEREY
PENINSULA
1 HR
mastershistoricracing.comAUGUST 31 – SEPTEMBER 02
HISTORIC GRAND PRIx
ZANDVOORT
EVENT RACES
Now a firm staple in the historic calendar, the Historic Grand Prix FIA Masters Historic Formula One (2 x 25 mins)
at Zandvoort attracts drivers and cars from far and wide with its FIA Masters Historic Sports Car (60 mins)
combination of sea air and a relaxed party feel! With the local town Gentlemen Drivers (90 mins)
of Zandvoort and its long sandy beach just a stones-throw away Pre-66 Touring Cars (60 mins)
from the circuit, the former home of the Dutch Grand Prix is one of
our most popular historic events. the Hook of Holland is just over 90 minutes away making this event
very accessible to all of mainland Europe and beyond!
As normal, we will be running the four main Masters grids here this
year through a busy 3-day timetable celebrating a circuit that harps As the posters say “The Boys Are Back In Town” – make sure you
back to the halcyon days of Formula 1! As in 2017, the Gentlemen come and join in the fun!
Drivers and Masters Pre-66 Touring cars grids will be joined by a
healthy Dutch contingent in the form of the NKHTGT series.
Enjoy the VIP drivers party on the Friday night, the parade into the
town on Saturday night as well as the large selection of restaurants
overlooking the beach! Schiphol airport is just 40 mins by car and
ZANDVOORT
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LOCATION: ZANDVOORT, NORTH HOLLAND
NEAREST AIRPORT: SCHIPHOL (30KMS) EDAM CHEESE
MARKET
EDAM
RECOMMENDED HOTEL 1 HR
NH Hotel Zandvoort
Burgemeester van Alphenstraat 63, 2041 KG, Zandvoort, Holland
CANAL CRUISE
Preferential Rates of; AMSTERDAM
€249 per night for a single room (including breakfast) 30 MINS
€15.90 per night supplement for double occupancy (including breakfast)
€269 per night for a single room with a sea view (including breakfast)
€15.90 per night supplement for double occupancy (including breakfast) SCHEVENINGEN
Telephone 0031 (0) 252 378446 or Email m.knebel@nh-hotels.com
PIER
THE HAGUE
20 MINS
Sea, sand, great food and a party atmosphere are all included in this Dutch
package. Even with plenty to do around the circuit you can squeeze in a
trip to local sights in Amsterdam or The Hague.
16 17SEPTEMBER 14 – 16
SPA SIx HOURS
SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS
BELGIUM
EVENT RACES
We make our traditional visit to the Spa Six Hours event in late FIA Masters Historic Formula One (2 x 25 mins)
summer, which last year launched the inaugural Masters Endurance FIA Masters Historic Sports Car (60 mins)
Legends race. All five Masters grids will be on track and what better Gentlemen Drivers (90 mins)
location than the stunning 7.0kms of the Spa-Francorchamps circuit, Pre-66 Touring Cars (60 mins)
set in a spectacular area of the Ardennes forests, surrounded by Masters Endurance Legends (2 x 40 mins)
excellent restaurants and only an arms reach from wonderful beer!
This event is not to be missed. while the challenging headline Spa 6 hours race on Saturday
delivers additional track time.
The FIA Masters Historic Formula One Championship and the FIA
Masters Historic Sports Car Championship reflect modern If you get a chance to take a breath, the Masters Drivers’ Club will
equivalent events and with the added excitement of the more look after you in the paddock to add to the atmosphere of one of
modern era Masters Endurance Legends cars returning to Spa the the best weekends of historic racing around.
event is sure to make headlines. Don’t miss the Masters Pre-66
Touring car grid, which is always an eclectic mix of classes with Spa is easily accessible by road and air and with one of the world’s
trophies to reward the nimble and Neanderthal alike! The best tracks at the other end, it is a journey that you just have to
Gentlemen Drivers Pre-66 GT grid also provides exhilarating racing, make again and again!
SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS Why not try a visit to Liege on your Belgian tour
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this year? A worthwhile detour as you also enjoy
the Ardenne countryside, frothy beer and frites!
LOCATION: FRANCORCHAMPS, 150KMS FROM BRUSSELS
NEAREST AIRPORT: BRUSSELS (140KMS), LIEGE (60KMS)
RECOMMENDED HOTELS
The Raddison Blu Palace LA BOVERIE
LIEGE
Place Royale 39, B-4900 Spa, Belgium 1 HRS
Preferential Rates of;
€245 per single standard room* €265 per twin/double standard room*
€285 per single superior room* €305 per twin/double superior room* LES THERMAE
DE SPA
*inclusive of breakfast, parking, VAT, city tax & access to the Balmoral Wellness Center. SPA
Quote MASTERS HISTORIC RACING when booking.
10 MINS
To book, please email info.spa@radissonblu.com or call 0032 87 792141
ST PIETERSBURG
CAVES
MAASTRICT
40 MINS
mastershistoricracing.comOCTOBER 05 – 07
CSRG CHARITY CHALLENGE
SONOMA RACEWAY, USA
EVENT RACES
Racing in wine country…..the perfect finale for Masters USA will Masters USA (4 x 25 mins)
be at the CSRG Charity Challenge in California. This top-rated 2.5
mile 12 turn road course is located about a half hour from San easy access to downtown San Francisco too, this is an event to
Francisco and provides plentiful lodging and amazing restaurants include on your 2018 racing calendar.
in the heart of wine country. This event is hosted by San Francisco
Bay Area's Classic Sports Racing Group, one of the oldest historic Don’t miss the great atmosphere, a superb circuit and large crowds
racing organizations in America, and proceeds are donated to to create a memorable racing finale in North America.
Speedway Children's Charities of Sonoma.
This circuit is noted for turns two and three, which are negative
camber turns making Sonoma Raceway a challenging and technical
circuit which reguarly hosts NASCAR, Indy Car, drift racing, club
events and NHRA on their drag strip. Coupled with a relaxed
paddock atmosphere offering plenty of space for everyone and
SONOMA Sonoma is an historic city in
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northern California at the heart of
the renowned Sonoma Valley
winemaking region. It's known for
LOCATION: SONOMA, CALIFORNIA
its art galleries and the colonial-era
NEAREST AIRPORT: SAN FRANCISCO
PETALUMA Sonoma Plaza and don’t miss a
VILLAGE visit to Petaluma that radiates small-
RECOMMENDED HOTEL OUTLET MALL
Best Western Plus Novato Oaks Inn PETALUMA town charm.
20 MINS
215 Alameda del Prado, Novato, CA 94949
Preferential Rates of;
WINE TASTING
$229 per room + taxes* (guaranteed until Sept 3rd, 2018) SONOMA
*including breakfast, Free WIFI, Pool and Fitness Centre VALLEY
Ask for MASTERS HISTORIC RACING Group block when booking.
To book, please call +1 415.883.4400 or +1 800.625.7466 or book
online at https://www.bestwestern.com/en_US/book/hotel-
rooms.05548.html?groupId=V94GY9I9
18 19OCTOBER 12 – 14
DIJON MOTORS CUP
DIJON-PRENOIS, FRANCE
EVENT RACES
The return of Masters to a newly-renovated Dijon-Prenois circuit will FIA Masters Historic Formula One (2 x 25 mins)
finish off the 2018 season at another historic venue that lends itself FIA Masters Historic Sports Car (60 mins)
to our type of racing. Think Dijon and you think of the fabled Masters Endurance Legends (2 x 40 mins)
Villeneuve/Arnoux battle in the 1979 French GP, but the circuit is Gentlemen Drivers (90 mins)
still as busy as ever and located in a great area of France to Masters Pre-66 Touring Cars (60 mins)
celebrate the 2018 race season.
The Dijon circuit is fast, undulating and challenging and just a short
drive outside of the wonderful Bourgogne town of Dijon which is
home to plenty of establishments serving good food and fine wine!
A Masters season would not be complete without a trip to France
and entries are sure to be strong! Make sure that you don’t miss out
on a great end to the season at a fabulous circuit in a beautiful part
of France. Our season’s champions will be crowned in style!
DIJON
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LOCATION: PRENOIS, NEAR DIJON, BURGUNDY
NEAREST AIRPORT: DOLE-JURA (69KMS); LYON-SAINT CANOE
KAYAK
EXUPERY (235KMS); GENEVA (211KMS) COTE DE NUITS
KIR LAKE
WINE TOUR
BURGUNDY
RECOMMENDED HOTEL
Holiday Inn Toison d’Or
1 Place Marie de Bourgogne, 21000, Dijon, France PALACE OF
DUKES
Preferential Rates of; DIJON
€110 per night Single Occupancy (Breakfast and Tax included)
€130 per night Double/Twin Occupancy (Breakfast and Tax included)
Quote MASTERS2018 when booking. Valid until 1st July with free cancellation.
Partial cancellation free of charge until 48 hours prior to arrival.
E: holidayinn.reservation@dijonhotels.fr Dijon is the capital city of the historical Burgundy region in
eastern France, one of the country’s principal wine-producing
areas. It’s known for its vineyard tours, autumn gastronomic
fair and building styles ranging from Gothic to art deco.
mastershistoricracing.comNOVEMBER 16 – 18
SOUND OF ENGINE
SUZUKA, JAPAN
EVENT RACES
After a taster event in November 2017 where Masters supplied 13 Masters USA (4 x 25 mins)
Historic Formula One cars for a demonstration at the Richard Mille
Sound of Engine event, the organisers at Suzuka were so happy
with the cars and the display they provided we have been invited who are supporting the event. We have a generous Driver Incentive
back this year! As an added bonus, this November we have been package on offer to offer those wishing to enter as part of their
asked to go one better and provide a double-header of Masters entry:
races in front of the wildly-enthusiastic Japanese crowd.
• Free of charge return sea freight for each race car.
The Hugenholtz designed 5.8km Suzuka GP circuit proved to be a • Three Air Tickets voucher per car up to a maximum value of
huge hit with the drivers last year, its technical twists and figure-of- £1000 per ticket.
eight layout seeming to suit the Historic Formula One cars perfectly! • Full Hospitality package available at the circuit
With Suzuka celebrating its 30th Anniversary of Formula One in So, what better way to finish your 2018 race season in style at one
2018, we are thrilled to be working alongside the Suzuka Circuit, of the best F1 circuits on the modern schedule!
SUZUKA
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LOCATION: SUZUKA CIRCUIT, MIE PREFECTURE, JAPAN
NEAREST AIRPORT: NAGOYA (50 MILES), OSAKA (85 MILES),
TOYKO HANEDA (238 MILES), TOYKO NARITA (281 MILES) JAPANESE
TEA CEREMONY
KYOTO
The famous Suzuka Circuit, owned by the Honda Motor
SUSHI
Company, is located in the northern Mie Prefecture. MAKING
EXPERIENCE
Suzuka is blessed with a beautiful natural environment, NAGOYA
surrounded by the Ise Bay to the east and the Suzuka
Mountains to the west. The city has a rich historical and
YUNOYAMA
cultural heritage that gives distinctive colour to the town HOT SPRING
QUASI NATIONAL
and people's lives today. PARK
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2018 GLOBAL RACE SCHEDULE
APRIL 20 – 22 MAY 26 – 27 JUNE 22 – 24
01 IMOLA, ITALY 02 BRANDS HATCH GP CIRCUIT, UK 03 AUTODROM MOST, CZECH REPUBLIC
MOTOR LEGEND FESTIVAL MASTERS HISTORIC FESTIVAL MOST HISTORIC FESTIVAL
JUNE 22 – 24 JULY 06 – 08 JULY 20 – 22
04 LE CASTELLET, FRANCE 05 SILVERSTONE, UK 06 SILVERSTONE, UK
FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE GP* FORMULA 1 ROLEX BRITISH GRAND PRIX* SILVERSTONE CLASSIC
JULY 26 – 29 AUGUST 10 – 12 AUGUST 18 – 19 & 23 – 26
07 PORTLAND VINTAGE RACING FESTIVAL 08 NÜRBURGRING, GERMANY 09 MAZDA RACEWAY LAGUNA SECA, USA
PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY OLDTIMER GRAND PRIX MONTEREY PRE-UNION &
ROLEX MONTEREY MOTORSPORT REUNION
AUGUST 18 – SEPTEMBER 02 SEPTEMBER 14 – 16 OCTOBER 05 – 07
10 ZANDVOORT, HOLLAND 11 SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, BELGIUM 12 SONOMA RACEWAY, USA
HISTORIC GRAND PRIX SPA SIX HOURS CSRG CHARITY CHALLENGE
OCTOBER 12 – 14 NOVEMBER 16 – 18 CORRECT AT TIME OF GOING TO PRESS.
13 DIJON-PRENOIS, FRANCE 14 SUZUKA, JAPAN DATES AND VENUES MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
DIJON MOTORS CUP SOUND OF ENGINE * SUPPORT RACE
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