Andalusia will host between May 24 and 28, 2017 the Sotogrande Grand Prix, an international classic car rally in the image and likeness of the prestigious Salty Grand Prix which will bring together a hundred cars built between the 20s and the 60s.
It's about vehicles of the highest value and impeccable mechanics and will attract to the Andalusian community a significant number of European car collectors and high-net-worth tourists, those who move around this type of exclusive competitions.
Along with the Rally itself, the Sotogrande Grand Prix It includes the holding of four other exclusive events: an auction, a sample of the best cars in the world, a competition for modern vehicles (built from 1996) and an exhibition with the firsts of the main international brands.
Sotogrande Grand Prix: Rally and much more
La 'Sotogrande Sale', car auction vintage will be organized by the British firm Bonhams, one of the oldest and most important auction houses in the world.
The Elegance Contest 'Sotogrande Concours d'elegance' will showcase some of the best cars in the world, awarded under the meticulous criteria of the International Chief Judge Advisory Group, the worldwide organization that guarantees the authenticity of classic cars.
In addition to the vintage car rally, the 'Sotogrande GT Tour', a competition of modern and exclusive vehicles with a maximum age of 20 years, which will carry out tests of dexterity and speed.
Finally, the exhibition 'Sotogrande Top Marques', It is a spectacular display of new models and novelties from the main international brands, with La Marina and La Reserva de Sotogrande as a backdrop.
One hundred pata negra classics in Sotogrande
The Rally will gather around a hundred cars that will make the Seville-Sotogrande route, in three stages, the first, on May 25, 2017, from the Andalusian capital, departing from the Plaza de España, to Córdoba, where an exhibition of the vehicles is planned in a central avenue from the city, and the celebration of a gala for the participants and guests, at the Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos.
El Sotogrande Grand Prix is an Andalusian replica of one of the most prestigious and exclusive classic car rallies in Europe, the Zoute Grand Prix, which for seven years has been held annually in the coastal city of Knokke, in Belgium, gathering in its latest edition about 200.000 visitors.
Organizers they are the same, so, as it happened with 'Jarama Classic', we can wait a high-flying event.
* News prepared by press release