Pau Classic Grand Prix 2023, Endurance Pre-1966

A Lotus 23B negotiates Pont Oscar in Sunday's race.

 The Pre-66 Endurance racers provided a nice amount of variety and spectacle and also some close racing at the 2023 Pau Classic Grand Prix.  This post will give you some idea of the variety of cars racing around the famous Pau street circuit where an error often means a visit into the barriers.  There was a 45 minute race on both Saturday and Sunday with quite different podiums.

The first corner on the first lap in Saturday's race.  AC Cobra leads Lotus 7, Lotus Elan and a Crossle 7S.

Sunday's race and two Alfas lead a varied group.

This Lotus Seven driven by Florent Cazalot won Saturday's race and here overtakes the Cobra for the lead.

Damien Kohler was fast in the AC Cobra but his best result of the weekend was second on Saturday.

This Lotus Elan 26R was the most consistent car of the weekend and finished third on Saturday and won Sunday's race.  He he is fighting off the Lotus Seven.  The driver of the Lotus Elan was none other than well known Japanese Historic driver Katsu Kubota.

This Crossle 7S driven by the Reys finished second in Sunday's race.

This nicely turned on Ford Anglia (in Alan Mann colours) driven by Greg Carini finished third on Sunday.

This Alfa Romeo Ti Super was first in Category 3 on Saturday.

This Lotus Cortina won Category 4 on Saturday driven by Jérôme Quiot.

This Porsche 911 driven by Vincent Tourneur won Category 4 on Sunday.

This Sunbeam Tiger driven by Jéröme Servies won Category 5 on Saturday.

This Alfa Romeo GTA driven by Japanese drivers Fujita and Enami won Category 5 on Sunday.

This Marcos 1800 GT won Saturday's Category 6 driven by Personnaz and Julien.

Gibbons and Ando took Category 7 on Saturday in this Alfa Romeo Giulia GTA.

This Reliant Sabre of Adam Schlesinger won Category 8 on Saturday.

This Lotus Cortina won Category 8 on Sunday driven by Luis Sousa Ribeiro.

An Austin Mini Cooper S slides through Parc Beaumont driven by Adrien Harang.

Richard Hywel Evans in an Austin Healey 3000.

John Etherton asserts his copyright to all of the photos on this blogpost.  However, you may post the photos elsewhere on the web as long as you credit the photographer, John Etherton, and this blog post, Rouenlesafx@blogspot.com and provide a link to this page.

John Etherton affirme son droit d'auteur à l'ensemble des photos sur ce billet de blog. Cependant, vous pouvez poster des photos ailleurs sur le web à condition de créditer le photographe, John Etherton, et ce blog, Rouenlesafx@blogspot.com, et de fournir un lien vers cette page.

Preparation in the paddock for this Alfa Romeo Giulia SS.

A Jaguar E-Type in practice.  It didn't race.

Alfa Romeos race past the Pau scenery.

Lotus Eleven.