The 2014 running of Le Mans Classic was staged 4-6 July at the famed 38-turn, 8.469-mile Circuit de la Sarthe in Le Mans, France. The seventh edition of this biennial event took place in front of more than 110,000 faithful enthusiasts that came to admire the cars that have written the history of the Le Mans 24 Hours.
Le Mans Classic was created in 2002 by Peter Auto and the Automobile Club de l’Ouest to provide a retrospective for lovers of exceptional motor cars that raced in the legendary Le Mans 24 Hours.The first meeting was a big success and since then its renown has grown in leaps and bounds over the events held so far — it has become a must-attend for spectators and participants every two years. This year’s races saw a field of 450 entrants selected by Peter Auto to provide variety and historic consistency among the six grids of cars that follow one another on the track for the 24 hours.
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In addition to his ‘Behind the Scenes’ gallery, photographer Julien Mahiels also documented the on-track action at 2014 Le Mans Classic, offering the following stunning photo gallery that highlights the strong field of 450 entrants. We split up Julien’s pictures into two galleries. The first gallery starting below features our favorite images, all displayed in the full-width view of Sports Car Digest, while the second gallery 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.
Le Mans Classic 2014 – Featured Picture Gallery
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Le Mans Classic 2014 – Featured Picture Gallery Page Two
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Le Mans Classic 2014 – Main Picture Gallery (click image for larger picture and description)
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[Source: Peter Auto; photos: Julien Mahiels]
Beautiful pictures.
Great work Julien, especially the photographs of the MG K3 and the Riley TT in the downpour. I could almost read their minds, like ” I wish I had my full windscreen and rag top right now!”. Great coverage, thanks. Cheers from Sweden.
Wonderful cars, wonderful work!
Greetings from Brazil!
Some of these are in a class by themselves, and that’s saying something at Sports Car Digest!
Do you know which of the team cars the red one was? By the way I believe they were built in 1935.
Love the photos, keeps me motivated, will be racing in Georgia in three weeks , trying to finish up the car.