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june 16, 2017 - concours of elegance

Concours of Elegance world-first display to celebrate Jaguar D-Type le mans heroes

The #concoursofelegance 2017 will celebrate the #jaguar D-type’s domination of Le Mans in 1957 with a world-first display

  • Jaguar D-types finished 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 6th at the race, and #concoursofelegance will gather all three podium finishers and a further two Le Mans-raced D-types
  • The D-types will arrive at Hampton Court Palace in convoy following a tour beginning at the brand new home of #jaguar Land Rover Classic
  • Concours of Elegance will also be displaying Jaguar’s 1988 Le Mans-winning #jaguar XJR-9
  • The #concoursofelegance takes place at Hampton Court Palace from 1-3 September. Tickets can be bought fromwww.concoursofelegance.co.uk

The #concoursofelegance 2017 will host a 60th anniversary celebration of Jaguar’s legendary 1-2-3-4-6 finish at the 1957 Le Mans 24 Hours race. All three podium finishers will drive in convoy, alongside two further Le Mans-raced D-types, into the grounds of Hampton Court Palace for the duration of this year’s #concoursofelegance. Despite taking victory in the 1955 and 1956 Le Mans 24 Hours races, it was the 1957 running when the D-types really had their chance to shine. Scotland’s Ecurie Ecosse team took the first two places in D-types, followed by Equipe Los Amigos in third and Equipe National Belge in fourth. Rounding off Jaguar’s five finishers in the top six was a privateer D-type driven by Duncan Hamilton and Masten Gregory. Now, 60 years later, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place finishers will line up at Hampton Court Palace alongside D-type XKD 504, which went to Le Mans in 1955 and 1958, and XKD 605 which finished 6th at Le Mans in 1956. In the days preceding the #concoursofelegance, the five D-types will embark on an incredible journey from Classic Works, the new heart of #jaguar Land Rover Classic in Coventry. Taking in stops at Silverstone and the home of the Panasonic #jaguar Racing Formula E team, the D-types will drive into Hampton Court Palace on the morning of Friday 1st September. Jaguar’s Fifties heroes won’t be the only Le Mans legends on display at #concoursofelegance, with the 1988 race-winning #jaguar XJR-9 also forming part of the main concours display. Throughout the weekend at #concoursofelegance, the D-type display and a number of other vehicles will be starting their engines and driving to the brand new #concoursofelegance central stage. Famous faces and motoring experts will be on-hand to provide commentary and insight into the Concours of Elegance’s world-class cars and features. Adult tickets for this year’s #concoursofelegance start from just £25, with concessions from £17.50. Children under five and carers can enter free of charge. Members of the public also have the opportunity to attend on Friday 1st September, a day normally reserved for the Owners of the main Concours cars.

The full line-up of D-types:

Jaguar D-type XKD 606
Jaguar D-type XKD 603
Jaguar D-type XKD 513
Jaguar D-type XKD 504
Jaguar D-type XKD 605