The Las Vegas Concours d'Elegance is an automotive
Concours d'Elegance event held annually at the
Wynn in
Las Vegas, Nevada.
History
Concours d’Elegance arrived in Las Vegas in 2019 as the 40th sanctioned event to join the roster of Concours exhibitions and competitions around the globe. Founder and Chairman Stuart Sobek recognized not only that Las Vegas is a destination teeming with local and visiting fans of upscale classic and modern cars, the city’s dazzling architecture and reputation as the entertainment capital of the world also provide a fitting framework for the beauty of exceptional automobiles.
The Inaugural Las Vegas Concours d'Elegance was held on Saturday October 26, 2019 with 140 cars from around the World, at the DragonRidge Country Club in the affluent
MacDonald Highlands
The MacDonald Highlands are a series of affluent residential neighborhoods in Henderson, Nevada in the foothills of Black Mountain. The neighborhood is part of the Las Vegas Valley.
The highlands are situated approximately 15 miles (25 km) ...
.
The 2020 event was cancelled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic.
The 2021 event was hosted at the
Las Vegas Ballpark in
Summerlin.
Since 2022 the event has been hosted at the
Wynn Las Vegas and was sponsored by
Louis XIII and the upcoming
Formula 1
Formula One (also known as Formula 1 or F1) is the highest class of international racing for open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The World Drivers' Championship, ...
Las Vegas Grand Prix
The Las Vegas Grand Prix is a planned Formula One Grand Prix due to form part of the 2023 Formula One World Championship, with the event taking place in Paradise, Nevada, on a temporary street circuit including the Las Vegas Strip.
History ...
. The event was the largest with over 250 cars and the Grand Marshal was
Jay Leno
James Douglas Muir Leno (; born April 28, 1950) is an American television host, comedian, writer, and actor. After doing stand-up comedy for years, he became the host of NBC's ''The Tonight Show'' from 1992 to 2009. Beginning in September 2009 ...
. Several corporate exhibitions from
Rolls-Royce,
Bugatti
Automobiles Ettore Bugatti was a German then French manufacturer of high-performance automobiles. The company was founded in 1909 in the then-German city of Molsheim, Alsace, by the Italian-born industrial designer Ettore Bugatti. The cars w ...
,
Bentley
Bentley Motors Limited is a British designer, manufacturer and marketer of luxury cars and SUVs. Headquartered in Crewe, England, the company was founded as Bentley Motors Limited by W. O. Bentley (1888–1971) in 1919 in Cricklewood, North ...
,
Ferrari
Ferrari S.p.A. (; ) is an Italian luxury sports car manufacturer based in Maranello, Italy. Founded by Enzo Ferrari (1898–1988) in 1939 from the Alfa Romeo racing division as ''Auto Avio Costruzioni'', the company built its first car in ...
,
Koenigsegg,
Pagani,
Shelby, and
McLaren
McLaren Racing Limited is a British motor racing team based at the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, Surrey, England. McLaren is best known as a Formula One constructor, the second oldest active team, and the second most successful Formul ...
were featured. The 35th anniversary of the
Ferrari F40
The Ferrari F40 (''tipo'' F120) is a mid-engine, rear-wheel drive sports car engineered by Nicola Materazzi with styling by Pininfarina. It was built from 1987 until 1992, with the LM and GTE race car versions continuing production until 1994 ...
was celebrated at the event. The 2023 event will be moved to November 11-12, 2023 to take place the week before the F1 Grand Prix.
Tour d'Elegance
The day after the main Concours event many of the participating cars tour the
Las Vegas Strip in a motorcade parade.
Winners
Trophy design
The designs of the Best of Show and honorary individual trophies "The Helene Awards" are modeled after
Helene Rother, the first woman to be an automotive designer at GM in 1943 after being hired by Harley Earl, and later an
Automotive Hall of Fame inductee.
References
External links
Las Vegas Concours d'Elegance official website
Concours d'Elegance
Annual events in Nevada
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