History buffs, discover the program for the French Historic Grand Prix

The French Historic Grand Prix is scheduled to take place at the Paul Ricard circuit from June 11 to 13, just two weeks before the F1 race.

If you love classic cars, you're in for a treat. On Wednesday, March 24, the organizers of the French Grand Prix unveiled the program for the Historic French Grand Prix, a new addition to the 2021 weekend. This historic event will take place at the Castellet circuit from June 11 to 13, exactly two weeks before the modern Formula 1 race, and will feature around 70 vintage Grand Prix cars that raced from the 1950s to the early 2000s. The historic field is divided into three main categories based on the era of the cars. The Masters Historic Formula One category will feature F1 cars from the 1970s and 1980s, including examples from the legendary Ligier team that Jacques Laffite drove between 1976 and 1986. Cars from the 1960s will compete in the HGPCA category, while other single-seaters and GT cars will complete the rest of the grid. A total of 300 historic race cars will compete in 21 races over the three-day weekend. The full program Friday, June 11, 2021 8:00 a.m. – Free practice for GT, touring, and prototypes 8:30 a.m. – Private practice for all single-seaters (except Max & Masters F1) 9:00 a.m. – Private practice for GT, touring cars, and prototypes 9:30 a.m. – Private practice for all single-seaters (except Max & Masters F1) 10:00 a.m. – Private practice Lotus Trophy + GD 10:30 a.m. – Formula Ford 1600 + Lurani FJ private testing 11:00 a.m. – Maxx Formula private testing: F1 from the 1990s and 2000s 11:40 a.m. – F3 Trophy & Renault Classic + HSCC HF2 private testing 1:05 p.m. – Masters Historic Formula One free practice 1:45 p.m. – HGPCA F1 pre-61 & 66 qualifying practice 2:20 p.m. – Maxx Formula: private practice F1 from the 1990s and 2000s 3:05 p.m. – Masters Historic Sports Car free practice 3:40 p.m. – Gentlemen Drivers qualifying 4:25 p.m. – Lurani Trophy Formula Juniors qualifying 5:00 p.m. – Masters Historic Formula One qualifying 5:40 p.m. – Formula Ford 1600 qualifying 6:15 p.m. – HSCC International Historic F2 qualifying 6:55 p.m. – Masters Endurance Legends 1 qualifying 7:40 p.m. – Lotus Trophy qualifying 8:20 p.m. – F3 & Renault Classic Trophy qualifying Saturday, June 12, 2021 8:20 a.m. – Formula Ford 1600 Race 1
8:55 a.m. – Maxx Formula: 1990s and 2000s F1 qualifying 9:40 a.m. – Masters Endurance Legends 2 qualifying 10:25 a.m. – Lurani Trophy Formula Juniors Race 1 11:05 a.m. – Masters Historic Sports Car qualifying 11:45 a.m. – F3 & Renault Classic Trophy Race 1 1:25 p.m. – Masters Pre-66 Touring Cars qualifying 2:10 p.m. – Race 1 HGPCA F1 pre-61 & 66 3:25 p.m. – Masters Historic Formula One Race 1 4:10 p.m. – Lotus Trophy Race 1 4:50 p.m. – HSCC International Historic F2 Race 1 5:40 p.m. – Maxx Formula: F1 from the 1990s and 2000s, Race 1 6:25 p.m. – Masters Endurance Legends, Race 1 7:20 p.m. – Gentlemen Drivers, Race Sunday, June 13, 2021
8:20 a.m. – Masters Pre-66 Touring Cars Race 2 9:30 a.m. – Lurani Trophy Formula Juniors Race 2 10:20 a.m. – Masters Historic Sports Car Race 11:30 a.m. – F3 & Renault Classic Trophy Race 2 12:05 p.m. – Formula Ford 1600 Race 2 1:35 p.m. – Maxx Formula: F1 Race 2 from the 1990s and 2000s 2:10 p.m. – HSCC International Historic F2 Race 2 3:25 p.m. – Masters Historic Formula One Race 2 4:05 p.m. – HGPCA Pre-61 & 66 F1 Race 2 4:55 p.m. – Masters Endurance Legends Race 2 5:50 p.m. – Lotus Trophy Race 2

In total, the weekend will feature a remarkable collection of historic race cars, offering fans a rare opportunity to see the machines that shaped Grand Prix history roar around the same circuit that will host the modern F1 showdown two weeks later.