Classic Cars Concours
Rank 13
Chantilly Arts & Elegance Richard Mille
France's grand château concours, with separate pre-war and post-war Best of Show awards and a French art-de-vivre programme.
Photograph: Chantilly Arts & Elegance by Y.Leclercq, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
Why it is here
Magneto reports the 8th edition (13 September 2026) drew nearly 30,000 people. About 100 cars contested 14 classes, plus around 900 club cars. Best of Show went to a 1933 Delage D8 SS (pre-war) and a 1956 Ferrari 410 Superamerica (post-war) (2026-09-17). Plethore confirms the winners and lists the jury criteria: rarity, history, condition and maintenance (2026-09-15). Score drivers: prestige 8.6; provenance 8.6 from a dedicated original-condition class, won by a Porsche 904 GTS; expertise 8.4 from an international jury; community 8.2; experience 8.8 for the château setting. The evidence is thinner than for peer concours: Octane and Magneto are sister titles, so they count as one source, and Plethore runs a classic-car marketplace alongside its magazine.
Who it is for
Collectors of French and Italian coachbuilt cars who want a European lifestyle concours in September.
Sources
- Delage and Ferrari claim Best of Show honours at 2026 Chantilly concoursNearly 30,000 attendees; about 100 cars in 14 classes; Delage D8 SS and Ferrari 410 Superamerica win Best of Show.
- Chantilly Arts & Elegance Richard Mille 2026 : le palmarès et les temps fortsConfirms the three Best of Show winners; jury criteria are rarity, history, condition and maintenance.
- Ferrari 410 Superamerica wins Best of Show at Chantilly Arts & Elegance Richard Mille 2026Sister title of Magneto; supporting only. Reports the post-war Best of Show.
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