The 1923 Grand Prix de Tours was won by Sir Henry Segrave, the first Briton to win a Grand Prix in a British car.

In commemoration of the Grand Prix de Tours of 1923, a revival weekend was being organized in Tours in the weekend of 25, 26 and 27 June 2010.

The Grand Prix of 1923, originally dated  first weekend of July, saw an entry of 17 cars, consisting of four Bugatti Type 32 cars, one twelve-cylinder Delage, three six-cylinder Sunbeam cars, two eight-cylinder Rolland-Pilain cars, three eight-cylinder Fiat cars and 4 Voisin cars.

The Voisin cars being entered into a Grand prix for the very first time. However, such was their level of preparation,  that already on the first occasion a fierce battle developed between the Bugatti and Voisin cars.

In the end it was the Sunbeam of Sir Henry Segrave – the first Briton to win a Grand Prix in a British car and the first to brake the 200mph landspeed record at Daytona Beach, USA – who finished first in a total time of six hours 35m 19s, “closely followed”  by the second Sunbeam car of his team mate Albert Divo (F), who arrived some 19 minutes (!) later.  The English Autocar magazine even qualified the race as “The most thrilling Grand Prix ever seen”.

This weekend, 87 years later, the organisation commemorated the Grand Prix de Tours by presenting seven events during the weekend, from a touristic ralley, concours d’elégance et d´état, driving presentation of pre war and historic cars, auction, club meeting place and a Grand Prix Village. Entries did come from the United States, England, Switzerland and Belgium, which created a nice international ambiance.

For many the event was a good excuse to enjoy the lesser known charm of the Tours region with its rich history and where life still can be easygoing at times.